The mistresse, or, Several copies of love-verses written by Mr. A. Cowley, in his youth, and now since his death thought fit to be published.

Title

The mistresse, or, Several copies of love-verses written by Mr. A. Cowley, in his youth, and now since his death thought fit to be published.

Author

Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.

Publication

London :: Printed for Rowland Reynolds ...,

1667.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Reader.
• THE MISTRESSE, OR SEUERALL COPIES OF LOVE VERSES.
  • The Request.
  • The Thraldome.
  • The Given Lover.
  • The Spring.
  • Written in Iuyce of Lemon.
  • Inconstancy.
  • Not Faire.
  • Platonick love.
  • The Change.
  • Clad all in White.
  • Leaving Me, and then loving many.
  • My Heart discovered.
  • Answer to the Platonicks.
  • The vain Love. Loving one first because she could love no body, Afterwards loving her with desire.
  • The Soule.
  • The Passions.
  • Wisdome.
  • The Despair.
  • The Wish.
  • My Diet.
  • The Thiefe.
  • All over, Love.
  • Love and Life.
  • The Bargain.
  • The long Life.
  • Councell.
  • Resolved to be beloved.
  • The same.
  • The Discovery.
  • Against Fruition.
  • Love undiscovered.
  • The given Heart.
  • The Prophet.
  • The Resolution.
  • Called Inconstant.
  • The Welcome.
  • The Heart fled again.
  • Womens Superstition.
  • The Soule.
  • Eccho.
  • The rich Rivall.
  • Against Hope.
  • For Hope.
  • Loves Ingratitude.
  • The Frailty.
  • Coldnesse.
  • The Injoyment.
  • Sleep.
  • Beauty.
  • The Parting.
  • My Picture.
  • The Concealment.
  • The Monopoly.
  • The distance.
  • The Encrease.
  • Loves Visibility.
  • Looking on, and discoursing with his Mistris.
  • Resolved to Love.
  • My Fate.
  • The Heart-breaking.
  • The Vsurpation.
  • Maidenhead.
  • Impossibilities.
  • Silence.
  • The Dissembler.
  • The Inconstant.
  • The Constant.
  • Her Name.
  • Weeping.
  • Discretion.
  • The Wayting-Maide. (Suspected to Love her.)
  • Councell.
  • The Cure.
  • The separation.
  • The Tree.
  • Her Vnbeliefe.
  • Love given over.
• TO THE READER.
• A Table of the Heads in this Poem.