Alcida Greenes metamorphosis, vvherein is discouered, a pleasant transformation of bodies into sundrie shapes, shewing that as vertues beautifie the mind, so vanities giue greater staines, than the perfection of any quality can rase out: the discourse confirmed with diuerse merry and delightfull histories; full of graue principles to content age, and sawsed with pleasant parlees, and witty answeres, to satisfie youth: profitable for both, and not offensiue to any. By R.G.

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Alcida Greenes metamorphosis, vvherein is discouered, a pleasant transformation of bodies into sundrie shapes, shewing that as vertues beautifie the mind, so vanities giue greater staines, than the perfection of any quality can rase out: the discourse confirmed with diuerse merry and delightfull histories; full of graue principles to content age, and sawsed with pleasant parlees, and witty answeres, to satisfie youth: profitable for both, and not offensiue to any. By R.G.

Author

Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.

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London :: Printed by George Purslowe,

1617.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Gentlemen Readers, HEALTH.
• encomia
  • Authoris ad librum suum carmen Ouidianum, cum diutina febri rure laboraret.
  • In praise of the Author.
• TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull, Sir Charles Blount, Knight, indewed with perfections of learning, and titles of nobility: Robert Greene wisheth in∣crease of honour and vertue.
• TO THE AVTHOVR HIS FRIEND.
• In ROBERTI GRENI Metamorphosin, carmen ENKOMIASTIKON.
• In laudem Roberti Greni Cantab. in Artibus Magistri.
• ALCIDA GREENES Metamorphosis.
  • ALCIDA, her first Historie.
• The second Discourse.
  • The second Historie of ERIPHILA of Taproban.
• The third Discourse, of MARPESIA.
  • The third Historie of MARPESIA of Taprobane.