A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick
1 By Robert Herrick 2 PREFACE 3 1. THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK 4 2. TO HIS MUSE 5 3. WHEN HE WOULD HAVE HIS VERSES READ 6 4. TO HIS BOOK 7 5. TO HIS BOOK 8 6. TO HIS BOOK 9 7. TO MISTRESS KATHARINE BRADSHAW, THE LOVELY, THAT CROWNED HIM WITH LAUREL 阅读中 10 8. TO HIS VERSES 11 9. NOT EVERY DAY FIT FOR VERSE 12 10. HIS PRAYER TO BEN JONSON 13 11. HIS REQUEST TO JULIA 14 12. TO HIS BOOK 15 13. HIS POETRY HIS PILLAR 16 14. TO HIS BOOK 17 15. UPON HIMSELF 18 16. THE COUNTRY LIFE: 19 17. TO PHILLIS, TO LOVE AND LIVE WITH HIM 20 18. THE WASSAIL 21 19. THE FAIRIES 22 20. CEREMONY UPON CANDLEMAS EVE 23 21. CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS EVE 24 22. THE CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS DAY 25 23. FAREWELL FROST, OR WELCOME SPRING 26 24. TO THE MAIDS, TO WALK ABROAD 27 25. CORINA'S GOING A MAYING 28 26. THE MAYPOLE 29 27. THE WAKE 30 28. THE HOCK-CART, OR HARVEST HOME: TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MILDMAY, EARL OF WESTMORLAND 31 29. THE BRIDE-CAKE 32 30. THE OLD WIVES' PRAYER 33 31. THE BELL-MAN 34 33. TO THE GENIUS OF HIS HOUSE 35 33. HIS GRANGE, OR PRIVATE WEALTH 36 34. A PASTORAL UPON THE BIRTH OF PRINCE CHARLES: PRESENTED TO THE KING, AND SET BY MR NIC. LANIERE 37 35. A DIALOGUE BETWIXT HIMSELF AND MISTRESS ELIZA WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF AMARILLIS 38 36. A BUCOLIC BETWIXT TWO; LACON AND THYRSIS 39 37. A PASTORAL SUNG TO THE KING 40 38. TO THE WILLOW-TREE 41 39. THE FAIRY TEMPLE; OR, OBERON'S CHAPEL 42 40. OBERON'S FEAST 43 41. THE BEGGAR TO MAB, THE FAIRY QUEEN 44 42. THE HAG 45 43. THE MAD MAID'S SONG 46 44. THE CHEAT OF CUPID; OR, THE UNGENTLE GUEST 47 45. UPON CUPID 48 46. TO BE MERRY 49 47. UPON HIS GRAY HAIRS 50 48. AN HYMN TO THE MUSES 51 49. THE COMING OF GOOD LUCK 52 50. HIS CONTENT IN THE COUNTRY 53 51. HIS RETURN TO LONDON 54 52. HIS DESIRE 55 53. AN ODE FOR BEN JONSON 56 54. TO LIVE MERRILY, AND TO TRUST TO GOOD VERSES 57 55. THE APPARITION OF HIS, MISTRESS, CALLING HIM TO ELYSIUM 58 56. THE INVITATION 59 57. TO SIR CLIPSBY CREW 60 58. A COUNTRY LIFE: TO HIS BROTHER, MR THOMAS HERRICK 61 59. TO HIS PECULIAR FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS 62 60. A PARANAETICALL, OR ADVISIVE VERSE TO HIS FRIEND, MR JOHN WICKS 63 61. TO HIS HONOURED AND MOST INGENIOUS FRIEND MR CHARLES COTTON 64 62. A NEW YEAR'S GIFT, SENT TO SIR SIMEON STEWARD 65 63. AN ODE TO SIR CLIPSBY CREW 66 64. A PANEGYRIC TO SIR LEWIS PEMBERTON 67 65. ALL THINGS DECAY AND DIE 68 66. TO HIS DYING BROTHER, MASTER WILLIAM HERRICK 69 67. HIS AGE: 70 68. THE BAD SEASON MAKES THE POET SAD 71 69. ON HIMSELF 72 70. HIS WINDING-SHEET 73 71. ANACREONTIC 74 72. TO LAURELS 75 73. ON HIMSELF 76 74. ON HIMSELF 77 75. TO ROBIN RED-BREAST 78 76. THE OLIVE BRANCH 79 77. THE PLAUDITE, OR END OF LIFE 80 78. TO GROVES 81 79. MRS ELIZ: WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF THE LOST SHEPHERDESS 82 80. A VOW TO VENUS 83 81. UPON LOVE 84 82. UPON JULIA'S CLOTHES 85 83. THE BRACELET TO JULIA 86 84. UPON JULIA'S RIBBON 87 85. TO JULIA 88 86. ART ABOVE NATURE: TO JULIA 89 87. HER BED 90 88. THE ROCK OF RUBIES, AND THE QUARRY OF PEARLS 91 89. THE PARLIAMENT OF ROSES TO JULIA 92 90. UPON JULIA'S RECOVERY 93 91. UPON JULIA'S HAIR FILLED WITH DEW 94 92. CHERRY RIPE 95 93. THE CAPTIVE BEE; OR, THE LITTLE FILCHER 96 94. UPON ROSES 97 95. HOW HIS SOUL CAME ENSNARED 98 96. UPON JULIA'S VOICE 99 97. THE NIGHT PIECE: TO JULIA 100 98. HIS COVENANT OR PROTESTATION TO JULIA 101 99. HIS SAILING FROM JULIA 102 100. HIS LAST REQUEST TO JULIA 103 101. THE TRANSFIGURATION 104 102. LOVE DISLIKES NOTHING 105 103. UPON LOVE 106 104. TO DIANEME 107 105. TO PERENNA 108 106. TO OENONE. 109 107. TO ELECTRA 110 108. TO ANTHEA, WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANY THING 111 109. ANTHEA'S RETRACTATION 112 110. LOVE LIGHTLY PLEASED 113 111. TO DIANEME 114 112. UPON HER EYES 115 113. UPON HER FEET 116 114. UPON A DELAYING LADY 117 115. THE CRUEL MAID 118 116. TO HIS MISTRESS, OBJECTING TO HIM NEITHER TOYING OR TALKING 119 117. IMPOSSIBILITIES: TO HIS FRIEND 120 118. THE BUBBLE: A SONG 121 119. DELIGHT IN DISORDER 122 120. TO SILVIA 123 121. TO SILVIA TO WED 124 122. BARLEY-BREAK; OR, LAST IN HELL 125 123. ON A PERFUMED LADY 126 124. THE PARCAE; OR, THREE DAINTY DESTINIES: THE ARMILET 127 125. A CONJURATION: TO ELECTRA 128 126. TO SAPHO 129 127. OF LOVE: A SONNET 130 128. TO DIANEME 131 129. TO DIANEME 132 130. KISSING USURY 133 131. UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESSES 134 132. THE WOUNDED HEART 135 133. HIS MISTRESS TO HIM AT HIS FAREWELL 136 134. CRUTCHES 137 135. TO ANTHEA 138 136. TO ANTHEA 139 137. TO HIS LOVELY MISTRESSES 140 138. TO PERILLA 141 139. A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS 142 140. TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME 143 142. HIS LOSS 144 143. THINGS MORTAL STILL MUTABLE 145 144. NO MAN WITHOUT MONEY 146 145. THE PRESENT TIME BEST PLEASETH 147 147. SATISFACTION FOR SUFFERINGS 148 148. WRITING 149 149. THE DEFINITION OF BEAUTY 150 150. A MEAN IN OUR MEANS 151 152. TEARS AND LAUGHTER 152 154. ON LOVE 153 155. PEACE NOT PERMANENT 154 158. WIT PUNISHED PROSPERS MOST 155 161. TO YOUTH 156 162. TO ENJOY THE TIME 157 163. FELICITY QUICK OF FLIGHT 158 166. LOVE, WHAT IT IS 159 167. DREAMS 160 169. SAFETY ON THE SHORE 161 170. UPON A PAINTED GENTLEWOMAN 162 173. TO LIVE FREELY 163 174. NOTHING FREE-COST 164 175. MAN'S DYING-PLACE UNCERTAIN 165 176. LOSS FROM THE LEAST 166 178. UPON MAN 167 179. PURPOSES 168 180. FOUR THINGS MAKE US HAPPY HERE 169 181. THE WATCH 170 182. UPON THE DETRACTER 171 183. ON HIMSELF 172 184. I CALL AND I CALL 173 185. THE SUCCESSION OF THE FOUR SWEET MONTHS 174 186. TO BLOSSOMS 175 187. THE SHOWER OF BLOSSOMS 176 188. TO THE ROSE: SONG 177 189. THE FUNERAL RITES OF THE ROSE 178 190. THE BLEEDING HAND; OR THE SPRIG OF EGLANTINE GIVEN TO A MAID 179 191. TO CARNATIONS: A SONG 180 192. TO PANSIES 181 193. HOW PANSIES OR HEARTS-EASE CAME FIRST 182 194. WHY FLOWERS CHANGE COLOUR 183 195. THE PRIMROSE 184 196. TO PRIMROSES FILLED WITH MORNING DEW 185 197. TO DAISIES, NOT TO SHUT SO SOON 186 198. TO DAFFADILS 187 199. TO VIOLETS 188 200. THE APRON OF FLOWERS 189 201. THE LILY IN A CRYSTAL 190 202. TO MEADOWS 191 203. TO A GENTLEWOMAN, OBJECTING TO HIM HIS GRAY HAIRS 192 204. THE CHANGES: TO CORINNA 193 205. UPON MRS ELIZ. WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF AMARILLIS 194 206. NO FAULT IN WOMEN 195 207. THE BAG OF THE BEE 196 208. THE PRESENT; OR, THE BAG OF THE BEE: 197 209. TO THE WATER-NYMPHS DRINKING AT THE FOUNTAIN 198 210. HOW SPRINGS CAME FIRST 199 211. TO THE HANDSOME MISTRESS GRACE POTTER 200 212. A HYMN TO THE GRACES 201 213. A HYMN TO LOVE 202 214. UPON LOVE: BY WAY OF QUESTION AND ANSWER 203 215. LOVERS HOW THEY COME AND PART 204 216. THE KISS: A DIALOGUE 205 217. COMFORT TO A YOUTH THAT HAD LOST HIS LOVE 206 218. ORPHEUS 207 219. A REQUEST TO THE GRACES 208 220. A HYMN TO VENUS AND CUPID 209 221. TO BACCHUS: A CANTICLE 210 222. A HYMN TO BACCHUS 211 223. A CANTICLE TO APOLLO 212 224. TO MUSIC, TO BECALM A SWEET SICK YOUTH 213 225. TO MUSIC: A SONG 214 226. SOFT MUSIC 215 227. TO MUSIC 216 228. THE VOICE AND VIOL 217 229. TO MUSIC, TO BECALM HIS FEVER 218 230. A THANKSGIVING TO GOD, FOR HIS HOUSE 219 231. MATINS, OR MORNING PRAYER 220 232. GOOD PRECEPTS, OR COUNSEL 221 233. PRAY AND PROSPER 222 234. THE BELL-MAN 223 235. UPON TIME 224 236. MEN MIND NO STATE IN SICKNESS 225 237. LIFE IS THE BODY'S LIGHT 226 238. TO THE LADY CREWE, UPON THE DEATH OF HER CHILD 227 239. UPON A CHILD THAT DIED 228 240. UPON A CHILD 229 241. AN EPITAPH UPON A CHILD 230 242. AN EPITAPH UPON A VIRGIN 231 243. UPON A MAID 232 244. THE DIRGE OF JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER: SUNG BY THE VIRGINS 233 245. THE WIDOWS' TEARS; OR, DIRGE OF DORCAS 234 246. UPON HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, MISTRESS ELIZABETH HERRICK 235 247. TO HIS KINSWOMAN, MISTRESS SUSANNA HERRICK 236 248. ON HIMSELF 237 249. HIS WISH TO PRIVACY 238 250. TO HIS PATERNAL COUNTRY 239 251. COCK-CROW 240 252. TO HIS CONSCIENCE 241 253. TO HEAVEN 242 254. AN ODE OF THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOUR 243 255. TO HIS SAVIOUR, A CHILD; A PRESENT, BY A CHILD 244 256. GRACE FOR A CHILD 245 257. HIS LITANY, TO THE HOLY SPIRIT 246 258. TO DEATH 247 259. TO HIS SWEET SAVIOUR 248 260. ETERNITY 249 261. THE WHITE ISLAND: OR PLACE OF THE BLEST