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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Title: 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.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: For N. L[ing,] C. B[urby] and T. H[ayes],; 1600.
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Subject terms: English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Gifts.

Tis wisedome to giue much, a Gift preuailes, When deepe perswading Oratorie failes. Ch. Marlowe.

A giuing hand though foule, shall haue faire praise. S. Daniell.

— The greatest Gifts whereof we boast, Are those which do attempt and tire vs most. T. Lodge.

— Onely wisedome graue, and iudgements cleere, Gifts giu'n from heauen, that are not common heere. S. I. H. Transl.

Goods Gifts are often giuen to men past good. G. Chapman.

Good Gifts abus'd, to mans confusion turne. Th. Dekkar.

Testators and Executors so giue and so receaue, As doubtful whethers ioy or griefe, is more to take or leaue For as do hogs their troghs to hoūds, so these giue & get place Death not the Dier giues bequests, and therfore but graue grace. W. Warner.

To loiter well deserued Gifts, is not to giue but sell, When to requite ingratitude, were to do euill well. Idem.