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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Title: 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].
Publication: London :: Printed by T.W. for William Gilbertson ...,; 1654.
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Subject terms: English poetry -- 17th century.
Cite this Item: "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 15, 2024.

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An Elegie on a Tinker.
SIx foot at last, the wandring Tinker bound,
He silent rests, whose acts once loud did sound
At handy-stroakes he did no Valour lack,
Stout fellow that was metled at the back.
It seems a perfect Alchymist he was,
For into Silver he did turn his Brass.
'Tis like he spake to purpose what he said,
For he still strook the Nail upon the head.
He made two holes, while he did mend one hole,
And did his work by piece, and not the whole;
Often in Latine he would men beguile,
And yet speak nought but English all the while.
His Nose and Forehead, each a brazen one,
Carried the badge of his Occupation:
Yet had he not so soon come to an end,
T'had better been, for he each day did mend.