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Tragicall Tales translated by Tvrbervile

In time of his troubles out of sundrie Italians, with the Argument and Lenuoye to eche Tale

Turberville, George (1540?-1610?)

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To his verie friend Ro. Baynes.

Ro. Baynes to the Reader, in the due commendation of the Author.

The Authour here declareth the cause why hee wrote these Histories, and forewent the translation of the learned Poet Lucan.

[Tragicall Tales.]

[Through wilful loue, and liking ouermuch]

[Nicocrates a cruell tyrant, slewe]

[Gentile loude one Nicoluccios wife]

[Two Knightes did linke in League of great goodwill]

[The Lumbard Albyon conquered Cunimund]

[The king of Thunise had a daughter faire]

[A merchāts daughter loude her brothers boy]

[VVhen Aristotimus did strike the stroke]

[Symona likt of Pasquine passing well]

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[A merchants sonne that Girolanus hight]

EPITATHES and Sonnettes annexed to the Tragical histories, By the Author.

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Qual lieni foglie, le dome sono, e crude piu che tasso
Piu che Tigre inclementi, & disdegnose,
Piu che orse, & piu che luge empie e rabbiose.
Hanno piu inganni, che non hanno capelli in capo.