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Poetical works (1908)

Fletcher, Phineas (1582-1650)

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Volume I
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[VERSES OF MOURNING AND JOY ON THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH AND ACCESSION OF JAMES.]
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THE LOCUSTS, OR APOLLYONISTS.
  
[dedication]
  
To my Friend the Author.
  
THE LOCUSTS, OR APOLLYONISTS.
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Volume II
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THE PURPLE ISLAND, OR THE ISLE OF MAN: TOGETHER WITH PISCATORIE ECLOGS AND OTHER POETICALL MISCELLANIES.
  
[dedication]
  
COMMENDATORY VERSES ON THE EXCELLENT MORALL POEM, ENTITULED THE ISLE OF MAN.
  
TO THE LEARNED AUTHOUR, SONNE AND BROTHER TO two judicious Poets, himself the third, not second to either.
  
TO THE INGENIOUS COMPOSER OF THIS PASTORALL, THE Spencer of this age.
  
TO THE UNKNOWN Mr P. F. UPON SURVAY of his ISLE OF MAN.
  
ON THE MOST ACCURATE POEM, INSCRIBED THE PURPLE ISLAND.
  
[Mans Bodie's like a house: his greater bones]
  
THE PURPLE ISLAND, OR THE ISLE OF MAN.
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ΑΛΙΕΥΤΙΚΟ'Ν, OR, PISCATORIE ECLOGUES.
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ECLOG. I. AMYNTAS.
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ECLOG. II. THIRSIL.
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ECLOG. III. MYRTILUS.
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ECLOG. IIII. CHROMIS.
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ECLOG. V. NICÆA.
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ECLOG. VI. THOMALIN.
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ECLOG. VII. The PRIZE.
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POETICALL MISCELLANIES.
  
An Hymen at the Marriage of my most deare Cousins Mr. W. and M. R.
  
To my beloved Cousin W. R. Esquire.
  
To Master W. C.
  
To my ever honoured Cousin W. R. Esquire.
  
To E. C. in Cambridge, my sonne by the University.
  
To my beloved Thenot in answer of his verse.
  
Upon the picture of Achmat the Turkish tyrant.
  
To Mr. Jo. Tomkins.
  
To Thomalin.
  
Against a rich man despising povertie.
  
Contemnenti.
  
A vow.
  
On womens lightnesse.
  
A reply upon the fair M. S.
  
An Apologie for the premises to the Ladie Culpepper.
  
To my onely chosen Valentine and wife,
  
A translation of Boëthius, the third book and last verse.
  
A translation of Boëthius, book 2 verse 7.
  
Upon my brother, Mr G. F. his book entituled Christs Victorie and Triumph.
  
Upon the B. of Exon. Doct. Hall his Meditations.
  
Upon the Contemplations of the B. of Excester, given to the Ladie E. W. at New-yeares-tide.
  
These Asclepiads of Mr. H. S. translated and enlarged.
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Certain of the royal Prophets Psalmes metaphrased.
  
Psalm 42.
  
Psal. 63.
  
PSAL. 127.
  
PSAL. 137.
  
PSAL. 1.
  
PSAL. 130.
  
AN HYMNE.
  
AN HYMNE.
  
On my friends picture, who died in travel.
  
Upon Doctor Playfer.
  
Upon my brothers book called, The grounds, labour, and reward of faith.
  
Upon Mr. Perkins his printed sermons.
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ELISA,OR AN ELEGIE UPON THE UNRIPE DECEASE OF St ANTOINE IRBY:
  
[dedication]
  
ELISA.
  
To my deare friend, the Spencer of this age.
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VERSES AND TRANSLATIONS IN A FATHER'S TESTAMENT
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[RELIGIOUS MUSINGS.]
  
[The Vanity of Possessions.]
  
Paraphrase in Verse upon...Ecclesiast[es] 2.
  
[The Search after God.]
  
[The Beatific Vision.]
  
[The Passage Perilous.]
  
[The Divine Lover.]
  
[The Divine Offer.]
  
[Israel's Yoke.]
  
[God's Image in Man.]
  
[The Light of Lights.]
  
[The Transfiguration of Man.]
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[TRANSLATIONS OF METRA IN BOETHIUS' DE CONSOLATIONE PHILOSOPHIÆ.]
  
Boetius. Libr. 2. Metr. 2.
  
Boetius. Libr. 4. Metr. 2.
  
Boetius. Libr. 3. Metr. 7.
  
Boetius. Libr. 3. Metr. 8.
  
Boetius. Libr. 3. Metr. 10.
  
Boetius. Libr. 3. Metr. 12.
  
Boetius. Libr. 2. Metr. 4.
  
Boetius. Libr. 3. Metr. 6.
  
Boetius. Libr. 5. Metr. 5.
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BRITTAIN'S IDA.
  
[dedication]
  
Martial.
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Brittain's Ida.
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Cant. 1.
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Cant. 2.
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Cant. 3.
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Cant. 4.
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Cant. 5.
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Cant. 6.

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[The Divine Lover.]

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Me Lord? can'st thou mispend
One word, misplace one look on me?
Call'st me thy Love, thy Friend?
Can this poor soul the object be
Of these love-glances, those life-kindling eyes?
What? I the Centre of thy arms embraces?
Of all thy labour I the prize?
Love never mocks, Truth never lies.
Oh how I quake: Hope fear, fear hope displaces:
I would, but cannot hope: such wondrous love amazes.

II

See, I am black as night,
See I am darkness: dark as hell.
Lord thou more fair than light;
Heav'ns Sun thy Shadow: can Sunns dwell
With Shades? 'twixt light, and darkness what commerce?
True: thou art darkness, I thy Light: my ray
Thy mists, and hellish foggs shall pierce.
With me, black soul, with me converse.
I make the foul December flowry May,
Turn thou thy night to me: I'le turn thy night to day.

III

See Lord, see I am dead:
Tomb'd in my self: my self my grave.
A drudge: so born, so bred:
My self even to my self a slave.
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Thou Freedome, Life: can Life, and Liberty
Love bondage, death? Thy Freedom I: I tyed
To loose thy bonds: be bound to me:
My Yoke shall ease, my bonds shall free.
Dead soul, thy Spring of life, my dying side:
There dye with me to live: to live in thee I dyed.
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