Pastoral poem · 1613-1616
Britannia's Pastorals
Books I-III (Book III unfinished)
Browne's long Spenserian pastoral of Devon shepherds and nymphs, in rhymed pentameter couplets: the love of Marina and Celandine, her rescue from Famine's cave, and the shepherds' songs, in two books (1613, 1616) and an unfinished third.
Contents · 12 parts
- Book I, The First Songabout 800 lines
- Book I, The Second Songabout 910 lines
- Book I, The Third Songabout 460 lines
- Book I, The Fourth Songabout 840 lines
- Book I, The Fifth Songabout 930 lines
- Book II, The First Songabout 1070 lines
- Book II, The Second Songabout 860 lines
- Book II, The Third Songabout 1300 lines
- Book II, The Fourth Songabout 990 lines
- Book II, The Fifth Songabout 960 lines
- Book III, The First Songabout 1000 lines
- Book III, The Second Songabout 320 lines