Excerpt from Theatrum Poetarum Anglicanorum: Containing the Names and Characters of All the English Poets, From the Reign of Henry III. To the Close of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth The indefatigable, though taftelefs An thony Wood, has principally fupplied him with facts and dates, but the modern books of biography and criticifm have not been neglected and every writer of poetry, omitted by Phillips, with whofe name the compiler's refearches could furnilh him, has been introduced in his proper place, though not under a feparate title; fuch diftinction having been thewn to thofe only, whom Phillips thought worthy to be ing ferted in a lift of Englith poets. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.