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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses! Searching... Author: herrick, robert Matches Found: 1282 Herrick, Robert    Poet's Biography 1282 poems available by this author A BACCANALIAN VERSE    Poem Text     First Line: Fill me a mighty bowle Last Line: In frenzie ne'r like thee. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse A BACCHANALIAN TOAST    Poem Text     First Line: Drink up Last Line: Tis an ill sign. Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine A BACHANALIAN VERSE    Poem Text     First Line: Drinke up / your cup Last Line: But avoid here. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse A BEUCOLICK, OR DISCOURSE OF NEATHERDS    Poem Text     First Line: Come blithefull neatherds, let us lay Last Line: As wearie, not o'recome by either. A BUCOLICK BETWIXT TWO: LACON AND THYRSIS    Poem Text     First Line: For a kiss or two, confess Last Line: Earth afford ye flowers to strew. Subject(s): Country Life A CANTICLE TO APOLLO    Poem Text     First Line: Play phoebus on thy lute Last Line: As men, turne all to eares. A CAUTION    Poem Text     First Line: That love last long; let it thy first care be Last Line: Love in extreames, can never long endure. Subject(s): Love A CHARME, OR AN ALLAY FOR LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: If so be a toad be laid Last Line: Him and his affections ever. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Love; Mnemonics A CHARROLL PRESENTED TO DR. WILLIAMS, BP. OF LINCOLNE    Poem Text     First Line: Fly hence pale care, noe more remember Last Line: His soule to glad you in perfumes. A CHILD'S PRESENT TO HIS CHILD-SAVIOR    Poem Text     First Line: Go, pretty child and bear this flower Last Line: To spoil the first impression. Variant Title(s): To His Saviour, A Child; A Present, By A Child Subject(s): Bible; Children; Religion; Childhood; Theology A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL    Poem Text     First Line: What sweeter music [musick] can be bring Last Line: M. Henry lawes. Variant Title(s): Sung To The King In The Presence At White-hall Subject(s): Charles I, King Of England (1600-1649); Christmas Carols A CONJURATION, TO ELECTRA    Poem Text     First Line: By those soft tods of wool [wooll] Last Line: In love with none, but me. A COUNTRY LIFE: TO HIS BROTHER, MR. THEO. HERRICL    Poem Text     First Line: Thrice, and above, blest (my soules halfe) art thou Last Line: Nor feare, or wish your dying day. Subject(s): Country Life A DEFENCE FOR WOMEN    Poem Text     First Line: Naught are all women: I say no Last Line: A good and bad. Sirs credit me. Subject(s): Women A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND MISTRESS ELIZA WHEELER    Poem Text     First Line: My dearest love, since thou wilt go Last Line: Wee shall not part for ever. Subject(s): Absence; Separation; Isolation A DIRGE UPON THE DEATH OF THE VALIANT LORD, BERNARD STUART    Poem Text     First Line: Hence, hence, profane; soft silence let us have Last Line: Lesse in these marble stones, then in thy story. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The A FROLICK    Poem Text     First Line: Bring me my rose-buds, drawer come Last Line: Untill the roofe turne round. A GOOD DEATH    Poem Text     First Line: For truth I may this sentence tell Last Line: No man dies ill, that liveth well. A GOOD HUSBAND    Poem Text     First Line: A master of a house (as I have read) Last Line: He sets his foot, he leaves rich compost there. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives A HYME, TO THE LARES PROSPECTIVE POEM    Poem Text     First Line: It was, and still my care is Last Line: I'le eat and drink up all here. Subject(s): Food & Eating A HYMNE TO BACCHUS (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Bacchus, let me drink no more Last Line: Daffadills g'en up to thee. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse A HYMNE TO BACCHUS (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I sing thy praise iacchus Last Line: Will chant new hymnes to thee. A HYMNE TO SIR CLIPSEBY CREW    Poem Text     First Line: Twas not lov's dart Last Line: But love my clipseby ever. A HYMNE TO THE GRACES    Poem Text     First Line: When I love, (as some have told) Last Line: You can make a mercury. A HYMNE TO THE MUSES    Poem Text     First Line: O! You the virgins nine! Last Line: Acknowledger of you. Subject(s): Muses A HYMNE TO VENUS, AND CUPID    Poem Text     First Line: Sea-born goddesse, let me be Last Line: Ther's in love, no bitterness. A JUST MAN    Poem Text     First Line: A just man's like a rock that turnes the wroth Last Line: Of all the raging waves, into a froth Subject(s): Honesty A KING AND NO KING    Poem Text     First Line: That prince, who may doe nothing but what's just Last Line: Rules but by leave, and takes his crowne on trust. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens A KISSE    Poem Text     First Line: What is a kisse? Why this, as some approve Last Line: The sure sweet-sement, glue, and lime of love. Subject(s): Kisses A LADY DYING IN CHILDBED    Poem Text     First Line: As gilly flowers do but stay Last Line: Lives in the pretty lady-flower. Variant Title(s): Upon A Lady That Died In Child-bed, And Left A Daughter Behind Her Subject(s): Stillbirth; Death - Childbirth A LYRICK TO MIRTH    Poem Text     First Line: While the milder fates consent Last Line: Never sing, or play more here. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets A MEANE IN OUR MEANES    Poem Text     First Line: Though frankinsense the deities require Last Line: As for our selves to leave some frankinsence. A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS    Poem Text     First Line: You are a tulip seen today Last Line: As he, the maker of this song. Subject(s): Death; Flowers; Dead, The A NEW-YEARES GIFT SENT TO SIR SIMEON STEWART    Poem Text     First Line: No newes of navies burnt at seas Last Line: Frolick the full twelve holy-dayes. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year A NUPTIAL SONG, OR EPITHALAMY, ON SIR CLIPSBY CREW AND LADY    Poem Text     First Line: What's that we see from far? The spring of day Last Line: May blaze the vertue of their sires. Subject(s): Wedding Song; Epithalamium A NUPTIALL VERSE TO MISTRESSE ELIZABETH LEE, NOW LADY TRACIE    Poem Text     First Line: Spring with the larke, most comely bride, and meet Last Line: Drown'd in the bloud of rubies there, not die. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives A PANEGERICK TO SIR LEWIS PEMBERTON    Poem Text     First Line: Till I shall come again, let this suffice Last Line: Good men, they find them all in thee. A PARANAETICALL, OR ADVISIVE VERSE, TO M. JOHN WICKS    Poem Text     First Line: Is this a life, to break thy sleep? Last Line: From whence there's never a return. Variant Title(s): The Easy Life Subject(s): Carpe Diem A PASTORAL UPON THE BIRTH OF PRINCE CHARLES    Poem Text     First Line: Good day, mirtillo Last Line: We'll blesse the babe, then back to countrie pleasures. A PASTORALL SUNG TO THE KING    Poem Text     First Line: Bad are the times Last Line: To morrow. A POSITION IN THE HEBREW DIVINITY    Poem Text     First Line: One man repentant is of more esteem Last Line: With god, then one, that never sin'd 'gainst him. Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence A PROGNOSTICK    Poem Text     First Line: As many lawes and lawyers do expresse Last Line: Store of diseases, where physitians flow. Subject(s): Physicians; Doctors A PSALME OR HYMNE TO THE GRACES    Poem Text     First Line: Glory be to the graces! Last Line: For evermore protect me. A REQUEST TO THE GRACES    Poem Text     First Line: Ponder my words, if so that any be Last Line: And gracefull made, by your neate sisterhood. A RING PRESENTED TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Julia, I bring Last Line: And pure as gold for ever. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces A SHORT HYMNE TO LARR    Poem Text     First Line: Though I cannot give thee fires Last Line: Offering poppy unto thee. A SHORT HYMNE TO VENUS    Poem Text     First Line: Goddesse, I do love a girle Last Line: Mirtles offer'd up to thee. Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Venus (goddess) A SONG    Poem Text     First Line: Burne, or drowne me, choose ye whether Last Line: Kind at once to murder mee. A SONG TO THE MASKERS    Poem Text     First Line: Come down, and dance ye in the toyle Last Line: And whom she touch't, turne sweet. Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers A SONG UPON SILVIA    Poem Text     First Line: From me my silvia ranne away Last Line: That fully ravisht me. A SONNET OF PERILLA    Poem Text     First Line: Then did I live when I did see Last Line: Ile live as one regenerate. A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE    Poem Text     First Line: A little saint best fits a little shrine Last Line: This little pipkin fits this little jelly. Variant Title(s): A Ternary Of Love;a Ternary Of Littles Upon A Pipkin Of Jelly Sent To A Lady;littles Subject(s): Love; Mnemonics A THANKSGIVING TO GOD [FOR HIS HOUSE]    Poem Text     First Line: Lord, thou hast given me a cell Last Line: My christ, by thee. Variant Title(s): A Thankful Heart;my Home. A Thanksgiving To God For A House .. Devonshire Subject(s): Holidays; Home; Thanksgiving; Worship A TRUE LENT    Poem Text     First Line: Is this a fast, to keep Last Line: And that's to keep thy lent. Variant Title(s): To Keep A True Lent Subject(s): Jesus Christ - Suffering & Sacrifice; Lent; Religion; Theology A VOW TO MARS    Poem Text     First Line: Store of courage to me grant Last Line: Offer'd up a wolfe to thee. Subject(s): War A VOW TO MINERVA    Poem Text     First Line: Goddesse, I begin an art Last Line: Offer'd up with vows to thee. Subject(s): Minerva A VOW TO VENUS    Poem Text     First Line: Happily I had a sight Last Line: And ile roses give to thee. A WILL TO BE WORKING    Poem Text     First Line: Although we cannot turne the fervent fit Last Line: Tis for our glory, that we did resist. ABELS BLOUD    Poem Text     First Line: Speak, did the bloud of abel cry Last Line: God, for an expiation. Subject(s): Abel ABOVE THE CLOUDS        First Line: At last they reached rainbow lake, - oval mirror Subject(s): Love ABSTINENCE    Poem Text     First Line: Against diseases here the strongest fence Last Line: Is the defensive vertue, abstinence. Subject(s): Abstinence ACCUSATION    Poem Text     First Line: If accusation onely can draw blood Last Line: None shall be guiltlesse, be he n'er so good. ADVERSITY (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Love is maintain'd by wealth; when all is spent Last Line: Adversity then breeds the discontent. Subject(s): Adversity ADVERSITY (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Adversity hurts none, but onely such Last Line: Whom whitest fortune dandled has too much. Subject(s): Adversity ADVICE THE BEST ACTOR    Poem Text     First Line: Still take advice; though counsels when they flye Last Line: At randome, sometimes hit most happily. Subject(s): Advice AFFLICTION    Poem Text     First Line: God n'ere afflicts us more than our desert Last Line: But yet still lesse then grace can suffer here. Subject(s): God AFTER AUTUMNE, WINTER    Poem Text     First Line: Die ere long I'm sure, I shall Last Line: After leaves, the tree must fall. Subject(s): Winter AGAIN    Poem Text     First Line: When I thy singing next shall heare Last Line: Die, and be turn'd into a lute. Subject(s): Voices AGAIN: POVERTY AND RICHES    Poem Text     First Line: Who with a little cannot be content Last Line: Endures an everlasting punishment. Subject(s): Poverty AGAINST LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: When ere my heart, love's warmth, but entertaines Last Line: Or let me 'gender with eternall frost. Subject(s): Love - Complaints AGE UNFIT FOR LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: Maidens tell me I am old Last Line: When that death bids come away. Subject(s): Old Age ALL THINGS DECAY AND DIE    Poem Text     First Line: All things decay with time: the forest sees Last Line: Droops, dies, and falls without the cleavers stroke. Subject(s): Decay; Rot; Decadence ALL THINGS RUN WELL FOR THE RIGHTEOUS    Poem Text     First Line: Adverse and prosperous fortunes both work on Last Line: All serve to th' augmentation of his good. ALMES    Poem Text     First Line: Give unto all, lest he, whom thou deni'st Last Line: May chance to be no other man, but christ. Subject(s): Charity; Philanthropy ALMS    Poem Text     First Line: Give, if thou canst, an alms; if not, afford Last Line: On our part, wanting all abilities. Subject(s): Charity; Philanthropy AMBITION (1)    Poem Text     First Line: In man, ambition is the common'st thing Last Line: Each one, by nature, loves to be a king. Subject(s): Ambition AMBITION (2)    Poem Text     First Line: In wayes to greatnesse, think on this Last Line: That slippery all ambition is. Subject(s): Ambition AN END DECREED    Poem Text     First Line: Let's be jocund while we may Last Line: Fates revolve no flax th'ave spun. AN EPITALAMIE TO SIR THOMAS SOUTHWELL AND HIS LADIE    Poem Text     First Line: Now, now's the time; so oft by truth Last Line: Two, like two ripe shocks of corn. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives AN EPITAPH UPON A CHILD    Poem Text     First Line: Virgins promis'd when I dy'd Last Line: Maids, and here strew violets. Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies AN EPITAPH UPON A SOBER MATRON    Poem Text     First Line: With blamelesse carriage, I liv'd here Last Line: Contented with the bed of one. AN EPITAPH UPON A VIRGIN    Poem Text     First Line: Here a solemne fast we keepe Last Line: Cowslips for her covering. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The AN HYMNE TO CUPID    Poem Text     First Line: Thou, thou that bear'st the sway Last Line: Unto the end of daies. AN HYMNE TO JUNO    Poem Text     First Line: Stately goddesse, do thou please Last Line: Offerd up by us, to thee. Subject(s): Juno (goddess) AN HYMNE TO LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: I will confesse Last Line: Thee and thine altars emptie. Subject(s): Love AN HYMNE TO THE MUSES    Poem Text     First Line: Honour to you who sit! Last Line: Green, to the end of dayes. Subject(s): Muses AN ODE ON THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOUR    Poem Text     First Line: In numbers, and but these few Last Line: A free-born of our citie. Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The AN ODE TO ENDYMION PORTER, UPON HIS BROTHER'S DEATH    Poem Text     First Line: Not all thy flushing suns are set Last Line: Invites fresh grapes to fill his presse with wine. Subject(s): Death; Porter, Endymion (1587-1649); Dead, The AN ODE TO SIR CLIPSEBIE CREW    Poem Text     First Line: Here we securely live, and eate Last Line: Of clipseby crew. AN ODE, OR PSALME, TO GOD    Poem Text     First Line: Deer god, / if thy smart rod Last Line: With thee, and thine in heaven. Subject(s): God ANACREONTIKE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Born I was to be old Last Line: There's no carousing. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The ANACREONTIKE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I must / not trust Last Line: See erected. Variant Title(s): Anacreontic ANGELLS    Poem Text     First Line: Angells are called gods; yet of them, none Last Line: Are gods, of them, but by adoption. Subject(s): Angels ANGER    Poem Text     First Line: Wrongs, if neglected, vanish in short time Last Line: But heard with anger, we confesse the crime. Subject(s): Anger ANOTHER CONFUSION OF FACE    Poem Text     First Line: The shame of mans face is no more Last Line: Then prayers repel'd, (sayes cassiodore). ANOTHER EPIGRAM UPON M. BEN. JOHNSON    Poem Text     First Line: Thou had'st the wreath before, now take the tree Last Line: That henceforth none be laurel crown'd but thee. Subject(s): Jonson, Ben (1572-1637); Poetry & Poets ANOTHER GRACE FOR A CHILD    Poem Text     First Line: Here a little child I stand Last Line: Amen. Variant Title(s): A Child's Grace;grace Before Meat;a Grace;a Grace For A Child Subject(s): Grace; Holidays; Prayer; Thanksgiving ANOTHER NEW-YEERES GIFT, OR SONG FOR THE CIRCUMCISION    Poem Text     First Line: Hence, hence prophane, and none appeare Last Line: A new-borne phoenix from his own chast fire. Subject(s): Circumcision ANOTHER OF GOD (1)    Poem Text     First Line: God is jehovah cal'd; which name of his Last Line: Implies or essence, or the he that is. Subject(s): God ANOTHER OF GOD (2)    Poem Text     First Line: God's said to leave this place, and for to come Last Line: But only by impression of effect. Subject(s): God ANOTHER ON ABELS BLOUD    Poem Text     First Line: The blood of abel was a thing Last Line: Especially to sweare by it. Subject(s): Abel ANOTHER ON GODS PRESENCE    Poem Text     First Line: That there's a god, we all do know Last Line: But what god is, we cannot show. Subject(s): God ANOTHER ON HER (JULIA)    Poem Text     First Line: How can I choose but love and follow her Last Line: The storax, spiknard, myrrhe, and ladanum. Subject(s): Love; Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances ANOTHER ON LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: Where love begins, there dead thy first desire Last Line: A sparke neglected makes a mighty fire. Subject(s): Love - Beginnings ANOTHER ON OBEDIENCE    Poem Text     First Line: No man so well a kingdome rules, as he Last Line: Who hath himselfe obaid the soveraignty. Subject(s): Obedience ANOTHER ON PREDESTINATION    Poem Text     First Line: Art thou not destin'd? Then, with hast, go on Last Line: To change, or call back, his past sentences. Subject(s): Predestination ANOTHER ON SIN    Poem Text     First Line: Sin is an act so free, that if we shall Last Line: Say, 'tis not free, 'tis then no sin at all. Subject(s): Sin ANOTHER ON THE VIRGIN MARY    Poem Text     First Line: As sun-beames pierce the glasse, and streaming in Last Line: But, in a mother, kept a maiden-head. Subject(s): Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women In The Bible; Virgin Mary ANOTHER TO HIS EVER-LOVING GOD    Poem Text     First Line: Thou bidst me come; I cannot come; for why Last Line: For, 'tis no easie way from earth to heaven. Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise ANOTHER TO NEPTUNE    Poem Text     First Line: Mighty neptune, may it please Last Line: Offer'd up, with thanks to thee. Subject(s): Sea; Ocean ANOTHER TO THE MAIDS    Poem Text     First Line: Wassaile the trees, that they may beare Last Line: As you doe give them wassailing. Variant Title(s): Ceremonies For Christmas (2) Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The ANOTHER UPON HER WEEPING    Poem Text     First Line: She by the river sate, and sitting there Last Line: She wept, and made it deeper by a teare. Subject(s): Tears ANOTHER UPON HIMSELF    Poem Text     First Line: Love he that will; it best likes me Last Line: To have my neck from loves yoke-free. Subject(s): Love ANOTHER UPON HIS KINSWOMAN, MRS. PENELOPE WHEELER    Poem Text     First Line: First, for your shape, the curious cannot shew Last Line: A mighty strife 'twixt forme and chastitie. ANOTHER, TO GOD (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Lord, do not beat me Last Line: But rather purge me. Subject(s): God ANOTHER, TO GOD (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Thou thou beest all that active love Last Line: If through my christ I saw not thee. Subject(s): Jesus Christ ANOTHER, TO HIS SAVIOUR    Poem Text     First Line: If thou beest taken, god forbid Last Line: Thy stripes I'le kisse, or burn the rod. ANTHEA'S RETRACTION    Poem Text     First Line: Anthea laught, and fearing lest excesse Last Line: And cal'd each line back to his rule and space. ART ABOVE NATURE: TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: When I behold a forest spread Last Line: Dotes less on nature, then on art. Subject(s): Clothing & Dress; Cosmetics BAD MAY BE BETTER    Poem Text     First Line: Man may at first transgress but next do well Last Line: Vice doth in some but lodge a while, not dwell. BAD PRINCES PILL THEIR PEOPLE    Poem Text     First Line: Like those infernall deities which eate Last Line: And leave their subjects but the starved ware. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens BAD WAGES FOR GOOD SERVICE    Poem Text     First Line: In this misfortune kings doe most excell Last Line: To heare the worst from men, when they doe well. BAPTISME    Poem Text     First Line: The strength of baptisme, that's within Last Line: It saves the soule, by drowning sin. Subject(s): Baptism; Christenings BARYLY-BREAK; OR LAST IN HELL    Poem Text     First Line: We two are last in hell: what may we feare Last Line: We'll wish, in hell we had been last and first. Subject(s): Hell BASHFULNESS    Poem Text     First Line: Of all our parts, the eyes express Last Line: The sweetest kind of bashfulnesse. Subject(s): Bashfulness; Shyness BASTARDS    Poem Text     First Line: Our bastard-children are but like to plate Last Line: Made by the coyners illegitimate. Subject(s): Children - Illegitimate; Birth - Out Of Wedlock; Bastards BEAUTY    Poem Text     First Line: Beauti's no other but a lovely grace Last Line: Of lively colours, flowing from the face. Subject(s): Beauty BEGGARS    Poem Text     First Line: Jacob gods beggar was; and so we wait Last Line: (though ne're so rich) all beggars at his gate. Subject(s): Begging & Beggars; Jacob (bible) BEGINNING, DIFFICULT    Poem Text     First Line: Hard are the two first staires unto a crowne Last Line: Which got, the third, bids him a king come downe. BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS    Poem Text     First Line: Paul, he began ill, but he ended well Last Line: Much as the ends are to be lookt unto. BEING ONCE BLIND, HIS REQUEST TO BIANCHA    Poem Text     First Line: When age or chance has made me blind Last Line: In wayes confus'd, nor slip or fall. BEST TO BE MERRY    Poem Text     First Line: Fooles are they, who never know Last Line: Gratifie the genius. Subject(s): Carpe Diem BITING OF BEGGARS    Poem Text     First Line: Who, railing, drives the lazar from his door Last Line: Instead of almes, sets dogs upon the poor. Subject(s): Begging & Beggars BLAME    Poem Text     First Line: In battailes what disasters fall Last Line: The king he beares the blame of all. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens BLAME THE REWARD OF PRINCES    Poem Text     First Line: Among disasters that discention brings Last Line: If ill, then kings, not souldiers beare the blame. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens BRIBES AND GIFTS GET ALL    Poem Text     First Line: Dead falls the cause, if once the hand be mute Last Line: But let that speak, the client gets the suit. BURIAL    Poem Text     First Line: Man may want land to live in; but for all Last Line: Nature finds out some place for buriall. BY USE COMES EASINESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Oft bend the bow, and thou with ease shalt do Last Line: What others can't with all their strength put to. CALLING, AND CORRECTING    Poem Text     First Line: God is not onely mercifull, to call Last Line: Men to repent, but when he strikes withall. Subject(s): God CARE A GOOD KEEPER    Poem Text     First Line: Care keeps the conquest; 'tis no lesse renowne Last Line: To keepe a citie, then to winne a towne. CASUALTIES    Poem Text     First Line: Good things, that come of course, far lesse doe please Last Line: Then those, which come by sweet contingences. CAUTION IN COUNCELL    Poem Text     First Line: Know when to speake; for many times it brings Last Line: Danger to give the best advice to kings. Subject(s): Advice; Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMASSE EVE    Poem Text     First Line: Down with the rosemary and bayes Last Line: New things succeed, as former things grow old. Variant Title(s): Candlemas Eve Subject(s): Candlemas; Environment; Trees; Environmental Protection; Ecology; Conservation CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Come, bring with a noise Last Line: To fill the paste that's a kneading. Variant Title(s): Yule Log Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The CEREMONIES TO THE MAIDS    Poem Text     First Line: Wash your hands, or else the fire Last Line: Dead the fire, though ye blow. Subject(s): Christmas; Household Employees; Nativity, The; Servants; Domestics; Maids CEREMONY UPON CANDLEMAS EVE    Poem Text     First Line: Down with the rosemary, and so Last Line: So many goblins you shall see. Variant Title(s): Ceremony For Candlemas Eve Subject(s): Candlemas CHANGE COMMON TO ALL    Poem Text     First Line: All things subjected are to fate Last Line: The ev'ning sees in poore estate. CHANGE GIVES CONTENT    Poem Text     First Line: What now we like, anon we disapprove Last Line: The new successor drives away old love. CHARME FOR STABLES    Poem Text     First Line: Hang up hooks, and sheers to scare Last Line: Of your horses, all knot-free. Subject(s): Magic; Stables CHARME FR. THE MASQUE OF QUEENES        First Line: The owle is abroad, the bat, and the toad Subject(s): Animals CHARMES (1)    Poem Text     First Line: In the morning when ye rise Last Line: So farre keepes the evill spright. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Magic CHARMES (2)    Poem Text     First Line: If ye feare to be affrighted Last Line: Charmes the danger, and the dread. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Magic CHARMES (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Bring the holy crust of bread Last Line: Hags away, while children sleep. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Magic CHARMES (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Let the superstitious wife Last Line: Keeps the sleeping child from harms. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Magic CHARMES (5)    Poem Text     First Line: This ile tell ye by the way Last Line: Will be better for your batch. Subject(s): Charms (magic); Magic CHARON AND PHILOMEL [PHYLOMEL], A DIALOGUE SUNG    Poem Text     First Line: Charon! O gentle charon! Let me woo thee Last Line: Who els with tears wo'd doubtles drown my ferry. Subject(s): Birds; Charon; Styx (river) CHERFULNESS IN CHARITY; OR, THE SWEET SACRIFICE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis not a thousand bullocks thies Last Line: In his offering, cheerfulness. Subject(s): Charity; Philanthropy CHERRY RIPE    Poem Text     First Line: Cherry-ripe, ripe, ripe, I cry Last Line: All the year where cherries grow. CHERRY RIPE    Poem Text     First Line: Cherry-ripe, ripe, ripe, I cry Last Line: All the year where cherries grow. CHERRY RIPE        CHERRY-PIT    Poem Text     First Line: Julia and I did lately sit Last Line: I got the pit, and she the stone. CHOOSE FOR THE BEST    Poem Text     First Line: Give house-roome to the best; 'tis never known Last Line: Vertue and pleasure, both to dwell in one. CHOP-CHERRY    Poem Text     First Line: Thou gav'st me leave to kiss Last Line: Another snapt the cherry. Subject(s): Love CHRIST    Poem Text     First Line: To all our wounds, here, whatsoe're they be Last Line: Christ is the one sufficient remedie. Subject(s): Jesus Christ CHRIST AND WE        First Line: Christ took our nature on him not that he Last Line: But love and grace took glory by the hand, %and built a braver palace than before Variant Title(s): Christ's Incarnatio Subject(s): Faith; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ - Life And Ministry CHRISTMAS CAROL        First Line: The darling of the world is come Subject(s): Christmas CHRISTMAS ECHOES        First Line: Hark! Throughout christendom joy-bells are ringing CHRISTS ACTION    Poem Text     First Line: Christ never did so great a work, but there Last Line: His humane nature, and his part divine. Subject(s): Jesus Christ - Life & Ministry CHRISTS BIRTH    Poem Text     First Line: One birth our saviour had; the like none yet Last Line: Was, or will be a second like to it. Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The CHRISTS INCARNATION    Poem Text     First Line: Christ took our nature on him, not that he Last Line: Because our flesh stood most in need of him. Subject(s): Jesus Christ CHRISTS PART    Poem Text     First Line: Christ, he requires still, wheresoere he comes Last Line: Of all the house: the best of all's the heart. Subject(s): Jesus Christ CHRISTS SADNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Christ was not sad, I'th garden, for his own Last Line: Passion, but for his sheeps dispersion. Subject(s): Jesus Christ CHRISTS SUFFERING    Poem Text     First Line: Justly our dearest saviour may abhorre us Last Line: Who hath more suffer'd by us farre, then for us. Subject(s): Jesus Christ - Suffering & Sacrifice CHRISTS TWOFOLD COMING    Poem Text     First Line: Thy former coming was to cure Last Line: To heale my earths infirmitie. Subject(s): Second Advent; Second Coming Of Christ CHRISTS WORDS ON THE CROSSE, MY GOD, MY GOD    Poem Text     First Line: Christ, when he hung the dreadful crosse upon Last Line: Had no one beame from gods sweet majestie. Subject(s): Crucifixion; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion CLEMENCY    Poem Text     First Line: For punishment in warre Last Line: Where the fault springs, there let the judgement fall. Subject(s): War CLEMENCY IN KINGS    Poem Text     First Line: Kings must not only cherish up the good Last Line: But must be niggards of the meanest bloud. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens CLOATHES, ARE CONSPIRATORS    Poem Text     First Line: Though from without no foes at all we feare Last Line: We shall be wounded by the cloathes we weare. Subject(s): Clothing & Dress CLOATHS FOR CONTINUANCE    Poem Text     First Line: Those garments lasting evermore Last Line: Shall fray that silke, or fret this cloth. Subject(s): Clothing & Dress CLOTHES DO BUT CHEAT AND COZEN US    Poem Text     First Line: Away with silks, away with lawn Last Line: Is wone with flesh, not drapery. Subject(s): Clothing & Dress; Love CLOUDS    Poem Text     First Line: He that ascended in a cloud, shall come Last Line: In clouds, descending to the publike doome. Subject(s): Clouds COCK-CROW    Poem Text     First Line: Bell-man of night, if I about shall go Last Line: A sin, then fall to weeping when 'tis done. Subject(s): Peter, Saint (c. 64 A.d.) COHEIRES    Poem Text     First Line: We are coheires with christ; nor shall his own Last Line: Of his great birth-right nothing derogate. Subject(s): Jesus Christ COMFORT IN CALAMITY    Poem Text     First Line: Tis no discomfort in the world to fall Last Line: When the great crack not crushes one, but all. COMFORT IN CONTENTIONS    Poem Text     First Line: The same, who crownes the conquerour, will be Last Line: A coadjutor in the agonie. COMFORT TO A LADY UPON THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND    Poem Text     First Line: Dry your sweet cheek, long drown'd with sorrows raine Last Line: Now let the rose raigne like a queene, and smile. Subject(s): Widows & Widowers COMFORT [TO A YOUTH THAT HAD LOST HIS LOVE]    Poem Text     First Line: What needs complaints / when she a place Last Line: No more. Subject(s): Love - Loss Of COMFORTS IN CROSSES    Poem Text     First Line: Be not dismaide, though crosses cast thee downe Last Line: Thy fall is but the rising to a crowne. COMING TO CHRIST    Poem Text     First Line: To him, who longs unto his christ to go Last Line: Celerity even it self is slow. Subject(s): Jesus Christ CONFESSION    Poem Text     First Line: Confession twofold is (as austine says) Last Line: If well, then chant gods praise with cheerfulnesse. Subject(s): Confessions CONFORMITY    Poem Text     First Line: Conformity was ever knowne Last Line: Whose crack gives crushing unto all. Subject(s): Conformity CONFORMITY IS COMELY    Poem Text     First Line: Conformity gives comelinesse to things Last Line: And equall shares exclude all murmerings. Subject(s): Conformity CONFUSION OF FACE    Poem Text     First Line: God then confounds mans face, when he not hears Last Line: The vowes of those, who are petitioners. CONNUNII FLORES, OR THE WELL-WISHES AT WEDDINGS    Poem Text     First Line: From the temple to your home Last Line: The ravens yeares, go hence more ripe then old. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives CONSULTATION    Poem Text     First Line: Consult ere thou begin'st, that done, go on Last Line: With all wise speed for execution. CONTENT, NOT CATES    Poem Text     First Line: Tis not the food, but the content Last Line: More then a feast contenteth me. Subject(s): Food & Eating CONTENTION    Poem Text     First Line: Discreet and prudent we that discord call Last Line: That either profits, or not hurts at all. Subject(s): Discord CORINNA'S GOING A-MAYING    Poem Text     First Line: Get up! Get up for shame! The blooming morn Last Line: Come, my corinna, come, let's go a-maying. Variant Title(s): Going A-maying;may-day Subject(s): Carpe Diem; Courtship; Death; Holidays; May (month); New Year; Spring; Transience; Dead, The; Impermanence CORRECTION    Poem Text     First Line: God had but one son free from sin; but none Last Line: Of all his sonnes free from correction. COUNSELL    Poem Text     First Line: Twas cesars saying: kings no lesse conquerors are Last Line: By their wise counsell, then they be by warre. COUNTRY LIFE, SELS.        First Line: But that which most makes sweet thy Subject(s): Sleep COURAGE COOL'D    Poem Text     First Line: I cannot love, as I have lov'd before Last Line: Must needs wax cold, if wanting bread and wine. Subject(s): Old Age CROSSE AND PILE    Poem Text     First Line: Faire and foule dayes trip crosse and pile; the faire Last Line: Far lesse in number, then our foule dayes are. CROSSES (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Though good things answer many good intents Last Line: Crosses doe still bring forth the best events. CROSSES (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Our crosses are no other then the rods Last Line: Sent forth by them, our flesh to eate, or bite. CRUELITIES    Poem Text     First Line: Nero commanded; but withdrew his eyes Last Line: From the beholding death, and crueltie CRUELT    Poem Text     First Line: Tis but a dog-like madnesse in bad kings Last Line: So kings by killing doe encrease their foes. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens CRUELTY BASE IN COMMANDERS    Poem Text     First Line: Nothing can be more loathsome, then to see Last Line: Power conjoyn'd with natures crueltie. Subject(s): Cruelty CRUTCHES    Poem Text     First Line: Thou seest me lucia this year droope Last Line: Upon thee many a benizon. CUNCTATION IN CORRECTION    Poem Text     First Line: The lictors bundl'd up their rods: beside Last Line: They might escape the lash of punishment. Subject(s): Punishment DANGERS WAIT ON KINGS    Poem Text     First Line: As oft as night is banish'd by the morne Last Line: So oft, we'll think, we see a king new born. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens DEATH ENDS ALL WOE    Poem Text     First Line: Time is the bound of things, where'er we go Last Line: Fate gives a meeting. Death's the end of woe. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The DELAY    Poem Text     First Line: Break off delay, since we but read of one Last Line: That ever prosper'd by cunctation. DELIGHT IN DISORDER    Poem Text     First Line: A sweet disorder in the dress Last Line: Is too precise in every part. Variant Title(s): Sweet Disorder;the Poetry Of Dress (1) Subject(s): Art & Artists; Beauty; Clothing & Dress; Love; Sex DENIALL IN WOMEN NO DISHEARTNING TO MEN    Poem Text     First Line: Women, although they ne're so goodly make it Last Line: Their fashion is, but to say no, to take it. Subject(s): Women DEVOTION MAKES THE DIETY    Poem Text     First Line: Who formes a godhead out of gold or stone Last Line: Makes not a god; but he that prayes to one. Subject(s): Worship DIET    Poem Text     First Line: If wholsome diet can re-cure a man Last Line: What need of physick, or physitian? Subject(s): Food & Eating; Health; Physicians; Doctors DISCONTENTS IN DEVON    Poem Text     First Line: More discontents I never had Last Line: Then where I loath'd so much. Subject(s): Devonshire, England; Discontent; Dissatisfaction DISCORD NOT DISADVANTAGEOUS    Poem Text     First Line: Fortune no higher project can devise Last Line: Then to sow discord 'mongst the enemies. Subject(s): Discord DISSWASIONS FROM IDLENESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Cynthius pluck ye by the eare Last Line: The lazie man the most doth love. Subject(s): Idleness; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence DISTANCE BETTERS DIGNITIES    Poem Text     First Line: Kings must not oft be seen by publike eyes Last Line: State at a distance adds to dignities. DISTRUST (1)    Poem Text     First Line: To safe-guard man from wrongs, there nothing must Last Line: Heare all men speak; but credit few or none. Subject(s): Distrust DISTRUST (2)    Poem Text     First Line: What ever men for loyalty pretend Last Line: Tis wisdomes part to doubt a faithfull friend. Subject(s): Distrust DIVINATION BY A DAFFADILL    Poem Text     First Line: When a daffodil I see Last Line: Lastly, safely buryed. Subject(s): Daffodils DOOMES-DAY    Poem Text     First Line: Let not that day gods friends and servants scare Last Line: The bench is then their place; and not the barre. Subject(s): Judgment Day; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man DRAW GLOVES    Poem Text     First Line: At draw-gloves we'l play Last Line: Shall have for his winning a kisse. Subject(s): Games; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements DRAW, AND DRINKE    Poem Text     First Line: Milk still your fountains, and your springs, for why? Last Line: The more th'are drawn, the lesse they wil grow dry. Subject(s): Environment; Fountains; Environmental Protection; Ecology; Conservation DREAMS    Poem Text     First Line: Here we are all, by day; by night w'are hurl'd Last Line: By dreames, each one, into a sev'rall world. Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares DUTY TO TYRANTS    Poem Text     First Line: Good princes must be pray'd for: for the bad Last Line: To strike him dead, that but usurps a throne. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens EARE-RINGS    Poem Text     First Line: Why wore th' egyptians jewells in the eare? Last Line: When we obey, by acting what we heare. Subject(s): Earrings EASE    Poem Text     First Line: God gives to none so absolute an ease Last Line: As not to know, or feel some grievances. EASTER    Poem Text     First Line: This crosse-tree here Last Line: To make my grave. Variant Title(s): The Cross-tree Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; The Resurrection ECLOGUE, OR PASTORALL .. ENDIMION PORTER & LYCIDAS HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: Ah! Lycidas, come tell me why Last Line: Mean time, let lycidas have leave to pipe to thee. Subject(s): Porter, Endymion (1587-1649) EMPIRES    Poem Text     First Line: Empires of kings, are now, and ever were Last Line: (as salust saith) co-incident to feare. EPITAPH ON SIR EDWARD GILES        First Line: But here's the sunset of a tedious day EPITAPH ON THE TOMB OF SIR EDWARD GILES AND HIS WIFE    Poem Text     First Line: No trust to metals nor to marbles, when Last Line: And so to bed: pray wish us all good rest. Variant Title(s): Epitaph For Sir Edward Giles And His Wife Subject(s): Devonshire, England; Graves; Tombs; Tombstones EPITAPH UPON A CHILD THAT DIED    Poem Text     First Line: Here she lies, a pretty bud Last Line: The earth that lightly covers her. Subject(s): Death - Children; Mourning; Death - Babies; Bereavement EPITAPH UPON A MAID    Poem Text     First Line: Here she lies [lyes], in bed of spice Last Line: Lightly, lightly ore the dead. Variant Title(s): Upon A Maid Subject(s): Death; Dead, The ETERNITIE    Poem Text     First Line: O yeares! And age! Farewell Last Line: Drown'd in one endlesse day. Variant Title(s): Eternity Subject(s): Future Life; Retribution; Eternity; After Life EVENSONG    Poem Text     First Line: Beginne with jove; then is the worke halfe done Last Line: So sure he layes claime to the evensong. EVENT OF THINGS NOT IN OUR POWER    Poem Text     First Line: By time and counsell, doe the best we can Last Line: Th'event is never in the power of man. Subject(s): Fate; Destiny EVILL    Poem Text     First Line: Evill no nature hath; the losse of good Last Line: Is that which gives to sin a livelihood. Subject(s): Evil EXAMPLES, OR LIKE PRINCE, LIKE PEOPLE    Poem Text     First Line: Examples lead us, and wee likely see Last Line: Such as the prince is, will his people be. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens EXCESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Excesse is sluttish: keepe the meane; for why? Last Line: Vertue's clean conclave is sobriety. Subject(s): Moderation EXPENSES EXHAUST    Poem Text     First Line: Live with a thrifty, not a needy fate Last Line: Small shots paid often, waste a vast estate. Subject(s): Saving & Thrift FACTIONS    Poem Text     Last Line: To side with them, the commons all. FAIR DAYS: OR DAWNS DECEITFUL    Poem Text     First Line: Fair was the dawn, and, but e'en now, the skies Last Line: As men, the heavens have their hypocrisie? Subject(s): Distrust; Hypocrisy FAIRE AFTER FOULE    Poem Text     First Line: Teares quickly drie; griefs will in time decay Last Line: A cleare will come after a cloudy day. FAIRE SHEWES DECEIVE    Poem Text     First Line: Smooth was the sea, and seem'd to call Last Line: Who, kissing, kill such saints as these? Subject(s): Sea; Ocean FAITH    Poem Text     First Line: What here we hope for, we shall once inherit Last Line: By faith we all walk here, not by the spirit. Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed FAITH FOUR-SQUARE    Poem Text     First Line: Faith is a thing that's four-square; let it fall Last Line: This way or that, it not declines at all. Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed FALSE MOURNING    Poem Text     First Line: He who wears blacks, and mournes not for the dead Last Line: Do's but deride the party buried. Subject(s): Mourning; Bereavement FAME    Poem Text     First Line: Tis still observ'd, that fame ne're sings Last Line: The order, but the sum of things. Subject(s): Fame; Reputation FAME MAKES US FORWARD    Poem Text     First Line: To print our poems, the propulsive cause Last Line: Is fame, (the breath of popular applause.) Subject(s): Fame; Poetry & Poets; Reputation FAREWELL FROST, OR WELCOME THE SPRING    Poem Text     First Line: Fled are the frosts, and now the fields appear Last Line: Bring in her bill, once more, the branch of peace. Subject(s): Spring FEARE    Poem Text     First Line: Man must do well out of a good intent Last Line: Not for the servile feare of punishment. Subject(s): Human Behavior; Conduct Of Life; Human Nature FEARE GETS FORCE    Poem Text     First Line: Despaire takes heart, when ther's no hope to speed Last Line: The coward then takes armes, and do's the deed. Subject(s): Fear FELICITIE KNOWES NO FENCE    Poem Text     First Line: Of both our fortunes good and bad we find Last Line: While misery keeps in with patience. FELICITY, QUICK OF FLIGHT    Poem Text     First Line: Every time seemes short to be Last Line: With griefe; seemes longer then a yeare. Subject(s): Time FEW FORTUNATE    Poem Text     First Line: Many we are, and yet but few possesse Last Line: Those fields of everlasting happinesse. Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight FIRST WORK, AND THEN WAGES    Poem Text     First Line: Prepost'rous is that order, when we run Last Line: To ask our wages, e're our work be done. Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers FIVE WINES; ANACREONTICK VERSE    Poem Text     First Line: Brisk methinks I am, and fine Last Line: When I want my fragrant wine. Variant Title(s): Anacr(e)onick Verse Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse FLATTERIE    Poem Text     First Line: What is't that wasts a prince? Example showes Last Line: Tis flatterie spends a king, more then his foes. Subject(s): Flattery FOOLISHNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: In's tusc'lanes, tullie doth confesse Last Line: No plague ther's like to foolishnesse. Subject(s): Fools; Idiots FORTUNE    Poem Text     First Line: Fortune's a blind profuser of her own Last Line: Too much she gives to some, enough to none. Subject(s): Fortune FORTUNE FAVOURS    Poem Text     First Line: Fortune did never favour one Last Line: Still wanting to her favourite Subject(s): Fortune FREE WELCOME    Poem Text     First Line: God he refuseth no man; but makes way Last Line: For all that now come, or hereafter may. Subject(s): God FRESH CHEESE AND CREAM    Poem Text     First Line: Wo'd yee have fresh cheese and cream? Last Line: To your cream, her's strawberries. Subject(s): Breasts GAIN AND GETTINGS    Poem Text     First Line: When others gain much by the present cast Last Line: The coblers getting time, is at the last. GENTLENESS    Poem Text     First Line: That prince must govern with a gentle hand Last Line: Who will have love comply with his command. GLORIE    Poem Text     First Line: I make no haste to have my numbers read Last Line: Seldome comes glorie till a man be dead. GLORY    Poem Text     First Line: Glory no other thing is (tullie says) Last Line: Then a mans frequent fame, spoke out with praise GOD (1)    Poem Text     First Line: God (as the learned damascen doth write) Last Line: A sea of substance is, indefinite. Subject(s): God GOD (2)    Poem Text     First Line: In god there's nothing, but 'tis known to be Last Line: Ev'n god himself, in perfect entitie. Subject(s): God GOD (3)    Poem Text     First Line: God, in the holy tongue, they call Last Line: The place that filleth all in all. Subject(s): God GOD (4)    Poem Text     First Line: God is more here, then in another place Last Line: Not by his essence, but commerce of grace. Subject(s): God GOD COMMANDS    Poem Text     First Line: In gods commands, ne're ask the reason why Last Line: Let thy obedience be the best reply. Subject(s): Obedience GOD HAS A TWOFOLD PART    Poem Text     First Line: God when for sin he makes his children smart Last Line: He comes to play the part that is his own. Subject(s): God GOD HEARES US    Poem Text     First Line: God, who's in heaven, will hear from thence Last Line: If not to'th sound, yet, to the sense. GOD IS ONE    Poem Text     First Line: God, as he is most holy knowne Last Line: So he is said to be most one. Subject(s): God GOD NOT TO BE COMPREHENDED    Poem Text     First Line: Tis hard to finde god, but to comprehend Last Line: Him, as he is, is labour without end. Subject(s): God GOD SPARING IN SCOURGING    Poem Text     First Line: God still rewards us more then our desert Last Line: But when he strikes, he quarter-acts his part. Subject(s): Mercy GOD TO BE FIRST SERV'D    Poem Text     First Line: Honour thy parents; but good manners call Last Line: Thee to adore thy god, the first of all. Subject(s): God GOD, AND LORD    Poem Text     First Line: God, is his name of nature; but that word Last Line: Implies his power, when he's cal'd the lord. Subject(s): God GOD, AND THE KING    Poem Text     First Line: How am I bound to two! God who doth give Last Line: The mind; the king, the meanes whereby I live. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; God; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens GODS ANGER    Poem Text     First Line: God can't be wrathfull; but we may conclude Last Line: That without wrath, which wrath doth force us to. Subject(s): Anger GODS ANGER WITHOUT AFFECTION    Poem Text     First Line: God when he's angry here with any one Last Line: The alteration is in us, not him. Subject(s): God GODS BLESSING    Poem Text     First Line: In vain our labours are, whatsoe're they be Last Line: Unlesse god gives the benedicite. Subject(s): God GODS BOUNTY (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Gods bounty, that ebbs lesse and lesse Last Line: As men do wane in thankfulnesse. Subject(s): God GODS BOUNTY (2)    Poem Text     First Line: God, as he's potent, so he's likewise known Last Line: To give us more then hope can fix upon. Subject(s): God GODS DESCENT    Poem Text     First Line: God is then said for to descend, when he Last Line: Then ever, yet, the like was done before. Subject(s): Second Advent; Second Coming Of Christ GODS DWELLING    Poem Text     First Line: God's said to dwell there, wheresoever he Last Line: His holy spirit, or doth plant his grace. Subject(s): God GODS GIFTS NOT SOONE GRANTED    Poem Text     First Line: God heares us when we pray, but yet defers Last Line: With princely hand he'l recompence delay. Subject(s): God GODS GRACE    Poem Text     First Line: Gods grace deserves here to be daily fed Last Line: That, thus increast, it might be perfected. Subject(s): God GODS HANDS    Poem Text     First Line: Gods hands are round, & smooth, that gifts may fall Last Line: Freely from them, and hold none back at all. Subject(s): Hands GODS KEYES    Poem Text     First Line: God has four keyes, which he reserves alone Last Line: And with the fourth key he unlocks the tombe. Subject(s): God GODS MERCY    Poem Text     First Line: Gods boundless mercy is (to sinfull man) Last Line: Full, and fild-full, then when full-fild before. Subject(s): God GODS MIRTH, MANS MOURNING    Poem Text     First Line: Where god is merry, there write down thy fears Last Line: What he with laughter speaks, heare thou with tears. Subject(s): God GODS PARDON    Poem Text     First Line: When I shall sin, pardon my trespasse here Last Line: For, once in hell, none knowes remission there. Subject(s): Forgiveness; Clemency GODS PART    Poem Text     First Line: Prayers and praises are those spotlesse two Last Line: Lambs, by the law, which god requires as due. Subject(s): God GODS POWER    Poem Text     First Line: God is so potent, as his power can Last Line: Draw out of bad a soveraigne good to man. Subject(s): God GODS PRESENCE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: God's evident, and may be said to be Last Line: Tis (as s. Bernard saith) but seemingly. Subject(s): God GODS PRESENCE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: God's present ev'ry where; but most of all Last Line: And nothing else is there, where he's away. Subject(s): God GODS PRESENCE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: God is all-present to what e're we do Last Line: And as all-present, so all-filling too. Subject(s): God GODS PRICE, AND MANS PRICE    Poem Text     First Line: God bought man here with his hearts blood expence Last Line: And man sold god here for base thirty pence. Subject(s): Judas Iscariot (d. 30 A.d.) GODS PROVIDENCE    Poem Text     First Line: If all transgressions here should have their pay Last Line: His providence who would not question then? Subject(s): God GODS TIME MUST END OUR TROUBLE    Poem Text     First Line: God doth not promise here to man, that he Last Line: Then he will give a happy end to it. Subject(s): God GOLD AND FRANKINCENSE    Poem Text     First Line: Gold serves for tribute to the king Last Line: The frankincense for gods offring. GOLD, BEFORE GOODNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: How rich a man is, all desire to know Last Line: But none enquires if good he be, or no. Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes GOOD CHRISTIANS    Poem Text     First Line: Play their offensive and defensive parts Last Line: Till they be hid o're with a wood of darts. Subject(s): Christianity GOOD FRIDAY: REX TRAGICUS, OR CHRIST GOING TO HIS CROSSE    Poem Text     First Line: Put off thy robe of purple, then go on Last Line: That done, wee'l see thee sweetly buried. Subject(s): Crucifixion; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion GOOD LUCK NOT LASTING    Poem Text     First Line: If well the dice runne, lets applaud the cast Last Line: The happy fortune will not alwayes last. Subject(s): Luck GOOD MANNERS AT MEAT    Poem Text     First Line: This rule of manners I will teach my guests Last Line: Farc't with the food, that may themselves suffice. Subject(s): Etiquette; Manners; Courtesy GOOD MEN AFFLICTED MOST    Poem Text     First Line: God makes not good men wanton, but doth bring Last Line: He never brings them once to th' push of pikes. GOOD PRECEPTS, OR COUNSELL    Poem Text     First Line: In all thy need, be thou possest Last Line: Then lutes and harpes shall stroke the eare. GOOD, AND BAD    Poem Text     First Line: The bad among the good are here mixt ever Last Line: The good without the bad are here plac'd never. GRACE FOR CHILDREN    Poem Text     First Line: What god gives, and what we take Last Line: Make it ever flourishing. Subject(s): Grace GREAT GRIEF, GREAT GLORY    Poem Text     First Line: The lesse our sorrowes here and suffrings cease Last Line: The more our crownes of glory there increase. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness GREAT MALADIES, LONG MEDICINES    Poem Text     First Line: To an old soare a long cure must goe on Last Line: Great faults require great satisfaction. Subject(s): Medicine; Drugs, Prescription GREAT SPIRITS SUPERVIVE    Poem Text     First Line: Our mortall parts may wrapt in seare-cloths lye Last Line: Great spirits never with their bodies dye. Subject(s): Immortality GRIEF    Poem Text     First Line: Consider sorrowes, how they are aright Last Line: Griefe, if't be great, 'tis short; if long, 'tis light. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness GRIEFE    Poem Text     First Line: Sorrowes divided amongst many, lesse Last Line: Discruciate a man in deep distresse. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness GRIEFES    Poem Text     First Line: Jove may afford us thousands of reliefs Last Line: Since man expos'd is to a world of griefs. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness HAPINESSE TO HOSPITALITIE, OR HEARTY WISH GOOD-HOUSEKEEPING    Poem Text     First Line: First, may the hand of bounty bring Last Line: People a city or a towne. Subject(s): Hospitality HAPPINESSE    Poem Text     First Line: That happines do's still the longest thrive Last Line: Where joyes and griefs have turns alternative. Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight HARDENING OF HEARTS    Poem Text     First Line: God's said our hearts to harden then Last Line: When as his grace not supples men. HASTE HURTFULL    Poem Text     First Line: Haste is unhappy: what we rashly do Last Line: The soldiers leave the field with equall feare. Subject(s): Haste HEALTH    Poem Text     First Line: Health is no other (as the learned hold) Last Line: But a just measure both of heat and cold. Subject(s): Health HEAVEN (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Heav'n is most faire; but fairer he Last Line: That made that fairest canopie. Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise HEAVEN (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Heaven is not given for our good works here Last Line: Yet it is given to the labourer. Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise HELL (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Hell is no other, but a soundlesse pit Last Line: Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it. Subject(s): Hell HELL (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Hell is the place where whipping-cheer abounds Last Line: But no one jailor there to wash the wounds. Subject(s): Hell HELL FIRE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: The fire of hell this strange condition hath Last Line: To burn, not shine (as learned basil saith.) Subject(s): Hell HELL FIRE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: One onely fire has hell; but yet it shall Last Line: Boldly in sin, shall feel more punishment. Subject(s): Hell HER LEGS    Poem Text     First Line: Fain would I kiss my julia's dainty leg Last Line: Which is as white and hair-less as an egge. Subject(s): Legs HERRICK. AMARILLIS        HESPERIDES: CONCLUDING LINES    Poem Text     First Line: To his book's end this last line he'd have plac't Last Line: Jocond his muse was; but his life was chast. HIS ALMES    Poem Text     First Line: Here, here I live Last Line: The scrip hath some. Subject(s): Charity; Philanthropy HIS ANSWER TO A FRIEND    Poem Text     First Line: You aske me what I doe, and how I live? Last Line: Or'e which you'l walk, when I am laid beneath. HIS ANSWER TO A QUESTION    Poem Text     First Line: Some would know / why I so Last Line: He could live free here? Subject(s): Single People; Bachelors; Unmarried People HIS ANTHEM, TO CHRIST ON THE CROSSE    Poem Text     First Line: When I behold thee, almost slain Last Line: Which done, lord say, the rest is mine. Subject(s): Crucifixion; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion HIS CAVALIER    Poem Text     First Line: Give me that man, that dares bestride Last Line: I! And a world of pikes passe through. Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty HIS CHANGE    Poem Text     First Line: My many cares and much distress Last Line: And as in meanes, in minde all torne. HIS CHARGE TO JULIA AT HIS DEATH    Poem Text     First Line: Dearest of thousands, now the time drawes neere Last Line: Unto thy everlasting residence. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The HIS COMFORT    Poem Text     First Line: The only comfort of my life Last Line: Who weds, ore-buyes his weal with woe. HIS COMING TO THE SEPULCHER    Poem Text     First Line: Hence they have born my lord: behold! The stone Last Line: And live in hell, if that my christ stayes there. HIS CONFESSION    Poem Text     First Line: Look how our foule dayes do exceed our faire Last Line: To do ten bad, for one good action. HIS CONTENT IN THE COUNTRY    Poem Text     First Line: Here, here I live with what my board Last Line: To very few, or else to none. Subject(s): Country Life HIS COVENANTY OR PROTESTATION TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Why do'st thou wound, & break my heart? Last Line: I'm halfe return'd before I go. Subject(s): Love - Complaints HIS CREED    Poem Text     First Line: I do believe, that die I must Last Line: Of gift from god: and heres my creed. Subject(s): Consolation; Faith; Belief; Creed HIS DESIRE    Poem Text     First Line: Give me a man that is not dull Last Line: Tickling the citterne with his quill. HIS DREAME    Poem Text     First Line: I dreamt, last night, thou didst transfuse Last Line: That has not bread, and some to spare. Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares HIS EJACULATION TO GOD    Poem Text     First Line: My god! Looke on me with thine eye Last Line: Speak but the word, and cure me quite. Subject(s): God HIS EMBALMING TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: For my embalming, julia, do but this Last Line: To give an incorruption unto me. Subject(s): Embalming HIS FAREWELL TO SACK    Poem Text     First Line: Farewell thou thing, time-past so knowne, so deare Last Line: Hereafter, shall smell of the lamp, not thee. HIS GRANGE    Poem Text     First Line: How well contented in this private grange Last Line: Kisse my brown wife, and black posterity. HIS GRANGE, OR PRIVATE WEALTH    Poem Text     First Line: Though clock, / to tell how night drawes hence, I've none Last Line: None is, slight things do lightly please. Subject(s): Animals; Contentment HIS HOPE OR SHEAT-ANCHOR    Poem Text     First Line: Among these tempests great and manifold Last Line: Wildred in this vast watry region. HIS LACHRIMAE OR MIRTH, TURNED TO MOURNING    Poem Text     First Line: Call me no more Last Line: Of those that sit and weep. Subject(s): Mourning; Bereavement HIS LAST REQUEST TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: I have been wanton, and too bold I feare Last Line: Claspe thou his book, then close thou up his eyes. HIS LOSS    Poem Text     First Line: All has been plundered from me, but my wit Last Line: Fortune her selfe can lay no claim to it. HIS MEDITATION UPON DEATH    Poem Text     First Line: Be those few hours, which I have yet to spend Last Line: I rise triumphant in my funerall. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The HIS MISERY IN A MISTRESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Water, water I espie Last Line: Of those girles, which cruell are. Subject(s): Love - Complaints HIS MISTRIS TO HIM AT HIS FARWELL    Poem Text     First Line: You may vow ile not forgett Last Line: My lipps shall send a 1000 back to you. Subject(s): Absence; Separation; Isolation HIS OFFERING, WITH THE REST, AT THE SEPULCHER    Poem Text     First Line: To joyn with them, who here confer Last Line: To dresse my maiden-saviour. HIS OWN EPITAPH    Poem Text     First Line: As wearied pilgrims, once possest Last Line: But age hath brought me right to bed. HIS PARTING FROM MRS. DOROTHY KENEDAY    Poem Text     First Line: When I did goe from thee, I felt that smart Last Line: And love will swear't, my dearest did not so. Subject(s): Farewell; Parting HIS PARTING WITH MRS. DOROTHY KENNEDY        First Line: Prithee (lest maids should censure thee) but say HIS PETITION    Poem Text     First Line: If warre, or want shall make me grow so poore Last Line: Without due reverence, playes the cheaters game. HIS POETRIE HIS PILLAR    Poem Text     First Line: Onely a little more Last Line: And my pyramides. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets HIS POWER    Poem Text     First Line: God can do all things, save but what are known Last Line: For to imply a contradiction. Subject(s): God HIS PRAYER FOR ABSOLUTION    Poem Text     First Line: For those my unbaptized rhymes Last Line: The glory of my work, and me. Subject(s): God; Poetry & Poets HIS PRAYER TO BEN JONSON    Poem Text     First Line: When I a verse shall make Last Line: Writ in my psalter. Subject(s): Jonson, Ben (1572-1637); Poetry & Poets HIS PROTESTATION TO PERILLA    Poem Text     First Line: Noone-day and midnight shall at once be seene Last Line: False to my vow, or fall away from thee. HIS RECANTATION    Poem Text     First Line: Love, I recant Last Line: And slave it in an houre. Subject(s): Love - Complaints HIS REQUEST TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Julia, if I chance to die Last Line: Then to live not perfected. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets HIS RETURN TO LONDON    Poem Text     First Line: From the dull confines of the drooping west Last Line: Give thou my sacred reliques buriall. Variant Title(s): A Return To London Subject(s): London; Old Age HIS SAILING FROM JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: When that day comes, whose evening sayes I'm gone Last Line: In thy remembrance (julia.) so farewell. Subject(s): Absence; Separation; Isolation HIS SAVIOURS WORDS, GOING TO THE CROSSE    Poem Text     First Line: Have, have ye no regard, all ye Last Line: Had he not drank them up for you. Subject(s): Christianity; Crucifixion; Jesus Christ - Suffering & Sacrifice; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion HIS TEARS [TEARES] TO THAMESIS    Poem Text     First Line: I send, I send here my supremest kiss Last Line: Receive this vow, so fare-ye-well for ever. HIS WEAKNESSE IN WOES    Poem Text     First Line: I cannot suffer; and in this, my part Last Line: Of patience wants. Grief breaks the stoutest heart. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness HIS WISH (1)    Poem Text     First Line: It is sufficient if we pray Last Line: Let me alone to fit the mind. HIS WISH (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Fat be my hinde; unlearned be my wife Last Line: Singing about my everlasting fire. HIS WISH TO GOD    Poem Text     First Line: I would to god, that mine old age might have Last Line: Reading thy bible, and my book; so end. Subject(s): God; Old Age HIS WISH TO PRIVACIE    Poem Text     First Line: Give me a cell Last Line: In teares. Subject(s): Privacy HIS WORDS TO CHRIST, GOING TO THE CROSSE    Poem Text     First Line: When thou wast taken, lord, I oft have read Last Line: For me to flie, but now to follow thee. Subject(s): Crucifixion; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion HONOURS ARE HINDRANCES    Poem Text     First Line: Give me honours: what are these Last Line: To my heaven lesse run, then flie. HOPE HEARTENS    Poem Text     First Line: None goes to warfare, but with this intent Last Line: The gaines must dead the feare of detriment. Subject(s): Hope; Optimism HOPE WELL AND HAVDE WELL: OR, FAIRE AFTER FOULE WEATHER    Poem Text     First Line: What though the heaven be lowring now Last Line: Then will appeare a cheerfull heaven. HOW HIS SOULE CAME ENSNARED    Poem Text     First Line: My soule would one day goe and seeke Last Line: Yet freedome, shee enjoyes withall. Subject(s): Love HOW LILES CAME WHITE    Poem Text     First Line: White though ye be; yet lillies, know Last Line: And made ye white. Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies HOW MARIGOLDS CAME YELLOW    Poem Text     First Line: Jealous girls these sometimes were Last Line: Yellow, markt for jealousie. Subject(s): Flowers; Jealousy; Marigolds HOW PANSIES OR HEART-EASE CAME FIRST    Poem Text     First Line: Frolic [frollick] virgins once these were Last Line: Gave them hearts-ease turn'd to flow'rs. Variant Title(s): How The Heart's Ease First Came HOW PRIMROSES CAME GREEN    Poem Text     First Line: Virgins, time-past, known were these Last Line: Sickly girles, they beare of you. Subject(s): Primroses HOW ROSES CAME RED (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Roses at first were white Last Line: The roses first came red. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses HOW ROSES CAME RED (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Tis said, as cupid danc't among Last Line: Made it for ever after red. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses HOW SPRINGS CAME FIRST    Poem Text     First Line: These springs were maidens once that loved Last Line: In nothing changed but in their name. Subject(s): Springs (water) HOW THE WALLFLOWER CAME FIRST AND WHY SO CALLED    Poem Text     First Line: Why this flower is now called so Last Line: Now, the flower of the wall. Subject(s): Flowers HOW VIOLETS CAME BLUE    Poem Text     First Line: Love on a day, wise poets tell Last Line: Her blowes did make ye blew. Subject(s): Flowers; Love; Violets HUMILITY    Poem Text     First Line: Humble we must be, if to heaven we go Last Line: Grace is increased by humility. Subject(s): Humility HUNGER    Poem Text     First Line: Aske me what hunger is, and ile reply Last Line: Tis but a fierce desire of hot and drie. Subject(s): Hunger I CALL AND I CALL    Poem Text     First Line: I call, I call, who do ye call? Last Line: Speak but the word, and ile take you. ILL GOVERNMENT    Poem Text     First Line: Preposterous is that government, (and rude) Last Line: When kings obey the wilder multitude. Subject(s): Democracy IMPOSSIBILITIES, TO HIS FRIEND    Poem Text     First Line: My faithful friend, if you can see Last Line: Her love me once, who now hates me. Subject(s): Friendship; Love IN PRAISE OF WOMEN    Poem Text     First Line: O jupiter, sho'd I speake ill Last Line: Of creatures, woman is the best. Subject(s): Women IN THE DARKE NONE DAINTY    Poem Text     First Line: Night hides our thefts; all faults then paydon'd be Last Line: The chosen rubie, and the reprobate. Subject(s): Night; Bedtime JACK AND JILL    Poem Text     First Line: Since jack and jill both wicked be Last Line: That they no better do agree. JEHOVAH    Poem Text     First Line: Jehovah, as boetius saith Last Line: No number of the plurall hath. JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Some asked me where the rubies grew Last Line: The quarelets of pearl. Variant Title(s): The Rock Of Rubies, And The Quarries Of Pearls Subject(s): Pearls; Rubies; Teeth; Toothaches JULIA'S BED    Poem Text     First Line: See'st thou that cloud as silver clear Last Line: Tis julia's bed, and she sleeps there. Subject(s): Beds; Love JULIA'S CHURCHING, OR PURIFICATION    Poem Text     First Line: Put on thy holy fillitings, and so Last Line: Brings him not one, but many a maiden-head. JULIA'S PETTICOAT    Poem Text     First Line: Thy azure robe, I did behold Last Line: To life eternal, I co'd love. Subject(s): Lingerie; Petticoats KINGS    Poem Text     First Line: Men are not born kings, but are men renown'd Last Line: Chose first, confirm'd next, & at last are crown'd. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens KINGS AND TYRANTS    Poem Text     First Line: Twixt kings and tyrants there's this difference known Last Line: Kings seek their subjects good: tyrants their owne. Subject(s): Freedom; Tyranny & Tyrants; Liberty; Dictators KISSES    Poem Text     First Line: Give me the food that satisfies a guest Last Line: Kisses are but dry banquets to a feast. Subject(s): Kisses KISSES LOATHSOME    Poem Text     First Line: I abhor the slimy kiss Last Line: When the ruff is set elsewhere? Subject(s): Kisses; Love KISSING AND BUSSING    Poem Text     First Line: Kissing and bussing differ both in this Last Line: We busse our wantons, but our wives we kisse. Subject(s): Kisses KISSING USURIE    Poem Text     First Line: Biancha, let / me pay ther debt Last Line: Make payment for his pleasure. Subject(s): Kisses KNOWLEDGE    Poem Text     First Line: Science in god, is known to be Last Line: A substance, not a qualitie. Subject(s): God LABOUR    Poem Text     First Line: Labour we must, and labour hard Last Line: I'th forum here, or vineyard. Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers LARGE BOUNDS DOE BUT BURY US    Poem Text     First Line: All things o'r-rul'd are here by chance Last Line: Serves but for place of buriall. Subject(s): Mortality LARR'S PORTION, OR THE POETS PART    Poem Text     First Line: At my homely country-seat Last Line: Part is my peculiar. LASCIVIOUSNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Lasciviousnesse is known to be Last Line: The sister to saturitie. Subject(s): Lust LAUGH AND LIE DOWN    Poem Text     First Line: Y'ave laugh enough (sweet) vary now your text Last Line: And laugh no more; or laugh, and lie down next. Subject(s): Laughter LAWES (1)    Poem Text     First Line: When lawes full power have to sway, we see Last Line: Little or no part there of tyrannie. Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Attorneys LAWES (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Who violates the customes, hurts the health Last Line: Not of one man, but all the common-wealth. Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Attorneys LAXARE FIBULAM    Poem Text     First Line: To loose the button, is no lesse Last Line: Then to cast off all bashfulnesse. Subject(s): Bashfulness; Shyness LEANDERS OBSEQUIES    Poem Text     First Line: When as leander young was drown'd Last Line: But that his teares forbad the rest. Subject(s): Hero & Leander; Leander LENITIE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis the chyrurgions praise, and height of art Last Line: Not to cut off, but cure the vicious part. LEPROSIE IN CLOATHES    Poem Text     First Line: When flowing garments I behold Last Line: Where vertue walkes, not those that flow. Subject(s): Leprosy; Lepers LEPROSIE IN HOUSES    Poem Text     First Line: When to a house I come, and see Last Line: A house spred through with leprosie. Subject(s): Leprosy; Lepers LEVEN    Poem Text     First Line: Love is a leven, and a loving kisse Last Line: The leven of a loving sweet-heart is. Subject(s): Love LIBERTY    Poem Text     First Line: Those ills that mortall men endure Last Line: Shakes the whole roofe, or ruines all. Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty LIFE IS THE BODIES LIGHT    Poem Text     First Line: Life is the bodies light; which once declining Last Line: And dismall darknesse then doth smutch the face. Variant Title(s): Life Is The Body's Light LIKE LOVES HIS LIKE    Poem Text     First Line: Like will to like, each creature loves his kinde Last Line: Chaste words proceed still from a bashfull minde. LIKE PATTERN, LIKE PEOPLE    Poem Text     First Line: This is the height of justice, that to doe Last Line: Or to the good, or evill action. Subject(s): Justice LINES HAVE THEIR LININGS, AND BOOKES THEIR BUCKRAM    Poem Text     First Line: As in our clothes, so likewise he who lookes Last Line: Shall find much farcing buckram in our books. Subject(s): Books; Reading LIP-LABOUR    Poem Text     First Line: In the old scripture I have often read Last Line: Without the heart, lip-labour nothing is. LIPS TONGUELESSE    Poem Text     First Line: For my part, I never care Last Line: For to tell, not publish it. LITTLE AND LOUD    Poem Text     First Line: Little you are; for womans sake be proud Last Line: For my sake next, (though little) be not loud. Subject(s): Size & Shape; Height LITTLENESSE NO CAUSE OF LEANNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: One feeds on lard, and yet is leane Last Line: Jove prospers my meat, more then his. Subject(s): Food & Eating LOADING AND UNLOADING    Poem Text     First Line: God loads, and unloads, (thus his work begins) Last Line: To load with blessings, and unload from sins. Subject(s): God LONG AND LAZIE    Poem Text     First Line: That was the proverb. Let my mistresse be Last Line: Lasie to others, but be long to me. LONG LIFE    Poem Text     First Line: The longer thred of life we spin Last Line: The more occasion still to sin. LONG LOOKT FOR COMES AT LAST    Poem Text     First Line: Though long it be, yeeres may repay the debt Last Line: None loseth that, which he in time may get. Subject(s): Patience LOSSE FROM THE LEAST    Poem Text     First Line: Great men by small meanes oft are overthrown Last Line: He's lord of thy life, who contemnes his own. LOTS TO BE LIKED    Poem Text     First Line: Learn this of me, where e'er thy lot doth fall Last Line: Short lot, or not, to be content with all. Subject(s): Contentment LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: This axiom I have often heard Last Line: Kings ought to be more lov'd, then fear'd. LOVE DISLIKES NOTHING    Poem Text     First Line: Whatsoever thing I see Last Line: I'm a man for ev'ry sceane. Subject(s): Love LOVE IS A SIRRUP    Poem Text     First Line: Love is a sirrup; and who er'e we see Last Line: Ther's loathsomnesse e'en in the sweets of love. Subject(s): Love - Complaints LOVE KILL'D BY LACK    Poem Text     First Line: Let me be warme; let me be fully fed Last Line: I shall dislike, what once I lov'd before. Subject(s): Love - Loss Of LOVE LIGHTLY PLEASED    Poem Text     First Line: Let faire or foule my mistresse be Last Line: My love will fit each historie. Subject(s): Love LOVE ME LITTLE, LOVE ME LONG    Poem Text     First Line: You say, to me-wards your affection's strong Last Line: Grown violent, do's either die, or tire. Subject(s): Fidelity; Faithfulness; Constancy LOVE PALPABLE    Poem Text     First Line: I prest my julia's lips, and in the kisse Last Line: Her soule and love were palpable in this. Subject(s): Kisses LOVE PERFUMES ALL PARTS    Poem Text     First Line: If I kisse anthea's brest Last Line: When she lyes with jove, then she. Subject(s): Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances LOVE WHAT IT IS    Poem Text     First Line: Love is a circle, that doth restless move Last Line: In the same sweet eternity of love. Variant Title(s): What Love Is Subject(s): Love LOVE'S PLAY AT PUSH-PIN    Poem Text     First Line: Love and my selfe (beleeve me) on a day Last Line: The finger bled, but burnt was all my heart. Subject(s): Love LOVERS HOW THEY COME AND PART    Poem Text     First Line: A gyges ring they bear about them still Last Line: Where e're they met, or parting place has been. Subject(s): Love LYRICK FOR LEGACIES    Poem Text     First Line: Gold I've none, for use or show Last Line: As my last remembrances. Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary MAIDS NAY'S ARE NOTHING    Poem Text     First Line: Maids nay's are nothing, they are shie Last Line: But to desire what they denie. MANNA    Poem Text     First Line: That manna, which god on his people cast Last Line: Fitted it self to ev'ry feeders tast. MANS DYING-PLACE UNCERTAIN    Poem Text     First Line: Man knowes where first he ships himselfe; but he Last Line: Never can tell, where shall his landing be. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The MARTHA, MARTHA    Poem Text     First Line: The repetition of the name made known Last Line: No other, then christs full affection. MATTENS, OR MORNING PRAYER    Poem Text     First Line: When with the virgin morning thou dost rose Last Line: Shall make thy actions with their ends to meet. Subject(s): Prayer MEANE THINGS OVERCOME MIGHTY    Poem Text     First Line: By the weak'st means things mighty are o'rethrown Last Line: He's lord of thy life, who contemnes his own. MEAT WITHOUT MIRTH    Poem Text     First Line: Eaten I have; and though I had good cheere Last Line: Or sup, there wants the incense and the wine. Subject(s): Food & Eating MEN MIND NO STATE IN SICKNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: That flow of gallants which approach Last Line: No joy to thee their sickly lord. Subject(s): Sickness; Illness MERCY    Poem Text     First Line: Mercy, the wise athenians held to be Last Line: Not an affection, but a deitie. Subject(s): Mercy MERCY AND LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: God hath two wings, which he doth ever move Last Line: And with the last he still directs the just. Subject(s): God MERITS MAKE THE MAN    Poem Text     First Line: Our honours, and our commendations be Last Line: Due to the merits, not authoritie. MIRTH    Poem Text     First Line: True mirth resides not in the smiling skin Last Line: The sweetest solace is to act no sin. MISERIES    Poem Text     First Line: Though hourly comforts from the gods we see Last Line: No life is yet life-proofe from miserie. Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery MODERATION (1)    Poem Text     First Line: In things a moderation keepe Last Line: Kings ought to sheare, not skin their sheepe. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Moderation; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens MODERATION (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Let moderation on thy passions waite Last Line: Who loves too much, too much the lov'd will hate. Subject(s): Moderation MONEY GETS THE MASTERIE    Poem Text     First Line: Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'rcome Last Line: When no force else can get the masterdome. Subject(s): Money MONEY MAKES THE MIRTH    Poem Text     First Line: When all birds els do of their musick faile Last Line: Money's the still-sweet-singing nightingale. Subject(s): Money MONTES SCRIPTURARUM, THE MOUNTS OF THE SCRIPTURES    Poem Text     First Line: The mountains of the scriptures are (some say) Last Line: Th' apostles mounts of the new testament. MORA SPONSI, THE STAY OF THE BRIDEGROOME    Poem Text     First Line: The time the bridegroom stayes from hence Last Line: Is but the time of penitence. Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence MORE MODEST, MORE MANLY    Poem Text     First Line: Tis still observ'd, those men most valiant are Last Line: That are most modest ere they come to warre. Subject(s): Modesty MORE POTENT, LESS PECCANT    Poem Text     First Line: He that may sin, sins least; leave to transgresse Last Line: Enfeebles much the seeds of wickednesse. Subject(s): Sin MOST WORDS, LESSE WORKES    Poem Text     First Line: In desp'rate cases all, or most are known Last Line: Commanders, few for execution. MR. HERRICK HIS DAUGHTER'S DOWRYE    Poem Text     First Line: Ere I goe hence and bee noe more Last Line: Nourish in's breast, a tree of life. MR. ROBERT HERICKE HIS FARWELL UNTO POETRIE    Poem Text     First Line: I haue behelde two louers in a night Last Line: Doing's, the fruite of doinge well, farwell. MRS. ELIZ. WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF THE LOST SHEPHERDESS    Poem Text     First Line: Among the myrtles [mirtles] as I walkt Last Line: Like those short sweets ere knit together. Subject(s): Flowers MULTITUDE    Poem Text     First Line: We trust not to the multitude in warre Last Line: But to the stout; and those that skilfull are. NEED    Poem Text     First Line: Who begs to die for fear of human need Last Line: Wisheth his body, not his soule, good speed. NEGLECT    Poem Text     First Line: Art quickens nature; care will make a face Last Line: Neglected beauty perisheth apace. Subject(s): Beauty NEUTRALITY LOATHSOME    Poem Text     First Line: God will have all, or none; serve him, or fall Last Line: Abhor, and spew out all neutralities. Variant Title(s): Ye Cannot Serve God And Mannon' Subject(s): Freedom; Worship; Liberty NEVER TOO LATE TO DYE    Poem Text     First Line: No man comes late unto that place from whence Last Line: Never man yet had a regredience. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The NO ACTION HARD TO AFFECTION    Poem Text     First Line: Nothing hard, or harsh can prove Last Line: Unto those that truly love. Subject(s): Love NO BASHFULNESSE IN BEGGING    Poem Text     First Line: To get thine ends, lay bashfulnesse aside Last Line: Who feares to aske, doth teach to be deny'd. Subject(s): Bashfulness; Shyness NO COMING TO GOD WITHOUT CHRIST    Poem Text     First Line: Good and great god! How sho'd I feare Last Line: Wo'd see thy face, and he not by. Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology NO DANGER TO MEN DESPERATE    Poem Text     First Line: When feare admits no hope of safety, then Last Line: Necessity makes dastards valiant men. NO DESPRIGHT TO THE DEAD    Poem Text     First Line: Reproach we may the living; not the dead Last Line: Tis cowardice to bite the buried. NO DIFFERENCE I' TH' DARK    Poem Text     First Line: Night makes no difference 'twixt the priest and clark Last Line: Jone as my lady is as good I'th' dark. Subject(s): Lust NO ESCAPING THE SCOURGING    Poem Text     First Line: God scourgeth some severely, some he spares Last Line: But all in smart have lesse, or greater shares. Subject(s): God NO FAULT IN WOMEN TO REFUSE        NO LOATHSOMENESS IN LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: What I fancy, I approve, / no dislike there is in love Last Line: She's to me a paragon. Subject(s): Love NO LUCK IN LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: I doe love I know not what Last Line: He who must be, shall be poore. Subject(s): Love NO MAN WITHOUT MONEY    Poem Text     First Line: No man such rare parts hath, that he can swim Last Line: If favour or occasion helpe not him. Subject(s): Money NO PAIN, NO GAIN    Poem Text     First Line: If little labour, little are our gaines Last Line: Mans fortunes are according to his paines. Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery NO SHIPWRECK OF VIRTUE. TO A FRIEND    Poem Text     First Line: Thou sail'st with others, in this argus here Last Line: And 'midst a thousand gulfs to be secure. Subject(s): Disasters; Shipwrecks NO SPOUSE BUT A SISTER    Poem Text     First Line: A bachelour I will Last Line: And kisse, but yet be chaste. Subject(s): Single People; Women; Bachelors; Unmarried People NO TIME IN ETERNITIE    Poem Text     First Line: By houres we all live here, in heaven is known Last Line: No spring of time, or times succession. Subject(s): Future Life; Retribution; Eternity; After Life NO WANT WHERE THERE'S LITTLE    Poem Text     First Line: To bread and water none is poore Last Line: Nature with little is content. NO, NO, THE UTMOST SHARE        NOBLE NUMBERS, SELS.        NONE FREE FROM FAULT    Poem Text     First Line: Out of the world he must, who once comes in Last Line: No man exempted is from death, or sinne. Subject(s): Sin NONE TRULY HAPPY HERE    Poem Text     First Line: Happy's that man, to whom god gives Last Line: No man is blest through ev'ry part. NOR BUYING OR SELLING    Poem Text     First Line: Now, if you love me, tell me Last Line: Ile give, if thou deny me. NORTH AND SOUTH    Poem Text     First Line: The jewes their beds, and offices of ease Last Line: Gods wayes and walks, which lie still east and west. Subject(s): Jews; Judaism NOT EVERY DAY FIT FOR VERSE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis not ev'ry day, that I Last Line: That brave spirit comes agen. Subject(s): Creative Ability; Inspiration; Creativity NOT TO COVET MUCH WHERE LITTLE IS THE CHARGE    Poem Text     First Line: Why sho'd we covet much, when as we know Last Line: W'ave more to beare our charge, then way to go? NOT TO LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: He that will not love, must be Last Line: Little thou't love, or not at all. Subject(s): Love NOTHING FREE-COST    Poem Text     First Line: Nothing comes free-cost here; jove will not let Last Line: His gifts go from him; if not bought with sweat. Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers NOTHING NEW    Poem Text     First Line: Nothing is new: we walk where others went Last Line: Ther's no vice now, but has his president. OBEDIENCE    Poem Text     First Line: The power of princes rests in the consent Last Line: Low, and of thrones the ancient majesty. Subject(s): Freedom; Obedience; Liberty OBEDIENCE IN SUBJECTS    Poem Text     First Line: The gods to kings the judgement give to sway Last Line: The subjects onely glory to obay. Subject(s): Obedience OBERON'S FEAST    Poem Text     First Line: Shapcot! To thee the fairy state Last Line: Grace by his priest; the feast is ended. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves OBERONS PALACE    Poem Text     First Line: After the feast (my shapcot) see Last Line: He'll do no doubt; this flax is spun. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves OBSERVATION (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Who to the north, or south, doth set Last Line: His bed, male children shall beget. Subject(s): Birth; Conception; Mnemonics; Child Birth; Midwifery OBSERVATION (2)    Poem Text     First Line: The jewes, when they built houses (I have read) Last Line: Cities most sad and dire destruction. Subject(s): Jews; Judaism OBSERVATION (3)    Poem Text     First Line: The virgin-mother stood at distance (there) Last Line: And then to weep they both were licensed. Subject(s): Bible; Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Religion; Women In The Bible; Virgin Mary; Theology OF LOVE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Ile get me hence Last Line: Will storme, or starving take here. Subject(s): Love OF LOVE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I do not love, nor can it be Last Line: Kil'd by a frost or by a flame. Subject(s): Love - Complaints OF LOVE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Instruct me now, what love will do Last Line: Twill hurt and heal a heart piero'd through. Subject(s): Love OF LOVE; A SONNET    Poem Text     First Line: How love came in, I do not know Last Line: The out-let then is from the heart. Subject(s): Love - Beginnings ON A PERFUM'D LADY    Poem Text     First Line: You say y'are sweet; how sho'd we know Last Line: Then we shall smell how sweet you be. Subject(s): Perfume ON CHLORIS WALKING IN THE SNOW        First Line: I saw faire chloris walke alone ON FORTUNE    Poem Text     First Line: This is my comfort, when she's most unkind Last Line: She can but spoile me of my meanes, not mind. Subject(s): Fortune ON GELLI-FLOWERS BEGOTTEN    Poem Text     First Line: What was't that fell but now Last Line: I'm sure they'l fashion roses. Subject(s): Flowers ON HEAVEN    Poem Text     First Line: Permit mine eyes to see Last Line: To voices, say, amen. Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise ON HIMSELFE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Here down my wearied limbs I'll lay Last Line: From scaring you or yours this night. Subject(s): Consolation ON HIMSELFE (10)    Poem Text     First Line: Lost to the world; lost to my selfe; alone Last Line: In depth of silence, heard, and seene of none. ON HIMSELFE (11)    Poem Text     First Line: Let me not live, if I not love Last Line: All pleasures meet in woman-kind. Subject(s): Love ON HIMSELFE (12)    Poem Text     First Line: A wearied pilgrim, I have wandered here Last Line: Their ends for pleasure, do not live, but last. Subject(s): Pleasure ON HIMSELFE (13)    Poem Text     First Line: I will no longer kiss Last Line: And all my troubles too. ON HIMSELFE (14)    Poem Text     First Line: One eare tingles; some there be Last Line: I will give them thanks for it. ON HIMSELFE (15)    Poem Text     First Line: Il'e write no more of love; but now repent Last Line: And that my dust was to the earth commended. Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence ON HIMSELFE (16)    Poem Text     First Line: The worke is done; young men, and maidens set Last Line: The muses will weare blackes, when I am dead. ON HIMSELFE (17)    Poem Text     First Line: Love-sick I am, and must endure Last Line: And that is death, the end of woe. Subject(s): Love - Complaints ON HIMSELFE (18)    Poem Text     First Line: Young I was, but now am old Last Line: That our love out-lasts our yeeres. Subject(s): Aging ON HIMSELFE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I feare no earthly powers Last Line: Who knowes to live to morrow? ON HIMSELFE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Aske me, why I do not sing Last Line: And my tongue at one time mute. Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Songs ON HIMSELFE (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Borne I was to meet with age Last Line: Drinking wine, & crown'd with flowres. Subject(s): Self ON HIMSELFE (5)    Poem Text     First Line: Some parts may perish; dye thou canst not all Last Line: The most of thee shall scape the funerall. ON HIMSELFE (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Live by thy muse thou shalt; when other die Last Line: Here shall endure thy vast dominion. ON HIMSELFE (7)    Poem Text     First Line: Ile sing no more, nor will I longer write Last Line: No more my dirges, and my trentalls have. Subject(s): Herrick, Robert (1591-1674); Poetry & Poets ON HIMSELFE (8)    Poem Text     First Line: If that my fate has now fulfill'd my yeere Last Line: By the dead bones of our deare ancestrie. ON HIMSELFE (9)    Poem Text     First Line: Weepe for the dead, for they have lost this light Last Line: Who writ for many. Benedicite. ON HIS BOOKE    Poem Text     First Line: The bound (almost) now of my book I see Last Line: Are lost, and theirs, in everlasting night. Subject(s): Books; Reading ON JULIA'S BREATH    Poem Text     First Line: Breathe, julia, breathe, and I'll protest Last Line: Are circumfused there. Subject(s): Breath ON JULIA'S LIPS    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet are my julia's lips and cleane Last Line: As if or'e washt in hippocrene. Subject(s): Lips ON JULIA'S PICTURE    Poem Text     First Line: How am I ravisht! When I do but see Last Line: When once he gives it incarnation? Subject(s): Paintings & Painters ON LOVE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Love bade me ask a gift Last Line: That long I love not any. Subject(s): Love ON LOVE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Love is a kind of warre; hence those who feare Last Line: No cowards must his royall ensignes beare. Subject(s): Love ON LOVE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: That love 'twixt men do's ever longest last Last Line: Where war and peace the dice by turns doe cast. Subject(s): Love ON LOVE (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Love's of it self, too sweet; the best of all Last Line: Is, when loves hony has a dash of gall. Subject(s): Love ON POET PRAT, EPIGRAM    Poem Text     First Line: Prat he writes satyres; but herein's the fault Last Line: In no one satyre there's a mite of salt. ON TOMASIN PARSONS    Poem Text     First Line: Grow up in beauty, as thou do'st begin Last Line: And be of all admired, tomasin. Subject(s): Beauty ONCE POOR, STILL PENURIOUS    Poem Text     First Line: Goes the world now, it will with thee goe hard Last Line: Who is penurious, he shall still be poore. Subject(s): Poverty ONCE SEEN, AND NO MORE    Poem Text     First Line: Thousands each day passe by, which wee Last Line: Once past and gone, no more shall see. Subject(s): Morality; Ethics ORPHEUS    Poem Text     First Line: Orpheus he went (as poets tell) Last Line: Him and euridice for ever. Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Orpheus OUR OWN SINNES UNSEEN    Poem Text     First Line: Other mens sins wee ever beare in mind Last Line: None sees the fardell of his faults behind. Subject(s): Sin OUT OF TIME, OUT OF TUNE    Poem Text     First Line: We blame, nay we despise her paines Last Line: To drench, but not to drown our seed. PAINE AND PLEASURE    Poem Text     First Line: God suffers not his saints, and servants deere Last Line: Gives them by turnes their grief and jollitie. Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery PAINE ENDS IN PLEASURE    Poem Text     First Line: Afflictions bring us joy in times to come Last Line: When sins, by stripes, to us grow wearisome. Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery PAINES WITHOUT PROFIT    Poem Text     First Line: A long-lifes-day I've taken paines Last Line: And work no more; but shut up shop. PAINTING SOMETIMES PERMITTED    Poem Text     First Line: If nature do deny Last Line: Colours, let art supply. Subject(s): Paintings & Painters PARADISE    Poem Text     First Line: Paradise is (as from the learn'd I gather) Last Line: A quire of blest soules circling in the father. Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise PARCELL-GIL'T-POETRY    Poem Text     First Line: Let's strive to be the best; the gods, we know it Last Line: Pillars and men, hate an indifferent poet. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets PARDON    Poem Text     First Line: God pardons those, who do through frailty sin Last Line: But never those that persevere therein. Subject(s): Forgiveness; Clemency PARDONS    Poem Text     First Line: Those ends in war the best contentment bring Last Line: Whose peace is made up with a pardoning. PASSION    Poem Text     First Line: Were there not a matter known Last Line: There wo'd be no passion. Subject(s): Passion PATIENCE IN PRINCES    Poem Text     First Line: Kings must not use the axe for each offence Last Line: Princes cure some faults by their patience. Subject(s): Patience PATIENCE, OR COMFORT IN CROSSES    Poem Text     First Line: Abundant plagues I late have had Last Line: Of suffring gives me patience. Subject(s): Patience PEACE NOT PERMANENT    Poem Text     First Line: Great cities seldome rest; if there be none Last Line: T'invade from far: they'l finde worse foes at home. Subject(s): Cities; Peace; Urban Life PENITENCE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Who after his transgression doth repent Last Line: Is halfe, or altogether innocent. Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence PENITENCE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: The doctors, in the talmud, say Last Line: More worth, then heav'ns eternitie. Subject(s): Jews; Repentance; Judaism; Penitence PENITENCIE    Poem Text     First Line: A mans transgression god do's then remit Last Line: When man he makes a penitent for it. Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence PERSECUTIONS PROFITABLE    Poem Text     First Line: Afflictions they most profitable are Last Line: The first by patience, and the last by paine. PERSECUTIONS PURIFIE    Poem Text     First Line: God strikes his church, but 'tis to this intent Last Line: Tis not to poyson, but to make thee pure. Subject(s): Punishment PERSEVERANCE    Poem Text     First Line: Hast thou begun an act? Ne're then give o're Last Line: No man despaires to do what's done before. Subject(s): Perseverance PHYSITIANS    Poem Text     First Line: Physitians fight not against men; but these Last Line: Combate for men, by conquering the disease. Subject(s): Physicians; Doctors PITIE TO THE PROSTRATE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis worse than barbarous cruely to show Last Line: No part of pitie on a conquer'd foe. Subject(s): Pity PITTIE, AND PUNISHMENT    Poem Text     First Line: God doth embrace the good with love; & gaines Last Line: The good by mercy, as the bad by paines. Subject(s): Punishment PLEASURES PERNICIOUS    Poem Text     First Line: Where pleasures rule a kingdome, never there Last Line: Is sober virtue, seen to move her sphere. Subject(s): Pleasure PLOTS NOT STILL PROSPEROUS    Poem Text     First Line: All are not ill plots, that doe sometimes faile Last Line: Nor those false vows, which oft times don't prevaile POETRY PERPETUATES THE POET    Poem Text     First Line: Here I my selfe might likewise die Last Line: When all now dead shall re-appeare. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets POETS    Poem Text     First Line: Wantons we are; and though our words be such Last Line: Our lives do differ from our lines by much. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets POLLICIE IN PRINCES    Poem Text     First Line: That princes may possess a surer seat Last Line: Tis fit they make no one with them too great. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens POSSESSIONS    Poem Text     First Line: Those possessions short-liv'd are Last Line: Into the which we come by warre. Subject(s): War POSTING TO PRINTING    Poem Text     First Line: Let others to the printing presse run fast Last Line: Since after death comes glory, ile not haste. Subject(s): Haste POTENTATES    Poem Text     First Line: Love and the graces evermore do wait Last Line: Upon the man that is a potentate. POVERTY AND RICHES    Poem Text     First Line: Give want her welcome if she comes; we find Last Line: Riches to be but burthens to the mind. Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes POVERTY THE GREATEST PACK    Poem Text     First Line: To mortall men great lords alloted be Last Line: But of all packs, no pack like poverty. Subject(s): Poverty POWER AND PEACE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis never, or but seldom knowne Last Line: Power and peace to keep one throne. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens PRAY AND PROSPER    Poem Text     First Line: First offer incense, then thy field and meads Last Line: Pray once, twice pray; and turn thy ground to gold. Subject(s): Prayer PRAYER    Poem Text     First Line: A prayer, that is said alone Last Line: But earth: such vowes nere reach gods eare. Subject(s): Prayer PRAYERS MUST HAVE POISE    Poem Text     First Line: God he rejects all prayers that are sleight Last Line: And want their poise: words outht to have their weight. Subject(s): Prayer PRECEPTS    Poem Text     First Line: Good precepts we must firmly hold Last Line: By daily learning we wax old. PREDESTINATION    Poem Text     First Line: Predestination is the cause alone Last Line: Of many standing, but of fall to none. Subject(s): Predestination PRESCIENCE    Poem Text     First Line: Gods prescience makes none sinfull; but th' offence Last Line: Of man's the chief cause of gods prescience. Subject(s): God PRESENCE AND ABSENCE    Poem Text     First Line: When what is lov'd, is present, love doth spring Last Line: But being absent, love lies languishing. Subject(s): Love PRESENT GOVERNMENT GRIEVOUS    Poem Text     First Line: Men are suspicious; prone to discontent Last Line: Subjects still loath the present government. Subject(s): Government PREVISION, OR PROVISION    Poem Text     First Line: That prince takes soone enough the victors roome Last Line: Who first provides, not to be overcome. PRIDE ALLOWABLE IN POETS    Poem Text     First Line: As thou deserv'st, be proud; then gladly let Last Line: The muse give thee the delphick coronet. Subject(s): Pride; Self-esteem; Self-respect PRINCES AND FAVOURITES    Poem Text     First Line: Princes and fav'rites are most deere, while they Last Line: When these can aske, and kings can give no more. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens PROOF TO NO PURPOSE    Poem Text     First Line: You see this gentle streame, that glides Last Line: By ruffling winds, about the world. PURGATORY    Poem Text     First Line: Readers wee entreat ye pray Last Line: That your teares may coole her fires. Subject(s): Purgatory PURPOSES    Poem Text     First Line: No wrath of men, or rage of seas Last Line: That he holds firmly to the end. PUTREFACTION    Poem Text     First Line: Putrefaction is the end Last Line: Of all that nature doth entend. Subject(s): Decay; Rot; Decadence RAGGS    Poem Text     First Line: What are our patches, tatters, raggs, and rents Last Line: But the base dregs and lees of vestiments? RAPINE BRINGS RUINE    Poem Text     First Line: What's got by justice is establisht sure Last Line: No kingdomes got by rapine long endure. Subject(s): Injustice READINESSE    Poem Text     First Line: The readinesse of doing, doth expresse Last Line: No other, but the doers willingnesse. RECOMPENSE    Poem Text     First Line: Who plants an olive, but to eate the oile? Last Line: Reward, we know, is the chiefe end of toile. Subject(s): Rewards REGRESSION SPOILES RESOLUTION    Poem Text     First Line: Hast thou attempted greatnesse? Then go on Last Line: Back-turning slackens resolution. REPLETION    Poem Text     First Line: Physitians say repletion springs Last Line: More from the sweet then sower things. Subject(s): Fullness; Satiation REST    Poem Text     First Line: On with thy worke, though thou beest hardly prest Last Line: Labour is held up, by the hope of rest. Subject(s): Rest REST REFRESHES    Poem Text     First Line: Lay by the good a while; a resting field Last Line: Continuall reaping makes a land wax old. Subject(s): Rest REVENGE    Poem Text     First Line: Mans disposition is for to requite Last Line: Revenge is pleasing to us, as our gaine. Subject(s): Revenge REVERENCE    Poem Text     First Line: True rev'rence is (as cassiodore doth prove) Last Line: The feare of god, commixt with cleanly love Subject(s): Worship REVERENCE TO RICHES    Poem Text     First Line: Like to the income must be our expence Last Line: Mans fortune must be had in reverence. Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes REWARD AND PUNISHMENTS    Poem Text     First Line: All things are open to these two events Last Line: Or to rewards, or else to punishments. Subject(s): Punishment; Rewards REWARDS    Poem Text     First Line: Still to our gains our chief respect is had Last Line: Reward it is, that makes us good or bad. RICHES AND POVERTY    Poem Text     First Line: God co'd have made all rich, or all men poore Last Line: Had all been poore, who had his bounty seen? Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes ROARING    Poem Text     First Line: Roaring is nothing but a weeping part Last Line: Fore'd from the mighty dolour of the heart. RULES FOR OUR REACH    Poem Text     First Line: Men must have bounds how farre to walke; for we Last Line: Are made farre worse, by lawless liberty. Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Attorneys SABBATHS    Poem Text     First Line: Sabbaths are threefold, (as s. Austine sayes) Last Line: The last the sabbath of eternitie. Subject(s): Sabbath; Sunday SAEFTY TO LOOK TO ONES SELFE    Poem Text     First Line: For my neighbour ile not know Last Line: Has not whence to sink at all. SAFETY ON THE SHORE    Poem Text     First Line: What though the sea be calme? Trust to the shore Last Line: Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc't before. Subject(s): Sea; Ocean SAINT DISTAFFS DAY, OR THE MORROW AFTER THE TWELFTH DAY    Poem Text     First Line: Partly worke and partly play Last Line: To his owne vocation. SALUTATION    Poem Text     First Line: Christ, I have read, did to his chaplains say Last Line: Salute we must, nor strangers, kin, or friends. Subject(s): Jesus Christ SATAN    Poem Text     First Line: When we 'gainst satan stoutly fight, the more Last Line: Whom ease makes his, without the help of blowes. Subject(s): Devil; Satan; Mephistopheles; Lucifer; Beelzebub SATISFACTION FOR SUFFERINGS    Poem Text     First Line: For all our workes, a recompence is sure Last Line: Tis sweet to thinke on what was hard t' endure. Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery SAUCE FOR SORROWES    Poem Text     First Line: Although our suffering meet with no reliefe Last Line: An equall mind is the best sauce for griefe. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness SEARCH        First Line: Shew me that world of stars, and whence Subject(s): Religion SEEKE AND FINDE    Poem Text     First Line: Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt Last Line: Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out. Subject(s): Perseverance SHAME, NO STATIST (AFTER LUCAN)    Poem Text     First Line: Shame is a bad attendant to a state Last Line: He rents his crown, that feares the peoples hate. Subject(s): Shame SHIP-WRACK    Poem Text     First Line: He, who has suffer'd ship-wrack, feares to saile Last Line: Upon the seas, though with a gentle gale. Subject(s): Disasters; Shipwrecks SHORT AND LONG BOTH LIKES    Poem Text     First Line: This lady's short, that mistresse she is tall Last Line: But long or short, I'm well content with all. Subject(s): Size & Shape; Height SILENCE    Poem Text     First Line: Suffer thy legs, but not thy tongue to walk Last Line: God, the most wise, is sparing of his talk. Subject(s): Silence SIN (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Sin leads the way, but as it goes, it feels Last Line: The following plague still treading on his heels. Subject(s): Sin SIN (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Sin once reacht up to gods eternall sphere Last Line: And was committed, not remitted there. Subject(s): Sin SIN (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Sin no existence; nature none it hath Last Line: Or good at all, (as learn'd aquinas saith.) Subject(s): Sin SIN (4)    Poem Text     First Line: There is no evill that we do commit Last Line: Drawes out th' elixar of true penitence. Subject(s): Sin SIN (5)    Poem Text     First Line: Sin never slew a soule, unlesse there went Last Line: Along with it some tempting blandishment. Subject(s): Sin SIN (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Sin is the cause of death; and sin's alone Last Line: Our destination to eternall woe. Subject(s): Hell; Predestination; Sin SIN (7)    Poem Text     First Line: There's no constraint to do amisse Last Line: Whereas but one enforcement is. Subject(s): Sin SIN AND STRIFE    Poem Text     First Line: After true sorrow for our sinnes, our strife Last Line: Must last with satan, to the end of life. Subject(s): Devil; Satan; Mephistopheles; Lucifer; Beelzebub SIN SEEN    Poem Text     First Line: When once the sin has fully acted been Last Line: Then is the horror of the trespasse seen. Subject(s): Sin SIN SEVERELY PUNISHT    Poem Text     First Line: God in his own day will be then severe Last Line: To punish great sins, who small faults whipt here. Subject(s): Sin SINCERITY    Poem Text     First Line: Wash clean the vessell, lest ye soure Last Line: What ever liquor in ye powre. SINGLE LIFE MOST SECURE    Poem Text     First Line: Suspicion, discontent, and strife Last Line: Come in for dowrie with a wife. Subject(s): Single People; Bachelors; Unmarried People SINNERS    Poem Text     First Line: Sinners confounded are a twofold way Last Line: Or when, for sins, men suffer punishment. Subject(s): Sin SINS LOATH'D, AND YET LOV'D    Poem Text     First Line: Shame checks our first attempts; but then 'tis prov'd Last Line: Sins first dislik'd, are after that belov'd. Subject(s): Sin SLAVERY    Poem Text     First Line: Tis liberty to serve one lord; but he Last Line: Who many serves, serves base servility. Subject(s): Slavery; Serfs SMART    Poem Text     First Line: Stripes justly given yerk us (with their fall) Last Line: But causelesse whipping smarts the most of all. Subject(s): Punishment SOBRIETY IN SEARCH    Poem Text     First Line: To seek of god more then we well can find Last Line: Argues a strong distemper of the mind. SOCIETY    Poem Text     First Line: Two things do make society to stand Last Line: The first commerce is, & the next command. SOFT MUSIC    Poem Text     First Line: The mellow touch of musick most doth wound Last Line: The soule, when it doth rather sigh, then sound. Subject(s): Music & Musicians SOME COMFORT IN CALAMITY    Poem Text     First Line: To conquer'd men, some comfort 'tis to fall Last Line: By th'hand of him who is the generall. SORROWES    Poem Text     First Line: Sorrowes our portion are: ere hence we goe Last Line: Crosses we must have; or, hereafter woe. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness SORROWS SUCCEED    Poem Text     First Line: When one is past, another care we have Last Line: Thus woe succeeds a woe; as wave a wave. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness SPEAK IN SEASON    Poem Text     First Line: When times are troubled, then forbeare; but speak Last Line: When a cleare day, out of a cloud do's break. STEAM IN SACRIFICE    Poem Text     First Line: If meat the gods give, I the steam Last Line: If we the roste have, they the smell. STOOL-BALL    Poem Text     First Line: At stool-ball, lucia, let us play Last Line: And have for all a kisse. Subject(s): Games; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements STRENGTH TO SUPPORT SOVEREIGNTY    Poem Text     First Line: Let kings and rulers, learne this line from me Last Line: Where power is weake, unsafe is majestie. STUDIES TO BE SUPPORTED    Poem Text     First Line: Studies themselves will languish and decay Last Line: When either price, or praise is ta'ne away. SUFFER THAT THOU CANST NOT SHIFT    Poem Text     First Line: Do's fortune rend thee? Beare with thy hard fate Last Line: Vertue best loves those children that she beates. SUFFERANCE    Poem Text     First Line: In the hope of ease to come Last Line: Let's endure one martyrdome. Subject(s): Martyrs SUFFERINGS    Poem Text     First Line: We merit all we suffer, and by far Last Line: More stripes, then god layes on the sufferer Subject(s): Pain; Suffering; Misery SUPREME FORTUNE FALLS SOONEST    Poem Text     First Line: While leanest beasts in pastures feed Last Line: The fattest oxe the first must bleed. SURFEITS    Poem Text     First Line: Bad are all surfeits: but physitians call Last Line: That surfeit tooke by bread, the worst of all. SUSPICION MAKES SECURE    Poem Text     First Line: He that will live of all cares dispossest Last Line: Must shun the bad, I, and suspect the best. SWEETNESS IN SACRIFICE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis not greatness they require Last Line: Those eternall essences. TAPERS    Poem Text     First Line: Those tapers, which we set upon the grave Last Line: So live in heaven, in everlasting light. TEARES (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Teares most prevaile; with teares too thou mayst move Last Line: Rocks to relent, and coyest maids to love. Subject(s): Tears TEARES (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Our present teares here (not our present laughter) Last Line: Are but the handsells of our joyes hereafter. Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise TEARES (3)    Poem Text     First Line: God from our eyes all teares hereafter wipes Last Line: And gives his children kisses then, not stripes. Subject(s): God TEARES (4)    Poem Text     First Line: The teares of saints more sweet by farre Last Line: Then all the songs of sinners are. Subject(s): Saints TEARES AND LAUGHTER    Poem Text     First Line: Knew'st thou, one moneth wo'd take thy life away Last Line: Thou'dst weep; but laugh, sho'd it not last a day. TEARES ARE TONGUES    Poem Text     First Line: When julia chid, I stood as mute the while Last Line: The eyes by tears speak, while the tongue is mute. Subject(s): Tears TEMPORALL GOODS    Poem Text     First Line: These temp'rall goods god (the most wise) commends Last Line: Being, oft here, the just mans portion. TEMPTATION (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Those saints, which god loves best Last Line: The devill tempts not least. Subject(s): Temptation TEMPTATION (2)    Poem Text     First Line: God tempted no one (as s. Aug'stine saith) Last Line: But none, of purpose, to be overcome. Subject(s): Temptation TEMPTATIONS (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse Last Line: Satan o'recomes none, but by willingnesse. Subject(s): Temptation TEMPTATIONS (2)    Poem Text     First Line: No man is tempted so, but may o'recome Last Line: If that he has a will to masterdome. Subject(s): Temptation THANKSGIVING    Poem Text     First Line: Thanksgiving for a former, doth invite Last Line: God to bestow a second benefit. Subject(s): Holidays; Thanksgiving THE ADMONITION    Poem Text     First Line: Seest thou those diamonds which she weares Last Line: She that will weare thy teares, wo'd weare thine eyes. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces THE AMBER BEAD    Poem Text     First Line: I saw a fly [flie] within a bead [beade] Last Line: More rich then cleopatra's tombe. THE APPARITION OF HIS MISTRESS CALLING HIM TO ELYSIUM    Poem Text     First Line: Come then, and like the two doves with silv'ry wings Last Line: But night determines here, away. THE APRON OF FLOWERS    Poem Text     First Line: To gather flowers sappha went Last Line: The lap of proserpine. Subject(s): Flowers THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK    Poem Text     First Line: I sing of brooks, of blossoms, of birds, and bowers Last Line: Of heaven, and hope to have it after all. Variant Title(s): His Theme;lyric Argument;preface To Hesperides;the Argument Of Hesperides;hesperides Subject(s): Authors & Authorship; Books; Writing & Writers; Reading THE ASSE    Poem Text     First Line: God did forbid the israelites, to bring Last Line: His detestation to all slothfulnesse. Subject(s): Asses & Mules; Mules THE BAD SEASON MAKES THE POET SAD    Poem Text     First Line: Dull to my selfe, and almost dead to these Last Line: Knock at a starre with my exalted head. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness THE BAG OF THE BEE    Poem Text     First Line: About the sweet bag of a bee Last Line: And gave the bag between them. Subject(s): Bees; Insects; Beekeeping; Bugs THE BED-MAN, OR GRAVE-MAKER    Poem Text     First Line: Thou hast made many houses for the dead Last Line: I'th' church-yard, made, one tenement for me. Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones THE BEGGAR TO MAB, THE FAIRIE QUEEN    Poem Text     First Line: Please your grace, from out your store Last Line: I return your almes agen. Subject(s): Begging & Beggars; Fairies; Supernatural; Elves THE BEGGER    Poem Text     First Line: Shall I a daily begger be Last Line: Cold comfort still I'm sure lives there. Subject(s): Begging & Beggars THE BELL-MAN (1)    Poem Text     First Line: From noise of scare-fires rest ye free Last Line: My masters all, good day to you. Subject(s): Sleep THE BELL-MAN (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Along the dark, and silent night Last Line: By the clock 'tis almost one. THE BLEEDING HAND; OR THE SPRIG OF EGLANTINE GIVEN TO A MAID    Poem Text     First Line: From this bleeding hand of mine Last Line: Many thorns to be in love. Subject(s): Love - Complaints THE BODY    Poem Text     First Line: The body is the soules poor house, or home Last Line: Whose ribs the laths are, & whose flesh the loame. Subject(s): Bodies THE BONDMAN    Poem Text     First Line: Bind me but to thee with thine haire Last Line: For ever with thee here. THE BRACELET OF PEARLE: TO SILVIA    Poem Text     First Line: I brake thy bracelet 'gainst my will Last Line: Cleave thou my heart in two. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces THE BRACELET: TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Why I tie [tye] about thy wrist Last Line: If I could, I would not so. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces THE BRIDE-CAKE    Poem Text     First Line: This day my julia thou must make Last Line: And for the bride-cake ther'l be spice. Subject(s): Cakes; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE BROKEN CHRISTALL    Poem Text     First Line: To fetch me wine my lucia went Last Line: So with a blush, beshrew'd the deed. THE BUBBLE; A SONG    Poem Text     First Line: To my revenge, and to her desp'rate feares Last Line: And break thy self in shivers on her eye. THE CANDOR OF JULIAS TEETH    Poem Text     First Line: White as zenobias teeth, the which the girles Last Line: Of rome did weare for their most precious pearles. Subject(s): Teeth; Toothaches THE CAPTIVE BEE; OR THE LITTLE FILCHER    Poem Text     First Line: As julia once a-slumbering lay Last Line: Hony enough to fill his hive. Subject(s): Bees; Insects; Beekeeping; Bugs THE CARKANET    Poem Text     First Line: Instead of orient pearls of jet Last Line: My jet t'enthrall such ivorie. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces THE CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS DAY    Poem Text     First Line: Kindle the christmas brand and then Last Line: Can do no mischiefe (there.) Subject(s): Candlemas THE CHANGES TO CORINNA    Poem Text     First Line: Be not proud, but now encline Last Line: As well as I. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The THE CHEWING THE CUD    Poem Text     First Line: When well we speak, & nothing do that's good Last Line: We then both chew the cud, and cleave the hoof. Subject(s): Bible; Religion; Theology THE CHRISTIAN MILITANT    Poem Text     First Line: A man prepared against all ills to come Last Line: Him to be here our christian militant. THE CHRISTMAS PIE    Poem Text     First Line: Come, guard this night the christmas pie Last Line: To watch it. Variant Title(s): Christmas Eve - Another Ceremony;christmasse-eve, Another Ceremonie Subject(s): Christmas; Food & Eating; Pies; Nativity, The THE CLOUD    Poem Text     First Line: Seest thou that cloud that rides in state Last Line: Where venus sleeps (halfe smothered.) Subject(s): Clouds THE COBBLER'S CATCH    Poem Text     First Line: Come sit we by the fire's side Last Line: And noses tann'd with beere. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse THE COMING OF GOOD LUCK    Poem Text     First Line: So good luck came, and on my roof did light Last Line: Are, by the sun-beams, tickel'd by degrees. Subject(s): Luck THE COUNTRY LIFE, TO THE HONOURED M. END. PORTER    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet country life, to such unknown Last Line: Caetera desunt-- Subject(s): Country Life; Courts & Courtiers; Porter, Endymion (1587-1649); Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens THE COVETOUS STILL CAPTIVES    Poem Text     First Line: Let's live with that smal pittance that we have Last Line: Who covets more, is evermore a slave. Subject(s): Envy THE CREDIT OF THE CONQUERER    Poem Text     First Line: He who commends the vanquisht, speaks the power Last Line: And glorifies the worthy conquerer. THE CROWD AND COMPANY    Poem Text     First Line: In holy meetings, there a man may be Last Line: One of the crowd, not of the companie. THE CRUEL MAID    Poem Text     First Line: And cruell maid, because I see Last Line: Love kill'd this man. No more but so. Subject(s): Love - Complaints THE CURSE; A SONG    Poem Text     First Line: Goe, perjur'd man; and if thou ere return Last Line: May blow my ashes up, and strike thee blind. THE DEFINITION OF BEAUTY    Poem Text     First Line: Beauty, no other thing is, then a beame Last Line: Flasht out between the middle and extreame. Subject(s): Beauty THE DELAYING BRIDE    Poem Text     First Line: Why so slowly do you move? Last Line: T'ave your blushes seen by day. Subject(s): Marriage; Procrastination; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE DELUGE    Poem Text     First Line: Drowning, drowning, I espie Last Line: Of a world to drowne but one. Subject(s): Tears THE DEPARTURE OF THE GOOD DAEMON    Poem Text     First Line: What can I do in poetry Last Line: And over-read what I have writ. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets THE DIFFERENCE BETWIXT KINGS AND SUBJECTS    Poem Text     First Line: Twixt kings and subjects ther's this mighty odds Last Line: Subjects are taught by men; kings by the gods. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens THE DIRGE OF JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER; SUNG BY THE VIRGINS    Poem Text     First Line: O thou, the wonder of all days [dayes]! Last Line: And leave thee sleeping in thy urn. THE DREAM (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Me thought, (last night) love in an anger came Last Line: Hony to salve, where the before did sting. Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares THE DREAM (2)    Poem Text     First Line: By dream I saw, one of the three Last Line: Then juha weep, for I must dy. Subject(s): Dreams; Nightmares THE END (1)    Poem Text     First Line: If well thou hast begun, goe on fore-right Last Line: It is the end that crownes us, not the fight. THE END (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Conquer we shall, but we must first contend Last Line: Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end. THE END OF HIS WORKE    Poem Text     First Line: Part of the worke remaines; one part is past Last Line: And here my ship rides having anchor cast. THE ENTERTAINMENT: OR PORCH-VERSE AT THE MARRIAGE ...    Poem Text     First Line: Weelcome! But yet no entrance, till we blesse Last Line: Which spent, one death, bring to ye both one grave. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE EUCHARIST    Poem Text     First Line: He that is hurt seeks help: sin is the wound Last Line: The salve for this I'th eucharist is found. Subject(s): Eucharist; Communion THE EYE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Make me a heaven; and make me there Last Line: But onely my corinna's eye? Subject(s): Eyes THE EYE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: A wanton and lascivious eye Last Line: Betrayes the hearts adulterie. Subject(s): Eyes THE EYES    Poem Text     First Line: Tis a known principle in war Last Line: The eies be first, that conquer'd are. Subject(s): Eyes THE EYES BEFORE THE EARES    Poem Text     First Line: We credit most our sight; one eye doth please Last Line: Our trust farre more then ten eare-witnesses. Subject(s): Eyes THE FAERIE TEMPLE; OR, OBERONS CHAPPELL    Poem Text     First Line: Rare temples thou hast seen, I know Last Line: Then this, the fairies once, now thine. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves THE FAIRIES    Poem Text     First Line: If ye will with mab find grace Last Line: Mab will pinch her by the toe. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves THE FAST, OR LENT    Poem Text     First Line: Noah the first was (as tradition sayes) Last Line: That did ordaine the fast of forty dayes. Subject(s): Lent THE FIRST MARRS OR MAKES    Poem Text     First Line: In all our high designments, 'twill appeare Last Line: The first event breeds confidence or feare. THE FRANKINCENSE    Poem Text     First Line: When my off'ring next I make Last Line: Love may smell the frankincense. Subject(s): Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances THE FROZEN HEART    Poem Text     First Line: I freeze, I freeze, and nothing dwels Last Line: Then to be thaw'd, or heated so. THE FROZEN ZONE: OR JULIA'S DISDAINFULL    Poem Text     First Line: Whither? Say, whither shall I fly Last Line: Me sooner starve, then those can kill. THE FUNERAL RITES OF THE ROSE    Poem Text     First Line: The rose was sick and smiling died Last Line: And closed her up as in a tomb. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses THE GOOD NIGHT OR BLESSING    Poem Text     First Line: Blessings, in abundance come Last Line: On ye both; goodnight to all. THE GOODNESSE OF HIS GOD    Poem Text     First Line: When winds and seas do rage Last Line: To bark, or bite, without thee? Subject(s): God THE HAG    Poem Text     First Line: The hag is astride / this night for to ride Last Line: Cal'd out by the clap of the thunder. Subject(s): Halloween; Supernatural; Witchcraft & Witches THE HAND AND TONGUE    Poem Text     First Line: Two parts of us successively command Last Line: The tongue in peace; but then in warre the hand. Subject(s): Peace; War THE HEADACHE    Poem Text     First Line: My head doth ache Last Line: And physic. Subject(s): Headaches THE HEART    Poem Text     First Line: In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part Last Line: Without the sweet concurrence of the heart. Subject(s): Prayer THE HOCK-CART, OR HARVEST HOME    Poem Text     First Line: Come sons of summer, by whose toile Last Line: But for to make it spring againe. Subject(s): Country Life; Harvest THE HONEYCOMB    Poem Text     First Line: If thou hast found an honie-combe Last Line: Marrow, and manna unto thee. Subject(s): Honeycombs THE HOURE-GLASSE    Poem Text     First Line: That houre-glasse, which there ye see Last Line: Do restless run when they are dead. Subject(s): Hourglasses THE INVITATION    Poem Text     First Line: To sup with thee thou didst me home invite Last Line: I'le bring a fever; since thou keep'st no fire. Subject(s): Food & Eating; Guests; Inhospitality; Visiting THE JIMMALL RING, OR TRUE-LOVE-KNOT    Poem Text     First Line: Thou sent'st to me a true-love-knot; but I Last Line: Thy love had one knot, mine a triple tye. THE JUDGE-MENT DAY    Poem Text     First Line: God hides from man the reck'ning day, that he Last Line: Expect the coming of it ev'ry day. Subject(s): Judgment Day; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man THE JUDGEMENT DAY    Poem Text     First Line: In doing justice, god shall then be known Last Line: Who shewing mercy here, few priz'd, or none. Subject(s): Judgment Day; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man THE KISS    Poem Text     First Line: Among thy fancies tell me this Last Line: Love honey yields, but never stings. Subject(s): Kisses; Love - Beginnings THE LAMP    Poem Text     First Line: When a mans faith is frozen up, as dead Last Line: Then is the lamp and oyle extinguished. Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed THE LAST STROKE STRIKE SURE    Poem Text     First Line: Though by well-warding many blowes w'ave past Last Line: That stroke most fear'd is, which is struck the last. THE LAWNE    Poem Text     First Line: Wo'd I see lawn, clear as the heaven, and thin? Last Line: The blush of cherries, when a lawn's cast over. Subject(s): Skin THE LILY IN CRYSTAL    Poem Text     First Line: You have beheld a smiling rose Last Line: Raise greater fires in men. Subject(s): Beauty THE LITANY [TO THE HOLY SPIRIT]    Poem Text     First Line: In the hour of my distress, / when temptations me oppress Last Line: Sweet spirit, comfort me! Variant Title(s): His Litany To The Holy Spirit;the Holy Spirit Subject(s): Christianity; Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit THE MAD MAID'S SONG    Poem Text     First Line: Good morrow to the day so fair Last Line: That I shall never find him! Subject(s): Insanity; Love; Madness; Mental Illness THE MAIDEN BLUSH    Poem Text     First Line: So look the mornings, when the sun Last Line: Her either cheeke with bashfullness. Subject(s): Bashfulness; Shyness THE MAY-POLE    Poem Text     First Line: The may-pole is up Last Line: Then multiply all, like to fishes. Subject(s): May (month) THE MEANE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Imparitie doth ever discord bring Last Line: The mean the musique makes in every thing. THE MEANE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Tis much among the filthy to be clean Last Line: Our heat of youth can hardly keep the mean. THE MEDDOW VERSE OR ANNIVERSARY TO MISTRIS BRIDGET LOWMAN    Poem Text     First Line: Come with the spring-time, forth fair maid, and be Last Line: Cherrish the cheek, but make none blush at all. THE MORE MIGHTY, THE MORE MERCIFULL    Poem Text     First Line: Who may do most, do's least; the bravest will Last Line: Shew mercy there, where they have power to kill. THE MOUNT OF THE MUSES    Poem Text     First Line: After thy labour take thine ease Last Line: Not subject to corruption. Subject(s): Muses THE NEW CHARON, UPON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS    Poem Text     First Line: Charon, o charon, draw thy boat to th' shore Last Line: But there to live, where love shall last for ever. Subject(s): Charon; Styx (river) THE NEW YEERE'S GIFT    Poem Text     First Line: Let others look for pearle and gold Last Line: The richest new-yeeres gift to me. Subject(s): Holidays; New Year THE NEW-YEERES GIFT, OR CIRCUMCISIONS SONG    Poem Text     First Line: Prepare for songs; he's come, he's come Last Line: Composed by m. Henry lawes. Subject(s): Circumcision THE NIGHT-PIECE: TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Her eyes [or, lamp] the glow-worm lend thee Last Line: My soule I'le pour into thee! Variant Title(s): On A Dark Road;serenade Subject(s): Courtship; Love - Erotic; Fireflies; Love; Night; Glowworms; Bedtime THE NUMBER OF TWO    Poem Text     First Line: God hates the duall number; being known Last Line: Or by our selves, or from the pulpit read. THE OLD WIVES' PRAYER    Poem Text     First Line: Holy-rood come forth and shield Last Line: By the time the cocks first crow. THE OLIVE BRANCH    Poem Text     First Line: Sadly I walk't within the field Last Line: And love shall crown my end with peace Subject(s): Peace THE PARASCEVE, OR PREPARATION    Poem Text     First Line: To a love-feast we both invited are Last Line: Better he starv'd, then but to tast one crumme. THE PARCAE, OR, THREE DAINTY DESTINIES. THE ARMILET    Poem Text     First Line: Three lovely sisters working were Last Line: Or cut, if cut by you. Subject(s): Life THE PARLIAMENT OF ROSES TO JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: I dreamt the roses one time went Last Line: The maide of honour unto thee. Subject(s): Great Britain - Parliament THE PARTING VERSE, OR CHARGE TO SUPPOSED WIFE .. TRAVELLED    Poem Text     First Line: Go hence, and with this parting kisse Last Line: Know vertue taught thee, not thy selfe. Subject(s): Farewell; Fidelity; Parting; Faithfulness; Constancy THE PARTING VERSE, THE FEAST THERE ENDED    Poem Text     First Line: Loth to depart, but yet at last, each one Last Line: Herrick shall make the meddow-verse for you. Subject(s): Farewell; Parting THE PERFUME    Poem Text     First Line: To-morrow, julia, I betimes must rise Last Line: The fat; breathe thou, and there's the rich perfume. Subject(s): Perfume THE PETER-PENNY    Poem Text     First Line: Fresh strowings allow Last Line: No pennie, no pater noster. THE PILLAR OF FAME    Poem Text     First Line: Fames pillar here, at last, we set Last Line: Firme and well fixt foundation. Subject(s): Death; Fame; Dead, The; Reputation THE PLAUDITE, OR END OF LIFE    Poem Text     First Line: If after rude and boystrous seas Last Line: It is the last commends the play. THE PLUNDER    Poem Text     First Line: I am of all bereft Last Line: Will say our grace, and die Subject(s): Poverty THE POET HATH LOST HIS PIPE    Poem Text     First Line: I cannot pipe as I was wont to do Last Line: And give it to the silvan deitie. Subject(s): Pipers THE POET LOVES A MISTRESS, BUT NOT TO MARRY    Poem Text     First Line: I do not love to wed Last Line: Will be content with one? Subject(s): Sex; Single People; Bachelors; Unmarried People THE POMANDER BRACELET    Poem Text     First Line: To me my julia lately sent Last Line: That did perfume the pomander. Subject(s): Jewelry & Jewelers; Rings; Bracelets; Necklaces THE POORE MANS PART    Poem Text     First Line: Tell me rich man, for what intent Last Line: Belongs all gold superfluous. Subject(s): Greed; Avarice; Cupidity THE POORES PORTION    Poem Text     First Line: The sup'rabundance of my store Last Line: The poore to cut, and I to chuse. THE POWER IN THE PEOPLE    Poem Text     First Line: Let kings command, and doe the best they may Last Line: The saucie subjects still will beare the sway. THE PRESENT TIME BEST PLEASETH    Poem Text     First Line: Praise they that will times past, I joy to see Last Line: My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee. Variant Title(s): This Age Best THE PRESENT: OR THE BAG OF THE BEE    Poem Text     First Line: Fly to my mistresse, pretty pilfring bee Last Line: Tole forth my death; next, to my buryall come. Subject(s): Bees; Insects; Beekeeping; Bugs THE PRIMITIAE TO PARENTS    Poem Text     First Line: Our household-gods our parents be Last Line: Us hands to get what here we have. Subject(s): Parents; Parenthood THE PRIMROSE    Poem Text     First Line: Ask me why I send you here Last Line: What fainting hopes are in a lover. Subject(s): Primroses THE RAINBOW    Poem Text     First Line: Look, how the rainbow doth appeare Last Line: That nothing shoots, but war and woe. Subject(s): Rainbows THE RAINBOW: OR CURIOUS COVENANT    Poem Text     First Line: Mine eyes, like clouds, were drizling raine Last Line: No more wo'd drown mine eyes, or me. Subject(s): Bible; Rainbows; Religion; Theology THE RECOMPENCE    Poem Text     First Line: All I have lost, that co'd be rapt from me Last Line: Smile, that one smile's full restitution. THE RESURRECTION    Poem Text     First Line: That christ did die, the pagan saith Last Line: But that he rose, that's christians faith. Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Resurrection, The THE RESURRECTION POSSIBLE, AND PROBABLE    Poem Text     First Line: For each one body, that I'th earth is sowne Last Line: Of ours, as is the rising of the wheat. Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Resurrection, The THE RIGHT HAND    Poem Text     First Line: God has a right hand, but is quite bereft Last Line: Of that, which we do nominate the left. Subject(s): Left- & Right-handedness THE ROD    Poem Text     First Line: Gods rod doth watch while men do sleep; & then Last Line: The rod doth sleep, while vigilant are men. THE ROSARIE    Poem Text     First Line: One ask'd me where the roses grew? Last Line: A bud in either cheek. Variant Title(s): The Rosary Subject(s): Flowers; Roses THE ROSE    Poem Text     First Line: Before mans fall, the rose was born Last Line: But ne're the rose without the thorn. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses THE ROSEMARIE BRANCH    Poem Text     First Line: Grow for two ends, it matters not at all Last Line: Be't for my bridall, or my buriall. THE SACRIFICE BY WAY OF DISCOURSE BETWIXT HIMSELFE AND JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Come and let's in solemn wise Last Line: Reade acceptance by the smoake. THE SADNESSE OF THINGS FOR SAPPHO'S SICKNESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Lillies will languish; violets look ill Last Line: But bid good-night, and close their lids for ever. Subject(s): Sappho (610-580 B.c.) THE SCARE-FIRE    Poem Text     First Line: Water, water I desire Last Line: Than by one to hazard all. Subject(s): Fire THE SCHOOL OR PERL OF PUTNEY ... MISTRESSE PORTMAN    Poem Text     First Line: Whether I was my selfe, or else did see Last Line: Of life comes in, when he's regenerate. THE SHOOE TYING    Poem Text     First Line: Anthea bade me tye her shooe Last Line: Had not her blush rebuked me. Subject(s): Shoes; Boots; Sneakers; Shoemakers THE SHOWRE OF BLOSSOMES    Poem Text     First Line: Love in a showre of blossomes came Last Line: But those have thorns, and these have stings. Subject(s): Love THE SILKEN SNAKE    Poem Text     First Line: For sport my julia threw a lace Last Line: But though it scar'd, it did not bite. Subject(s): Animals; Practical Jokes; Snakes; Pranks; Serpents; Vipers THE SMELL OF THE SACRIFICE    Poem Text     First Line: The gods require the thighes Last Line: Yet love the smell of meat. THE SOUL IS THE SALT    Poem Text     First Line: The body's salt, the soule is; which when gon Last Line: The flesh soone sucks in putrifaction. Subject(s): Soul THE SOULE    Poem Text     First Line: When once the soule has lost her way Last Line: How do's she erre in endlesse night! Subject(s): Soul THE SPELL; A CHARME    Poem Text     First Line: Holy water come and bring Last Line: Far from hence the evill sp'rite. Subject(s): Magic THE STAFFE AND THE ROD    Poem Text     First Line: Two instruments belong unto our god Last Line: The staffe might come to play the friendly part. Subject(s): God THE STAR-SONG: A CAROL TO THE KING    Poem Text     First Line: Tell us, thou clear [cleere] and heavenly tongue Last Line: Wee'l chuse him king, and make his mother queen. Subject(s): Stars THE SUCCESSION OF THE FOUR SWEET MONTHS    Poem Text     First Line: First, april, she with mellow showers Last Line: More wealth brings in, then all those three. Variant Title(s): The Four Sweet Months Subject(s): April; July; June; Spring; Summer THE SUMME, AND THE THE SATISFACTION    Poem Text     First Line: Last night I drew up mine account Last Line: By law, the bond once cancelled. Subject(s): Judgment Day; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man THE SUSPICION UPON HIS OVER-MUCH FAMILIARITY WITH GENTEWOMAN    Poem Text     First Line: And must we part, because some say Last Line: From fames black lips, as you from me. Subject(s): Love - Loss Of THE TEARE SENT TO HER FROM STANES    Poem Text     First Line: Glide, gentle streams, and beare Last Line: I'm sure she'll ask no more. THE TEMPLE    Poem Text     First Line: A way enchased with glass and beads Last Line: Goes to the feast that's now provided. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves THE TINKER'S SONG    Poem Text     First Line: Along, come along Last Line: For canary. THE TRANSFIGURATION    Poem Text     First Line: Immortall clothing I put on Last Line: That shin'st thus in thy counterfeit? THE TYTHE. TO THE BRIDE    Poem Text     First Line: If nine times you your bride-groome kisse Last Line: Won't for his tenth part ask you one. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE VINE    Poem Text     First Line: I dreamed this mortal part of mine Last Line: More like a stock than like a vine. Subject(s): Love; Lust; Vines & Vineyards THE VIRGIN MARY (1)    Poem Text     First Line: To work a wonder, god would have her shown Last Line: At once, a bud, and yet a rose full-blowne. Subject(s): Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women In The Bible; Virgin Mary THE VIRGIN MARY (2)    Poem Text     First Line: The virgin marie was (as I have read) Last Line: Once shut, was never to be open'd more. Subject(s): Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women In The Bible; Virgin Mary THE VISION (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Sitting alone (as one forsook) Last Line: Herrick, thou art too coorse to love. Subject(s): Love - Unrequited THE VISION (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Me thought I saw (as I did dreame in bed) Last Line: And I am wilde and wanton like to him. Subject(s): Vision THE VISION TO ELECTRA    Poem Text     First Line: I dream'd we both were in a bed Last Line: Love give me more such nights as these. Subject(s): Love THE VOICE AND THE VIOLL    Poem Text     First Line: Rare is the voice it selfe; but when we sing Last Line: To'th lute or violl, then 'tis ravishing. Subject(s): Musical Instruments THE WAKE    Poem Text     First Line: Come anthea let us two Last Line: Then to want the wake next yeare. Subject(s): Country Life; Holidays; New Year THE WASSAIL    Poem Text     First Line: Give way, give way ye gates, and win Last Line: T'ave lost the good ye might have had. Subject(s): Carpe Diem THE WATCH    Poem Text     First Line: Man is a watch, wound up at first, but never Last Line: And mans pulse stopt, all passions sleep in peace. Subject(s): Mortality; Watches THE WAY    Poem Text     First Line: When I a ship see on the seas Last Line: Thou art our candle there, or spark. THE WEEPING CHERRY    Poem Text     First Line: I saw a cherry weep, and why? Last Line: For tincture, wonder at. Subject(s): Cherries; Fruit THE WELCOME TO SACK    Poem Text     First Line: So soft streams meet, so springs with gladder smiles Last Line: Ne'r may prophetique daphne crown my brow. THE WHITE ISLAND, OR PLACE OF THE BLEST    Poem Text     First Line: In this world (the isle of dreames) Last Line: Have ending. Subject(s): Heaven; Immortality; Paradise THE WIDDOWES TEARES; OR, DIRGE OF DORCAS    Poem Text     First Line: Come pitie us, all ye, who see Last Line: Would cry out, thou art blessed. Subject(s): Widows & Widowers THE WILL MAKES THE WORK, OR CONSENT MAKES THE CURE    Poem Text     First Line: No grief is grown so desperate, but the ill Last Line: Is halfe way cured, if the party will. THE WILL THE CAUSE OF WOE    Poem Text     First Line: When man is punisht, he is plagued still Last Line: Not for the fault of nature, but of will. THE WILLOW GARLAND    Poem Text     First Line: A willow garland thou did'st send Last Line: Come forth and sweetly dye. Subject(s): Willow Trees THE WOUNDED HEART    Poem Text     First Line: Come bring your sampler, and with art Last Line: For me. Subject(s): Love - Complaints THINGS MORTALL STILL MUTABLE    Poem Text     First Line: Things are uncertain, and the more we get Last Line: The more on ycie pavements we are set. THINGS OF CHOICE, LONG A COMING    Poem Text     First Line: We pray 'gainst warre, yet we enjoy no peace Last Line: Desire deferr'd is, that it may encrease. THIS, AND THE NEXT WORLD    Poem Text     First Line: God hath this world for many made; 'tis true Last Line: But he hath made the world to come for few. Subject(s): Future Life; Retribution; Eternity; After Life THREE CHARMS        THREE FATALL SISTERS    Poem Text     First Line: Three fatall sisters wait upon each sin Last Line: First, fear and shame without, then guilt within. Subject(s): Sin TO A BED OF TULIPS    Poem Text     First Line: Bright tulips, we do know Last Line: As time had never known ye. Subject(s): Tulips TO A FRIEND    Poem Text     First Line: Looke in my booke, and herein see Last Line: While other generations dye. Subject(s): Immortality TO A GENTLEWOMAN OBJECTING TO HIM HIS GRAY HAIRES    Poem Text     First Line: Am I despis'd, because you say Last Line: By those true teares y'are weeping. Variant Title(s): To His Mistress Objecting To His Age Subject(s): Aging TO A GENTLEWOMAN ON JUST DEALING    Poem Text     First Line: True to your self, and sheets, you'l have me swear Last Line: To keep my bond still free from forfeiture. TO A MAID    Poem Text     First Line: You say, you love me; that I thus must prove Last Line: If that you lye, then I will sweare you love. Subject(s): Love TO ALL YOUNG MEN THAT LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: I could wish you all, who love Last Line: While you wring your hands and weep. Subject(s): Love TO ANTHEA (1)    Poem Text     First Line: If dear anthea, my hard fate it be Last Line: Anthea, herrick, and his poetry. TO ANTHEA (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Now is the time, when all the lights wax dim Last Line: No spices wanting, when I'm laid by thee. TO ANTHEA (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Ah my anthea! Must my heart still break? Last Line: The rest ile speak, when we meet both in bed. Subject(s): Love - Erotic TO ANTHEA (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Come anthea, know thou this Last Line: Soules transfusing thus, and die. TO ANTHEA (5)    Poem Text     First Line: Sick is anthea, sickly in the spring Last Line: Each bending then, will rise a proper flower. Subject(s): Sickness; Illness TO ANTHEA (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Lets call for hymen if agreed thou art Last Line: Is not by mariage quencht, but flames the higher. Subject(s): Love - Erotic TO ANTHEA (7)    Poem Text     First Line: Anthea I am going hence Last Line: The porter then will let me in. TO ANTHEA LYING IN BED    Poem Text     First Line: So looks anthea, when in bed she lyes Last Line: Which done, that dawne, turnes then to perfect day. TO ANTHEA [WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANYTHING]    Poem Text     First Line: Bid me to live, and I will live Last Line: To live and die for thee. Subject(s): Love TO APOLLO    Poem Text     First Line: Thou mighty lord and master of the lyre Last Line: That I may play, and sing a hymne to love. Subject(s): Apollo; Mythology - Classical TO APOLLO; A SHORT HYMNE    Poem Text     First Line: Phoebus! When that I a verse Last Line: Swans devoted unto thee. Subject(s): Apollo; Mythology - Classical TO BACCHUS, A CANTICLE    Poem Text     First Line: Whither dost thou whorry me Last Line: Having all, injoy not one. Subject(s): Love - Complaints TO BE MERRY    Poem Text     First Line: Lets now take our time Last Line: Before we can be aware of. TO BEN JONSON    Poem Text     First Line: Ah ben! / say how, or when Last Line: Of such a wit, the world should have no more. Variant Title(s): An Ode For Ben Jonson;an Ode For Him Subject(s): Jonson, Ben (1572-1637); Poetry & Poets TO BIANCHA    Poem Text     First Line: Ah biancha! Now I see Last Line: With my face towards the east. TO BIANCHA, TO BLESSE HIM    Poem Text     First Line: Wo'd I wooe, and wo'd I winne Last Line: I be kist, or blest by thee. TO BLOSSOMS    Poem Text     First Line: Fair pledges of a fruitful tree Last Line: Into the grave. Subject(s): Plants; Trees; Planting; Planters TO CARNATIONS    Poem Text     First Line: Stay while ye will, or go Last Line: I'm sure to find ye there. TO CEDARS    Poem Text     First Line: If 'mongst my many poems, I can see Last Line: In dennes of darkness, or condemn'd to die. TO CHERRY-BLOSSOMES    Poem Text     First Line: Ye may simper, blush, and smile Last Line: When as cherries come in place? Subject(s): Cherry Trees TO CHRIST    Poem Text     First Line: I crawle, I creep; my christ, I come Last Line: To wast, my jesu, I'le take all. Subject(s): Jesus Christ TO CHRIST        First Line: I crawl, I creep; my christ, I come Last Line: To waste, my jesu, I'll take all TO CRITICKS    Poem Text     First Line: Ile write, because ile give Last Line: The cause, th'effect wo'd die. Subject(s): Critics & Criticism TO CROWNE IT    Poem Text     First Line: My wearied barke, o let it now be crown'd! Last Line: The haven reacht to which I first was bound. TO CUPID    Poem Text     First Line: I have a leaden, thou a shaft of gold Last Line: And bring t'th' heart destruction both alike. TO DAFFODILS    Poem Text     First Line: Fair daffodils, we weep to see / you haste away so soon Last Line: Ne'er to be found againe. Variant Title(s): To Daffadills Subject(s): Daffodils; Flowers; Life Change Events; Transience; Impermanence TO DAISIES, NOT TO SHUT TOO SOON    Poem Text     First Line: Shut not so soon; the dull-eyed night Last Line: Itself to live or die. Subject(s): Daisies; Flowers TO DEAN-BOURN, A RUDE RIVER IN DEVON, BY WHICH ... HE LIVED    Poem Text     First Line: Dean-bourn, farewell; I never look to see Last Line: Rockes turn to rivers, rivers turn to men. Subject(s): Rivers TO DEATH    Poem Text     First Line: Thou bidst me come away Last Line: God mercy; and so die. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The TO DEWES; A SONG    Poem Text     First Line: I burn, I burn; and beg of you Last Line: Ye coole, and comfort all, but me. TO DIANEME        First Line: Show me thy feet, sow me thy legs, thy thighs Last Line: By the ascension of thy lawn, see all TO DIANEME (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet, be not proud of those two eyes Last Line: When all your world of beauty's gone. Subject(s): Admiration; Pride; Self-esteem; Self-respect TO DIANEME (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Deare, though to part it be a hell Last Line: The executioner of me. TO DIANEME (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Give me one kisse Last Line: Thousand score. Subject(s): Kisses TO DIANEME (4)    Poem Text     First Line: I co'd but see thee yesterday Last Line: Of those that cruell be? TO DIANEME. A CEREMONIE IN GLOCESTER    Poem Text     First Line: I'le to thee a simnell bring Last Line: Half that blessing thou'lt give me. TO DOCTOR ALABLASTER    Poem Text     First Line: Nor art thou lesse esteem'd, that I have plac'd Last Line: And wonder at those things that thou dost know. Subject(s): Knowledge TO ELECTRA (1)    Poem Text     First Line: I dare not ask a kiss Last Line: That lately kissed thee. Subject(s): Kisses TO ELECTRA (2)    Poem Text     First Line: More white then whitest lillies far Last Line: White, warme, and soft to lye with me. TO ELECTRA (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Ile come to thee in all those shapes Last Line: We'll weary all the fables there. Subject(s): Love - Erotic TO ELECTRA (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Tis ev'ning, my sweet Last Line: That dyes with the next december. TO ELECTRA (5)    Poem Text     First Line: Shall I go to love and tell Last Line: Love is then consuming fire. Subject(s): Love TO ELECTRA (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Let not thy tomb-stone er'e be laid by me Last Line: To hold us two, an endlesse honour have. TO ELECTRA: LOVE LOOKS FOR LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: Love love begets, then never be Last Line: Then you must like, because I love. Subject(s): Love TO ENJOY THE TIME    Poem Text     First Line: While fates permits us, let's be merry Last Line: With the rotation of the day. Subject(s): Carpe Diem TO FIND GOD    Poem Text     First Line: Weigh me the fire; or canst thou find Last Line: That rides the glorious cherubim. Subject(s): God TO FLOWERS    Poem Text     First Line: In time of life, I grac't ye with my verse Last Line: Weeping, shall make ye flourish all the yeere. Subject(s): Flowers TO FORTUNE    Poem Text     First Line: Tumble me down, and I will sit Last Line: Neglecting thy derision. TO GOD        First Line: Come to me god; but do not come Last Line: Then come my god, and hap that will TO GOD (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Lord, I am like to mistletoe Last Line: Tumble shall heav'n, and down will I. Subject(s): God; Religion; Theology TO GOD (10)    Poem Text     First Line: Pardon me god, (once more I thee intreat) Last Line: And that will make me, and my work divine. Subject(s): God TO GOD (11)    Poem Text     First Line: God! To my little meale and oyle Last Line: Give a wave-offring unto thee. Subject(s): God TO GOD (12)    Poem Text     First Line: God's undivided, one in persons three Last Line: Tis but by order, not by entitie. Subject(s): God TO GOD (13)    Poem Text     First Line: Come to me god; but do not come Last Line: Then come my god, and hap what will. Subject(s): God TO GOD (14)    Poem Text     First Line: God, who me gives a will for to repent Last Line: When I have done true penance here for it. Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence TO GOD (15)    Poem Text     First Line: If I have plaid the truant, or have here Last Line: But where sin swells, there let thy grace abound. Subject(s): God TO GOD (16)    Poem Text     First Line: The work is done; now let my lawrell be Last Line: Thy poet, and thy prophet lawreat. Subject(s): God TO GOD (2)    Poem Text     First Line: With golden censers, and with incense, here Last Line: Tis true, my god; but I can't pay one mite. Subject(s): God TO GOD (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Do with me, god! As thou didst deal with john Last Line: My sackcloth here; but there my stole of white. Subject(s): Bible; John The Baptist, Saint (1st Century); Religion; Theology TO GOD (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Thou hast promis'd, lord, to be Last Line: As to speak, lord, say and hold. Subject(s): God TO GOD (5)    Poem Text     First Line: I'le come, I'le creep, (though thou dost threat) Last Line: And strike it through. Subject(s): God TO GOD (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Make, make me thine, my gracious god Last Line: But I as patient will be found. Subject(s): Patience TO GOD (7)    Poem Text     First Line: If any thing delight me for to print Last Line: My book, 'tis this; that thou, my god, art in't. Subject(s): God TO GOD (8)    Poem Text     First Line: Gid gives not onely corne, for need Last Line: Fine flowre prest down, and running o're. Subject(s): God TO GOD (9)    Poem Text     First Line: God is all-sufferance here; here he doth show Last Line: Against the wicked, in another world. Subject(s): God TO GOD, HIS GIFT    Poem Text     First Line: As my little pot doth boyle Last Line: To my god, a heave-offering. Subject(s): God TO GOD, HIS GOOD WILL    Poem Text     First Line: Gold I have none, but I present my need Last Line: Both with the rubie, pearle, and diamond. Subject(s): God TO GOD, IN TIME OF PLUNDERING    Poem Text     First Line: Rapine has yet tooke nought from me Last Line: Let me say grace when there's no more. Subject(s): God TO GOD, ON HIS SICKNESS    Poem Text     First Line: What though my harp, and viol be Last Line: To spring; though now a wither'd flower. Subject(s): God TO GOD: AN ANTHEM, SUNG IN THE CHAPPELL AT WHITE-HALL    Poem Text     First Line: My god, I'm wounded by my sin Last Line: The utmost smart, so thou wilt cure. Subject(s): God TO GROVES    Poem Text     First Line: Ye silent shades, whose each tree here Last Line: To live remembred in your story. Subject(s): Trees TO HEAVEN    Poem Text     First Line: Open thy gates Last Line: Come in, or force the gate. Subject(s): Bible; Heaven; Religion; Paradise; Theology TO HIS ANGRIE GOD    Poem Text     First Line: Through all the night Last Line: O strike so as to ease me. Subject(s): God TO HIS BOOKE (1)        First Line: Who with thy leaves shall wipe at need Subject(s): Mnemonics TO HIS BOOKE (10)    Poem Text     First Line: Goe thou forth my booke, though late Last Line: See, the fier's by: farewell. TO HIS BOOKE (11)    Poem Text     First Line: While thou didst keep thy candor undefiled Last Line: If good I'le smile, if bad I'le sigh for thee. TO HIS BOOKE (12)    Poem Text     First Line: Before the press scarce one could see Last Line: She'l runne to all adulteries. Subject(s): Books; Reading TO HIS BOOKE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Come thou not neere those men, who are like bread Last Line: O're-leven'd; or like cheese o're-renetted. TO HIS BOOKE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Make haste away, and let one be Last Line: Make hoods of thee to serve out spice. TO HIS BOOKE (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Like to a bride, come forth my book, at last Last Line: Some pearls on queens, that have been counterfet. Subject(s): Books; Reading TO HIS BOOKE (5)    Poem Text     First Line: Thou art a plant sprung up to wither never Last Line: But like a laurell, to grow green for ever. Subject(s): Books; Reading TO HIS BOOKE (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Have I not blest thee? Then go forth; nor fear Last Line: When as a publick ruine bears down all, TO HIS BOOKE (7)    Poem Text     First Line: Be bold my booke, nor be abasht, or feare Last Line: If but well read; or ill read, understood. TO HIS BOOKE (8)    Poem Text     First Line: Take mine advise, and go not neere Last Line: Ne'r please the supercillious man. TO HIS BOOKE (9)    Poem Text     First Line: If hap it must, that I must see thee lye Last Line: With spice; that done, ile leave thee to thy rest Subject(s): Rest TO HIS BROTHER IN LAW MASTER JOHN WINGFIELD    Poem Text     First Line: For being comely, consonant, and free Last Line: Wert thou a winckfield onely, not a brother. TO HIS BROTHER NICOLAS HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: What others have with cheapnesse seene, and ease Last Line: The truth of travails lesse in bookes then thee. TO HIS CLOSET-GODS    Poem Text     First Line: When I goe hence ye closet-gods, I feare Last Line: Oblations oft, of sweetest marmelet. TO HIS CONSCIENCE    Poem Text     First Line: Can I not sin, but thou wilt be Last Line: So I'll not fear the judge or thee. Subject(s): Bible; Conscience; Religion; Theology TO HIS DEARE VALENTINE, MISTRESSE MARGARET FALCONBRIGE    Poem Text     First Line: Now is your turne (my dearest) to be set Last Line: Let me and it shine evermore by you. TO HIS DEERE GOD    Poem Text     First Line: I'le hope no more Last Line: Denie thy suppliant. Subject(s): God TO HIS DYING BROTHER, MASTER WILLIAM HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: Life of my life, take not so soone thy flight Last Line: Heavy, to hurt those sacred seeds of thee. Subject(s): Brothers; Death; Grief; Mourning; Half-brothers; Dead, The; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement TO HIS DYING BROTHER, MASTER WILLIAM HERRICK        First Line: Life of my life, take not so soon thy flight Last Line: Heavy, to hurt those sacred seeds of thee TO HIS EVER-LOVING GOD    Poem Text     First Line: Can I not come to thee, my god, for these Last Line: To leave this life, not loving it, but thee. Subject(s): God TO HIS FAITHFULL FRIEND, MASTER JOHN CROFTS, CUP-BEARER    Poem Text     First Line: For all thy many courtesies to me Last Line: Here to be paid; ile pay't I'th'world to come. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens TO HIS FRIEND TO AVOID CONTENTION OF WORDS    Poem Text     First Line: Words beget anger: anger brings forth blowes Last Line: Then for to murder friendship, by dispute. Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary TO HIS FRIEND, MASTER J. JINCKS    Poem Text     First Line: Love, love me now, because I place Last Line: To live for ever, with my just. TO HIS FRIEND, ON THE UNTUNEABLE TIMES    Poem Text     First Line: Play I co'd once; but (gentle friend) you see Last Line: Wither'd my hand, and palsie-struck my tongue. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness TO HIS GIRLES    Poem Text     First Line: Wanton wenches doe not bring Last Line: Gray or white, all's one to me. TO HIS GIRLES WHO WOULD HAVE HIM SPORTFULL    Poem Text     First Line: Alas I can't, for tell me how Last Line: Ye quake for cold to looke on me. TO HIS HONOUR'D FRIEND, SIR THOMAS HEALE    Poem Text     First Line: Stand by the magick of my powerfull rhymes Last Line: Because begot of my immortall seed. TO HIS HONOURED AND MOST INGENIOUS FRIEND MR. CHARLES COTTON    Poem Text     First Line: For brave comportment, wit without offence Last Line: Be lesse anothers laurell, then thy praise. Subject(s): Cotton, Charles (1630-1687) TO HIS HONOURED AND MOST INGENIOUS FRIEND MR. CHARLES COTTON        First Line: For brave comportment, wit without offence Last Line: Be less another's laurel, than thy praise TO HIS HONOURED FRIEND, M. JOHN WEARE, COUNCELLOUR    Poem Text     First Line: Did I or love, or could I others draw Last Line: To be my counsell both, and chanceller. Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Attorneys TO HIS HONOURED FRIEND, SIR JOHN MYNTS    Poem Text     First Line: For civill, cleane, and circumcised wit Last Line: The calculation of thy birth, brave mince. Subject(s): Wit & Humor TO HIS HONOURED KINSMAN, SIR RICHARD STONE    Poem Text     First Line: To this white temple of my heroes, here Last Line: Set up thine own eternall images. TO HIS HONOURED KINSMAN, SIR WILLIAM SOAME    Poem Text     First Line: I can but name thee, and methinks I call Last Line: As benjamin, and storax, when they meet. Subject(s): Winter TO HIS HOUSEHOLD GODS    Poem Text     First Line: Rise, houshold-gods, and let us goe Last Line: Dwell, then in lothed devonshire. TO HIS KINSMAN, SIR THO. SOAME    Poem Text     First Line: Seeing thee soame, I see a goodly man Last Line: The golden chain too, and the civick crown. TO HIS KINSMAN, THO. HERRICK, WHO DESIRED TO BE IN HIS BOOK    Poem Text     First Line: Welcome to this my colledge, and though late Last Line: Here of my great and good foundation. Subject(s): Universities & Colleges TO HIS KINSWOMAN, MISTRESSE SUSANNA HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: When I consider (dearest) thou dost stay Last Line: Wo'd thou hast ne'r been born, or might'st not die. TO HIS KINSWOMAN, MRS. PENELOPE WHEELER    Poem Text     First Line: Next is your lot (faire) to be number'd one Last Line: In chiefe, in this poetick liturgie. TO HIS LEARNED FRIEND M. JO. HARMAR, PHYSITIAN    Poem Text     First Line: When first I find those numbers thou do'st write Last Line: If jove wo'd speake, he wo'd accept of thine. TO HIS LOVELY MISTRESSES    Poem Text     First Line: One night I' th' yeare, my dearest beauties, come Last Line: Though then I smile, and speake no words at all. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The TO HIS MAID PREW    Poem Text     First Line: These summer-birds did with thy master stay Last Line: Not two, but all the seasons of the yeare. Subject(s): Old Age TO HIS MISTREESES    Poem Text     First Line: Helpe me! Helpe me! Now I call Last Line: Were it but to pleasure you. TO HIS MISTRESS    Poem Text     First Line: Choose me your valentine Last Line: None then will wooe you. Subject(s): Holidays; Unfaithfulness; Valentine's Day; Infidelity; Adultery; Inconstancy TO HIS MISTRESS OBJECTING TO HIM NEITHER TOYING OR TALKING    Poem Text     First Line: You say I love not, 'cause I do not play Last Line: Who speak but little, 'cause I love so much. Variant Title(s): To His Mistress Objecting To Him Neither Toying Nor Talking Subject(s): Love TO HIS MISTRESSES    Poem Text     First Line: Put on your silks; and piece by piece Last Line: By your owne jewels set on fire. Subject(s): Perfume TO HIS MUSE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Whither, mad maiden, wilt thou roame? Last Line: And may prevent it, sitting still. TO HIS MUSE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Were I give thee baptime, I wo'd chuse Last Line: Cato the censor, sho'd he scan each here. TO HIS MUSE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Go wooe young charles no more to looke Last Line: The starre-led-birth of charles the prince. TO HIS MUSE, ANOTHER TO HENRY, MARQUESSE OF DORCHESTER    Poem Text     First Line: Tell that brave man, fain thou wo'dst have access Last Line: Ready to blush to death, sho'd he but chide. TO HIS NEPHEW, TO BE PROSPEROUS IN HIS ART OF PAINTING    Poem Text     First Line: On, as thou hast begunne, brave youth, and get Last Line: No, not the glory of the world, vandike. Subject(s): Paintings & Painters TO HIS PATERNALL COUNTRY    Poem Text     First Line: O earth! Earth! Earth heare thou my voice, and be Last Line: Unlesse thou giv'st my small remains an urne. TO HIS PECULIAR FRIEND MASTER THOMAS SHAPCOTT, LAWYER    Poem Text     First Line: I've paid thee, what I promis'd; that's not all Last Line: Farewell. Subject(s): Farewell; Poetry & Poets; Parting TO HIS PECULIAR FRIEND SIR EDWARD FISH, KNIGHT BARONET    Poem Text     First Line: Since for thy full deserts (with all the rest Last Line: Who hold fast here an endlesse lively-hood. TO HIS PECULIAR FRIEND, MR. JOHN WICKS    Poem Text     First Line: Since shed or cottage I have none Last Line: One that should drop his beads for thee. TO HIS SAVIOUR    Poem Text     First Line: Lord, I confesse, that thou alone art able Last Line: Yet if thy bloud not wash me, there's no hope. Subject(s): Jesus Christ TO HIS SAVIOUR. THE NEW YEERS GIFT    Poem Text     First Line: That little prettie bleeding part / of foreskin sent to me Last Line: Because I send thee all. Subject(s): Bible; Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology TO HIS SAVIOURS SEPULCHER: HIS DEVOTION    Poem Text     First Line: Haile holy, and all-honour'd tomb Last Line: I'le my eternitie spend here. Subject(s): Worship TO HIS SISTER IN LAW, M. SUSANNA HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: The person crowns the place; your loth doth fall Last Line: You a fore-leader in this testament. TO HIS SWEET SAVIOUR    Poem Text     First Line: Night hath no wings to him that cannot sleep Last Line: And make no one stop, till my race be done Subject(s): God TO HIS TOMB-MAKER    Poem Text     First Line: Go I must; when I am gone Last Line: Is in this word, batchelour. Subject(s): Single People; Bachelors; Unmarried People TO HIS VALENTINE, ON S. VALENTINES DAY    Poem Text     First Line: Oft have I heard both youths and virgins say Last Line: When I shall couple with my valentine. Subject(s): Holidays; Valentine's Day TO HIS VERSES    Poem Text     First Line: What will ye (my poor orphans) do Last Line: Ill us'd, then babes left fatherless. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets TO HIS WINDING-SHEET    Poem Text     First Line: Come thou, who are the wine and wit Last Line: And then meet here. Variant Title(s): His Winding-sheet Subject(s): Death; Dead, The TO HIS WORTHY FRIEND M. JOHN HALL, STUDENT OF GRAYES-INNE    Poem Text     First Line: Tell me young man, or did the muses bring Last Line: And next to him, be master of the quire. TO HIS WORTHY FRIEND, M. ARTHUR BARTLY    Poem Text     First Line: When after many lusters thou shalt be Last Line: Here with the generation of my just. TO HIS WORTHY FRIEND, M. THO. FALCONBIRGE    Poem Text     First Line: Stand with thy graces forth, brave man, and rise Last Line: The cleaving bolt of jove the thunderer. TO HIS WORTHY KINSMAN, MR. STEPHEN SOAME    Poem Text     First Line: Nor is my number full, till I inscribe Last Line: Thee here in my eternall calender. TO JEALOUSIE    Poem Text     First Line: O jealousie, that art Last Line: (o! Soul-tormenting jealousie,) from thee. Subject(s): Jealousy TO JOS: LO: BISHOP OF EXETER    Poem Text     First Line: Whom sho'd I feare to write to, if I can Last Line: Tis good confirm'd; for you have bishop't it. TO JULIA (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Help me, julia, for to pray Last Line: Then the foe will fly affrighted. Subject(s): Prayer TO JULIA (2)    Poem Text     First Line: How rich and pleasing thou my julia art Last Line: But by the topaz, opal, calcedon. TO JULIA (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Permit me, julia, now to goe away Last Line: There, where no language ever yet was known. Subject(s): Love TO JULIA (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Julia, when thy herrick dies Last Line: Taken in by none but thee. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The TO JULIA (5)    Poem Text     First Line: The saints-bell calls; and, julia, I must read Last Line: Who dead, deserve our best remembrances. TO JULIA (6)    Poem Text     First Line: I am zeallesse, prethee pray Last Line: Male perfumes, but female fire. TO JULIA (7)    Poem Text     First Line: Offer thy gift; but first the law commands Last Line: Then boldly give thine incense to the fire. TO JULIA (8)    Poem Text     First Line: Holy waters hither bring Last Line: Thou the queen of peace and quorum. TO JULIA IN THE TEMPLE    Poem Text     First Line: Besides us two, I' th' temple here's not one Last Line: Saints will come in to fill each pew and place. Subject(s): Perfume TO JULIA, IN HER DAWN, OR DAY-BREAKE    Poem Text     First Line: By the next kindling of the day Last Line: To sweet acquaintance there. TO JULIA, THE FLAMINICA DIALIS, OR QUEEN-PRIEST    Poem Text     First Line: Thou know'st, my julia, that it is thy turne Last Line: That we escape. Redemption comes by thee. TO LARR    Poem Text     First Line: No more shall I, since I am driven hence Last Line: Warme by a glit'ring chimnie all the yeare. Subject(s): Winter TO LAURELS    Poem Text     First Line: A funeral stone / or verse I covet none Last Line: As the eternall monument of me. Subject(s): Monuments TO LIVE FREELY    Poem Text     First Line: Let's live in hast; use pleasures while we may Last Line: Co'd life return, 'twod never lose a day. Subject(s): Carpe Diem TO LIVE MERRILY AND TO TRUST TO GOOD VERSES    Poem Text     First Line: Now is the time for mirth Last Line: With endless life are crown'd. Variant Title(s): His Poets Subject(s): Poetry & Poets TO LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: I'm free from thee; and thou no more shalt heare Last Line: Submits his neck unto a second yoke. Subject(s): Love TO M. DENHAM, ON HIS PROSPECTIVE POEM    Poem Text     First Line: Or lookt I back unto the times hence flown Last Line: Lesse by their own jemms, then those beams of thine. Subject(s): Denham, Sir John (1615-1669) TO M. HENRY LAWES, THE EXCELLENT COMPOSER, OF HIS LYRICS    Poem Text     First Line: Touch but thy lire (my harrie) and I heare Last Line: Yet their three praises, praise but one; that's lawes. Subject(s): Composers; Lawes, Henry (1596-1662) TO M. KELLAM    Poem Text     First Line: What can my kellam drink his sack Last Line: But send to her a tearce. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse TO M. LAURNCE SWETNAHAM    Poem Text     First Line: Read thou my lines, my swetnaham, if there be Last Line: How will it drop pure hony, speaking these? TO M. LEONARD WILLAN HIS PECULIAR FRIEND    Poem Text     First Line: I will be short, and having quickly hurl'd Last Line: Posterity will pay thee what I owe. TO MARYGOLDS    Poem Text     First Line: Give way, and be ye ravisht by the sun Last Line: And as he shuts, close up to maids again. Subject(s): Flowers; Marigolds TO MARYGOLDS        First Line: Give way, and be ye ravish'd by the sun Last Line: And as he shuts, close up to maids again TO MEADOWS    Poem Text     First Line: Ye have been fresh and green Last Line: Your poor estates alone. Variant Title(s): Honeysuckle: Sweetness Of Disposition;to Meddowes Subject(s): Fields; Flowers; Pastures; Meadows; Leas TO MISTRESS WILLAND    Poem Text     First Line: One more by thee, love, and desert have sent Last Line: A virgin taper, ever shining here. TO MISTRESSE AMIE POTTER    Poem Text     First Line: Ai me! I love, give him your hand to kisse Last Line: Wooers have tongues of ice, but burning hearts. Subject(s): Courtship TO MISTRESSE DOROTHY PARSONS    Poem Text     First Line: If thou aske me (deare) wherefore Last Line: Lesse is here, then in my heart. TO MISTRESSE KATHERINE BRADSHAW .. CROWNED HIM WITH LAUREL    Poem Text     First Line: My muse in meads has spent her many houres Last Line: Render for that, a crowne of life to you. TO MOMUS    Poem Text     First Line: Who read'st this book that I have writ Last Line: Anathema to it, and me. Subject(s): Books; Reading TO MUSIC [TO BECALM HIS FEVER]    Poem Text     First Line: Charm me asleep, and melt me so Last Line: For heaven. Variant Title(s): Music Subject(s): Music & Musicians TO MUSICK    Poem Text     First Line: Begin to charme, and as thou stroak'st mine eares Last Line: And make me smooth as balme, and oile againe. Subject(s): Music & Musicians TO MUSICK, TO BECALME A SWEET-SICK-YOUTH    Poem Text     First Line: Charms, that call down the moon from out her sphere Last Line: Like to a slumbring bride, awake againe. Subject(s): Music & Musicians; Sleep TO MUSICK; A SONG    Poem Text     First Line: Musick, thou queen of heaven, care-charming-spel Last Line: To charme our soules, as thou enchant'st our eares. Subject(s): Music & Musicians TO MY DEAREST SISTER M. MERCIE HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: When ere I go, or what so ere befalls Last Line: The blessing fall in mellow times on thee. TO MYRRHA, HARD-HEARTED    Poem Text     First Line: Fold now thine arms, and hang the head Last Line: All such as are not soft like them. TO OENONE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: What conscience say, is it in thee Last Line: Take me and mine together! TO OENONE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet oenone, doe but say Last Line: Gently kill'd by flatterie. Subject(s): Flattery TO OENONE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Thou sayest loves dart Last Line: Say, what wo'd many do? TO PANSIES    Poem Text     First Line: Ah, cruell love! Must I endure Last Line: What love co'd ne'r be brought unto. Subject(s): Pansies TO PERENNA (1)    Poem Text     First Line: When I thy parts runne o'er, I can't espie Last Line: Ther's still more cause, why I the more should love. Subject(s): Love TO PERENNA (2)    Poem Text     First Line: How long, perenna, wilt thou see Last Line: To save; when thou may'st kill a heart. TO PERENNA (3)    Poem Text     First Line: I a dirge will pen for thee Last Line: Candlemas to grace the grave. TO PERENNA (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Thou say'st I'm dull; if edge-lesse so I be Last Line: Ile whet my lips, and sharpen love on thee. TO PERENNA, A MISTRESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Deare perenna, prethee come Last Line: With a teare; and so adieu. TO PERILLA    Poem Text     First Line: Ah my perilla! Do'st thou grieve to see Last Line: Still in the coole, and silent shades of sleep. Subject(s): Aging; Death; Dead, The TO PHYLLIS [TO LOVE AND LIVE WITH HIM]    Poem Text     First Line: Live, live with me, and thou shalt see Last Line: If thou wilt love, and live with me. Variant Title(s): The Fairies;to Phillis Subject(s): Courtship; Love TO PRIMROSES FILLED WITH MORNING DEW    Poem Text     First Line: Why do ye weep, sweet babes? Can tears Last Line: Conceiv'd with grief are, and with teares brought forth. Subject(s): Grief; Primroses; Sorrow; Sadness TO PRINCE CHARLES UPON HIS COMING TO EXETER    Poem Text     First Line: What fate decreed, time now ha's made us see Last Line: Receive (with songs) a flowrie diadem. Subject(s): Exeter, England TO ROBIN REDBREAST    Poem Text     First Line: Laid out for dead, let thy last kindness be Last Line: Here, here the tomb of robin herrick is. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The TO ROSEMARY AND BAIES    Poem Text     First Line: My wooing's ended; now my wedding's neere Last Line: When gloves are giving, guilded be you there. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives TO ROSES IN JULIA'S BOSOME    Poem Text     First Line: Roses, you can never die Last Line: As to make ye ever grow. Subject(s): Breasts TO SAPHO    Poem Text     First Line: Thou saist thou lov'st me sapho; I say no Last Line: That thou be righteous found; and I the lyer. TO SAPPHO (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Let us now take time, and play Last Line: No return from thence we have. Subject(s): Carpe Diem TO SAPPHO (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Sapho, I will chuse to go Last Line: To benumme my hopes and me. TO SILVIA (1)    Poem Text     First Line: No more my silvia, do I mean to pray Last Line: The patient saint, and send up vowes for me. Subject(s): Prayer TO SILVIA (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I am holy, while I stand Last Line: I, as others, am prophane. TO SILVIA (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Pardon my trespasse (silvia) I confesse Last Line: Himselfe, at one time, can be wise, and love. Subject(s): Passion TO SILVIA TO WED    Poem Text     First Line: Let us (though late) at last (my silvia) wed Last Line: No man at one time, can be wise, and love. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives TO SIR CLIPSEBY CREW    Poem Text     First Line: Give me wine, and give me meate Last Line: It was full enspir'd by you. TO SIR CLISEBIE CREW    Poem Text     First Line: Since to th' country first I came Last Line: Be in prose a gratefull man. TO SIR GEORGE PARRIE, DOCTOR OC THE CIVILL LAW    Poem Text     First Line: I have my laurel chaplet on my head Last Line: The first as doctor, and the last as knight. Subject(s): Law & Lawyers; Attorneys TO SIR JOHN BERKLEY, GOVERNOUR OF EXETER    Poem Text     First Line: Stand forth brave man, since fate has made thee here Last Line: To weaken this thy great dictator-ship. Subject(s): Exeter, England TO SPRINGS AND FOUNTAINS    Poem Text     First Line: I heard ye co'd coole heat; and came Last Line: Ye boil with love, as well as I. Subject(s): Love TO SYCAMORES    Poem Text     First Line: I'm sick of love; o let me lie Last Line: You sigh for love, as well as I. Subject(s): Love - Complaints TO THE DETRACTER    Poem Text     First Line: Where others love, and praise my verses; still Last Line: Are wanton with their itch; scratch, and 'twill please. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets TO THE DUKE OF YORK    Poem Text     First Line: May his pretty duke-ship grow Last Line: Through the world, but writ in gold. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens TO THE EARLE OF WESTMORELAND    Poem Text     First Line: When my date's done, and my gray age must die Last Line: Shor'd up by you, (brave earle of westmoreland.) Subject(s): Aging TO THE FEVER, NOT TO TROUBLE JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Th'ast dar'd too farre; but furie now forbeare Last Line: More shak't thy selfe, then she is scorch't by thee. TO THE GENEROUS READER    Poem Text     First Line: See, and not see; and if thou chance t'espie Last Line: Homer himself, in a long work, may sleep. TO THE GENIUS OF HIS HOUSE    Poem Text     First Line: Command the roofe great genius, and from thence Last Line: Grow old with time, but yet keep weather-proofe. Subject(s): Houses TO THE HANDDSOME MISTRESSE GRACE POTTER    Poem Text     First Line: As is your name, so is your comely face Last Line: Keepes line for line with beauties parallels. Subject(s): Faces TO THE HONOURED, MASTER ENDIMION PORTER    Poem Text     First Line: When to thy porch I come, and (ravisht) see Last Line: We are thy prophets porter; thou our king. Subject(s): Porter, Endymion (1587-1649) TO THE KING    Poem Text     First Line: If when these lyricks (cesar) you shall heare Last Line: The heire to this great realme of poetry. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets TO THE KING        First Line: Upon his coming with his army ino the west Last Line: Your standard's up, we fix a conquest there TO THE KING (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Give way, give way, now, now my charles shines here Last Line: Our eyes they'l blind, or if not blind, they'l bleer Subject(s): Charles I, King Of England (1600-1649) TO THE KING AND QUEEN, UPON THEIR UNHAPPY DISTANCES    Poem Text     First Line: Woe, woe to them, who (by a ball of strife) Last Line: The words found true, c. M. Remember me. Subject(s): Absence; Separation; Isolation TO THE KING, TO CURE THE EVIL    Poem Text     First Line: To find that tree of life, whose fruits did feed Last Line: Mine is the evill, but the cure, the kings. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens TO THE KING, UPON HIS COMING WITH ARMY INTO THE WEST    Poem Text     First Line: Welcome, most welcome to our vowes and us Last Line: Your standard's up, we fix a conquest there. TO THE KING, UPON HIS TAKING OF LEICESTER    Poem Text     First Line: This day is yours great charles! And in this war Last Line: Hold but her hands; you hold both hands and wings. Subject(s): Charles I, King Of England (1600-1649) TO THE KING, UPON HIS WELCOME TO HAMPTON-COURT    Poem Text     First Line: Welcome, great cesar, welcome now you are Last Line: We'l from our owne, adde far more years to his. Subject(s): Charles I, King Of England (1600-1649) TO THE KING: UPON HIS TAKING OF LEICESTER        First Line: This day is yours, great charles! And in this war Last Line: Hold but her hands, you hold both hands and wings TO THE LADY CREW, UPON THE DEATH OF HER CHILD    Poem Text     First Line: Why, madam, will ye longer weep Last Line: To spring againe another yeare. Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies TO THE LADY MARY VILLARS, GOVERNESS TO PRINCESS HENRIETTA    Poem Text     First Line: When I of villars doe but heare the name Last Line: To kisse your hand, most dainty governesse. TO THE LADYES    Poem Text     First Line: Trust me ladies, I will do Last Line: Men they shall be, not your sex. TO THE LARK    Poem Text     First Line: Good speed, for I this day Last Line: Love's, and my sacrifice. Subject(s): Birds; Larks; Skylarks TO THE LITTLE SPINNERS    Poem Text     First Line: Yee pretty huswives, wo'd ye know Last Line: To wrong a spinner or her loome. Subject(s): Spinning TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL    Poem Text     First Line: Go on brave hopton, to effectuate that Last Line: And by that one blow set an end to all. Subject(s): Hopton, Ralph. 1st Baron (1596-1652) TO THE MAIDS TO WALKE ABROAD    Poem Text     First Line: Come sit we under yonder tree Last Line: A kiss to each; and so we'l end. Subject(s): Country Life TO THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED GENTLEMAN, EDWARD NORGATE    Poem Text     First Line: For one so rarely tun'd to fit all parts Last Line: To make but one (and that's thy selfe) admir'd. TO THE MOST ACCOMPLISHT GENTLEMAN MASTER MICHAEL OULSWORTH    Poem Text     First Line: Nor thinke that thou in this my booke art worst Last Line: Held up by fames eternall pedestall. TO THE MOST COMELY AND PROPER M. ELIZABETH FINCH    Poem Text     First Line: Hansome you are, and proper you will be Last Line: Leave others beauty, to set up withall. TO THE MOST FAIR AND LOVELY MISTRIS, ANNE SOAME, LADY ABDIE    Poem Text     First Line: So smell those odours that do rise Last Line: More lik'd by her, or lov'd by mee. Subject(s): Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS ... CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES    Poem Text     First Line: Well may my book come forth like publique day Last Line: The see; so sow'd these tares throughout my book. Subject(s): Charles I, King Of England (1600-1649) TO THE MOST LEARNED, WISE AND ARCH-ANTIQUARY, M. JOHN SELDEN    Poem Text     First Line: I who have favour'd many, come to be Last Line: Live thou a selden, that's a demi-god. Subject(s): Selden, John (1584-1654) TO THE MOST VERTUOUS MISTRESSE POT, WHO .. ENTERTAINED HIM    Poem Text     First Line: When I through all my many poems look Last Line: He payes the halfe, who do's confesse the debt. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets TO THE NIGHTINGALE, AND ROBIN REDBREAST    Poem Text     First Line: When I departed am, ring thou my knell Last Line: Thou sexton (red-brest) for to cover me. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The TO THE PAINTER, TO DRAW HIM A PICTURE    Poem Text     First Line: Come, skilfull lupo, now, and take Last Line: Sho'd by his breathing, poyson thee. Subject(s): Paintings & Painters TO THE PASSENGER    Poem Text     First Line: If I lye unburied sir Last Line: For a stone, ha's heaven his tombe, TO THE PATRON OF POETS, M. EMD: PORTER    Poem Text     First Line: Let there be patrons; patrons like to thee Last Line: The laurell, mirtle, oke, and ivie too. Subject(s): Art Patronage; Patrons Of The Arts TO THE PRINCE, GEORGE, DUKE, MARQUESSE & EARL OF BUCKINGHAM    Poem Text     First Line: Never my book's perfection did appeare Last Line: Who doth both love and feare you honour'd sir. Subject(s): Villiers, George. 2d Duke Of Buckingham TO THE QUEENE    Poem Text     First Line: Goddesse of youth, and lady of the spring Last Line: And be both princesse here, and poetresse. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens TO THE REVEREND SHADE OF HIS RELIGIOUS FATHER    Poem Text     First Line: That for seven lusters I did never come Last Line: And take a life immortall from my verse. TO THE RIGHT GRATIOUS PRINCE, LODWICK, DUKE OF RICHMOND    Poem Text     First Line: Of all those three-brave-brothers, faln I' th' warre Last Line: This, three; which three, you make up foure brave prince. Subject(s): War TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDWARD EARLE OF DORSET    Poem Text     First Line: If I dare write to you, my lord, who are Last Line: His fame's long life, who strives to set up yours. Subject(s): Sackville, Edward. 4th Earl Of Dorset TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MILDMAY, EARLE OF WESTMORELAND    Poem Text     First Line: You are a lord, an earle, nay more, a man Last Line: Differs not much from drowzie slothfullnesse. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PHILIP, EARLE OF PEMBROKE    Poem Text     First Line: How dull and dead are books, that cannot show Last Line: Give both the gold and garland unto it. Subject(s): Herbert, Philip. 4th Earl Of Pembroke TO THE ROSE    Poem Text     First Line: Go, happy rose, and interwove Last Line: And burn thee 'up, as well as I. Subject(s): Flowers; Love; Roses TO THE SOUR READER    Poem Text     First Line: If thou dislik'st the piece thou light'st on first Last Line: The extreme scab take thee and thine, for me. Variant Title(s): To The Soure Reader Subject(s): Books; Reading TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME    Poem Text     First Line: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may Last Line: You may forever tarry. Variant Title(s): Counsel To Girls;counsel To Virgins Subject(s): Carpe Diem; Flowers; Holidays; Love; Love - Marital; Marriage; New Year; Roses; Time; Youth; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love; Weddings; Husbands; Wives TO THE WATER NYMPHS DRINKING AT THE FOUNTAIN    Poem Text     First Line: Reach with your whiter hands to me Last Line: The water turn'd to wine. Subject(s): Nymphs TO THE WESTERN WIND    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet western wind, whose luck it is Last Line: And all beset with flowers. Subject(s): Wind TO THE WILLOW TREE    Poem Text     First Line: Thou art to all lost love the best Last Line: Come to weep out the night. Subject(s): Love - Loss Of; Willow Trees TO THE YEW AND CYPRESS TO GRACE HIS FUNERAL    Poem Text     First Line: Both you two have / relation to the grave Last Line: Thankfull to you, or friends, for me. Subject(s): Cypress Trees; Funerals; Yew Trees; Burials TO VIOLETS    Poem Text     First Line: Welcome mainds of honour! Last Line: Poore girles! Neglected. Subject(s): Flowers; Violets TO VIRGINS    Poem Text     First Line: Hear, ye virgins, and I'll teach Last Line: Gifts will get ye, or the man. Subject(s): Youth TO VULCAN    Poem Text     First Line: Thy sooty godhead, I desire Last Line: Acceptance it might find of thee. Subject(s): Fire TO WOMEN, TO HIDE THEIR TEETH, IF THEY BE ROTTEN OR RUSTY        First Line: Close keep your lips, if that you meane Subject(s): Mnemonics; Teeth TO YOUTH    Poem Text     First Line: Drink wine, and live here blithefull, while ye may Last Line: The morrowes life too late is, live to-day. Subject(s): Carpe Diem TOM O' BEDLAM        First Line: The moon's my constant mistress Last Line: Methinks it is no journey TREASON    Poem Text     First Line: The seeds of treason choake up as they spring Last Line: He acts the crime, that gives it cherishing. Subject(s): Treason & Traitors TRUE FRIENDSHIP    Poem Text     First Line: Wilt thou my true friend be? Last Line: Then love not mine, but me. Subject(s): Friendship TRUE SAFETY    Poem Text     First Line: Tis not the walls, or purple, that defends Last Line: A prince from foes; but 'tis his fort of friends. Subject(s): Friendship TRUTH    Poem Text     First Line: Truth is best found out by the time, and eyes Last Line: Falsehood winnes credit by uncertainties. Subject(s): Truth TRUTH AND ERROUR    Poem Text     First Line: Twixt truth and errour, there's this difference known Last Line: Errour is fruitfull, truth is onely one. Subject(s): Truth TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD    Poem Text     First Line: Truth by her own simplicity is known Last Line: Falsehood by varnish and vermillion. Subject(s): Truth TWELFE NIGHT, OR KING AND QUEENE    Poem Text     First Line: Now, now the mirth comes Last Line: As when ye innocent met here. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens TWILIGHT (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Twilight, no other thing is, poets say Last Line: Then the last part of night, and first of day. Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight TWILIGHT (2)    Poem Text     First Line: The twi-light is no other thing (we say) Last Line: Then night now gone, and yet not sprung the day. Subject(s): Evening; Sunset; Twilight TWO THINGS ODIOUS    Poem Text     First Line: Two of a thousand things are disallow'd Last Line: A lying rich man, and a poore man proud. ULTIMUS HEROUM, OR, TO ... HENRY, MAQUESSE OF DORCHESTER    Poem Text     First Line: And as time past when cato the severe Last Line: If but lookt on; struck dead, if scan'd by thee. UPON A BLACK TWIST ROUNDING THE ARM OF THE COUNTESS OF CARLILE        First Line: I saw about her spotless wrist Last Line: May in like chains of darkness lie UPON A BLACK TWIST, ROUNDING ARME OF COUNTESSE OF CARLILE    Poem Text     First Line: I saw about her spotlesse wrist Last Line: May in like chains of darknesse lie. Subject(s): Love UPON A CHERRYSTONE SENT .. TIP OF LADY HEMONIA WALGRAVES EAR    Poem Text     First Line: Lady, I intreate yow weare Last Line: Turnes the beholders into stone. Subject(s): Earrings UPON A CHILD    Poem Text     First Line: Here a pretty baby lies Last Line: Th' easy earth that covers her. Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies UPON A CHILD; AN EPITAPH    Poem Text     First Line: But borne, and like a short delight Last Line: Love and they'l thank you for't. Adieu. Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies UPON A COMELY, AND CURIOUS MAIDE    Poem Text     First Line: If men can say that beauty dyes Last Line: Will tell thee pitie thou hast none. Subject(s): Pity UPON A DELAYING LADY    Poem Text     First Line: Come come away Last Line: To frost or snow. Subject(s): Procrastination UPON A FLIE    Poem Text     First Line: A golden flie one shew'd to me Last Line: Dead, and closed up in yvorie. Subject(s): Flies UPON A GENTLEWOMAN WITH A SWEET VOICE    Poem Text     First Line: So long you did not sing, or touch your lute Last Line: Twas no more you then, but a cherubin. Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Songs UPON A HOARSE SINGER    Poem Text     First Line: Sing me to death; for till thy voice be cleare Last Line: Twill never please the pallate of mine eare. Subject(s): Voices UPON A LADY FAIRE, BUT FRUITLESSE    Poem Text     First Line: Twice has pudica been a bride, and led Last Line: Trees never beare, unlesse they first do blow. Subject(s): Childlessness UPON A MAID    Poem Text     First Line: Gone she is a long, long way Last Line: Here, her ashes, or her urne. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The UPON A MAIDE    Poem Text     First Line: Hence a blessed soule is fled Last Line: For the saint, we'l keep the shrine. UPON A PAINTED GENTLEWOMAN    Poem Text     First Line: Men say y'are faire; and faire ye are, 'tis true Last Line: But (hark!) we praise the painter now, not you. Subject(s): Cosmetics UPON A PHYSITIAN    Poem Text     First Line: Thou cam'st to cure me (doctor) of my cold Last Line: First cur'd thy selfe; then come and cure me. Subject(s): Physicians; Doctors UPON A SCARRE IN A VIRGINS FACE    Poem Text     First Line: Tis heresie in others: in your face Last Line: That scarr's no schisme, but the sign of grace. Subject(s): Scars UPON A VIRGIN    Poem Text     First Line: Spend harmless shade thy nightly houres Last Line: Farre faster then the first can wither. UPON A VIRGIN KISSING A ROSE    Poem Text     First Line: Twas but a single rose Last Line: Not so much rose, as wreathe. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses UPON A WIFE THAT DIED MAD WITH JEALOUSY    Poem Text     First Line: In this little vault she lies Last Line: Trouble death to lay agen. Subject(s): Jealousy UPON A YOUNG MOTHER OF MANY CHILDREN    Poem Text     First Line: Let all chaste matrons, when they chance to see Last Line: Pity me too, who found so soone a tomb. Subject(s): Mothers UPON AN OLD MAN A RESIDENCIARIE    Poem Text     First Line: Tread sirs, as lightly as ye can Last Line: He'l never haunt ye now he's dead. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The UPON BEN JONSON [JOHNSON]    Poem Text     First Line: Here lies jonson [johnson] with the rest Last Line: Of his glory. So farewell. Subject(s): Epitaphs; Jonson, Ben (1572-1637); Poetry & Poets UPON CANDLEMASSE DAY    Poem Text     First Line: End now the white-loafe, & the pye Last Line: And let all sports with christmas dye. Subject(s): Candlemas UPON CLUNN    Poem Text     First Line: A rowle of parchment clunn about hime beares Last Line: When as his owne still out at elboes is? UPON CUPID (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Old wives have often told, how they Last Line: Asswag'd, and he was well again. Subject(s): Cupid; Eros UPON CUPID (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Love, like a gypsie, lately came Last Line: Though here the princely poet. Subject(s): Love UPON CUPID (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Love, like a beggar, came to me Last Line: His finger was the dart. Subject(s): Cupid; Eros UPON CUPID (4)    Poem Text     First Line: As lately I a garland bound Last Line: Co'd never since find any rest. Subject(s): Cupid; Eros UPON ELECTRA    Poem Text     First Line: When out of bed my love doth spring Last Line: Tis then broad day throughout the east. Subject(s): Clothing & Dress UPON ELECTRA'S TEARES    Poem Text     First Line: Upon her cheekes she wept, and from those showers Last Line: Sprang up a sweet nativity of flowres. Subject(s): Tears UPON FAUNUS    Poem Text     First Line: We read how faunus, he the shepheards god Last Line: But had it been of birch, the death's the same. Subject(s): Faunus (mythology) UPON GOD (1)    Poem Text     First Line: God is not onely said to be Last Line: An ens, but supraentitie. Subject(s): God UPON GOD (2)    Poem Text     First Line: God is all fore-part; for, we never see Last Line: Any part backward in the deitie. Subject(s): God UPON GOD (3)    Poem Text     First Line: God when he takes my goods and chattels hence Last Line: He patience gives; he gives himselfe to me. Subject(s): Patience UPON HER ALMES    Poem Text     First Line: See how the poore do waiting stand Last Line: Thousands to feed by miracle. Subject(s): Charity; Philanthropy UPON HER BLUSH    Poem Text     First Line: When julia blushes, she do's show Last Line: Cheeks like to roses, when they blow. Subject(s): Modesty UPON HER VOICE    Poem Text     First Line: Let but thy voice engender with the string Last Line: And angels will be borne, while thou dost sing. Subject(s): Voices UPON HER WEEPING    Poem Text     First Line: She wept upon her cheeks, and weeping so Last Line: She seem'd to quench loves fires that there did glow. UPON HIMSELF (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Come, leave this loathed country-life, and then Last Line: Though granges do not love thee, cities shall. Subject(s): Country Life UPON HIMSELF (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I could [co'd] never love indeed Last Line: Neither broke I'th whole, or part. Subject(s): Self; Spinsters; Women; Old Maids UPON HIMSELF (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Mop-eyed I am, as some have said Last Line: Rather then mend, put out the light. UPON HIMSELF (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Thou shalt not all die; for while love's fire shines Last Line: Fame, and his name, both set, and sing his lyricks. Subject(s): Herrick, Robert (1591-1674); Poetry & Poets UPON HIMSELF (5)    Poem Text     First Line: I dislikt but even now Last Line: I shall quite dislike agen. Subject(s): Self UPON HIMSELF (6)    Poem Text     First Line: Th'art hence removing, (like a shepherd's tent) Last Line: Markt in thy book for faithfull witnesses. UPON HIMSELFE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: I am sive-like, and can hold Last Line: Herrick keeps, as holds nothing. Subject(s): Self UPON HIMSELFE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: I lately fri'd, but now behold Last Line: And starves with cold the self-same part. UPON HIMSELFE BEING BURIED    Poem Text     First Line: Let me sleep this night away Last Line: I, and all the world shall rise. Subject(s): Morning UPON HIS DEPARTURE HENCE    Poem Text     First Line: Thus I Last Line: Farewell. Subject(s): Death; Poetry & Poets; Dead, The UPON HIS EYE-SIGHT FALLING HIM    Poem Text     First Line: I beginne to waine in sight Last Line: When the tapers once are out. Subject(s): Vision UPON HIS GRAYE HAIRES    Poem Text     First Line: Fly me not, though I be gray Last Line: Venus standing vulcan by. Subject(s): Aging UPON HIS JULIA    Poem Text     First Line: Will ye heare, what I can say Last Line: The other parts will richly please. Subject(s): Bodies UPON HIS KINSWOMAN MISTRESSE BRIDGET HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet bridget blusht, & therewithall Last Line: As blossomes of the almond tree. UPON HIS KINSWOMAN MISTRIS ELIZABETH HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet virgin, that I do not set Last Line: Drawing thy curtains round: good night. UPON HIS KINSWOMAN MRS. M.S.    Poem Text     First Line: Here lies a virgin, and as sweet Last Line: You'l do my neice abundant honour. Subject(s): Epitaphs UPON HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, MISTRESS ELIZAB. HERRICK    Poem Text     First Line: First, for effusions due unto the dead Last Line: Wherein thou liv'st for ever. Deare farewell. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The UPON HIS SPANIEL [SPANIELL] TRACIE    Poem Text     First Line: Now thou art dead, no eye shall ever see Last Line: Teare, that deserves of me a million. Subject(s): Animals; Death - Animals; Dogs UPON HIS VERSES    Poem Text     First Line: What off-spring other men have got Last Line: And no verse illegitimate. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets UPON IRENE    Poem Text     First Line: Angry if irene be Last Line: As at once I freeze, and frie. UPON JOLLY AND JILLY        First Line: Jolly and jilly bite and scratch all day Last Line: They cling and close, some minutes of the night Subject(s): Love - Marital; Marriage UPON JULIA'S BREASTS    Poem Text     First Line: Display thy breasts, my julia, there let me Last Line: Ravisht, in that faire via lactea. Subject(s): Breasts UPON JULIA'S CLOTHES    Poem Text     First Line: Whenas in silks my julia goes Last Line: O how that glittering taketh me! Variant Title(s): The Poetry Of Dress (2);whenas In Silks My Julia Goes Subject(s): Admiration; Clothing & Dress; Innocence; Love; Sex; Silk UPON JULIA'S FALL    Poem Text     First Line: Julia was carelesse, and withall Last Line: Because his tongue was ty'd againe. UPON JULIA'S HAIR FILLED WITH DEW    Poem Text     First Line: Dew sate on julia's hair Last Line: Daunc't by the streames. Subject(s): Dew; Hair UPON JULIA'S HAIRE, BUNDLED UP IN A GOLDEN NET    Poem Text     First Line: Tell me, what needs those rich deceits Last Line: Lesse set for them, then spred for me. Subject(s): Hair UPON JULIA'S PETTICOAT        First Line: Thy azure robe, I did behold Last Line: To life eternal, I could love UPON JULIA'S RECOVERY    Poem Text     First Line: Droop, droop no more, or hang the head Last Line: As beames of corrall, but more cleare. Subject(s): Sickness; Illness UPON JULIA'S RIBAND    Poem Text     First Line: As shews the aire, when with a rain-bow grac'd Last Line: Wherein all pleasures of the world are wove. UPON JULIA'S SWEAT    Poem Text     First Line: Wo'd ye oyle of blossomes get? Last Line: All rich spices thence will flow. Subject(s): Perspiration; Sweat UPON JULIA'S UNLACING HER SELF    Poem Text     First Line: Tell, if thou canst, (and truly) whence doth come Last Line: A scent, that fills both heaven and earth with it. Subject(s): Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances UPON JULIA'S VOICE    Poem Text     First Line: So smooth, so sweet, so silvery is thy voice Last Line: Melting melodious words, to lutes of amber. Subject(s): Voices UPON KINGS    Poem Text     First Line: Kings must be dauntless; subjects will condemn Last Line: Those, who want hearts, and weare a diadem. Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty UPON LOVE (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Some salve to every sore, we may apply Last Line: A soveraign balme found out to cure me. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (10)    Poem Text     First Line: Love brought me to a silent grove Last Line: Mine execution. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Love is a circle, and an endlesse sphere Last Line: From good to good, revolving here, & there. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (3)    Poem Text     First Line: Love scorch'd my finger, but did spare Last Line: Ere I wo'd love at all. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (4)    Poem Text     First Line: Love's a thing, (as I do heare) Last Line: Is to love, and live I'th fire. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (5)    Poem Text     First Line: Love, I have broke Last Line: The neck with bands. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (6)    Poem Text     First Line: I held love's head while it did ake Last Line: For being too-too-kind? Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (7)    Poem Text     First Line: I plaid with love, as with the fire Last Line: The fire scortcht my heart. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (8)    Poem Text     First Line: In a dreame, love bad me go Last Line: And warn'd before, wo'd not beware. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE (9)    Poem Text     First Line: A christall violl cupid brought Last Line: Thou still wilt cozen me. Subject(s): Love UPON LOVE, BY WAY OF QUESTION AND ANSWER    Poem Text     First Line: I bring ye love: quest. What will love do? Last Line: Ans. Kisse ye, to kill ye. Subject(s): Love; Women UPON LUCIA    Poem Text     First Line: I askt my lucia but a kisse Last Line: Had I then askt her maidenhead? Subject(s): Kisses UPON LUCIA DABLED IN THE DEAW    Poem Text     First Line: My lucia in the deaw did go Last Line: Deni'd the mask I wo'd have seen. UPON M. BEN. JONSON - EPIGRAM    Poem Text     First Line: After the rare arch-poet jonson died [dy'd] Last Line: Her resurrection ha's again with thee. Subject(s): Jonson, Ben (1572-1637); Poetry & Poets UPON M. WILLIAM LAWES, THE RARE MUSITIAN    Poem Text     First Line: Sho'd I not put on blacks, when each one here Last Line: Musique had both her birth, and death with thee. Subject(s): Lawes, William (1602-1645) UPON MAN    Poem Text     First Line: Man is compos'd here of a two-fold part Last Line: Prepares the way for mans docility. Subject(s): Men UPON MASTER FLETCHERS INCOMPARABLE PLAYES    Poem Text     First Line: Apollo sings, his harpe resounds, give roome Last Line: None writes lov's passion in the world, like thee. Subject(s): Fletcher, John (1579-1625) UPON MISTRESS SUSANNA SOUTHWELL HER FEET    Poem Text     First Line: Her pretty feet Last Line: Did soon draw in again. Variant Title(s): Upon Her Feet Subject(s): Feet UPON MISTRESSE SUSANNA SOUTHWELL, HER CHEEKS    Poem Text     First Line: Rare are thy cheeks, susanna, which do show Last Line: Ripe cherries smiling, while that others blow. Subject(s): Cheeks UPON MISTRESSE SUSANNA SOUTHWELL, HER EYES    Poem Text     First Line: Cleere are her eyes Last Line: Like an intelligence. Subject(s): Eyes UPON MRS. ELIZ. WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF AMARILLIS    Poem Text     First Line: Sweet amarillis, by a spring's Last Line: He chirpt for joy, to see himself disceav'd. UPON ONE LILLIE, WHO MARRYED WITH MAID CALL'D ROSE    Poem Text     First Line: What times of sweetnesse this faire day fore-shows Last Line: To spring from these a sweet posterity. Subject(s): Love - Marital; Marriage; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love; Weddings; Husbands; Wives UPON PARSON BEANES    Poem Text     First Line: Old parson beanes hunts six dayes of the week Last Line: That on the seaventh, he can nor preach, or pray. Subject(s): Clergy; Hunting; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops; Hunters UPON PARTING    Poem Text     First Line: Goe hence away, and in thy parting know Last Line: But truth knitt fast; and so farewell for euer. Subject(s): Farewell; Parting UPON PRUDENCE BALDWIN HER SICKNESS    Poem Text     First Line: Prue, my dearest maid, is sick Last Line: Offer'd up by her, to thee. Subject(s): Sickness; Illness UPON PRUE, HIS MAID    Poem Text     First Line: In this little urn is laid Last Line: Spring the purple violet. Variant Title(s): Upon Prew His Maid Subject(s): Cremation; Devonshire, England; Grief; Household Employees; Sorrow; Sadness; Servants; Domestics; Maids UPON ROSES    Poem Text     First Line: Under a lawne, then skyes more cleare Last Line: Gave them their ever flourishing. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses UPON SAPHO    Poem Text     First Line: Look upon sapho's lip, and you will swear Last Line: There is a love-like-leven rising there. Subject(s): Lips UPON SAPPHO SWEETLY PLAYING AND SWEETLY SINGING    Poem Text     First Line: When thou dost play and sweetly sing Last Line: And dye away upon thy lute. Subject(s): Lutes UPON SCOBBLE    Poem Text     First Line: Scobble for whoredom whips his wife, and cries Last Line: One slit's enough to let adultery in.' Subject(s): Hate; Unfaithfulness; Infidelity; Adultery; Inconstancy UPON SILVIA, A MISTRESS    Poem Text     First Line: When some shall say, faire once my silvia was Last Line: And comming downe, shall make no noise at all. UPON SNEAPE        First Line: Sneape has a face so brittle that it breaks UPON SOME WOMEN    Poem Text     First Line: Thou who wilt not love, doe this Last Line: Onely true in shreds and stuffe. Subject(s): Misogyny; Women UPON SPUR    Poem Text     First Line: Spur jingles now, and sweares by no meane oathes Last Line: Worship, and not to'th' asse that carried her. UPON TEARES    Poem Text     First Line: Teares, though th'are here below the sinners brine Last Line: Above they are the angels spiced wine. Subject(s): Tears UPON THE BISHOP OF LINCOLNE'S IMPRISONMENT    Poem Text     First Line: Never was day so over-sick with showres Last Line: Yet I bring balme and oile to heal your sore. Subject(s): Prisons & Prisoners; Convicts UPON THE DEATH OF HIS SPARROW; AN ELEGIE    Poem Text     First Line: Why doe not all fresh maids appeare Last Line: Not virgil's gnat had such a tomb. Subject(s): Sparrows UPON THE LADY CREW    Poem Text     First Line: This stone can tell the storie of my life Last Line: The best and truest chronicles of me. UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESSES    Poem Text     First Line: I have lost, and lately, these Last Line: Their departures hence, and die. Subject(s): Love - Loss Of UPON THE LOSSE OF HIS FINGER    Poem Text     First Line: One of the five straight branches of my hand Last Line: First dyes the leafe, the bough next, next the tree. Subject(s): Fingers UPON THE MUST LAMENTED, MR. J. WARR    Poem Text     First Line: What wisdome, learning, wit, or worth Last Line: Not one, but many monuments. Subject(s): Mourning; Bereavement UPON THE NIPPLES OF JULIA'S BREAST    Poem Text     First Line: Have ye beheld (with much delight) Last Line: Is each neate niplet of her breast. Subject(s): Breasts UPON THE ROSES IN JULIAS BOSOME    Poem Text     First Line: Thrice happie roses, so much grac't, to have Last Line: Your grave her bosome is, the lawne the stone Subject(s): Breasts UPON THE SAME (THE DETRACTER)    Poem Text     First Line: I ask't thee oft, what poets thou hast read Last Line: Then sure thou't like, or thou wilt envie me. Subject(s): Critics & Criticism UPON THE TROUBLESOME TIMES    Poem Text     First Line: O! Times most bad Last Line: And perish at the last. Subject(s): Despair UPON TIME    Poem Text     First Line: Time was upon / the wing, to flie away Last Line: And so away he flew. Subject(s): Time UPON TUCK, EPIGRAM    Poem Text     First Line: At post and paire, or slam, tom tuck would play Last Line: This christmas, but his want wherwith, sayes nay. UPON VINEGER    Poem Text     First Line: Vineger is no other I define Last Line: Then the dead corps, or carkase of the wine. Subject(s): Vinegar UPON WOMAN AND MARY    Poem Text     First Line: So long (it seem'd) as maries faith was small Last Line: But mary cal'd then (as s. Ambrose saith). Subject(s): Women UPON WRINKLES    Poem Text     First Line: Wrinkles no more are, or no lesse Last Line: Then beauty turn'd to sowernesse. Subject(s): Wrinkles VERSES    Poem Text     First Line: Who will not honour noble numbers, when Last Line: Verses out-live the bravest deeds of men? VERTUE    Poem Text     First Line: Each must, in vertue, strive for to excell Last Line: That man lives twice, that lives the first life well. Subject(s): Virtue VERTUE BEST UNITED    Poem Text     First Line: By so much, vertue is the lesse Last Line: By how much, neere to singlenesse. Subject(s): Virtue VERTUE IS SENSIBLE OF SUFFERING    Poem Text     First Line: Though a wise man all pressures can sustaine Last Line: He feeles when packs do pinch him; and the where. Subject(s): Virtue WAGES    Poem Text     First Line: After this life, the wages shall Last Line: Not shar'd alike be unto all. WANT (1)    Poem Text     First Line: Need is no vice at all; though here it be Last Line: With men, a loathed inconveniencie. Subject(s): Poverty WANT (2)    Poem Text     First Line: Want is a softer wax, that takes thereon Last Line: This, that, and every base impression. WARRE    Poem Text     First Line: If kings and kingdomes, once distracted be Last Line: The sword of war must trie the soveraignty. Subject(s): War WELCOME WHAT COMES    Poem Text     First Line: Whatver comes, let's be content withall Last Line: Among gods blessings, there is no one small. Subject(s): Contentment WHAT GOD IS    Poem Text     First Line: God is above the sphere of our esteem Last Line: And is the best known, not defingin him. Subject(s): God WHAT KIND OF MISTRESS HE WOULD HAVE        First Line: Be the mistress of my choice Last Line: Famish me, nor over-fill WHAT KIND OF MISTRESSE HE WOULD HAVE    Poem Text     First Line: Be the mistresse of my choice Last Line: Famish me, nor over-fill. WHEN HE WOULD HAVE HIS VERSES READ    Poem Text     First Line: In sober mornings, do not thou rehearse Last Line: Let rigid cato read these lines of mine. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets WHIPS    Poem Text     First Line: God has his whips here to a twofold end Last Line: The had to punish, and the good t'amend. Subject(s): God WHY FLOWERS CHANGE COLOUR    Poem Text     First Line: These fresh beauties (we can prove) Last Line: Colours goe, and colours come. Subject(s): Flowers; Virginity; Vestals WIT PUNISHT, PROPERS MOST    Poem Text     First Line: Dread not the shackles: on with thine intent Last Line: Good wits get more fame by their punishment. Subject(s): Punishment WITCH        First Line: The witch is astride WOMEN USELESSE    Poem Text     First Line: What need we marry women, when Last Line: Have we of women or their seed? Subject(s): Women WRITING    Poem Text     First Line: When words we want, love teacheth to endite Last Line: And what we blush to speake, she bids us write. Subject(s): Writing & Writers YOUTH, AND AGE    Poem Text     First Line: God on our youth bestowes but little ease Last Line: But on our age most sweet indulgences Subject(s): Old Age ZEAL REQUIRED IN LOVE    Poem Text     First Line: I'le doe my best to win, when'ere I wooe Last Line: That man loves not, who is not zealous too. Subject(s): Courtship; Love