...it did not appear in print until 1598. Possibly, indeed, lines of Marlowe in the same fragment — Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless...disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies — may have influenced Shakespeare in his treatment of the subject, as has been suggested by Dr. Lee....

...garments were of lawne, The lining, purple silke, with guilt starres drawne. 10 Her wide sleeves greene, and bordered with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove, To please the carelesse and disdainfull eies, Of proud Adonis that before her lies. Her kirtle blew, whereon was...

...upon. The outside of her garments were of lawn, The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; Her wide sleeves green, and bordered with a grove, Where Venus...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reached to the ground beneath; Her veil was artificial flowers...

...were of lawn, The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn ; Her wide sleeves green, and border'd with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath : Her veil was artificial...

...The outside of her garments were of lawn, The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn ; Her wide sleeves green, and bordered with a grove, Where Venus...was many a stain, Made with the blood of wretched lov«rs slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath...

...there is a brief allusion to the story of Adonis which is most important in this connection : — . . . Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless...disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies. This hint from Marlowe may have sufficed for Shakespeare. But it seems probable that he had a more...

...were of lawn, 9 The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn ; Her wide sleeves green, and border'd Z -hZ - PZ - ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath ; 1 See also p. 165. Her veil...

...were of lawn, 9 The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; Her wide sleeves green, and border'd thing, and nearer than hands and feet. 12 is law,...the fool ; For all we have power to see is a strai ware a myrtle wreath, From -whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath; Her veil was artificial...

...stars drawn ; Her wide sleeves green, and border'd with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory si rove udge ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath ; 1 See also p. 165. Her veil...

...Venus'a vain soliciting and of Adonis's reluctance, is alluded to in Marlowe's Hero and Leander : — ' Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the...disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ' : — and in Robert's Greene's pamphlet, Never Too Late (1590) : — ' Sweet Adon, dar'st not glance...