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The poems of George Daniel

... From the original mss. in the British Museum: Hitherto unprinted. Edited, with introduction, notes, and illustrations, portrait, &c. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart: In four volumes

Daniel, George (1616-1657)

VOL. I.

Portraits of the Author and his Brother.

POEMS Written upon Severall Occasions.

Coat of Arms and Portrait.

An Addresse By the Author:

To his honoured friend ye authour vpon his Poems.

Vpon a Reviewe of Virgil, translated by Mr. Ogilby.

A Vindication of Poesie.

To Time and Honour.

A Pastorall Ode; The Eglogue is Lost.

To Nicotiana. A Rapture.

The farewell.

An Epode.

To the Memorie of the most worthy and excellently vertuous Ladie The Ladie Alford.

To: D: i

To the Memorie of the Best Dramaticke English Poet

Vpon Ben Ionson's Booke.

To my Muse.

Wounded.

The Dedication of a Poem, now lost; written in the Royall Expedition against the Scotts.

This was placed in the End of the Same Poeme.

One desiring me to read, but slept it out; Wakening.

One boasting himselfe Iudge of pure Witt.

The many Scurrile Pamphlets (going vnder the name of Poems,) frequently printed; occasion'd this.

Vpon a late printed Booke Entituled:

A Strange Maye.

When the Cloud of Calamitie, had somewhile overspread vs, and the whole Kingdome plunged in warre

After a storme, going a hawking.

“The Genius of this Great and glorious Ile.”

Some Poemes; Written vpon Severall occasions, By the Same Author.

II.

VOL. II.

III, IV.

VOL. III. VOL. IV.

TRINARCHODIA

The severall Raignes of Richard the Second Henrie the Fourth, & Henrie the Fifth

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Pure Platonicke.

Not Roses, ioyn'd with Lillies, make
Her ffaire; nor though her Eyes be blacke
And glorious, as th' Etheriall Qveene,
Are they my wonder; I have seene
Beautie, and scorn'd it, at fowerteene.

Not to have a Skin as smooth
As Christall; nor a Lip, nor mouth,

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Bright Cytherea's ornament;
Move me at all. Let them invent
A Dresse, to move new blandishment;

I am not taken. Not the Faire
Enchantments of well-order'd haire;
Not a Leg, nor Foot, nor hand;
Nor the parts wee vnderstand
Most attractive, mee command.

Though I give all Beautie prise
To the value of my Eyes;
Yet I doe not love a Face,
Nor dote vpon the outward grace;
These respects can have noe place.

Wee distingvish nothing to
The outward fforme, as Lovers doe;
Nor value by the rule of Sence;
Wee know noe Sexe's difference,
Equall in Pre'eminence.

To the Sympathising mind,
Neither hinder, neither bind;
But in either's brest wee move,
And Affections Equall prove:
This is pure Platonicke Love.