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The Poetical Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden

With "A Cypresse Grove": Edited by L. E. Kastner
Drummond, William (1585-1649)

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Volume the First
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Poems in Commendation of the Author.
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POEMS: By W. D.
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THE FIRST PART.
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THE SECOND PART.
  
Sonnet. [i]
  
Son. [ii]
  
Son. [iii]
  
Son. [iv]
  
Son. [v]
  
Son. [vi]
  
Madrigall. [i]
  
Son. [vii]
  
Song. [i]
  
Mad. [ii]
  
Son. [viii]
  
Son. [ix]
  
Son. [x]
  
Mad. [iii]
  
Son. [xi]
  
Mad. [iv]
  
Son. [xii]
  
Son. [xiii]
  
Mad. [v]
  
Song. [ii]
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TEARES, ON THE DEATH of Mœliades.
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VRANIA,
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MADRIGALLS, AND Epigrammes.
 i. 
[i] The Statue of Medvsa.
 ii. 
[ii] The Trojane Horse.
 iii. 
[iii] A Louers Heauen.
 iv. 
[iv] Deepe Impression of Loue.
 v. 
[v] The Pourtrait of Mars and Venvs.
 vi. 
[vi] Iölas Epitaph.
 vii. 
[vii] Vpon the Death of a Linnet.
 viii. 
[viii] Alcons Kisse.
 ix. 
[ix] Icarvs.
 x. 
[x] Cherries.
 xi. 
[xi] Of Thavmantia, beholding her selfe in a Marble.
 xii. 
[xii] Loue suffereth no Parasol.
 xiii. 
[xiii] Sleeping Beautie.
 xiv. 
[xiv] The qualitie of a Kisse.
 xv. 
[xv] Of Phillis.
 xvi. 
[xvi] Kisses desired.
 xvii. 
[xvii] Of Dametas.
 xviii. 
[xviii] The Canon.
 xix. 
[xix] Apelles enamour'd of Campaspe, Alexanders Mistresse.
 xx. 
[xx] Campaspe.
 xxi. 
[xxi] Vnpleasant Musicke.
 xxii. 
[xxii] A Iest.
 xxiii. 
[xxiii] Narcissvs.
 xxiv. 
[xxiv] To Thavmantia singing.
 xxv. 
[xxv] Of her Dog.
 xxvi. 
[xxvi] A Kisse.
 xxvii. 
[xxvii] Cornucopia.
 xxviii. 
[xxviii] Of Amintas.
 xxix. 
[xxix] Pamphilvs.
 xxx. 
[xxx] Vpon a Glasse.
 xxxi. 
[xxxi] Of a Bee.
 xxxii. 
[xxxii] Of that same [A Bee].
 xxxiii. 
[xxxiii] Of a Kisse.
 xxxiv. 
[xxxiv] Idmon to Venvs.
 xxxv. 
[xxxv] A Louers Plaint.
 xxxvi. 
[xxxvi] His Firebrand.
 xxxvii. 
[xxxvii] Daphnis Vow.
 xxxviii. 
[xxxviii] Of Nisa.
 xxxix. 
[xxxix] Beauties Idea.
 xl. 
[xl] Cratons Death.
 xli. 
[xli] Armelins Epitaph.
 xlii. 
[xlii] The Statue of Venvs sleeping.
 xliii. 
[xliii] Lillas Prayer.
 xliv. 
[xliv] The vnkindnesse of Rora.
 xlv. 
[xlv] Antheas Gift.
 xlvi. 
[xlvi] To Thavmantia.
 xlvii. 
[xlvii] Epitaph.
 xlviii. 
[xlviii] Of Lida.
 xlix. 
[xlix] A Wish.
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[l] A Louers Day and Night.
 li. 
[li] The Statue of Adonis.
 lii. 
[lii] Clorvs to a Groue.
 liii. 
[liii] A Couplet encomiasticke.
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[liv] An other [Couplet encomiasticke].
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[lv] The Rose.
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[lvi] To a Riuer.
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[lvii] Thaïs Metamorphose.
 lviii. 
[lviii] Vpon a Baye Tree, not long since growing in the Ruines of Virgils Tombe.
 lix. 
[lix] Epitaph.
 lx. 
[lx] Floras Flowre.
 lxi. 
[lxi] Melampvs Epitaph.
 lxii. 
[lxii] Kalas Complaint.
 lxiii. 
[lxiii] The Happinesse of a Flea.
 lxiv. 
[lxiv] Of that same [Flea].
 lxv. 
[lxv] Linas Virginitie.
 lxvi. 
[lxvi] Love naked.
 lxvii. 
[lxvii] Niobe.
 lxviii. 
[lxviii] Change of Loue.
 lxix. 
[lxix] Wilde Beautie.
 lxx. 
[lxx] Constant Loue.
 lxxi. 
[lxxi] To Chloris.
 lxxii. 
[lxxii] VPON A POVRTRAIT.
 lxxiii. 
[lxxiii] Vpon that same [Portrait].
 lxxiv. 
[lxxiv] Vpon that same [Portrait], drawne with a Pansie.
 lxxv. 
[lxxv] Vpon that same [Portrait].
 lxxvi. 
[lxxvi] Thirsis in Dispraise of Beautie.
 lxxvii. 
[lxxvii] Evrymedons Praise of Mira.
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[lxxviii] Thavmantia at the departure of Idmon.
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[lxxix] Erycine at the departure of Alexis.
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[lxxx] Alexis to Damon.
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Forth Feasting
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Volume the Second

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82

Sonnet.

[A passing Glance, a Lightning long the Skies]

A passing Glance, a Lightning long the Skies
That vsh'ring Thunder dies straight to our Sight,
A Sparke, of Contraries which doth arise,
Then drownes in the huge Depthes of Day and Night:
Is this small-Small call'd Life, held in such Price
Of blinded Wights, who nothing judge aright,
Of Parthian Shaft so swift is not the Flight
As Life, that wastes it selfe, and liuing dies.
O! what is humane Greatnesse, Valour, Wit?
What fading Beautie, Riches, Honour, Praise?
To what doth serue in golden Thrones to sit,
Thrall Earths vaste Round, triumphall Arches raise?
All is a Dreame, learne in this Princes Fall,
In whome (saue Death) nought mortall was at all.
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