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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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II.

1 Nymph

Those Bright Crowns, Allegeance shewing,
From two Faithful Lands imbrace;

2 Nymph

Prince, Princess call'd, such Presents owing
Your High Fame as Royal Race

Both Nymphs

Rule withall o're Subjects Hearts
Either Crown imparts.

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Chorus of Water-Nymphs, Sea-Gods.

Next those Kingly Fathers there
You Successors choice Appear;
May for th' inward Worth and Merit
Seem their Virtues to Inherit:
Prove entwin'd
Scepter, like your selves, combin'd
And never be your Glorious Rays outshin'd.