The latter is overwrought and full of sickish sentiment.
Thomas Nash, 1558-1601: a satirist and polemic, who is best known for his controversy with Gabriel Harvey.

Most of his plays were written in conjunction with others.

He was imprisoned for writing _The Isle of Dogs_, which was played, but not published.

He is very licentious in his language.
John Lyly, born about 1553: wrote numerous smaller plays, but is chiefly known as the author of _Euphues, Anatomy of Wit_, and _Euphues and his England_.
Robert Greene, died 1592: educated at Cambridge.

Wrote _Alphonsus, King of Arragon_, _James IV._, _George-a-Greene_, _Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay_, and other plays.