OF THE

Early English Poets,

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED

AN HISTORICAL SKETCH

OP THE

RISE AND PROGRESS

OF THE

ENGLISH POETRY AND LANGUAGE;

IN THREE VOLUMES.

BY GEORGE ELLIS, ESQ.

THE THIRD EDITION CORRECTED.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY W. BULMER AND CO.
ROR G. AND W. NICOL, BOOKSELLERS TO HIS

MAJESTY, PALL-MALL;
AND J. HATCHARD, PICCADILLY,

1803.

JOHN SKELTON. William Roy.—John Heywood.

-Sir David Lindsay. - The Mourning Maiden.

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SPECIMENS.

Reign of Henry VIII. continued . . .41

Reign of Edward VI. ----- - - 113

Reign of Queen Mary ..

Reign of Queen Elizabeth ..... - 155

- 131

GLOSSARY . - - - ... - - - 419