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Poems

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

Hammond, William

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Commanded to write Verses.

The forsaken Maid.

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 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 the same being sicke of a feavour.

To the same, on his Poems and Translations.

To the same on his Poems,

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.

A Dialogue upon death.

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

On the same.

To my dear Sister Mrs. S.

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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On the same.

The Boast.

How well this brittle Boat doth personate
Mans fraile estate?
Whose concave fill'd with lightsome aire did scorn
The proudest storm:
Mans fleshy boat beares up, whilst breath doth last
He feares no blast:
Poor floating Bark, whilst on yon mount you stood
Rain was your food.
Now the same moisture which once made thee grow
Doth thee oreflow.
Rash youth hath too much saile, his giddy path
No ballast hath;
He thinks his Keel of wit can cut all waves,
And passe those Graves,
Can shoot all Cataracts and safely steer
The fourscorth year.
But stoop thine eare ill-councelld youth, and hark,
Look on this Bark,
His Emblem whom it carried, both defi'd
Stormes, yet soon dyed;
Onely this difference, that sunk downward, this
Waighd up to blisse.