And for all this can give no reason why :
This is an holy-fifter, verily.

THE

FORCE

OF

LO V E.

Met
Lufc
Still
Part
'Tis
Quic
Mal

PRESERVED FROM AN OLD MANUSCRIPT.

THROW

THROW an apple up'a hill,

Down the apple tumbles still ;
Roll it down, it never stops
Till within the vale it drops :
So are all things prone to Love,
All below, and all above,
Down the mountain flows the stream,
Up ascends the lambent flame ;
Smoke and vapour mount the skies;
All preserve their unities;
Nought below, and nought above,
Seems averse, but prone to Love.
Stop the meteor in its flight,
Or the orient rays of light;
Bid Dan Phæbus not to shine,
Bid the planets not incline;
, 'Tis as vain, below, above,
To impede the course of Love.
Salamanders live in fire,
Eagles to the skies aspire,
Diamonds in their quarries lie,
Rivers do the sea supply:
Thus appears, below, above,
A propensity to Love,

Fish
Dom
Nat
Pur
Do
Or
DC
OC

T ili

a

Metals

grow

within the mine,
Luscious grapes upon the vine ;
Still the needle marks the pole ;
Parts are equal to whole :
'Tis a truth as clear, that Love
Quickens all, below, above.
Man is born to live and die,
Snakes to creep, and birds to fly ;
Fishes in the waters swim,
Doves are mild, and lions grim :
Nature thus, below, above,
Pushes all things on to Love.
Does the cedar love the mountain ?
Or the thirsty deer the fountain ?
Does the shepherd love his crook ?
Or the willow court the brook ?
Thus by Nature all things move,
Like a running stream, to Love.
Is the valiant hero bold ?
Does the miser doat on gold ?
Seek the birds in spring to pair ?
Breathes the rose-bud scented air?
Should
you

'11

prove
Nature is averse to Love.
As the wencher loves a lass,
As the toper loves his glass,
As the friar loves his cowl,
Or the millar loves the toll,
So do all, below, above,
Fly precipitate to Love,

Aa2

a

this deny, you

W..

When
young

maidens courtship shun,
When the moon out-shines the sun,
When the tigers lambs beget,
When the snow is black as jet,
When the planets cease to move,
Then Mali Nature cease to Love.

N. B. This is delivered down by tradition as a production of that celebrated poet; and was spoken at the Westminster-School election, on the following subjects

9

“ Nullis amor est medicabilis herbis.” OYID. VOL Daphne fees, and seeing her admires,

Which adds new flames to his celeftial fires :
Had any remedy for Love been known,
The god of Physic, sure, had cur'd his own,

CON.

CON TEN

Ε Ν Τ S

T S

OF

THE

FIRST V O Ļ U M E.

ELEGIA dedicatoria, ad illuftriffimam Academiam .

Page 3 Author's Preface to the edition of 1656

7 JUVENILE POEM S.

28

The Bookseller's Advertisement to the edition of 1674

25 To the Bishop of Lincoln

27 The Author's Preface to his Juvenile Poems To the Reader

30 CONSTANTIA AND PHILETUS

31 The Echo

35 The Song

37 The Letter. Philetus to Constantia Constantia to Philetus,

47 The Song.

49 The TRAGICAL HISTORY OF PYRAMUS AND THISBE

54 To the Right Worshipful, my very loving Master Mr.

Lambert Olbolston, Chief School-Master of Westminter School,

46

SYLVA: OR DIVERS COPIES OF VERSES

MADE UPON SUNDRY OCCASIONS,

67

An Elegy on the death of the Right Honourable

Dudley Lord Carleton, Viscount Dorchester, late Principal Secretary of State

64 An Elegy on the death of my loving friend and cou

sin Mr. Richard Clarke, Gent. late of Lincoln'sInn

65 A Dream of Elyfium On his Majesty's return out of Scotland

70 Song, on the same

72 A Vote

73 A Poetical Revenge

76 To the Dutchess of Buckingham

78 To his very much honoured Godfather, Mr A. B. 79 An Elegy on the Death of John Lyttleton, Esquire,

Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Lyttleton, who was drowned leaping into the water to save his younger brother

81 A Translation of Verses upon the Blessed Virgin,

written in Latin by the Right Worshipful Dr. A. 83 Ode I. On the praise of Poetry.

86 II. That a pleasant Poverty is to be preferred

before discontented Riches
III. To his Mistress
3"

Ode IV.

87 89