The Poems of James ShirleyKing's crown Press, 1941 - 108 pages |
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... Court If he durst but Cuckold me . The Common - Wealth of Birds Let other Poets write of dogs , Some sing of fleas , or fighting frogs , Anothers Muse be catching fish , And every Bard cook his owne dish . The Common - wealth of Birds I ...
... Court If he durst but Cuckold me . The Common - Wealth of Birds Let other Poets write of dogs , Some sing of fleas , or fighting frogs , Anothers Muse be catching fish , And every Bard cook his owne dish . The Common - wealth of Birds I ...
Page 9
... Court , there are yeers , And look as fresh as when the Spring appears . One that loved none but deformed Women What should my Mistris do with hair ? Her frizling , curling , I can spare ; But let her forehead be well plough'd , And ...
... Court , there are yeers , And look as fresh as when the Spring appears . One that loved none but deformed Women What should my Mistris do with hair ? Her frizling , curling , I can spare ; But let her forehead be well plough'd , And ...
Page 11
... Court but rare appears ; And when in calmer years So much vertue , so much crime Shall be read both at one time : Treason shall want a Child , and your worth knowne , Posterity shall thank the Kingdoms grone . When I before did fancy ...
... Court but rare appears ; And when in calmer years So much vertue , so much crime Shall be read both at one time : Treason shall want a Child , and your worth knowne , Posterity shall thank the Kingdoms grone . When I before did fancy ...
Contents
To his Mistris upon the Bayes withered | 6 |
Vpon the death of K James | 14 |
A Prologue to Mr Fletchers Play in Ireland | 29 |
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agen Albans appear Ashm Bard Beaumont beauty Birds blood blush brest brow Carew Charles chast cheek commendatory Court Court Secret Cupid Cupid and Death dare death Donne doth Dyce Eccho edition Elegie Epilogue Epitaph Epithalamium euery eyes fair fear ffor flame Fleay Fletcher Gentlemen glory grace hair hath haue heart heaven Honoria and Mammon honour Howarth Hue and Cry James Shirley Jonson joyful King kisse Lady licensed lips Lord Loue Love Tricks lyric masque Mistris Muses Narcissus Nason night Nymph Odelia Ovid play poem Poet Prince printed probably Prol Prologue Queen selfe shee shew Shirley's sigh sing smile Song soul Stanley Stanza sweet tear tell Textual Notes thee thine thou thought Triumph of Beauty Venus verses vertue Virgin Viscount Savage Vpon Vppon Wittie Faire wonder yeers