The Ron JOHN Earle of Rochester &c. Born Ap. 1648.Died 26 July 1680.

THE

WORKS

OF

JOHN

EARL of ROCHESTER.

Containing

POEM S,

On SEVERAL OCCASIONS:
His Lordship's

LETTE

T TERS

To Mr. Savil and Mrs. * *:

WITH

YALENTINIAN

A TRAGEDY.

Never before Publish'd together.

LONDON: Printed for JACOS TONSON,
at Shakespear's Head over-against Katherine-
freet in the Strand. MDCC XIV.

THE

PREFACE

TO THE

READER.

By Mr. RT MER.

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Mongft the Ancients, Horace defervedly bears the Name from 'em all, for Occafional Poems; many of which were addrefs'd to Pollio, Mecanas and Auguftus, the greateft Men, and the best Judges, and all his Poetry overlook'd by them. This made him of the Temper not to part with a Piece over-haftily; but to bring his Matter to a Review, to cool a little, and think twice before it went out of his Hands.

On the contrary, my Lord Rochester was loofe from all Difcipline of that kind. He found

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