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ON THE EAST END.

EDMUNDUS WALLER CUI HOC MARMOR
SACRUM EST, COLESHILL NASCENDI

LOCUM HABUIT; CANTABRIGIAM
STUDENDI; PATREM ROBERTUM ET

EX HAMPDENA STIRPE MATREM:
COEPIT VIVERE III° MARTII, A. D. MDCV.
PRIMA UXOR ANNA EDWARDI BANKS
FILIA UNICA HÆRES. EX PRIMA BIS
PATER FACTUS; EX SECUNDA
TREDECIES; CUI ET DUO LUSTRA
SUPERSTES, OBIIT XXI OCTOB.
A. D. MDCLXXXVII.

ON THE NORTH SIDE.

HOC MARMORE EDMUNDO WALLER

MARIÆQUE EX SECUNDIS NUPTIIS
CONJUGI, PIENTISSIMIS PARENTIBUS,
PIISSIME PARENTAVIT EDMUNDUS
FILIUS HONORES BENE-MERENTIBUS
EXTREMOS DEDIT QUOS IPSE FUGIT.
EL. W. I. F. H. G. EX TESTAMENTO
H. M. P. IN JUL. MDCC.
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CON

CONTENTS.

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my Lady

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Page 1

Preface to the firft Edition of Mr. Waller's

Poems, after the Restoration; printed in the Year

1664

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7

Preface to the second Part of Mr. Waller's Poems;

Printed in the Year 1690

Of the Danger his Majefty (being Prince) escaped in

15

the Road at Saint Andero

Of his Majesty's receiving the News of the Duke of

Buckingham's Death

To the King on his Navy

On the taking of Salle

Upon his Majesty's repairing of St. Paul's

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24.

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28

30

To the Queen, occafioned upon fight of her Majefty's

Picture

Of the Queen

The Apology of Sleep, for not approaching the Lady

who can do any thing but fleep when she pleaseth 32

Puerperium

To the Queen-Mother of France, upon her landing 35

The Country to my Lady of Carlisle

The Countess of Carlisle in mourning

36

37

In answer to one who writ a Libel against the Countess

of Carlisle

39

Of

Of her Chamber

To Phyllis

Page 40

4.1

To my Lord of Northumberland, upon the Death of

To my Lord Admiral, of his late Sicknefs and Recovery

Song. "Stay, Phoebus, ftay!"

On my Lady Dorothy Sidney's Picture
To Van Dyck

At Pens-Hurft

To my Lord of Leicester

Of the Lady who can fleep when the pleases
Of the Mif-report of her being painted
Of her paffing through a Crowd of People
The Story of Phoebus and Daphne applied
Fabula Phobi et Daphnes

Song.

Say, lovely Dream! &c."

To Mrs. Braughton, Servant to Sachariffa
At Pens-Hurft

To my young Lady Lucy Sidney

To Amoret

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ibid.

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49

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51

52

53

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ibid.

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60

'The Battle of the Summer-Iflands, in three Cantos 68

For drinking of Healths

Song. "Chloris, farewel! &c."

Of my Lady Isabella playing on the Lute

To a Lady finging a Song of his compofing
Of Mrs. Arden

Of the Marriage of the Dwarfs

Page 81

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83

84

ibid.

85

Love's Farewell

86

Of loving at first Sight

The Bud

Song. "Behold the brand of Beauty tost!”

On the Discovery of a Lady's Painting

To a Lady, from whom he received a Silver Pen
To Chloris

Song. "While I listen to thy Voice"

The Self-banish'd

Song. “Go, lovely Rose!”

Thyrfis, Galatea

On the Head of a Stag

To a Lady in Retirement

ibid.

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95

96

ibid.

97

ibid.

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100

102

The Mifer's Speech; in a Masque

Upon Ben Jonfon

103

104.

ibid.

106

On Mr. John Fletcher's Plays.

To Mr. George Sandys, on his Tranflation of fome

Parts of the Bible

107

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