Imprinted at London by Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate. These papers of his lay like dead lawrels in a churchyard; but I have gathered the scattered branches up, and by a charme, gotten from Apollo, made them greene againe and set them up as epitaphes to his memory. A sinne it were to suffer these rare monuments of wit to lye covered in dust and a shame such conceipted comedies should be acted by none but wormes. Oblivion shall not so trample on a sonne of the Muses; and such a sonne as they called their darling. Our nation are in his debt for a new English which he taught them. "Euphues and his England" began first that language: all our ladyes were then his scollers; and that beautie in court, which could not parley Eupheueisme was as little regarded as shee which now there speakes not French. BLOUNT EVPHVES. THE ANATOMY _of Wit_. Verie pleasant for all _Gentlemen to reade_, and most necessary to remember. _Wherein are contayned the_ delightes that wit followeth in _his youth, by the pleasantnesse of loue_, and the happinesse he reapeth in age, by the perfectnes of wisedome. _By_ Iohn Lylie, _Maister of Art_. Corrected and augmented. _AT LONDON_ Printed for Gabriell Cawood, dwelling in Paules Church-yard. The noble and vertuous gentleman most worthy of all titles both of learning and chevalrie M. Philip Sidney. SPENSER THE COVNTESSE OF PEMBROKES ARCADIA, WRITTEN BY SIR PHILIPPE SIDNEI. LONDON Printed for William Ponsonbie. _Anno Domini_, 1590. Our sage and serious poet Spenser (whom I dare be known to think a better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas). MILTON THE FAERIE QVEENE. Disposed into twelue books, _Fashioning_ XII. Morall vertues. VBIQUE FLORET (in printer's mark)