The book "Floor Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley" (1782) is one of the most influential studies in the history of English literature. Author Edmond Malone analyzes in detail a collection of poems believed to belong to the XV pen of the famous English poet Thomas Rowley. This study is an important contribution to the field of Shakespearean studies and the study of the origin and authorship of literary works. Edmond Malone examines the style, language and meter of the poems in detail, comparing them to the famous works of Thomas Rowley. He argues that many of these poems are forgeries, worked on by other authors than by Thomas Rowley himself. The book reveals the historical context and cultural influences that took place at the time these poems were written, which makes this study extremely important for understanding the literary heritage of the time. "Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley" has become a landmark work in literary studies that helps contemporaries better understand and appreciate the poems previously considered Thomas Rowley's masterpieces.