Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.

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Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.
Author
Albott, Robert, fl. 1600.
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Imprinted at London :: For N. L[ing,] C. B[urby] and T. H[ayes],
1600.
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English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Beautie.

Like as a tender Rose in open plaine, That with vntimely drought nigh withered was And hung the head; soone as fewe drops of raine Thereon distill and deaw her daintie face, Gins to looke vp, and with fresh counted grace Dispreds the glory of her leaues gaye, Such was Iraenas countenance, such her grace. Idem.
Like as the wind and tide when they do meet▪ With enuious oppositions do affright The lesser streames running for to regreet

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The Ocean Empire, so do these two fight, One labours to bring all things to his will, The other cares for to preuent that ill. Ch. Middleton.
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