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(Ee) "A writer there prefent."] See a very curious "LETTER, wherein part of the entertainment untoo "the Queenz Majefty at Killingworth Caftl, in War"wick-fhear, in this Soomerz Progreff, 1575, iz fig"nified, &c." 12mo. bl. let. The orthography of this writer (whofe name was Ro. LANGHAM, as appears from fol. 84.) is not followed in the Text, being not that of the age he lived in, but the peculiar refult of his own ignorance or affectation,

(F f)" Little Mifcellanies named GARLANDS, &C."] In the Pepyfian and other libraries, are preferved a great number of these in black letter, 12mo. under the following quaint and affected titles, viz.

1. A Crowne Garland of Goulden Rofes gathered out of England's Royall Garden, &c. by Richard Johnfon, 1612. [In the Bodleyan Library.]-2. The Golden Garland of Princely Delight.-3. The Garland of Good-will, by T. D. 1631.- 4. The Royal Garland of Love and Delight, by T. D.-5. The Garland of Love and Mirth, by Thomas Lanfier.- -6. The Garland of Delight, &c. by Tho. Delone.-7. Cupid's Garland fet round with Guilded Rofes. 8. The Garland of Withered Rofes, by Martin Parker, 1656.

9. The Shepherd's Garland of Love, Loyalty, &c.

10. The Country Garland.-11. The Golden Garland of Mirth and Merriment.---12. The Lover's Garland.-13. Neptune's fair Garland.14. England's fair Gariand.-15. Robin Hood's Garland.

16. The Maiden's Garland.-17. A Loyal Garland of Mirth and Paftime.- 18. A Royal Garland of new Songs.

&c. &c. &c.

This fort of petty publications had anciently the name of PENNY-MERRIMENTS: as little religious tracts of the fame fize were called PENNY GODLINESSES: In the Pepyfian Library are multitudes of both kinds.

THE END OF THE ESSAY, &c.

CON

2. The aged Lover renounceth Love 3. Jephthah judge of Ifrael

4. A Song to the lute in muficke

5. King Cophetua and the Beggar-maid 6. Take thy old cloak about thee

7. Willow, Willow, Willow

8. Sir Lancelot du Lake

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9. Corydon's Farewell to Phillis

The Ballad of conftant Susannah

10. Gernutus, the Few of Venice

11. The paffionate Shepherd to his Love, by Marlow 216

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16. The Frolickfome Duke, or the Tinker's good Fortune 238

17. The Friar of Orders gray

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BOOK THE THIRD.

1. The more modern ballad of Chevy-chafe Illuftration of the Northern Names

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7. The golden Mean

8. Dorfabell, by Drayton

9. The Farewell to Love, by Fletcher

10. Ulyffes and the Syren, by Daniel

11. Cupid's Paftime

12. The character of a happy life, by Sir H. Wotton *

13. Gilderoy. A Scottish Ballad

14. Winifreda +

15. The Witch of Wokey

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16. Bryan and Pereene. A Weft India Ballad, by Dr.

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17. Gentle River, Gentle River. Tranflated from the

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18. Alcanzor and Zayda, a Moorish Tale

The Gloffary

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Additions to the Efay on the Origin of the English

Stage

The Unfading Beauty, fee in Vol. 3. p. 246.
Jemmy Darfon, fee in Vol. 2. p. 378.

I never

I never heard the old fong of Percie and Douglas, that ĺ found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet: and yet it' is fung but by fome blinde crowder, with no rougher voice, than rude ftile; which beeing fo evill apparelled in the duft and cobweb of that uncivill age, what would it work, trimmed in the gorgeous cloquence of Pindare?

SIR PHILIP SYDNEY'S DEFENCE OF POETRY,

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