The virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated English poets. [Ed.] by J. Greenwood

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1722

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Page 10
... Night , Or bound in any Rule , but Appetite . Free , but not favage or ungracious Mirth , Rich Wines to give it quick and eafy Birth . A few Companions , which our felves fhould chufe , A Gentle Mifrefs , and a Gentler Muse . Such ...
Page 17
... Night . Ye Moon and Planets , who difpenfe , By God's Command , your Influence ; - Refign to him , as your Creator's due , That Veneration which Men pay to you . Faireft , as well as firft of Things , From whom all Joy , all Beauty ...
Page 25
... Night . High was his Comb , and Coral - red withall , In dents embattl'd like a Castle Wall ; His Bill was Raven - black , and fhone like Jet , Blue were his Legs , and Orient were his Feet : White were his Nails , like Silver to behold ...
Page 31
... Night ,. I'll meet thee at PHILIPPI , faid the Spright , I'll meet thee there , faid'ft thou , With fuch a Voice , and fuch a Brow , As put the trembling Ghost to fudden flight ; It vanifht as a Taper's Light Goes out when Spirits ...
Page 56
... Nights , State - Dames , and Flatterers here . For they , if ever I decline the Fight , Mifcall wife Conduct , Cowardice and Flight ; Others may Methods chufe the moft fecure , My Life no middle Courses can endure . Urg'd by my own ...

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Contents

Combat of David and Goliah p
26
Acme and Septimius Cowley p
27
Brutus Cowley p
29
Sarpedons Speech to Glaucus Sir John Denham P
32
Hunting of the Stag Denham p
33
A Song Denham P
35
Sir Richard Fanshawon his Tranſlation of Paftor Fido Denham p
36
Eve of her felf to Adam Milton p
38
Adams Account of the Creation of Eve and their Marriage Milton P
40
Song Mrs Wharton P
46
An Ode in Memory of her Majefty Queen
47
Cowleys Latin Epitaph on himself while alive p 50 The foregoing Epitaph tranflated into English p
51
Paftoral Dialogues Sir Charles Sedley P
52
Parting of Hector and Andromacka By Mr Chetwood P
54
A Song Sir George Eheridge p
58
Baucis and Philemon from Ovid Dryden р
60
The Refurrection Cowley p
67
To Mr Granvile Waller p
69
Song Prior p
70
The Spleen p
71
Deſpair Cowley p
76
On the late horrid Confpiracy Mr Prior P
77
Indifferency excusd Sir Charles Sidley p
78
Song By Sir Charles Sedley p
79
The Prophets Song Cowley p 8o LIV On Orindas Poems Cowley p
82
Melchors Song Cowley p
85
The Wish Cowley P
86
The God of Sloth Sir Samuel Garth p
87
Chrifts Paffion Cowley p
88
The Cameleon Prior p
90
In praiſe of Pindar Cowley P
92
Song p
94
On reading Mr Wallers Poems p
95
To Amoret Waller p
96
On the Friendship between two Ladies Waller p
98
To a fair Lady playing with a Snake Waller p
100
Of the Dry Land p
113
Of the Herbs and Trees p
114
Of the Sun Moon and Stars p
115
Of Fish
117
Of Birds p
118
Of the Beats p
119
Of the Creeping Things p
120
Of Man p
121
Upon the Duke of Marlboroughs going into Germany P
122
On Cecilias Day Dryden p
123
Cunning Man or Conjurer Hudibrafs p 128
128
The Flight Hudibrafs p
129
To King William after the Conſpiracy Mr Prior p
130
Love Verfes p
133
Palace of Fame from Ovid Dryden p
135
Defcription of Fame Hudibrafs p
136
Sampfons Complaint of his Blindneſs Miltan p
137
Song by a Lady p
139
Written in the Leaves of a Fan p
140
Defcription of Fame Dryden from Firgil p
141
Of Fame Duke of Buckingham p
142
The Golden Age Dryden from Ovid P
144
Silver Age p
145
Brazen Age p
146
The Story of Midas Dryden from Chaucer P
147
Country Life Mrs Philips p
148
Death Mrs Philips p
151
Few happy Matches Mr Wats p
152
The Indian Philofopher Mr Wats p
154
The Four Seaſons of the year Dryden from Ovid Spring p
157
Winter p
158
Againſt
166
The Story Midas Chaucer p
172
The Index p
183
Advertiſement
220

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Bibliographic information

TitleThe virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated English poets. [Ed.] by J. Greenwood
AuthorVirgin muse
EditorJames Greenwood
Edition2
Published1722
Original fromOxford University
DigitizedAug 4, 2006
  
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