Parnassus biceps. Or Severall choice pieces of poetry, composed by the best wits that were in both the universities before their dissolution. With an epistle in the behalfe of those now doubly secluded and sequestred Members, by one who himselfe is none.

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Parnassus biceps. Or Severall choice pieces of poetry, composed by the best wits that were in both the universities before their dissolution. With an epistle in the behalfe of those now doubly secluded and sequestred Members, by one who himselfe is none.

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London: :: Printed for George Eversden at the signe of the Maidenhead in St. Pauls Church-yard.,

1656.

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Humorous poetry, English -- 17th century.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Ingenuous READER.
• Ʋniversity-Poems.
  • The Temper. UPON Dr. JUXON Bishop of LONDON.
  • A Poem, Indefence of the decent Ornaments of Christ-Church Oxon, occasioned by a Banbury bro∣ther, who called them Idolatries.
  • An ELEGIE, Ʋpon the death of Sir John Burrowes, Slaine at the Isle of Ree.
  • On a white blemish in his Mistresse eye.
  • To Mr. Hammon Parson of Beudly For pulling down the May-pole.
  • On Mr. Sambourne, sometime Sherife of Oxford-shire.
  • Ʋpon the Sheriffs Beere.
  • A journey into France.
  • BEN: JOHNSON To Burlace.
  • Ʋpon the death of Prince HENRY.
  • On the BIBLE.
  • Ʋpon some pieces of work in York House.
  • Sir Henry Wotton on Q: ELIZABETH.
  • On the Princes birth.
  • A Letter to his Mistresse.
  • On the Earle of Pembroke's Death.
  • Ʋpon his chast Mistresse.
  • On a Painters handsome Daughter.
  • To Dr. Price writing Anni∣versaries on Prince HENRY.
  • A Reply upon an Answer to the former Copy.
  • On a Lady that dyed of the small pox.
  • Ʋpon the Kings Returne to the City of London when he came last thether from Scotland and was entertained there by the Lord Mayor.
  • Ʋpon the Kings-Book bound up in a Cover coloured with His Blood.
  • Ʋpon the Nuptials of John Talbot Esquire, and Mistresse Elizabeth Kite.
  • Ʋpon Aglaura Printed in Folio.
  • Venus lachrimans.
  • An Ode in the praise of Sack.
  • An Epitaph on some bottles of Sack and Claret laid in sand.
  • How to choose a Mistresse.
  • Ʋpon a Picture.
  • On Ladies Attire.
  • The Answer.
  • On a Gentlewoman that had the Small-Pox.
  • On a faire Gentlewomans blistered lip.
  • To his Mistresse.
  • A lover to one dispraising his Mistresse.
  • On the death of a faire Gentle∣womans Robin-redbrest.
  • On the death of Sir Tho: Pelham.
  • Of Musick.
  • To his Mistresse.
  • On a black Gentlewoman.
  • On a Gentlewoman walking in the Snow.
  • Ʋpon one dead in the snow.
  • On a woman dying in travell the child unborne.
  • On Man.
  • On Faireford windows.
  • On a Gentlewoman playing on the Lute.
  • On Love.
  • The Catholick.
  • On Faireford windowes.
  • On the praise of an ill-favourd Gentlewoman.
  • Ʋpon Heavens best Image, his faire and vertuous Mistresse M. S.
  • The black maid to the faire boy.
  • His Answer.
  • Verses sent to a Lady, which she sending back unread, were returned with this inscription.
  • The Verses.
  • The Nightingale.
  • Barclay his Epitaph.
  • A welcome to Sack.
  • A Parodox on the praise of a painted face.
  • A Song.
  • Ʋpon Mr. Hoptons death.
  • On his Mistresse eye.
  • To Dr. Griffith heald of a strange cure by Bernard Wright of Oxford.
  • The Liberty and Requiem of an imprisoned Royalist.
  • To his imperious Mistresse.
  • On Dr. Ravis Bishop of London.
  • On Dr. Langton.
  • To the Bell-Founder of great Tom of Christ-Church in Oxford.
  • On a Gentleman, that kissing his Mistresse left blood upon her.
  • On an aged Gentlewoman.
  • On his Mistresse going to Sea.
  • A Copy of Verses spoke to King CHARLES by way of entertainment when he was pleas'd to grace S. John's Colledge with his visit. 1636.
  • Ʋpon the new Quadrangle of St. Johns Colledge in Oxford, built by the most Reverend Father in God the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Fortunes Legacy.
  • Ʋpon a Gentlewomans enter∣tainment of him.
  • To a black Gentlewoman Mistresse A. H.
  • To the Memory of BEN: JOHNSON.
  • An Answer to the Letter of the Cloake.
  • Loves Courtship.
  • Ʋpon the death of the Lord Stafford, the last of his name.
  • Ʋpon the same.
  • A Song of the Precise Cut.
  • Ʋpon the Lady Paulets Gift to the Ʋniversity of Oxford: Being an exact piece of Needle-work presenting the whole sto∣ry of the Incarnation, Passion, Re∣surrection, and Ascension of our Saviour.
  • On the same.
  • On the same.
  • Against BEN: JOHNSON.
  • Ʋpon a Gentlewoman who broke her vow.
  • A Song upon a Winepot.
  • To one married to an old man.
  • A Song.
  • Ʋpon the Times.
  • A double Chronogram (the one in Latine the other in the English of that Latine) upon the year 1642.
  • On the Noble-mans Sons Cloak that refused to wear a Gown in Oxford.
  • On Alma's voyce.