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Flosculum Poeticum

Poems Divine and Humane, Panegyrical, Satyrical, Ironical. By P. K. [i.e. Peter Ker]

Ker, Patrick

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Soli Deo omnis Gloria.

To the Memory of KING CHARLES the First.

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POEMS On several Occasions.

THE WORLD'S Unworthiness.

THE WORLD'S Ingratitude.

The Stedfast-Christian

Suspirium Regale:

A Reflection, on the Arreignment OF King Charles the First.

In memoriam Caroli primi docollati, Regis Magnæ Brittanniæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ, &c.

An Elegy, On the Murther and Martyrdome of CHARLES the First: King of Great Brittain, &c.

CHARLES STUART.

King CHARLES the Second, in the Oak.

[Behold and See]

On the Return of CHARLES the Second King of Great Brittain, France, and Ireland, &c.

A Mournful Elegy, ON The Deplorable Death, of the Thrice Vertuous, Religious, and Renowned MARY, Queen to CHARLES the First, King of Great Brittain, &c.

[One's Name, and Fate, do oft agree]

Meditatio Regalis De Curiæ Conjurationibus.

Bellum Intestinum: A Battle 'twixt, Nature, and Grace:

To a great Oppressour.

On a Beautiful Young Lady.

A Divine Poem, on the Unparallel'd and Religious Mrs. M. F.

An Acrostick on Mrs. J. H.

A Passionate Love-Complement TO Mrs. R. G.

The Luke-warm Lover:

Love's Valedictory:

λογομαχια

Rejoyce in Triumph:

A Song, Sung by the Greenwich-Green-coats, to shew their thankfulness, to their adopted Father, and Entertainer; The Right Honourable, Sr. William Boreman, Knight.

A PROLOGUE To a play entituled, The Indian Empress.

Another PROLOGUE To Criticks Auditors and Spectators.

The A-B. C. On the slow building of St. Pauls Church.

AN ELOGIUM, On D. C. Minister of Marget, in the Isle of Thannet.

His R. H. D. Y. to S. G. G. H. When he was made Chancellour of S.

The London-folly.

The French Tropick-bird

A POEM presented to one whose Loyalty was Suspected.

A Reply to a Pasquil:

Perillu's Bull: OR A Blow to the Hang-Man.

On the Memory Of the Right Honourable, the Earl of OSSORY.

An ELEGY, ON Mr. John Forbes, late Sheriff of Aberdeen in Scotland.

A Mournful ELEGY. ON Mr. I. K. who Died in KENT in ENGLAND.

On the Memory of a Married Maid.

On the death of a hopeful young Boy.

AN EPITAPH On the Brother of Heliogabolus.

REGICIDA Or AN EPITAPH; On the first Death, and second Burial, of the great Traytour, and Usurper; OLIVER CROMWELL

ON DEATH, Mors ultima linia rerum.

A POEM On The STATUE ROYAL, Erected in the Center of the EXCHANGE of LONDON.

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On the Return of CHARLES the Second King of Great Brittain, France, and Ireland, &c.

Psal. 126. 1. When the Lord turned again the Captivity of Zion: we were like them that Dream.

When I cast up our by past Miseries,
And set our Floods of Blood, before mine eyes:
And then behold our now-returning King;
I'm ready both (at once) to Weep and Sing.
But Melancholly, hold; for why should I
My smile of gladness, from this joy deny?
Since Providence dispenseth us, a-pace
Such Miracles of Mercy, Acts of Grace.

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As lately would have forc'd a States-man say,
Such things may be, but per possibile.
Our Lawful King, whom we had lost before,
No Host of Men; but Angels doth restore.
Who's Royal Peace-portending Scepter showes,
What Love he to his Loyal Subjects owes:
His flaming Sword of Justice doth discry,
All Traytours ought, but Regicides must die.
Justice and Mercy, sets us up on high:
Not as an Object of a new envy;
But that (with Int'rest) they may us restore
All that we lost, in Civil-War before.
Thus 'tis most true, what (commonly) is said,
A Morning clear, succeeds an Evening red.