The Pastime of Pleasure: An Allegorical Poem
Hawes
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Nothynge I wanted, were it chepe or dere.
They coveyted not no worldly treasure, For they knewe that it myght not endure.
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- PREFACE.Sample
- CAP. I. HOWE GRAUNDE AMOURE WALKED IN A MEDOWE, AND MET WYTH FAME ENVYRONED WITH TONGUES OF FYRE.
- CAP. II. OF THE SWETE REPORTE OF FAME OF THE FAYRE LADY LA BELL PUCELL IN THE TOURE OF MUSYCKE.
- CAP. III. HOWE FAME DEPARTED FROM GRAUNDE AMOURE, AND LEFT WITH HYM GOUVERNAUNCE AND GRACE, AND HOWE HE WENT TO THE TOWER OF DOCTRINE.
- CAP. IV. HOWE HE WAS LET IN BY COUNTENAUNCE THE PORTERES, AND OF THE MARVELOUS BUILDYNG OF THE SAME TOWER.
- CAP. V. HOW SCIENCE SENT HIM FYRST TO GRAMER, WHERE HE WAS RECEIVED BY DAME CONGRUYTE.
- CAP. VI. HOW HE WAS RECEYVED OF LOGYCKE.
- CAP. VII. HOW HE WAS RECEYVED OF RETHORYKE, AND WHAT RETHORYKE IS.
- CAP. VIII. OF THE FIRST, CALLED INVENCYON, AND A COMMENDACION OF POETS.
- CAP. IX. A REPLICATION AGAINST IGNORAUNT PERSONES.
- CAP. X. OF DISPOSITION, THE II. PARTE OF RETHORYKE.
- CAP. XI. OF ELOCUTION, THE THIRDE PARTE OF RETHORYKE, WITH COLOURYNG OF SENTENCES.
- CAP. XII. OF PRONUNCIATION, THE IV. PART OF RETHORIKE.
- CAP. XIV. A COMMENDATION OF GOWER, CHAUCER, AND LYDGATE.
- CAP. XV. OF ARSMETRIKE.
- CAP. XVI. OF MUSIKE: MUNDAIN, HUMAYN, AND INSTRUMENTAL.
- CAP. XVII. HOWE GRAUNDE AMOURE WAS ENAMOURED OF LA BELL PUCELL IN THE TOWER OF MUSIKE, AND MET WITH COUNSAYLE IN A TEMPLE
- CAP. XVIII. OF THE DOLOROUS AND LOWLY DISPUTACION BETWENE LA BEL PUCELL AND GRAUNDAMOURE.
- CAP. XIX. HOW LA BELL PUCELL GRAUNTED GRAUND AMOURE LOVE, AND OF HER DISPITEOUS DEPARTAGE.
- CAP. XX. OF THE GREAT SOROWE THAT GRAUNDE AMOUR MADE AFTER THE DEPARTYNGE AND OF THE WORDES OF COUNCEYLE.
- CAP. XXI. HOWE GRAUNDE AMOURE WENT TO GEOMETRY, AND WHAT GEOMETRY IS.
- CAP. XXII. OF DAME ASTRONOMY.
- CAP. XXIV. OF THE FIVE INTERNALL WITTES.
- CAP. XXXV. OF THE HYE INFLUENCES OF THE SUPERNALL BODIES.
- CAP. XXVI. HOW GRAUNDE AMOURE CAME TO THE TOURE OF CHYVALRY.
- CAP. XXVII. OF THE MARVEYLOUS ARGUMENT BETWENE MARS AND FORTUNE.
- CAP. XXVII. HOWE MINERVE LEDDE GRAUNDE AMOURE TO KYNG MELYZYUS, WHICHE MADE HYM KNYGHT
- CAP. XXIX. HOWE HE DEPARTED FROM KYNGE MELYZYUS, WITH HIS GRAYHOUNDES AND ATTENDAUNCE, HIS VARLET, AND MET WITH FALSE REPORTE, THAT CHAUNGED HIS NAME TO GODFREY GOBILYVE.
- CAP. XXX. THE SUPPLICATION.
- CAP. XXXI. THE COPY OF THE LETTER THAT VENUS SENT TO LA BELL PUCELL.
- CAP. XXXII. HOW GODFREY GOBELIVE WAS TAKEN OF CORRECTION, AND PUNYSHED.
- CAP. XXXIII. HOW GRAUNDE AMOURE DYSCOMFYTED THE GIAUNTE WITH THRE HEDES, AND WAS RECEIVED OF THRE FAYRE LADIES.
- CAP. XXXIV. HOW HE MET WITH PERCEVERAUNCE, AND REPOSED HYM IN THE MANOUR PLACE OF DAME COMFORT.
- CAP. XXXV. HOWE HE VAINQUYSHED A GYAUNT WITH SEVEN HEADES, AND WAS RECEIVED OF VI. LADYES.
- CAP. XXXVI. HOW HE MADE OBLACYON TO THE GODES PALLAS, AND SAYLED OVER THE TEMPESTUOUS FLODE.
- CAP. XXXVII. HOWE GRAUNDE AMOURE DISCOMFITED THE WONDERFULL MONSTER OF THE SEVEN METALLES, MADE BY ENCHAUNTMENT.
- CAP. XXXVIII. HOW GRAUNDE AMOURE WAS RECEYVED OF LA BELLE PUCELL.
- CAP. XL. HOW WHAN GRAUNDE AMOURE HAD LIVED LONGE WYTH LA BEL PUCELL, HE WAS ARRESTED BY AEGE, THAT BROUGHT UNTO HIM POLYCY AND AVARYCE.
- CAP. XLI. HOWE HE WAS ARESTED BY DEATH.
- CAP. XLII. HOWE REMEMBRAUNCE MADE HIS EPYTAPHY ON HIS GRAVE.
- CAP. XLIII. HOWE FAME CAME INTO THE TEMPLE WYTH BURNYNG TONGUES AND OTHER PRAYSE.
- CAP. XLIV. HOWE TYME CAME INTO THE TEMPLE IN A MARVAYLOUS SEMILITUDE, AND OF HIS REPLYCATION.
- CAP. XLV. HOWE ETERNYTE CAME INTO THE TEMPLE, AND OF HER VERTUOUS EXHORTACYON.
- THE EXCUSATION OF THE AUCTOUR.