The muses melody in a consort of poetrie with diverse occasionall and compendious epistles / composed by the author Tho. Jordan.
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- The muses melody in a consort of poetrie with diverse occasionall and compendious epistles / composed by the author Tho. Jordan.
- Author
- Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?
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- London :: Printed by J.C.,
- [1680?]
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Contents
- title page
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POEMS.
- On a Citizen that was so unreasonably jealous of his wife, that he durst not trust her with the neerest in blood of her own kindred.
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Peccavi, to a vertuous Lady, who was vitiously solici∣ted by a Gentleman whilst she was in hermourning. - On handsome women that will marry fools.
- An Apology to a coy Lady for a passionate Letter which a Gent. writ to her when she returned back to him a Diamond which he before had presented.
- On a cruel Creditor.
- On Rebellion.
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UILLAINIE. Anagram, I LIVE IN AL. -
Defence composed for his friend Mr.
Th. Ea. who ignorantly had perswaded some Gentlemen his friends to wash their faces with Mercury, one of them being an elect Bridegroom, the night immediately before the Nuptials, who the next day were much blistered with the venome, and he much accused by the Ladyes, as if it had been done on purpose. - A Letter to the Gentlemen, in which this Poem was inclosed.
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An Ode composed for three voices, at a celebration of the Birth-day of the much honoured
G. D. Gent. onNovemb. 29. -
Vote to the much honored
THOMAS BRIDGES, Merchant in Alderman-buryLondon, and to his most vertuous wife. - An Epitaph on a scold.
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On
Jack Summer, who with two shillings, won twenty pounds of CaptaineSwallow. - On Scorta.
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An Epitaph on Mr.
Will. Lawes Batchelor in Musick, who was mortally shot at the siege ofWestchester. -
A Defence for Musick in its Practique and Theorick, Dedicated to all Lovers of Harmony, but more especially to the much honored Mr.
JOHN ROGERS. - A Banquet of Discord, dish'd up and dedicated to all lovers of Confusion, and contemners of Con∣cord.
- An Epigram on a Mad-man.
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A meer Souldiers Resolution, written by his own a
∣rection in the yeer 1642. -
An Elegie and Epitaph, in two Acrosticks, composed on the pious memory of Mistress
Grace Dray late wife toon, William Dray on , whom she was marryed the 20 of Ja 16y 2. and the 20 of June 1653. - To his disdainful Mistress, from whom he receiv'd a Re∣pulse at the presentment of his service to lead her by the Arm in the street.
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On Mrs.
Howlet, and Mrs.Boone. -
To a Bla
-moor that had married a deformed Spanish∣woman, and was jealous of an English Gentleman. - An Epitaph on a Prisoner for Debt, who dyed of Feaver in the Counter.
- A Bull made Sense.
- On Cavaliers wearing of much Ribbon.
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A Congratulatory to the bountiful Lover of the Liberal Sciences, Sir
THOMAS PRESTWICH Baronet. -
To Coll.
Washington, on his wordAway with't, &c▪ Composed in 1643. -
On
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To the great lover and protector of Honor and Sciences Sir
Henry Newton Knight,&c.
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EPISTLES Queint, And COMPENDIOUS.
- To a Lady of most Excellent Perfections.
- To a young Lady from a Gent. whose Parents commanded him to desist from loving.
- To a vertuous Gentlewoman imme∣diately after the first sight.
- To a Lady that had heard an evil rumour of her servants Fame.
- To a Lady after her father had banish∣ed him from her presence.
- To a Noble Lady.
- A return of thanks to a Vertuous Lady.
- To the worthiest of Ladyes.
- To a beautiful Lady for a second sight.
- To a witty Gentlewoman who commanded him to provide her an Astrologer.
- To a Lady upon separation.
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Ad Amicum suum Tho. Jordan. Datae vigessimo primo die Octobris. -
To his Learned and ingenious friend Mr.
Hen. Stonestreet.