...name, applying it to poetry, which is, amongst us, thrown down to so ridiculous an estimation." — " And now, that an over-faint quietness should seem...strew the house for poets, they are almost in as good estimation as the mountebanks at Venice." If such was the condition of poetry and its practicers at...

...name, applying it to poetry, which is, amongst us, thrown down to so ridiculous an estimation." — " And now, that an over-faint quietness should seem...strew the house for poets, they are almost in as good estimation as the mountebanks at Venice." If such was the condition of poetry and its practicers at...

...name, applying it to poetry, which is, amongst us, thrown down to so ridiculous an estimation." — " And now, that an over-faint quietness should seem...strew the house for poets, they are almost in as good estimation as the mountebanks at Venice."' If such was the condition of poetry and its practicers at...

...very earth laments it, and therefore decks our soil with fewer laurels than it was accustomed. For ǔ> R T Cٙ U J vFj ᤰ+ ڍ %z Y"!> E | , D ͠H - % Q ~ qd pz] Ӻ g | Stars did sound loudest. And now, that an over-faint quietness should seem to strew the house for poets,...

...very eartli laments it, and therefore decks our soil with fewer laurels than it was accustomed. For heretofore poets have in England also flourished : and, which is to be noted, even in the« times when the trumpet of Mars did sound loudest. And now. that an over-faint quietness should...

...very earth lamenteth it, and therefore decketh our soil with fewer laurels than it was accustomed. For heretofore poets have in England also flourished ;...be noted, even in those times when the trumpet of 10 Mars did sound loudest. And now that an over-faint quietness should seem to strew the house for...

...very earth lamenteth it, and therefore decketh our soil with fewer laurels than it was accustomed. For heretofore poets have in England also flourished ;...be noted, even in those times when the trumpet of 10 Mars did sound loudest. And now that an over-faint quietness should seem to strew the house for...

...Soyle with fewer Laurels then it was accustomed. For heertofore, Poets have in England also florished. And which is to be noted, even in those times when the trumpet of Mars did sounde loudest. And now that an over-faint quietnes should seeme to strew the house for Poets, they...

...I. 8. when the trumpet of Mars did sounde loudest. And now that an over-faint quietnes should seeme to strew the house for Poets, they are almost in as good reputation as the Mountibancks at Venice. Truly even that, as of the one side it giveth great praise to Poesie, which...

...Cf. 22 19 and 44 10. As to this disrepute of poetry, see the Defense of Poesie (ed. Cook, p. 45) : " And now that an over-faint quietness should seem to...for poets, they are almost in as good reputation as mountebanks at Venice." See also Puttenham : " For as well poets as poesy are despised, and the name...