Whitney's Two Volumes of Verse Miscellany

Sweet Nosegay (1573) and The Copy of a Letter (1567) were part of a literary trend of combining classical and Biblical references with popular and vernacular sources, and reflect the growing literary appetites of the urban population.

As well a selection of her original poetry, this volume includes Sidney's version of the Psalms of David and Petrach's Triumph of Death.

Lanyer's poetry is devotional and is the most single-minded and explicit in its advocacy of female spirituality and virtue. Included here are Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum and The Description of Cooke-ham.