Excerpt from Sonnets and Miscellaneous Verse; Hymn to Astræa, Etc.; Friend's Passion for His AstrophelMary Sidney, whose name has come down to us inextricably intertwined with that of her illustrious and devoted brother, is represented by her two extant original productions in verse. Apart from her memot able association with Sir Philip in regard to the latter's famous pastoral romance, and to their joint authorship of a metrical version of the Psalter apart, moreover, from the loveliness of her own character, Mary Sidney merits grateful recognition and remem brance as a bountiful and disinterested patroness of poets - among whom was the writer represented in the concluding section of this booklet - and as, in point of time, the first English authoress of repute.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.