Selected Prose and Dramatic WorkJohn Lyly was the principal court dramatist of the 1580s and author of the period's best-selling prose work, Euphues. Three texts are included in this edition for both specialist and non-specialist readers: an extract from Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit; and the plays, Campaspe and Gallathea. |
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... fire , as the byword is , not to make my place of abode , 147 I have found such flames that I can neither quench ... fire ... place of abode ] proverbial , to visit rather than to stay . Drawn from the practice of going to a neighbour's ...
... fire , as the byword is , not to make my place of abode , 147 I have found such flames that I can neither quench ... fire ... place of abode ] proverbial , to visit rather than to stay . Drawn from the practice of going to a neighbour's ...
Page 104
... fire and warm thee , but with Satyrus thou must kiss the fire and burn thee ? Oh , Campaspe , Campaspe ! Art must yield to nature , reason to appetite , 20 wisdom to affection . Could Pygmalion entreat by prayer to have his ivory turned ...
... fire and warm thee , but with Satyrus thou must kiss the fire and burn thee ? Oh , Campaspe , Campaspe ! Art must yield to nature , reason to appetite , 20 wisdom to affection . Could Pygmalion entreat by prayer to have his ivory turned ...
Page 154
... fire , to leave the sweet delight of hunting and to follow the hot desire of love ? Oh Telusa , these words are ... fire ] winged insect thought to flourish in fire but to languish when out of it 12 Vesta's flames ] the eternal fire ...
... fire , to leave the sweet delight of hunting and to follow the hot desire of love ? Oh Telusa , these words are ... fire ] winged insect thought to flourish in fire but to languish when out of it 12 Vesta's flames ] the eternal fire ...
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ACTUS affection Alexander answer Apelles beauty better body bring Campaspe cause colour coming court Cupid daughter death deceive delight desire Diana Diogenes dost doth doubt Enter Euphues Eurota Exeunt Exit eyes face fair faithful father fear fire follow folly fortune Gallathea give gods gold Granichus hand hard hath head heart Hephestion honour hope Italy king ladies leave less light live look lover Lucilla Manes manners master mean mind nature Neptune never nymphs paint Parmenio perceive Peter Philautus Phillida philosopher play points Psyllus Rafe reason reference Robin SCAENA shadow shame stand sweet tell Telusa thee thine thing thou thou art thou hast thou shalt thought thyself tree turned Tyterus unto Venus virgin virtue wish woman women yield young youth