Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick
1648
- Arranged with introduction by Francis Turner Palgrave
- Preface
- C H R Y S O M E L A
- Prefatory
- 2. to His Muse
- 3. When He Would Have His Verses Read
- 4. to His Book
- 5. to His Book
- 6. to His Book
- 7. to Mistress Katharine Bradshaw, the Lovely, That Crowned Him with Laurel
- 8. to His Verses
- 9. Not Every Day Fit for Verse
- 10. His Prayer to Ben Jonson
- 11. His Request to Julia
- 12. to His Book
- 13. His Poetry His Pillar
- 14. to His Book
- 15. upon Himself
- Idyllica
- 17. to Phillis, to Love and Live with Him
- 18. the Wassail
- 19. the Fairies
- 20. Ceremony upon Candlemas Eve
- 21. Ceremonies for Candlemas Eve
- 22. the Ceremonies for Candlemas Day
- 23. Farewell Frost, or Welcome Spring
- 24. to the Maids, to Walk Abroad
- 25. Corina's Going a Maying
- 26. the Maypole
- 27. the Wake
- 28. the Hock-Cart, or Harvest Home: to the Right Honourable Mildmay, Earl of Westmorland
- 29. the Bride-Cake
- 30. the Old Wives' Prayer
- 31. the Bell-Man
- 33. to the Genius of His House
- 33. His Grange, or Private Wealth
- 34. a Pastoral upon the Birth of Prince Charles: Presented to the King, and Set by Mr Nic. Laniere
- 35. a Dialogue Betwixt Himself and Mistress Eliza Wheeler, Under the Name of Amarillis
- 36. a Bucolic Betwixt Two; Lacon and Thyrsis
- 37. a Pastoral Sung to the King
- 38. to the Willow-Tree
- 39. the Fairy Temple; Or, Oberon's Chapel
- 40. Oberon's Feast
- 41. the Beggar to Mab, the Fairy Queen
- 42. the Hag
- 43. the Mad Maid's Song
- 44. the Cheat of Cupid; Or, the Ungentle Guest
- 45. upon Cupid
- 46. to Be Merry
- 47. upon His Gray Hairs
- 48. an Hymn to the Muses
- 49. the Coming of Good Luck
- 50. His Content in the Country
- 51. His Return to London
- 52. His Desire
- 53. an Ode for Ben Jonson
- 54. to Live Merrily, and to Trust to Good Verses
- 55. the Apparition of His, Mistress, Calling Him to Elysium
- 56. the Invitation
- 57. to Sir Clipsby Crew
- 58. a Country Life: to His Brother, Mr Thomas Herrick
- 59. to His Peculiar Friend, Mr John Wicks
- 60. a Paranaeticall, or Advisive Verse to His Friend, Mr John Wicks
- 61. to His Honoured and Most Ingenious Friend Mr Charles Cotton
- 62. a New Year's Gift, Sent to Sir Simeon Steward
- 63. an Ode to Sir Clipsby Crew
- 64. a Panegyric to Sir Lewis Pemberton
- 65. All Things Decay and Die
- 66. to His Dying Brother, Master William Herrick
- 67. His Age
- 68. the Bad Season Makes the Poet Sad
- 69. on Himself
- 70. His Winding-Sheet
- 71. Anacreontic
- 72. to Laurels
- 73. on Himself
- 74. on Himself
- 75. to Robin Red-Breast
- 76. the Olive Branch
- 77. the Plaudite, or End of Life
- 78. to Groves
- Amores
- 80. a Vow to Venus
- 81. upon Love
- 82. upon Julia's Clothes
- 83. the Bracelet to Julia
- 84. upon Julia's Ribbon
- 85. to Julia
- 86. Art Above Nature: to Julia
- 87. Her Bed
- 88. the Rock of Rubies, and the Quarry of Pearls
- 89. the Parliament of Roses to Julia
- 90. upon Julia's Recovery
- 91. upon Julia's Hair Filled with Dew
- 92. Cherry Ripe
- 93. the Captive Bee; Or, the Little Filcher
- 94. upon Roses
- 95. How His Soul Came Ensnared
- 96. upon Julia's Voice
- 97. the Night Piece: to Julia
- 98. His Covenant or Protestation to Julia
- 99. His Sailing from Julia
- 100. His Last Request to Julia
- 101. the Transfiguration
- 102. Love Dislikes Nothing
- 103. upon Love
- 104. to Dianeme
- 105. to Perenna
- 106. to Oenone
- 107. to Electra
- 108. to Anthea, Who May Command Him Any Thing
- 109. Anthea's Retractation
- 110. Love Lightly Pleased
- 111. to Dianeme
- 112. upon Her Eyes
- 113. upon Her Feet
- 114. upon a Delaying Lady
- 115. the Cruel Maid
- 116. to His Mistress, Objecting to Him Neither Toying or Talking
- 117. Impossibilities: to His Friend
- 118. the Bubble: a Song
- 119. Delight in Disorder
- 120. to Silvia
- 121. to Silvia to Wed
- 122. Barley-Break; Or, Last in Hell
- 123. on a Perfumed Lady
- 124. the Parcae; Or, Three Dainty Destinies: the Armilet
- 125. a Conjuration: to Electra
- 126. to Sapho
- 127. of Love: a Sonnet
- 128. to Dianeme
- 129. to Dianeme
- 130. Kissing Usury
- 131. upon the Loss of His Mistresses
- 132. the Wounded Heart
- 133. His Mistress to Him at His Farewell
- 134. Crutches
- 135. to Anthea
- 136. to Anthea
- 137. to His Lovely Mistresses
- 138. to Perilla
- 139. a Meditation for His Mistress
- 140. to the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
- Epigrams
- 142. His Loss
- 143. Things Mortal Still Mutable
- 144. No Man Without Money
- 145. the Present Time Best Pleaseth
- 146. Want
- 147. Satisfaction for Sufferings
- 148. Writing
- 149. the Definition of Beauty
- 150. a Mean in Our Means
- 151. Money Makes the Mirth
- 152. Tears and Laughter
- 153. upon Tears
- 154. on Love
- 155. Peace Not Permanent
- 156. Pardons
- 157. Truth and Error
- 158. Wit Punished Prospers Most
- 159. Burial
- 160. No Pains, No Gains
- 161. to Youth
- 162. to Enjoy the Time
- 163. Felicity Quick of Flight
- 164. Mirth
- 165. the Heart
- 166. Love, What It Is
- 167. Dreams
- 168. Ambition
- 169. Safety on the Shore
- 170. upon a Painted Gentlewoman
- 171. upon Wrinkles
- 172. Casualties
- 173. to Live Freely
- 174. Nothing Free-Cost
- 175. Man's Dying-Place Uncertain
- 176. Loss from the Least
- 177. Poverty and Riches
- 178. upon Man
- 179. Purposes
- 180. Four Things Make Us Happy Here
- 181. the Watch
- 182. upon the Detracter
- 183. on Himself
- Nature and Life
- 185. the Succession of the Four Sweet Months
- 186. to Blossoms
- 187. the Shower of Blossoms
- 188. to the Rose: Song
- 189. the Funeral Rites of the Rose
- 190. the Bleeding Hand; or the Sprig of Eglantine Given to a Maid
- 191. to Carnations: a Song
- 192. to Pansies
- 193. How Pansies or Hearts-Ease Came First
- 194. Why Flowers Change Colour
- 195. the Primrose
- 196. to Primroses Filled with Morning Dew
- 197. to Daisies, Not to Shut So Soon
- 198. to Daffadils
- 199. to Violets
- 200. the Apron of Flowers
- 201. the Lily in a Crystal
- 202. to Meadows
- 203. to a Gentlewoman, Objecting to Him His Gray Hairs
- 204. the Changes: to Corinna
- 205. upon Mrs Eliz. Wheeler, Under the Name of Amarillis
- 206. No Fault in Women
- 207. the Bag of the Bee
- 208. the Present; Or, the Bag of the Bee
- 209. to the Water-Nymphs Drinking at the Fountain
- 210. How Springs Came First
- 211. to the Handsome Mistress Grace Potter
- 212. a Hymn to the Graces
- 213. a Hymn to Love
- 214. upon Love: by Way of Question and Answer
- 215. Lovers How They Come and Part
- 216. the Kiss: a Dialogue
- 217. Comfort to a Youth That Had Lost His Love
- 218. Orpheus
- 219. a Request to the Graces
- 220. a Hymn to Venus and Cupid
- 221. to Bacchus: a Canticle
- 222. a Hymn to Bacchus
- 223. a Canticle to Apollo
- 224. to Music, to Becalm a Sweet Sick Youth
- 225. to Music: a Song
- 226. Soft Music
- 227. to Music
- 228. the Voice and Viol
- 229. to Music, to Becalm His Fever
- Musae Graviores
- 231. Matins, or Morning Prayer
- 232. Good Precepts, or Counsel
- 233. Pray and Prosper
- 234. the Bell-Man
- 235. upon Time
- 236. Men Mind No State in Sickness
- 237. Life Is the Body's Light
- 238. to the Lady Crewe, upon the Death of Her Child
- 239. upon a Child That Died
- 240. upon a Child
- 241. an Epitaph upon a Child
- 242. an Epitaph upon a Virgin
- 243. upon a Maid
- 244. the Dirge of Jephthah's Daughter: Sung by the Virgins
- 245. the Widows' Tears; Or, Dirge of Dorcas
- 246. upon His Sister-In-Law, Mistress Elizabeth Herrick
- 247. to His Kinswoman, Mistress Susanna Herrick
- 248. on Himself
- 249. His Wish to Privacy
- 250. to His Paternal Country
- 251. Cock-Crow
- 252. to His Conscience
- 253. to Heaven
- 254. an Ode of the Birth of Our Saviour
- 255. to His Saviour, a Child; a Present, by a Child
- 256. Grace for a Child
- 257. His Litany, to the Holy Spirit
- 258. to Death
- 259. to His Sweet Saviour
- 260. Eternity
- 261. the White Island: or Place of the Blest