Written by W. N. Gent / Gentleman ; Rev Alexander B Grosart LLD: Barleybreake / Barley Breake : OR, A Warning for Wantons [ Anecdotes , Poetry , Prose , Verse , Personal Recollections, Poetic Rhetoric and Rhyming Story / Stories , Enjoyable Reading ]

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Written by W. N. Gent / Gentleman ; Rev Alexander B Grosart LLD : Barleybreake / Barley Breake : OR, A Warning for Wantons [ Anecdotes , Poetry , Prose , Verse , Personal Recollections, Poetic Rhetoric and Rhyming Story / Stories , Enjoyable Reading ]

Printed at London by Simon Stafford, dwelling in the Cloth-fayre, neere the red Lyon / 1607 / Alexander B. Grosart 1877 /Reprint, A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT

Facsimile Bound Reprint Edition. Excerpt:TO THE VERTVOVS AND chaste Maiden, Mistresse Eliz. C. daughter to the Worshipfull Rob. C. Esquire, yours in seruice W. N. wisheth all fortunes smiles, with the dew of immortall felicitie. It is not unknowne (right vertuous) amongst the wise, the Jillie Oaten winded by a rurall Shepheard, vnder a sliadowing Hawthorne, sprouting on a champion mountaine, hath beene as highly esteemed, as the curious strained Lute, sounded by the cunning Mujiaan in the nicest chamber of the Court of the mojl potentate Princes, and that a Jillie braunch rest from an Oliue tree, hath beene as acceptable, as the most precious perle dragd from the sands of the Ocean. Then, seeing the zeale lyeth not in the gift, but in the giuer: IJhall entreat you as gratefully accept this my Treatise, as I deliuer it, not for the worth, but as a testimonie of the zeale and duety from me belonging, which so long time I hauejludied how to manifest. And thus hoping there Jkall be nothing herein construed contrarie to my Jlmple meaning, neither my presumption held in disdaine, I end, though not forgetting my bounden ditetie to your VVorskipfull Parent and my very good friend, to whom if this my Pamphlet may cause mirth, as an Arbour lest, it hath his dejire and my Hopes accomplished. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. 30+ pages. Modern archival reprint of original edition, no other publication date marked. One color plate. Limited edition of 100 copies. Numbered.. Book

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