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Matthew Prior. Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works

in Prose and Verse. The Text Edited by A. R. Waller
Prior, Matthew (1664-1721)

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DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD AND OTHER WORKS IN PROSE AND VERSE
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A SUPPLEMENT TO Mr. Prior's POEMS. Consisting Of such Pieces as are Omitted in the late Collection of his Works, and Others, now first Published, from his Original Manuscripts, in the Custody of his Friends.
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[POEMS FROM THE New Collection, 1725]
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[MISCELLANEOUS POEMS ETC., FROM THE COLLECTION OF DRIFT]
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THE EXAMINER. 7 SEPTEMBER 1710
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[MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, FROM THE COLLECTION OF EVANS, INCLUDING TWENTY-FOUR SONGS.]
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POEMS FROM THE LONGLEAT MSS.
  
To Madam K. P.
  
To a Lady Sleeping.
  
Charity never faileth.
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There be Those that leave Their Names behind them.
  
Many Daughters have done well, But Thou Excellest them all.
  
On the Coronation.
  
Not Writing to K. P.
  
Arria and Petus out of Martial.
  
To the Countess of Dorset walking in a Garden.
  
To the E. of D. upon His Marriage.
  
Journey to Copt-Hall.
  
On Mr Fleetwood Shephards Killing the French K***
  
Advice to the Painter, Upon the defeat of the Rebels in the West, and the Execution of the late D. of Monmouth.
  
To the Bishop of Rochester Upon His Account of the Whiggish Conspir[a]cy by His late Majesty's order.
  
God is Love.
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To the E. of Dorset on the Birth of His Son.
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A Hymn to the Spring.
  
A Session of the Poets
  
To a Friend on his Marriage.
  
Letter to J****
  
To Dr F********* in a Letter to Beverley disswading him from drinking Waters.
  
[Inspired Wit.]
  
Epistle to Lord ---.
  
To My Lady Exeter, on New Years day.
  
[Answer to an] Orange.
  
Song
  
Song
  
[Great Nassau rise from Beauty]
  
Cælia.
  
The same Varied.
  
A Hymn to Venus, upon a Marriage.
  
A Fable.
  
A new Answer to an Argument against a Standing-Army.
  
[A Prophecy.]
  
Ballad.
  
[A Ballad of Vigour.]
  
Seneca, Troas. Act 2d.
  
Translated from the Original French.
  
[Reality and Image.]
  
Verses Intended for Lock and Montaigne.
  
Fragments Written At Down-Hall.
  
Fragments for Alma.
  
The World was 200 Year in the Dark following Aristotle.
  
Fragments.
  
To Florimel.
  
Written under a Picture painted by Mr Howard.
  
True Statesmen.
  
Simile.
  
The Courtier.
  
Fragments.
  
Beauty.
  
Narcissus.
  
On the Marchioness of Caermarthen.
  
Virgils Georgic 4 Verse 511 Qualis ------ implet
  
Answer to the Female Phaeton.
  
In a Window in Lord Villiers house.
  
To a Painter (fragments).
  
A Prologue intended to the Play of Chit Chat, but never finished.
  
Prelude to a Tale from Boccace in blank Verse.
  
PREDESTINATION.
  
[Fragment from Britanicus.]
  
To Cloe.
  
Epigram.
  
Translation of an Epitaph upon Gilbert Glanville Bishop of Rochester as written in Rochester Cathedral.
  
From Ronsard's Franciade Book the IVth Folio 465.
  
[Fragments in Prose and Verse.]
  
Song.
  
[Jinny the Just.]
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FRAGMENTS FROM PRIOR'S LETTERS, ETC.
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POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO PRIOR

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Hark the quicken'd Lyre awaks
Each willing string melodious tremblings makes:
And see! the appeas'd Air, and opening sky
Proclaim the Goddess nigh.
She's here, I feel the generous rage within
Enliven each extended vein.
I feel the kind the cruel Goddess roll
All through each part of my exalted Soul
And prest with Joy and pain'd with extacy
Loe! what mighty things I see.
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