Arranged with introduction by Francis Turner Palgrave
CONTENTS
[ 1. THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK ]
[ 3. WHEN HE WOULD HAVE HIS VERSES READ ]
[ 7. TO MISTRESS KATHARINE BRADSHAW, THE LOVELY ]
[ 9. NOT EVERY DAY FIT FOR VERSE ]
[ 10. HIS PRAYER TO BEN JONSON ]
[ 17. TO PHILLIS, TO LOVE AND LIVE WITH HIM ]
[ 20. CEREMONY UPON CANDLEMAS EVE ]
[ 21. CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS EVE ]
[ 22. THE CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS DAY ]
[ 23. FAREWELL FROST, OR WELCOME SPRING ]
[ 24. TO THE MAIDS, TO WALK ABROAD ]
[ 25. CORINA'S GOING A MAYING ]
[ 28. THE HOCK-CART, OR HARVEST HOME: ]
[ 33. TO THE GENIUS OF HIS HOUSE ]
[ 33. HIS GRANGE, OR PRIVATE WEALTH ]
[ 34. A PASTORAL UPON THE BIRTH OF PRINCE CHARLES: ]
[ 35. A DIALOGUE BETWIXT HIMSELF AND MISTRESS ELIZA WHEELER ]
[ 36. A BUCOLIC BETWIXT TWO; LACON AND THYRSIS ]
[ 37. A PASTORAL SUNG TO THE KING ]
[ 39. THE FAIRY TEMPLE; OR, OBERON'S CHAPEL ]
[ 41. THE BEGGAR TO MAB, THE FAIRY QUEEN ]
[ 44. THE CHEAT OF CUPID; OR, THE UNGENTLE GUEST ]
[ 49. THE COMING OF GOOD LUCK ]
[ 50. HIS CONTENT IN THE COUNTRY ]
[ 54. TO LIVE MERRILY, AND TO TRUST TO GOOD VERSES ]
[ 55. THE APPARITION OF HIS, MISTRESS, CALLING HIM TO ELYSIUM ]
[ 58. A COUNTRY LIFE: TO HIS BROTHER, MR THOMAS HERRICK ]
[ 59. TO HIS PECULIAR FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS ]
[ 60. A PARANAETICALL, OR ADVISIVE VERSE TO HIS FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS ]
[ 61. TO HIS HONOURED AND MOST INGENIOUS FRIEND MR CHARLES COTTON ]
[ 62. A NEW YEAR'S GIFT, SENT TO SIR SIMEON STEWARD ]
[ 63. AN ODE TO SIR CLIPSBY CREW ]
[ 64. A PANEGYRIC TO SIR LEWIS PEMBERTON ]
[ 65. ALL THINGS DECAY AND DIE ]
[ 66. TO HIS DYING BROTHER, MASTER WILLIAM HERRICK ]
[ 68. THE BAD SEASON MAKES THE POET SAD ]
[ 77. THE PLAUDITE, OR END OF LIFE ]
[ 79. MRS ELIZ: WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF THE LOST SHEPHERDESS ]
[ 86. ART ABOVE NATURE: TO JULIA ]
[ 88. THE ROCK OF RUBIES, AND THE QUARRY OF PEARLS ]
[ 89. THE PARLIAMENT OF ROSES TO JULIA ]
[ 91. UPON JULIA'S HAIR FILLED WITH DEW ]
[ 93. THE CAPTIVE BEE; OR, THE LITTLE FILCHER ]
[ 95. HOW HIS SOUL CAME ENSNARED ]
[ 97. THE NIGHT PIECE: TO JULIA ]
[ 98. HIS COVENANT OR PROTESTATION TO JULIA ]
[ 99. HIS SAILING FROM JULIA ]
[ 100. HIS LAST REQUEST TO JULIA ]
[ 102. LOVE DISLIKES NOTHING ]
[ 108. TO ANTHEA, WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANY THING ]
[ 109. ANTHEA'S RETRACTATION ]
[ 116. TO HIS MISTRESS, OBJECTING TO HIM NEITHER TOYING OR TALKING ]
[ 117. IMPOSSIBILITIES: TO HIS FRIEND ]
[ 122. BARLEY-BREAK; OR, LAST IN HELL ]
[ 124. THE PARCAE; OR, THREE DAINTY DESTINIES: THE ARMILET ]
[ 125. A CONJURATION: TO ELECTRA ]
[ 131. UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESSES ]
[ 133. HIS MISTRESS TO HIM AT HIS FAREWELL ]
[ 137. TO HIS LOVELY MISTRESSES ]
[ 139. A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS ]
[ 140. TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME ]
[ 143. THINGS MORTAL STILL MUTABLE ]
[ 145. THE PRESENT TIME BEST PLEASETH ]
[ 147. SATISFACTION FOR SUFFERINGS ]
[ 149. THE DEFINITION OF BEAUTY ]
[ 151. MONEY MAKES THE MIRTH ]
[ 158. WlT PUNISHED PROSPERS MOST ]
[ 163. FELICITY QUICK OF FLIGHT ]
[ 170. UPON A PAINTED GENTLEWOMAN ]
[ 175. MAN'S DYING-PLACE UNCERTAIN ]
[ 180. FOUR THINGS MAKE US HAPPY HERE ]
[ 185. THE SUCCESSION OF THE FOUR SWEET MONTHS ]
[ 187. THE SHOWER OF BLOSSOMS ]
[ 189. THE FUNERAL RITES OF THE ROSE ]
[ 190. THE BLEEDING HAND; OR THE SPRIG OF EGLANTINE GIVEN TO A MAID ]
[ 191. TO CARNATIONS: A SONG ]
[ 193. HOW PANSIES OR HEARTS-EASE CAME FIRST ]
[ 194. WHY FLOWERS CHANGE COLOUR ]
[ 196. TO PRIMROSES FILLED WITH MORNING DEW ]
[ 197. TO DAISIES, NOT TO SHUT SO SOON ]
[ 201. THE LILY IN A CRYSTAL ]
[ 203. TO A GENTLEWOMAN, OBJECTING TO HIM HIS GRAY HAIRS ]
[ 204. THE CHANGES: TO CORINNA ]
[ 205. UPON MRS ELIZ. WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF AMARILLIS ]
[ 208. THE PRESENT; OR, THE BAG OF THE BEE: ]
[ 209. TO THE WATER-NYMPHS DRINKING AT THE FOUNTAIN ]
[ 210. HOW SPRINGS CAME FIRST ]
[ 211. TO THE HANDSOME MISTRESS GRACE POTTER ]
[ 214. UPON LOVE: BY WAY OF QUESTION AND ANSWER ]
[ 215. LOVERS HOW THEY COME AND PART ]
[ 217. COMFORT TO A YOUTH THAT HAD LOST HIS LOVE ]
[ 219. A REQUEST TO THE GRACES ]
[ 220. A HYMN TO VENUS AND CUPID ]
[ 221. TO BACCHUS: A CANTICLE ]
[ 224. TO MUSIC, TO BECALM A SWEET SICK YOUTH ]
[ 229. TO MUSIC, TO BECALM HIS FEVER ]
[ 230. A THANKSGIVING TO GOD, FOR HIS HOUSE ]
[ 231. MATINS, OR MORNING PRAYER ]
[ 232. GOOD PRECEPTS, OR COUNSEL ]
[ 236. MEN MIND NO STATE IN SICKNESS ]
[ 237. LIFE IS THE BODY'S LIGHT ]
[ 238. TO THE LADY CREWE, UPON THE DEATH OF HER CHILD ]
[ 239. UPON A CHILD THAT DIED ]
[ 241. AN EPITAPH UPON A CHILD ]
[ 242. AN EPITAPH UPON A VIRGIN ]
[ 244. THE DIRGE OF JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER: SUNG BY THE VIRGINS ]
[ 245. THE WIDOWS' TEARS; OR, DIRGE OF DORCAS ]
[ 246. UPON HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, MISTRESS ELIZABETH HERRICK ]
[ 247. TO HIS KINSWOMAN, MISTRESS SUSANNA HERRICK ]
[ 250. TO HIS PATERNAL COUNTRY ]
[ 254. AN ODE OF THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOUR ]
[ 255. TO HIS SAVIOUR, A CHILD; A PRESENT, BY A CHILD ]