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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.
 1. 
Of the Passion of Love.
 2. 
Of Desire, or Lust.
 3. 
Of Hate.
 4. 
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.
 14. 
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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To his Mother.

Epigram 13.

Vngratefull is the childe that can forget
The Mothers many pains, her cares, her feares,
And therefore, though I cannot pay the debt
Due for the smallest drop of your kinde teares;
This Book I for acknowledgement do give you,
Wherein you may perceive my heart and minde;
Let never false report of me more grieve you,
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And you shall sure no just occasion finde.
Love made you apt to feare those slanders true,
Which in my absence were but lately sown;
It was a motherly distrust in you,
But those that rais'd them are false villains known.
For though I must confesse I am indeed
The vilest to my selfe that lives this time;
Yet to the world-ward I have tane such heed,
There's none can spot me with a haynous crime.
This I am forc'd to speak, you best know why;
And I dare strike him that dare say I lye?
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