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George Saintsbury (ed.), Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol. 2: Marmion's Cupid and Psyche, Kynaston's Leonine and Sydanis, and Cynthiades, Poems of John Hall, Sidney Godolphin and Philip Ayres, Chalkhill's Thealma and Clearchus, Poems of Patrick Carey and William Hammond, Bosworth's Arcadius and Sepha, &c
Contents
- Close section Front Matter
- Facsimile title page
- INTRODUCTION TO SHAKERLEY MARMION
- To the High and Mighty, Charles Lodwick, Prince Elector, Count Palatine of the Rheine, Arch Dapifer, Vicar of the Sacred Empire, Duke of Bavaria and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter
- To his worthy friend, Master Shakerley Marmion, upon his poem of Cupid and Psyche
- To his loving friend, Mr. Shakerley Marmion, the Author
- To his true friend, the Author, Master Shakerley Marmion, etc.
- Of my worthy friend, Mr. Shakerley Marmion, upon his poem of Cupid and Psyche
- The Argument
- The Mythology: or, Explanation of the Argument
- The Legend of Cupid and Psyche
- Facsimile title pages
- INTRODUCTION TO SIR FRANCIS KYNASTON
- To the Reader
- Leoline and Sydanis
- Cynthiades
- Further
- INTRODUCTION TO JOHN HALL
- Close sectionPoems, the First Book
- A Satire
- Upon T.R., a very little man, but excellently learned
- A Sea Dialogue
- Upon the King's Great Porter
- A Burning Glass
- The Call
- An Eunuch
- The Lure
- The Morning Star
- Platonic Love
- To the deformed X. R.
- Julia Weeping
- To my honoured noble friend, Thomas Stanley, Esq., on his Poems
- To Mr. S. S.
- The Crystal
- A Rapture
- To Mr. Stanley, after his return from France
- An Epicurean Ode
- On M.W., the Great Eater
- The Antipathy, a Pastoral
- Sing
- Home Travel
- Upon Samuel Ward, D. D., the Lady Margaret's Professor in Cambridge
- To the precious memory of Master William Fenner
- On a Gentleman and his Wife, who died both within a very few days
- Of Beauty
- The Epitome
- Armilla Nigra
- To Mr. Stanley
- On Dr. Bambrigg, Master of Christ's
- Upon Mr. Robert Wiseman, son to Sir Richard Wiseman, Essex
- Johanni Arrowsmythio, Coll. Sti. Joh. Præfecto
- To his Tutor, Master Pawson. an Ode
- To an Old Wife talking to him
- The Recantation
- Facsimile title page
- Close sectionThe Second Book of Divine Poems
- Close sectionTHE POEMS OF SIDNEY GODOLPHIN
- Further
- CONTENTS
- INDEX OF FIRST LINES
- INTRODUCTION TO SIDNEY GODOL PHIN
- Close sectionPoems
- Psalm 141
- Chorus
- Constancy
- Song
- Song
- Cloris
- Lines
- To the King and Queen
- Triplets
- Psalm 137
- A Ballet
- Song
- Epistle
- Meditation—[Reply]
- Quatrains
- Quatrains
- Epistle
- To the tune of ' In faith I cannot keep my Father's Sheep '
- Hymn
- A Farewell
- On Sir F. Carew
- Epitaph on Lady Rich
- The Passion of Dido for Aeneas
- Close sectionPoems from Harleian MS.
- Further
- INTRODUCTION TO PHILIP AYRES
- The Preface
- To Philip Ayres, Esp.; on his Poems
- Close sectionLyric Poems
- The Poem. to Love
- The Request. to Love
- The Complaint
- From Girolamo Preti, out of Italian, on a Racehorse
- Invites Poets and Historian to write in Cynthia's Praise
- Cynthia on Horseback
- On the Death of Cynthia's Horse
- On a Fountain and its Architect
- Describes the place where Cynthia is sporting herself
- His Retirement
- A Character of his Friend, W. B. Esq.
- A Sonnet. of Love
- On the Picture of Lucretia stabbing herself
- Complains, being hindered the sight of his Nymph
- The Pleased Captive
- The Incurable
- On a Fair Beggar
- A Sonnet, out of Italian, from Claudio Achillini
- A Sonnet. the Rose and Lily
- A Defiance, returning to the Place of his past Amours
- Distance
- A Sonnet. On Signor Pietro Reggio his setting to Music several of Mr. Cowley's Poems
- From a Drinking Ode of Alcaeus
- An Epitaph. On a Dutch Captain
- On Cynthia, singing a Recitative Piece of Music
- A Sonnet. On the Picture of a Cavalier Guarini, Author of Il Pastor Fido
- On Old Rome
- A Song. Revenge against Cynthia
- A Sonnet. Love's Contrariety
- Invites his Nymph to his Cottage
- Tis hard to follow Virtue
- Endymion and Diana
- From an Ode of Horace
- A Complaint
- Love's Garden. Translated from Girolamo Preti
- Seeing his own Picture, discourses of his Studies, and Fortune
- A Sonnet, of Petrarc, on the Death of Laura
- Another, of Petrarc, on Laura's Death
- Complaints of the Court
- Being retired, complains against the court
- To Cynthia
- The Withered Rose
- A Sonnet. On the Death of Sylvia
- To the Winds
- The Silent Talkers
- Tis dangerous jesting with Love
- On Wine
- A Dream
- The Restless Lover
- The Resolution. a Sonnet of Petrarc. Out of Italian
- Invokes Death
- A Hint from the Beginning of the Third Satire of Juvenal
- A Contemplation on Man's Life. Out of Spanish.
- The Nightingale that was drowned
- On a Child sleeping in Cynthia's Lap
- Cure for Afflictions
- Cynthia Sporting
- The Fly
- On Gold
- To his Grace, George Duke of Northumberland
- Love's New Philosophy
- The Vanity of Unwarrantable Notions
- To the Nightingale
- Apollo and Daphne
- A Sestina, in Imitation of Sig. Fra. Petrarca
- A Sonnet of Sig. Francesco Petrarca, giving an Account of the Time when he fell in Love with Madonna Laura
- A Sonnet, of Petrarc, showing how long he had loved Madonna Laura
- A Sonnet, of Petrarc, going to visit M. Laura, remembers she is lately dead
- A Sonnet. Petrarc laments for the Death of M. Laura
- A Sonnet. Petrarc on Laura's Death
- Constancy
- To his Viol
- Hope. Out of Italian, from Fra. Abbati
- Finding Cynthia in Pain, and crying
- Cynthia sleeping in a Garden
- Lesbia's Complaint against Thyrsis his Inconstancy
- On Lydia Distracted
- The Four Seasons
- A Sonnet. Translated out of Italian
- The Scholar of his own Pupil
- An Epitaph, on a Foolish Boaster
- The Danger of the Sea
- An Expostulation with Love
- On the Art of Writing
- The Morn
- To his Ingenious Friend, Mr. N. Tate
- Less Security at Sea than on Shore
- A Sonnet. Platonic Love
- Praises the Fountain Casis
- To Cynthia gone into the Country
- Sonnet Español de Don Felipe Ayres
- A Sonnet. On Cynthia sick
- The Turtle Doves
- An Essay towards a Character of His Sacred Majesty King James the Second
- Sleeping Eyes
- To the Swallow
- Love so as to be beloved again
- All things should contribute to the Lover's Assistance
- Cupid turned Ploughman
- Love's Subtlety
- Love makes the best Poets
- The Death of Adonis
- Love a Spirit
- Commends on the Spring
- The Young Fowler that mistook his Game
- To sweet Meat, sour Sauce
- Cupid's Nest
- To Himself
- To his Mistress
- To Love
- On a Death's-Head, covered with Cobwebs, kept in a Library, and said to be the Skull of a King
- From an Imperfect Ode of Hybrias the Cretan
- Complains of the Shortness of Life
- Being sick of a Fever, complains of the Fountain Casis
- His Heart, into a Bird
- In Praise of a Country Life
- Mortal Jealousy
- The Innocent Magician; or, a Charm against Love
- The Happy Nightingale
- On Fame
- Leander Drowned
- To Sleep, when sick of a Fever
- An Epigram on Woman
- Of Learning
- Cynthia returned from the Country
- A Paean, of Song of Triumh, translated into a Pindaric; supposed to be of Alcaeus, of Sappho
- Beauty makes us Happy
- To John Dryden, Esq.: Poet Laureate and Historiographer Royal, his Honoured Friend
- To a Singing Bird
- The Happy Lover
- On Peace
- An Ode of Anacreon
- The Musical Conqueress
- A Nymph to a young Shepherd, insensible of Love
- Compares the Troubles which he has undergone for Cynthia's Love, to the Labours of Hercules
- The Trophy
- In Sphaeram Archimedis
- The Frailty of Man's Life
- Of the Miseries attending Mankind
- Of the Blessings attending Mankind
- To make a Married Life Happy
- On Man's Life
- The Contempt of Old Age
- In Praise of Old Age
- From Crates the Philosopher, on the same
- The Timely Memento
- On Good Friday, the Day of our Saviour's Passion
- Of Imprudence
- His Remedies against the Miseries of Man's Life
- THE TABLE
- Emblems of Love
- Facsimile title page
- INTRODUCTION TO JOHN CHALKHILL (?)
- The Preface
- To my worthy friend Mr. Isaac Walton, on the publication of this Poem
- Thealma and Clearchus
- Coridon's Song
- Oh, the Brave Fisher's Life
- Facsimile title page
- INTRODUCTION TO PATRICK CAREY
- Pedigree of the Carey and Uvedale families
- Introduction [By Sir Walter Scott. — Ed.]
- Close sectionBallads
- An Octave
- To the Tune—'Once I lov'd a Maiden Fair' &c.
- To the Tune—'I'll do by thee as ne're was done
- To the Tune—'I would give Twenty Pound,' &c.
- To the Tune of ' Bobbing Joan'
- To the Tune of 'Troy Town'
- To the Tune—'But I fancy Lovely Nancy,' &c.
- To the Tune of 'The Healths'
- To the Tune—'I'll tell thee, Dick, that I have been,' &c.
- To the Tune—'That we may row with my P. over ye Ferry'
- To the Tune—'Will and Tom,' &c.
- To the Tune—'But that ne'er troubles me, Boys,' &c.
- The Country Life. to a French tune
- To the Tune—'And will you now to Peace, incline,' &c.
- To a French Tune
- To a French Tune
- To an Italian Tune
- To an Italian Tune
- To a Spanish Tune, called 'Folias'
- To the Italian Tune, called 'Girometta'
- To the Tune—'To Parliament the Queen is gone,' &c.
- To the Tune of 'I'll have my Love, or I'll have on[e]'
- To the Tune of 'Phillida flouts me'
- To the Tune of 'Francklin's is fled away'
- Close sectionTriolets
- Worldly designs, fears, hopes,
- By ambition raised high
- Servire Deo Regnare est
- Whilst I beheld the neck o' the dove
- Crux via Coelorum
- Crucifixus pro Nobis
- Fallax et Instabilis
- Nulla Fides
- What use has he made of his soul
- Dirige vias meas Domine!
- Nobis datus in Præmium
- Nobis natus in Pretium Exprimetur
- Dies Iræ, Dies Illa
- Notes [BY Sir Walter Scott.—Ed.]
- Facsimile title page
- INTRODUCTION TO WILLIAM HAMMOND
- Close sectionPoems
- Commanded to write Verses
- The Walk
- Husbandry
- Mutual Love
- The Forsaken Maid
- Another
- J. C.
- De Melidoria
- Delay
- Upon Cloris's Visit after Marriage
- On the infrequency of Celia's Letters
- To her questioning his Estate
- The Spring
- The Cruel Mistress
- To his Mistress, desiring him to absent himself
- To his Scornful Mistress
- To Mr. J L. upon his Treatise of Dialling
- Epithalamium
- To Eugenio
- Ad Amicum et Cognatum, T. S.
- To the Same, being Sick of a Fever
- To the Same, recovered of the Smallpox
- To the Same
- To the Same, on my Library
- To the Same, on his Poems and Translations
- To the Same, on his Poems, that he would likewise manifest his more serious labours
- To the Same, on his Translation of two Spanish novels
- To the Same
- On the Marriage of my dear Kinsman, T. S., Esq, and Mrs. D. E.
- To Mrs. D. S., on the birth of Sidney, her second son
- Horat. Od. III. 3
- To Sir J. G., wishing me to regain my Fortunes by compliance with the Parliament
- The World
- Grey Hairs
- A Dialogue upon Death
- Death
- On the Death of my dear Brother, Mr. H. S., drowned
- On the Same
- On the Same
- To my dear Sister, Mrs. S.
- To the Same
- To the Same
- To the Same
- To the Same
- To the Same
- To the Same
- On the Death of my much honoured Uncle, Mr. G. Sandys
- Epitaph on Sir R. D.
- Grace compared to the Sun
- Upon the Nativity of Our Saviour and Sacrament then received
- Facsimile title page
- INTRODUCTION TO WILLIAM BOSWORTH
- To the true Lover of all good Learning, the Honourable John Finch, Esq.
- To the Reader
- On the amorous and pathetic story of Arcadius and Sepha, 'c.
- On the exact and elaborate story of Arcadius and Sepha, and the rest of the Bevy of the Lovers
- An Epitaph on the deceased Author, in allusion to his Sonnets on Aurora
- On the deathless Poems of the deceased Author
- On these laboured Poems of the deceased Author, Mr. William Bosworth
- The Book to the Reader
- Arcadius and Sepha
- THE HISTORY OF ARCADIUS AND SEPHA
- Close sectionHinc Lachrimae, Or the Author to Aurora
