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Excerpt from The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: Being the Original Version The text of the present edition is set up from the Clifford ms. This is a large quarto, carefully written in a sixteenth century English hand. It is in a beautiful state of preservation. This, and the fact that it is prae tically inaccessible to European scholars, were my chief reasons for choosing it in preference to the others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books ...

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Excerpt from An Apologie for Poetrie, 1595 For the motive to its production is known. It is a carefully prepared anfwer to portions of two works dedicated to Sidney, by another poet, Stephen Goffon who had but recently forfaken the Stage for the Pulpit. Thefe works were Tire Se/ioole of A bu¿, which appeared about Auguft 1579, and An Apologie of tire Setlaole o/aoufe, which was publi¿red in the following November. About the Publisher Forgot...

Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sidney, Knt: With a Life of the Author and Illustrative NotesWe have not presumed to introduce into our volume any portion Of the Version Of the Psalms, which is commonly attributed to the united labours of Sir P. Sidney and the Coun tess Of Pembroke, since it is impossible to decide, with any degree Of certainty, what part of this paraphrase belongs to Sir Philip, and what to his accomplished...

Excerpt from The Ruling Passion, Vol. 1 of 3: A Comic Story of the Sixteenth Century Guest, who will cause much laughter and merriment, and correct that ill blood which has been lately generated by those. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technolo...

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Excerpt from The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: The Original Quarto Edition (1590) In Photographic Facsimile, With a Bibliographical IntroductionThe obligation of English literature to Sir Philip Sidney, perhaps more as defender and patron of poetry than a poet, would be itself sufficient to justify the present issue of his work in its original shape, if there were other reason to be adduced. But the editio princeps of the Arcadia has become ...

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Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures. In 1572, after studying at Christ Church, Oxford, he travelled to France as part of the embassy to negotiate a marriage between Elizabeth I and the Duc D'Alençon. He spent the next several years in mainland Europe. On these travels, he met a number of prominent European intellectuals and politicians. Returning to England in 1575, he occupied himself with ...

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Excerpt from The Complete Poems of Sir Philip Sidney, Vol. 2 of 2: For the First Time Collected and Collated With the Original and Early Editions and Mss., I. From the Countesse of Pembroke's Arcadia, II. Forty-Three Psalms of David, III. Glossarial Index As Smooth as Pan, as Inno mild, like goddesss Iris fac't, With Cupid she foresees, and goes god Vulcan' S pace, And for a taste of all these gifts, she steales god MO mus' grace Her forehead...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...