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Fletcher, John (1579-1625)

To the Stationer.

IN MEMORY OF Mr. Iohn Fletcher.

On Mr John Fletcher, and his Workes, never before published.

ON Mr Fletchers Works.

ON THE Deceased Authour, Mr John Fletcher, his Plays; and especially, The Mad Lover.

Upon the Works of Beaumont, and Fletcher.

On the Works of the most excellent Dramatick Poet, Mr. John Fletcher, never before Printed.

To the memory of my most honoured kinsman, Mr. Francis Beaumont.

On Mr. JOHN FLETCHER'S VVorkes.

Vpon Mr. John Fletcher's Playes.

To FLETCHER Reviv'd.

On Master JOHN FLETCHERS Dramaticall Poems.

Vpon Master FLETCHERS Dramaticall Workes.

On the Edition.

On the Edition of Mr Francis Beaumonts, and Mr John Fletchers Playes never printed before.

On the Dramatick Poems of Mr John Fletcher.

To the Manes of the celebrated Poets and Fellow-writers, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, upon the Printing of their excellent Dramatick Poems.

To the desert of the Author in his most Ingenious Pieces.

On Mr BEAVMONT. (Written thirty yeares since, presently after his death.)

UPON Mr FLETCHERS Incomparable Playes.

On the Workes of Beaumont and Fletcher, now at length printed.

Upon the report of the printing of the Dramaticall Poems of Master John Fletcher, collected before, and now set forth in one Volume.

On Mr Francis Beaumont (then newly dead.)

To Mr Francis Beaumont (then living.)

Upon Master Fletchers Incomparable Playes.

On the happy Collection of Master FLETCHER'S Works, never before Printed.

To the memorie of Master FLETCHER.

Vpon the ever to be admired Mr. John Fletcher and His PLAYES.

IN HONOUR OF Mr John Fletcher.

Master John Fletcher his dramaticall Workes now at last printed.

Upon the unparalelld Playes written by those Renowned Twinnes of Poetry Beaumont & Fletcher.

On the Death and workes of Mr John Fletcher.

On Mr. John Fletcer's ever to be admired Dramaticall Works.

To the memory of the deceased but ever-living Authour in these his Poems, Mr. JOHN FLETCHER.

Upon the Printing of Mr. Iohn Fletchers workes.

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Actus Secundus.

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Vpon Master FLETCHERS Dramaticall Workes.

What? now the Stage is down, darst thou appeare
Bold Fletcer in this tottring Hemisphear?
Yes; Poets are like Palmes which, the more weight
You cast upon them grow more strong & streight,
'Tis not love's Thunderbolt, nor Mars his Speare,
Or Neptune's angry Trident, Poets fear.
Had now grim Ben bin breathing, with what rage,
And high-swolne fury had Hee lash'd this age,
Shakespeare with Chapman had grown madd, and torn
Their gentle Sock, and lofty Buskins worne,
To make their Muse welter up to the chin
In blood; of faigned Scænes no need had bin,
England like Lucians Eagle with an Arrow
Of her owne Plumes piercing her heart quite thorow,
Had bin a Theater and subject fit
To exercise in real truth's their wit:
Yet none like high-wing'd Fletcher had bin found
This Eagles tragick-destiny to sound,
Rare Fletcher's quill had soar'd up to the sky,
And drawn down Gods to see the tragedy:
Live famous Dramatist, let every spring
Make thy Bay flourish, and fresh Bourgeons bring:
And since we cannot have Thee trod o'th' stage,
Wee will applaud Thee in this silent Page.

Ia. Howell. P.C.C.