Poems and translations with the Sophy / written by the Honourable Sir John Denham, Knight of the Bath.

Title

Poems and translations with the Sophy / written by the Honourable Sir John Denham, Knight of the Bath.

Author

Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.

Publication

London :: Printed for H. Herringman ...,

1668.

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Contents

• title page
• To the King.
• THE TABLE.
• Coopers Hill.
• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• translation
• On the Earl of Strafford's Tryal and Death.
• On my Lord Croft's and my Iourney into Poland, from whence we brought 10000 l. for his Ma∣jesty by the Decimation of his Scottish Subjects there.
• On Mr. Tho. Killigrew's Return from his Em∣bassie from Venice, and Mr. William Murry's from Scotland.
• To Sir John Mennis being invited from Calice to Bologne to eat a Pig.
• Natura Naturata.
• Sarpedon's Speech to Glaucus in the 12th of Homer.
• Martial. Epigram.
• Friendship and single life against Love and Marriage.
• ON Mr ABRAHAM COWLEY His Death and Burial amongst the Ancient Poets.
• A Speech against Peace at the close Committee.
• To the five Members of the Honourable House of Commons.
• A Western Wonder.
• A Second Western Wonder.
• News from Colchester.
• A SONG.
• On Mr John Fletchers Works.
• To Sir Richard Fanshaw upon his Transla∣tion of Pastor Fido.
• A Dialogue between Sir John Pooley and Mr. Thomas Killigrew.
• An occasional Imitation of a Modern Author upon the Game of Chess.
• The Passion of Dido for Aeneas.
• translation
  • A Preface to the following Translation.
  • Of Prudence.
  • Of Iustice.
• The Preface.
• The Progress of Learning.
• title page
• The Prologue.
• Actors.
• THE SOPHY.
  • Actus Primus.
    • scene
    • Scena Secunda.
  • Actus Secundus.
    • Scena Prima.
  • Actus Tertius.
    • Scena Prima.
  • Actus Quartus.
  • Actus Quintus.
• The Epilogue.