Project Gutenberg 2006-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 741 Nash, Thomas 1567 1601 Nashe, Thomas Nash, T. (Thomas) Marphoreus Curriknave, Cutbert Curry-Knave, Cutbert Farmer, John Stephen 1854 1916 Farmer, J. S. (John Stephen) Farmer, John S. 24008186 The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Choise_of_Valentines Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo" by Thomas Nash is a poem composed during the late 16th century, likely within the context of the Elizabethan era. This work can be categorized as a satirical piece that explores themes of love, humor, and sexuality. Through its lighthearted tone, it delves into the social practices and courtship rituals of the time by blending wit with a rather candid portrayal of romantic encounters. The poem narrates the misadventures of a speaker seeking a valentine in February, leading him on a comic journey filled with innuendo and farcical situations. He initially searches for his beloved but finds her elusive and retreating into the realm of a bawdy house. The speaker, after a series of amusing exchanges with a bawd, ultimately reveals his desire not just for romantic companionship but also resorts to the use of a dildo as an exaggerated stand-in for his unfulfilled desires. Thus, the narrative combines elements of traditional love poetry with absurd humor, providing not only a glimpse into the playful side of romance in Nash's time but also satirizing the often precarious nature of desire and intimacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Bawdy poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature Category: Sexuality & Erotica 139709 2025-08-07T12:58:19.677811 text/html 134018 2006-02-16T07:37:50 text/html 222767 2025-08-07T12:58:28.448770 application/epub+zip 223202 2025-08-07T12:58:23.933819 application/epub+zip 101000 2025-08-07T12:58:22.198857 application/epub+zip 474941 2025-08-07T12:58:31.089790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476619 2025-08-07T12:58:27.446781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357108 2022-09-08T12:58:14.646377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72530 2025-08-07T12:58:18.912801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72313 2006-02-16T07:37:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72307 2006-02-16T07:37:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21837 2025-08-07T12:58:31.235756 application/rdf+xml 25418 2025-08-07T12:58:22.737798 image/jpeg 4753 2025-08-07T12:58:22.467820 image/jpeg 29083 2006-02-16T07:37:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 123221 2006-02-16T07:37:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 29061 2006-02-16T07:37:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 222572 2025-08-07T12:58:19.705837 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia