THE E NG L I S H P O E T S S E LE CT I O N S WITH CR ITI CA L I NTRODUCTI ONS MATTHE W A R NOLD E‘DH ED BY ' Y WA R H P H R D . THO MA S UM , M A L I V O . I ' B EN J ONS QN to D R YD E N Mfihm m m Quirk MA CMI LLA N A ND co. 1 8 8 0 C O NT E NT S . m as BEN J ONSON (1 5734637) ‘ ' Echo s Lam ent of Narcissus (from Cynthia s Revels) V enetian Song (from V olpone) S ong (from Epicae ne) ' Charis Triumph (from Underwoods) Truth (from Hym enaei) ‘ ’ Th e Shepherds Holiday (from Pan 5 Anniversary) M Song before th e Entry cf th e asquers (from Th e Fortunate Isles) Lde to Himself (after th e failure of Th e New I nn) — To Ce a om Th e Fo e Song . li (fr r st) Epigram s To my m ere E nglish Censurer On Court- Worm To Fool or Knave n L c o n e of Be f O u y, C u t ss d ord Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy be E a on E za L . H pit ph li th . An Ode to Himself (from Underwoods) To th e Memory of my Beloved Master William Shakespeare (from th e F Fo o irst li ) . Epitaph on th e Coun tess of Pembroke (from Underwoods) Epitaph on Master Philip G ray (from Underw oo ds) Epode (from Th e Forest) To Heaven (from Th e Forest) WI LLI AM DRUMMOND or HAWTHORND EN (1 585—1 649) H e Editor Extracts from th e Poems S onnets S extai n Song To Chloris Sonn o ir W A e ande et t S . l x r Extracts from Th e Flowers of Sion Sonnet For th e Baptist To th e Nightingale Madrigal nne to Sir W A e an e f o Th e C resse G o e So t . l x d r ( r m yp r v ) S IR WI LLI A M ALEXA NDER (1 580 —1 640 ) S onnets from Aurora Chorus from Th e Tragedy of Darius 8 —z n FLETCHER 1 — 62 B ra dle BEAUMONT (1 5 5 org) a d ( 579 1 5) A . C. y h e Tom b in We m n e B BEA M NT Lines on t s st i st r. y U O ' B BE S ong from Th e Ma id s Tragedy. y A UMONT FLETCHER Th e Sa om Th e Fa S e e e B FLETCHER tyr (fr ithful h ph rd ss). y Th e River G . d to Amore t (from th e Sam e) Th e Satyr (from th e Sam e) S ong (from Th e Tw o Noble Kinsmen) Song (from Valentinian) S ong to Bacchus (from th e S ame) I nvocation to Sleep (fro m th e Sam e) Song (from Th e Queen of Corinth) Song (from Th e Nice Valour) THOMAS D EKKER (r575 1 640 Content (from Patient G rissil) Lullaby (from th e Sarne ) Th e Praise of Fortune(from Old Fortuna tus) ' Rustic Song (from Th e Sun s D arling) JOHN FORD (1 586— 1 640 I I ’ Penthea s Dying S ong (from Th e Broken Heart) ' Calantha s D irge (from th e Sam e) ' Awakening Song (from Th e Lovers Melancholy) WILLI A M BROWNE 1 8 8 — 1 6 ( 5 43) T. A ru old 6 ' Extracts from Britannia s Pastorals Marina and th e R iver- G od Th e scented grove Th e m usic lesson Th e hunted squirrel A m etamorphosis ' Th e poet s ambition Th e praise of Spenser A lam ent for his friend CONTE NTS . Th e praise of Sidney A colour passage Th e description of Walla Th e song of Tavy Th e complaint of Pa n Th e song of Celadyne A comparison Song (from Minor Poems) Th e Charm (from Th e I nner Temple Mas que) Sonnet G EORG E WrrHER (1 588—1 667) A rnold Weakness (from Abuses Stript an d Whipt) ' Eclogue 4(from Th e Shepherds Hun ting) ' Th e Authors Resolution in a Sonne t (from Fidelia) Love Poems (from Th e Mistress of Ph ilare te) A Christmas Carol Extracts from Hallelujah When w e are upon th e Seas For Summ er Time Th e Prayer of Old Age G ILES FLETCHER (1 588—1 623) ' C V c o in Hea en hrist s. i t ry v S i R HENRY WOTTON (1 568— 1 639) Th e Character of a Ha ppy Life M th e een of Bo e a On hi s istress, Qu h mi THOMAS CAREW (1 589—1 639) Edm und Song . A Prayer to th e Wind Th e Cruel Mistress A D eposition from Love Disdain returned Celia singing Th e Lady to h er Inconstant Servan t A Pastoral Dialogue Extract from Th e Rapture Epitaph on th e Lady Mary Villers S ong Th e Protestation I n Praise of h is Mistress viii CONTE NTS . RR 1 - 1 E m un ROBERT HE rCK ( 594 674) d d W. Th e Argum ent of th e H esperi des When h e would have his verses read ' Corinna s going a Maying Th e Rock of Rubies Candlem as Eve Th e Night Piece To th e Virgins To Blossoms To Pri m roses fil ed with Morning Dew ' To D afi adils To Meadow s A Than ksgi ving to G od ’ Th e Mad Maid s Song ' Upon Julia s Clothes D elight in Disorder Art above Na ture Cherry- ripe Th e Bride- Cake His Prayer to Ben J onson An Ode for Ben j onson To Anthea To th e Sam e To Perilla Th e Wake To Robin Red- breas t To th e Lark To th e Rose Th e Bag of th e Bee To th e D uke of York Th e Litany G race for a Child ' Th e D irge of j eph th ah s D aughte r Ode to Endym ion Porter What Love is Upon Prew his Maid Th e White Island Music ' Oberon s Feas t To Phillis W1LL 1AM HA BINGTON (1 60 5— 1 654) To Roses in th e bosom of Castara ’ To C on a m in Ca a upid, up di ple st ra s cheek NTENTS ix CO . Th e D escription of Castara To Ca a a in a T anc st r , r e To Ca a a onth e D ea of a La st r , up th dy Agai n em w h o lay Unc a to th e of Wom en st th , h stity To a a a Of T e D e C st r . ru light Nox Nocti indicat sc1en tiam J OHN SUCKLI NG (1 60 8 — 1 642) E dm und W Gosse 1 70 A Ballad upon a Wedding Truth in Love Th e D ance ' Orsam es Song in Aglaura S ong ' Th e Lute Song i n Th e SadOne Constancy R I CH D L C — Gon e AR OVELA E (1 61 8 1 658) E dm und W. G oing to th e Wars Th e Rose To A lthea from Pri son Th e Grasshopper To Lucasta LORD HER BERT OF HER BURY 1 8 1 — 1 6 8 Cl mrtm Colli ns C ( 5 4) 7 . A n de on e on m o e w e e Lo e o Con n e f O up a. qu sti v d h th r v sh uld ti u or Ever Upon Com bing her Hair ’ S A N HE BERT CRAS HAw VA U HAN A z c D S R G G. S m ox Y , , , , . G EORG E SA NDYS (1 577— 1 643) Fro th e Pa a a e u on L ke I m r phr s p u . G EORG E HER BERT (1 592- 1 634) Th e Collar Aaron Th e Q1 ip 20 2 Misery Love Th e Pull ey Em ploym ent Th e World RI CHARD C RA SHA W (1 61 5 7— 1 6 W e To o e M e ish s . his supp s d istr ss Th e Flaming H eart D escri ption of a Religious H ouse 1: CONTE NTS . HENRY VAUG HAN (r62r- r695) Th e Retrea t Th e Burial of an I nfant Th e World Beyond th e Veil J AMES SHIRLEY (1 596—1 667) A L l ab om Th e T i m of Bea a Mas e u l y (fr r u ph uty , qu ) Th e Garden (from Poems) e M of D ea om C and D ea a Ma e Th ight th (fr upid th, squ ) A Dirge (from Th e Contention of Aj ax and Ulysses) — D - m n Game THOMAS RA N OLPH (1 60 5 1 6345) Ed u d W. Ode to Master Anthony Sta fford Extract from Th e Cotswold Eclogu e A Pastoral Courtship To Ben J onson WILLIAM CARTWR IG HT (1 61 9 — 1 643) ' On His Maj estys Recovery from th e Sm all- pox ' A New Years Gift to Brian Lord Bishop of Sarum To a virtuous young G entlewom an that died suddenly A BRAHAM COWLEY (1 61 8 — 1 667) 7 71 8 Edi tor Extract from Poetical Blossom es A Wish Extracts from Th e Miscell ani es Ode of Wit h D ea of Mr W am H e e On t e th .