Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock)
Nicholas Breton , William Browne , George Wither
62 chapters · 2 h 8 min · English
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Part of The Pembroke Booklets, this is a collection of pastoral poems by three Elizabethan poets: Nicholas Breton, George Wither, and William Browne (of Tavistock)
Chapters
1 Prefatory Note 7 min 2 A Sweet Pastoral by Nicholas Breton 2 min 3 Aglaia: a Pastoral by Nicholas Breton 4 min 4 Phyllida and Corydon by Nicholas Breton 2 min 5 Astrophel's Song of Phyllida and Corydon by Nicholas Breton 4 min 6 A Pastoral of Phyllis and Corydon by Nicholas Breton 2 min 7 Corydon's Supplication to Phyllis by Nicholas Breton 2 min 8 A Report Song in a Dream, between a shepherd and his nymph by Nicholas Breton 1 min 9 Another of the Same by Nicholas Breton 2 min 10 A Shepherd's Dream by Nicholas Breton 2 min 11 A Quarrel with Love by Nicholas Breton 2 min 12 A Sweet Contention between Love, his Mistress, and Beauty by Nicholas Breton 2 min 13 Love: "Foolish love is only folly" by Nicholas Breton 1 min 14 "Those eyes that hold the hand of every heart" by Nicholas Breton 1 min 15 Sonnet: "The worldly prince doth in his sceptre hold" by Nicholas Breton 2 min 16 A Sweet Lullaby by Nicholas Breton 3 min 17 Prelude. From The Shepherd's Hunting by George Wither 5 min 18 A Poet's Home. From Faire Virtue by George Wither 4 min 19 Her Beauty. From Faire Virtue by George Wither 2 min 20 Rhomboidal Dirge. From Faire Virtue by George Wither 4 min 21 Song: "Lordly gallants!" From Faire Virtue by George Wither 9 min 22 Song: "Shall I, wasting in despair." From Faire Virtue by George Wither 3 min 23 "Amarillis I did woo." From Faire Virtue by George Wither 1 min 24 Sonnet: On a Stolen Kiss by George Wither 2 min 25 A Christmas Carol by George Wither 4 min 26 A Rocking Hymn by George Wither 4 min 27 The Marigold by George Wither 2 min 28 Sonnet: On the Death of Prince Henry by George Wither 1 min 29 From a Satire written to King James I. by George Wither 1 min 30 To England by William Browne 1 min 31 The Seasons by William Browne 1 min 32 May Day Customs by William Browne 1 min 33 Birds in May by William Browne 2 min 34 Music on the Thames by William Browne 1 min 35 A Concert of Birds by William Browne 2 min 36 Flowers by William Browne 1 min 37 Morning by William Browne 2 min 38 Night by William Browne 2 min 39 A Pleasant Grove by William Browne 2 min 40 An Angler by William Browne 2 min 41 A Rill by William Brown 1 min 42 "Glide soft, ye silver floods" by William Browne 2 min 43 "Venus by Adonis' side" by William Browne 1 min 44 A Song: "Gentle Nymphs" by William Browne 1 min 45 Spring Morninig. I. From The Shepherd's Pipe by William Browne 1 min 46 Spring Morning. II. From The Shepherd's Pipe by William Browne 2 min 47 A Round by William Browne 3 min 48 "Welcome, welcome, do I sing" by William Browne 3 min 49 Autumn. From The Shepherd's Pipe by William Browne 1 min 50 The Siren's Song. From Inner Temple Masque by William Browne 1 min 51 The Charm. From Inner Temple Masque by William Browne 1 min 52 "Lo, I the man" by William Browne 1 min 53 "Why might I not for once" by William Browne 1 min 54 "Fairest, when by the rules" by William Browne 1 min 55 "Were't not for you" by William Browne 1 min 56 "Sing soft, ye pretty birds" by William Browne 1 min 57 "I saw a silver swan" by William Browne 1 min 58 "A Rose, as fair as ever" by William Browne 2 min 59 "Down in a valley" by William Browne 1 min 60 "A gentle Shepherd" by William Browne 1 min 61 In Obitum by William Browne 1 min 62 On the Countess Dowager of Pembroke by William Browne 1 min
