Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock)
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Part of The Pembroke Booklets, this is a collection of pastoral poems by three Elizabethan poets: Nicholas Breton, George Wither, and William Browne (of Tavistock)
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Prefatory Note
Episode 0 · 7:02
A Sweet Pastoral by Nicholas Breton
Episode 1 · 2:11
Aglaia: a Pastoral by Nicholas Breton
Episode 2 · 3:55
Phyllida and Corydon by Nicholas Breton
Episode 3 · 1:40
Astrophel's Song of Phyllida and Corydon by Nicholas Breton
Episode 4 · 3:50
A Pastoral of Phyllis and Corydon by Nicholas Breton
Episode 5 · 1:44
Corydon's Supplication to Phyllis by Nicholas Breton
Episode 6 · 2:08
A Report Song in a Dream, between a shepherd and his nymph by Nicholas Breton
Episode 7 · 1:07
Another of the Same by Nicholas Breton
Episode 8 · 1:36
A Shepherd's Dream by Nicholas Breton
Episode 9 · 2:08
A Quarrel with Love by Nicholas Breton
Episode 10 · 1:33
A Sweet Contention between Love, his Mistress, and Beauty by Nicholas Breton
Episode 11 · 2:18
Love: "Foolish love is only folly" by Nicholas Breton
Episode 12 · 1:10
"Those eyes that hold the hand of every heart" by Nicholas Breton
Episode 13 · 1:28
Sonnet: "The worldly prince doth in his sceptre hold" by Nicholas Breton
Episode 14 · 1:32
A Sweet Lullaby by Nicholas Breton
Episode 15 · 2:34
Prelude. From The Shepherd's Hunting by George Wither
Episode 16 · 5:14
A Poet's Home. From Faire Virtue by George Wither
Episode 17 · 4:29
Her Beauty. From Faire Virtue by George Wither
Episode 18 · 1:56
Rhomboidal Dirge. From Faire Virtue by George Wither
Episode 19 · 4:12
Song: "Lordly gallants!" From Faire Virtue by George Wither
Episode 20 · 8:41
Song: "Shall I, wasting in despair." From Faire Virtue by George Wither
Episode 21 · 2:42
"Amarillis I did woo." From Faire Virtue by George Wither
Episode 22 · 1:00
Sonnet: On a Stolen Kiss by George Wither
Episode 23 · 1:39
A Christmas Carol by George Wither
Episode 24 · 4:15
A Rocking Hymn by George Wither
Episode 25 · 3:45
The Marigold by George Wither
Episode 26 · 1:41
Sonnet: On the Death of Prince Henry by George Wither
Episode 27 · 1:20
From a Satire written to King James I. by George Wither
Episode 28 · 1:18
To England by William Browne
Episode 29 · 57s
The Seasons by William Browne
Episode 30 · 1:09
May Day Customs by William Browne
Episode 31 · 1:18
Birds in May by William Browne
Episode 32 · 1:42
Music on the Thames by William Browne
Episode 33 · 49s
A Concert of Birds by William Browne
Episode 34 · 1:52
Flowers by William Browne
Episode 35 · 1:27
Morning by William Browne
Episode 36 · 1:42
Night by William Browne
Episode 37 · 2:17
A Pleasant Grove by William Browne
Episode 38 · 2:25
An Angler by William Browne
Episode 39 · 1:32
A Rill by William Brown
Episode 40 · 1:07
"Glide soft, ye silver floods" by William Browne
Episode 41 · 2:08
"Venus by Adonis' side" by William Browne
Episode 42 · 1:17
A Song: "Gentle Nymphs" by William Browne
Episode 43 · 54s
Spring Morninig. I. From The Shepherd's Pipe by William Browne
Episode 44 · 1:15
Spring Morning. II. From The Shepherd's Pipe by William Browne
Episode 45 · 2:01
A Round by William Browne
Episode 46 · 3:17
"Welcome, welcome, do I sing" by William Browne
Episode 47 · 2:41
Autumn. From The Shepherd's Pipe by William Browne
Episode 48 · 42s
The Siren's Song. From Inner Temple Masque by William Browne
Episode 49 · 1:29
The Charm. From Inner Temple Masque by William Browne
Episode 50 · 1:02
"Lo, I the man" by William Browne
Episode 51 · 1:02
"Why might I not for once" by William Browne
Episode 52 · 1:03
"Fairest, when by the rules" by William Browne
Episode 53 · 1:03
"Were't not for you" by William Browne
Episode 54 · 1:16
"Sing soft, ye pretty birds" by William Browne
Episode 55 · 1:04
"I saw a silver swan" by William Browne
Episode 56 · 1:13
"A Rose, as fair as ever" by William Browne
Episode 57 · 1:37
"Down in a valley" by William Browne
Episode 58 · 1:04
"A gentle Shepherd" by William Browne
Episode 59 · 1:12
In Obitum by William Browne
Episode 60 · 35s
On the Countess Dowager of Pembroke by William Browne