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Nicholas Breton Poems
- Aglaia: A Pastoral Sylvan Muses, can ye sing Of the beauty ...
- A Shepherd's Dream A silly shepherd lately sat Among a flock...
- An Odd Conceit Lovely kind, and kindly loving, Such a mind ...
- Pretty Twinkling Starry Eyes Pretty twinkling starry ...
- Sonnet The worldly prince doth in his sceptre hold A kind of...
- Phillida And Coridon IN the merry month of May, In a morn ...
- A Sweet Pastoral Good Muse, rock me asleep With some sweet ...
Nicholas Brenton gives a new twist to the story of Eve; since she was a part of Adam, "was she any other than himself that deceived himself?"
Between 1575 and his death he published over 30 individual collections of verse, three prose fictions and at least 25 pamphlets and miscellaneous works. more »
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Aglaia: A Pastoral
Sylvan Muses, can ye sing
Of the beauty of the Spring?
Have ye seen on earth that sun
That a heavenly course hath run?
Have ye lived to see those eyes
Where the pride of beauty lies?
Have ye heard that heavenly voice
That may make Love's heart rejoice?
Have ye seen Aglaia, she
Whom the world may joy to see?
If ye have not seen all these,
Then ye do but labour leese;
While ye tune your pipes to play
But an idle roundelay;
And in sad Discomfort's den
Everyone go bite her pen;
That she cannot reach the skill
How to climb that blessed ...
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