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The poetical and dramatic works of Sir Charles Sedley

Collected and Edited from the Old Editions: With a preface on the text, explanatory and textual notes, an appendix containing works of doubtful authenticity, and a bibliography: By V. de Sola Pinto
Sedley, Charles (1639?-1701)

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VOL. I
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POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS
 I. 
I A PASTORAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN THIRSIS AND STREPHON
 II. 
II SONG
 III. 
III SONG
 IV. 
IV
 V. 
V TO CLORIS
 VI. 
VI INDIFFERENCE EXCUSED
 VII. 
VII ORINDA TO CLORIS
 VIII. 
VIII THE COMPLAINT
 IX. 
IX CONSTANCY
 X. 
X THE PLATONICK
 XI. 
XI TO CELIA
 XII. 
XII HER ANSWER
 XIII. 
XIII TO AMARANTA
 XIV. 
XIV THE SUBMISSION
 XV. 
XV TO A DEVOUT YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN
 XVI. 
XVI TO CELIA
 XVII. 
XVII SONG
 XVIII. 
XVIII A DIALOGUE BETWEEN AMINTAS AND CELIA
 XIX. 
XIX SONG
 XX. 
XX SONG
 XXI. 
XXI SONG
 XXII. 
XXII
 XXIII. 
XXIII
 XXIV. 
XXIV TO CELIA
 XXV. 
XXV SONG
 XXVI. 
XXVI SONG
 XXVII. 
XXVII SONG
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII THE FEIGNED LOVE
 XXIX. 
XXIX ON THE BIRTH-DAY OF THE LATE QUEEN
 XXX. 
XXX TO CLORIS
 XXXI. 
XXXI THE SOLDIERS CATCH
 XXXII. 
XXXII THE INDIFFERENCE
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII SONG
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV THE EIGHTH ODE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE
 XXXV. 
XXXV A BALLAD
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI SONG
 XXXVII. 
XXXVII ADVICE TO THE OLD BEAUX
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII SONG
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX SONG
 XL. 
XL SONG
 XLI. 
XLI TO THE KING ON HIS BIRTH-DAY
 XLII. 
XLII A DIALOGUE
 XLIII. 
XLIII OUT OF LYCOPHRON
 XLIV. 
XLIV TO LIBER
 XLV. 
XLV SONG
 XLVI. 
XLVI TO COSCUS
 XLVII. 
XLVII SONG
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII ON DON ALONZO
 XLIX. 
XLIX SONG
 L. 
L ON A COCK AT ROCHESTER
 LI. 
LI SONG A-LA-MODE
 LII. 
LII OUT OF FRENCH
 LIII. 
LIII THE DOCTOR AND HIS PATIENTS
 LIV. 
LIV UPON THE AUTHOR OF THE SATYR AGAINST WIT
 LV. 
LV PROLOGUE
 LVI. 
LVI PROLOGUE [TO EPSOM WELLS]
 LVII. 
LVII PROLOGUE [TO THE STROULERS]
 LVIII. 
LVIII PROLOGUE TO THE WARY WIDDOW OR SIR NOISY PARRAT
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EPIGRAMS: OR, COURT CHARACTERS
 LIX. 
LIX TO MAXIMINA
 LX. 
LX TO SEXTUS
 LXI. 
LXI TO NYSUS
 LXII. 
LXII TO CLASSICUS
 LXIII. 
LXIII TO SEXTUS
 LXIV. 
LXIV TO POSTHUMUS
 LXV. 
LXV TO SCÆVA
 LXVI. 
LXVI TO SERTORIUS
 LXVII. 
LXVII TO CLOE
 LXVIII. 
LXVIII TO CANIDIUS
 LXIX. 
LXIX TO SEPTIMUS
 LXX. 
LXX TO FLAVIUS
 LXXI. 
LXXI TO CANDIDUS
 LXXII. 
LXXII TO GAURUS
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII TO THRASO
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV ON COSCUS
 LXXV. 
LXXV TO BITHINICUS
 LXXVI. 
LXXVI TO MAXIMUS
 LXXVII. 
LXXVII TO JULIUS
 LXXVIII. 
LXXVIII TO FLAVIA
 LXXIX. 
LXXIX TO SERGIUS
 LXXX. 
LXXX THE MAIDENHEAD
 LXXXI. 
LXXXI TO QUINTUS
 LXXXII. 
LXXXII ON ARRIA AND PŒTUS
 LXXXIII. 
LXXXIII TO MILO
 LXXXIV. 
LXXXIV TO SABINUS
 LXXXV. 
LXXXV ON PHRINE
 LXXXVI. 
LXXXVI TO BASSA
 LXXXVII. 
LXXXVII TO SCILLA
 LXXXVIII. 
LXXXVIII ON SEXTUS
 LXXXIX. 
LXXXIX THE HAPPY PAIR: OR, A POEM ON MATRIMONY.
 XC. 
XC THE FOURTH BOOK OF VIRGIL
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TRANSLATIONS FROM OVID'S AMORES PRINTED IN “DRYDEN'S MISCELLANY,” 1684
 XCI. 
XCI BOOK I
 XCII. 
XCII BOOK II
 XCIII. 
XCIII BOOK III
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VOL. II
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POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS ASCRIBED TO SEDLEY ON DOUBTFUL AUTHORITY
 XCIV. 
XCIV DISTICH
 XCV. 
XCV
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From Stephens's Miscellany Poems, 1685
 XCVI. 
XCVI UPON THE SLIGHTING OF HIS FRIENDS LOVE
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From Poetical Recreations, 1688
 XCVII. 
XCVII UPON A GENTLEWOMANS REFUSAL OF A LETTER FROM ONE SHE WAS INGAGED TO
 XCVIII. 
XCVIII SONG
 XCIX. 
XCIX SONG
 C. 
C SONG
 CI. 
CI SONG
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From Buckingham's Miscellaneous Works, 1704
 CII. 
CII THE ROYAL KNOTTER
 CIII. 
CIII ADVICE TO LOVERS
 CIV. 
CIV AGAINST HIS MISTRESS'S CRUELTY
 CV. 
CV THE PETITION
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From the Diverting Post, 1704
 CVI. 
CVI By Sir Charles Sidley. Written Extempore
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From Poems on State Affairs, 1705
 CVII. 
CVII A FABLE
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From Briscoe's Edition of 1707
 CVIII. 
CVIII ON THE HAPPY CORYDON AND PHILLIS
 CIX. 
CIX ON A LADY THAT DID NOT LOVE APPLES
 CX. 
CX ON FRUITION
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From Briscoe's Edition of 1722
 CXI. 
CXI TO CELINDA
 CXII. 
CXII A SONG
 CXIII. 
CXIII CUPID'S RETURN
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THE PASTORALS OF VIRGIL
 CXIV. 
CXIV THE FIRST PASTORAL [OF VIRGIL]
 CXV. 
CXV THE SECOND PASTORAL [OF VIRGIL]
 CXVI. 
CXVI THE THIRD PASTORAL
 CXVII. 
CXVII THE FOURTH PASTORAL
 CXVIII. 
CXVIII THE FIFTH PASTORAL
 CXIX. 
CXIX THE SIXTH PASTORAL
 CXX. 
CXX THE SEVENTH PASTORAL
 CXXI. 
CXXI THE EIGHTH PASTORAL
 CXXII. 
CXXII THE NINTH PASTORAL
 CXXIII. 
CXXIII THE TENTH PASTORAL
 CXXIV. 
CXXIV A PINDARIQUE ODE
 CXXV. 
CXXV THE FALL
 CXXVI. 
CXXVI TO PHILLIS: WHO SLIGHTED HIM
 CXXVII. 
CXXVII SOPHRONIA'S ANSWER TO A COXCOMB
 CXXVIII. 
CXXVIII TO CLARISSA
 CXXIX. 
CXXIX A Lady, asking the Author's Opinion of two Gentlemen, her Lovers, occasioned the following Lines
 CXXX. 
CXXX SONG
 CXXXI. 
CXXXI SONG
 CXXXII. 
CXXXII SONG
 CXXXIII. 
CXXXIII SONG
 CXXXIV. 
CXXXIV THE MINOUET
 CXXXV. 
CXXXV THE TOPER
 CXXXVI. 
CXXXVI VENUS AND ADONIS: OR THE AMOUR OF VENUS

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From Briscoe's Edition of 1707

CVIII
ON THE HAPPY CORYDON AND PHILLIS

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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

Young Coridon and Phillis,
Sat in a lovely Grove,
Contriving Crowns of Lillies,
Repeating toys of Love,
And something else, but what I dare not name;
But as they were a playing,
She ogled so the Swain,
It sav'd her plainly saying,
Let's kiss to ease our pain, and something else.
A thousand times he kist her,
Laying her on the Green;
But as he further prest her
A pritty Leg was seen, and ------
So many Beauties viewing,
His Ardor still increast,
And greater Joys pursuing,
He wander'd o'er her Breast, and ------
A last effort she trying
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His Passion to withstand,
Cry'd, but 'twas faintly Crying,
Pray take away your Hand, and ------
Young Corydon grown bolder,
The Minutes wou'd improve,
This is the time, he told her
To shew you how I Love, and ------
The Nymph seem'd almost dying,
Dissolv'd in amorous Heat,
She kiss'd, and told him sighing,
My Dear, your Love is great, and ------
But Phillis did recover,
Much sooner than the Swain,
She blushing ask'd her Lover,
Shall we not kiss again, and ------
Thus Love his Revells keeping,
Till Nature at a stand,
From talk they fell to sleeping,
Holding each other's Hand, and ------

CIX
ON A LADY THAT DID NOT LOVE APPLES

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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

Happy our Race; and blessed all Mankind,
Had but Eve's Palate been, like yours, refin'd,
Nor meanly stoop'd, while in her natures Pride,
To taste the poorest Fruit, that Heav'n deny'd.
But nought tempts Woman, more than a Restraint,
Access deny, and strait on that they're bent;
And had your Coyness, in her place been found,
The Devil had strove in vain to give the Wound.
Tho' cast his Serpents Skin, to be more fair,
Tho' dress'd like Beau, and courted with an Air,
For where Man fails, the Devil must sure dispair:
In vain, he'd strove your Virgin Heart to Storm,
We'd all been sav'd, had you her part perform'd.
But since long time will not that change allow,
Be but a second Eve, and save us now.

CX
ON FRUITION

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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

None, but a Muse in Love, can tell
The sweet tumultuous joys I feel,
When on Cælia's Breast I lye,
When I tremble, faint, and dye;
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Mingling Kisses with Embraces,
Darting Tongues, and joyning Faces,
Panting, stretching, sweating, cooing,
All in the extasie, of doing.
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