Project Gutenberg 2014-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 260 Davies, John, Sir 1569 1626 Dauies, John, Sir Davis, John, Sir Davys, John, Sir Grosart, Alexander Balloch 1827 1899 Grosart, A. B. (Alexander Balloch) Grosart, Alexander B. The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies, Volume 2 of 2" by Sir John Davies is a collection of poetry likely written in the late 16th to early 17th century. This volume compiles various forms of verse, including epigrams and sonnets, rich in wit and social commentary. The poems often explore themes of love, human folly, and societal norms, presented through sharp satire and clever wordplay. At the start of the collection, the reader is introduced to the vibrant style characteristic of Davies' work, featuring a series of epigrams that define various types of "gulls" — a term Davies uses to comment on people who are foolish or easily deceived. Each poem deftly critiques different aspects of society through humorous character sketches. The opening examples provide a playful yet incisive examination of human behaviour, revealing the poet's keen observations on vanity, ambition, and moral shortcomings, all while engaging the reader with his clever use of language and form. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44978/44978-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626 PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 525944 2025-07-18T08:38:20.983898 text/html 517258 2024-10-24T02:49:52 text/html 184929 2025-07-18T08:38:35.908772 application/epub+zip 192142 2025-07-18T08:38:23.872834 application/epub+zip 180571 2025-07-18T08:38:22.406835 application/epub+zip 376320 2025-07-18T08:38:41.072728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563568 2025-07-18T08:38:33.848778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549539 2022-09-20T14:13:32.673612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303137 2025-07-18T08:38:18.889873 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283258 2024-10-24T02:49:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17787 2025-07-18T08:38:41.237735 application/rdf+xml 9484 2025-07-18T08:38:22.582822 image/jpeg 2060 2025-07-18T08:38:22.495850 image/jpeg 169154 2025-07-18T08:38:21.017828 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