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Benjamin [Ben] Jonson
- Close sectionPoems
- THE TEXT OF THE POEMS
- Close sectionEPIGRAMS
- TO THE GREAT EXAMPLE OF HONOR AND VERTVE, THE MOST NOBLE WILLIAM EARLE OF PEMBROKE, L. Chamberlayne, &c.
- Close sectionEpigrams
- I To the Reader
- II To my Book
- III To my Book-seller
- IIII To King James
- V On the Union
- VI To Alchemists
- VII On the new Hot-house
- VIII On a Robbery
- IX To all, to whom I write
- X To my lord Ignorant
- XI On something that walks somewhere
- XII On Lieutenant Shift
- XIII To Doctor Empirick
- XIV To William Camden
- XV On Court-worm
- XVI To Brayne-hardie
- XVII To the learned Critic
- XVIII To my mere English Censurer
- XIX On Sir Cod the perfumed
- XX To the same Sir Cod
- XXI On reformed Gamester
- XXII On my first Daughter
- XXIII To John Donne
- XXIV To the Parliament
- XXV On Sir voluptuous Beast
- XXVI On the same Beast
- XXVII On Sir John Roe
- XXVIII On Don Surly
- XXIX To Sir Annual Tilter
- XXX To Person Guilty
- XXXI On Bank the Usurer
- XXXII On Sir John Roe
- XXXIII To the same
- XXXIV Of Death
- XXXV To King James
- XXXVI To the Ghost of Martial
- XXXVII On Cheu'rill the Lawyer
- XXXVIII To Person Guilty
- XXXIX On Old Colt
- XL Of Margaret Ratcliffe
- XLI On Gypsie
- XLII On Giles and Jone
- XLIII To Robert, Earl of Salisbury
- XLIV On Chuffe, Bancks the Usurer's Kinsman
- XLV On my First Son
- XLVI To Sir Luckless Woo-all
- XLVII To the same
- XLVIII On Mungril Esquire
- XLIX To Play-wright
- L To Sir Cod
- LI To King James
- LII To Censorious Courtling
- LIII To Old-end Gatherer
- LIV On Cheu'ril
- LV To Francis Beaumont
- LVI On Poet-Ape
- LVII On Bawds, and Usurers
- LVIII To Groom Idiot
- LIX On Spies
- LX To William Lord Mounteagle
- LXI To Fool, or Knave
- LXII To Fine Lady Would-be
- LXIII To Robert, Earl of Salisbury
- LXIV To the same
- LXV To my Muse
- LXVI To Sir Henry Cary
- LXVII To Thomas Earl of Suffolk
- LXVIII On Play-wright
- LXIX To Pertinax Cob
- LXX To William Roe
- LXXI On Court-Parrot
- LXXII To Courtling
- LXXIII To Fine Grand
- LXXIV To Thomas Lord Chancellor <Egerton>
- LXXV On Lippe, the Teacher
- LXXVI On Lucy Countess of Bedford
- LXXVII To one that desired me not to name him
- LXXVIII To Hornet
- LXXIX To Elizabeth Countess of Rutland
- LXXX Of Life, and Death
- LXXXI To Proule the Plagiary
- LXXXII On Cashierd Capt. Surly
- LXXXIII To a Friend
- LXXXIV To Lucy Countess of Bedford
- LXXXV To Sir Henry Goodyere
- LXXXVI To the same
- LXXXVII On Captain Hazard the Cheater
- LXXXVIII On English Mounsieur
- LXXXIX To Edward Allen
- XC On Mill my Ladies Woman
- XCI To Sir Horace Vere
- XCII The new Cry
- XCIII To Sir John Radcliffe
- XCIV To Lucy, Countess of Bedford, with Mr Donnes Satires
- XCV To Sir Henry Savile
- XCVI To John Donne
- XCVII On the new Motion
- XCVIII To Sir Thomas Roe
- XCVIX To the same
- C On Play-wright
- CI Inviting a friend to supper
- CII To William Earl of Pembroke
- CIII To Mary Lady Wroth
- CIV To Susan Countess of Montgomery
- CV To Mary Lady Wroth
- CVI To Sir Edward Herbert
- CVII To Captain Hungry
- CVIII To true Soldiers
- CIX To Sir Henry Nevil
- CX To Clement Edmonds, on his Cæsars Commentaries observed, and translated
- CXI To the same; On the same
- CXII To a weak Gamester in Poetry
- CXIII To Sir Thomas Overbury
- CXIV To Mrs. Philip Sydney
- CXV On the Towns honest Man
- CXVI To Sir William Jephson
- CXVII On Groin
- CXVIII On Gut
- CXVIX To Sir Raph Shelton
- CXX Epitaph on S<alomon> P<avy> a child of Q. El<izabeths> Chapel
- CXXI To Benjamin Rudyerd
- CXXII To the same
- CXXIII To the same
- CXXIV Epitaph on Elizabeth, L. H.
- CXXV To Sir William Uvedale
- CXXVI To his Lady, then Mrs. Cary
- CXXVII To Esme, Lord A'ubigny
- CXXVIII To William Roe
- CXXIX To Mime
- CXXX To Alphonso Ferrabosco, on his Book
- CXXXI To the same
- CXXXII To Mr. Josvah Sylvester
- CXXXIII On the famous Voyage
- The Voyage it self
- Close sectionTHE FOREST
- Close sectionThe Forest
- I Why I write not of Love
- II To Penshurst
- III To Sir Robert Wroth
- IIII To the World
- V Song.: To Celia
- VI To the same
- VII Song.: That Women are but Mens shadows
- VIII To Sickness
- IX Song.: To Celia
- X. And must I sing? What subject shall I choose?
- XI Epode
- XII Epistle: To Elizabeth Countesse of Rutland
- XIII Epistle: To Katherine, Lady Aubigny
- XIIII Ode.: To Sir William Sydney, on his Birthday
- XV To Heaven
- Close sectionThe Forest
- Close sectionTHE UNDERWOOD
- To the Reader.
- Close sectionThe Underwood
- Close sectionI. Poems of Devotion
- Close sectionII. A Celebration of Charis in ten Lyric Pieces
- 1 His Excuse for loving
- 2 How he saw her
- 3 What he suffered
- 4 Her Triumph
- 5 His discourse with Cupid
- 6 Claiming a second kiss by Desert
- 7 Begging another, on colour of mending the former
- 8 Urging her of a promise
- 9 Her man described by her own Dictamen
- 10 Another Ladies exception present at the hearing
- III. The Musical strife ; in a Pastoral Dialogue
- IV. A Song
- V. In the person of Womankind
- VI. Another. in defence of their Inconstancy. a Song
- A Nymphs Passion
- VIII The Hourglass
- IX. My Picture left in Scotland
- X. Against Jealousy
- XI. The Dream
- XII. An Epitaph on Master Vincent Corbet
- XIII. An Epistle to Sir Edward Sacvile, now Earl of Dorset
- XIV. An Epistle to Master John Selden
- XV. An Epistle to a Friend, to persuade him to the Wars
- XVI. An Epitaph on Master Philip Gray
- XVII. Epistle to a Friend
- XVIII. An Elegy
- XIX. An Elegy
- XX. A Satirical Shrub
- XXI. A little Shrub growing by
- XXII. An Elegy
- XXIII. An Ode. to himself
- XXIV The mind of the Frontispiece to a Book
- XXV. An Ode to James Earl of Desmond written in Queen Elizabeths time, since lost, and recovered
- XXVI. An Ode
- XXVII. An Ode
- XXVIII. A Sonnet, to the noble Lady, the Lady Mary Worth
- XXIX. A Fit of Rhyme against Rhyme
- XXX. An Epigram on Will(i)am Lord Burl(eigh,) Lo: high Treasurer of England
- XXXI. An Epigram to Thomas Lo: Elsemere, the last Term he sat Chancellor
- XXXII. Another to him
- XXXIII. An Epigram to the Councillor that pleaded, and carried the Cause
- XXXIV. An Epigram. to the small Pox
- XXXV. An Epitaph <On Elizabeth Chute.>
- XXXVI. A Song
- XXXVII. An Epistle to a friend
- XXXVIII. An Elegy
- XXXIX. An Elegy
- XL. An Elegy
- XLI. An Elegy
- XLII. An Elegy
- XLIII. An Execration upon Vulcan
- XLIV. A speech according to Horace
- XLV. An Epistle to Master Arth: Squib
- XLVI. An Epigram on Sir Edward Coke, when he was Lord chief justice of England
- XLVII. An Epistle answering to one that asked to be Sealed of the Tribe of Ben
- XLVIII. The Dedication of the Kings new Cellar
- XLIX. An Epigram on the Court Pucell
- L. An Epigram
- LI. Lord Bacon's Birthday
- Close sectionLII. A Poême sent me by Sir William Burlase
- LIII. An Epigram
- LIV. Epistle
- LV. To Mr. John Burges
- LVI. Epistle
- LVII. To Master John Burges
- LVIII. Epigram, to my Bookseller
- LIX. An Epigram
- LX. An Epitaph, on Henry L. La-ware
- LXI. An Epigram
- LXII. An Epigram
- LXIII. To K. Charles, and Q. Mary
- LXIV. An Epigram
- LXV. An Epigram on the Princes birth
- LXVI. An Epigram to the Queen, then lying in
- LXVII. An Ode, or Song, by all the Muses
- LXVIII. An Epigram, to the Household
- LXIX. Epigram
- LXX. To the immortal memory, and friendship of that noble pair, Sir Lucius Cary, and Sir H. Morison
- LXXI. To the Right Honourable, the Lord high Treasurer of England
- LXXII. To the King. On his Birthday
- LXXIII. On the Right Honourable, and virtuous Lord Weston, Upon the Day, He was made Earl of Portland
- LXXIV. To the Right honourable Hierome, L. Weston
- LXXV. Epithalamion
- LXXVI. The humble Petition of poor Ben
- LXXVII. To the right Honourable, the Lord Treasurer of England
- LXXVIII. An Epigram
- Close sectionLXXIX.
- LXXX.
- LXXXI. On the Kings Birthday
- LXXXII. To my L. the King, on the Christening His second Son James
- LXXXIII. An Elegy
- Close sectionLXXXIV. Eupheme
- LXXXV. <Horace. Epode 2.>
- LXXXVI. <Horace> Ode the first. the fourth Book.
- LXXXVII. <Horace> Ode IX. 3 Book, to Lydia
- LXXXVIII. <A Fragment of Petronius Arbiter.>
- LXXXIX. <Martial. Epigram LXXVII. Book VIII.>
- XC. Martial. <Epigram XLVIII, Book X.>
- Close sectionHorace His Art of Poetry
- Close sectionUngathered Verse
- THE TEXT
- I From the Sprite of Trees and Herbs, by Thomas Palmer, 1598–9
- II From Melancholic humours, in verses of diverse natures, set
- III Fragments from Englands Parnassus: Or The choicest Flowers
- Close section iv, v.
- VI Ben: Johnson
- VII To the Author
- VIII To the worthy Author M. John Fletcher
- IX To my right worthy friend Mr. Geo: Garrard
- Facsimile title page
- Close section x, xi.
- XII Certain Verses Written Upon Coryats Crudities
- XIII From Iunii Iuuenalis et Auli Persii Flacci Satyræ: Cum
- XIV From Auli Persii Flacci Satyræ sex. 1 Vates. 2 Vota. 3 ignauus.
- XV From L. & M. Annæi Senecae atque aliorum Tragoediæ. Animad
- XVI A speech presented unto king James at a tilting in the behalf of the two noble Brothers sir Robert & sir Henry Rich
- XVII From Cynthias Revenge: or Mænanders Extasy.—Pers. Ipse semipaganus
- XVIII To the most noble, and above his Titles, Robert, Earl of Somerset
- XIX From the Ghost of Richard the Third. Expressing himself in
- XX To the worthy Author on the Husband
- XXI To my truly-beloved Friend, Mr. Browne: on his Pastorals
- XXII Charles Cavendish to his Posterity
- XXIII To my worthy and honourrd Friend, Mr George Chapman, on his Translation of Hesiods Works, & Days
- XXIV On the Author, Work, and Translator
- XXV To the Reader
- XXVI To the memory of my beloved, the Author Mr William Shakespeare: and what he hath left us
- 27 XXVII
- XXVIII To ye memory of that most honoured Lady Jane, eldest Daughter, to Cuthbert Lord Ogle: and Countess of Shrewsbury
- XXIX To my chosen Friend, the learned Translator of Lucan, Thomas May, Esquire
- XXX The Vision of Ben. Jonson, on the Muses of his Friend, M. Drayton
- XXXI <Epitaph on Katherine, Lady Ogle.>
- XXXII On the honored Poems of his honored Friend, Sir John Beaumont, Baronet
- XXXIII To my worthy Friend, Master Edward Filmer, on his Work published
- XXXIV An Expostulacon with Inigo Iones
- XXXV To Inigo Marquess Would be a Corollary
- To a ffriend an Epigram Of him
- XXXVII To my Detractor
- XXXVIII To my old Faithful Servant: and (by his continued Virtue) my loving Friend: the Author of this Work, M. Rich. Brome
- XXXIX <An Answer to Alexander Gill.>
- XL To Mrs. Alice Sutchiffle on her divine Meditations
- XLI The Garland of the blessed Virgin Marie
- XLII To my dear Son, and right-learned Friend, Master Joseph Rutter
- XLIII An Epigram to my jovial Good Friend Mr. Robert Dover, on his great Instauration of his Hunting, and Dancing at Cotswold
- XLIV (A Song of Welcome to King Charles)
- XLV (A Song of the Moon)
- XLVI
- XLVII A Grace by Ben: Johnson. extempore. before King James
- XLVIII Ode:
- XLIX (An Epistle to a Friend)
- L A speech out of Lucane
- Close sectionPoems Ascribed to Jonson
- I Another (Epigram) on the Birth of the Prince
- II A Parallel of the Prince to the King
- III On the Birthday of Prince Charles
- IV A Petition of the Infant Prince Charles
- V Epitaph on Prince Henry
- VI On the Countess Dowager of Pembroke
- VII Epitaph on Michael Drayton
- VIII To Lord Bacon
- IX Ode
- X Epigram on Richard Burbage
- XI Master Jonson's answer to Master Withers
- XII On the Steeple of St Mary's Church, Newcastle
- XIII On the Family Vault of Lord Zouche at Harringworth
- XIV Epitaph on an Honest Lawyer
- XV A Highway Robbery
- XVI The Half-Moon Tavern in Aldersgate Street
- XVII An Impromptu to Sir William Noye
- XVIII The Crown Inn at Basingstoke
- XIX On the Good Wives Ale
- XX An Oracle of Heliodorus
- XXI Horace, Odes II. III
- XXII On my Friend and adopted Son Mr. Thomas Jordan the Infant-Poet of our Age
C. H. Herford, Percy Simpson, and Evelyn Simpson (eds), Ben Jonson, Vol. 8: The Poems; The Prose Works
Contents
- Close section Front Matter
- Close sectionPoems
- THE TEXT OF THE POEMS
- Close sectionEPIGRAMS
- TO THE GREAT EXAMPLE OF HONOR AND VERTVE, THE MOST NOBLE WILLIAM EARLE OF PEMBROKE, L. Chamberlayne, &c.
- Close sectionEpigrams
- I To the Reader
- II To my Book
- III To my Book-seller
- IIII To King James
- V On the Union
- VI To Alchemists
- VII On the new Hot-house
- VIII On a Robbery
- IX To all, to whom I write
- X To my lord Ignorant
- XI On something that walks somewhere
- XII On Lieutenant Shift
- XIII To Doctor Empirick
- XIV To William Camden
- XV On Court-worm
- XVI To Brayne-hardie
- XVII To the learned Critic
- XVIII To my mere English Censurer
- XIX On Sir Cod the perfumed
- XX To the same Sir Cod
- XXI On reformed Gamester
- XXII On my first Daughter
- XXIII To John Donne
- XXIV To the Parliament
- XXV On Sir voluptuous Beast
- XXVI On the same Beast
- XXVII On Sir John Roe
- XXVIII On Don Surly
- XXIX To Sir Annual Tilter
- XXX To Person Guilty
- XXXI On Bank the Usurer
- XXXII On Sir John Roe
- XXXIII To the same
- XXXIV Of Death
- XXXV To King James
- XXXVI To the Ghost of Martial
- XXXVII On Cheu'rill the Lawyer
- XXXVIII To Person Guilty
- XXXIX On Old Colt
- XL Of Margaret Ratcliffe
- XLI On Gypsie
- XLII On Giles and Jone
- XLIII To Robert, Earl of Salisbury
- XLIV On Chuffe, Bancks the Usurer's Kinsman
- XLV On my First Son
- XLVI To Sir Luckless Woo-all
- XLVII To the same
- XLVIII On Mungril Esquire
- XLIX To Play-wright
- L To Sir Cod
- LI To King James
- LII To Censorious Courtling
- LIII To Old-end Gatherer
- LIV On Cheu'ril
- LV To Francis Beaumont
- LVI On Poet-Ape
- LVII On Bawds, and Usurers
- LVIII To Groom Idiot
- LIX On Spies
- LX To William Lord Mounteagle
- LXI To Fool, or Knave
- LXII To Fine Lady Would-be
- LXIII To Robert, Earl of Salisbury
- LXIV To the same
- LXV To my Muse
- LXVI To Sir Henry Cary
- LXVII To Thomas Earl of Suffolk
- LXVIII On Play-wright
- LXIX To Pertinax Cob
- LXX To William Roe
- LXXI On Court-Parrot
- LXXII To Courtling
- LXXIII To Fine Grand
- LXXIV To Thomas Lord Chancellor <Egerton>
- LXXV On Lippe, the Teacher
- LXXVI On Lucy Countess of Bedford
- LXXVII To one that desired me not to name him
- LXXVIII To Hornet
- LXXIX To Elizabeth Countess of Rutland
- LXXX Of Life, and Death
- LXXXI To Proule the Plagiary
- LXXXII On Cashierd Capt. Surly
- LXXXIII To a Friend
- LXXXIV To Lucy Countess of Bedford
- LXXXV To Sir Henry Goodyere
- LXXXVI To the same
- LXXXVII On Captain Hazard the Cheater
- LXXXVIII On English Mounsieur
- LXXXIX To Edward Allen
- XC On Mill my Ladies Woman
- XCI To Sir Horace Vere
- XCII The new Cry
- XCIII To Sir John Radcliffe
- XCIV To Lucy, Countess of Bedford, with Mr Donnes Satires
- XCV To Sir Henry Savile
- XCVI To John Donne
- XCVII On the new Motion
- XCVIII To Sir Thomas Roe
- XCVIX To the same
- C On Play-wright
- CI Inviting a friend to supper
- CII To William Earl of Pembroke
- CIII To Mary Lady Wroth
- CIV To Susan Countess of Montgomery
- CV To Mary Lady Wroth
- CVI To Sir Edward Herbert
- CVII To Captain Hungry
- CVIII To true Soldiers
- CIX To Sir Henry Nevil
- CX To Clement Edmonds, on his Cæsars Commentaries observed, and translated
- CXI To the same; On the same
- CXII To a weak Gamester in Poetry
- CXIII To Sir Thomas Overbury
- CXIV To Mrs. Philip Sydney
- CXV On the Towns honest Man
- CXVI To Sir William Jephson
- CXVII On Groin
- CXVIII On Gut
- CXVIX To Sir Raph Shelton
- CXX Epitaph on S<alomon> P<avy> a child of Q. El<izabeths> Chapel
- CXXI To Benjamin Rudyerd
- CXXII To the same
- CXXIII To the same
- CXXIV Epitaph on Elizabeth, L. H.
- CXXV To Sir William Uvedale
- CXXVI To his Lady, then Mrs. Cary
- CXXVII To Esme, Lord A'ubigny
- CXXVIII To William Roe
- CXXIX To Mime
- CXXX To Alphonso Ferrabosco, on his Book
- CXXXI To the same
- CXXXII To Mr. Josvah Sylvester
- CXXXIII On the famous Voyage
- The Voyage it self
- Close sectionTHE FOREST
- Close sectionThe Forest
- I Why I write not of Love
- II To Penshurst
- III To Sir Robert Wroth
- IIII To the World
- V Song.: To Celia
- VI To the same
- VII Song.: That Women are but Mens shadows
- VIII To Sickness
- IX Song.: To Celia
- X. And must I sing? What subject shall I choose?
- XI Epode
- XII Epistle: To Elizabeth Countesse of Rutland
- XIII Epistle: To Katherine, Lady Aubigny
- XIIII Ode.: To Sir William Sydney, on his Birthday
- XV To Heaven
- Close sectionThe Forest
- Close sectionTHE UNDERWOOD
- To the Reader.
- Close sectionThe Underwood
- Close sectionI. Poems of Devotion
- Close sectionII. A Celebration of Charis in ten Lyric Pieces
- III. The Musical strife ; in a Pastoral Dialogue
- IV. A Song
- V. In the person of Womankind
- VI. Another. in defence of their Inconstancy. a Song
- A Nymphs Passion
- VIII The Hourglass
- IX. My Picture left in Scotland
- X. Against Jealousy
- XI. The Dream
- XII. An Epitaph on Master Vincent Corbet
- XIII. An Epistle to Sir Edward Sacvile, now Earl of Dorset
- XIV. An Epistle to Master John Selden
- XV. An Epistle to a Friend, to persuade him to the Wars
- XVI. An Epitaph on Master Philip Gray
- XVII. Epistle to a Friend
- XVIII. An Elegy
- XIX. An Elegy
- XX. A Satirical Shrub
- XXI. A little Shrub growing by
- XXII. An Elegy
- XXIII. An Ode. to himself
- XXIV The mind of the Frontispiece to a Book
- XXV. An Ode to James Earl of Desmond written in Queen Elizabeths time, since lost, and recovered
- XXVI. An Ode
- XXVII. An Ode
- XXVIII. A Sonnet, to the noble Lady, the Lady Mary Worth
- XXIX. A Fit of Rhyme against Rhyme
- XXX. An Epigram on Will(i)am Lord Burl(eigh,) Lo: high Treasurer of England
- XXXI. An Epigram to Thomas Lo: Elsemere, the last Term he sat Chancellor
- XXXII. Another to him
- XXXIII. An Epigram to the Councillor that pleaded, and carried the Cause
- XXXIV. An Epigram. to the small Pox
- XXXV. An Epitaph <On Elizabeth Chute.>
- XXXVI. A Song
- XXXVII. An Epistle to a friend
- XXXVIII. An Elegy
- XXXIX. An Elegy
- XL. An Elegy
- XLI. An Elegy
- XLII. An Elegy
- XLIII. An Execration upon Vulcan
- XLIV. A speech according to Horace
- XLV. An Epistle to Master Arth: Squib
- XLVI. An Epigram on Sir Edward Coke, when he was Lord chief justice of England
- XLVII. An Epistle answering to one that asked to be Sealed of the Tribe of Ben
- XLVIII. The Dedication of the Kings new Cellar
- XLIX. An Epigram on the Court Pucell
- L. An Epigram
- LI. Lord Bacon's Birthday
- Close sectionLII. A Poême sent me by Sir William Burlase
- LIII. An Epigram
- LIV. Epistle
- LV. To Mr. John Burges
- LVI. Epistle
- LVII. To Master John Burges
- LVIII. Epigram, to my Bookseller
- LIX. An Epigram
- LX. An Epitaph, on Henry L. La-ware
- LXI. An Epigram
- LXII. An Epigram
- LXIII. To K. Charles, and Q. Mary
- LXIV. An Epigram
- LXV. An Epigram on the Princes birth
- LXVI. An Epigram to the Queen, then lying in
- LXVII. An Ode, or Song, by all the Muses
- LXVIII. An Epigram, to the Household
- LXIX. Epigram
- LXX. To the immortal memory, and friendship of that noble pair, Sir Lucius Cary, and Sir H. Morison
- LXXI. To the Right Honourable, the Lord high Treasurer of England
- LXXII. To the King. On his Birthday
- LXXIII. On the Right Honourable, and virtuous Lord Weston, Upon the Day, He was made Earl of Portland
- LXXIV. To the Right honourable Hierome, L. Weston
- LXXV. Epithalamion
- LXXVI. The humble Petition of poor Ben
- LXXVII. To the right Honourable, the Lord Treasurer of England
- LXXVIII. An Epigram
- Close sectionLXXIX.
- LXXX.
- LXXXI. On the Kings Birthday
- LXXXII. To my L. the King, on the Christening His second Son James
- LXXXIII. An Elegy
- Close sectionLXXXIV. Eupheme
- LXXXV. <Horace. Epode 2.>
- LXXXVI. <Horace> Ode the first. the fourth Book.
- LXXXVII. <Horace> Ode IX. 3 Book, to Lydia
- LXXXVIII. <A Fragment of Petronius Arbiter.>
- LXXXIX. <Martial. Epigram LXXVII. Book VIII.>
- XC. Martial. <Epigram XLVIII, Book X.>
- Close sectionHorace His Art of Poetry
- Close sectionUngathered Verse
- THE TEXT
- I From the Sprite of Trees and Herbs, by Thomas Palmer, 1598–9
- II From Melancholic humours, in verses of diverse natures, set
- III Fragments from Englands Parnassus: Or The choicest Flowers
- Close section iv, v.
- VI Ben: Johnson
- VII To the Author
- VIII To the worthy Author M. John Fletcher
- IX To my right worthy friend Mr. Geo: Garrard
- Facsimile title page
- Close sectionx, xi.
- XII Certain Verses Written Upon Coryats Crudities
- XIII From Iunii Iuuenalis et Auli Persii Flacci Satyræ: Cum
- XIV From Auli Persii Flacci Satyræ sex. 1 Vates. 2 Vota. 3 ignauus.
- XV From L. & M. Annæi Senecae atque aliorum Tragoediæ. Animad
- XVI A speech presented unto king James at a tilting in the behalf of the two noble Brothers sir Robert & sir Henry Rich
- XVII From Cynthias Revenge: or Mænanders Extasy.—Pers. Ipse semipaganus
- XVIII To the most noble, and above his Titles, Robert, Earl of Somerset
- XIX From the Ghost of Richard the Third. Expressing himself in
- XX To the worthy Author on the Husband
- XXI To my truly-beloved Friend, Mr. Browne: on his Pastorals
- XXII Charles Cavendish to his Posterity
- XXIII To my worthy and honourrd Friend, Mr George Chapman, on his Translation of Hesiods Works, & Days
- XXIV On the Author, Work, and Translator
- XXV To the Reader
- XXVI To the memory of my beloved, the Author Mr William Shakespeare: and what he hath left us
- 27 XXVII
- XXVIII To ye memory of that most honoured Lady Jane, eldest Daughter, to Cuthbert Lord Ogle: and Countess of Shrewsbury
- XXIX To my chosen Friend, the learned Translator of Lucan, Thomas May, Esquire
- XXX The Vision of Ben. Jonson, on the Muses of his Friend, M. Drayton
- XXXI <Epitaph on Katherine, Lady Ogle.>
- XXXII On the honored Poems of his honored Friend, Sir John Beaumont, Baronet
- XXXIII To my worthy Friend, Master Edward Filmer, on his Work published
- XXXIV An Expostulacon with Inigo Iones
- XXXV To Inigo Marquess Would be a Corollary
- To a ffriend an Epigram Of him
- XXXVII To my Detractor
- XXXVIII To my old Faithful Servant: and (by his continued Virtue) my loving Friend: the Author of this Work, M. Rich. Brome
- XXXIX <An Answer to Alexander Gill.>
- XL To Mrs. Alice Sutchiffle on her divine Meditations
- XLI The Garland of the blessed Virgin Marie
- XLII To my dear Son, and right-learned Friend, Master Joseph Rutter
- XLIII An Epigram to my jovial Good Friend Mr. Robert Dover, on his great Instauration of his Hunting, and Dancing at Cotswold
- XLIV (A Song of Welcome to King Charles)
- XLV (A Song of the Moon)
- XLVI
- XLVII A Grace by Ben: Johnson. extempore. before King James
- XLVIII Ode:
- XLIX (An Epistle to a Friend)
- L A speech out of Lucane
- Close sectionPoems Ascribed to Jonson
- I Another (Epigram) on the Birth of the Prince
- II A Parallel of the Prince to the King
- III On the Birthday of Prince Charles
- IV A Petition of the Infant Prince Charles
- V Epitaph on Prince Henry
- VI On the Countess Dowager of Pembroke
- VII Epitaph on Michael Drayton
- VIII To Lord Bacon
- IX Ode
- X Epigram on Richard Burbage
- XI Master Jonson's answer to Master Withers
- XII On the Steeple of St Mary's Church, Newcastle
- XIII On the Family Vault of Lord Zouche at Harringworth
- XIV Epitaph on an Honest Lawyer
- XV A Highway Robbery
- XVI The Half-Moon Tavern in Aldersgate Street
- XVII An Impromptu to Sir William Noye
- XVIII The Crown Inn at Basingstoke
- XIX On the Good Wives Ale
- XX An Oracle of Heliodorus
- XXI Horace, Odes II. III
- XXII On my Friend and adopted Son Mr. Thomas Jordan the Infant-Poet of our Age
- Close sectionProse Works
