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The workes of our antient and lerned English poet, Geffrey Chavcer, newly Printed : In this impression you shall find these additions. 1 His portraiture and progenie shewed. 2 His life collected. 3 Arguments to every booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his, never before printed

Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400); Speght, Thomas (fl. 1600); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?)

1598

Gothic type. Title within architectural border. The Canterbury tales, The Romaunt of the Rose, and The Story of Thebes: compiled by John Lidgate, monke of Bury, are each preceded by half-title within ...

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The eagle and the robin : An apologue. Translated from the original of Aesop, written two thousand years since, and now rendred in familiar verse

H. G (fl. 1709); Aesop; Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?)

1709

The second poem, embodying a prophecy by an old cat is entitled "Robin Red Breast, with the beasts". Preface signed: Horat. Gram.; sometimes ascribed to William King. Horat Gram presumably standin...

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The complaint of the black knight from Chaucer

Dart, John (1730); Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?)

1718

A modernized version of Chaucer's suppositious poem, or rather a paraphrase from J. Lydgate.

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The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed, with divers addicions, whiche were never in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, compiled by Ihon Lidgate, Monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly dooeth appere

Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400); Thynne, William (1546); Stow, John (1525?-1605); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?)

1561

Edited by William Thynne, who is named on [fleuron]2r; with additions, mostly spurious, by John Stow. Mostly in verse. Contains a number of non-Chaucerian works. Imprint from colophon (printed i...

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The beasts in power : or Robin's song: with an old cat's prophecy. Taken out of an old copy of verses, suppos'd to be writ by John Lidgate, a monk of Bury

Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?); King, William (1663-1712)

1709

Not by John Lydgate; dubiously attributed to Henry King D.C.L. A political fable concerning the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Robert Harley. Harley ("Robin") warns Queen Anne against the Mar...

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Here begynneth the boke of Fame, made by Geffray Chaucer : with dyvers other of his workes

Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400); Caxton, William (1422-1491); Chartier, Alain (1385-1433); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?); Ros, Sir Richard; Pynson, Richard (1530); Huth, Henry (1815-1878); Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400)

[1526?]

Signatures: a-e[sup]6·[sup]4 f[sup]6. Imprint from colophon. This work is generally known as The house of fame. Edited by William Caxton.--cf. STC (2nd ed.). Date of printing suggested by STC...

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