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The poems of George Daniel

... From the original mss. in the British Museum: Hitherto unprinted. Edited, with introduction, notes, and illustrations, portrait, &c. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart: In four volumes

Daniel, George (1616-1657)

VOL. I.

Portraits of the Author and his Brother.

POEMS Written upon Severall Occasions.

Coat of Arms and Portrait.

An Addresse By the Author:

To his honoured friend ye authour vpon his Poems.

Vpon a Reviewe of Virgil, translated by Mr. Ogilby.

A Vindication of Poesie.

To Time and Honour.

A Pastorall Ode; The Eglogue is Lost.

To Nicotiana. A Rapture.

The farewell.

An Epode.

To the Memorie of the most worthy and excellently vertuous Ladie The Ladie Alford.

To: D: i

To the Memorie of the Best Dramaticke English Poet

Vpon Ben Ionson's Booke.

To my Muse.

Wounded.

The Dedication of a Poem, now lost; written in the Royall Expedition against the Scotts.

This was placed in the End of the Same Poeme.

One desiring me to read, but slept it out; Wakening.

One boasting himselfe Iudge of pure Witt.

The many Scurrile Pamphlets (going vnder the name of Poems,) frequently printed; occasion'd this.

Vpon a late printed Booke Entituled:

A Strange Maye.

When the Cloud of Calamitie, had somewhile overspread vs, and the whole Kingdome plunged in warre

After a storme, going a hawking.

“The Genius of this Great and glorious Ile.”

Some Poemes; Written vpon Severall occasions, By the Same Author.

II.

VOL. II.

III, IV.

VOL. III. VOL. IV.

TRINARCHODIA

The severall Raignes of Richard the Second Henrie the Fourth, & Henrie the Fifth

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ODE XXXIX.

[Never to be at Ease, never to rest]

1

Never to be at Ease, never to rest;
What brest
Is strong enough? What braine, if it were double,
Could beare vnmoved, the assaults of soe much trouble?
Tost on the wave of Chance,
I loose my better Selfe;
Where Ignorance
Cast vp a Shelfe,
To ruine all my vertue; I forgot
My manhood, and the Treasure which I putt
A Sure
And constant rescue from all hands impure.

2

Taught by Example, and the precepts which
From rich

Antiquitie I gathered; I was made
Fortune-proofe in her malice; not afraide
To cope with Danger, in
All Formes She could put on.
But lost within
Opinion,
I was surprised; and ere I could collect
Disperséd Notions, by an indirect
Strange way,
Passion prevailed; I knew not what to Say.

3

Fortified in my Reason, once I thought
(But nought
Availes our owne Surmises) that the power
Of fortune could not Storme me. Ah! noe more
Let woman's Son be proud
In his owne brest or braine.
For soe I stood
To entertaine
All hazard vnappall'd; and had within
As great a Force, as full a Magazin,
As might
Have flattered you to the Same oversight.

Man is not Strong at all; nor wise, nor Fitt,
His owne to manage with his proper witt;
Then least, when borne by Selfe-opinion,
Hee Stops the Light, and wanders in his owne

Darke Principles and notions; hee attains
Nearest Perfection, who his owne restrains.