Stephen Hawes Golden Poems
- 1. The Cōforte Of Louers
The prohemye.
The gentyll poetes/vnder cloudy fygures
Do touche a trouth/and clokeit subtylly
... - 2. The Example Of Vertu : Cantos I.-vii.
Here begynneth the boke called the example of vertu.
The prologe.
... - 3. The Pastime Of Pleasure : The First Part.
Here begynneth the passe tyme of pleasure.
Ryyght myghty prynce / & redoubted souerayne
Saylynge forthe well / in the shyppe of grace
... - 4. The Example Of Vertu : Cantos Viii.-xiv.
Capitalum VIII.
Dame Sapyence taryed a lytell whyle
Behynd the other saynge to Dyscrecyon
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