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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?)

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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.

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.

A Prologue to the Poor mans Comfort.

March 16. 1661. An Advent to the Kings Coronation.

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.

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.

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Acrostichs, Annagrams, Epigrams, Elegies, AND Epitaphs.

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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.

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.

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9. Epigram. On a little Gentleman, and Mr. Story a tall man.

This little Blade (by th' other mans vain glory
It seems was roughly us'd, (so sayes the Story)
But being strongly heated, and high flown,
In rage he flies on Story, pulls him down:
But when they ris, I know not how it fated,
One got the worst, the Story was translated

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From white to red, but e're the fight was ended,
It seems one, whom the little man befriended,
Came in and parted them; the little Blade
There's no man could intreat, nor yet perswade,
But he would fight still, till another came,
And with perswasions counsell'd 'gainst the same,
'Twas in this manner, Friend, you shall not fight
With one that's so unequal to your height.
Story is tall; the other made reply,
I'de pluck him down, were he three Stories high.