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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)

[epigraph]

The Story of Orsamnes.

The Story of Clermanthe.

For the Duke Verdorus.

[subsection]

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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1 Nymph

Great, transcendent Pair for Birth,
Virtue as corporeal Beauty
T'whom of Duty

2 Nymph

Stoops prime Excellence on Earth

Both Nymphs

See what Heav'n restore
For you more.

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Chorus of Water-Nymphs, Sea-Gods.

Gifts thought worthy your Receit;
To advance and make more Great
Your Honour, Happiness, Compleat.