The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets

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Author

Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698

Title

The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687)

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English

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PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Poets, English -- Biography -- Early works to 1800

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eBook-No.

15461

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15461

Release Date

March 25, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIVES — Of the Most Famous — English Poets .
2. 2.William Winstanley .
3. 3.William Riley Parker — GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1963 — SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W. 14th AVE. GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A. — HARRY R. WARFEL, GENERAL EDITOR — HARRY R. WARFEL — L.C. CATALOG CARD NUMBER: 63-7095 — MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. — LETTERPRESS BY J.N. ANZEL, INC. PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY BY EDWARDS BROTHERS BINDING BY UNIVERSAL-DIXIE BINDERY
4. 4.Introduction — THE — LIVES — Of the most Famous — English Poets, — OR THE — Honour of PARNASSUS ; — In a Brief — ESSAY — OF THE — WORKS and WRITINGS — of above Two Hundred of them, from the Time of K. WILLIAM the Conqueror, — To the Reign of His Present Majesty
5. 5.King JAMES II. — Licensed, June 16, 1685. Rob. Midgley. — LONDON , — Printed by H. Clark , for Samuel Manship at the Sign of the Black Bull in Cornhil , 1687.
6. 6.TO THE WORSHIPFUL Francis Bradbury, Esq;
7. 7.THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
8. 8.The Names of the Poets Mention'd in this Book. — THE — LIVES — Of the most Famous — ENGLISH POETS,
9. 9.FROM WILLIAM the Conqueror , to these Present Times.
10. 10.The Life of ROBERT of Glocester.
11. 11.RICHARD the Hermit . — Te Deum. — Magnificat. — Pater Noster. — The Creed.
12. 12.JOSEPH of Exeter .
13. 13.MICHAEL BLAUNPAYN .
14. 14.MATTHEW PARIS .
15. 15.WILLIAM RAMSEY .
16. 16.ALEXANDER NEQUAM .
17. 17.ALEXANDER ESSEBIE .
18. 18.ROBERT BASTON .
19. 19.HENRY BRADSHAW .
20. 20.HAVILLAN .
21. 21.JOHN GOWER .
22. 22.GEOFFERY CHAUCER .
23. 23.JOHN LYDGATE .
24. 24.JOHN HARDING .
25. 25.ROBERT FABIAN .
26. 26.JOHN SKELTON .
27. 27.WILLIAM LILLIE .
28. 28.Sir THOMAS MORE .
29. 29.HENRY HOWARD Earl of Surrey .
30. 30.Sir THOMAS WIAT the Elder.
31. 31.Dr. CHRISTOPHER TYE .
32. 32.JOHN LELAND .
33. 33.THOMAS CHURCHYARD .
34. 34.JOHN HIGGINS .
35. 35.ABRAHAM FRAUNCE .
36. 36.WILLIAM WARNER .
37. 37.THOMAS TUSSER .
38. 38.THOMAS STORER .
39. 39.THOMAS LODGE .
40. 40.ROBERT GREENE .
41. 41.THOMAS NASH .
42. 42.Sir PHILIP SIDNEY .
43. 43.Sir FULK GREVIL .
44. 44.Mr. EDMOND SPENSER .
45. 45.Sir JOHN HARRINGTON .
46. 46.JOHN HEYWOOD .
47. 47.THOMAS HEYWOOD .
48. 48.GEORGE PEEL .
49. 49.JOHN LILLY .
50. 50.WILLIAM WAGER .
51. 51.NICHOLAS BRETON .
52. 52.THOMAS KID, THOMAS WATSON , &c.
53. 53.Sir THOMAS OVERBURY .
54. 54.Mr. MICHAEL DRAYTON .
55. 55.JOSHUA SYLVESTER .
56. 56.Mr. SAMUEL DANIEL .
57. 57.GEORGE CHAPMAN .
58. 58.ROBERT BARON .
59. 59.LODOVIC CARLISLE .
60. 60.JOHN FORD .
61. 61.ANTHONY BREWER .
62. 62.HENRY GLAPTHORN .
63. 63.JOHN DAVIS of Hereford .
64. 64.Doctor JOHN DONNE .
65. 65.Dr. RICHARD CORBET .
66. 66.Mr. BENJAMIN JOHNSON .
67. 67.FRANCIS BEAUMONT and JOHN FLETCHER .
68. 68.WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR .
69. 69.CHRISTOPHER MARLOW .
70. 70.BARTON HOLYDAY .
71. 71.CYRIL TURNER .
72. 72.THOMAS MIDLETON .
73. 73.WILLIAM ROWLEY .
74. 74.THOMAS DECKER .
75. 75.JOHN MARSTON .
76. 76.Dr. JASPER MAIN .
77. 77.JAMES SHIRLEY .
78. 78.PHILIP MASSINGER .
79. 79.JOHN WEBSTER .
80. 80.WILLIAM BROWN .
81. 81.THOMAS RANDOLPH .
82. 82.Sir JOHN BEAUMONT Baronet .
83. 83.Dr. PHILEMON HOLLAND .
84. 84.THOMAS GOFF .
85. 85.THOMAS NABBES .
86. 86.RICHARD BROOME .
87. 87.ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN.
88. 88.WILLIAM SAMPSON.
89. 89.GEORGE SANDYS, Esquire.
90. 90.Sir JOHN SUCKLING .
91. 91.Mr. WILLIAM HABINGTON .
92. 92.Mr. FRANCIS QUARLES .
93. 93.Mr. PHINEAS FLETCHER .
94. 94.Mr. GEORGE HERBERT .
95. 95.Mr. RICHARD CRASHAW .
96. 96.Mr. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT .
97. 97.Sir ASTON COCKAIN .
98. 98.Sir JOHN DAVIS .
99. 99.THOMAS MAY .
100. 100.CHARLES ALEYN .
101. 101.GEORGE WITHERS .
102. 102.ROBERT HERRIC .
103. 103.JOHN TAYLOR the Water-Poet.
104. 104.THOMAS RAWLINS .
105. 105.Mr. THOMAS CAREW
106. 106.Col. RICHARD LOVELACE .
107. 107.ALEXANDER BROOME .
108. 108.Mr. JOHN CLEVELAND .
109. 109.Sir JOHN BERKENHEAD .
110. 110.Dr. ROBERT WILD .
111. 111.Mr. ABRAHAM COWLEY .
112. 112.Mr. EDMOND WALLER .
113. 113.Sir JOHN DENHAM .
114. 114.Sir WILLIAM DAVENANT .
115. 115.Sir GEORGE WHARTON .
116. 116.Sir ROBERT HOWARD .
117. 117.WILLIAM CAVENDISH Duke of New-Castle
118. 118.Sir WILLIAM KILLIGREW .
119. 119.JOHN STUDLEY .
120. 120.JOHN TATHAM .
121. 121.THOMAS JORDEN .
122. 122.HUGH CROMPTON .
123. 123.EDMUND PRESTWICH .
124. 124.PAGAN FISHER .
125. 125.EDWARD SHIRBURN , Esq;
126. 126.JOHN QUARLES .
127. 127.JOHN MILTON .
128. 128.JOHN OGILBY .
129. 129.Sir RICHARD FANSHAW .
130. 130.ROGER BOILE , Lord Broghil , Earl of Orrery .
131. 131.THOMAS HOBBS of Malmsbury .
132. 132.Earl of ROCHESTER .
133. 133.Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN .
134. 134.MARTIN LUELLIN .
135. 135.EDMOND FAIRFAX .
136. 136.HENRY KING Bishop of Chichester .
137. 137.THOMAS MANLEY .
138. 138.Mr. LEWYS GRIFFIN .
139. 139.JOHN DAUNCEY .
140. 140.RICHARD HEAD .
141. 141.JOHN PHILLIPS .
142. 142.Mr. JOHN OLDHAM .
143. 143.Mr. JOHN DRIDEN.
144. 144.Mr. ELKUNAH SETTLE .
145. 145.Sir GEORGE ETHERIDGE .
146. 146.Mr. JOHN WILSON .
147. 147.Mr. THOMAS SHADWELL .
148. 148.THOMAS STANLEY .
149. 149.EDWARD PHILLIPS .
150. 150.Mr. THOMAS SPRAT .
151. 151.WILLIAM SMITH .
152. 152.Mr. JOHN LACEY .
153. 153.Mr. WILLIAM WHICHERLY .
154. 154.Sir ROGER L'ESTRANGE .
155. 155.FINIS.
156. 156.ERRATA.

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