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Anacreon

Bion. Moschvs. Kisses, by Secundus. Cvpid crvcified, by Ausonius. Venvs vigils, Incerto Authore [by Thomas Stanley]
Stanley, Thomas (1625-1678)

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ANACREON.
 I. 
The Lute.
 II. 
Beauty.
 III. 
Loves Night walk.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
Roses.
 VI. 
Another.
 VII. 
The Chace.
 VIII. 
The Dream.
 IX. 
The Dove.
 X. 
Love in Wax.
 XI. 
The old Lover.
 XII. 
The Swallow.
 XIII. 
XIII.
 XIV. 
The Combat.
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
The Captive.
 XVII. 
The Cup.
 XVIII. 
Another.
 XIX. 
XIX.
 XX. 
The Wish.
 XXI. 
XXI.
 XXII. 
The Invitation.
 XXIII. 
XXIII.
 XXIV. 
XXIV.
 XXV. 
XXV.
 XXVI. 
XXVI.
 XXVII. 
XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
The Picture.
 XXIX. 
Another.
 XXX. 
Love imprison'd.
 XXXI. 
XXXI.
 XXXII. 
The Accompt.
 XXXIII. 
The Swallow.
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV.
 XXXV. 
Europa.
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
The Spring.
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII.
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX.
 XL. 
The Bee.
 XLI. 
XLI.
 XLII. 
XLII.
 XLIII. 
The Grassehopper.
 XLIII. 
The Dream.
 XLIV. 
Loves Arrows.
 XLVI. 
Gold.
 XLVII. 
XLVII.
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
XLIX.
 L. 
L.
 LI. 
On a Basin wherein Venus was engrav'd.
 LII. 
The Vintage.
 LIII. 
The Rose.
 LIV. 
LIV.
 LV. 
LV.
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BION.
 I. 
Epitaph on Adonis.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
Cleodemus, Myrson.
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MOSCHVS.
 I. 
Love Cried.
 II. 
Europa.
 III. 
Epitaph on Bion the Pastoral Poet.
 IV. 
Megara and Alcmena.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
  
Cupid Plowing.
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KISSES.
 I. 
I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
 XIII. 
XIII.
 XIV. 
XIV.
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CUPID CRUCIFIED.
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VENUS VIGILS.
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EXCITATIONS.
  
The Hostesse.
  
The Debauche.
  
Aristenætus to Philocalus.
  
Gold.
  
Adonis.
  
[Along the mead Europa walks]
  
[Venus whose fair Deity]
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SYLVIA'S PARK, by Theophile. ACANTHUS COMPLAINT, by Tristan. ORONTA, by Preti. ECHO, by Marino. LOVES EMBASSY, by Boscan. THE SOLITVDE. by Gongora.
  
SYLVIA'S PARK.
  
Acanthus Complaint.
  
ORONTA,
  
ECHO
  
LOVES EMBASSY.
  
THE SOLITVDE.
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A Platonick Discourse Upon LOVE.
  
The Sonnet.

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IV.

[On this verdant Lotus laid]

On this verdant Lotus laid,
Underneath the Myrtles shade,
Let us drink our sorrows dead,
Whilst Love plaies the Ganimed.
Life like to a wheel runs round;
And ere long, we underground
(Tane by Death asunder) must
Moulder in forgotten dust.
Why then graves should we bedew?
Why the ground with odours strew?
Better whil'st alive, prepare
Flowers and unguents for our hair:
Come my fair One, come away;
All our cares behinde us lay;
That these pleasures we may know,
Ere we come to those below.
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