TY - BOOK AU - Davies,John,Sir AU - Grosart,Alexander Balloch TI - The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2 AV - PR PY - 2014/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626 N1 - Release date is 2014-02-22; Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "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.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44978 ER -