Alcida Greenes metamorphosis, vvherein is discouered, a pleasant transformation of bodies into sundrie shapes, shewing that as vertues beautifie the mind, so vanities giue greater staines, than the perfection of any quality can rase out: the discourse confirmed with diuerse merry and delightfull histories; full of graue principles to content age, and sawsed with pleasant parlees, and witty answeres, to satisfie youth: profitable for both, and not offensiue to any. By R.G.

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Title: Alcida Greenes metamorphosis, vvherein is discouered, a pleasant transformation of bodies into sundrie shapes, shewing that as vertues beautifie the mind, so vanities giue greater staines, than the perfection of any quality can rase out: the discourse confirmed with diuerse merry and delightfull histories; full of graue principles to content age, and sawsed with pleasant parlees, and witty answeres, to satisfie youth: profitable for both, and not offensiue to any. By R.G.
Author: Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
Publication: London :: Printed by George Purslowe,; 1617.
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In laudem Roberti Greni Cantab. in Artibus Magistri.

OLim praeclaros scripsit Chaucerus ad Anglos,
Aurea metra suis patrio sermone refundens:
Post hunc Gowerus, post hunc sua carmina Lydgate,
Postque alios alij sua metra dedere Britannis.
Multis post annis, coniungens carmina prosis,
Floruit Ascamus, Chekus, Gascoynus, & alter
Tullius Anglorum nunc viuens Lillius, illum
Consequitur Grenus, prae•…•…larus vterque Poëta.