The Harmony of the muses, or, The gentlemans and ladies choisest recreation full of various, pure and transcendent wit : containing severall excellent poems, some fancies of love, some of disdain, and all the subjects incident to the passionate affections either of men or women / heretofore written by those unimitable masters of learning and invention, Dr. Joh. Donn, Dr. Hen. King, Dr. W. Stroad [et al].
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- The Harmony of the muses, or, The gentlemans and ladies choisest recreation full of various, pure and transcendent wit : containing severall excellent poems, some fancies of love, some of disdain, and all the subjects incident to the passionate affections either of men or women / heretofore written by those unimitable masters of learning and invention, Dr. Joh. Donn, Dr. Hen. King, Dr. W. Stroad [et al].
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- London :: Printed by T.W. for William Gilbertson ...,
- 1654.
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"The Harmony of the muses, or, The gentlemans and ladies choisest recreation full of various, pure and transcendent wit : containing severall excellent poems, some fancies of love, some of disdain, and all the subjects incident to the passionate affections either of men or women / heretofore written by those unimitable masters of learning and invention, Dr. Joh. Donn, Dr. Hen. King, Dr. W. Stroad [et al]." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A31143.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.
Contents
- The Frontispiece.
- title page
- TO THE READERS.
-
THE
HARMONY
OF THE
MUSES.
- On the Choice of a Mistris.
- An Elegie made by I. D.
- The Rapture, by J. D.
- The Extreames, by T. C.
- A Sonnet.
- Man's Miserie, by Dr. K.
- The Surfeit.
- To his Mistris.
- An Incouragement for young Lovers.
- The choice of a Mistris.
- To Mr. J. W. a Parson in Devon. Inviting him to come up to London. By Joh. Myns.
- A Farewell to the World by Sir K. D.
- An Elgie by Dr. K. occasioned by his owne sicknesse.
- Of Love and Death.
- In praise of black Women; by T. R.
- Loves Elizium.
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T
a Wench desiring Money. - A Sonnet.
- A Health.
- Vpon his Mistris cut finger.
- LOVE'S Hue and Cry.
- Loves Progress by Dr. Don.
- On Black eyes by J. D:
- The Spring.
- His Mistris commanding the return of Letters.
- To his coy Mistris.
- On age, or an old Face.
- A Maids Denyall.
- A Blush.
- To one that was like his Mistris.
- On a Fly that flew into Celia's Eye.
- On the Snow falling on his Mistris breast.
- On the drawing his Mistris Picture.
- A Pastorall, by T. R.
- Phillis.
- Two Gentlemen inviting each other to sing.
- A Sonnet in praise of Musick.
- On Iealousie.
- A Caveat to his Mistris.
- An Embleme of Youth, Age, and Death, expressed in a Cherry-stone, on the one side is cut a young Damsel, on the other an old Beldam, The stone Hyeroglifically ex∣presseth Death.
- To his Lady.
- A Description of a wisht Mistris.
- Ad Amicum.
- The Question of a Lady that was newly wedded.
- Dr. Dun's Answer to a Lady.
- Of his estate with Love.
- When he had written this, she read it, and said, that he writ it more to shew his wit, then for any good will, whereupon he thus replyed.
- To his Love upon complaint of the uncertainty of his estate: She answered him, that he should never have cause to repent.
- To his Love when she said that her love was a burthen unto him.
- To his Mistris on New-years-day.
- To a Friend, on the word Wife.
- Vpon a Merchant.
- Ti his Love upon New-years Even, when they were upon parting.
- To his Heart.
- The Hearts Answer.
- A Reply to his Heart.
- The Hearts Answer.
- Of Love.
- When he was to go into the Countrey.
- To his only one when he was in the Country.
- To her again.
- When she told him she loved as well as he.
- To his Love.
- A Fancie of Love.
- When he knew not how to please her.
- In truth.
- Vpon a Discourtesie.
- Vpon May-Day.
- Of his Love, upon his purpose to travell.
- To his Mistris of Love and Hate.
- His Dyet.
- Against Marriage.
- Against Melancholy.
- Dr. Iohn Dun's Will.
- Elegies by Mr. W. M.