Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517–1547)
Author of Poems
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Works by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
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English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson (1963) — Contributor — 158 copies
Tottel's Miscellany: Songs and Sonnets of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Sir Thomas Wyatt and Others (Penguin Classics) (1897) — Contributor — 64 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1517
- Date of death
- 1547-01-19
- Burial location
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Framlingham, England
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Birthplace
- Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
- Place of death
- London, England
- Places of residence
- Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
London, England - Occupations
- soldier
poet
courtier - Relationships
- Boleyn, Anne (cousin)
Wyatt, Sir Thomas (friend)
Howard, Henry, Earl of Northampton (father)
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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It semde vnhap had him long hatched
In middes of his dispayres.
As one forlorne was he;
Vpon his heade alwaies he ware
A wreath of wilow tree.
His beastes he vept vpon the hyll,
..
Our coostes to them contrarie be thei aie,
I craue of God; that our streames to ther fluddes;
Arrnes vnto arrnes; & of springe of ech race!
...
This saing, sche hir hid in the clos nycht.
Than terrible flguris apperis to my sycht
Of greit goddis, semand with Troy aggrevit
And tho beheld I all the citie mischevit,
Fair Ilion all fall in gledis doun,
And, fra the soill, grete Troy, Neptunus toun.
Ourtumbllt to the ground.
Personally I'm familiar enough with Early Modern English spelling that reading the book this way wasn't impossible, but I'd recommend most people find a book with modernized spelling. I think I'd have enjoyed it more if I'd done so myself.… (more)