Metals grow within the mine, Man is born to live and die, Doves are mild, and lions grim: Pushes all things on to Love. Does the mifer doat on gold?. Should you this deny, you'll prove Nature is averfe to Love. As the wencher loves a lafs, A 2 2 When young maidens courtship fhun, EPIG R A M, ON THE POWER OF LOVE. BY MR. ABRAHAM COWLEY. N. B. This is delivered down by tradition as a production of that celebrated poet; and was spoken at the Weftminfter-School election, on the following fubject: 1 "Nullis amor eft medicabilis herbis." OL Daphne fees, and feeing her admires, SOL OVID. Which adds new flames to his celeftial fires: Had any remedy for Love been known, The god of Phyfic, fure, had cur'd his ownè CON An Elegy on the death of the Right Honourable An Elegy on the death of my loving friend and cou- A Dream of Elysium On his Majesty's return out of Scotland Song, on the fame A Vote A Poetical Revenge To the Dutchefs of Buckingham 65 67 70 72 73 76 78 To his very much honoured Godfather, Mr A. B. 79 A Tranflation of Verfes upon the Blessed Virgin, 86 II. That a pleasant Poverty is to be preferred before discontented Riches III. To his Mistress 3 87 89 Ode IV, V. In Commendation of the time we live under, the reign of our gracious king Charles 91 VI. Upon the Shortnefs of Man's Life An Anfwer to an Invitation to Cambridge MISCELLANIES. |