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A Posie of Gilloflowers

eche differing from other in colour and odour, yet all sweete. By Humfrey Gifford
Gifford, Humphrey

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A Prayer.
  
To his approued friend.
  
The life of man metaphorically compared to a shippe, sayling on the seaes in a tempest.
  
A dolefull Dumpe
  
In praise of the contented minde.
  
In the praise of Friendship.
  
A commendation of Peace.
  
For Souldiers.
  
To his friende.
  
A renouncing of loue.
  
A will or Testament.
  
A Complaynt of a Louer.
  
For his friende.
  
Somewhat made of nothing, at a Gentlewomans request
  
Of the instability of Fortune.
  
Of the vanitie of this life.
  
Of the vanitie of the world.
  
A Lesson for all estates.
  
A Dreame.
  
A Dreame.
  
For a Gentlewoman.
  
For a Gentlewoman.
  
A Godly discourse.
  
In the praise of Musike.
  
A pleasaunt Iest.
  
A Newyeeres gift to a Gentlewoman.
  
A delectable Dreame.
  
To his most faythfull friend.
  
One that had a frowarde Husband, makes complaynt to her mother: Written in French, by Clement Marott
  
His Friend W. C. to Mistres F. K. whom he calls his Captaine.
  
The complaynt of a sinner.
  
Of the vncontented estate of Louers.
  
A Newyeres gift to Mistresse C. P.
  
A straunge historie.
  
A mery Iest.
  
To his friend.
  
A Newyeeres gift to Maister G. R.
  
A Translation out of French.
  
A Complaint of a Sinner.
  
A Dumpe.
  
A Dumpe by his friende. G. C.
  
For his friend.
  
A straunge Historie.
  
Farewell Court.
  
Gilloflowers. A Preface to certaine questions and Riddles ensuing, translated out of Italian verse, into english verse, by H.G.
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Of thee (O my friend) a thing I doe craue,
Which thou neuer hadst, nor neuer shalt haue.
If that for thy selfe thou purpose to gayne it,
Thy labour is lost, thou mayst not obtayne it.
Although thou shouldst liue a whole thousand yeere,
And seeke it, yet shouldst thou be nothing the neere.
Now if thou doe loue me, euen so as thou sayest,
Doe geue it. For truely, I know that thou mayst.

A mayde beeing in loue with a young man, desires him to geue her a husbande, which in marriyng with her hee might doe.
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