The ancient time commended not for nought
- DMI number:
- 9087
- First Line:
- The ancient time commended not for nought
- Last Line:
- Measure forbids unmeasurable praise
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Song
- Themes:
- Reason[measure-keeping]
- Author:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Poems by Nicholas Grimald', Tottel's Miscellany,' ed. Rollins (Harvard, 1965) 'Songes written by Nicolas Grimald', in 'Songes and Sonettes' (1557)
- Title:
- Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, who flourishd in the reign of Henry the Eighth... With the poems of Sir Thomas Wiat, and others his Famous Contemporaries. [T68161]
- Page No(s):
- pp.254-255
- Poem Title:
- Praise of Measure-keeping.
- Attribution:
- Songes written by N. G. of the nine Muses
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets (3rd edition) [S125715]
- Page No(s):
- Ffiv-Ffiir
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- None
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets (1st edition) [S93062]
- Page No(s):
- Nivv-Oir
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Section of Grimald songs
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets (2nd edition) [S106407]
- Page No(s):
- sig. Ffiv-Ffiir
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- In section headed 'Songes written by N. G.'
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets [S106259] [13864]
- Page No(s):
- P1v-P2r
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets [S106335] [13866]
- Page No(s):
- P1v-P2r
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets [S106338] [13867]
- Page No(s):
- P2r-P2v
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets [S118799] [13868]
- Page No(s):
- O3r-O3v
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets [S122122] [13863]
- Page No(s):
- P1v-P2r
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
- Title:
- Songs and Sonnets [S93065] [13865]
- Page No(s):
- P1v-P2r
- Poem Title:
- Praise of measure keeping.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Grimald
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