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a. but whom In his own judxmen hs was sx-

| although some women are false most WON en-
are faithful II opposes to the current rough
censures Of women a sturdy upholding Of their
| consciousness, self-sacrince. and truth. In
1884 Greene published second novel entitled
"The Mirror OF Modesty. wherein appeareth.
as In perfect glass. how the Lord delivereth
the innocent from all imminent peris and
plaCueth the bloodthrsty hypocrites with
| deserved punishments Showing that the
| gray heads OF doting adulterers shall not GO
| with peace into the grave. neither shall the
| righteous be forsaken in tho day Of trouble "
| Other novels published in rapid succession
were "Gwydonius." tho first part Of Nor
lando" and "Arbasto. the Anatomy OF For
tune" These love pamphlets OF Greenes not
only satisfied the requirements OF the hour.
but they were so kindly in spirit and so we'll
contrived rs bits OF story telling that
they gave no less content to simple
and bomcly human nature. In 1885
Greene produced only ono love story
which he called "Planctomachia." the quar-
rel OF the planets The story represents the
seven planets In discourse with each other
and the question having arisen whether Sat
urn. the baleful. or Venus. the benign. has
most influence upon tho fates OF love. each
tells tale against tho other. Soon after the
writing OF this novel Greene married the
daughter OF q gentleman in Lincolnshire.
no says that he spent her fortune. and after
child was born to them they parted. she going
back to her friends In Lincolnshire, and he
coming up to London. lie took to himself Nil
the piame Tor the separation, ncver snid word
against her. and addressed to her in loving
trust the last letter that he wrote. Thence
forward he plunged head ong into London
lie. wrote in three years nine more
love pamphlets and wrote also for tho
nj tIy
success Of Marlowe's Tamburlaine." or
Greene's plays and of other facts illustrating
the course OF tho Elizabethan drama. u sum.
ciently minute account Is promised by Prot.
Morley In the next volume OF this history. 1t
may be here mentioned that in 1888 Greene
published "Pandosto: or. the Triumph of
Time" upon which Shakes peare founded tho
plot Of his Winters Tale" The year previ-
ously he had brought out story called
Penelope's Web." followed by sequel to
Lyly's "Euphues." called "Eurhues: His Cen.
sure to PhiIautus." In the year OF the Ar
mada Greene published besides "Pandosto,"
"Perimedes the Blacksmith" and in 1899 ap-
peared "Alcida Greene's Metamorphosis"
Another love pamphlet. '' Orpharon." was not
registered until 1900 but 1t scems to have
been written in the preceding year. when
Greene produced also Menaphon" and "Tul-
ly's Love-" The latter was the most popu-
lar OF Greene's novels. In 1t. as the title
page set forth. "is discoursed tho primo OF
Cicero's youth. setting out in lively portrait
ures how young gentlemen that aim at honor
should level tho end OF their affections. hold
Ing the love OF country and friends in moro
esteem than those fading blossoms OF beauty
that only feed the curious survey of the eyes"
Tho dedication was to Ferdnando Stanley,
who died Earl OF Derby and left as widow
the lady who in her maidenhood was Alice
Spenser whom Edmund Spenser praised and
In whose honor in her old age Milton wrote
his "Arcades." Prot. Morley suggests that
the persons to whom Greene dedicated his
love pamphlets could hardly have been friends
ofn rufIlan. and the worthiness of purpose in
all these novels is not to be lost sight Of by
those who would be judges OF the authors
character.
Roger Ascham. in his "Schoolm ster." had
advocated the substitution o, Greek metres
for rhyme in English poetry. and for some
time afterward the practicability OF the idea
was discussed among scholars at tho English
universities. as it had been an earlier date In
Italy. When Edmund Spenser camo up to
London in 1879 he found that the poets most
In vogue at the court. Sir Philip Sidney and
Sir Edward Dyer. had declared against rhyme.
and were endeavoring to write English verse.
according to rules drawn IN NV Tbomaa
nront ana TonnIod on ~. otro. -, .,,s
Greeks and Romans. Sponsor tells his friend.
Gabriel Harvey, whom he had left at Cam.
bridge. that he has in mind to write in tho new
manner OF English prosody. versifying an Epi-
s,".sattat 49,, Ill. ,r,,atho. ~ rrrnas ~, -
clares that no rules whether oy Ihomas Drant
or any other man. will meet the English poets
need until there shall be n thorough settle
49, aoH ~ tho sn,,I,nn ona r,ro,em.,ia =, 80,
ment OF the speiiins ana prohouhclng OF words
in accordance with their quantity. lie argues
that length or shortness OF n SYLLABLE in
HNr',. ,.. ~
English depends not on diphthonG or
position. or any rulo derived from Greek or
III onS oont;Dua, hr oano.a, ',se eIn, "mS 49, y.
al anu Io.',mueu nv, Wy Ieheia' use ahu Gus
tion. and fixed spelling in accordance with it
before there can be any definite general art OF
versiyinG in the manner OF the ancients.
=, T,., , ~ 1890.