Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 2

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Editor

Gilfillan, George, 1813-1878

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Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Marc D'Hooghe and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

English poetry

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Text

eBook-No.

9668

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9668

Release Date

January 1, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SPECIMENS WITH MEMOIRS OF THE LESS-KNOWN BRITISH POETS.
2. 2.CONTENTS — SECOND PERIOD—FROM SPENSER TO DRYDEN. (CONTINUED.) — SPECIMENS WITH MEMOIRS OF THE LESS-KNOWN BRITISH POETS. — SECOND PERIOD—FROM SPENSER TO DRYDEN. (CONTINUED.) — WILLIAM HABINGTON. — EPISTLE ADDRESSED TO THE HONOURABLE W.E. — TO HIS NOBLEST FRIEND, J.C., ESQ. — A DESCRIPTION OF CASTARA.
3. 3.JOSEPH HALL, BISHOP OF NORWICH. — THE MORNING STAR. — 'UPON THE SIGHT OF TWO SNAILS.' — SATIRE I. — SATIRE VII.
4. 4.RICHARD LOVELACE. — SONG. — SONG. — A LOOSE SARABAND.
5. 5.ROBERT HERRICK. — SONG. — CHERRY-RIPE. — THE KISS: A DIALOGUE. — TO DAFFODILS. — TO PRIMROSES. — TO BLOSSOMS. — OBERON'S PALACE. — THE MAD MAID'S SONG. — CORINNA'S GOING A-MAYING. — JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER. — THE COUNTRY LIFE.
6. 6.SIR RICHARD FANSHAWE. — THE SPRING, A SONNET. FROM THE SPANISH.
7. 7.ABRAHAM COWLEY. — THE CHRONICLE, A BALLAD. — THE COMPLAINT. — THE DESPAIR. — OF WIT. — OF SOLITUDE. — THE WISH. — UPON THE SHORTNESS OF MAN'S LIFE. — ON THE PRAISE OF POETRY. — THE MOTTO. — DAVIDEIS. — LIFE. — THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT.
8. 8.GEORGE WITHER — FROM 'THE SHEPHERD'S HUNTING.' — THE SHEPHERD'S RESOLUTION. — THE STEADFAST SHEPHERD. — THE SHEPHERD'S HUNTING. — SONG.
9. 9.SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT, — FROM 'GONDIBERT'—CANTO II. — FROM 'GONDIBERT'—CANTO IV.
10. 10.DR HENRY KING. — SIC VITA. — SONG. — LIFE.
11. 11.JOHN CHALKHILL. — ARCADIA. — THEALMA, A DESERTED SHEPHERDESS. — PRIESTESS OF DIANA. — THEALMA IN FULL DRESS. — DWELLING OF THE WITCH ORANDRA.
12. 12.CATHARINE PHILLIPS. — THE INQUIRY. — A FRIEND.
13. 13.MARGARET, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE. — MELANCHOLY DESCRIBED BY MIRTH. — MELANCHOLY DESCRIBING HERSELF.
14. 14.THOMAS STANLEY. — CELIA SINGING. — SPEAKING AND KISSING. — LA BELLE CONFIDANTE. — THE LOSS. — NOTE ON ANACREON.
15. 15.ANDREW MARVELL. — THE EMIGRANTS. — THE NYMPH COMPLAINING FOR THE DEATH OF HER FAWN. — ON PARADISE LOST. — THOUGHTS IN A GARDEN. — SATIRE ON HOLLAND.
16. 16.IZAAK WALTON. — THE ANGLER'S WISH.
17. 17.JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER — SONG. — SONG.
18. 18.THE EARL OF ROSCOMMON. — FROM "AN ESSAY ON TRANSLATED VERSE."
19. 19.CHARLES COTTON. — INVITATION TO IZAAK WALTON. — A VOYAGE TO IRELAND IN BURLESQUE. — CANTO II — CANTO III.
20. 20.DR HENRY MORE. — OPENING OF SECOND PART OF 'PSYCHOZOIA.' — EXORDIUM OF THIRD PART. — DESTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF ALL THINGS. — A DISTEMPERED FANCY. — SOUL COMPARED TO A LANTERN.
21. 21.WILLIAM CHAMBERLAYNE. — ARGALIA TAKEN PRISONER BY THE TURKS.
22. 22.HENRY VAUGHAN. — ON A CHARNEL-HOUSE. — ON GOMBAULD'S ENDYMION. — APOSTROPHE TO FLETCHER THE DRAMATIST. — PICTURE OF THE TOWN. — THE GOLDEN AGE. — REGENERATION. — RESURRECTION AND IMMORTALITY. — THE SEARCH. — ISAAC'S MARRIAGE. — MAN'S FALL AND RECOVERY. — THE SHOWER. — BURIAL. — CHEERFULNESS. — THE PASSION. — RULES AND LESSONS. — REPENTANCE. — THE DAWNING. — THE TEMPEST. — THE WORLD. — THE CONSTELLATION. — MISERY. — MOUNT OF OLIVES. — ASCENSION-DAY. — COCK-CROWING. — THE PALM-TREE. — THE GARLAND. — LOVE-SICK. — PSALM CIV. — THE TIMBER. — THE JEWS. — PALM-SUNDAY. — PROVIDENCE. — ST MARY MAGDALENE. — THE RAINBOW. — THE SEED GROWING SECRETLY. — CHILDHOOD. — ABEL'S BLOOD. — RIGHTEOUSNESS. — JACOB'S PILLOW AND PILLAR. — THE FEAST. — THE WATERFALL.
23. 23.DR JOSEPH BEAUMONT. — HELL. — JOSEPH'S DREAM. — PARADISE. — EVE. — TO THE MEMORY OF HIS WIFE. — IMPERIAL ROME PERSONIFIED. — END.
24. 24.MISCELLANEOUS PIECES. — FROM ROBERT HEATH. — WHAT IS LOVE? — PROTEST OF LOVE. — TO CLARASTELLA. — BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. — MY MIND TO ME A KINGDOM IS. (FROM BYRD'S 'PSALMS, SONNETS,' ETC. 1588.) — THE OLD AND YOUNG COURTIER. — THERE IS A GARDEN IN HER FACE. — HALLO, MY FANCY. — THE FAIRY QUEEN.

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