Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham. Edmund Waller

but Sleep when she Pleases

      Puerperium

      A La Malade

      Upon the Death of my Lady Rich

      Of Love

      For Drinking of Healths

      Of my Lady Isabella, Playing on the Lute

      Of Mrs. Arden

      Of the Marriage of the Dwarfs

      Love's Farewell

      From a Child

      On a Girdle

      The Fall

      Of Sylvia

      The Bud

      On the Discovery of a Lady's Painting

      Of Loving at First Sight

      The Self-Banished

      A Panegyric to my Lord Protector, of the Present Greatness, and Joint

       Interest, of His Highness, and this Nation

      On the Head of a Stag

      The Miser's Speech, in a Masque

      Chloris and Hylas, made to a Saraband

      In Answer of Sir John Suckling's Verses

      An Apology for having Loved Before

      The Night-Piece; or, a Picture Drawn in the Dark

      On the Picture of a Fair Youth, Taken after he was Dead

      On a Brede of Divers Colours, Woven by Four Ladies

      Of a War with Spain, and Fight at Sea

      Upon the Death of the Lord Protector

      On St. James's Park, as lately Improved by His Majesty

      Of Her Royal Highness, Mother to the Prince of Orange; and of her

       Portrait, Written by the Late Duchess of York, while she Lived with her

      Upon Her Majesty's New Buildings at Somerset House

      Of a Tree Cut in Paper

      Verses to Dr. George Rogers, on his Taking the Degree of Doctor of Physic at Padua, in the Year 1664

      Instructions to a Painter, for the Drawing of the Posture and Progress of His Majesty's Forces at Sea, under the Command of His Highness-Royal; together with the Battle and Victory obtained over the Dutch, June 3, 1665

      Of English Verse

      These Verses were Writ in the Tasso of Her Royal Highness

      The Triple Combat

      Upon our Late Loss of the Duke of Cambridge

      Of the Lady Mary, Princess of Orange

      Upon Ben Johnson

      On Mr. John Fletcher's Plays

      Upon the Earl of Roscommon's Translation of Horace, 'De Arte Poetica;' and of the Use of Poetry

      On the Duke of Monmouth's Expedition into Scotland in the Summer

       Solstice

      Of an Elegy made by Mrs. Wharton on the Earl of Rochester

      Of Her Majesty, on New-Year's Day, 1683

      Of Tea, Commended by Her Majesty

      Of the Invasion and Defeat of the Turks, in the Year 1683

      A Presage of the Ruin of the Turkish Empire; Presented to His Majesty

       King James II. on His Birthday

      EPISTLES:—

      To the King, on His Navy

      To Mr. Henry Lawes, who had then newly set a Song of mine in the Year 1635

      The Country to my Lady Carlisle

      To Phyllis

      To the Queen-Mother of France, upon Her Landing

      To Vandyck

      To my Lord of Leicester

      To Mrs. Braughton, Servant to Saccharissa

      To my Young Lady Lucy Sydney

      To Amoret

      To my Lord of Falkland

      To my Lord Northumberland, upon the Death of his Lady

      Lord Admiral, of his late Sickness and Recovery

      To the Queen, occasioned upon sight of Her Majesty's Picture

      To Amoret

      To Phyllis

      To Sir William Davenant, upon his Two First Books of Gondibert

      To my Worthy Friend, Mr. Wase, the Translator of Gratius

      To a Friend, on the different Success of their Loves

      To Zelinda

      To my Lady Morton, on New-Year's Day, at the Louvre in Paris

      To a Fair Lady, Playing with a Snake

      To his Worthy Friend Master Evelyn, upon his Translation of 'Lucretius.'

      To his Worthy Friend Sir Thomas Higgons, upon his Translation of 'The

       Venetian Triumph'

      To a Lady Singing a Song of his Composing

      To the Mutable Fair

      To a Lady, from whom he Received a Silver Pen

      To Chloris

      To a Lady in Retirement

      To Mr. George Sandys, on his Translation of some Parts of the Bible

      To the King, upon His Majesty's Happy Return

      To a Lady, from whom he Received the Copy of the Poem entitled, 'Of a

       Tree Cut in Paper,' which for many years had been Lost

      To the Queen, upon Her Majesty's Birthday, after Her happy Recovery from a Dangerous Sickness

      To Mr. Killigrew, upon his Altering his Play, 'Pandora,' from a Tragedy into a Comedy, because not Approved on the Stage

      To a Person of Honour, upon his Incomparable, Incomprehensible Poem, entitled, 'The British Princes,'

      To a Friend of the Author, a Person of Honour, who lately Writ a

       Religious Book, entitled, 'Historical Applications, and Occasional

       Meditations, upon several Subjects

      To the Duchess of Orleans, when she was taking Leave of the Court at

       Dover

      To Chloris

      To the King

      To the Duchess, when he Presented this Book to Her Royal Highness

      To Mr. Creech, on his Translation of 'Lucretius'

      SONGS:—

      Stay, Phoebus

      Peace, Babbling Muse

      Chloris! Farewell

      To Flavia

      Behold the Brand of Beauty Toss'd

      While I Listen to thy Voice

      Go, Lovely Rose

      Sung by Mrs. Knight to Her Majesty, on Her Birthday

      Song

      PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUE:—

      Prologue for the Lady-Actors, Spoken before King