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The Grecian Story

Being an Historical Poem, in Five Books. To which is Annex'd The Grove: Consisting of Divers Shorter Poems upon several Subjects. By J. H. [i.e. John Harington]

(1627?-1700)

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The Story of Orsamnes.

The Story of Clermanthe.

For the Duke Verdorus.

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For the Prince Orontes.

II.

The Story of the Persian Lady ZELMANZA.

III.

IV.

II.

III.

II.

Ornande's close Retirement.

Letter sent to Ornande.

The Good-morrow,

Lovers mix'd Weather.

ORNANDE

Ornande's Evening Walk, and Voice

Ornande and the Nightingale.

The Face and Glass.

Ornande's Morning Walk.

Ornande's Presence.

The Farewel.

One to his Fair, coy Mistress.

The Earnest doubting Lover.

The violent Despairing Lover.

Song, on Hero and Leander drown'd.

Scorn'd Scornfulness.

Beauty and Frailty.

The fair, young Shepherdess; her Funeral also.

TRANSLATIONS.

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On the first Sight of Beauteous Laura.

On coy Laura, veil'd.

On Leander drowned, swimming to Hero o're the Hellespont.

The modest doubtful Lover.

The Shepherd deeply enamour'd.

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II.

Hast Thou conjoyn'd in Marriage-Bands

Venus.

Those worthy'st mortal Payrs,
Combined th' are both Heart and Hands,

Hymen.

Shew like Terrestrial Stars,
Whilst their Master, Mistress there,

3 Graces.

Which did th' Examples prove
May beauteous Sun and Moon appear.
I'th' gallant Orbe of Love.

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Chorus of Water-Nymphs, Sea-Gods.

Both are Suns for splendid Rays,
And may conjoyned seem t'outblaze
Those lofty Seven;
Chief Lights on Earth beheld, as those in Heaven.