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Gvvydonius : The carde of fancie wherein the folly of those carpet knights is decyphered, which guyding their course by the compasse of Cupid, either dash their ship against most daungerous rocks, or els attaine the hauen with paine and perill. Wherein also is described in the person of Gwydonius, a cruell combat betvveene nature and necessitie. By Robert Greene Master of Arte, in Cambridge.

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Main Author:	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592
Other Authors:	Labé, Louise, 1526?-1566
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	At London : Imprinted [by T. East] for VVilliam Posonby, 1584.
Series:	Early English books online.
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Published: (1592)

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Published: (1637)

Greens groatsvvorth of vvit, bought vvith a million of repentance : describing the folly of youth, the falshood of make-shift flatterers, the miserie of the negligent, and mischiefes of deceiuing curtezans. Published at his dying request, and newly corrected, and of many errors purged.
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Published: (1629)

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Published: (1596)

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Published: (1588)

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by: Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592
Published: (1610)

Planetomachia: or the first parte of the generall opposition of the seuen planets : wherein is astronomically described their essence, nature, and influence: diuersly discouering in their pleasaunt and tragicall histories, the inward affections of the mindes ... Conteyning also a briefe apologie of the sacred and misticall science of astronomie: by Robert Greene, Master of Arts and student in phisicke. 1585.
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Published: (1585)