Poems

On Six Cambridge Lasses Bathing Themselves When bashfull daylight now was gone And night, that hides a blush, came on. Sixe Pretty Nymphes to wash away […]

Upon His Picture When age hath made me what I am not now, And every wrinkle tells me where the plow Of time hath furrowed; when […]

The Mirror for Magistrates: The Induction The wrathful winter, ‘proaching on apace, With blustering blasts had all ybar’d the treen, And old Saturnus, with his frosty […]

Dear Pretty Youth Dear pretty youth, unveil your eyes, How can you sleep when I am by? Were I with you all night to be, Methinks […]

Halcyon Days Halcyon days, now wars are ending. You shall find where-e’er you sail Tritons all the while attending With a kind and gentle gale.

Love In Their Little Veins Inspires Love in their little veins inspires their cheerful notes, their soft desires. While heat makes buds and blossoms spring, those […]

Love Quickly Is Pall’d Love quickly is pall’d, Tho’ with labour ’tis gain’d; Wine never does cloy Tho’ with ease ’tis obtain’d. We sing while you […]

Nymphs And Shepherds Nymphs and shepherds, come away. In the groves let’s sport and play, For this is Flora’s holiday, Sacred to ease and happy love, […]

Prepare, Prepare Prepare, prepare, new Guests draw near And on the brink of Hell appear. Kindle fresh Flame of Sulphur there. Assemble all ye Fiends, Wait […]

Your Awful Voice Your awful voice I hear and I obey, Brother to Jove and monarch of the sea. Come down, my blusterers, swell no more, […]