The sentiments are far from Platonic, and have been severely censured by the best critics.

Among the young gallants of Euphuistic habitudes, Sidney was known as _Astrophel_; and Spenser wrote a poem mourning the death of Astrophel: _Stella_, of course, was the star of his worship.
GABRIEL HARVEY .-- Among the friends of both Sidney and Spenser, was one who had the pleasure of making them acquainted--Gabriel Harvey.

He was born, it is believed, in 1545, and lived until 1630.

Much may be gathered of the literary character and tendencies of the age by a perusal of the "three proper and wittie familiar letters" which passed between Spenser and himself, and the "four letters and certain sonnets," containing valuable notices of contemporary poets.

He also prefixed a poem entitled _Hobbinol_, to the Faery Queene.