The tenth muse lately sprung up in America or severall poems, compiled with great variety of vvit and learning, full of delight. Wherein especially is contained a compleat discourse and description of the four elements, constitutions, ages of man, seasons of the year. Together with an exact epitomie of the four monarchies, viz. The Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, Roman. Also a dialogue between Old England and New, concerning the late troubles. With divers other pleasant and serious poems. By a gentlewoman in those parts.

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The tenth muse lately sprung up in America or severall poems, compiled with great variety of vvit and learning, full of delight. Wherein especially is contained a compleat discourse and description of the four elements, constitutions, ages of man, seasons of the year. Together with an exact epitomie of the four monarchies, viz. The Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, Roman. Also a dialogue between Old England and New, concerning the late troubles. With divers other pleasant and serious poems. By a gentlewoman in those parts.

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Bradstreet, Anne, 1612?-1672.

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Printed at London :: for Stephen Bowtell at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley,

1650.

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"The tenth muse lately sprung up in America or severall poems, compiled with great variety of vvit and learning, full of delight. Wherein especially is contained a compleat discourse and description of the four elements, constitutions, ages of man, seasons of the year. Together with an exact epitomie of the four monarchies, viz. The Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, Roman. Also a dialogue between Old England and New, concerning the late troubles. With divers other pleasant and serious poems. By a gentlewoman in those parts." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A77237.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• to the reader
• encomia
  • encomium
  • To my deare Sister, the Author of these Poems.
  • Upon the Author, by a knowne Friend.
  • encomium
  • In praise of the Author, Mistris Anne Bradstreet, Vertue's true and lively Patterne, Wife of the Worshipfull Simon Brad∣street Esquire.
  • Upon the Author.
  • Another to Mris. Anne Bradstreete, Author of this Poem.
  • encomium
• To her most Honoured Fa∣ther Thomas Dudley Esq; these humbly presented.
• THE PROLOGUE.
• The Foure Elements.
  • section
  • section
  • section
  • section
• Of the foure Humours in Mans constitution.
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  • section
  • section
  • section
• The Four Ages of Man.
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  • section
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• The four Seasons of the Yeare.
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  • part
  • section
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• The Foure Monarchies,
  • the Assyrian being the first, begin∣ning under Nimrod, 131. yeares after the Floud.
  • The Second Monarchy, being the Persian, begun under Cyrus, Darius (being his Vnckle, and his Father in Law) reign∣ing with him about two years.
  • The third Monarchy was the Grecian, beginning un∣der Alexander the Great, in the 112 Olimpiad.
  • The Roman Monarchy, being the Fourth, and last, beginning, Anno Mundi, 3213.
• A Dialogue between Old England and New, concern∣ing their present troubles. Anno 1642.
• part
  • An Elegie upon that Ho∣nourable and renowned Knight, Sir Philip Sidney, who was untime∣ly slaine at the Seige of Zutphon, Anno 1586.
    • epigraph
  • In honour of Du Bartas. 1641.
    • epigraph
  • In honour of that High and Mighty Princess, Queen ELIZABETH, of most happy memory.
    • epigraph
  • Davids Lamentation for Saul, and Jonathan, 2 Sam. 1.19.
• part