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Poems and Songs

by Thomas Flatman. The Fourth Edition with many Additions and Amendments

Flatman, Thomas (1637-1688)

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On the Excellent POEMS Of my most Worthy Friend, Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN.

To my Friend Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN Upon the Publication of his POEMS.

To my Friend Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN, On the Publishing of these his POEMS.

To his esteemed Friend Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN, Upon the Publishing of his POEMS.

To my Worthy Friend Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN, Upon the Publishing of his POEMS.

TO THE AUTHOR On his excellent POEMS.

To my dear Friend Mr. THOMAS FLATMAN, Upon the Publication of his POEMS.

On the Death of the RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS EARL of OSSORY.

To the Memory of the Incomparable ORINDA.

To my Reverend Friend, Dr. SAM. WOODFORD, On his Excellent Version of the PSALMS.

On the Death of the truly valiant GEORGE Duke of ALBEMARLE.

The Retirement.

Translated out of a Part of Petronius Arbiter's Satyricon.

A Thought of DEATH.

Psalm xxxix. Vers. 4, 5.

Hymn for the Morning.

Anthem for the Evening.

ON Mr. JOHNSON'S

An Explanation of an EMBLEM

Against THOUGHTS.

A Dooms-Day Thought.

Virtus sola manet, cætera mortis erunt.

Psalm XV. Paraphrased.

AN ELEGY On the EARL of SANDWICH.

AN EPITAPH On the EARL of SANDWICH.

On the Death of Mr. Pelham Humfries.

The Incredulous.

Weeping at Parting.

The Desperate Lover.

The Expectation.

Coridon Converted.

The Batchelors Song.

[The Batchelors Song.] The Second Part.

An Appeal to Cats in the business of Love.

Advice to an Old Man of sixty three, about to Marry a Girl of sixteen.

PHYLLIS withdrawn.

The Malecontent.

The Indifferent.

The Unconcerned.

Celadon on Delia singing.

TO Mr. SAM. AUSTIN Of Wadham Coll. OXON,

TO MY Ingenious Friend Mr. WILLIAM FAITHORN

On the Commentaries of Messire Blaize de MONTLUC.

A Character of a BELLY-GOD

The Disappointed.

ON Mrs. E. MONTAGUE's Blushing in the Cross-Bath.

ON Mrs. Dove, Wife to the Reverend Dr. Henry Dove.

On the Eminent Dr. EDWARD BROWN'S TRAVELS.

Urania to her Friend Parthenissa.

On the Death of the Earl of ROCHESTER.

ON DR. WOODFORD'S PARAPHRASE ON THE CANTICLES.

LAODAMIA to PROTESILAUS.

TO THE Excellent Master of MUSICK SEIGNIOR PIETRO REGGIO,

ON THE DEATH Of my Dear Brother Mr. RICHARD FLATMAN.

CORIDON On the death of his dear ALEXIS,

A SONG ON Newyears-day before the King, Car. 2.

ON The Kings Return to White-hall, after his Summers Progress, 1684.

TO Mr. ISAAC WALTON.

Pastoral Dialogue.

CASTABELLA Going to Sea.

On the Death of my worthy friend Mr. JOHN OLDHAM.

On the DEATH OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE RUPERT:

On the much lamented DEATH OF OUR LATE SOVEREIGN LORD King Charles II.

TO HIS SACRED MAJESTY King James II.

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ODES OF HORACE PARAPHRASED BY THOMAS FLATMAN.

BOOK II. ODE XIX.

Book III. ODE VIII.

BOOK III. ODE IX.

Book III. ODE XII.

Book III. ODE XVII.

Book III. ODE XIX.

Book III. ODE XX.

Book III. ODE XXI.

Book III. ODE XXII.

Book III. ODE III.

Book IV. ODE I.

Book IV. ODE X.

Book IV. ODE XI.

EPODE III.

CANIDIA's Answer.

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EPODE III.

To MÆCENAS.

In time to come, if such a crime should be
As Parricide, (foul villany!)
A Clove of Garlick would revenge that evil;
(Rare dish for Plough-men, or the Devil!)
Accursed root! how does it jounce and claw!
It works like Rats-bane in my maw.
What Witch contriv'd this strat'gem for my breath!
Poison'd at once, and stunk to death;
With this vile juice Medæa (sure) did noint
Jason (her Love) in every joint;
When untam'd Bulls in yokes he led along,
This made his manhood smell so strong:
This gave her Dragon venom to his sting,
And set the Hagg upon the wing.
I burn, I parch, as dry as dust I am,
Such drought on Puglia never came.

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Alcides could not bear so much as I,
He oft was wet, but never dry.
Mecænas! do but taste of your own Treat,
And what you gave your Poet, eat;
Then go to Bed, and court your Mistris there,
She'l never kiss you I dare swear.