Greenes neuer too late. Or, A powder of experience: sent to all youthfull gentlemen to roote out the infectious follies, that ouer-reaching conceits foster in the spring time of their youth. Decyphering in a true English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frostie vapours nip the blossoms of euery ripe braine, from atteining to his intended perfection. As pleasant, as profitable, being a right pumice stone, apt to race out idlenesse with delight, and follie with admonition. Rob. Greene in artibus Magister.

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Greenes neuer too late. Or, A powder of experience: sent to all youthfull gentlemen to roote out the infectious follies, that ouer-reaching conceits foster in the spring time of their youth. Decyphering in a true English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frostie vapours nip the blossoms of euery ripe braine, from atteining to his intended perfection. As pleasant, as profitable, being a right pumice stone, apt to race out idlenesse with delight, and follie with admonition. Rob. Greene in artibus Magister.
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Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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London :: Printed by Thomas Orwin for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Busbie,
1590.
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"Greenes neuer too late. Or, A powder of experience: sent to all youthfull gentlemen to roote out the infectious follies, that ouer-reaching conceits foster in the spring time of their youth. Decyphering in a true English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frostie vapours nip the blossoms of euery ripe braine, from atteining to his intended perfection. As pleasant, as profitable, being a right pumice stone, apt to race out idlenesse with delight, and follie with admonition. Rob. Greene in artibus Magister." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02111.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2025.

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A Madrigale to wanton Louers.

YOu that by Alcidalions siluer brookes Sit and sigh out the passions of your loues, That on your Goddesse beauties feede your lookes, And pamper vp sweete Venus wanton Doues, That seeke to sit by Cupids scorching fire, And dally in the fountaines of desire.
You that accompt no heauen like Venus spheare, That thinke each dimple in your Mistresse chin Earths paradice, that deeme her golden haire Tresses of blisse wherein to wander in: That sigh and court suppliant all to proue, Cupid is God, and theres no heauen but Loue.
Come see the worke that Greene hath silie wrought, Take but his Nunquam sera in your view, As in a myrrour there is deeply taught The wanton vices of prowd fancies crew, There is depainted by most curious art, How loue and follie iumpe in euery part.
There may you see repentance all in blacke, Scourging the forward passions of fond youth, How fadng pleasures end in dismall wracke, How louers ioyes are tempred all with ruth, Sith then his Nunquam sera yeeldes such gaines, Reade it, and thanke the Author for his paines.
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