A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

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By Robert Herrick

PREFACE

C H R Y S O M E L A A SELECTION FROM THE LYRICAL POEMS OF ROBERT HERRICK

PREFATORY

1. THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK

2. TO HIS MUSE

3. WHEN HE WOULD HAVE HIS VERSES READ

4. TO HIS BOOK

5. TO HIS BOOK

6. TO HIS BOOK

7. TO MISTRESS KATHARINE BRADSHAW, THE LOVELY, THAT CROWNED HIM WITH LAUREL

8. TO HIS VERSES

9. NOT EVERY DAY FIT FOR VERSE

10. HIS PRAYER TO BEN JONSON

11. HIS REQUEST TO JULIA

12. TO HIS BOOK

13. HIS POETRY HIS PILLAR

14. TO HIS BOOK

15. UPON HIMSELF

IDYLLICA

16. THE COUNTRY LIFE:

17. TO PHILLIS, TO LOVE AND LIVE WITH HIM

18. THE WASSAIL

19. THE FAIRIES

20. CEREMONY UPON CANDLEMAS EVE

21. CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS EVE

22. THE CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS DAY

23. FAREWELL FROST, OR WELCOME SPRING

24. TO THE MAIDS, TO WALK ABROAD

25. CORINA'S GOING A MAYING

26. THE MAYPOLE

27. THE WAKE

28. THE HOCK-CART, OR HARVEST HOME: TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MILDMAY, EARL OF WESTMORLAND

29. THE BRIDE-CAKE

30. THE OLD WIVES' PRAYER

31. THE BELL-MAN

33. TO THE GENIUS OF HIS HOUSE

33. HIS GRANGE, OR PRIVATE WEALTH

34. A PASTORAL UPON THE BIRTH OF PRINCE CHARLES: PRESENTED TO THE KING, AND SET BY MR NIC. LANIERE

35. A DIALOGUE BETWIXT HIMSELF AND MISTRESS ELIZA WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF AMARILLIS

36. A BUCOLIC BETWIXT TWO; LACON AND THYRSIS

37. A PASTORAL SUNG TO THE KING

38. TO THE WILLOW-TREE

39. THE FAIRY TEMPLE; OR, OBERON'S CHAPEL

40. OBERON'S FEAST

41. THE BEGGAR TO MAB, THE FAIRY QUEEN

42. THE HAG

43. THE MAD MAID'S SONG

44. THE CHEAT OF CUPID; OR, THE UNGENTLE GUEST

45. UPON CUPID

46. TO BE MERRY

47. UPON HIS GRAY HAIRS

48. AN HYMN TO THE MUSES

49. THE COMING OF GOOD LUCK

50. HIS CONTENT IN THE COUNTRY

51. HIS RETURN TO LONDON

52. HIS DESIRE

53. AN ODE FOR BEN JONSON

54. TO LIVE MERRILY, AND TO TRUST TO GOOD VERSES

55. THE APPARITION OF HIS, MISTRESS, CALLING HIM TO ELYSIUM

56. THE INVITATION

57. TO SIR CLIPSBY CREW

58. A COUNTRY LIFE: TO HIS BROTHER, MR THOMAS HERRICK

59. TO HIS PECULIAR FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS

60. A PARANAETICALL, OR ADVISIVE VERSE TO HIS FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS

61. TO HIS HONOURED AND MOST INGENIOUS FRIEND MR CHARLES COTTON

62. A NEW YEAR'S GIFT, SENT TO SIR SIMEON STEWARD

63. AN ODE TO SIR CLIPSBY CREW

64. A PANEGYRIC TO SIR LEWIS PEMBERTON

65. ALL THINGS DECAY AND DIE

66. TO HIS DYING BROTHER, MASTER WILLIAM HERRICK

67. HIS AGE:

68. THE BAD SEASON MAKES THE POET SAD

69. ON HIMSELF

70. HIS WINDING-SHEET

71. ANACREONTIC

72. TO LAURELS

73. ON HIMSELF

74. ON HIMSELF

75. TO ROBIN RED-BREAST

76. THE OLIVE BRANCH

77. THE PLAUDITE, OR END OF LIFE

78. TO GROVES

AMORES

79. MRS ELIZ: WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF THE LOST SHEPHERDESS

80. A VOW TO VENUS

81. UPON LOVE

82. UPON JULIA'S CLOTHES

83. THE BRACELET TO JULIA

84. UPON JULIA'S RIBBON

85. TO JULIA

86. ART ABOVE NATURE: TO JULIA

87. HER BED

88. THE ROCK OF RUBIES, AND THE QUARRY OF PEARLS

89. THE PARLIAMENT OF ROSES TO JULIA

90. UPON JULIA'S RECOVERY

91. UPON JULIA'S HAIR FILLED WITH DEW

92. CHERRY RIPE

93. THE CAPTIVE BEE; OR, THE LITTLE FILCHER

94. UPON ROSES

95. HOW HIS SOUL CAME ENSNARED

96. UPON JULIA'S VOICE

97. THE NIGHT PIECE: TO JULIA

98. HIS COVENANT OR PROTESTATION TO JULIA

99. HIS SAILING FROM JULIA

100. HIS LAST REQUEST TO JULIA

101. THE TRANSFIGURATION

102. LOVE DISLIKES NOTHING

103. UPON LOVE

104. TO DIANEME

105. TO PERENNA

106. TO OENONE.

107. TO ELECTRA

108. TO ANTHEA, WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANY THING

109. ANTHEA'S RETRACTATION

110. LOVE LIGHTLY PLEASED

111. TO DIANEME

112. UPON HER EYES

113. UPON HER FEET

114. UPON A DELAYING LADY

115. THE CRUEL MAID

116. TO HIS MISTRESS, OBJECTING TO HIM NEITHER TOYING OR TALKING

117. IMPOSSIBILITIES: TO HIS FRIEND

118. THE BUBBLE: A SONG

119. DELIGHT IN DISORDER

120. TO SILVIA

121. TO SILVIA TO WED

122. BARLEY-BREAK; OR, LAST IN HELL

123. ON A PERFUMED LADY

124. THE PARCAE; OR, THREE DAINTY DESTINIES: THE ARMILET

125. A CONJURATION: TO ELECTRA

126. TO SAPHO

127. OF LOVE: A SONNET

128. TO DIANEME

129. TO DIANEME

130. KISSING USURY

131. UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESSES

132. THE WOUNDED HEART

133. HIS MISTRESS TO HIM AT HIS FAREWELL

134. CRUTCHES

135. TO ANTHEA

136. TO ANTHEA

137. TO HIS LOVELY MISTRESSES

138. TO PERlLLA

139. A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS

140. TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME

EPIGRAMS

141. POSTING TO PRINTING

142. HIS LOSS

143. THINGS MORTAL STILL MUTABLE

144. NO MAN WITHOUT MONEY

145. THE PRESENT TIME BEST PLEASETH

146. WANT

147. SATISFACTION FOR SUFFERINGS

148. WRITING

149. THE DEFINITION OF BEAUTY

150. A MEAN IN OUR MEANS

151. MONEY MAKES THE MIRTH

152. TEARS AND LAUGHTER

153. UPON TEARS

154. ON LOVE

155. PEACE NOT PERMANENT

156. PARDONS

157. TRUTH AND ERROR

158. WlT PUNISHED PROSPERS MOST

159. BURIAL

160. NO PAINS, NO GAINS

161. TO YOUTH

162. TO ENJOY THE TIME

163. FELICITY QUICK OF FLIGHT

164. MIRTH

165. THE HEART

166. LOVE, WHAT IT IS

167. DREAMS

168. AMBITION

169. SAFETY ON THE SHORE

170. UPON A PAINTED GENTLEWOMAN

171. UPON WRINKLES

172. CASUALTIES

173. TO LIVE FREELY

174. NOTHING FREE-COST

175. MAN'S DYING-PLACE UNCERTAIN

176. LOSS FROM THE LEAST

177. POVERTY AND RICHES

178. UPON MAN

179. PURPOSES

180. FOUR THINGS MAKE US HAPPY HERE

181. THE WATCH

182. UPON THE DETRACTER

183. ON HIMSELF

NATURE AND LIFE

184. I CALL AND I CALL

185. THE SUCCESSION OF THE FOUR SWEET MONTHS

186. TO BLOSSOMS

187. THE SHOWER OF BLOSSOMS

188. TO THE ROSE: SONG

189. THE FUNERAL RITES OF THE ROSE

190. THE BLEEDING HAND; OR THE SPRIG OF EGLANTINE GIVEN TO A MAID

191. TO CARNATIONS: A SONG

192. TO PANSIES

193. HOW PANSIES OR HEARTS-EASE CAME FIRST

194. WHY FLOWERS CHANGE COLOUR

195. THE PRIMROSE

196. TO PRIM



FROM THE LYRICAL POEMS OF ROBERT HERRICK



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