...in his fifth book, had related the death of Troilns, but made no mention what became of Creseide, be learnedly takes upon him, in a fine poetical way,...the punishment and end due to a false inconstant, which commonly ends in extreme misery." To give a finishing hand to the picture of so great a master...

...T,'!u:«:-ut of Faire Craeide is the longest of Hrnryson's productions. " Wittily observing," says Urry, " that Chaucer, in his fifth book, had related the death...Troilus, but made no mention what became of Creseide, he learnedly takes upon him, in a fine poeticul way, to express the punishment and end due to a false...

...was neere the end of his raigne. This Mr. Henderson wittily observing that Chaucer in his 5th booke had related the death of Troilus, but made no mention what became of Creseid, he learnedly takes upon him, in a fine poeticall way, to exprès the punishment and end due...

...Henryson's poems is The Testament of Fa-ire Creseide, which, as Urry describes it, " learnedly undertakes, in a fine poetical way, to express the punishment and end due to a false inconstant wretch, which commonly terminates in extreme misery." This poem is printed in Urry's edition of Chaucer,...

...Writeu by worthy Chaucer glorious, Of fairo Creeeide and luety Troilua." Of this poem a critic says, " Wittily observing that Chaucer, in his fifth book,...death of Troilus, but made no mention what became of Crescide, he learnedly takes upon him, in a fine poetical way, to express the punishment and end due...

...was neere the end of his raigne. This Mr. Henderson wittily observing that Chaucer in his 5th booke had related the death of Troilus, but made no mention what became of Creseid, he learnedly takes upon him in a fine poeticall way to expres the punishment and end due to...

...neere the end of his raigne : This Mr Henderson wittily obseruing, that Chaucer in his 5th booke had2 related the death of Troilus, but made no mention what became of Creseid, he learnedly takes vppon him in a fine poeticall way to expres the punishment & end due to...

...his contemporaries. " This Mr Henderson," he said, " wittily obseruing that Chaucer in his 5th booke had related the death of Troilus, but made no mention what became of Creseid, he learnedly takes vppon him in a fine poeticall way to expres the punishment & end due to...