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Ivvenilia

Wither, George (1588-1667)

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[Loe this is he whose infant Muse begann]
  
TO The Reader upon these POEMES.
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ABUSES STRIPT and VVHIPT:
  
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To Time.
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Epigram. 2.
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3. To the Stranger.
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4. To the Satyro-mastix.
  
To the gald Reader.
  
To the impartiall Author.
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THE FIRST BOOK
  
THE OCCASION of this WORKE.
  
An Jntroduction.
  
Of Man.
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Of the Passion of Love.
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Of Desire, or Lust.
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Of Hate.
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Of Envie.
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Of Revenge.
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Of Choler.
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Of Iealousie.
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Of Covetousnes.
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Of Ambition.
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Of Feare.
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Of Despaire.
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Of Hope.
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Of Compassion.
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Of Crueltie.
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Of Ioy.
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Of Sorrow.
  
The Conclusion.
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THE SECOND BOOK Of the Vanity, Inconstancie, Weaknesse, and Presumption of Men.
  
PRECATIO.
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Of Vanity.
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Of Inconstancie.
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Of Weaknesse.
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Of Presumption.
  
EPILOGVS.
  
The Scourge.
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Certaine Epigrams to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, the Queen, the Prince, the Princesse, and other Noble and Honourable Personages, and Friends; to whom the Author gave many of his Books.
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To the Kings Maiestie.
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Another to his Maiestie.
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To the Queens Majestie.
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To Charles, Prince of Wales.
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To the Princesse.
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To the Lords of his Majesties most Honourable Privie-Councell.
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To Henry Earl of South-hampton.
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To William, Earl of Pembroke.
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To the Lord Lisle, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen.
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To the Lady Mary Wroth.
  
To the Lord Ridgevvay.
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To his Father.
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To his Mother.
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To his deare Friend, Mr. Thomas Cranly.
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To his loving Friend and Cousen-German, Mr. William Wither.
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To his School-Master, Mr. Iohn Greaves.
  
To the captious Reader.
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Prince HENRIES Obsequies;
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To the Right Honourable ROBERT Lord Sidney of Penshurst, Vicount Lisley, Lord Chamberlain to the Queens Majesty, and L. Governour of Vlushing, and the Castle of Ramekins.
  
Anagrams on the name of Sir William Sidney Knight, deceased.
  
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Epitaph.
  
To the whole VVorld in generall, and more particularly to the Iles of Great-Britaine and Ireland, &c.
  
[Death that by stealth did wound P. Henries heart]
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Prince HENRIES Obsequies;
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Eleg. 45.
  
An Epitaph, Vpon the most Hopefull and All-vertuous Henry Prince of Wales.
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A supposed Inter-locution between the Spirit of Prince Henry, and Great Britain.
  
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The Spirit leaves his Eccho, and speaks on.
  
A Sonnet of Death,
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A SATYRE, Written To the Kings most Excellent Majestie, BY George Wither,
  
The Satyre to the meer Courtiers.
  
To the Honest Courtiers.
  
To the Kings most Excellent Majestie.
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A Metricall Paraphrase upon the CREEDE.
  
To whō that he so much vouchsafe we may, Thus as a member of his Church, I pray
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Wither's Motto
  
The Explanation of the Embleme.
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Wither's Motto.
  
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Nec Habeo, nec Careo, nec Curo.
  
Nec Habeo.
  
Nec Careo.
  
Nec Curo.
  
To Envy.
  
A Postscript.
  
An Epigram, written by the Author on his owne Picture; where this Motto was inscribed.

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Eleg. 39.

[Amidst our sacred sports that very season]

Amidst our sacred sports that very season,
Whilst for our Countrey and beloved Iames,
Preserved from that hell-bred Powder-Treason,
We rung and sung with shouts and joyfull flames:
Me thought upon the sudden I espi'd
Romes damned fiends an antick dance begin,
The Furies led it that our blisse envi'd,
And at our rites the hell-hounds seem'd to grin.
How now, thought I! more plots! and with that thought
Prince Henry dead, I plainly heard one cry.
O Lord (quoth I) now they have that they sought,
Yet let not our gladst-day, our sadst-day dye.
God seem'd to heare, for he to ease our sorrow,
Reviv'd that day, to die again the morrow.
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