The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2.Davies, John, Sir
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The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2.
Davies, John, Sir
Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
*II. A CONTENTION BETWIXT A WIFE, A WIDDOW, AND A MAIDE 72
*III. A LOTTERY. PRESENTED BEFORE THE LATE QUEENES MAIESTY
AT THE LORD CHANCELORS HOUSE, 1601 87
*THE LOTS 89
*IV. CANZONET. A HYMNE IN PRAISE OF MUSICKE 96
*V. TEN SONETS TO PHILOMEL:
*Vpon Loues entring by the Ears 99
*Of his owne, and his Mistresse sicknesse at one time 100
*Another of her sicknesse and recovery 101
*Allusion to Theseus voyage to Crete, against the Minotaure 102
*Vpon her looking secretly out at a window as he passed by 102
*To the Sunne of his Mistresse beauty eclipsed with frownes 104
*Vpon sending her a gold ring with this Posie 104
*The hearts captivitie 105
*VI. TO GEORGE CHAPMAN ON HIS OVID 107
*VII. REASON'S MOANE 108
*VIII. ON THE DEATH OF LORD CHANCELLOR ELLESMERE'S
SECOND WIFE IN 1599 112
*IX. TITYRUS TO HIS FAIRE PHILLIS 114
*UPON A COFFIN BY S. J. D. 115
*X. EPITAPH AND EPIGRAM 116
*HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED POEMS:
NOTE 119
*METAPHRASE OF SOME OF THE PSALMS 127
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED.
*Of Faith the first Theologicall Vertue 211
*A Songe of Contention betweene Fowre Maids
concerninge that which addeth most perfection
to that sexe 212
*A Maid's Hymne in Praise of Virginity 213
*Part of an Elegie in Praise of Marriage 215
*A Fragment of a Love Elegie 217
*To the Q:[Queene] 222
*To Faire Ladyes 223
*Upon a Paire of Garters 224
*To his Lady-love 225
*Tobacco 226
*Elegies of Loue 227
*The Kinges Welcome 229
*To the Kinge upon his Ma'ties first comming into England 233
*To the Queene at the same time 236
*Mira loquor sol occubuit nox nulla secuta est 237
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