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Truth may be concealed; yet by Time, in spight of Fortune, it is most manifestly revealed.

Pleasant for Age to avoyde drowsie Thoughts, profitable for Youth to eschue other wanton Pastimes, and bringing to both a desired Con

tent.

Temporis filia Veritas. 1588."

This singular Tract is not mentioned by Ames. It is in the King's Collection, and in the Marquis of Stafford's.

4. "MENAPHON.

Camillas Alarm to Slumbering Euphues, in his melancholie Cell at Silenedra.

Wherein are deciphered the variable Effects of Fortune, the Wonders of Love, the Triumphes of inconstant Time.

Displaying, in sundrie conceipted Passions, figured in a continuate Historie, the Trophees that Vertue carieth triumphant maugre the wrath of Envie, or the Resolution of Fortune.

A Worke worthie the youngest Eares for Pleasures, or the gravest Censurers for Principles.

Robertus Greene, Maister of Arts.

1589*"*

This

* I was at first inclined to suspect that there was some imposition in this Tract, and that the Title Page was not genuine. It is introduced by a long Prefatory Address from Thomas Nash "To the Gentlemen Students of both Uni

versities,"

This Tract is in the King's collection, and in the Roxburgh library.

5. "THE ROYALL EXCHANGE.

Contayning sundry Aphorisms of Philoso phie, and golden Principles of morall and naturall Quadruplicities. Under pleasant and effectual Sentences, discovering such strange definitions, divissions and distinctions of Vertue and Vice, as may please the gravest Citizens or youngest Courtiers. First written in Italian, and dedicated to the Signorie of Venice, now translated into English, and offered to the Cittie of London.

Robert Greene in Artibus Magiste. 1590." In the Roxburgh collection.

6. THE PLEASANT AND

DELIGHTFUL

HISTORY OF DORASTUS AND FAWNIA.

Pleasant for Age to shun drowsie Thoughts,

versities," in which mention is made of various authors, well known at that time, as Gascoigne, Arthur Golding, Watson, Gabriel Harvey, and others, without any notice whatever of Robert Greene. The doubt is however removed in the next page, in which are some complimentary verses to the Author, by one Henrie Upcher. They conclude with this quaint stanza:

Reade all that list, and reade till you mislike

To condemne who can so envie be not judge;
No read who can swell more higher till it shricke,
BOBIN thou hast done well, care not who grudge.
Where, by Robin, Greene is evidently meant.

profitable

Truth may be concealed; yet by Time, in spight of Fortune, it is most manifestly revealed.

Pleasant for Age to avoyde drowsie Thoughts, profitable for Youth to eschue other wanton Pastimes, and bringing to both a desired Con

tent.

Temporis filia Veritas.

1588."

This singular Tract is not mentioned by Ames. It is in the King's Collection, and in the Marquis of Stafford's.

4. "MENAPHON.

Camillas Alarm to Slumbering Euphues, in his melancholie Cell at Silenedra.

Wherein are deciphered the variable Effects of Fortune, the Wonders of Love, the Triumphes of inconstant Time.

Displaying, in sundrie conceipted Passions, figured in a continuate Historie, the Trophees that Vertue carieth triumphant maugre the wrath of Envie, or the Resolution of Fortune.

A Worke worthie the youngest Eares for Pleasures, or the gravest Censurers for Principles.

Robertus Greene, Maister of Arts.

1589*"*

This

* I was at first inclined to suspect that there was some imposition in this Tract, and that the Title Page was not genuine. It is introduced by a long Prefatory Address from Thomas Nash "To the Gentlemen Students of bi

This Tract is in the King's collection, and in the Roxburgh library.

5. "THE ROYALL EXCHANGE.

Contayning sundry Aphorisms of Philoso phie, and golden Principles of morall and naturall Quadruplicities. Under pleasant and effectual Sentences, discovering such strange definitions, divissions and distinctions of Vertue and Vice, as may please the gravest Citizens or youngest Courtiers. First written in Italian, and dedicated to the Signorie of Venice, now translated into English, and offered to the Cittie of London.

Robert Greene in Artibus Magiste. 1590." In the Roxburgh collection.

6. THE

PLEASANT AND

DELIGHTFUL

HISTORY OF DORASTUS AND FAWNIA.

Pleasant for Age to shun drowsie Thought

versities," in which mention is made of various authors
known at that time, as Gascoigne, Arthur Goldm: Was
Gabriel Harvey, and others, without any notes
of Robert Greene. The doubt is however reMIDE-
next page, in which are some complimenter
Author, by one Henrie Upcher. They con
quaint stanza:

Reade all that list, and reade till wo

To condemne who can so enve

No read who can swell more ju

BOBIN thou hast done we

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profitable for Youth to avoid other wanton Fastimes, and bringing to both a desired Content.

By Robert Green, Master of Arts in Cainbridge. 1588.".

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7." PLANETOMACHIA;

Or, the first parte of the generall opposition of the Seven Planets, wherein is astronomically de scribed their Essence, Nature, and Influence.

Diversly discovering their pleasaunt and tragicall Histories, the inwarde Affections of the Mindes, and painting them out in such perfect Colours, as Youth may perceive what fond fancies their flourishing Yeares doe foster, and Age clerely see what doting Desires their withéred heares do affoorde.

Conteyning also a briefe Apologie of the sacred and mysticall Science of Astronomie. By Robert Greene, MA. and Student in Physick. 1585."

The copy of this Tract, which is in the King's collection, formerly belonged to · Dr. Farmer, who wrote in it what follows:

"Baker,misled by the ambiguity of Anth. Wood, calls this piece a Comedy, and reckons it among Greenes dramatic performances. See his Companion to the Playhouse, vol. 1. Art. Greene, and vol. 11. Supplement.

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I find Rob. Greene, A. M. Clare Hall, 1583." The above remark of Farmer, concerning this piece can only be true of some former edition

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