Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orinda ; to which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies ; with several other translations out of French.
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Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orinda ; to which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies ; with several other translations out of French.
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Philips, Katherine, 1631-1664.
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London :: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman ...,
1667.
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"Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orinda ; to which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies ; with several other translations out of French." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54716.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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To my dear Sister Mrs. C. P. on her Marriage.
WE will not like those men our offerings payWho crown the cup, then think they crown the day.We make no garlands, nor an altar build,Which help not Joy, but Ostentation yield.Where mirth is justly grounded these wild toyesAre but a troublesome, and empty noise.
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But these shall be my great Solemnities,Orinda's wishes for Cassandra's bliss.May her Content be as unmix'd and pureAs my Affection, and like that endure;And that strong Happiness may she still findNot owing to her Fortune, but her Mind.
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May her Content and Duty be the same,And may she know no Grief but in the name.May his and her Pleasure and Love be soInvolv'd and growing, that we may not knowWho most Affection or most Peace engrost;Whose Love is strongest, or whose Bliss is most.
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May nothing accidental e're appearBut what shall with new bonds their Souls endear;And may they count the hours as they pass,By their own Joys, and not by Sun or Glass:While every day like this may sacred proveTo Friendship, Gratitude, and strictest Love.
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