Poetry Codex

Metaphysical & Cavalier

Thomas Carew

1595–1640

Thomas Carew (1595–1640) was an English Cavalier poet at the court of Charles I, admired for the polish of his amorous lyrics.

His Poems (1640) circulated widely and shaped the courtly style later followed by Lovelace and Suckling.

Poems (115)

  1. The Spring
  2. To A. L. Perswasions to love.
  3. Lips and Eyes.
  4. A divine Mistris.
  5. SONG. A beautifull Mistris.
  6. A cruell Mistris.
  7. SONG. Murdring beautie.
  8. My mistris commanding me to returne her letters.
  9. Secresie protested.
  10. A prayer to the Wind.
  11. Mediocritie in love rejected. SONG.
  12. Good counsel to a young Maid. SONG.
  13. To my Mistris sitting by a Rivers side. AN EDDY.
  14. SONG. Conquest by flight.
  15. SONG. To my inconstant Mistris.
  16. SONG. Perswasions to enjoy.
  17. A deposition from Love.
  18. Ingratefull beauty threatned.
  19. Disdaine returned.
  20. A Looking-Glasse.
  21. An Elegie on the La: PEN: sent to my Mistresse out of France.
  22. To my Mistresse in absence.
  23. To her in absence. A SHIP.
  24. SONG. Eternitie of love protested.
  25. Upon some alterations in my Mistresse, after my departure into France.
  26. Good counsell to a young Maid.
  27. Celia bleeding, to the Surgeon.
  28. To T. H. a Lady resembling my Mistresse.
  29. To Saxham.
  30. Upon a Ribband.
  31. To the King at his entrance into Saxham, by Master Io. Crofts.
  32. Upon the sicknesse of (E. S.)
  33. A New-yeares Sacrifice. To Lucinda.
  34. SONG. To one who when I prais'd my Mistris beautie, said I was blind.
  35. SONG. To my Mistris, I burning in love.
  36. SONG. To her againe, she burning in a Feaver.
  37. Upon the Kings sicknesse.
  38. SONG. To a Lady not yet enjoy'd by her Husband.
  39. SONG. The willing Prisoner to his Mistris.
  40. A flye that flew into my Mistris her eye.
  41. SONG. Celia singing.
  42. SONG. Celia singing.
  43. SONG. To one that desired to know my Mistris.
  44. In the person of a Lady to her inconstant servant.
  45. Truce in Love entreated.
  46. To my Rivall.
  47. Boldnesse in love.
  48. A Pastorall Dialogue.
  49. Griefe ingrost.
  50. A Pastorall Dialogue.
  51. Red, and white Roses.
  52. To my Cousin (C. R.) marrying my Lady (A.)
  53. A Lover upon an Accident necessitating his departure, consults with Reason.
  54. Parting, Celia weepes.
  55. A Rapture.
  56. Epitaph on the Lady Mary Villers.
  57. An other.
  58. An other.
  59. Epitaph on the Lady S. Wife to Sir W. S.
  60. Maria Wentworth. Thomae Comitis Cleveland, filia praemortuae prima Virginiam animam exhaluit. An. Dom. Aet. suae.
  61. On the Duke of Buckingham. Beatissimis Manibus charissimi viri Illma Conjunx sic Parentavit.
  62. An other. Siste Hospes sive Indigena sive Advena vicissitudinis rerum memor pauca pellege.
  63. 2. Feminine Honour.
  64. 3. Separation of Lovers.
  65. 4. Incommunicabilitie of Love.
  66. Songs in the Play. A Lover in the disguise of an Amazon, is dearly beloved of his Mistresse.
  67. Another. A Lady rescued from death by a Knight, who in the instant leaves her, complaines thus.
  68. TO BEN. IOHNSON. Vpon occasion of his Ode of defiance annext to his Play of the new Inne.
  69. An Hymeneall Dialogue
  70. Obsequies to the Lady ANNE HAY.
  71. To the Countesse of Anglesie upon the immoderatly-by-herlamented death of her Husband.
  72. An Elegie upon the death of Doctor Donne, Deane of Pauls.
  73. In answer of an Elegiacall Letter upon the death of the King of Sweden from Aurelian Townsend, inviting me to write on that subject.
  74. Vpon Master W. Mountague his returne from travell.
  75. To Master W. Mountague.
  76. On the Mariage of T. K. and C. C. the morning stormie.
  77. For a Picture where a Queen Laments over the Tombe of a slaine Knight.
  78. To a Lady that desired I would love her.
  79. Upon my Lord Chiefe Iustice his election of my Lady A. W. for his Mistresse.
  80. To A. D. unreasonable distrustfull of her owne beauty.
  81. To my friend G. N. from Wrest.
  82. A New yeares gift. To the King.
  83. To the Queene.
  84. To the New-yeare for the Countesse of Carlile.
  85. To my Honoured friend, Master Thomas May, upon his Comedie, The Heire.
  86. To my worthy friend Master Geo. Sands, on his translation of the Psalmes.
  87. To my much honoured friend, HENRY: Lord CARY of Lepington, upon his translation of MALVEZZI.
  88. To my worthy Friend, M. D'AVENANT, Vpon his Excellent Play, The Iust Italian.
  89. To the Reader of Master William Davenant's Play.
  90. TO MY FRIEND, WILL. D'AVENANT.
  91. The Comparison.
  92. The Enquiry.
  93. The Sparke.
  94. The Complement.
  95. On sight of a Gentlewomans face in the water.
  96. A Song.
  97. Song.
  98. The second Rapture.
  99. The Hue and Cry.
  100. To his Mistris confined. Song.
  101. The Primrose.
  102. The tinder.
  103. A Song.
  104. The Carver. To his Mistris.
  105. To the Painter.
  106. Loves Courtship.
  107. On a Damaske rose sticking vpon a Ladies breast.
  108. The protestation a Sonnet.
  109. The tooth-ach cured by a kisse.
  110. To his jealous Mistris.
  111. The Dart.
  112. The mistake.
  113. (untitled)
  114. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SCAENE.
  115. In Praise of his Mistress

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