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“Suffiseth this to proove my theame withall,That every bullet hath a lighting place.”

Book:The Complete Works: To the reverende divines

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The Complete Works: To the reverende divines

This book is a compilation of the scholarly works of a group of respected religious figures, offering a wide range of theological and philosophical insights. more

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George Gascoigne

George Gascoigne (1535-1577) was an influential English poet during the Renaissance period. Known for his satirical and humorous style, his works have had a profound impact on subsequent literature. more

“I thinke it not amisse to forewarne you that you thrust as few wordes of many sillables into your verse as may be: and hereunto I might alledge many reasons: first the most auncient English wordes are of one sillable, so that the more monasyllables that you use, the truer Englishman you shall seeme, and the lesse you shall smell of the Inkehorne.”

Firsts May Reason Use Might Smell Verses Englishmen Thrust

Book:The Complete Works of George Gascoigne: Volume 1, The Posies

Source: The Complete Works of George Gascoigne: Volume 1, The Posies

“Sing lullabie, as women do,Wherewith they bring their babes to rest;And lullabie can I sing to,As womanly as can the best.”

Babe Womanly

Book:The Complete Works of George Gascoigne: Volume 1, The Posies

Source: The Complete Works of George Gascoigne: Volume 1, The Posies

“The Raynbowe bending in the skye,Bedeckte with sundrye hewes,Is lyke the seate of God on hye,And seemes to tell these newes:That as thereby he promised,To drowne the worlde no more,So by the bloud whiche Christe hath shead,He will oure health restore.”

Bending Skye

Book:A Hundredth sundrie flowres: from the original edition

Source: A Hundredth sundrie flowres: from the original edition