Metaphysical & Cavalier

George Wither

1588–1667

Poems (480)

1. To the Kings most Excellent MAIESTIE. A SATYRE.
2. Epithalamion.
3. Epithalamion.
4. (untitled)
5. Epigram. 2.
6. Epigram. 3.
7. Epigram. 4.
8. Epigram. 5.
9. Epigram. 6.
10. Epigram. 7.
11. To those Honoured, Noble, and right Vertuous Friends, my Visitants in the Marshalsey: And to all other my vnknowne Fauourers, who either priuately, or publikely wished me well in my imprisonment.
12. The Shepheards Hunting.
13. The Shepheards Hunting.
14. An Elegiacall Epistle of Fidelia, to her vnconstant Friend.
15. A Metricall Paraphase vpon the Lords Prayer
16. The Manly Heart
17. Prelude (from The Shepherd's Hunting)
18. A Poet's Home (from Faire Virtue)
19. Her Beauty (from Faire Virtue)
20. Rhomboidal Dirge (from Faire Virtue)
21. Song: "Lordly gallants!" (from Faire Virtue)
22. "Amarillis I did woo" (from Faire Virtue)
23. Sonnet: On a Stolen Kiss
24. A Christmas Carol
25. A Rocking Hymn
26. The Marigold
27. Sonnet: On the Death of Prince Henry
28. From a Satire written to King James I
29. Psalm 1
30. Psalm 2
31. Psalm 3
32. Psalm 4
33. Psalm 5
34. Psalm 6
35. Psalm 7
36. Psalm 8
37. Psalm 9
38. Psalm 10
39. Psalm 11
40. Psalm 12
41. Psalm 13
42. Psalm 14
43. Psalm 15
44. Psalm 16
45. Psalm 17
46. Psalm 18
47. Psalm 19
48. Psalm 20
49. Psalm 21
50. Psalm 22
51. Psalm 23
52. Psalm 24
53. Psalm 25
54. Psalm 26
55. Psalm 27
56. Psalm 28
57. Psalm 29
58. Psalm 30
59. Psalm 31
60. Psalm 32
61. Psalm 33
62. Psalm 34
63. Psalm 35
64. Psalm 36
65. Psalm 37
66. Psalm 38
67. Psalm 39
68. Psalm 40
69. Psalm 41
70. Psalm 42
71. Psalm 43
72. Psalm 44
73. Psalm 45
74. Psalm 46
75. Psalm 47
76. Psalm 48
77. Psalm 49
78. Psalm 50
79. Psalm 51
80. Psalm 52
81. Psalm 53
82. Psalm 54
83. Psalm 55
84. Psalm 56
85. Psalm 57
86. Psalm 58
87. Psalm 59
88. Psalm 60
89. Psalm 61
90. Psalm 62
91. Psalm 63
92. Psalm 64
93. Psalm 65
94. Psalm 66
95. Psalm 67
96. Psalm 68
97. Psalm 69
98. Psalm 70
99. Psalm 71
100. Psalm 72
101. Psalm 73
102. Psalm 74
103. Psalm 75
104. Psalm 76
105. Psalm 77
106. Psalm 78
107. Psalm 79
108. Psalm 80
109. Psalm 81
110. Psalm 82
111. Psalm 83
112. Psalm 84
113. Psalm 85
114. Psalm 86
115. Psalm 87
116. Psalm 88
117. Psalm 89
118. Psalm 90
119. Psalm 91
120. Psalm 92
121. Psalm 93
122. Psalm 94
123. Psalm 95
124. Psalm 96
125. Psalm 97
126. Psalm 98
127. Psalm 99
128. Psalm 100
129. Psalm 101
130. Psalm 102
131. Psalm 103
132. Psalm 104
133. Psalm 105
134. Psalm 106
135. Psalm 107
136. Psalm 108
137. Psalm 109
138. Psalm 110
139. Psalm 111
140. Psalm 112
141. Psalm 113
142. Psalm 114
143. Psalm 115
144. Psalm 116
145. Psalm 117
146. Psalm 118
147. Psalm 119
148. Psalm 120
149. Psalm 121
150. Psalm 122
151. Psalm 123
152. Psalm 124
153. Psalm 125
154. Psalm 126
155. Psalm 127
156. Psalm 128
157. Psalm 129
158. Psalm 130
159. Psalm 131
160. Psalm 132
161. Psalm 133
162. Psalm 134
163. Psalm 135
164. Psalm 136
165. Psalm 137
166. Psalm 138
167. Psalm 139
168. Psalm 140
169. Psalm 141
170. Psalm 142
171. Psalm 143
172. Psalm 144
173. Psalm 145
174. Psalm 146
175. Psalm 147
176. Psalm 148
177. Psalm 149
178. Psalm 150
179. A concluding HYMNE
180. A PREPOSITION to this FRONTISPIECE.
181. The AVTHORS Meditation upon sight of his PICTVRE
182. To the MAJESTIE of Great Britaine, France, and Jreland, the Most Illustrious King, CHARLES
183. TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince, CHARLES, Prince of Wales, &c.
184. TO THE MOST HIGH-BORNE and hopefull Prince JAMES, Duke of YORKE, &c.
185. TO THE MOST ILLVSTRIOVS Princesse, FRANCIS, Dutchesse Dowager of RICHMOND, and LENNOX, &c.
186. TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince, JAMES, Duke of LENNOX, &c.
187. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE PHILLIP, Earle of PEMBROOKE, and MVNTGOMERIE, &c.
188. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, HENRIE, Earle of HOLLAND, &c.
189. A Supersedeas to all them, whose custome it is, without any deserving, to importune Authors to give
190. Emblem I.1: By Knowledge onely, Life wee gaine
191. Emblem I.2: The Man that hath true Wisdome got
192. Emblem I.3: The Law is given to direct
193. Emblem I.4: Occasions-past are sought in vaine
194. Emblem I.5: By Labour, Vertue may be gain'd
195. Emblem I.6: Though Fortune prove true Vertues Foe
196. Emblem I.7: A fickle Woman wanton growne
197. Emblem I.8: This Ragge of Death, which thou shalt see
198. Emblem I.9: Before thou bring thy Workes to Light
199. Emblem I.10: An Innocent no Danger feares
200. Emblem I.11: When thou a Dangerous-Way dost goe
201. Emblem I.12: As, to the World I naked came
202. Emblem I.13: To him a happy Lot befalls
203. Emblem I.14: When Vice and Vertue Youth shall wooe
204. Emblem I.15: I pine, that others may not perish
205. Emblem I.16: When to suppresse us, Men intend
206. Emblem I.17: Till God hath wrought us to his Will
207. Emblem I.18: From thence, where Nets and Snares are layd
208. Emblem I.20: A Sive, of shelter maketh show
209. Emblem I.21: Death is no Losse, but rather, Gaine
210. Emblem I.23: By Paine, on Pleasures we doe seize
211. Emblem I.24: Who by good Meanes, good things would gaine
212. Emblem I.25: Oft Shooting, doth not Archers make
213. Emblem I.26: With Patience, I the Storme sustaine
214. Emblem I.27: Where Hellen is, there, will be Warre
215. Emblem I.28: No Inward Griefe, nor outward Smart
216. Emblem I.29: By many Strokes, that Worke is done
217. Emblem I.30: Afflictions Fire consumeth Sinne
218. Emblem I.31: Hee, over all the Starres doth raigne
219. Emblem I.32: A Princes most ennobling Parts
220. Emblem I.33: True-Lovers Lives, in one Heart lye
221. Emblem I.34: When Two agree in their Desire
222. Emblem I.35: He that delights to Plant and Set
223. Emblem I.36: To Have, and not to Vse the same
224. Emblem I.37: He, that his Course directly Steeres
225. Emblem I.38: A sudden Death, with Shame, is due
226. Emblem I.39: Where strong Desires are entertain'd
227. Emblem I.40: Those Fooles whom Beauties Flame doth blinde
228. Emblem I.41: Let him, that at GODS Altar stands
229. Emblem I.42: No Heart can thinke, to what strange ends
230. Emblem I.43: The Minde should have a fixed Eye
231. Emblem I.44: Those Fields, which yet appeare not so
232. Emblem I.45: As soone, as wee to bee, begunne
233. Emblem I.46: Though very small, at first, it be
234. Emblem I.47: When we above the Crosse can rise
235. Emblem I.48: In Death, no Difference is made
236. Emblem I.49: What cannot be by Force attain'd
237. Emblem I.50: Of Little-Gaines, let Care be had; For, of small Eares, great Mowes are made.
238. Emblem II.1: We best shall quiet clamorous Thronges
239. Emblem II.2: When wee by Hunger, Wisdome gaine
240. Emblem II.3: Though Musicke be of some abhor'd
241. Emblem II.4: Marke, what Rewards, to Sinne, are due
242. Emblem II.5: That Kingdome will establish'd bee
243. Emblem II.6: From that, by which I somewhat am
244. Emblem II.7: By Guiltines, Death entred in
245. Emblem II.8: When wee have greatest Griefes and Feares
246. Emblem II.9: To brawle for Gaine, the Cocke doth sleight
247. Emblem II.10: If Safely, thou desire to goe
248. Emblem II.11: They that in Hope, and Silence, live
249. Emblem II.12: Let none despaire of their Estate
250. Emblem II.13: Their Friendship firme will ever bide
251. Emblem II.14: A Candle that affords no light
252. Emblem II.15: The Sacrifice, God loveth best
253. Emblem II.16: A King, that prudently Commands
254. Emblem II.17: By Studie, and by Watchfulnesse
255. Emblem II.18: When Mars, and Pallas, doe agree
256. Emblem II.19: They, after suffring, shall be crown'd
257. Emblem II.20: Love, a Musician is profest
258. Emblem II.21: Thy seeming-Lover, false will bee
259. Emblem II.22: Give Credit; but, first, well beware
260. Emblem II.23: Hee, that on Earthly-things, doth trust
261. Emblem II.24: I beare, about mee, all my store
262. Emblem II.25: To Learning, J a love should have
263. Emblem II.26: Good-fortune, will by those abide
264. Emblem II.27: The Gospel, thankefully imbrace
265. Emblem II.28: The Bees, will in an Helmet breed
266. Emblem II.29: The Heart of him, that is upright
267. Emblem II.30: Where, Labour, wisely, is imploy'd
268. Emblem II.31: Behold, you may, the Picture, here
269. Emblem II.32: Death's one long-Sleepe; and, Life's no more
270. Emblem II.33: What ever God did fore-decree
271. Emblem II.34: My Fortune, I had rather beare
272. Emblem II.35: The more contrary Windes doe blow
273. Emblem II.36: Even as the Smoke doth passe away
274. Emblem II.37: Death, is unable to divide
275. Emblem II.38: False Weights, with Measures false eschew
276. Emblem II.39: He needs not feare, what spight can doe
277. Emblem II.40: Time, is a Fading-flowre, that's found
278. Emblem II.41: When great Attempts are undergone
279. Emblem II.42: The Ground brings forth all needfull, things
280. Emblem II.43: No passage can divert the Course
281. Emblem II.44: The Husbandman, doth sow the Seeds
282. Emblem II.45: Things, to their best perfection come
283. Emblem II.46: Affliction, doth to many adde
284. Emblem II.47: Though Fortune, hath a powerfull Name
285. Emblem II.48: A Life, with good-repute, Jle have
286. Emblem II.49: Shee shall increase in glory, still
287. Emblem II.50: True Vertue is a Coat of Maile
288. Emblem III.1: If well thou dost, and well intend
289. Emblem III.2: A little Wit, may stand in stead
290. Emblem III.3: To Kings, both Sword and Mace pertaine
291. Emblem III.4: He, that concealed things will finde
292. Emblem III.5: Good Fortune will with him abide
293. Emblem III.6: When prosperous our Affaires doe growe
294. Emblem III.7: If thou thy Duties truely doe
295. Emblem III.8: By Wisedome, things which passe away
296. Emblem III.9: Good Hopes, we best accomplish may
297. Emblem III.10: Ere thou a fruitfull-Cropp shalt see
298. Emblem III.11: True Knowledge is a constant Friend
299. Emblem III.12: By Studiousnesse, in Vertue's waies
300. Emblem III.13: Above thy Knowledge, doe not rise
301. Emblem III.14: When each man keepes unto his Trade
302. Emblem III.15: A Shepherd carefull of the Sheepe
303. Emblem III.16: Our Dayes, untill our Life hath end
304. Emblem III.17: Man's life, no Temper, more doth blesse
305. Emblem III.18: Where er'e we dwell, the Heav'ns are neere
306. Emblem III.19: His Pace, must wary be, and slow
307. Emblem III.20: Our Pelican, by bleeding, thus
308. Emblem III.21: Bee Iust; for, neither Sea nor Land
309. Emblem III.22: Take wing, my Soule, and mount up higher
310. Emblem III.23: Through many spaces, Time doth run
311. Emblem III.24: Each Day a Line, small tasks appeares
312. Emblem III.25: Our outward Hopes will take effect
313. Emblem III.26: The Right-hand. way, is Vertues Path
314. Emblem III.27: I was erected for a Bound
315. Emblem III.28: Where Lovers fitly matched be
316. Emblem III.29: When Law, and Armes, together meet
317. Emblem III.30: Faire-shewes, we should not so much heed
318. Emblem III.31: My Substance, and my Light, are spent
319. Emblem III.32: The safest Riches, hee shall gaine
320. Emblem III.33: Poore-Theeves, in Halters, we behold
321. Emblem III.34: Whil'st thou dost, here, injoy thy breath
322. Emblem III.35: Doe not the golden Meane, exceed
323. Emblem III.36: Wee then have got the surest prop
324. Emblem III.37: True Vertue, firme, will alwayes bide
325. Emblem III.38: Truth, oft oppressed, wee may see
326. Emblem III.39: They, who but slowly-paced are
327. Emblem III.40: Vncertaine, Fortunes Favours, bee
328. Emblem III.41: Vntill the Steele, the Flint shall smite
329. Emblem III.42: My Wit got Wings and, high had flowne.
330. Emblem III.43: A Mischiefe, hardly can be done
331. Emblem III.44: They, best injoy their Hearts desires
332. Emblem III.45: Where many-Forces joyned are
333. Emblem III.46: The Hearts of Kings are in God's Hands
334. Emblem III.47: A Vertue hidden, or not us'd
335. Emblem III.48: The Moone, which is decreasing now
336. Emblem III.49: Bee warie, wheresoo're, thou bee
337. Emblem III.50: This Day, my Houre-glasse, forth is runne
338. Emblem IV.2: The Earth is God's, and in his Hands
339. Emblem IV.3: By seeming other than thou art
340. Emblem IV.4: Pursue thy Workes, without delay
341. Emblem IV.5: Repent, or God will breake the thread
342. Emblem IV.6: When woe is in our selves begun
343. Emblem IV.7: When Magistrates confined are
344. Emblem IV.8: Loe, heere is all, that hee possest
345. Emblem IV.9: When Hopes, quite frustrate were become
346. Emblem IV.10: True Vertue, whatsoere betides
347. Emblem IV.11: The motion of the World, this day
348. Emblem IV.12: Invincibilitie is there
349. Emblem IV.13: When thou art shipwrackt in Estate
350. Emblem IV.14: The best, and fairest House, to mee
351. Emblem IV.15: The King, his pow'r from God receives
352. Emblem IV.16: Her favours, Fortune, oft imparts
353. Emblem IV.17: The best good-turnes that Fooles can doe us
354. Emblem IV.18: Though weaknesse unto mee belong
355. Emblem IV.19: Be wary, whosoe're thou be
356. Emblem IV.20: On whether side soe're I am
357. Emblem IV.21: Deformitie, within may bee
358. Emblem IV.22: My Hand and Heart, in one agree
359. Emblem IV.23: No Emblem, can at full declare
360. Emblem IV.24: Hee that enjoyes a patient Minde
361. Emblem IV.25: All is not Gold, which makes a show
362. Emblem IV.26: Apollo shoots not ev'ry day
363. Emblem IV.27: Live, over mindfull of thy dying
364. Emblem IV.28: In ev'ry Storme, hee standeth fast
365. Emblem IV.29: That's Friendship, and true-love, indeed
366. Emblem IV.30: The Sword hath place, will War doth cease
367. Emblem IV.31: A Fortune is ordain'd for thee
368. Emblem IV.32: Let none in troublous times repine
369. Emblem IV.33: For whatsoever, Man doth strive
370. Emblem IV.34: Since overmuch, will over-fill
371. Emblem IV.35: They passe through many stormes, and streights
372. Emblem IV.36: God, ever will bee present, there
373. Emblem IV.37: Protect mee, if I worthy bee
374. Emblem IV.38: The Tongue, which every secret speakes
375. Emblem IV.39: How ever thou the Viper take
376. Emblem IV.40: The gaining of a rich Estate
377. Emblem IV.41: In all thine Actions, have, a care
378. Emblem IV.42: Wee, bring the Hony to the Hive
379. Emblem IV.43: God, by their Names, the Stars doth call
380. Emblem IV.44: Who, Patience tempts, beyond her strength
381. Emblem IV.45: Hee that is blind, will nothing see
382. Emblem IV.46: None knowes, untill the Fight be past
383. Emblem IV.47: Why should I feare the want of Bread?
384. Emblem IV.48: All Flesh, is like the wither'd Hay
385. Emblem IV.49: Make use of Time, that's comming on
386. Emblem IV.50: The Garland, He alone shall weare
387. The first Song of Moses (Exod. 13)
388. The Song of Deborah and Barak (Iudges. 5)
389. The Song of Hannah (1. Sam. 2.1)
390. The Lamentation of Dauid, ouer Saul, and Ionathan his sonne (2. Sam. 1)
391. Dauids Thankesgiuing (1. Chro. 29.10)
392. The Prayer of Nehemiah (Nehem. 1.5)
393. The Song of King Lemuel (Prou 31.10)
394. The first Canticle
395. The second Canticle
396. The third Canticle
397. The fourth Canticle
398. The fift Canticle
399. The sixt Canticle
400. The seauenth Canticle
401. The eight Canticle
402. The ninth Canticle
403. The tenth Canticle
404. The first Song of Esay (Esa. 5)
405. The 2. Song of Esay (Esa. 12)
406. The third Song of Esay (Esay 26)
407. The Praier of Hezekiah (Esay 37.15)
408. Hezekiah's Thankesgiuing (Esa. 38.10)
409. Lament (1)
410. Lament (2)
411. Lament (3)
412. Lament (4)
413. Lament (5)
414. The Prayer of Daniel (Dan. 9.4)
415. The Prayer of Ionah (Ionah 2)
416. The Prayer of Habakuk (Habak. 3)
417. Magnificat (Luk. 1.46)
418. Benedictus (Luk. 1.68)
419. The Song of Angels (Luke 2.13)
420. Nunc Dimittis (Luk. 2.29)
421. The Song of Moses and the Lambe (Reuel. 15.3)
422. The X Commandements (Exod. 20)
423. The Lords Prayer (Mat. 6.7)
424. The Apostles Creede
425. A Funerall Song
426. The Song of the three Children
427. The Song of S. Ambrose, or Te Deum
428. Athanasius Creede, or Quicunque vult
429. Veni Creator
430. Aduent Sunday
431. Christmas day
432. Another for Christmas day
433. Circumcision, or Newyeares-Day
434. Twelfe-day, or the Epiphanie
435. The Purification of S. Marie the Virgin
436. The first day of Lent
437. The Annuntiation of Marie
438. Palme-Sunday
439. Thursday before Easter
440. Friday before Easter
441. Easter day
442. Ascension day
443. Pentecost, or Whitsunday
444. Trinitie Sunday
445. S. Andrewes day
446. S. Thomas day
447. S. Iohn the Euangelist
448. Innocents Day
449. The conuersion of S. Paul
450. S. Matthias
451. Saint Markes Day
452. S. Philip and Iacob
453. S. Barnabas day
454. S. Iohn Baptist
455. S. Peters day
456. S. Bartholomew
457. S. Mathew
458. S. Michael, and all Angels
459. S. Luke
460. Simon and Iude, Apostles
461. All-Saints day
462. Rogation weeke
463. S. George his Day
464. For publike Deliuerances
465. For the Communion
466. Ember weeke
467. For seasonable weather
468. For Plenty
469. For Peace
470. For Victory
471. For deliuerance from a publike Sicknesse
472. For the Kings day
473. The Authors Hymne
474. The Steadfast Shepherd
475. I Loved a Lass
476. The Choice
477. A Widow's Hymn
478. For Summer-time
479. For a Musician
480. For Old Persons

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