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By the most deservedly Admired Mrs Katherine Philips: The matchless Orinda. To which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace Tragedies. With several other Translations out of French

Philips, Katherine (1631-1664)

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The Earl of Orrery to Mrs. Philips.

The Earl of Roscomon to Orinda: an imitation of HORACE.

Upon Mrs. K. Philips her Poems.

To the Excellent Orinda.

To the memory of the Excellent Orinda.

To the Memory of the incomparable Orinda. A Pindarick Ode.

On the Death of Mrs Katherine Philips.

POEMS.

Upon the double Murther of K. CHARLES I. in Answer to a Libellous Copy of Rimes by Vavasor Powell.

On the numerous Access of the English to wait upon the King in Flanders.

Arion on a Dolphin, To his Majesty at his passage into England.

On the Fair Weather just at the Coronation, it having rained immediately before and after.

To the Queen's Majesty on her Arrival at Portsmouth, May 14. 1662.

To the Queen-mother's Majesty, Jan. 1. 1660–1661.

Upon the Princess Royal her Return into ENGLAND.

On the Death of the Illustrious DUKE of GLOUCESTER.

To Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York, on her commanding me to send her some things that I had written.

On the Death of the Queen of Bohemia.

On the 3. of September, 1651.

To the noble Palæmon, on his incomparable Discourse of Friendship.

To the Right Honourable Alice Countess of Carbury, at her coming into Wales.

To Sir Edward Deering (the noble Silvander) on his Dream and Navy, personating Orinda's preferring Rosania before Solomon's Traffick to Ophir.

To Mr. Henry Lawes.

A Sea-voyage from Tenby to Bristol, begun Sept. 5. 1652. sent from Bristol to Lucasia Sept. 8. 1652.

Friendship's Mystery, To my dearest Lucasia.

Content, To my dearest Lucasia.

A Dialogue of Absence 'twixt Lucasia and Orinda. Set by Mr. Hen. Lawes.

To my dear Sister Mrs. C. P. on her Marriage.

To Mr. Henry Vaughan, Silurist, on his Poems.

A retir'd Friendship, To Ardelia.

To Mrs. Mary Carne, when Philaster courted her.

To Mr. J. B. the noble Cratander, upon a Composition of his which he was not willing to own publickly.

To the Excellent Mrs. Anne Owen, upon her receiving the name of Lucasia, and Adoption into our Society, December 28. 1651.

To the truly Noble Mrs. Anne Owen, on my first Approches.

Lucasia.

Wiston Vault.

Friendship in Embleme, or the Seal. To my dearest Lucasia.

In Memory of F. P. who died at Acton the 24. May 1660. at 12. and 1/2 of Age.

In memory of that excellent person Mrs. Mary Lloyd of Bodidrist in Denbigh-shire, who died Nov. 13. 1656. after she came thither from Pembroke-shire.

To the truly competent Judge of Honour, Lucasia, upon a scandalous Libel made by J. J.

To Antenor, on a Paper of mine which J. J. threatens to publish to prejudice him.

Rosania shadowed whilest Mrs. Mary Awbrey.

To the Queen of Inconstancy, Regina Collier, in Antwerp.

To my Excellent Lucasia, on our Friendship.

Rosania's private Marriage.

Injuria Amicitiæ.

To Regina Collier, on her cruelty to Philaster.

To Philaster, on his Melancholy for Regina.

Philoclea's parting.

To Rosania, now Mrs. Mountague, being with her.

To my Lucasia.

On Controversies in Religion.

To the Honoured Lady E. C.

Parting with Lucasia, A Song.

Against Pleasure. Set by Dr. Coleman.

A Prayer.

To Mris. M. A. upon Absence.

To Mrs. Mary Awbrey.

In Memory of Mr. Cartwright.

Mr. Francis Finch, the Excellent Palæmon.

To Mrs. M. A. at parting.

To my dearest Antenor, on his Parting.

Engraven on Mr. John Collier's Tomb-stone at Bedlington.

On the little Regina Collier, on the same Tomb-stone.

Friendship.

The Enquiry.

To my Lucasia, in defence of declared Friendship.

A Resvery.

A Country-life.

To Mrs. Wogan, my Honoured Friend, on the Death of her Husband.

In memory of the most justly honoured, Mrs. Owen of Orielton.

A Friend.

L'Accord du Bien.

Invitation to the Country.

In Memory of Mrs. E. H.

On Rosania's Apostacy, and Lucasia's Friendship.

To my Lady Elizabeth Boyle, Singing now affairs &c.

Submission.

2 Cor. 5. 19. God was in Christ Reconciling the World to himself.

To the Queen's Majesty, on her late Sickness and Recovery

Upon Mr. Abraham Cowley's Retirement.

The Irish Grey-hound.

SONG.

A Dialogue betwixt Lucasia, and Rosania, Imitating that of Gentle Thersis.

Song to the Tune of Adieu Phillis.

An Epitaph on my Honoured Mother-in-Law Mrs. Phillips of Portheynon in Cardigan-shire, who dyed Jan. 1. Anno 1662–1663

Lucasia, Rosania, and Orinda parting at a Fountain, July 1663.

A Farewel to Rosania.

To my Lady Anne Boyle, saying I look'd angrily upon her.

On the Welch Language.

To the Countess of Thanet, upon her marriage.

EPITAPH.

On the death of my Lord Rich, only Son to the Earl of Warwick, who dyed of the small Pox, 1664.

The Virgin.

Upon the graving of her Name upon a Tree in Barnelmes Walks.

To my dearest friend Mrs. A. Owen, upon her greatest loss.

Orinda to Lucasia parting October 1661. at London.

On the 1. of January 1657.

To my Lady M. Cavendish, chosing the name of Policrite.

Against Love.

A Dialogue of Friendship multiplyed.

Rosania to Lucasia on her Letters.

To my Antenor March 16. 1661–1662

A Triton to Lucasia going to Sea, shortly after the Queen's arrival.

Orinda upon little Hector Philips.

To the Lady E. Boyl.

To my Lord Duke of Ormond, upon the late Plot.

To the Countess of Roscomon, with a Copy of Pompey.

On the death of the truly honourable Sir Walter Lloid Knight.

Orinda to Lucasia.

To Celimena.

An Answer to another perswading a Lady to Marriage.

Lucasia and Orinda parting with Pastora and Phillis at Ipswich.

Epitaph on my truly honoured Publius Scipio.

To Mr. Sam. Cooper, having taken Lucasia's Picture given December 14. 1660.

Parting with a Friend.

To my dearest Friend, upon her shunning Grandeur.

To Pastora being with her Friend.

To my Lord and Lady Dungannon on their Marriage 11. May 1662.

To his Grace Gilbert Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, July 10. 1664.

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2 Cor. 5. 19. God was in Christ Reconciling the World to himself.

When God, contracted to Humanity,
Could sigh and suffer, could be sick and die;
When all the heap of Miracles combin'd
To form the greatest, which was, save Mankind:
Then God took stand in Christ, studying a way
How to repair the Ruin'd World's decay.
His Love, Pow'r, Wisdom, must some means procure
His Mercy to advance, Justice secure:
And since Man in such Misery was hurl'd,
It cost him more to save then make the World.
Oh! what a desp'rate load of sins had we,
When God must plot for our Felicity?
When God must beg us that he may forgive,
And dye himself before Mankind could live?
And what still are we, when our King in vain
Begs his lost Rebels to be Friends again?
What flouds of Love proceed from Heaven's smile,
At once to pardon and to reconcile?
What God himself hath made he cannot hate,
For 'tis one act to Love and to Create:
And he's too perfect full of Majesty,
To need additions from our Misery.
He hath a Father's, not a Tyrant's, joy;
Shews more his Pow'r to save, then to destroy.
Did there ten thousand Worlds to ruine fall,

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One God could save, one Christ redeem them all.
Be silent then, ye narrow Souls, take heed
Lest you restrain the Mercy you will need.
But, O my Soul, from these be different,
Imitate thou a nobler Precedent:
As God with open Arms the World does woo,
Learn thou like God to be enlarged too;
As he begs thy consent to pardon thee,
Learn to submit unto thy Enemy;
As he stands ready thee to entertain,
Be thou as forward to return again;
As he was Crucify'd for and by thee,
Crucifie thou what caus'd his Agony;
And like to him be mortify'd to sin,
Die to the World as he dy'd for it then.