Poems

Another Phoebus make haste, the day’s too long, be gone, The silent night’s the fittest time for moan; But stay this once, unto my suit give […]

Another (II) As loving hind that (hartless) wants her deer, Scuds through the woods and fern with hark’ning ear, Perplext, in every bush and nook doth […]

As spring the winter doth succeed May 13, 1657. As spring the winter doth succeed, And leaues the naked Trees doe dresse, The earth all black […]

As weary pilgrim, now at rest As weary pilgrim, now at rest, Hugs with delight his silent nest His wasted limbes, now lye full soft That […]

Before the Birth of One of Her Children All things within this fading world hath end, Adversity doth still our joys attend; No ties so strong, […]

By Night when Others Soundly Slept By night when others soundly slept And hath at once both ease and Rest, My waking eyes were open kept […]

Contemplations Sometime now past in the Autumnal Tide, When Ph{oe}bus wanted but one hour to bed, The trees all richly clad, yet void of pride, Were […]

Davids Lamentation for Saul and Jonathan. 2. Sam. 1. 19.Alas slain is the Head of Israel, Illustrious Saul whose beauty did excell, Upon thy places mountainous […]

Deliverance from a Fit of Fainting Worthy art Thou, O Lord, of praise, But ah! It’s not in me. My sinking heart I pray Thee raise […]

Deliverance From Another Sore Fit In my distress I sought the Lord When naught on earth could comfort give, And when my soul these things abhorred, […]