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- Edition: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (Quarto)
- Introduction
- Texts of this edition
- Contextual materials
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- The Famous History of Friar Bacon
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- Inventions or Devices Very Necessary for all Generals and Captains or Leaders of Men
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- A Book of Magic, with Instructions for Invoking Spirits
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- A Geometrical Practice named Pantometria
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- Autobiographical Tracts of Dr. John Dee
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- The Vanity of the Eye
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- The Comical History of Alphonsus King of Aragon
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The honourable historie of Frier Bacon.
1033Spare Lacie gentle Edward, let me die,
1037Margret What hopes the Prince to gaine by Lacies death?
1038Edward. To end the loues twixt him and Margeret.
1040Hangs in the vncertaine ballance of proud time,
1043Shall vaunt him thrice, ouer the loftie east,
1044Margret will meet her Lacie in the heauens.
1045Lacie. If ought betides to louely Margret,
1046That wrongs or wrings her honour from content,
1047Europes rich wealth nor Englands monarchie,
1048Should not allure Lacie to ouerliue,
1049Then Edward short my life and end her loues.
1050Margret. Rid me, and keepe a friend worth many loues.
1051Lacie. Nay Edward keepe a loue worth many friends.
1053Then princely Edward let vs both abide
1054The fatall resolution of thy rage,
1055Banish thou fancie, and imbrace reuenge,
1056And in one toombe knit both our carkases,
1058Edward. Edward Art thou that famous prince of Wales,
1060And broughtst home triumphe on thy launces point,
1061And shall thy plumes be puld by Venus downe,
1062Is it princely to disseuer louers leagues,
1063To part such friends as glorie in their loues,
1064Leaue Ned, and make a vertue of this fault,
1065And further Peg and Lacie in their loues,
Lacie
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