University of Virginia Library

Search this document 
A nursery of novelties in Variety of Poetry

Planted for the delightful leisures of Nobility and Ingenuity. Composed by Tho. Jordan
Jordan, Thomas (1612?-1685?)
  
[epigraph]
  
[dedication]

collapse section 
[section]
  
An Induction.
  
A Speech made to his Excellency the Lord General Monck, and the Council of State, at Skinners-Hall on Wednesday, being the Fourth of April, 1660. At which time he was nobly entertained by that Honourable Company.
  
Continuation of the Induction.
  
Another Speech at Goldsmiths-Hall to the General, April, 9. 1660.
expand section 
A Speech spoken to the General and Council, when he was feasted at Fishmongers-Hall.
  
A Speech Composed to Welcome to the English Shore, the most Sacred and Inimitable Majesty of Charles the Second, personated by the Genius of England.
  
A Prologue to the King.
  
Epilogue to the King.
  
On a Picture of the Kings Escape in the Oake.
  
On the King and Mistris Lane on Horseback.
  
On the Picture of the King on Horseback in Parliament Robes.
  
On Pictures of the King and Queen.
  
On Pictures of the Duke and Dutchess of York.
  
A Prologue to the King, August 16. 1660.
  
A Prologue to a Play call'd The Florentine Ladies, played in the Night by Gentlemen.
  
The Epilogue, on New-Years-Day at Night.
  
A Prologue to a Play of mine, call'd, Love hath found his eyes; or Distractions.
  
The Epilogue spoken by Cupid.
  
A Speech by the way of Epilogue to those that would rise out of the Pit at the Red-Bull in the last Scene, and disturb the Conclusion, by going on the Stage, June 23. 1660.
  
A Prologue to the Comedy call'd The Tamer tamed, June 24. 1660.
  
The Epilogue, spoken by the Tamer, a Woman.
  
A Prologue to introduce the first Woman that came to Act on the Stage in the Tragedy, call'd The Moor of Venice.
  
Epilogue.
  
A Prologue to the Poor mans Comfort.
  
March 16. 1661. An Advent to the Kings Coronation.
  
On the Day.
  
After the Coronation.
  
A Letany delivered, Jan. 1, 1659. to a Friend as a New-Years Gift.
  
On a view of the Rebels Arms.
  
On Independency.
  
On the Act against Cock-matches, the next succeeding, their putting down of Church-Marriages.
  
On the Jesuite and Puritan.
  
Another.
expand section 
Representations in Parts to be Habited, Sung, and Acted, as they have been often times with great applause performed before the Lord Major and the Sheriffs of London.
collapse section 
Acrostichs, Annagrams, Epigrams, Elegies, AND Epitaphs.
collapse section 
Acrostichs.
  
An Acrostich on Mrs. Hester Noy.
  
An Epithalamium in a double Acrostick, written on the noble Names and sacred Nuptials of the worthily honoured Ewdward Marrow Esquire, and the most truly vertuous Mrs. Anne Grantham.
expand section 
ANNAGRAMS.
expand section 
Epigrams.
expand section 
Elegies and Epitaphs of two sorts, woful and witty.
  
A Canting Rogue Parallel'd with a Phanatick.
  
On the Ordinance prohibiting Cavaliers to wear Swords, April, 1646.
  
On a view of London and Westminster on tother side the Water. 1658.
  
The Players Petition to the Long Parliament, after being long silenc'd, that they might Play again, 1642.

collapse section Collapse All | Expand All expand section
previous section A nursery of novelties in Variety of Poetry
next section

An Acrostich on Mrs. Hester Noy.

How much I am obliged to your worth,
Each faculty I have cannot set forth;
Sure I shall dye in debt, unless you please
To binde me more by granting a Release:
Excellent Lady, may the Powers above
Reward you with those joyes which Angels love.
Nothing that hath affinity with ill
Oppose your understanding or your will,
Your Vertues, which so copiously extend,
Eternity can onely comprehend.
previous section A nursery of novelties in Variety of Poetry
next section