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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.

On the POEMS.

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.

Gratiana dauncing and singing.

The Scrutinie.

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.

Dialogue. Lucasta, Alexis.

II.

III.

IV.

To Ellinda,

Sonnet.

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 Lucasta.

To my Worthy Friend Mr. Peter Lilly:

Elinda's Glove

To Fletcher reviv'd.

The Lady A. L.

A Prologue to the Scholars.

The Epilogue.

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.

Sir Thomas Wortley's, Sonnet Answered.

The Sonnet.

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.

Valiant Love.

The Apostacy of one, and but one Lady.

La Bella Bona Roba.

[I cannot tell who loves the Skeleton]

A La Bourbon.

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.

Aramantha.

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A Guiltlesse Lady imprisoned; after penanced.

Song.

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Set by Mr. William Lawes.

I

Heark Faire one how what e're here is
Doth laugh and sing at thy distresse;
Not out of hate to thy reliefe,
But Joy t'enjoy thee, though in griefe.

II

See! that which chaynes you, you chaine here;
The Prison is thy Prisoner;
How much thy Jaylors Keeper art,
He bindes your hands, but you his Heart.

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III

The Gyves to Rase so smooth a skin,
Are so unto themselves within,
But blest to kisse so fayre an Arme
Haste to be happy with that harme.

IV

And play about thy wanton wrist
As if in them thou so wert drest;
But if too rough, too hard they presse,
Oh they but Closely, closely kisse.

V

And as thy bare feet blesse the Way
The people doe not mock, but pray,
And call thee as amas'd they run
Instead of prostitute, a Nun.

VI

The merry Torch burnes with desire
To kindle the eternall Fire,
And lightly daunces in thine eyes
To tunes of Epithalamies.

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VII

The sheet's ty'd ever to thy Wast,
How thankfull to be so imbrac't!
And see! thy very very bonds
Are bound to thee, to binde such Hands.