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EARLY ENGLISH WIT, POETRY & SATIRE. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. The power of literary device was never more in its prime than during this period of history, where a wide array of political and religious satire mocked the status quo and poetry called humankind to transcend the rigors of daily life through love, God or principle. This series comments on historical patterns of the human condition that are still visible today. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"All the small vvorkes of that famous poet Iosuah Siluester Gathered into one volume."SelectionsSylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618.Bertaut, Jean, 1552-1611.Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590.A reissue, with added general title page, of "The parliament of vertues royal" and "The second session of the parliament of vertues reall," both of which were printed by Humphrey Lownes.Includes translations of poems by Jean Bertaut, Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas, Henry Smith, and Pierre Matthieu.With two added pairs of dedication leaves, 2A3[par.] and 2D3*, in the last part.Identified as STC 23575a on reel 667; identified as STC 23575 on reel 940.Appears at reel 667 (Folger Shakespeare Library copy) and at reel 940 (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy).Reel 667: title page torn, affecting text; trimmed at head, affecting running titles; lacking inserted dedication leaves 2A3[par.]. Reel 940: title page partly in MS. ("The sacred vvorkes .."); lacking inserted dedication leaves.[10], 308; [16], 191, [5], 38, [10], 43-66, [4], 29, [19] p.London: Printed [by Humphrey Lownes], Anno 1620.STC (2nd ed.) / 23575.5EnglishReproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.