item: #1 of 53
id: A04551
author: Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?
title: A crovvne garland of goulden roses Gathered out of Englands royall garden. Being the liues and strange fortunes of many great personages of this land. Set forth in many pleasant new songs and sonetts neuer before imprinted. By Richard Iohnson.
date: 1612.0
words: 13014
flesch: 86
summary: His after daies be spent in peace , and quietnesse of mind : Like King and Quéene , as these two were , the world can hardly find . He hoped when Richard was made King , he would much greater honors bring : To Buckingham and to his name , and well reward him for the same .
keywords: alas; coridon; day; death; doth; england; faire; finis; good; hath; haue; heart; henry; king; land; life; london; lord; loue; neuer; phillida; quéene; royall; thou; thy; thée; time; tune
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item: #2 of 53
id: A04553
author: Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?
title: The golden garland of princely pleasures and delicate delights Wherin is conteined the histories of many of the kings, queenes, princes, lords, ladies, knights, and gentlewomen of this kingdome. Being most pleasant songs and sonnets to sundry new tunes now most in vse: the third time imprinted, enlarged and corrected by Rich. Iohnson. Deuided into two parts.
date: 1620.0
words: 18063
flesch: 84
summary: Ding dong , &c. ●le decke her tombe with flowers The rarest that ere was seene And with my teares as shewe●● I le keepe them fresh and greene . His owne deare wife also he slew , Inces●uous●y to wed : His owne deare daughter which for feare , away from him was fled . And made such hauocke in this land , Of all the Royall bloud , That onely one was left vnslaine , to haue his claimes withstood .
keywords: braue; christ; court; day; deare; doth; duke; english; faire; finis; good; grace; griefe; haue; heart; iesus; king; lady; life; loue; princely; princes; queene; quoth; richard; sonnes; sweet; thee; thou; time; tune; vnto; ● ●
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item: #3 of 53
id: A16269
author: Bodenham, John, fl. 1600.
title: Bel-vedére, or, The Garden of the muses
date: 1600.0
words: 54722
flesch: 91
summary: ●s●●riu● , who contended with the truth , His tongue was eaten in his life , with wormes . Home ●i●l is y●k●s●●e to a wand●●●ng wit.
keywords: age; alwaies; b ●; beautie; care; cause; common; conscience; counsell; death; deeds; desire; die; doe; doth; enuie; euery; examples; eyes; faire; fame; feare; find; foe; fortune; friends; god; good; great; griefe; hate; hath; haue; heart; heauen; honour; hope; ill; iustice; kings; l ●; li ●; life; like; liue; loue; loue doth; lust; man; mans; men; mens; mind; need; neuer; o ●; oft; old; owne; patience; peace; pleasure; poore; power; praise; pride; princes; right; saith; seldome; selfe; shame; similies; soone; sorrow; subiect; sweet; teares; things; thoughts; thy; time; tongue; truth; vaine; vertue; vide; w ●; want; warre; wealth; wisdome; wit; woe; women; words; youth; ● d; ● e; ● h; ● n; ● s; ● st; ● t; ● ●
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item: #4 of 53
id: A16273
author: A. B., fl. 1600, attrib. name.
title: Englands Helicon Casta placent superis, pura cum veste venite, et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam.
date: 1600.0
words: 39480
flesch: 90
summary: For since then I saw a Lasse , Lasse that did in beauty passe , Passe faire Ganimede as farre As Phaebus dooth the smallest starre . Loue commaunded me to loue , Fancie bad me not remoue My affection from the Swaine Whom I neuer could obtaine : ( For who can obtaine that fauour Which he cannot graunt the crauer ? ) Loue at last ( though loth ) My breath more sweete then Balme in sauour . Be old man with me delighted , Loue for loue shall be requited .
keywords: alas; birds; cause; coridon; day; death; delight; desire; die; doo; dooth; downe; euery; eyes; face; faire; finis; flocks; flowers; gentle; good; grace; greene; hart; hath; haue; heere; hoe; hope; ioy; know; leaue; life; liue; loue; man; mee; men; minde; neuer; nimphs; paine; phillis; queene; rest; selfe; sheepe; sheepheards; sing; song; sorrow; soule; sunne; swaine; sweete; teares; tell; thee; thing; thou; thy; time; vnto; vpon; woe
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item: #5 of 53
id: A18592
author: Chapman, George, 1559?-1634. aut
title: The anuals [sic] of great Brittaine. Or, A most excellent monument wherein may be seene all the antiquities of this kingdome, to the satisfac ion both of the vniuersities, or any other place stirred with emulation of long continuance. Excellently figured out in a worthy poem.
date: 1611.0
words: 40124
flesch: 72
summary: MY Fellowes and my deare Companions , ●●th in the aduerse chances of our age , And prosperous successefull happinesse , Whose true vnspeakable fidelities , In giuing counsell touching warres abroad , And home-bred mutinies amongst our selues , With good successefulnesse haue I perceau'd , In your deepe wisedomes and your g●●●itie . Ph●●●ix .
keywords: armes; arthur; base; beautie; beauty; bird; bloud; day; deare; death; delight; desire; doth; doue; downe; earth; eyes; face; faire; famous; force; giue; glorie; good; grace; great; griefe; ground; hand; hath; haue; head; heart; holy; honor; hot; ioy; kind; king; land; life; looke; lord; loue; louing; man; men; mind; nature; neuer; noble; perfect; phoenix; place; pleasure; praise; rest; selfe; set; sight; sing; soule; stone; sunne; sweete; t ●; thee; thine; things; thou; thoughts; thy; time; tree; truth; turtle; venus; vertue; vnto; vpon; world; yeeld; ● e; ● s; ● ●
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item: #6 of 53
id: A25322
author: Anacreon.
title: Anacreon done into English out of the original Greek
date: 1683.0
words: 14140
flesch: 83
summary: IF all the sorcerie of Gold , That which can all things els●… wi●…hold , Could but prorogue the fatal day , Or cou●…t one fleeting minutes stay ▪ No doubt I should a Miser be , And hugg the Ore as much as he . Now after Cleobulus was past his Infancy , he ●…ecame so strangely beautiful , that Nature seem●…d extravagant in bestowing all her charms upon ●…ne face ; and the Gods being mindful of the ●…urse's request inflicted upon Anacreon the sweet●…evenge ●…evenge of Love , as appears in some of his mai●…ed pieces , where he draws up this Petition to ●
keywords: anacreon; cup; dance; day; delight; draw; drink; english; fill; god; gold; heart; kind; life; love; mind; mirth; play; self; strait; thee; thou; venus; wine
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item: #7 of 53
id: A25585
author: T. A., Sir, perfumer to his late Highnesse.
title: Rump rampant, or, The sweet old cause in sippits set out by Sir T.A., perfumer to His late Highnesse, to the tune of, Last Parliament sat as snugg as a cat.
date: 1660.0
words: 1002
flesch: 80
summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A25585 of text R746 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A34). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 94922)
keywords: highnesse; perfumer; text
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item: #8 of 53
id: A27315
author: Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.
title: Poems upon several occasions with, A voyage to the island of love / by Mrs. A. Behn.
date: 1684.0
words: 43104
flesch: 76
summary: Thy Eyes in Silence told their Tale Of Love in such a way , That 't was as easie to Prevail , As after to Betray . The Sun it self with Love does conspire , And sends abroad his ardent Fire , And kindly seems to bid us retire , And shade us from his Glory ; Then come , my Phillis , do not fear ; All that your Swain desires there , Is by those Eyes a new to swear How much he does adore ye .
keywords: aminta; beauty; blest; charming; charms; come; cou'd; day; dear; eyes; face; fair; fate; fear; fire; flame; gay; god; gods; grace; heart; honour; iii; joy; kind; lay; love; lovers; maid; new; night; pain; pride; rest; sacred; self; sighs; song; soul; swain; tender; thee; thou; thought; thy; vain; vows; wit; world; wou'd; young; youth
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item: #9 of 53
id: A28854
author: Bosworth, William, 1607-1650?
title: The chast and lost lovers living shadowed in the person of Arcadius and Sepha and illustrated with the several stories of Haemon and Antigone, Eramio and Amissa, Phaon and Sappho, Delithason and Verista ... : to which is added the contestation betwixt Bacchus and Diana, and certain sonnets of the author to Aurora / digested into three poems by Will. Bosworth.
date: 1653.0
words: 32086
flesch: 65
summary: ●…ined , — He doth swell Not with th'how much he writeth , but th'how well . His making the end of one Verse to be the frequent beginning of the other ( besides the Art of the Trope ) was the labour and delight of Mr. Edmund Specer , whom Sir Walt Raleigh and S. Ke●…e●● Digby were used to call the English Virgill , and indeed Virgill himself did often use it , and in my opinion with a greater grace , making the last word only of his Verso to be the beginning of the Verse following , as — Sequitur pulcherrimus Astur Astur equo sidens , & ve●…si●…oloribus armis .
keywords: amissa; arcadius; beauty; blood; brest; cause; dead; death; delight; desire; doe; doth; end; eramio; eyes; face; fair; fame; fate; fire; flowers; gods; good; grace; hand; hast; hath; heart; know; life; love; lovers; o're; place; power; praise; self; sepha; soul; spring; tears; thee; think; thou; thought; thy; time; way; young; ● ●
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item: #10 of 53
id: A30002
author: Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 21.
title: An essay upon poetry
date: 1682.0
words: 3626
flesch: 68
summary: LONDON , Printed for Ioseph Hindmarsh at the Black-Bull in 〈◊〉 near the Royal Exchange , 1682 AN ESSAY UPON POETRY . OF Things in which Mankind does most excell , Nature's chief Master-piece is writing well ; And of all sorts of Writing none there are That can the least with Poetry compare ; No kind of work requires so nice a touch , And if well done , there 's nothing shines so much , But Heav'n forbid we should be so prophane , To grace the vulgar with that sacred name ; 'T is not a Flash of Fancy which sometimes Dasling our Minds , sets off the slightest Rimes ; Bright as a blaze , but in a moment done ; True Wit is everlasting , like the Sun ; Which though sometimes beneath a cloud retir'd , Breaks out again and is by all admir'd . 'T is hard to write on such a Subject more , Without repeating things said oft before .
keywords: eebo; english; fancy; tcp; text; things; wit; work
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item: #11 of 53
id: A30759
author: Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
title: Hudibras, the second part
date: 1663.0
words: 14054
flesch: 77
summary: For nail to thumb 's a noted friend , And holds out to the very end , So that if nail a sufferer be , The thumb must share by sympathy ; So much for that , and now to him Y cliped Hudibras the Grim , And yet he 'll smile , but then beware , For sure it is against the hair ; Quoth he , 't is fit we should take care ( Imprimis ) to know what you are , From whence you came , and what you do In England , not a place for you : We have no vagrant People here , Quoth Justice then , for one may see You 're Cobler but in Heraldry ; And if I don't mistake my Note , You basely have abas'd your Coat ; For he can be no Childe of Honour , That shall for favours spurn at th' Donor .
keywords: bed; begar; brother; day; doth; foe; good; guill; hand; hudibras; justice; knights; man; men; pass; quack; quoth; quoth hudibras; shew; sir; squires; tcp; text; thou; time; town; wee; word
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item: #12 of 53
id: A30923
author: Barker, Jane.
title: Poetical recreations consisting of original poems, songs, odes, &c. with several new translations : in two parts / part I, occasionally written by Mrs. Jane Barker, part II, by several gentlemen of the universities, and others.
date: 1688.0
words: 59696
flesch: 80
summary: How grosly we mistook , Orinda knew , We are convinc'd too by your Verse and Yo● . No Wantonness but in the frisking Lamb● , Nor Luxury but when they suck their Dams .
keywords: alas; beauty; breast; care; charms; come; cou'd; day; dear; death; divine; doe; doth; dye; e'er; ev'n; ev'ry; eyes; face; fair; fall; fame; fate; fear; friend; god; good; hand; happy; head; heart; heav'n; iii; kind; king; life; light; look; love; makes; man; men; mind; muse; nature; ne'er; new; o'er; oft; place; praise; pride; prove; rest; sea; self; shew; shou'd; song; soul; state; sun; sweet; thee; things; thou; thoughts; thy; time; vain; verse; wit; world; wou'd; young; ● t; ● ●
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item: #13 of 53
id: A31143
author: Donne, John, 1572-1631.
title: The Harmony of the muses, or, The gentlemans and ladies choisest recreation full of various, pure and transcendent wit : containing severall excellent poems, some fancies of love, some of disdain, and all the subjects incident to the passionate affections either of men or women / heretofore written by those unimitable masters of learning and invention, Dr. Joh. Donn, Dr. Hen. King, Dr. W. Stroad [et al].
date: 1654.0
words: 21477
flesch: 67
summary: I Will enjoy thee now , my Caelia , come , And flye with me to Loves Elizium , The Giant Honor that keeps Cowards out , Is but a Masker , and the servile Rout Of baser subjects , onely bend in vain , To the vast I doll , whilst the Nobler strain Of valiant Lovers daily sayle between Thy huge Colossus legs , and pass unseen Unto the blissful shore , be bold and wise , And we shall enter ; the grim Switz denies Only tame fools a passage , who not know He is but form , and only frights in show ; The duller eyes which look from far draw neer , And thou shalt scorn what we were wont to fear ; We shall see how the stalking Pageant goes With borrowed legs , a heavy load to those That made and bear him , not ere we our thought , The seed of gods , but a weak model wrought By greedy men , that seek to inclose the Common , And within private arms impale free woman ; Come then , and mounted on the wings of Love , Wee 'l cut the fleeting ayre , and soar above The Monsters head , and in the Noblest seat Of those blest shades , quench and renew our heat : There shall the Ce●een of Love and innocense , Beauty and Nature banish all offence From our close twines , there I 'le behold Thy bared snow , and thy unbreaded Gold , There my unfranchis'd hand on every side , Shall o're thy naked polisht body slide , No curtaln there ( though ) of transparent Lawn , Before thy Virgin treasure shall be drawn , But the rich Mine to the inquiring eye Expos'd , shall ready still for Mintage lye , And we will coyn young Cupids , there a-bed Of Roses and fresh Mirtils shall be spread , Under the cooling shady Cypres Groves , Our pillow of the Down of Venus Doves , Whereon our panting limbs we 'l gently lay , In the faint respit of our active play , That so our slumbers may in dreams have leisure , To tell the nimble fancy of past pleasure , And so our souls that cannot be imbraste , Shall the embraces of our bodies taste ; Mean time the bubling stream shal court the shore , The enamour'd cherping wood-quire shall adore , In varied tunes the Deity of Love , Gentle blasts of Western winds shal move The trembling leavs , & through their close bowes breath Still Musick , whilst we restore our selves beneath , Their dancing shades , till a soft murmur sent From soules entranc't in amorous languishment , Rouse us , and shoot into our souls new fire , NOw that the winters gone , the earth hath lost Her snow-white robes , and now no more the frost , Candies the grass , or casts an icie cream , Upon the silver Lake or Chrystal stream , But the warm Sun thawes the benummed earth , And makes it tender , gives a second birth To the dead Swallow , wakes in hollow Tree The drowzie Cuckow , and the Humble Bee ; Now do a Quire of chirping Minstrels sing In triumph to the world , the youthful Spring , The valleys , hills , and woods in rich array , Welcome the coming of the long'd for May ; Now all things smile , only my Love doth lower , Nor hath the scalding noon-day-sun the power , To melt the Marble yet , which still doth hold Her heart congealed , and makes her pity cold ; The Oxe which lately did for shelter flye Into the stall , doth now securely lye In open field , and Love no more is made By the fire side , but in the cooler shade ; A●intas now doth by his Cl●r●● sleep , Under a Sycamore , and all things keep Time with the season , onely she doth carry Iune in her eyes , in her heart Ianuary .
keywords: beauty; come; day; death; dost; doth; eye; eyes; face; fair; faith; hand; hath; heart; life; like; love; man; men; mistris; nature; place; rest; self; set; shall; stay; thee; thou; time; way; wit; women; world; ● ●
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item: #14 of 53
id: A33849
author: Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Poems. Selections. 1673.
title: A Collection of poems written upon several occasions by several persons with many additions, never before in print.
date: 1673.0
words: 22677
flesch: 81
summary: The f●tte●s he lately has w●rne , Yet ●e k●●ws in ●is soul that his Phillis's eyes ; Were she willing coul● conquer his scorn Then let not presumption so blind thee fond Damon To think that this ●umour shall e're bring my flame on If he had been humble , obliging and free , Perhaps I had pity'd his pain , B●t sin●● pride and Inconstancy in him I see ; He shall know H' has but lengthen'd his chayn . LONDON , Printed for Tho. Collins and Iohn Ford in Fleetstreet , and Will. Cademan at the Popes 〈◊〉 New-Exchange Stra●d . 1673.
keywords: b ●; beauty; celia; eyes; face; fair; fear; flame; heart; hope; kind; know; love; men; n ●; o ●; passion; self; song; t ●; th ●; thee; thou; thy; time; vain; w ●; wit; ● d; ● e; ● g; ● l; ● r; ● s; ● u; ● y; ● ●
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item: #15 of 53
id: A34476
author: Coppinger, Matthew.
title: Poems, songs and love-verses, upon several subjects by Matthew Coppinger ...
date: 1682.0
words: 24482
flesch: 85
summary: Whilst thou dost strive to move , A Love whose happiness does fly so high , 'T is the next Mansion to Divinity . DO'st not thou see this Picture set , Round with the Rose and Violet , Crown'd with the Garlands of the Spring , And Looks that might entice a King ? And can thy Eye find any place To gaze upon , but on this Face ? Do'st not thou see that sparkling Eye Inflam'd with Love and Majesty ; Those tempting Lips , than which to kiss , I cou'd not hope a greater bliss ; Those lovely Cheeks , nay , every Part Not able to be prais'd by Art ; And ask me whom it represents ?
keywords: beauty; breast; breath; charms; clelia; cou'd; day; death; doth; dye; e're; earth; eyes; fair; fate; fear; glory; goddess; gods; great; hand; heart; honour; leave; life; love; mind; night; page; passion; power; queen; self; shou'd; soul; sun; thee; thou; thy; time; vain; wou'd
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item: #16 of 53
id: A34639
author: Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
title: The confinement a poem, with annotations.
date: 1679.0
words: 25248
flesch: 72
summary: Morp●●us the Jaylor , to the outward sense No pleasi●g Visi●ns ever does dispense . BL●st Liberty , that Patents dost dispers● To make us Denizons , o' th' Universe :
keywords: city; dark; death; earth; evil; fire; god; gods; great; head; iupiter; kind; line; man; men; mind; order; page; place; poets; s ●; self; soul; state; sun; things; thoughts; time; view; want; way; world; ● t; ● ●
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item: #17 of 53
id: A34821
author: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.
title: The foure ages of England, or, The iron age with other select poems / written by Mr. A. Cowley.
date: 1648.0
words: 17653
flesch: 78
summary: The Ladies kept preambles , men of might , That stood them both for service and delight ; Men 'gainst the Grammar sin'd , and did contest The Feminine Gender is the worthiest . 'T is like an Estridge , hot , and can digest Men that are valiant , men of Iron brest .
keywords: age; cause; chap; church; doth; fall; feare; god; good; increase; king; law; lawes; like; love; man; men; nay; new; non; peace; people; poor; pride; religion; right; run; sin; state; text; truth; wealth
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item: #18 of 53
id: A35676
author: Dennis, John, 1657-1734.
title: Poems in burlesque with a dedication in burlesque to Fleetwood Shepherd, esquire.
date: 1692.0
words: 5505
flesch: 73
summary: He bragg'd , that he like Beasts should dy , And did both God and Devil deny , As Boys a days , when Succours nigh Can Rawhead Rally and defy , That Rawhead who with panick Frights , Ne're fails to make them stink a Nights , So does this wight the Devil disown , And haunted by him , when alone , Does in Revenge from 's Chamber run , To swear there 's no such thing at th' Sun , Yet does so stare whilst he denys him , That one would almost swear he spies him , but a way-bit , Orpheus at first t' appearance grieving , For one h' had oft wish'd Damn'd whilst Living , That he might play her her Farewell , Resolv'd to take a turn to Hell , ( For Spouse he guest was gone to th' Devil )
keywords: burlesque; devil; eebo; english; men; orpheus; shepherd; spouse; tcp; text; thee; thou; wild
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item: #19 of 53
id: A36650
author: Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
title: Miscellany poems containing a new translation of Virgills eclogues, Ovid's love elegies, odes of Horace, and other authors : with several original poems / by the most eminent hands.
date: 1684.0
words: 63210
flesch: 83
summary: Or let his Kindness by th' Effects be try'd , Or let him lay his vain Pretence aside . Hot Levites Headed these ; who pull'd before From th' Ark , which in the Judges days they bore , Resum'd their Cant , and with a Zealous Crie , Pursu'd their old belov'd Theocracie .
keywords: art; bear; bed; blest; bring; care; cause; charms; come; cou'd; daphnis; david; day; dear; death; delight; dryden; e'er; elegy; eyes; face; fair; fame; fate; father; fear; find; fire; friend; god; gods; good; grace; hand; head; heart; ill; kind; king; lay; life; like; lov'd; love; lye; maid; man; men; menalcas; mind; muse; nature; new; night; place; pow'r; praise; rage; rest; return; sacred; second; self; shou'd; sing; son; soul; state; sun; tell; tender; thee; thou; thought; thy; thô; time; vain; verse; way; wit; world; wou'd; young; youth
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item: #20 of 53
id: A36760
author: Duffett, Thomas.
title: New poems, songs, prologues, and epilogues never before printed / written by Thomas Duffett ; and set by the most eminent musicians about the town.
date: 1676.0
words: 15666
flesch: 84
summary: Hearts that are true , And devoted to Heaven And you , All the gods have e'r given , Kindly to bless The soft pleasures of Peace . Perhaps my suff'rings must your power shew , Love , like Religion must have Martyrs too .
keywords: beauty; dear; e'r; ev'ry; eyes; fair; fate; fear; francelia; heart; hope; joys; kind; love; nature; new; pain; passion; play; poor; set; song; thou; thought; wit
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item: #21 of 53
id: A37537
author: D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668. Gondibert.
title: Certain verses written by severall of the authors friends to be re-printed with the second edition of Gondibert.
date: 1653.0
words: 3822
flesch: 83
summary: Croatian , Lumbards , Hums , Vasco , Darg●… , Orna , Astragon , Hermogild , ulsinor , O●…go , Thula , Epithetes that will serve for any Substantives either in this part or the next . Tantum equitis mirer campos latuisse per omnes , Insignem vultu Parma sit alba licet , Scilicet aspectu victor Basiliscus obibat Agm●…na sub monstro quae periere novo .
keywords: authors; edition; fighting; friends; gondibert; grave; knight; poets; sir; text; thou; verses
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item: #22 of 53
id: A39818
author: Fletcher, Thomas, 1666-1713.
title: Poems on several occasions and translations wherein the first and second books of Virgil's Æneis are attempted in English / by Tho. Fletcher ...
date: 1692.0
words: 20296
flesch: 82
summary: He N●p●●ne first with ●q●●l pow●● 〈◊〉 , A●d fi●st by him the Sea it s●l● 〈…〉 . T●● Mu●● ob●●●●nt came , and I ●●on ●id 〈◊〉 to thing● b●low .
keywords: aeneas; b ●; care; day; earth; english; fate; g ●; heav'n; joy; kind; l ●; land; long; love; new; o ●; o'er; p ●; round; s ●; sea; self; shore; soul; state; th ●; thou; thro; thy; troy; verse; w ●; ● d; ● e; ● h; ● n; ● r; ● t; ● y; ● ●
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item: #23 of 53
id: A43748
author: Brome, Richard, d. 1652? Northern lasse.
title: Prologue to the Northern lass by J.H.
date: 1684.0
words: 1387
flesch: 73
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item: #24 of 53
id: A44643
author: Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698.
title: The duell of the stags a poem / written by the honourable Sir Robert Howard.
date: 1668.0
words: 3220
flesch: 75
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item: #25 of 53
id: A54754
author: Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
title: Theatrum poetarum, or, A compleat collection of the poets especially the most eminent, of all ages, the antients distinguish't from the moderns in their several alphabets : with some observations and reflections upon many of them, particularly those of our own nation : together with a prefatory discourse of the poets and poetry in generall / by Edward Phillips.
date: 1675.0
words: 76996
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summary: 〈◊〉 whoever shall mark it well , will finds it appear too stiff , and of too much constraint for the liberty of conversation ▪ and the interlocution of several Persons : and now before conclude , I cannot but call to 〈◊〉 something that may be yet alledged againt some very noted Writers either Phil●s●●ph●rs , Historians , Mathematicians 〈◊〉 the like , here mentioned , who for what they are said to have written in Poetry , being perhaps but small or inconsiderable , will scarce be thought worth 〈◊〉 plaid among the Poets ; It is true indeed , they do not shine here as in their proper Sphear of Fame , nevertheless since it is not ungrateful to many to know all that hath been written by famous Men ▪ as well in the Arts they least , as those they most profess , and since the Register of one Science only may well take the greater Scope within that circuit , I judged it not impertinent to mention as well those Famous Men in other Faculties , who have also writ Poetically , as the most Famous of Poetical Writers , considering especially how largely the Name of Poet is generally taken ; for if it were once brought to a strict Scrutinie , who are the right , genuie and true born Poets , I fear me our number would fall short , and there are many that have a Fame deservedly for what they have writ , even in Poetry Orpheus , a Poet of Crotona , who flourishing in the time of Pisistratus the Tyrant , wrote Argonautica a Poem de Gemmis and Hymns , all which are extant ; but Orpheus the great Thracian Poet and Musitian celebrated by Virgil , must needs have been of a far higher antiquity ( and some suppose him to have liv'd about the time of the Hebrew Judges ) in so much that the Greecs probably ignorant of his true Original , thought good to find out for him a Poetical extraction , as the Poets had ever at hand some God or Goddess for any ancient Hero , as well in Arts as Arms , that wanted a mortal Father or Mother ; and so Orpheus must be suppos'd to have been the Son of Apollo and Calliope , besides that in other respects he was the Subject of Poetical Fable ; though rather as a Musitian than Poet , for he is said , by the charming power of his Harp , to have tam'd the wildest beasts of the Forrest , and made the Woods and Rocks to follow him , and to have recover'd his Wife Euridice from the shades beneath , had not her own folly caus'd her to be snatcht back again ; for grief whereof abandoning the company of all women , he was , as the story goes , torn in pieces by the Thracian women that sacrific'd to Bacchus , amidst their raving O●gies .
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item: #26 of 53
id: A54773
author: Phillips, John, 1631-1706.
title: A reflection on our modern poesy an essay.
date: 1695.0
words: 3383
flesch: 70
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item: #27 of 53
id: A55279
author: Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.
title: Poems to the memory of that incomparable poet Edmond Waller Esquire by several hands.
date: 1688.0
words: 4322
flesch: 80
summary: Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 819:14) Poems to the memory of that incomparable poet Edmond Waller Esquire by several hands. Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).
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item: #28 of 53
id: A55341
author: Pomfret, John, 1667-1702.
title: The choice a poem / by a person of quality.
date: 1700.0
words: 2127
flesch: 74
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item: #29 of 53
id: A57500
author: Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.
title: Rome rhym'd to death being a collection of choice poems, in two parts / written by the E. of R., Dr. Wild, and others of the best modern wits.
date: 1683.0
words: 27814
flesch: 79
summary: Now like proud H●man being stretch'd upon The heightned Pegs of vain Ambition , Above Pride's highest Ela , how he took Poor Mordechai's advancement , and could brook Hanging , instead of Honouring ; that Curse Which made him set the Cart before the Horse : Just such was Faux , his baffled hopes bequeath No comforts now , but thoughts of suddain Death . Since it their Salvation o●tains , Makes them Orthodox , with blows and with knocks , And hammers Faith into their Brains .
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item: #30 of 53
id: A61237
author: Staggins, Nicholas, 1650?-1700.
title: A song for the Kings birth day Being the fourth of November. Composed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Master of His Maiesties musick.
date: 1691.0
words: 1299
flesch: 69
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item: #31 of 53
id: A61384
author: Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729.
title: The procession a poem on Her Majesties funeral / by a gentleman of the army.
date: 1695.0
words: 2718
flesch: 67
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item: #32 of 53
id: A61486
author: Stevenson, Matthew, fl. 1654-1685.
title: Norfolk drollery, or, A compleat collection of the newest songs, jovial poems, and catches, &c. by the author, M. Stevenson.
date: 1673.0
words: 23491
flesch: 87
summary: They say his Majesty there Knighted Four , I only wonder He did Knight no more : For , who observes how they set all to rights , Wou'd think they acted more like Lord , than K●● . And as Hares naturally return to t●●e their Ruine , where they took their Rise .
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item: #33 of 53
id: A63107
author: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.
title: Poems by several hands, and on several occasions collected by N. Tate.
date: 1685.0
words: 58149
flesch: 81
summary: If in your amorous ●…ling Shade We might together by the ●…oils ●…e laid , Then should the Beast securely ma●…ch away , We'd only be our selves each others Prey , No care of sport , the Boa●… should then destroy The sweet Perfection of our eager Joy ; Then should'st thou have no other Love but me , As I would only sigh and ●…urn for thee ; That so my Dear , after Diana's ●…aw , With a chas●…e hand thou might'st the chas●…e net draw . Alas ! shouldst thou begin , what tongue could tell The raging pangs of Love I feel ? More Torment ev'ry dismal hour does bear , Than thou couldst in an Age declare .
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item: #34 of 53
id: A64331
author: Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.
title: Poems by Sir W.T.
date: 1670.0
words: 11792
flesch: 75
summary: Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. Why dost thou laugh ?
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item: #35 of 53
id: A64746
author: Vaughan, Henry, 1622-1695.
title: Olor Iscanus. A collection of some select poems, and translations, / formerly written by Mr. Henry Vaughan silurist. ; Published by a friend.
date: 1651.0
words: 18106
flesch: 77
summary: Read on , and thou wilt find thy Spirit ingag'd : not by the Deserts of what wee call Tolerable , but by the Commands of a Pen , that is Above it . The Puritans will turn thy Proselytes , And that thy flame when once abroad it shines , Will bring thee as many friends , as thou hast lines .
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item: #36 of 53
id: A65458
author: Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735.
title: An epistle to a friend concerning poetry by Samuel Wesley.
date: 1700.0
words: 11205
flesch: 70
summary: Disturb 'em not , but let 'em still enjoy Th' unenvy'd Charms of their Eternal Moi . — But soft , my Friend ! may we not copy well Tho far th' Original our Art excel ? Divine Perfection we our Pattern make Th' Idea thence of Goodness justly take ; But they who copy nearest , still must fall Immensely short of their Original ; But Wit and Genius , Sense and Learning join'd , Will all come short if crude and unrefin'd ; 'T is CONVERSE only melts the stubborn Ore And polishes the Gold , too rough before :
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item: #37 of 53
id: A65464
author: Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735.
title: Maggots, or, Poems on several subjects, never before handled by a schollar.
date: 1685.0
words: 34218
flesch: 82
summary: If any are so unconscionable , that all this won't satisfie ' ●m , but either for old Acquaintance , or new Remembrance they must be finding or making faults , the comfort on 't is , I have the same liberty , and am as free to think what I please of theirs , if ever they have or may come under the Predicament of the Author ▪ — I can't remember any thing more , but , — You 're very welcome Gentlemen ! But since Friends at last must part , Adieu , adieu , with all my Heart ; I●ll , as Friends to Poets use , Give y' a good Name , and turn you loose ▪ Take your chance , your Fortune try , Pray beg or starve , as well as I ; Trouble me with your Raggs no more , Here 's your Pass , and out of Door .
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item: #38 of 53
id: A65514
author: Person of quality.
title: Westminster-drollery, or, A choice collection of the newest songs & poems both at court and theaters by a person of quality ; with additions.
date: None
words: 39259
flesch: 84
summary: Where Parents are slaves Their Brats cannot be any other ; Great Wits and great Braves Have alwayes a P●nk to their M●ther . 5. Then away with this Bugbear Vice , You are lost if that you fly me , In Ell●ium ( if you here are nice ) You never shall come nigh me :
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item: #39 of 53
id: A67233
author: Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650.
title: Certaine serious thoughts which at severall times & upon sundry occasions have stollen themselves into verse and now into the publike view from the author [Wyvill coat of arms] Esquire ; together w[i]th a chronologicall table denoeting [sic] the names of such princes as ruled the neighbor states and were con-temporary to our English kings, observeing throughout ye number of yeares w[hi]ch every one of them reigned.
date: 1647.0
words: 10906
flesch: 83
summary: HAst thou not heard O man , or canst forget This terrible Alarme , God will whet His sword , prepare his Arrows , and his bow ; Doth not experience daily bid thee know That , when he will revoke thy borrowed breath A Fly or Gnat's an Instrument of death , Canst thou shake off those thoughts w ch whisper to thee , This minut's sin for ever may undoe thee ? For God hath said ; The woman's seed shall give A wound unto thy head , that man may live .
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item: #40 of 53
id: A67336
author: Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.
title: The maid's tragedy altered with some other pieces / by Edmund Waller, Esq. ; not before printed in the several editions of his poems.
date: 1690.0
words: 217948
flesch: -356
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item: #41 of 53
id: A67349
author: Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.
title: The second part of Mr. Waller's poems Containing, his alteration of The maids tragedy, and whatever of his is yet unprinted: together with some other poems, speeches, &c. that were printed severally, and never put into the first collection of his poems.
date: 1690.0
words: 18690
flesch: 77
summary: Our little World , the Image of the Great , Like that amidst the Ambient Ocean 's set Of her own growth hath all that Nature craves , And all that 's rare , as Tribute from the Waves ▪ As Egypt does not on the Clouds rely , But to her Nile owes more than to the Sky ▪ So whatsoe're our Earth and Heav'n denies , Our ever constant Friend the Sea supplies : That taste of Hot Arabia's Spice we know , Free from the scorching Sun that makes it grow ▪ Without the heat in Persian Silks we shine ▪ And without Planting , drink of every Vine : To dig for Wealth we weary not our Limbs ▪ Gold , tho the heaviest Mettal , hither swims ▪ Ours is the Harvest , where the Indians mow ▪ We plow the Deep , and reap what others sow ▪ Things of the noblest kind our own soil breeds ▪ Stout are our Men , and Warlike are our Steeds . The Crown you value so , my Brother bears Upon his Head , and with it all the cares ; While I enjoy th' advantage of his State , And all the Crown can give , except the weight ▪ Long may he live , that is so far above All Vice , all Passion , but excess of Love.
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item: #42 of 53
id: A67514
author: Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.
title: The poet's ramble after riches, or, A nights transactions upon the road burlesqu'd; with reflections on a dissenting corporation: together with the authors lamentation, in the time of adversity. Licensed and enter'd according to order.
date: 1691.0
words: 4473
flesch: 69
summary: Till Muddy Ale had seiz'd his Noddle , And then was forc'd to call two Porters , To lead the Lubber to his Quarters , My Landlord , as I pass'd the Bar , Gry'd out , Who pays the Reckoning here ? Said I , pray take it not amiss , Remember I must pay you this : Said he , pray , to prevent mistakes , Will you remember what this makes ; Landlord , let no Ill Thoughts be harbour'd , I 'll soon be rubb'd from off your Bar-board ; I 'll pay you in a little time ; I doubt , says he , 't will be in Rhime , For whatsoe ' re we Trust a Poet , Our Bar for seven years may show it ; And then if Dunn'd , all that they say to 't , Poh , that Debt's Cancell'd by the Statute . At which , then I clapt in a word , And Swore by G — d he made the Third ; Then up starts he in mighty Anger , And Swore , but that I was a Stranger , Or else he further would Contend on 't , Then bit his Nails , and there 's an end on 't ,
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item: #43 of 53
id: A67838
author: Yalden, Thomas, 1670-1736.
title: The temple of fame a poem, to the memory of the most illustrious Prince William Duke of Glocester / by Mr. Yalden.
date: 1700.0
words: 3971
flesch: 71
summary: When , gently raising his dejected Head , Thus to the Fair afflicted Nymph he said : An irresistless Charm thy Sorrow bears , Who can withstand the force of Pious Tears ? Compell'd by Fate , and more Tyrannick Love , My Soaring Muse shall visit Realms above ; Amidst the Stars admire his dawning Flame , And rank Caesario in the List of Fame . 2000-00 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2001-10 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2001-11 TCP Staff (Michigan) Sampled and proofread 2001-11 TCP Staff (Michigan) Text and markup reviewed and edited 2001-12 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE Temple of Fame .
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item: #44 of 53
id: A70171
author: Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.
title: Miscellany poems upon several occasions consisting of original poems / by the late Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Cowly, Mr. Milton, Mr. Prior, Mrs. Behn, Mr. Tho. Brown, &c. ; and the translations from Horace, Persius, Petronius Arbiter, &c. ; with an essay upon satyr, by the famous M. Dacier.
date: 1692.0
words: 19509
flesch: 72
summary: my own Knowledg , and the Experience of several others And tho' I urge , that I have found you Generous beyond the extravagance of Hopes , when the Bonds of Nature , the Laws of Humanity , and of God himself , could not obtain the least regard from those , who had not a little Reputation in the World for better Principles : Yet will they cry out I am a FLATTERER , if I express my Gratitude to you in Print . I could name some , that are very forward in contributing largely to the Building any public Structure , which may commend their Names to Posterity , as well as to the present time , but are inexorable to the nearest Relations who seek for a private Assistance , tho' a Trifle would save a whole Family .
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item: #45 of 53
id: A76393
author: Benlowes, Edward, 1603?-1676.
title: A poetick descant upon a private musick-meeting.
date: 1649.0
words: 1022
flesch: 78
summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A76393 of text R211136 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.15[2]). Benlowes, Edward 1649 713 0 5 0 0 0 0 70 D The rate of 70 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.
keywords: english; musick; text; thomason
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item: #46 of 53
id: A80774
author: Crashaw, Richard, 1613?-1649.
title: Carmen Deo nostro, te decet hymnus sacred poems, / collected, corrected, augmented, most humbly presented. To my Lady the Countesse of Denbigh by her most deuoted seruant. R.C. In heaty [sic] acknowledgment of his immortall obligation to her goodnes & charity.
date: 1652.0
words: 19975
flesch: 93
summary: Yes , Car's Crashawe , he Car ; t' is loue alone Which melts two harts , of both composing one . 'T is loue alone can hearts vnlock .
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item: #47 of 53
id: A81065
author: Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.
title: A godly exhortation to this distressed nation Shewing the true cause of this unnaturall civill war amongst us.
date: 1642.0
words: 1086
flesch: 87
summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A81065 of text R212538 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.6[87]). At head of text: Psal.
keywords: good; lord; mercy
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item: #48 of 53
id: A84623
author: Flatman, Thomas, 1637-1688.
title: A panegyrick to His Renowed [sic] Majestie, Charles the Second, King of Great Britaine, &c.
date: 1660.0
words: 717
flesch: 76
summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84623 of text R212460 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.25[51]). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A84623) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 153224)
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item: #49 of 53
id: A87057
author: Hammond, William, b. 1614.
title: Poems. By W.H.
date: 1655.0
words: 10332
flesch: 73
summary: But since the sad Barbarian yoak hath bowd The Grecian neck , Love hath lesse change allowd , Contracted lives in eyes ; no flaming robes Wears , but are lent him in your Christall Globes : Not worth a waterd Garment ; when he wears That Element he steals it from my tears . Do but unbind My eyes , and I will take such aime , As she shall not escape my flame : Thus spake the Boy , my ready hand Prepared was to loose the band From his faire eye-lids , that his sight Might to his Dart give steady flight ; When my good Genius prudent eare , Whisperd to my rash soule , Beware : Ah shamelesse Boy , deceitfull Love , I see thy plot , should I remove Those chaines of darknesse from thy eyes , Thou Melidore so much wouldst prize , That strait my rivall thou wouldst be , And warme her for thy selfe , not me .
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item: #50 of 53
id: B02789
author: Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
title: Prologue to the King and Queen at the opening of their theatre. Spoken by Mr. Batterton ; written by Mr. Dryden.
date: 1683.0
words: 1645
flesch: 73
summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02789) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180206) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).
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item: #51 of 53
id: B06413
author: F. V. (Francis Vaux)
title: In the praise of typography
date: 1658.0
words: 464
flesch: 75
summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06413 of text R185933 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing V165A). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06413) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179192)
keywords: english; text
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item: #52 of 53
id: B06418
author: Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641.
title: Verses, lately vvritten by Thomas Earle of Straford [sic].
date: 1641.0
words: 762
flesch: 84
summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B06418 of text R187189 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing V258B). 92 D The rate of 92 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.
keywords: english; text; thomas
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item: #53 of 53
id: B06597
author: Wildoe, Nathaniel.
title: Doctor Cooper at work upon Dauncey's bones: and Cook licking his fingers after his dose and pill.
date: 1661.0
words: 2255
flesch: 74
summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Was 't not enough the brethren felt his whip So smart and keen , but he must make thee skip Thou Jackanapes ? think'st thou , thou piteous elf , To draw his anger on thy single self , And rescue so a number ? foul-mouth no , You are beneath him , hee 's more worth than so .
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