Chrysomela: A Selection From the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick

The Floating Press, 1 mar 2017 - 360 páginas

Seventeenth-century English poet Robert Herrick made his own unique mark in the genre of lyric poetry by returning to the themes and styles of long-past eras. This wide-ranging collection encompasses his finest work, including the poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," which includes the famous first line, "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."

Índice

• Preface: 12
• PREFATORY: 29
• 1 The Argument of His Book: 30
• 2 To His Muse: 31
• 3 When He Would Have His Verses Read: 32
• 4 To His Book: 33
• 5 To His Book: 34
• 6 To His Book: 35
• 7 To Mistress Katharine Bradshaw the Lovely that Crowned Him with Laurel: 36
• 8 To His Verses: 37
• 9 Not Every Day Fit for Verse: 38
• 10 His Prayer to Ben Jonson: 39
• 11 His Request to Julia: 40
• 12 To His Book: 41
• 13 His Poetry His Pillar: 42
• 14 To His Book: 44
• 15 Upon Himself: 45
• IDYLLICA: 46
• 16 The Country Life: 47
• 17 To Phillis to Love and Live with Him: 50
• 18 The Wassail: 52
• 19 The Fairies: 54
• 20 Ceremony Upon Candlemas Eve: 55
• 21 Ceremonies for Candlemas Eve: 56
• 22 The Ceremonies for Candlemas Day: 58
• 23 Farewell Frost or Welcome Spring: 59
• 24 To the Maids to Walk Abroad: 60
• 25 Corinas Going a Maying: 62
• 26 The Maypole: 65
• 27 The Wake: 66
• 28 The HockCart or Harvest Home: 67
• 29 The BrideCake: 70
• 30 The Old Wives Prayer: 71
• 31 The BellMan: 72
• 33 To the Genius of His House: 73
• 33 His Grange or Private Wealth: 74
• 34 A Pastoral Upon the Birth of Prince Charles: 76
• 35 A Dialogue Betwixt Himself and Mistress Eliza Wheeler Under the Name of Amarillis: 78
• 36 A Bucolic Betwixt Two: 80
• 37 A Pastoral Sung to the King: 82
• 38 To the WillowTree: 84
• 39 The Fairy Temple or Oberons Chapel: 85
• 40 Oberons Feast: 90
• 41 The Beggar to Mab the Fairy Queen: 92
• 42 The Hag: 94
• 43 The Mad Maids Song: 95
• 44 The Cheat of Cupid or the Ungentle Guest: 97
• 45 Upon Cupid: 99
• 46 To Be Merry: 100
• 47 Upon His Gray Hairs: 101
• 48 An Hymn to the Muses: 102
• 49 The Coming of Good Luck: 103
• 50 His Content in the Country: 104
• 51 His Return to London: 105
• 52 His Desire: 106
• 53 An Ode for Ben Jonson: 107
• 54 To Live Merrily and to Trust to Good Verses: 108
• 55 The Apparition of His Mistress Calling Him to Elysium: 111
• 56 The Invitation: 114
• 57 To Sir Clipsby Crew: 115
• 58 A Country Life: 116
• 59 To His Peculiar Friend Mr John Wicks: 121
• 60 A Paranaeticall or Advisive Verse to His Friend Mr John Wicks: 122
• 61 To His Honoured and Most Ingenious Friend Mr Charles Cotton: 124
• 62 A New Years Gift Sent to Sir Simeon Steward: 125
• 63 An Ode to Sir Clipsby Crew: 127
• 64 A Panegyric to Sir Lewis Pemberton: 129
• 65 All Things Decay and Die: 134
• 66 To His Dying Brother Master William Herrick: 135
• 67 His Age: 136
• 68 The Bad Season Makes the Poet Sad: 142
• 69 On Himself: 143
• 70 His WindingSheet: 144
• 71 Anacreontic: 146
• 72 To Laurels: 147
• 73 On Himself: 148
• 74 On Himself: 149
• 75 To Robin RedBreast: 150
• 76 The Olive Branch: 151
• 77 The Plaudite or End of Life: 152
• AMORES: 153
• 78 To Groves: 154
• Wheeler Under the Name of the Lost Shepherdess: 156
• 80 A Vow to Venus: 157
• 81 Upon Love: 158
• 82 Upon Julias Clothes: 159
• 83 The Bracelet to Julia: 160
• 84 Upon Julias Ribbon: 161
• 85 To Julia: 162
• To Julia: 163
• 87 Her Bed: 164
• 88 The Rock of Rubies and the Quarry of Pearls: 165
• 89 The Parliament of Roses to Julia: 166
• 90 Upon Julias Recovery: 167
• 91 Upon Julias Hair Filled with Dew: 168
• 92 Cherry Ripe: 169
• 93 The Captive Bee or the Little Filcher: 170
• 94 Upon Roses: 172
• 95 How His Soul Came Ensnared: 173
• 96 Upon Julias Voice: 174
• To Julia: 175
• 98 His Covenant or Protestation to Julia: 176
• 99 His Sailing from Julia: 177
• 100 His Last Request to Julia: 178
• 101 The Transfiguration: 179
• 102 Love Dislikes Nothing: 180
• 103 Upon Love: 181
• 104 To Dianeme: 182
• 105 To Perenna: 183
• 106 To Oenone: 184
• 107 To Electra: 185
• 108 To Anthea Who May Command Him Any Thing: 186
• 109 Antheas Retractation: 188
• 110 Love Lightly Pleased: 189
• 111 To Dianeme: 190
• 112 Upon Her Eyes: 191
• 113 Upon Her Feet: 192
• 114 Upon a Delaying Lady: 193
• 115 The Cruel Maid: 194
• 116 To His Mistress Objecting to Him Neither Toying or Talking: 196
• To His Friend: 197
• A Song: 198
• 119 Delight in Disorder: 199
• 120 To Silvia: 200
• 121 To Silvia to Wed: 201
• 122 BarleyBreak or Last in Hell: 202
• 123 On a Perfumed Lady: 203
• To Electra: 205
• 126 To Sapho: 206
• A Sonnet: 207
• 128 To Dianeme: 208
• 129 To Dianeme: 209
• 130 Kissing Usury: 210
• 131 Upon the Loss of His Mistresses: 211
• 132 The Wounded Heart: 212
• 133 His Mistress to Him at His Farewell: 213
• 134 Crutches: 214
• 135 To Anthea: 215
• 136 To Anthea: 216
• 137 To His Lovely Mistresses: 217
• 138 To Perllla: 218
• 139 A Meditation for His Mistress: 219
• 140 To the Virgins to Make Much of Time: 221
• EPIGRAMS: 222
• 141 Posting to Printing: 223
• 142 His Loss: 224
• 143 Things Mortal Still Mutable: 225
• 144 No Man Without Money: 226
• 145 The Present Time Best Pleaseth: 227
• 146 Want: 228
• 147 Satisfaction for Sufferings: 229
• 148 Writing: 230
• 149 The Definition of Beauty: 231
• 150 A Mean in Our Means: 232
• 151 Money Makes the Mirth: 233
• 152 Tears and Laughter: 234
• 153 Upon Tears: 235
• 154 On Love: 236
• 155 Peace Not Permanent: 237
• 156 Pardons: 238
• 157 Truth and Error: 239
• 158 Wlt Punished Prospers Most: 240
• 159 Burial: 241
• 160 No Pains No Gains: 242
• 161 To Youth: 243
• 162 To Enjoy the Time: 244
• 163 Felicity Quick of Flight: 245
• 164 Mirth: 246
• 165 The Heart: 247
• 166 Love What it Is: 248
• 167 Dreams: 249
• 168 Ambition: 250
• 169 Safety on the Shore: 251
• 170 Upon a Painted Gentlewoman: 252
• 171 Upon Wrinkles: 253
• 172 Casualties: 254
• 173 To Live Freely: 255
• 174 Nothing FreeCost: 256
• 175 Mans DyingPlace Uncertain: 257
• 176 Loss from the Least: 258
• 177 Poverty and Riches: 259
• 178 Upon Man: 260
• 179 Purposes: 261
• 180 Four Things Make Us Happy Here: 262
• 181 The Watch: 263
• 182 Upon the Detracter: 264
• 183 On Himself: 265
• NATURE AND LIFE: 266
• 184 I Call and I Call: 267
• 185 The Succession of the Four Sweet Months: 268
• 186 To Blossoms: 269
• 187 The Shower of Blossoms: 270
• Song: 271
• 189 The Funeral Rites of the Rose: 272
• 190 The Bleeding Hand: 273
• A Song: 274
• 192 To Pansies: 275
• 193 How Pansies or HeartsEase Came First: 276
• 194 Why Flowers Change Colour: 277
• 195 The Primrose: 278
• 196 To Primroses Filled with Morning Dew: 279
• 197 To Daisies Not to Shut so Soon: 281
• 198 To Daffadils: 282
• 199 To Violets: 283
• 200 The Apron of Flowers: 284
• 201 The Lily in a Crystal: 285
• 202 To Meadows: 288
• 203 To a Gentlewoman Objecting to Him His Gray Hairs: 289
• To Corinna: 290
• 205 Upon Mrs Eliz Wheeler Under the Name of Amarillis: 291
• 206 No Fault in Women: 292
• 207 The Bag of the Bee: 293
• 208 The Present or the Bag of the Bee: 294
• 209 To the WaterNymphs Drinking at the Fountain: 295
• 210 How Springs Came First: 296
• 211 To the Handsome Mistress Grace Potter: 297
• 212 A Hymn to the Graces: 298
• 213 A Hymn to Love: 299
• 215 Lovers How They Come and Part: 301
• A Dialogue: 302
• 217 Comfort to a Youth that Had Lost His Love: 304
• 218 Orpheus: 305
• 219 A Request to the Graces: 306
• 220 A Hymn to Venus and Cupid: 307
• A Canticle: 308
• 222 A Hymn to Bacchus: 309
• 223 A Canticle to Apollo: 310
• 224 To Music to Becalm a Sweet Sick Youth: 311
• A Song: 312
• 226 Soft Music: 313
• 227 To Music: 314
• 228 The Voice and Viol: 315
• 229 To Music to Becalm His Fever: 316
• MUSAE GRAVIORES: 318
• 230 A Thanksgiving to God for His House: 319
• 231 Matins or Morning Prayer: 321
• 232 Good Precepts or Counsel: 322
• 233 Pray and Prosper: 323
• 234 The BellMan: 324
• 235 Upon Time: 325
• 236 Men Mind No State in Sickness: 326
• 237 Life is the Bodys Light: 327
• 238 To the Lady Crewe Upon the Death of Her Child: 328
• 239 Upon a Child that Died: 329
• 240 Upon a Child: 330
• 241 An Epitaph Upon a Child: 331
• 242 An Epitaph Upon a Virgin: 332
• 243 Upon a Maid: 333
• 245 The Widows Tears or Dirge of Dorcas: 337
• 246 Upon His SisterinLaw Mistress Elizabeth Herrick: 341
• 247 To His Kinswoman Mistress Susanna Herrick: 342
• 248 On Himself: 343
• 249 His Wish to Privacy: 344
• 250 To His Paternal Country: 345
• 251 CockCrow: 346
• 252 To His Conscience: 347
• 253 To Heaven: 348
• 254 An Ode of the Birth of Our Saviour: 349
• 255 To His Saviour a Child: 351
• 256 Grace for a Child: 352
• 257 His Litany to the Holy Spirit: 353
• 258 To Death: 355
• 259 To His Sweet Saviour: 356
• 260 Eternity: 357
• 261 The White Island: 358

Sobre el autor

Robert Herrick: August 24, 1591 - October 15, 1674 Robert Herrick is one of the Cavalier poets and the most gifted of the "tribe of Ben", the small band of poets influenced by Ben Jonson. Herrick is considered one of the greatest English songwriters. He published only one volume of verse, an astonishing collection of 1,200 poems known as the Hesperides and Noble Numbers (1648). Although Herrick was an Anglican priest, many of his poems deal with sensual pleasures, stressing the need for carpe diem - to seize the day - since youth and joy pass so quickly. Herrick's verse is intensely musical and reflects classical and Anglican ceremony, English folklore, and timeless myth. He is best known for his short poem, "To Virgins, To Make Much of Time," which begins, "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may," encouraging young people to enjoy themselves while they still can.

Información bibliográfica

• Título: Chrysomela: A Selection From the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick
• Autor: Robert Herrick
• Editor: Francis Turner Palgrave
• Editor: The Floating Press, 2017
• ISBN: 1776679016, 9781776679010
• N.º de páginas: 360 páginas