"The texts contained in the present volumes are reprinted with very slight alterations from the 'English garner' issued in eight volumes (1 877-1890, London, 8vo.) by Professor Arber ... The contents of the orig inal 'Garner' have been rearranged and ... classified, under the genera l editorial supervision of Mr. Thomas Seccombe. Certain lacunae have be en filled by the interpolation of fresh matter".- Publishers' note p. i v.

CONTENTS.- I. Prefatory note. Introduction. Syr P<hilip> S<idney> Hi s Astrophel and Stella. Sundry other rare sonnets of divers noble men a nd gentlemen, 1591. Sir Philip Sidney. Sonnets and poetical translation s, 1598. Thomas Watson. The tears of fancie. 1593. Barnabe Barnes. Part henophil and Parthenophe. 1593.-II. Thomas Lodge. Phillis honoured with pastorall sonnets ... 1593. Giles Fletcher, LL.D. Licia .. 1593. Henry Constable and others. Diana Sonnets to the fairest Coelia. 1594. Anony mous. Zepheria. 1594. Michael Drayton. Idea. 1594-1619. Edmund Spenser. Amoretti and epithalmion. 1595. Bartholomew Griffin. Fidessa, more cha ste than Chloris. 1596 R<ichard> L<inche> Diella. 1596. William Smith. Chloris. 1596 R<obert> T<ofte> Laura ... 1597.