Poetry Codex

Metaphysical & Cavalier

William Drummond of Hawthornden

1585–1649

William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585–1649) was the first considerable Scottish poet to write in English rather than Scots.

His polished sonnets and elegies were shaped by his wide reading in French and Italian verse.

Poems (228)

  1. Sonnet 1
  2. Sonnet 2
  3. Sonnet 3
  4. Sonnet 4
  5. Sonnet 5
  6. Sonnet 6
  7. Sonnet 7
  8. Sonnet 8
  9. Sonnet 9
  10. Sonnet 10
  11. Sonnet 11
  12. SONG
  13. SONNETS
  14. Sonnet 12
  15. Sonnet 13
  16. Sonnet 14
  17. Sonnet 15
  18. Sonnet 16
  19. Sonnet 17
  20. MADRIGALL
  21. Sonnet 18
  22. Sonnet 19
  23. Sonnet 20
  24. Sonnet 21
  25. SEXTAIN
  26. Sonnet 22
  27. Sonnet 23
  28. Sonnet 24
  29. Sonnet 25
  30. Sonnet 26
  31. Sonnet 27
  32. Sonnet 28
  33. Sonnet 29
  34. Sonnet 30
  35. SONG
  36. Sonnet 31
  37. Sonnet 32
  38. Sonnet 33
  39. MADRIGALL
  40. Sonnet 34
  41. Sonnet 35
  42. Sonnet 36
  43. MAD
  44. Sonnet 37
  45. Sonnet 38
  46. MAD
  47. MADRIGALL
  48. Sonnet 39
  49. Sonnet 40
  50. Sonnet 41
  51. MAD
  52. Sonnet 42
  53. SEXTAIN
  54. Sonnet 43
  55. Sonnet 44
  56. Sonnet 45
  57. Sonnet 46
  58. Sonnet 47
  59. Sonnet 48
  60. Sonnet 49
  61. MADRIGALL
  62. Sonnet 50
  63. Sonnet 51
  64. Sonnet 52
  65. Sonnet 53
  66. Sonnet 54
  67. Sonnet 55
  68. Sonnet 56
  69. Sonnet 57
  70. MAD
  71. Sonnet 58
  72. Sonnet 59
  73. MAD
  74. SONG
  75. MAD
  76. Sonnet 60
  77. MADRIGALL
  78. Sonnet 61
  79. SONG
  80. URANIA
  81. Sonnet 62
  82. MADRIGALL
  83. Alexis
  84. Clorus
  85. Moeris
  86. To the Author
  87. Teares on the Death of MOELIADES
  88. (untitled)
  89. (untitled)
  90. Sonnet 63
  91. The Pourtrait of Mars and Venus
  92. Narcissus
  93. Dameta's Dreame
  94. Cherries
  95. Icarus
  96. On his Lady, beholding her selfe in a Marble
  97. To sleep
  98. A pleasant deceit
  99. The Canon
  100. Thais Metamorphosis
  101. The quality of a Kisse
  102. His Ladies Dog
  103. An Almanack
  104. The Silk-Worme of Love
  105. Deep impression of Love to his Mistris
  106. A Chaine of Gold
  107. On the Death of a Linnet
  108. Lillas Prayer
  109. Armelins Epitaph
  110. Epitaph
  111. A Translation
  112. Epitaph
  113. A Jest
  114. Proteus of Marble
  115. Pamphilus
  116. Apelles enamour'd of Campaspe, Alexanders Mistris
  117. Campaspe
  118. Cornucopia
  119. Love suffers no Parasol
  120. Unpleasant Musick
  121. Sleeping Beauty
  122. Alcons Kisse
  123. The Statue of Venus sleeping
  124. Laura to Petrarch
  125. The Rose
  126. A Lovers Prayer
  127. Iolas Epitaph
  128. The Trojan Horse
  129. For Dorus
  130. Love vagabonding
  131. To a River
  132. Lida
  133. Phraene
  134. Kisses desired
  135. Desired Death
  136. Phoebe
  137. Answer
  138. The cruelty of Rora
  139. A Kisse
  140. Kalas Complaint
  141. Phillis
  142. A Wish
  143. Nisa
  144. A Lovers Heaven
  145. Epitaph
  146. Beauties Idea
  147. Lalus Death
  148. (untitled)
  149. (untitled)
  150. (untitled)
  151. (untitled)
  152. (untitled)
  153. (untitled)
  154. (untitled)
  155. (untitled)
  156. (untitled)
  157. (untitled)
  158. (untitled)
  159. (untitled)
  160. (untitled)
  161. (untitled)
  162. (untitled)
  163. (untitled)
  164. (untitled)
  165. (untitled)
  166. (untitled)
  167. (untitled)
  168. (untitled)
  169. (untitled)
  170. (untitled)
  171. (untitled)
  172. (untitled)
  173. (untitled)
  174. (untitled)
  175. (untitled)
  176. (untitled)
  177. (untitled)
  178. (untitled)
  179. An Hymne on the Fairest Faire
  180. (untitled)
  181. To His Sacred Majesty
  182. The River of FORTH FEASTING: A Panegyrick to the High and Mighty Prince, James, King of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland
  183. The Speech of Caledonia, representing the Kingdom
  184. The Song of the Muses at Parnassus
  185. Saturne
  186. Jove
  187. Mars
  188. Sun
  189. Venus
  190. Mercury
  191. The Moon
  192. Endymion
  193. A Pastorall Elegie on the Death of S. W. A
  194. Hymne
  195. A Translation Of S. John Scot his verses, begining Quod vite sectabor iter
  196. To a Swallow building neare the Statue of Medea
  197. Venus armed
  198. The Boares Head
  199. To an Owle
  200. Daphnis
  201. The Beare of Love
  202. II
  203. III
  204. IV
  205. V
  206. An Epitaph of one named Margaret
  207. Another Epitaph on a Lady
  208. On a Drunkard
  209. Aretinus Epitaph
  210. Comparison of his thoughts to Pearls
  211. All changeth
  212. Sile…s to King Midas
  213. To his amorous thought
  214. Verses on the late William Earle of Pembrook
  215. A Reply
  216. A Translation
  217. Vpon John Earle of Laderdale his Death
  218. EPITAPHS. TO The Obsequies of the blessed Prince, JAMES, King of Great Brittaine
  219. On the Death of a young Lady
  220. Another on the same subject
  221. On the Death of a Nobleman in Scotland, buried at Aithen
  222. Rose
  223. To Sir W. A
  224. My thoughts hold mortal strife
  225. Doth then the world go thus, doth all thus move
  226. Spring Bereaved 1
  227. As, in a dusky and tempestuous night
  228. An Hymn of the Ascension

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