The Poets of the 17th Century - Volume II – William Habington to Mary Wroth: Volume II – William Habington to Mary Wroth

By Robert Herrick, John Milton and Katherine Philips

The Elizabethan age had almost departed and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories.

In England the Civil War had brought about the Will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body. But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent Restoration, Poetry had entered a golden age. John Milton, John Dryden, Ben Jonson are but a few of the luminaries whose great verse followed in the wake of the immortal William Shakespeare.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Portable Poetry
• Release date: Dec 12, 2023
• ISBN: 9781835470534

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The Poets of the Seventeenth Century

An Introduction

Volume II – William Habington to Mary Wroth

The Elizabethan age had almost departed and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories.

In England the Civil War had brought about the Will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body.  But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent Restoration, Poetry had entered a golden age. John Milton, John Dryden, Ben Jonson are but a few of the luminaries whose great verse followed in the wake of the immortal William Shakespeare.

Index of Contents

To Roses in the Bosom of Castara by William Habington

Virtue by George Herbert

Church Monuments by George Herbert

Discipline by George Herbert

Tears Flow No More by Lord Edward Herbert of Cherbury

Love's End by Lord Edward Herbert of Cherbury

O Lord in Me There Lieth Naught by Mary Sidney Herbert

To Music, To Becalm His Fever by Robert Herrick

To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time by Robert Herrick

To Primroses Filled With Morning Dew by Robert Herrick

To Find God by Robert Herrick

On A Sunbeam by Thomas Heyrick

On My First Son by Ben Jonson

On My First Daughter by Ben Jonson

To the Memory of My Beloved Master William Shakespeare and What He Hath Left Us by Ben Jonson

The Hourglass by Ben Jonson

Love, The Soul of Poetry by Anne Killigrew

On Death by Anne Killigrew

Renunciation by Henry King

Sonnet by Richard Lovelace

To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell

Eyes and Tears by Andrew Marvell

A Dialogue Between The Soul and Body by Andrew Marvell

The Gallery by Andrew Marvell

On His Blindness by John Milton

How Soon Hath Time by John Milton

Paradise Lost (Extract) by John Milton

A Quiet Soul by John Oldham

A Retired Friendship by Katherine Philips

Against Love by Katherine Philips

L'Amitie, To Mrs  M Awbrey by Katherine Philips

Friendship's Mystery To My Dearest Lucasia by Katherine Philips

A Song - If Wine And Music Hath the Power by Matthew Prior

Phyllis's Age by Matthew Prior

Since We Your Husband Daily See by Matthew Prior

Bowls by Francis Quarles

On the Works of Creation by Elizabeth Singer Rowe

On Fruition by Sir Charles Sedley

Phyllis Is My Only Joy by Charles Sedley

Nymphs And Shepherds by Thomas Shadwell

Prepare Prepare by Thomas Shadwell

Cease Warring Thoughts by James Shirley

The Glories of Our Blood and State (Also Known as Death's Final Conquest) by James Shirley

Celia, Sleeping or Singing by Thomas Stanley

Upon Christ His Birth by Sir John Suckling

The Place Of The Damned by Jonathan Swift

The Famous Speech Maker Of England Or Baron Lovel's Charge At The Azizes At Exon April 5th 1710 by Jonathan Swift

Whilst Shepherds Watch'd by Nahum Tate

To Mertill Who Desired Her to Speak to Clorinda of His Love by Elizabeth Taylor

Upon Kind and True Love by Aurelian Townsend

To The Countess of Salisbury by Aurelian Townsend

In Making Bodies Love Could Not Express by Thomas Traherne

Friends Departed by Henry Vaughan

The Waterfall by Henry Vaughan

Peace by Henry Vaughan

Go Lovely Rose by Edmund Waller

While I Listen to Thy Voice by Edmund Waller

A Dirge by John Webster

The Madman's Song by John Webster

Elegy on the Earl of Rochester by Anne Wharton

A Song of a Young Lady to Her Ancient Lover by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

Absent of Thee I Languish Still by Lord John Wilmot

The Imperfect Enjoyment by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

Sonnet by Mary Wroth

Sonnet XIV by Mary Wroth

THE POETS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

Volume II – William Habington to Mary Wroth

To Roses in the Bosom of Castara by William Habington

Ye blushing virgins happy are

   In the chaste nunnery of her breasts--

For he'd profane so chaste a fair,

   Whoe'er should call them Cupid's nests.

Transplanted thus how bright ye grow!

   How rich a perfume do ye yield!

In some close garden cowslips so

   Are sweeter than i' th' open field.

In those white cloisters live secure

   From the rude blasts of wanton breath!--

Each hour