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Lucasta

Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. To which is added Aramantha, A Pastorall. By Richard Lovelace

Lovelace, Richard (1618-1658)

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THE DEDICATION. To the Right Honourable, my Lady ANNE LOVELACE.

To my best Brother on his Poems, called Lucasta.

To my much loved friend, Richard Lovelace Esq.

To my Noble and most ingenious Friend, Col. Richard Lovelace, upon his LUCASTA.

Another, upon the POEMS.

To his much honoured Friend Mr. Richard Lovelace, on his Poems.

[The world shall now no longer mourne, nor vex]

To his Noble Friend Mr. Richard Lovelace, upon his POEMS.

To Colonel RICHARD LOVELACE, on the publishing of his ingenious Poems.

To the Honorable, Valiant, and Ingenious Colonel Richard Lovelace, on his Exquisite POEMS.

To his Honoured and Ingenious Friend Col. Richard Lovelace, on his LUCASTA.

To my Deare Brother, Colonel Richard Lovelace.

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Song. To Lucasta,

Song. To Lucasta,

Song. To Amarantha,

Ode. To Lucasta.

Gratiana dauncing and singing.

Princesse Loysa drawing.

Princesse Katherine borne, christened, buried in one day.

Love Conquer'd.

A loose Saraband.

A forsaken Lady to her false Servant that is disdained by his new Mistris.

Orpheus to Beasts.

Orpheus to Woods.

The Grasse-hopper.

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Dialogue. Lucasta, Alexis.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

Lucasta Weeping.

The Vintage to the Dungeon.

On the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Filmer.

To Lucasta. From Prison.

Lucasta's Fanne,

Lucasta, taking the waters at Tunbridge.

To my Worthy Friend Mr. Peter Lilly:

To Fletcher reviv'd.

A Prologue to the Scholars.

Clitophon and Lucippe translated.

To my truely valiant, learned Friend, who in his booke resolv'd the Art Gladiatory into the Mathematick's.

Amyntor's Grove, His Chloris, Arico, and Gratiana,

Against the Love of Great Ones.

Lucasta paying her Obsequies to the Chast memory of my dearest Cosin Mrs. Bowes Barne.

To Althea, From Prison.

Being treated To Ellinda.

Sonnet. To Generall Goring, after the pacification at Berwicke.

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Sir Thomas Wortley's, Sonnet Answered.

Sir Thomas Wortley's, Sonnet Answered.

A Guiltlesse Lady imprisoned; after penanced.

Upon the Curtaine of Lucasta's Picture, it was thus wrought.

To his Deare Brother Colonel F. L. immoderately mourning my Brothers untimely Death at Carmarthen.

On the Death of Mrs. Cassandra Cotton, only Sister to Mr C. Cotton.

Lucasta's World.

To a Lady that desired me I would beare my part with her in a Song.

The Apostacy of one, and but one Lady.

La Bella Bona Roba.

[I cannot tell who loves the Skeleton]

The faire Begger.

To Ellinda. Vpon his late recovery.

Amyntor from beyond the Sea to Alexis.

A Lady with a Falcon on her fist.

Calling Lucasta from her Retirement.

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Lucasta's World.

Epode.

I

Cold as the breath of winds that blow
To silver shot descending snow
Lucasta sight; when she did close
The World in frosty chaines!
And then a frowne to Rubies frose
The blood boyl'd in our veines:
Yet cooled not the heat her Sphere
Of Beauties, first had kindled there.

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II

Then mov'd, and with a suddaine Flame
Impatient to melt all againe,
Straight from het eyes she lightning hurl'd,
And Earth in ashes mournes;
The Sun his blaze denies the world,
And in her luster burnes:
Yet warmed not the hearts, her nice
Disdaine had first congeal'd to Ice.

III

And now her teares nor griev'd desire
Can quench this raging, pleasing sire;
Fate but one way allowes; behold
Her smiles Divinity!
They fann'd this heat, and thaw'd that cold,
So fram'd up a new sky.
Thus Earth from flames and Ice reproev'd,
E're since hath in her Sun-shine liv'd.