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Poems

By W. H. [i.e. William Hammond]

Hammond, William

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Commanded to write Verses.

The forsaken Maid.

Delay. Upon advice to deferr Loves Consummation.

Upon Cloris her visit after Marriage,

On the infrequency of Celias Letters.

To her questioning his Estate.

The cruell Mistresse.

To his Mistresse, Desiring him to absent himselfe.

To his scornfull Mistresse.

To Mr. J. L. Upon his Treatise of Dialling.

Epithalamium, To the L. T. marryed in the North.

To the same being sicke of a feavour.

To the same, on his Poems and Translations.

To the same on his Poems,

On the Marriage of my deare Kinsman T. S. Esq; and Mrs. D. E.

To Mrs. D. S. on the birth of Sidney, her second Son.

Horat: Od. 3. 3.

To Sr. J. G. wishing me to regain my fortunes by complyance with the Parliament.

A Dialogue upon death.

On the death of my dear brother Mr. H. S. drown'd.

To my dear Sister Mrs. S.

On the death of my much honourd Uncle Mr. G. Sandys.

Epitaph on Sir R. D.

Grace Compar'd to the Sun.

Upon the Nativity of our saviour and Sacrament then received.

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The forsaken Maid.

Go fickle Man and teach the Moon to change,
The Winds to vary, the coy Bee to range:
You that despise the conquest of a Town
Renderd without resistance of one frown.

Is this of easie faith the recompence?
Is my prone loves too prodigall expence,
Rewarded with disdain? did ever dart,
Rebound from such a penetrable heart?

Diana, in the service of whose Shrine,
My selfe to single life I will confine,
Revenge thy Votaresse; for unto thee
The reeling Ocean bends his azure knee.

And since he loves upon rough Seas to ride,
Grant such an Adria, whose swelling Tide,
And stormy tongue may his false Vessell wrack,
And make the Cordage of his heart to crack.