The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687)
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- THE LIVES
- Of the Most Famous
- English Poets.
- William Winstanley.
- William Riley Parker
- GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1963
- SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W. 14th AVE. GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
- HARRY R. WARFEL, GENERAL EDITOR
- HARRY R. WARFEL
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- Introduction
- THE
- LIVES
- Of the most Famous
- English Poets,
- OR THE
- Honour of PARNASSUS;
- In a Brief
- ESSAY
- OF THE
- WORKS and WRITINGS
- of above Two Hundred of them, from the Time of K. WILLIAM the Conqueror, To the Reign of His Present Majesty
- King JAMES II.
- Licensed, June 16, 1685. Rob. Midgley. LONDON, Printed by H. Clark, for Samuel Manship at the Sign of the Black Bull in Cornhil, 1687.
- TO THE WORSHIPFUL Francis Bradbury, Esq;
- THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
- The Names of the Poets Mention'd in this Book.
- THE
- LIVES
- Of the most Famous
- ENGLISH POETS,
- FROM WILLIAM the Conqueror, to these Present Times.
- The Life of ROBERT of Glocester.
- RICHARD the Hermit.
- Te Deum.
- Magnificat.
- Pater Noster.
- The Creed.
- JOSEPH of Exeter.
- MICHAEL BLAUNPAYN.
- MATTHEW PARIS.
- WILLIAM RAMSEY.
- ALEXANDER NEQUAM.
- ALEXANDER ESSEBIE.
- ROBERT BASTON.
- HENRY BRADSHAW.
- HAVILLAN.
- JOHN GOWER.
- GEOFFERY CHAUCER.
- JOHN LYDGATE.
- JOHN HARDING.
- ROBERT FABIAN.
- JOHN SKELTON.
- WILLIAM LILLIE.
- Sir THOMAS MORE.
- HENRY HOWARD Earl of Surrey.
- Sir THOMAS WIAT the Elder.
- Dr. CHRISTOPHER TYE.
- JOHN LELAND.
- THOMAS CHURCHYARD.
- JOHN HIGGINS.
- ABRAHAM FRAUNCE.
- WILLIAM WARNER.
- THOMAS TUSSER.
- THOMAS STORER.
- THOMAS LODGE.
- ROBERT GREENE.
- THOMAS NASH.
- Sir PHILIP SIDNEY.
- Sir FULK GREVIL.
- Mr. EDMOND SPENSER.
- Sir JOHN HARRINGTON.
- JOHN HEYWOOD.
- THOMAS HEYWOOD.
- GEORGE PEEL.
- JOHN LILLY.
- WILLIAM WAGER.
- NICHOLAS BRETON.
- THOMAS KID, THOMAS WATSON, &c.
- Sir THOMAS OVERBURY.
- Mr. MICHAEL DRAYTON.
- JOSHUA SYLVESTER.
- Mr. SAMUEL DANIEL.
- GEORGE CHAPMAN.
- ROBERT BARON.
- LODOVIC CARLISLE.
- JOHN FORD.
- ANTHONY BREWER.
- HENRY GLAPTHORN.
- JOHN DAVIS of Hereford.
- Doctor JOHN DONNE.
- Dr. RICHARD CORBET.
- Mr. BENJAMIN JOHNSON.
- FRANCIS BEAUMONT and JOHN FLETCHER.
- WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR.
- CHRISTOPHER MARLOW.
- BARTON HOLYDAY.
- CYRIL TURNER.
- THOMAS MIDLETON.
- WILLIAM ROWLEY.
- THOMAS DECKER.
- JOHN MARSTON.
- Dr. JASPER MAIN.
- JAMES SHIRLEY.
- PHILIP MASSINGER.
- JOHN WEBSTER.
- WILLIAM BROWN.
- THOMAS RANDOLPH.
- Sir JOHN BEAUMONT Baronet.
- Dr. PHILEMON HOLLAND.
- THOMAS GOFF.
- THOMAS NABBES.
- RICHARD BROOME.
- ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN.
- WILLIAM SAMPSON.
- GEORGE SANDYS, Esquire.
- Sir JOHN SUCKLING.
- Mr. WILLIAM HABINGTON.
- Mr. FRANCIS QUARLES.
- Mr. PHINEAS FLETCHER.
- Mr. GEORGE HERBERT.
- Mr. RICHARD CRASHAW.
- Mr. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT.
- Sir ASTON COCKAIN.
- Sir JOHN DAVIS.
- THOMAS MAY.
- CHARLES ALEYN.
- GEORGE WITHERS.
- ROBERT HERRIC.
- JOHN TAYLOR the Water-Poet.
- THOMAS RAWLINS.
- Mr. THOMAS CAREW
- Col. RICHARD LOVELACE.
- ALEXANDER BROOME.
- Mr. JOHN CLEVELAND.
- Sir JOHN BERKENHEAD.
- Dr. ROBERT WILD.
- Mr. ABRAHAM COWLEY.
- Mr. EDMOND WALLER.
- Sir JOHN DENHAM.
- Sir WILLIAM DAVENANT.
- Sir GEORGE WHARTON.
- Sir ROBERT HOWARD.
- WILLIAM CAVENDISH Duke of New-Castle
- Sir WILLIAM KILLIGREW.
- JOHN STUDLEY.
- JOHN TATHAM.
- THOMAS JORDEN.
- HUGH CROMPTON.
- EDMUND PRESTWICH.
- PAGAN FISHER.
- EDWARD SHIRBURN, Esq;
- JOHN QUARLES.
- JOHN MILTON.
- JOHN OGILBY.
- Sir RICHARD FANSHAW.
- ROGER BOILE, Lord Broghil, Earl of Orrery.
- THOMAS HOBBS of Malmsbury.
- Earl of ROCHESTER.
- Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN.
- MARTIN LUELLIN.
- EDMOND FAIRFAX.
- HENRY KING Bishop of Chichester.
- THOMAS MANLEY.
- Mr. LEWYS GRIFFIN.
- JOHN DAUNCEY.
- RICHARD HEAD.
- JOHN PHILLIPS.
- Mr. JOHN OLDHAM.
- Mr. JOHN DRIDEN.
- Mr. ELKUNAH SETTLE.
- Sir GEORGE ETHERIDGE.
- Mr. JOHN WILSON.
- Mr. THOMAS SHADWELL.
- THOMAS STANLEY.
- EDWARD PHILLIPS.
- Mr. THOMAS SPRAT.
- WILLIAM SMITH.
- Mr. JOHN LACEY.
- Mr. WILLIAM WHICHERLY.
- Sir ROGER L'ESTRANGE.
- FINIS.
- ERRATA.
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