O Nightingale! that on yon bloomy… Warblest at eve, when all the wood… Thou with fresh hope the lover’s h… While the jolly hours lead on prop… Thy liquid notes that close the ey…
How soon hath Time, the subtle th… Stolen on his wing my three-and-tw… My hasting days fly on with full c… But my late spring no bud or bloss… Perhaps my semblance might deceive…
Donna leggiadra il cui bel nome ho… L’herbosa val di Rheno, e il nobi… Ben e colui d’ogni valore scarco Qual tuo spirto gentil non innamor… Che dolcemente mostra si di fuora
Qual in colle aspro, al imbrunir d… L’avezza giovinetta pastorella Va bagnando l’herbetta strana e be… Che mal si spande a disusata spera Fuor di sua natia alma primavera,
Ridonsi donne e giovani amorosi M’ occostandosi attorno, e perche… Perche tu scrivi in lingua ignota… Verseggiando d’amor, e conie t’osi… Dinne, se la tua speme sia mai van…
Diodati, e te’l diro con maravigli… Quel ritroso io ch’amor spreggiar… E de suoi lacci spesso mi ridea Gia caddi, ov’huom dabben talhor s… Ne treccie d’oro, ne guancia vermi…
Per certo i bei vostr’occhi Donna… Esser non puo che non fian lo mio… Si mi percuoton forte, come ci suo… Per l’arene di Libia chi s’invia, Mentre un caldo vapor (ne senti pr…
Giovane piano, e semplicetto amant… Poi che fuggir me stesso in dubbio… Madonna a voi del mio cuor l’humil… Faro divoto; io certo a prove tant… L’hebbi fedele, intrepido, costant…
Captain, or colonel, or knight in… Whose chance on these defenceless… If deed of honour did thee ever pl… Guard them, and him within protect… He can requite thee, for he knows…
Lady! that in the prime of earlies… Wisely hast shunned the broad way… And with those few art eminently s… That labour up the Hill of Heaven… The better part with Mary and wit…
Daughter to that good Earl, once… Of Englands Counsel, and her Tre… Who liv’d in both, unstain’d with… And left them both, more in himsel… Till the sad breaking of that Par…
A Book was writ of late call’d Te… And wov’n close, both matter, form… The Subject new: it walk’d the To… Numbring good intellects; now seld… Cries the stall-reader, bless us!…
I did but prompt the age to quit t… By the known rules of ancient libe… When straight a barbarous noise en… Of owls and cuckoos, asses, apes a… As when those hinds that were tran…
Harry, whose tuneful and well—meas… First taught our English music ho… Words with just note and accent, n… With Midas’ ears, committing shor… Thy worth and skill exempts thee f…
When Faith and Love, which parted… Had ripened thy just soul to dwell… Meekly thou didst resign this eart… Of death, called life, which us fr… Thy works, and alms, and all thy g…
Fairfax, whose name in arms throug… Filling each mouth with envy, or w… And all her jealous monarchs with… And rumours loud, that daunt remot… Thy firm unshak’n virtue ever brin…
Cromwell, our chief of men, who th… Not of war only, but detractions r… Guided by faith and matchless fort… To peace and truth thy glorious wa… And on the neck of crownèd Fortun…
Vane, young in years, but in sage… Than whom a better senator ne’er h… The helm of Rome, when gowns, not… The fierce Epirot and the African… Whether to settle peace, or to unf…
Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughter’d s… Lie scatter’d on the Alpine mount… Ev’n them who kept thy truth so pu… When all our fathers worshipp’d st… Forget not: in thy book record the…
When I consider how my light is s… Ere half my days, in this dark wor… And that one Talent which is deat… Lodged with me useless, though my… To serve therewith my Maker, and…
Lawrence, of virtuous father virtu… Now that the fields are dank, and… Where shall we sometimes meet, and… Help waste a sullen day; what may… From the hard season gaining? Tim…
Cyriack, whose grandsire on the ro… Of British Themis, with no mean a… Pronounced, and in his volumes tau… Which others at their bar so often… Today deep thoughts resolve with m…
Cyriack, this three years’ day the… To outward view of blemish or of s… Bereft of light, their seeing have… Nor to their idle orbs doth sight… Of sun or moon or star throughout…
Methought I saw my late espoused… Brought to me like Alcestis from… Whom Jove’s great son to her glad… Rescued from Death by force, thou… Mine, as whom washed from spot of…
Because you have thrown off your… And with stiff vows renounced his… To seize the widowed whore Plural… From them whose sin ye envied, not… Dare ye for this adjure the civil…
