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

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      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 Charles II

      Prologue to the 'Maid's Tragedy'

      Epilogue to the 'Maid's Tragedy,' Spoken by the the King

      Another Epilogue to the 'Maid's Tragedy,' Designed upon the first

       Alteration of the Play, when the King only was left Alive

      EPIGRAMS, EPITAPHS, AND FRAGMENTS:—

      Under a Lady's Picture

      Of a Lady who Writ in Praise of Mira

      To One Married to an Old Man

      An Epigram on a Painted Lady with ill Teeth

      Epigram upon the Golden Medal

      Written on a Card that Her Majesty tore at Ombre

      To Mr. Granville (now Lord Lansdowne), on his Verses to King James II

      Long and Short Life

      Translated out of Spanish

      Translated out of French

      Some Verses of an Imperfect Copy, Designed for a Friend, on his

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