Illustrations of Early English Poetry Edited by J. Payne Collier. Vol. II

Second of 5 volumes of the "Blue Series,” reprints in 4to. edited by John Payne Collier. Each piece is paged separately, with facsimiles of original title pages.

Contains:

• T. Churchyard, The First Parte of Churchyardes Chippes, containing Twelve severall Labours. Devised and published, only by Thomas Churchyard, Gentilman. London, Imprinted […] by Thomas Marshe, 1575 [1869], pp. vii, 8-120, ii, 121-236. (Fr# 1074, Blue Series, no. 10)
• G. Whetstone, The rocke of regard, divided in foure parts. The first, the Castle of Delight: Wherin is reported, the wretched end of wanton and dissolute living. The second, the Garden of Unthriftnesse: Wherein are many sweete flowers, (or rather fancies) of honest love. The thirde, the Arbour of Vertue: Wherein flaunder is highly punished, and virtuous Ladies and Gentlewomen worthily commended. The fourth, the Ortchard of Repentance: Wherein are discoursed the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefs of quarreling, the fall of prodigality; and the souden overthrowe of foure notable cousners; with divers other morall, natural & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions: being all the invention, collection and translation of George Whetstone, Gent., 1576 [1868], pp. [2], xv, 16-128, 129-240, 241-332. (Fr# 1068, Blue Series, no. 9)

See A. & J. Freeman, John Payne Collier. Scholarship and Forgery in the Nineteenth Century. New Haven, 2004, A165, A159.

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