The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. — John Shaqi
The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2.Davies, John, Sir
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The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2.
Davies, John, Sir
Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
That the Soule is Immortal, and cannot Die 82
Reason I--Drawne from the desire of Knowledge 83
Reason II--Drawn from the Motion of the Soule 85
The Soul compared to a Riuer 85
Reason III--From Contempt of Death in the
better Sort of Spirits 90
Reason IV--From the Feare of Death in the
Wicked Soules 92
Reason V--From the generall Desire of Immortalitie 93
Reason VI--From the very Doubt and Disputation
of Immortalitie 95
That the Soule cannot be destroyed 96
Her Cause ceaseth not 96
She hath no Contrary 96
Shee cannot Die for want of Food 97
Violence cannot destroy her 98
Time cannot destroy her 98
Objections against the Immortalitie of the Soule 99
Objection I 100
Answere 100
Objection II 104
Answere 105
Objection III 106
Answere 106
Objection IV 108
Answere 109
Objection V 110
Answere 110
The Generall Consent of All 111
Three Kinds of Life answerable to the three
Powers of the Soule 113
An Acclamation 114
APPENDIX--REMARKS PREFIXED TO NAHUM TATE'S
EDITION (1697) OF 'NOSCE TEIPSUM' 118
HYMNES TO ASTRAEA 125
NOTE 127
Of Astraea 129
To Astraea 130
To the Spring 131
To the Moneth of May 132
To the Larke 133
To the Nightingale 134
To the Rose 135
To all the Princes of Europe 136
To Flora 137
To the Moneth of September 138
To the Sunne 139
To her Picture 140
Of her Minde 141
Of the Sun-beames of her Mind 142
Of her Wit 143
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