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A Collection of Miscellanies

Consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses & Letters, Occasionally Written. By John Norris ... The Second Edition Corrected

Norris, John (1657-1711)

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The Passion of our B. Saviour represented in a Pindarique Ode.

An Hymn upon the Transfiguration.

The Parting.

To a Lady, who asked him, What Life was?

The third Chapter of Job Paraphrased.

Seraphic Love.

The Retirement.

The Infidel.

On a Musician, supposed to be mad with Musick.

Sitting in an Arbour.

The Complaint.

A Pastoral.

The tenth Ode of the second Book of Horace translated.

The Discouragement.

The 63 Chap. of Isaiah Paraphrased to the 6 Verse.

The Elevation.

The Curiosity.

The 114 Psalm Paraphrased.

The 148 Psalm Paraphrased.

Seeing a great Person lying in State.

Second Chap. of the Cant. from the 10. verse, to the 13.

To a Friend in Honour.

A divine Hymn on the Creation.

Plato's two Cupids.

A Wish.

To Dr. More.

The Passion of the Virgin Mother

To the Memory of my dear Neece M. C.

The Resignation.

To my guardian Angel.

The Defiance.

Superstition.

The Complaint of Adam turn'd out of Paradise.

The Return.

The 137 Psalm Paraphrased to the 7 Verse.

The 139 Psalm Paraphrased to the 14 Verse.

To Dr. Plot on his Natural History of Stafford-shire.

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The Return.

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Dear Contemplation my divinest Joy,
VVhen I thy sacred Mount ascend
VVhat Heavenly sweets my Soul employ!
VVhy can't I there my days for ever spend?
VVhen I have conquer'd thy steep Heights with Pain
VVhat pity 'tis that I must down again!

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And yet I must; my Passions would rebel
Should I too long continue here:
No, here I must not think to dwell,
But mind the Duties of my proper Sphere.
So Angels, tho they Heaven's Glories know,
Forget not to attend their Charge below.