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by Thomas Stanley

Stanley, Thomas (1625-1678)

[epigraph]

Desiring her to burn his Verses.

The Night.

Excuse for wishing Her lesse Fair.

Chang'd, yet Constant.

Song.

Commanded by his Mistris to woe for her.

The Repulse.

The Tombe.

The Enjoyment.

To Celia pleading want of Merit.

Speaking and Kissing.

The Snow-ball.

The Deposition.

To his Mistresse in Absence.

To his Mistress who dreamed He was wounded.

The Echange.

Unaltred by Sicknesse.

On His Mistresse's Death.

To a blinde Man in Love.

To the Countess of S. with the holy Court.

Song. DE VOITURE.

Drawn for Valentine by the L. D. S.

The modest Wish.

E Catalectis vet. Poet.

On the Edition of M. Fletchers Works.

To Mr. W. Hammond.

On M. Shirley's Poems.

On M. Sherburn's Translation of Seneca's Medea, and vindication of the Author.

On M. Halls Essayes.

On Sir J. S. his Picture and Poems.

The Union.

Answer.

Pythagoras his moral Rules.

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Song.

[VVhen I lie burning in thine eye]

VVhen I lie burning in thine eye,
Or freezing in thy brest,
What Martyrs, in wish'd flames that die,
Are half so pleas'd or blest?

When thy soft accents, through mine ear
Into my soul do fly,
What Angel would not quit his sphear,
To hear such harmony?

Or when the kisse thou gav'st me last
My soul stole in its breath,
What life would sooner be embrac'd
Then so desir'd a death?

Then think no freedom I desire,
Or would my fetters leave,
Since Phenix-like I from this fire
Both life and youth receave.