Pandosto

Robert Greene

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. M TO the gentlemen readers health. The paultring Poet Aphranius, being blamed for troublinge the Emperor Trajan with so many doting Poems, adventured notwithstanding, stil to present him with rude and homely verses, excusing himselfe with the courtesie of the Emper our, which did as friendly accept, as he fondly offerd. So Gentlemen, if any condemne my rashnesse for troubling your cares with to many unlearned Pamphlets: Iwill straight shroud my selfe under the shadowe of your courtesies, and with Aphranius lay the blame on you as well for frendly reading them, as on my selfe for fondly penning them: Hop ing though fond curious, or rather currish backbiters breathe out slaunderous speeches yet the courteous Readers (whom Ifeare to offend) wil requite my travel], at the least with silence: and in this hope I rest wishing you health and happines.

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• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9780243778751
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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T O TH E E N T E E N RE A ER S H E A TH The Poet being blamed for the E mperorTrajanwith so manydoting Poems adventured notwithstanding stil to present him with rude and h mely verses excusing with the the E mper our which did as friendly accept he fondly Gentlemen if any my for troubling your areswith many unlearned Pamphlets I will straight shroud my selfe under the of your courtesies and with lay the blame on as well for reading them as my selfe fondly penning them Hop ing though fond cu r ious or rather cu rish backbiters breathe speeches yet the courteous R eaders whom offend wil requ te my travel at the least with silence and in this hope rest wishing health and R O ER T REE N E

T O TH E R I HT H O N O R A E E O CLIFR E I N RE A S E O F H O N O R AND V E R T E The r ig h t h ono r ab l e when by long ga ing agains the Sunne they become ha l fe blinde recover their by looking the blacke stone nicornes being glut ted with roots sharpen their stom Alexander vouch s a ed acks with crushing bitter grasse L as well to smile at the picture Vulcan as wonder at the cu ious ofVenus T h sometimese minde is delighted as much with small trifles as with sump ous tri umphs and as wel pleased with hearing Pans homely fan cies as Hercules laboures L Baucis not serve Jupiter in a silver plate but in a dish that honour decke his sh ine with Apollo gives O racles as wel the poor man his mite as the rich man his treas r e The stone E chites is not so much liked for the colour as ve ue and giftes a r e be measured by the worth but by the will Mison that Painter Greece adventured give unto Darius the Pallas so shadowed as he smiled more at the fol ie of the man then at the imperfection of his arte I present unto your honour the t iumph of time finished as I feare you r honour rather at my then laugh at my But I hope my willing minde shal excuse my slender skill and your honours my They which fea r e L the biting vipers carie in their hands plumes of a Phoenix drewe Vulcan sitting in a chair of Ivo crow durst never cry Ave butwhen she was the Capitol And I his impe fect Pam phlet under your honours patronage doub ing the dint of such vipers as with their proches c pe at being oftentimes most unlea r ned of all and assure that your honou s u r vertuous disposition shall be a sufficient defence toe and protect me from the Poysoned tongues of such scorning Sycophants hoping that as Jupiter vouchsa f ined lodge

Philemo s t a ched and Phillip of Macedon ake a bunche grapes a cou t y esant so I hope your hon our measuring by my ill and more mind than the mat er will when you have cast a at this with Minerva under your golden Target a deformed And this hope I unto yourest wishing and the vertuous Cou happy successe

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