Reprinted, 1883, 1887, 1892, 1896, 1899, 1905, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916

CONTENTS.

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BEN JONSON (1573-1637)

Echo's Lament of Narcissus (from Cynthia's Revels)

Venetian Song (from Volpone)

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Song before the Entry of the Masquers (from The Fortunate Isles)

Ode to Himself (after the failure of The New Inn)

WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN (1585-1649) .

On Court-Worm

To Fool or Knave.

On Lucy, Countess of Bedford

Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy

Epitaph on Elizabeth L. H.

An Ode to Himself (from Underwoods)

To the Memory of my Beloved Master William Shakespeare (from

the First Folio)

Epitaph on the Countess of Pembroke (from Underwoods)

Epitaph on Master Philip Gray (from Underwoods)

Epode (from The Forest).

To Heaven (from The Forest)

Extracts from the Poems:

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Sonnet to Sir W. Alexander (from The Cypresse Grove)

SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1580-1640)

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Lines on the Tombs in Westminster. By BEAUMONT

Song (from The Maid's Tragedy). By BEAUMONT & FLETCHER

The Satyr (from The Faithful Shepherdess). By FLETCHER

The River God to Amoret (from the Same)

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The Praise of Fortune (from Old Fortunatus)

Rustic Song (from The Sun's Darling)

JOHN FORD (1586-1640?)

Penthea's Dying Song (from The Broken Heart)

Calantha's Dirge (from the Same)

Awakening Song (from The Lover's Melancholy)

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W. Minto

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The praise of Sidney

A colour passage

The description of Walla

The song of Tavy

The complaint of Pan

The song of Celadyne

A comparison

Song (from Minor Poems)

The Charm (from The Inner Temple Masque)

Prof. J. W. Hales 104

The Author's Resolution in a Sonnet (from Fidelia).

Love Poems (from The Mistress of Philarete)

A Christmas Carol

SIR HENRY WOTTON (1568-1639)

The Character of a Happy Life

On his Mistress, the Queen of Bohemia

THOMAS CAREW (1589-1639)

Song

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WILLIAM HABINGTON (1605-1654)

To Roses in the bosom of Castara

To Cupid, upon a dimple in Castara's cheek