Nicholas Breton

Nicholas Breton (also Britton or Brittaine; c. 1545/53 – c. 1625/6) was a poet and prose writer of the English Renaissance. Quotes I wish my deadly foe, no worseThan want of friends, and empty purse. "A Farewell to Town", st. 3, in The Works of a Young Wit (1577) In the merry month of May,In a morn by break of day,Forth I walk’d by the wood-sideWhenas May was in his pride:There I spièd all alonePhillida and Coridon. "Phillida and Corydon", ll. 1–6 Elvetham Entertainment (1591), England’s Helicon (1600), Este’s Madrigals (1604) Come little babe, come silly soul,Thy father’s shame, thy mother’s grief,Born as I doubt to all our dole,And to thyself unhappy chief:  Sing lullaby, and lap it warm,  Poor soul that thinks no creature harm. "A Cradle Song", st. 1, in The Arbor of Amorous Devices (1597) We rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb. The Court and Country (1618), para. 8 Cf. John Lyly, Euphues and His England (1580): Go to bed with the lamb, and rise with the lark. External links Category:Poets from England Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:Satirists from England Category:Essayists from England Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom