The New Oxford Book of Seventeenth Century VerseAlastair Fowler The seventeenth century saw some of the great achievements in the English language. Milton wrote Paradise Lost, Donne composed his Metaphysical verse, and Shakespeare his late Romances, not to mention the work of Dryden, Marvell, Jonson, and many others. Now, this remarkable quantity of extraordinary literature has been brought together here in one large volume. Like the previous edition, all of the best known works are present, but this new edition also responds to considerable changes in scholarship and perspective in recent years. Popular and minor poets take a place alongside their more well known peers. Alastair Fowler, the collection's distinguished editor, has included a generous portion of poetry by women, as well as a sampling of American colonial verse, while also striking a balance between Metaphysical and Jonsonian poetry. |
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Page 133
... Fates turned cruel , Yet three filled zodiacs had he been The stage's jewel ; And did act ( what now we moan ) Old men so duly As , sooth , the Parcae thought him one , He played so truly . So , by error , to his fate They all consented ...
... Fates turned cruel , Yet three filled zodiacs had he been The stage's jewel ; And did act ( what now we moan ) Old men so duly As , sooth , the Parcae thought him one , He played so truly . So , by error , to his fate They all consented ...
Page 294
... fate , When , like ourselves , ' tis old and out of date : ' Tis just all human loves their period have , When friends are frail , and dropping to the grave . ( 1657 ) The Forfeiture My dearest , to let you or the world know What debt ...
... fate , When , like ourselves , ' tis old and out of date : ' Tis just all human loves their period have , When friends are frail , and dropping to the grave . ( 1657 ) The Forfeiture My dearest , to let you or the world know What debt ...
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... fate , that every thing doth move , Enforces them to this , and me to love . There is no reason for our love or hate : ' Tis irresistible as death or fate . ' Tis not his face : I've sense enough to see That is not good , though doted ...
... fate , that every thing doth move , Enforces them to this , and me to love . There is no reason for our love or hate : ' Tis irresistible as death or fate . ' Tis not his face : I've sense enough to see That is not good , though doted ...
Contents
Introduction | xxxvii |
Acknowledgements | xlv |
ANNE HOWARD? 15571630 | 10 |
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