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Lucasta

Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. To which is added Aramantha, A Pastorall. By Richard Lovelace

Lovelace, Richard (1618-1658)

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THE DEDICATION. To the Right Honourable, my Lady ANNE LOVELACE.

To my best Brother on his Poems, called Lucasta.

To my much loved friend, Richard Lovelace Esq.

To my Noble and most ingenious Friend, Col. Richard Lovelace, upon his LUCASTA.

Another, upon the POEMS.

To his much honoured Friend Mr. Richard Lovelace, on his Poems.

[The world shall now no longer mourne, nor vex]

To his Noble Friend Mr. Richard Lovelace, upon his POEMS.

To Colonel RICHARD LOVELACE, on the publishing of his ingenious Poems.

To the Honorable, Valiant, and Ingenious Colonel Richard Lovelace, on his Exquisite POEMS.

To his Honoured and Ingenious Friend Col. Richard Lovelace, on his LUCASTA.

To my Deare Brother, Colonel Richard Lovelace.

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Song. To Lucasta,

Song. To Lucasta,

Song. To Amarantha,

Ode. To Lucasta.

Gratiana dauncing and singing.

Princesse Loysa drawing.

Princesse Katherine borne, christened, buried in one day.

Love Conquer'd.

A loose Saraband.

A forsaken Lady to her false Servant that is disdained by his new Mistris.

Orpheus to Beasts.

Orpheus to Woods.

The Grasse-hopper.

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Dialogue. Lucasta, Alexis.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

Lucasta Weeping.

The Vintage to the Dungeon.

On the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Filmer.

To Lucasta. From Prison.

Lucasta's Fanne,

Lucasta, taking the waters at Tunbridge.

To my Worthy Friend Mr. Peter Lilly:

To Fletcher reviv'd.

A Prologue to the Scholars.

Clitophon and Lucippe translated.

To my truely valiant, learned Friend, who in his booke resolv'd the Art Gladiatory into the Mathematick's.

Amyntor's Grove, His Chloris, Arico, and Gratiana,

Against the Love of Great Ones.

Lucasta paying her Obsequies to the Chast memory of my dearest Cosin Mrs. Bowes Barne.

To Althea, From Prison.

Being treated To Ellinda.

Sonnet. To Generall Goring, after the pacification at Berwicke.

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Sir Thomas Wortley's, Sonnet Answered.

Sir Thomas Wortley's, Sonnet Answered.

A Guiltlesse Lady imprisoned; after penanced.

Upon the Curtaine of Lucasta's Picture, it was thus wrought.

To his Deare Brother Colonel F. L. immoderately mourning my Brothers untimely Death at Carmarthen.

On the Death of Mrs. Cassandra Cotton, only Sister to Mr C. Cotton.

Lucasta's World.

To a Lady that desired me I would beare my part with her in a Song.

The Apostacy of one, and but one Lady.

La Bella Bona Roba.

[I cannot tell who loves the Skeleton]

The faire Begger.

To Ellinda. Vpon his late recovery.

Amyntor from beyond the Sea to Alexis.

A Lady with a Falcon on her fist.

Calling Lucasta from her Retirement.

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To Althea, From Prison.

Song.

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Set by Dr. John Wilson.

I

VVhen Love with unconfined wings
Hovers within my Gates;
And my divine Althea brings
To whisper at the Grates:
When I lye tangled in her haire,
And fetterd to her eye;
The Gods that wanton in the Aire,
Know no such Liberty.

II

When flowing Cups run swiftly round
With no allaying Thames,
Our carelesse heads with Roses bound,
Our hearts with Loyall Flames;
When thirsty griefe in Wine we steepe,
When Healths and draughts go free,
Fishes that tipple in the Deepe,
Know no such Libertie.

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III

When (like committed Linnets) I
With shriller throat shall sing
The sweetnes, Mercy, Majesty,
And glories of my King;
When I shall voyce aloud, how Good
He is, how Great should be;
Inlarged Winds that curle the Flood,
Know no such Liberty.

IV

Stone Walls doe not a Prison make,
Nor I'ron bars a Cage;
Mindes innocent and quiet take
That for an Hermitage;
If I have freedome in my Love,
And in my soule am free;
Angels alone that sore above,
Injoy such Liberty.