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Poems

By W. H. [i.e. William Hammond]

Hammond, William

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POEMS.

Commanded to write Verses.

Delay. Upon advice to deferr Loves Consummation.

Upon Cloris her visit after Marriage,

On the infrequency of Celias Letters.

To her questioning his Estate.

The Spring.

The cruell Mistresse.

To his Mistresse, Desiring him to absent himselfe.

To his scornfull Mistresse.

To Mr. J. L. Upon his Treatise of Dialling.

Epithalamium, To the L. T. marryed in the North.

To Eugenio,

To the same being sicke of a feavour.

To the same,

To the same.

To the same,

To the same, on his Poems and Translations.

To the same on his Poems,

To the same

To the same.

On the Marriage of my deare Kinsman T. S. Esq; and Mrs. D. E.

To Mrs. D. S. on the birth of Sidney, her second Son.

Horat: Od. 3. 3.

To Sr. J. G. wishing me to regain my fortunes by complyance with the Parliament.

The World.

Gray Haires.

A Dialogue upon death.

Death.

On the death of my dear brother Mr. H. S. drown'd.

On the same.

To my dear Sister Mrs. S.

To the same.

On the death of my much honourd Uncle Mr. G. Sandys.

Epitaph on Sir R. D.

Grace Compar'd to the Sun.

Upon the Nativity of our saviour and Sacrament then received.

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To the same on his Poems,

That he would likewise manifest his more Serious labours.

Thou Natures step here treadest in,
Dost show us but thy Soules fair skin,
What Phancy more then Intellect did spin.

Thus Nature showes the roses paint,
Us with the outside doth acquaint,
But keeps reserv'd the soule of the fair plant.

Thy sailes all see swelling with hast;
Yet the hid ballast steeres as fast
His steady course as the apparant mast.

For though carv'd workes onely appeare
We know there is a Basis here
Doth them together with the Fabrick bear,

And that thy lightning Intellect,
Though in the cloudes yet undetect
Can Natures bowells pierce with its aspect.

Melting through stubborn doubts his way,
Whilst Fancy guilds things with her ray,
And but oth' surface doth of Nature play.

But whilst thy Intellect doth wear
Thy Phancies dresse, his motions are
In Epicides not his proper sphear.

Breake forth and let his double signe
In their own orbes distinctly shine;
Castor alone bodes danger to the Pine.