Poetry Codex

Metaphysical & Cavalier

Katherine Philips

1632–1664

Katherine Philips (1632–1664), called ‘the Matchless Orinda,’ was an English poet and translator.

She was admired above all for her poems of female friendship; her collected Poems appeared in 1664 and 1667.

Poems (75)

  1. On the numerous Access of the English to wait upon the King in Flanders.
  2. Arion to a Dolphin, On His Majesty's passage into England.
  3. On the Fair Weather just at Coronation.
  4. To the Queen's Majesty on her Arrival at Portsmouth, May 14. 1662.
  5. To the Queen-mother's Majesty, Jan. 1. 1660/1.
  6. Upon the Princess Royal her Return into England.
  7. On the Death of the Illustrious Duke of Gloucester.
  8. To Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, on her commanding me to send her some things that I had written.
  9. On the Death of the Queen of Bohemia.
  10. On the 3. of September, 1651.
  11. To the noble Palaemon, on his incomparable Discourse of Friendship.
  12. To the Right Honourable Alice Countess of Carbury, on her enriching Wales with her Presence.
  13. To Sir Edw. Deering (the noble Silvander) on his Dream and Navy, personating Orinda's preferring Rosannia before Solomon's Traffick to Ophir.
  14. To the truly-noble Mr. Henry Lawes.
  15. A Sea-voyage from Tenby to Bristoll, begun Sept. 5. 1652. sent from Bristoll to Lucasia Sept. 8. 1652.
  16. Friendship's Mystery, To my dearest Lucasia. Set by Mr. Henry Lawes.
  17. Content, To my dearest Lucasia.
  18. A Dialogue of Absence 'twixt Lucasia and Orinda. Set by Mr. Hen. Lawes.
  19. To my dear Sister, Mrs. C. P. on her Nuptial.
  20. To Mr. Henry Vaughan, Silurist, on his Poems.
  21. A retir'd Friendship, to Ardelia.
  22. To Mrs. Mary Carne, when Philaster courted her.
  23. To Mr. J. B. the noble Cratander, upon a Composition of his which he was not willing to own publickty.
  24. Lucasia.
  25. Wiston Vault.
  26. Friendship in Embleme, or the Seal. To my dearest Lucasia.
  27. In Memory of T. P. who died at Action the 24. May 1660. at 12. and ½ of Age.
  28. In memory of that excellent person Mrs. Mary Lloyd of Bodiscist in Denbigh-shire, who died Nov. 13. 1656. after she came thither from Pembroke-shire.
  29. To the truly-competent Judge of Honour, Lucasia, upon a scandalous Libel made by J. Jones.
  30. To Antenor, on a Paper of mine which J. Jones threatens to publish to prejudice him.
  31. To the truly Noble Mrs. Anne Owen, on my first Approches.
  32. Rosannia shadowed whilest Mrs. Mary Awbrey.
  33. To the Queen of Inconstancy, Regina Collier, in Antwerp.
  34. To the Excellent Mrs. Anne Owen, upon her receiving the name of Lucasia, and Adoption into our Society, Decemb. 28. 1651.
  35. To my Excellent Lucasia, on our Friendship.
  36. Rosannia's private Marriage.
  37. Injuria Amicitiae.
  38. To Regina Collier, on her Cruelty to Philaster.
  39. To Philaster, on his Metancholy for Regina.
  40. Philoclea's parting, Feb. 25. 1650.
  41. To Rosannia, now Mrs. Mountague, being with her, Septemb. 25. 1652.
  42. To my Lucasia.
  43. On Controversies in Religion.
  44. To the Honoured Lady, E. C.
  45. Parting with Lucasia, Jan. 13. 1657. A Song.
  46. Against Pleasure. Set by Dr. Coleman.
  47. Out of Mr. More's Cop. Conf.
  48. To Mrs. M. A. upon Absence. Set by Mr. Hen. Lawes.
  49. L' Amitie. To Mrs. Mary Awbrey.
  50. In Memory of Mr. Cartwright.
  51. Mr. Francis Finch, the Excellent Palaemon.
  52. To Mrs. M. A. at parting.
  53. To my dearest Antenor, on his Parting.
  54. Engraven on Mr. John Collier's Tomb-stone at Bedlington.
  55. On the little Regina Collier, on the same Tomb-stone.
  56. Friendship.
  57. The Enquiry.
  58. To my Lucasia, in defence of declared Friendship.
  59. La Grandeur d'esprit.
  60. A Country-life.
  61. To Mrs. Wogan, my Honoured Friend, on the Death of her Husband.
  62. In memory of the most justly honoured, Mrs. Owen of Orielton.
  63. A Friend.
  64. L'Accord du Bien.
  65. Invitation to the Country.
  66. In Memory of Mrs. E. H.
  67. Submission.
  68. 2 Cor. 5. 19. God was in Christ Reconciling the World to himself.
  69. The World.
  70. The Soul.
  71. Happiness.
  72. Death.
  73. To the Queen's Majesty, on her late Sickness and Recovery.
  74. Upon Mr. Abraham Cowley's Retirement.
  75. To One persuading a Lady to Marriage

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