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Title: Tudor and Stuart Love Songs

Author: Various

Editor: J. Potter Briscoe

Release Date: August 23, 2008 [EBook #26398]

Language: English

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| TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES |
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| Small discrepancies in punctuation between the Table |
| of Contents and poem titles have been retained. |
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| "Cherry Ripe" and "Julia" are on pages 91 and 90 |
| respectively, rather than on pages 90 and 91 as listed |
| in the Table of Contents. |
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| John Dowland's poem is titled "True till death" in the |
| Table of Contents, but is titled "Love's constancy" |
| on page 95. |
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_[Illustration]_

[Illustration: TUDOR
AND
STUART
LOVE
SONGS

COLLECTED BY
J. POTTER BRISCOE]

TUDOR AND STUART LOVE SONGS

SELECTED AND EDITED BY

J. POTTER BRISCOE, F.R.S.L.
Editor of "The Bibelots"

[Illustration]

E. P. DUTTON AND CO.
31 W. 23^RD STREET
NEW YORK

INTRODUCTION.

The spirit of reform which was developed during the early part of the
sixteenth century brought about a desire on the part of young men of
means to travel on the continent of Europe. This was for the purpose of
making themselves acquainted with the politics, social life, literature,
art, science, and commerce of the various nations of the same,
especially of France, Spain, and Italy. These young Englishmen on their
return introduced into the society in which they mixed not only the
politenesses of these countries, but the wit of Italy, and the character
of the poetry which was then