the pleasure of mentioning specially English Prose, edited by Sir Henry Craik, and published by Messrs. Macmillan, and, of course, for that rich storehouse, consisting of five volumes and 3,200 pages, the various selectors have often chosen the inevitable passage from an author. However, for the purposes of this anthology resource has always been had in such cases to original sources, not altogether without profit. My thanks are due to the following for their kind permission to use copyright passages by the authors whose names follow their own : Messrs. George Allen & Co., Ltd., Jane Welsh Carlyle; Messrs. Chatto & Windus, Richard Jefferies and R. L. Stevenson (and Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons in respect of American rights in Stevenson's works); Messrs. Constable & Co., Ltd. (and Messrs. Scribner's Sons for American rights), George Meredith; Mr. Bertram Dobell, T. Traherne; Mr. W. Heinemann, Fiona Macleod '; Mr. Robert Ross (and Messrs. Methuen), Oscar Wilde; Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., J. A. Symonds; Mr. R. A. Streatfeild (and Mr. A. C. Fifield), Samuel Butler; and Mr. T. Watts-Dunton (and Messrs. Chatto & Windus), A. C. Swinburne. I have been assisted throughout my laborious task by Mr. C. W. S. Williams, without whose valuable help in making the selections and in research I could not have accomplished it except at the sacrifice of the leisure of years. R. M. L. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF AUTHORS (For SUBJECT INDEXES see pages 735, 741) PECOCK, REGINALD, BISHOP OF CHICHESTER (1395 ?–1460 ?) FISHER, JOHN, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER (1459–1535) LATIMER, HUGH, BISHOP OF WORCESTER (1485 ?-1555) Bribes and wages 393 CRANMER, THOMAS, ARCHBISHop of Canterbury (1489–1556) The Scripture in the vulgar tongue 162 461 464 BREWS, MARGERY (married 1477) From the Paston letter bag. MALORY, SIR THOMAS (fl. 1470) The passing of Arthur. CAVENDISH, George (1500–61 ?) The death of Wolsey KNOX, JOHN (1505-72) The empire of woman. LELAND, JOHN (1506 ?-52) The empery of England CHEKE, SIR JOHN (1514–57) All work and no play FOXE, JOHN (1516-87) The burning of Cranmer GREVILLE, SIR FULKE, BARON BROOKE (1554-1628) Advice to a married woman The devilish disease of pride 568 ANDREWES, LANCELOT, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER (1555–1626) 11 Shakespeare CAREW, RICHARD (1555–1620) LODGE, THOMAS (1558 ?-1625) CHAPMAN, GEORGE (1559 ?-1634) On burying a hair GREENE, ROBERT (1560 ?-92) BACON, FRANCIS, VISCOUNT ST. Albans (1561-1626) Balaam's ass On the sight of a great library 180 Mercy and compassion Expostulations to my God 198 199 364 365 366 HALL, JOSEPH, BISHOP OF Exeter and NORWICH (1574-1656) 298 300 HERBERT, EDWARD, BARON HERBERT OF CHERBURY (1583– A fair and happy milkmaid. 1648) A knightly obligation. HALES, JOHN (1584-1656) How to read history 515 489 98 151 482 316 296 |