Category: POEMS

O do not grieve, dear heart, nor shed a tear, Since in your eyes my life doth still keep there,[note]keep there,] appear; 1664; appear: 1668[/note] And in your countenance my death I find; I’m[note]I’m] And 1653[/note] buried in your melancholy mind. But in your smiles I’m glorified to rise,                        5 And your pure…

The spring doth spin fine grass-green silk, of which Was woven[note]Was woven] To weave 1653[/note] a carpet, like the Persian, rich, And all about the borders, there were[note]were] are 1653[/note] spread Clusters of grapes, mixed green, blue, white, and red, And in the midst the gods in sundry shapes                                 …

A shady grove, where trees[note]where trees] trees grew 1653[/note] in equal space Did grow, seemed like[note]Did grow, seemed like] Which seem’d to be 1653[/note] a consecrated place. Through spreading boughs the[note]the] their 1653[/note] quivering light broke in, Much like to glass or crystal shivered thin; Those pieces small[note]Those pieces small] Which, when it is 1664,…

The garden, which[note]The garden, which] A Garden is, 1653[/note] some Paradise do call, Is placed just under[note]Is placed just under] The place is alwayes 1653[/note] th’equinoctial. Echoes there are most artificial made, And cooling grottoes, from the heat to shade. The azure sky is always bright and clear;                                5 No gross thick vapors…

The sweat of th’Earth through porous holes[note]The sweat of th’Earth through porous holes] Through Earth’s porous holes her sweat 1653[/note] doth pass, Which[note]Which] And 1664, 1668[/note] is the dew that lies upon the grass, Which[note]Which] Where 1653[/note] (like a lover kind) the Sun wipes clean, That her fair face may to the light be seen.…

[note]Of the Witches in Lapland that Make Winds] Witches of Lapland. 1653[/note] Lapland is the place from whence all winds come,[note]is the place from whence all winds come,] this is the place, where Winds (as some 1664; this is the place where Winds (as some 1668[/note] From[note]From] Believe ) from 1664, 1668[/note] witches, not from…

The four chief winds are giants, long[note]long] high 1664, 1668[/note] in length, And as broad[note]And as broad] As broad are 1653[/note] set, and wondrous great in strength. Their heads are more (as it doth clear[note]Their heads are more (as it doth clear] These Gyants have Heads (as it doth 1653[/note] appear) Than all[note]Than all] More…

[note]The Palace of the Fairy Queen] Her descending downe. 1653[/note] The stately palace in which the Queen[note]stately palace in which the Queen] Palace of the Queen wherein she 1664; Palace of the Queen, wherein she 1668[/note] dwells, Its fabric’s built all[note]Its fabric’s built all] Whose fabrick is built 1653; Its Fabrick’s built 1664[/note] of hodmandod…

This lovely sweet and beauteous Fairy Queen Begins to rise when Hesperus[note]Hesperus] Vespers star 1653[/note] is seen, For she is kin unto the god of night, Unto[note]Unto] So to 1653[/note] Diana, and the stars so bright, And so to all the rest in some degrees,                                   5 Yet not so near relation as to…

Where this Queen[note]Where this Queen] Queen 1664; QUEEN 1668[/note] Mab, and all her fairy fry[note]fairy fry] Company 1664; Company, 1668[/note] Are dancing[note]Are dancing] Dance 1664, 1668[/note] on a pleasant molehill high To[note]To] With fine 1653[/note] small straw pipes, wherein great[note]wherein great] sweet Musicks 1653[/note] pleasure They take, and[note]They take, and] By which they do 1653[/note]…