The Pastime of Pleasure: An Allegorical PoemHawes, Stephen
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The Pastime of Pleasure: An Allegorical Poem
Hawes, Stephen
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
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1. Howe Graunde Amoure walked in a medowe, and met with Fame
envyroned with tongues of fyre 4
2. Of the swete report of Fame of the fayre lady La Bell Pucell,
in the tower of Musike 11
3. Howe Fame departed from Graunde Amoure, and left him
Governaunce and Grace, and how he went to the tower of
Doctrine 14
4. Howe he was let in by Countenaunce, the portresse, and of the
marveylous buildyng of the same tower 16
5. How Science sent him first to Gramer, where he was receyved
by dame Congruitie 21
6. Howe he was receyved of Logyke 25
7. Howe he was receyved of Rethoryke, and what rethoryke is 27
8. Of the first part, called Invencion, and a commendacion of
poetes 29
9. A replication against ignoraunt persones 32
10. Of Disposition, the ii. parte of rethoryke 34
11. Of Elocution, the thirde part of rethoryke, with colouryng
of sentences 37
12. Of Pronunciation, the iiii. part of rethoryke 47
13. Of Memory, the v. part of rethorike 50
14. A commendation of Gower, Chaucer, and Lydgate 52
15. Of Arsmetrike 56
16. Of Musike: mundain, humayn, and instrumental 58
17. Howe Graunde Amoure was enamoured of La Bell Pucell in the
tower of Musike, and met with Counsayle in a temple 64
18. Of the dolorous and lowly disputacion betwene La Bell Pucell
and Graunde Amoure 77
19. Howe La Bell Pucell graunted Graunde Amoure love, and of her
dispiteous departage 87
20. Of the great sorowe that Graunde Amour made after her
departyng, and of the wordes of Counsayl 93
21. Howe Graunde Amoure went to Geometry, and what geometry is 99
22. Of dame Astronomie 103
23. Of the direct operation of nature 106
24. Of the fyve internall wyttes 108
25. Of the hye influences of the supernall bodies 112
26. Howe Graunde Amoure departed from the tower of Science, and
went to the tower of Chivalry, where he was let in by
Fortytude 114
27. Of the marveylous argument betwene Mars and Fortune 117
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