1.john lyly(1554-1606) euphues speech to lucilla 2.philiidney(1554-1586) scenes in arcadia the poets power 3.francis bacon (1561-1626) of truth of discourse of studies 4.william shakespeare (1564-1616) shylocks passionate speech hamlets advice to the yers 5.benjonson (1572-1637) of style 6.robertburton (1577-1640) the power of love 7.thomasoverbury(1581-1613) a fair and happy milkmaid 8.thomas hobbes (1588-1679) of speech 9.izaak walton (1593-1683) the milkmaid and her song 10.john earle (1601-1665) anantiquary 11.thomas browne (1605-1682) the emblems of mortal vanities 12.john milton (1608-1674) on censorship 13.abraham cowley(1618-1667) of myself 14.john evelyn (1620-1706) the great fire 15.john bunyan (1628-1688) vanity fair 16.john dryden (1631-1700) shakespeare, beaumont and fletcher,and ben jonson chaucer,the father of english poetry 17.samuelpepys (1633-1703) his diverse interests 18.danieldefoe (1660-1731) the salvage from the wreck 19.jonathan swift (1667-1745) the diversions of the court of lilliput 20.richard steele (1672-1729) recollections of hood …… the spectator club a stage-coach journey
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