Poems: vvritten by Wil. Shake-speare. Gent
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- Poems: vvritten by Wil. Shake-speare. Gent
- Author
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Publication
- Printed at London :: By Tho. Cotes, and are to be sold by Iohn Benson, dwelling in St. Dunstans Church-yard,
- 1640.
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"Poems: vvritten by Wil. Shake-speare. Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12034.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2025.
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To the Reader.
I Here presume (under fa∣vour) to present to your view, some excellent and sweetely composed Poems, of Master William Shakespeare, Which in themselves ap∣peare of the same purity, the Authour him∣selfe then living avouched; they had not the fortune by reason of their Infancie in his death, to have the due accomodatiō of propor∣tionable glory, with the rest of his everliving Workes, yet the lines of themselves will afford you a more authentick approbation than my as∣surance any way can, to invite your allowance,
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in your perusall you shall finde them Seren, cleere and eligantly plaine, such gentle straines as shall recreate and not perplexe your braine, no intricate or cloudy stuffe to puzzell intellect, but perfect eloquence; such as will raise your admiration to his praise: this assu∣rance I know will not differ from your ac∣knowledgement. And certaine I am, my opini∣on will be seconded by the sufficiency of these ensuing Lines; I have beene somewhat soli∣citus to bring this forth to the perfect view of all men; and in so doing, glad to be service∣able for the continuance of glory to the deser∣ved Author in these his Poems.
I. B.