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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.

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

To His Royal Highness JAMES Duke of York.

JAMES Duke of York.

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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The Luke-warm Lover:

OR A Poem sent by J. F. to his Slighting Mrs.

Poor simple Girle, think'st thou that I
Am so Love-sick for thee to die.
Or that my Reason can not rear,
Above a Female Hemisphere.
Or that my Intellects came so rash on.
T' enslave my Soul, to Lov's sweet passion.
No no to think be not so vaini
That I'm all Liver, and no Spleen:
And that my Phancy's bound in Duty,
Only to dote upon your Beauty.
The superfices of a face,
If destitute of inward Grace,
Is but a Hedge-Hogg, in disguise,
To cheat, and charm Beholder's eyes.
Then speak your Mind, and be not Mute:
I'm down-right, be you absolute.
As Love that's Lazie towards Marriage,
Breaks off, and endeth in Miscarriage.
And (for the most part) it is seen,
That Maids (in age) about sixteen,

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Have more Sweet-hearts, to suit and wooe them;
Then ever after do come to them.
Then stand not out, but take advice:
A Maid strait-lac'd yields little price.
For she that's of a slighting mind,
And laughs at Suitors, oft doth find
The Rase and Lilly of her May,
To fade and wither quite away.
When Nature cryes, Thru Fool give place
To Hoary Hairs, and wrinkly face,
She'll Sigh and Sing, that dismal Song;
I have remain'd a Maid too long:
And wish to have (although in vain)
A slighted Suiter back again
In fine fair Maid, forbear to scoff:
I do draw near, stand you not off:
If you slight me as heretofore,
I'll never henceforth love you more.