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The poems of John Marston

Edited by Arnold Davenport
Marston, John (1575?-1634)

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THE METAMORPHOSIS of Pigmalions Image.
  
TO THE WORLDS MIGHTIE MONARCH, GOOD OPINION
  
To his Mistres.
  
PIGMALION
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SATYRES.
  
The Authour in prayse of his precedent Poem.
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CERTAINE SATYRES
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SATYRE. 1. Quedam videntur, et non sunt.
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SATYRE. 2. Quedam sunt, et non videntur.
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SATYRE. 3. Quedam et sunt, et videntur.
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[SATYRE 4] REACTIO.
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SATYRE [5] Parua magna, magna nulla.
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THE SCOVRGE OF Villanie.
  
[dedication]
  
To Detraction I present my Poesie.
  
In Lectores prorsus indignos.
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[SATY: Liber primus.]
  
PROEMIVM IN librum primum.
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SATYRE. I. Fronti nulla fides.
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SATYRE. II. Difficile est Satyram non scribere. Iuve.
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SATYRE. III. Redde, age, quæ deinceps risisti.
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SATYRE. IIII. CRAS.
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SATY: Liber secundus.
  
Proemium in librum secundum.
  
Ad Rithmum.
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SATYRE. V. Totum in toto.
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SATYRE. VI. Hem nosti'n.
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SATYRE. VII. A Cynicke Satyre.
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SATY: Liber Tertius.
  
Proemium in librum tertium.
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SATYRE. VIII. Inamorato Curio.
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SATYRE. IX. Here's a toy to mocke an Ape indeede.
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[SATIRE X] SATYRA NOVA. Stultorum plena sunt omnia.
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[SATIRE XI] Humours.
  
To euerlasting Obliuion.
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POEMS FROM LOVE'S MARTYR
  
A narration and description of a most exact wondrous creature, arising out of the Phœnix and Turtle Doues ashes.
  
The description of this Perfection.
  
To Perfection.
  
Perfectioni Hymnus.
  
On Jonson's Sejanus, 1605
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THE ENTERTAINMENT OF The Dowager-Countess of Darby
  
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51

To his Mistres.

My wanton Muse lasciuiously doth sing
Of sportiue loue, of louely dallying.
O beauteous Angell, daine thou to infuse
A sprightly wit, into my dulled Muse.
I inuocate none other Saint but thee,
To grace the first bloomes of my Poesie.
Thy fauours like Promethean sacred fire,
In dead, and dull conceit can life inspire.
Or like that rare and rich Elixar stone,
Can turne to gold, leaden inuention:
Be gracious then, and daine to show in mee,
The mighty power of thy Deitie.
And as thou read'st, (Faire) take compassion,
Force me not enuie my Pigmalion.
Then when thy kindnes grants me such sweet blisse,
I'le gladly write thy metamorphosis.
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