General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1872 Original Publisher: Printed for private circulation Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: V. (1625.) NEVER BEFORE PKINTED. NOTE. For the following hitherto imprinted Poem by ChrisTopher Brooke, I am indebted to the Rev. Thomas Cobber, M. A., Stand Rectory, who no sooner heard of our intended collection of Brooke’s poems, than with characteristic alacrity and liberality he placed the autograph manuscript at our disposal. I feel assured that the Reader will join me right heartily in thanking Mr. Cobser for his kindness – one of various obligations under which he has laid me in connection with the Fuller Worthies’ Library. Throughout, I have adhered to the manuscript with the slight exception of modifying occasionally the somewhat abundant use of capitals and italics and extension of contractions e. g. your for yr