Poems (Philips)

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POEMS

By the most deservedly Admired

Mrs. Katherine Philips,

The Matchless

ORINDA.

To which is added

Monsieur Corneille's Tragedies

OF

POMPEY and HORACE,

With several

Other Translations out of French.

LONDON:

Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate
next Grays-Inn Lane. MDCCX.

Chapters (not listed in original)

  • The Preface
  • The Earl of Orrery to Mrs. Philips
  • The Earl of Roscommon to Orinda: An Imitation of Horace
  • Upon Mrs. K. Philips her Poems
  • To the Excellent Orinda
  • To the Memory of the Excellent Orinda
  • To the Memory of the Incomparable Orinda
  • On the Death of Mrs. Katherine Philips

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THE

TABLE.

Upon the double Murther of King Charles I. in answer to a libellous Copy of Rhymes made by Vavasor Powel.
Pag. 1
On the numerous Access of the English to wait upon the King in Flanders.
2
Arion on a Dolphin, To his Majesty at his Passage into England.
4
On the fair Weather just at the Coronation, it having rained immediately before and after.
6
To the Queen's Majesty on her arrival at Portsmouth, May 14. 1662.
7
To the Queen's Mother's Majesty, Jan. 1. 166⁠0/1⁠.
9
Upon the Princess Royal her Return into England.
11
On the Death of the Illustrious Duke of Gloucester.
12
To her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York, on her commanding me to send her some Things I had written.
15
On the Death of the Queen of Bohemia.
16
On the third of September, 1651.
18
To the noble Palæmon, on his incomparable Discourse of Friendship.
19
To the Right Honourable Alice Countess of Carbury, at her coming into Wales.
21
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To Sir Edward Deering (the noble Silvander) on his Dream and Navy, personating Orinda's preferring Rosania before Solomon's Traffick to Ophir.
22
To Mr. Henry Lawes.
23
A Sea-Voyage from Tenby to Bristol, begun Sept. 5. 1652. sent from Bristol to Lucasi, Sept. 8. 1652.
26
Friendship's Mystery, To my dearest Lucasia.
28
Content, to my dearest Lucasia.
29
A Dialogue of Absence 'twixt Lucasia and Orinda. Set by Mr. Henry Lawes.
32
To my dearest Sister, Mrs. C. P. on her Marriage.
34
To Mr. Henry Vaughan, Silurist, on his Poems.
35
A retired Friendship, to Ardelia.
36
To Mrs. Mary Carne, when Philaster courted her.
38
To Mr. J. B. the noble Cratander, upon a Composition of his which he was not willing to own publickly.
40
To the excellent Mrs. Anne Owen, upon her receiving the Name of Lucasia, and Adoption into our Society, December 28. 1651.
41
To the truly noble Mrs. Anne Owen, on my first Approaches.
42
Lucasia.
43
Wiston Vault.
46
Friendship in Embleme, or the Seal, to my dearest Lucasia.
47
In Memory of F. P. who dyed at Acton, May 24. 1660. at Twelve Years and a half.
50
In Memory of that excellent Person Mrs. Mary Lloyd of Bodidrist in Denbighshire, who died Nov. 13. 1656. after she came thither from Pembrokeshire.
53
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To the truly competent Judge of Honour, Lucasia, upon a scandalous Libel made by J. J.
57
To Antenor, on a Paper of mine which J. J. threatens to publish to prejudice him.
60
Rosania shadowed whilst Mrs. Mary Awbrey.
61
To the Queen of Inconstancy, Regina Collier, in Antwerp.
64
To my excellent Lucasia, on our Friendship.
65
Rosania's private Marriage.
66
Injuriæ Amicitiæ.
68
To Regina Collier, on her Cruelty to Philaster.
70
To Philaster, on his Melancholy for Regina.
71
Philoclea's Parting.
ib.
To Rosania, now Mrs. Montague, being with her.
72
To my Lucasia.
74
On Controversies in Religion.
75
To the honoured Lady E. C.
78
Parting with Lucasia, a Song.
84
Against Pleasure. Set by Dr. Coleman.
85
A Prayer.
86
To Mrs. M. A. upon Absence.
89
To Mrs. Mary Awbrey.
90
In Memory of Mr. Cartwright.
91
Mr. Francis Finch, the excellent Palæmon.
ib.
To Mrs. M. A. at Parting.
94
To my dearest Antenor, on his Parting.
97
Engraven on Mr. John Collier's Tomb-stone at Bedlington.
98
On the little Regina Collier, on the same Tombstone.
99
Friendship.
ib.
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The Enquiry.
101
To my Lucasia, in Defence of declared Friendship.
103
A Resvery.
107
A Country Life.
111
To Mrs. Wogan, my honoured Friend, on the Death of her Husband.
114
In Memory of the most justly honoured, Mrs. Owen of Orielton.
116
A Friend.
118
L'Accord du Bien.
122
Invitation to the Country.
127
In Memory of Mrs. E. H.
129
On Rosania's Apostacy, and Lucasia's Friendship.
131
To my Lady Eliz. Boyle, singing Now Affairs, &c.
132
Submission.
133
2 Cor. 5. 19. God was in Christ reconciling the World to himself.
136
The World.
138
The Soul.
141
Happiness.
145
Death.
147
To the Queen's Majesty, on her late Sickness and Recovery.
148
Ode upon Mr. A. Cowley's Retirement.
150
The Irish Grey-hound.
153
Song, to the Tune of Sommes nous pas trops heureux.
155
A Dialogue betwixt Lucasia and Rosania, imitating that of gentle Thirsis.
ib.
Song to the Tune of Adieu Phillis.
157
An Epitaph on my honoured Mother Mrs. Philips of Portheynon in Cardiganshire, who dyed Jan. 1. 166⁠2/3⁠.
157
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Lucasia, Rosania, and Orinda Parting at a Fountain, July 1663.
159
A Farewel to Rosania.
160
To my Lady Anne Boyle saying I looked angrily upon her.
ib.
On the Welsh Language.
161
To the Countess of Thanet upon her Marriage.
163
On her Son H. P. at St. Syth's Church, where her Body also lyes interred.
165
On the Death of my Lord Rich, only Son to the Earl of Warwick, who died of the Small Pox, 1664.
166
The Virgin.
168
Upon the graving of her Name upon a Tree in Barne-Elms Walks.
169
To my dearest Friend Mrs. A. Owen, upon her greatest Loss.
ib.
Orinda to Lucasia, parting October 1661, at London.
172
On the first of January 1657.
175
To my Lady M. Cavendish, chusing the Name of Policrite.
ib.
Against Love.
177
A Dialogue of Friendship multiplied.
ib.
Rosania to Lucasia on her Letters.
179
To my Antenor, March 16. 166⁠1/2⁠.
180
A Triton to Lucasia going to Sea.
181
Orinda upon tittle Hector Philips.
183
To the Lady E. Boyle.
184
To my Lord Duke of Ormond upon the late Plot.
186
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To the Countess of Roscomon, with a Copy of Pompey.
186
On the Death of the truly honourable Sir Walter Lloyd, Knight.
188
Orinda to Lucasia.
191
To Celimena.
192
An Answer to another perswading a Lady to Marriage.
ib.
Lucasia and Orinda, parting with Pastora and Phillis at Ipswich.
193
Epitaph on my truly honoured P. Scipio.
194
To Mr. Sam. Cooper having taken Lucasia's Picture, given December 14. 1660.
196
Parting with a Friend.
197
To my dearest Friend upon her shunning Grandeur.
199
To Pastora being with her Friend.
202
To my Lord and Lady Dungannon on their Marriage, May 11, 1662.
204
To his Grace, Gilbert Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, July 10, 1664.
208
La Solitude de St. Amant, in French and English,
210
Tendres defers, out of French Prose.
226
Amanti ch' in pianti, &c.
ib.
A Pastoral of Mons. de Scudery's in the first Volume of Almahide, Englished.
227
Translation of Thomas a Kempis into Verse, out of Mons. Corneille.
242
Pompey, a Tragedy.
254
Horace, a Tragedy, Translated from Monsieur Corneille.
412


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