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The poems and translations of Sir Edward Sherburne (1616-1702)

excluding Seneca and Manilius Introduced and Annotated by F. J. Van Beeck
Sherburne, Edward (1618-1702)

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POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS 1651
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LUDICRA
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THE SYRACUSIANS,
 
THE SUN-RISE
 
The Night:
 
I SOSPIRI.
 
The Surprise.
 
Chloris Eyes and Breasts.
 
Love's Arithmetick.
 
Cælia weeping.
 
The Vow.
 
Ice & Fire.
 
Novo Inamoramento.
 
Cælia's Eyes.
 
The Resemblance.
 
Love once, Love ever.
 
The Pendants.
 
The sweet Meat.
 
Violets in Thaumantia's Bosome.
 
The Dream.
 
An old Shepheard to a young Nymph.
 
Beauty encreased by Pity.
 
Weeping and Kissing.
 
The Dilemma.
 
Change defended.
 
The Microcosme.
 
The Defeat.
 
Amore secreto.
 
A Maid in Love with a Youth blind of one Eye.
 
The broken Faith.
 
Complaint on the Death of Sylvia, to the River.
 
A Shepheard inviting a Nymph to his Cottage.
 
Sogno, a la sua donna
 
To Ligurinus.
 
The Penitent Murderer.
 
The Shepheard.
 
The Pastorall Wooing.
 
On the Picture of Icarus in Wax.
 
On a Marble Statue of Nero, which falling kill'd a Child.
 
On Paula.
 
On an Ill Husband and Wife.
 
On Candidus, a rich Miser.
 
On Bassus a Pittifull Poet.
 
On a Boy kill'd by the fall of an Icesicle.
 
On Nestor a whisperer.
 
On Martinia, an old, old, leacherous—
 
On Philomuse, a needy Newesmonger.
 
On Aulus a Poet-Hater.
 
On Lentinus, being troubled with an Ague.
 
To Priscus.
 
On Phœbus that wore leather Caps.
 
On Horace a poor fellow.
 
On a Swallow torn in Peeces by her Fellowes.
 
To Apollo pursuing Daphne.
 
De Erotio Puella.
 
On Mancinus a Prating Braggart.
 
On Picens.
 
On Caius, one of large Promises, but small Performances.
 
To Posthumus, an Ill Liver.
 
To Thelesinus.
 
On Cinna a bold Suter.
 
The happy life. To Julius Martialis.
 
Epitaphium Glauciæ.
 
To Sextus.
 
To Maximus.
 
To Stella.
 
On Parthenopæus.
 
On Philænus.
 
The Choice of his Mistris.
 
To Sextus.
 
On Baucis, an old drunken Crone.
 
On Captain Ansa, a bragging Run-away.
 
To Fuscus.
 
On Marcus Anton: Primus his Picture.
 
Horat.
 
Ad Puellam edentulam.
 
Epitaph on an old drunken Crone.
 
On Bibinus, a notorious Drunkard.
 
On poor Codrus, who though blind, was yet in Love.
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ETHICA
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SACRA
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PRINTED POEMS from Books by Various Authors
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MANUSCRIPT POEMS, FRAGMENTS, DRAFTS.

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The Dilemma.

As poor Strephon (whom hard Fate
Slave to Chloris Eyes decreed)
By his cruell fair one sate,
Whilst his fat Flocks graz'd along:
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To the Musick of his Reed,
This was the sad Shepheards Song.
From those tempting Lips if I
May not steal a Kiss (my Dear!)
I shall longing pine and dye:
And a Kiss if I obtain,
My Heart fears (thine Eyes so near)
By their lightning 'twill be slain.
Thus I know not what to try:
This I know yet, that I dye.
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