Poems written by A. Cowley.

Title

Poems written by A. Cowley.

Author

Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.

Publication

London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley,

1656.

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Contents

• title page
• ELEGIA DEDICATORIA, ad ILLUSTRISSIMAM Academiam CANTABRIGIENSEM.
• THE PREFACE.
• Errata.
• Miscellanies.
  • THE MOTTO. Tentanda via est, &c.
  • ODE. Of Wit.
  • To the Lord Falkland. For his safe Return from the Northern Expedition against the Scots.
  • On the Death of Sir Henry Wootton.
  • On the Death of Mr. Iordan, Second Master at Westminster School.
  • On His Majesties Return out of Scotland.
  • On the Death of Sir Anthony Vandike, The famous Painter.
  • Prometheus ill-painted.
  • ODE.
  • Friendship in Absence.
  • To the Bishop of Lincoln, Upon his Enlargement out of the Tower.
  • To a Lady who made Posies for Rings.
  • Prologue to the GuardianBefore the Prince.
  • The Epilogue.
  • On the Death of Mr. William Hervey.
  • ODE. In imitation of Horace his Ode. Quis multâ gracilis te puer in rosâ Perfusus, &c. Lib. 1. Od. 5.
  • In imitation of Martials Epigram. Si tecum mihi care Martialis, &c. L. 5. Ep. 21:
  • The Chronicle. A Ballad.
  • To Sir William Davenant. Upon his two first Books of Gondibert, finished before his voyage to America.
  • An Answer to a Copy of Verses sent me to Iersey.
  • The Tree of Knowledge. That there is no Knowledge. Against the Dogmatists.
  • Reason. The use of it in Divine Matters.
  • On the Death of Mr. Crashaw.
  • Anacreontiques: OR, Some Copies of Verses Translated Paraphrastically out of Anacreon.
    • I. Love.
    • II. Drinking.
    • III. Beauty.
    • IV. The Duel.
    • V. Age.
    • VI. The Account.
    • VII. Gold.
    • VIII. The Epicure.
    • IX. Another.
    • X. The Grashopper.
    • XI. The Swallow.
  • ELEGIE UPON ANACREON, Who was choaked by a GRAPE-STONE.
• title page
• THE MISTRESS OR, SEVERAL COPIES OF Love-Verses.
  • The Request.
  • The Thraldome.
  • The Given Love.
  • The Spring.
  • Written in Iuice of Lemmon.
  • Inconstancy.
  • Not Fair.
  • Platonick Love.
  • The Change.
  • Clad all in White▪
  • Leaving Me, and then loving Many▪
  • My Heart discovered▪
  • Answer to the Platonicks.
  • The vain Love. Loving one first because she could love no body, afterwards loving her with desire.
  • The Soul▪
  • The Passions.
  • Wisdom.
  • The Despair.
  • The Wish.
  • My Dyet.
  • The Thief.
  • All-over, Love.
  • Love and Life.
  • The Bargain.
  • The Long Life.
  • Counsel.
  • Resolved to be beloved.
  • The Same.
  • The Discovery.
  • Against Fruition.
  • Love undiscovered.
  • The given Heart.
  • The Prophet.
  • The Resolution.
  • Called Inconstant.
  • The Welcome.
  • The Heart fled again.
  • Womens Superstition.
  • The Soul.
  • Eccho.
  • The rich Rival.
  • Against Hope.
  • For Hope.
  • Loves Ingratitude.
  • The Frailty,
  • Coldness.
  • The Injoyment.
  • Sleep.
  • Beauty.
  • The Parting.
  • My Picture.
  • The Concealment.
  • The Monopoly.
  • The Distance▪
  • The Encrease▪
  • Loves Visibility.
  • Looking on, and discoursing with his Mistress.
  • Resolved to Love.
  • My Fate▪
  • The Heart- breaking.
  • The Vsurpation.
  • Maidenhead.
  • Impossibilities.
  • Silence.
  • The Dissembler.
  • The Inconstant.
  • The Constant.
  • Her Name.
  • Weeping.
  • Discretion.
  • The Waiting-Maid.
  • Counsel.
  • The Cure.
  • The Separation.
  • The Tree.
  • Her Vnbelief.
  • The Gazers.
  • The Incurable.
  • Honor
  • The Innocent Ill.
  • DIALOGUE. After Enjoyment.
  • Verses lost upon a Wager.
  • Bathing in the River.
  • Love given over.
• title page
• PREFACE.
• THE SECOND Olympique Ode OF PINDAR.
  • NOTES.
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
    • 7.
    • 8.
    • part - 9
    • 10.
    • 11:
• THE FIRST Nemeaen Ode OF PINDAR.
  • NOTES.
    • part - 1
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
    • 7.
    • part - 8
    • 9:
• The Praise of Pindar. In Imitation of Horace his second Ode, B. 4. Pindarum quisquis studet aemulari, &c.
  • NOTES.
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
• The Resurrection.
  • NOTES.
    • 1.
    • part - 2
    • 3.
• The Muse.
  • NOTES.
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • part - 3
    • part - 4
• To Mr. Hobs.
  • NOTES.
    • 2.
    • 2.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
• Destinie.
  • NOTES.
    • 1.
    • 2.
• Brutus.
• To Dr. Scarborough.
  • NOTES.
    • 2.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
• Life and Fame.
  • NOTES.
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
• The Extasie.
• To the New Year.
  • NOTES:
    • 1.
• Life.
  • NOTES:
    • 1.
    • 2.
• The 34 Chapter of the Prophet Isaiah.
  • NOTES.
    • 1:
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
• The Plagues of Egypt.
  • NOTES.
    • 3:
    • 4.
    • 5:
    • 6.
    • 7.
    • 8.
    • 9.
    • 10.
    • 11.
    • 12.
    • 13.
    • 14.
    • 15.
    • 16.
    • 17.
    • 18.
• title page
• epic poem
  • book - 1
    • NOTES UPON THE FIRST BOOK.
  • book - 2
    • NOTES UPON THE SECOND BOOK.
  • book - 2
    • NOTES UPON THE THIRD BOOK.
  • book - 4
    • NOTES UPON THE FOURTH BOOK.
• DAVIDEIDOS,
  • LIBER PRIMVS.