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Poems
by Thomas Stanley
Stanley, Thomas (1625-1678)
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The Dedication
The Gloworme.
The Breath.
Desiring her to burn his Verses.
The Night.
Excuse for wishing Her lesse Fair.
Chang'd, yet Constant.
The Self-Deceaver.
The Cure.
Celia Singing.
The Returne.
Song.
The sick Lover.
Song.
Song.
Delay.
Commanded by his Mistris to woe for her.
The Repulse.
The Tombe.
The Enjoyment.
To Celia pleading want of Merit.
Loves Innocence.
The Bracelet.
The Kisse.
Apollo and Daphne.
Speaking and Kissing.
The Snow-ball.
The Deposition.
To his Mistresse in Absence.
Loves Heretick.
La belle Confidente.
La belle Ennemie.
The Dream.
To the Lady D.
Love Deposed.
The Divorce.
Time Recover'd.
The Bracelet.
The Farewell.
Claim to Love.
To his Mistress who dreamed He was wounded.
The Echange.
Unaltred by Sicknesse.
On His Mistresse's Death.
The Exequies.
The Silkworm.
A Ladie weeping.
Ambition.
Song.
The Revenge.
Song.
Song.
To a blinde Man in Love.
Song.
The Losse.
The Self-cruel.
Song.
Answer.
The Relapse.
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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To his Mistresse in Absence.
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Tasso.
Far
from thy dearest self, (the Scope
Of all my Aims)
I waste in secret Flames;
And onely live because I hope.
O when will Fate restore
The Joyes, in whose bright fire
My Expectation shall expire,
That I may live because I hope no more!
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