Poetry Codex

Metaphysical & Cavalier

Sir Charles Sedley

1639–1701

Sir Charles Sedley (1639–1701) was an English Restoration poet, playwright, and courtier known for his wit and libertine reputation at the court of Charles II.

Poems (95)

  1. THE TEMPLE OF DEATH.
  2. To CELIA.
  3. ANSWER:
  4. To CELIA.
  5. To CLORIS.
  6. To a Lady, who told him he could not Love.
  7. To CLORIS.
  8. A Farewel to Love.
  9. (untitled)
  10. EPILOGUE
  11. To a very Young Lady.
  12. The forsaken Mistress. DIALOGUE.
  13. The Divided Heart.
  14. TO Mr J. N. on his Translations out of French and Italian.
  15. Virtues Vrania.
  16. Silvia.
  17. To Celia
  18. The Submission.
  19. Constancy.
  20. The Indifference.
  21. A Pastoral Dialogue.
  22. To a Lady, who fled the sight of him.
  23. To a Lady, asking him how long he would love her.
  24. SONG.
  25. TO HER EXCELLENCE, THE Marchioness OF NEW-CASTLE, After the Reading of Her incomparable POEMS.
  26. EPILOGUE TO TARTUFF, Spoken by Himself,
  27. The Imperfect Enjoyment.
  28. A PROLOGUE Spoken at the opening of the DUKE'S NEW PLAY-HOUSE.
  29. Falling in love with a Stranger at a Play.
  30. Indifference excused.
  31. The Platonick.
  32. To a Devout Young Woman.
  33. SONG.
  34. TO CLORIS.
  35. SONG.
  36. SONG
  37. A Dialogue between Amintas and Celia.
  38. SONG.
  39. SONG.
  40. (untitled)
  41. (untitled)
  42. SONG
  43. DISTICH.
  44. (untitled)
  45. SONG
  46. SONG.
  47. SONG.
  48. SONG.
  49. SONG.
  50. SONG.
  51. SONG
  52. SONG. The Ballers Life,
  53. SONG.
  54. To Celia.
  55. To CELIAE
  56. SONG.
  57. SONG.
  58. SONG.
  59. SONG.
  60. SONG.
  61. A PANEGYRICK sent by a Gentleman, with his Picture to his Mystriss.
  62. A LETTER sent from a Gentleman to his Friend.
  63. A Memento Mori.
  64. A NEW SONG.
  65. The Pot Rapsodes.
  66. SONG.
  67. SONG.
  68. To CHLORIS.
  69. OC…AVIO to PORTIA.
  70. SONG.
  71. SONG.
  72. SONG.
  73. SONG to LUCINDA.
  74. To his Mistriss.
  75. SONG.
  76. To FLORIDA.
  77. The distracted LOVER to the Ayre of Awake all ye dead.
  78. To LAURINDA.
  79. Prologue to the Impertinents acted at the Middle TEMPLE.
  80. Prologue at Oxford.
  81. PROLOGUE to t…e Ordi…ary.
  82. EPILOGUE to the Ordinary.
  83. A Prologue spoken at Court to the Emperess of Morocco.
  84. To the Audience.
  85. Spoken by the Lady Elizabeth Howard.
  86. Another Prologue spoke at Court to the Emperess of Morocco.
  87. A SONG.
  88. SONG.
  89. A SONG.
  90. A SONG in the Dutch-Love….
  91. SONG.
  92. Song on the London Ladies
  93. Child and Maiden
  94. Phillis, men say that all my vows
  95. Song

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