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Author: J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.
Title: The triumph of wit, or, Ingenuity display'd in its perfection. Being the newest and most useful academy, in three parts. Part I. Containing variety of excellent poems, pastorals, satyrs, dialogues, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, choice letters with their answers, ... and exactest collection of choice songs. Part II. Containing the whole art and mystery of love in all its nicest intreagues and curious particulars, ... with the description & anatomy of perfect beauty. Part III. Containing the mystery and art of wheedling and canting, with the original and present management thereof, and the ends to which it serves and is employed. Illustrated with poems, songs and various intreagues in the canting language, with the explanation, &c. To which is added, Instructions for dancing with musical notes.
Print source: The triumph of wit, or, Ingenuity display'd in its perfection. Being the newest and most useful academy, in three parts. Part I. Containing variety of excellent poems, pastorals, satyrs, dialogues, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, choice letters with their answers, ... and exactest collection of choice songs. Part II. Containing the whole art and mystery of love in all its nicest intreagues and curious particulars, ... with the description & anatomy of perfect beauty. Part III. Containing the mystery and art of wheedling and canting, with the original and present management thereof, and the ends to which it serves and is employed. Illustrated with poems, songs and various intreagues in the canting language, with the explanation, &c. To which is added, Instructions for dancing with musical notes.
J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.
[n.p.]: Printed for Nicholas Bodington at the Golden Ball in Duck-lane, 1688.
Notes:
"The preface to the reader" signed: John Shirley.
Licence to print on verso of title page dated: October the 6th. 1687.
With metalcut frontispiece.
Mostly in verse; includes a dictionary of cant terms.
Reproduction of the original in the Worcester College Library, Oxford University.
Subject terms:
Epigrams, English -- 17th century.
Anagrams -- Early works to 1800.
English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60018.0001.001
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER
J. D. To his worthy Friend J. S. upon the perusal of his new Book, Intituled, The Triumph of Wit, &c.
G. E. To his worthy Friend Mr. J. S. upon the perusal of his new Book, Entituled, The Triumph of Wit, &c.
part 1
THE Generous LOVER'S Complaint TO His Scornfull MISTRISS, OR PHAON to DORINDA.
A Dialogue between Altemor and Almira.
The Bashfull Lover's Encouragement; or, Nothing like Tryal: In a Dialogue between Pharmedon and Phoebe
A Dialogue between Sylva and Cloris; Or, The Promise Claim'd, &c.
The Welshman lost in a Wood; or, His Dialogue, with Echo, in mistake of his Mistriss; who, in the mean time, found opportunity to Marry another, &c.
An Amorous DIALOGƲE between Richard and Nancy.
The Antiquated Chamber-Maid; or, A Dialogue between Dorothy and Timothy
The Fortunate LOVERS: or, The Happy Meeting: A Dialogue between Amarillis and Phaon.
The Happy Choice.
The Bold Adventurer made Captive: Or, LOVE'S Conquest.
To a Proud and Jilting Mistress.
The Happy Adventure.
The Disconsolate Lover comforted at last.
Instructions for Female Courtship: Or, The Maidens made Capable of Wooing within the Bounds of Modesty.
Memphia to Menacles: or, The forsaken Ladys Epistle to her Wanderer, &c.
MENACLES to MEMPHIA: Or, A Poem In Answer to the foregoing, &c.
Advice to a Dejected Lover.
A Pastoral Dialogue between Damon and Celia, or the Mutual Accusation.
The Appointment.
—The Surprize—or, True Friendship.
The true Lovers Happiness: Or, The Reward of Constancy.
The Contemplation of Vanity, or, The Decay of Virtue.
Mounsieur Galliard, or, the Humours of the French Dancing-Master.
The false Shepherd rejected: A Pastoral Dialogue between Tharsis and Celia.
Loves Misfortune: Or, The Ʋnhappy Disappointment.
An Acrostick on the Name of
An Acrostick on the Name of
An Acrostick upon the Name of
An Acrostick upon the Name of
An Acrostick upon the Name of
Single Anacrosticks, &c.
An Acrostick.
An Acrostick.
An Acrostick.
An Acrostick.
An Acrostick.
An Acrostick.
CURIOUS LETTERS and ANSWERS, WRITTEN In the most Elegant Stile on sundry Occasions for Pleasure and Imitation.
A Letter from a Mother to her Daughter To Per swade her from rash Marriage.
The Daughters Answer to the foregoing Letter.
The young Lover to his Mistriss, a Letter, &c.
The Answer.
A Lady to her Inconstant Lover.
A Passionate Letter from a Gentleman to Mistriss whom he had Offended.
The Answer.
A Letter from a Father to his Son.
The Answer.
Letter to a Maid to perswade her to Marry.
A Letter to a Widow.
The Answer.
A Letter from a Wife to her Husband in the Country.
The Answer.
The Daughters Letter complaining to her Mo∣ther for wand of a Husband.
The Answer.
A Letter to a young Lady upon the second Sight.
The Answer.
Julia to Hemanus, a Letter.
The Answer.
A Letter to Commend a young Gentleman to his Mistriss.
The Answer.
A Country Letter from Robin to Joan.
The Answer.
A Letter from a Country Esquire to his London Mistriss.
The Answer.
A Letter from a Mistriss to tax her Lover with Inconstancy.
A Letter from one Friend to another upon his Deliverance from Trouble and Danger, &c.
A Letter of Consolation upon the Death of a Husband.
A Letter from a Virgin under Restraint to her Lover, &c.
The Answer.
A Letter from a Brother to a Sister.
The Answer.
A Letter of Consolation and Advice from a Friend, to one that is in Love.
The Answer.
A Letter from a young Lover to his Mistriss.
The Answer.
A Passionate Letter to Reproach a Scornfull Mistriss.
The Answer.
Directions or Superscriptions of Letters to Persons of sundry Qualities, &c. Internal and Ex∣ternal.
Complimental Expressions, or Quaint and Modish Deliverances of Sentence, or short Speeches, referring to Men of sundry Qualities, &c.
Expressions that may be indifferentiy applied to any Man.
Complimental Expressions, &c. of the like nature to the Female Sex.
To the Female Sex in General.
County Complements, or Expressions, in Busi∣ness and Courtship.
Country Expressions, or Complements, to Women.
Quaint and Complemental Expressions, in English Disticks, &c. to be used by Lovers to their Mistresses, on sundry occasions.
Mock-Complements, or Complements Burlesque in Trope and Figure.
Mock-Expressions, or Complements Burlesque, to the Female Sex, &c.
Posies, or Motto's, to be used on sundry occasions.
Mournfull Epethites.
Short EPITAPHS.
The most exact Collection of choice SONGS, upon sundry occasions, as they are Sung in Court, City and Country: To the newest & most delightful Tunes, &c.
The Lover's Happiness: A new Song.
The Lovely Thief surpriz'd: A Song.
The Triumph: A Song.
The New Transport: A Song.
The Marry'd Man's Comfort: A Song.
Beauties Ruin: A Song.
The Melancholy Lover: A Song.
The Parley: A Song.
The Victory, or Beauties Conquest: A Song.
The Shepherd's Delight: A new Song.
The Night-Adventure: A new Song.
The Fickle Lover: A Song.
The Good-fellow: A Song.
The Amorous Courtier: A new Song.
The Loyalist: A Song.
The Daughters Request.
Celia Restored to her Empire, or The Wan∣dring Shepherd's Return: A new Song.
The Conquest of Coyness: A Song.
The Down-right Courtier to his Coy Mistriss: A Song.
The Power and Force of Love: A Song.
The Comparison: A Song.
The Jovial Boys: A Song.
The Indifferent Lover: A Song.
The Bully: A Song.
The Amorous Lover's Advice to his Mistriss: A Song.
The Lover's Excuse: A Song.
The Constant Lover's Complaint: A Song.
The bouncing Bully: A new Song.
Content is True Happiness: A Song.
The Downfall of Plain-Dealing: A Song.
The Hero: A new Song.
Mariana's Complaint: A new Song.
The Maiden's Grief: A new Song.
The Torment of Disdain: A Song.
The Invitation to Love: A Song.
To Flora: A Song.
Against Drunkenness: A new Song.
The Forsaken Mistriss: A Song.
The Misse's Confession: A Song.
The Parting Farewell: A Song.
The Jolly Fellow's good Wish: A Song.
The Lover's Complaint to his Scornfull Mistriss: A new Song.
The Debate: A Song.
The Reply: A Song.
Upon MONEY: A Song.
The Slighted Lover: A new Song.
She wou'd seem Angry: A Song.
The Recovery of Love: A Song.
On Fading Beauty: A Song.
Advice to his Fair Mistriss: A Song.
A new Song, in two Parts; or, The True Lover's Joy.
The Mourning Lover for his Departed Mistriss: A new Song.
THE SECOND PART, CONTAINING The whole Art and Mystery of COURTSHIP: With Infallible Rules to succeed therein.
Adorned with Eloquence, and furnished with Cordial Advice.
Addresses and Replies proper in Courtship, &c. to Court a Young Gentlewoman.
To Wooe a Widow, the surest way.
An Address of Courtship; or, The Passionate Wooer.
An Amorous Complaint.
The Tryal.
The Demand of Assurance.
An Address of perfect Courtship.
To make known an Affection for a Mistriss.
The DEPARTURE.
The RETURN.
Full Satisfaction.
The Anatomy of BEAUTY.
HAIR.
FACE.
FOREHEAD.
EYES.
SMILES.
EARS.
CHEEKS.
NOSE.
LIPS.
TEETH.
TONGƲE.
BREATH.
Voice.
BROW.
CHIN.
NECK.
SHOƲLDERS.
ARMS.
HANDS.
BREASTS.
WAST.
NAVEL.
WOMB.
Closing Addresses of Courtship.
THE New Canting Academy: OR, The Mystery of Wheedling and Canting displayed to the Life.
The Introduction; or, Wheedling, &c. made manifest.
Wheedling; what it is, and bow Miged.
The Qualification of the Wheedler; and by what methods and ways be works by Insinuation up∣on the Passions and Minds of Men, and the Rules he observes therein.
Cant; what it is, and by whom it is used; with the Ends to which it serves, &c.
In what manner a new Commer is received into the Gang of Gypsies and Wandering Beggars, with the Ceremonies that are observed, and other things.
The Reasons that induce Stroalers, &c. to take up that kind of life; and by what means they cheat and deceive the Ignorant, under pretence of telling Fortunes.
The Gypsies and Beggars CANT; Comprehending all the Material words used by them, upon sundry occasions; as likewise their Explanation.
Canting SONGS; the best sort in Cant and English.
The Advice, &c. A Song in Cant.
The same song in English.
The King of the Gypsies Song, made upon his Beloved Doxy or Mistriss.
The Sense in English thus.
The Rum Mort's Song in Praise of her Maun∣der who had forsaken her.
The Sense in English thus.
The Black Profession: A Song.
An Introduction to the modish Method of DANCING, in the Examples of several Set Dances greatly in Request, &c.
Lady in the Dark. A Dance for Four.
The Sedany. A pleasant Dance for as many as will in this Order, .
Rose is white and Rose is red. A round Dance for as many as will,
Lady lye near me. A Dance for as many as Please in Couples, Long-ways.
All in a Garden green. A Dance Long-ways for six.