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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... sweet water ; the iron , though fretted with the rust , yet being burnt in the fire shineth brighter ; and wit , although it hath been eaten with the canker of his own conceit and fretted with the rust of vain love , yet being purified ...
... sweet water ; the iron , though fretted with the rust , yet being burnt in the fire shineth brighter ; and wit , although it hath been eaten with the canker of his own conceit and fretted with the rust of vain love , yet being purified ...
Page 180
... sweet delights of life , and welcome now the bitter pangs of death . Farewell you chaste virgins , whose thoughts are divine , whose faces fair , whose fortunes are agreeable to 30 your affections . Enjoy , and long enjoy , the pleasure ...
... sweet delights of life , and welcome now the bitter pangs of death . Farewell you chaste virgins , whose thoughts are divine , whose faces fair , whose fortunes are agreeable to 30 your affections . Enjoy , and long enjoy , the pleasure ...
Page 185
... sweet Phillida . Tyterus . And this is my fair Gallathea . Gallathea . Unfortunate Gallathea , if this be Phillida ! 120 Phillida . Accursed Phillida , if that be Gallathea ! Gallathea . And wast thou all this while enamoured of ...
... sweet Phillida . Tyterus . And this is my fair Gallathea . Gallathea . Unfortunate Gallathea , if this be Phillida ! 120 Phillida . Accursed Phillida , if that be Gallathea ! Gallathea . And wast thou all this while enamoured of ...
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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