Verses, Lately Written upon several Occasions, By Abraham Cowley. London, Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his Shop on the Lower walk in the New Exchange. 1663. Most of these Verses, which the Author had no intent to publish, having been lately printed at Dublin without his consent or knowledge, and with many, and some gross mistakes in the Impression, He hath thought fit for his justification in some part to allow me to reprint them here. Henry Herringman. Some copies, in which the publisher's note is absent, can be met with, bearing on the title-page To which is added a Proposition for the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy, by the same Author'. These have bound in at the end the 1661 pamphlet named, separately paged [5 ins. × 3 ins.]. p. 402, 1. 1. D] written upon. p. 410, 11. 5, 14. Grosart, who states that he has 'collated with the Author's holograph,' prints 'wonders printed plainly' and 'I a place.' The former redundant word was probably omitted by Cowley purposely in his published text: he may not have noticed the slipped out 'a.' p. 415, 1. 35. C] the breach; Beach. p. 418, l. 5. D] And Dance. p. 420, II. 28, 29. under the title 'Ode, Published separately in 4to. (7 ins. × 5 ins.) in_1660, upon the Blessed Restoration and Returne of His Sacred Majestie, Charls the Second... London, Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his Shop on the Lower Walk in the New Exchange. Anno Dom. 1660. p. 421, l. 7. C misprints] amonst. 1. 31. C, D and 1660] Than. p. 422, l. 18. D and 1660] who should. p. 424, l. 17. C misprints] Illis. Between 11. 23, 24, 1660 edition adds] Ere the Great Light, our Sun, his Beams did show, Our Sun it self appears but now, 1. 38. C] misfortunes strives. D and 1660] misfortunes strive. Folio of 1681] misfortune strives. p. 430, l. 5. C misprints] Clory. p. 432, 1660 adds at end] 'Twould be the richliest furnish'd House (no doubt) If your Heads always stood within, and the Rump-heads without. p. 443, 1. 2. C misprints] Luxurian. P. 445, 1. 30. The word way is written, not printed, in the copy used for the present edition. p. 448. These verses will be found in 'The History of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge.' By Jo. Sprat, 1667. Between the last line of p. 451 and the first of p. 452 this version adds: She with much stranger Art than his who put All th' Iliads in a Nut, The numerous work of Life does into Atomes shut. p. 453, 1. 15. C misprints] endlest. The following poems are not given in the 1663 edition of Verses: Upon the Death of the Earl of Balcarres. Ode. Acme and Septimius out of Catullus. On the Queens Repairing Somerset House. The Adventures of Five hours. On the death of Mrs. Katherine Philips. Hymn. To light. To the Royal Society. Upon the Chair made out of Sir Francis Drakes ship, Presented to the A few poems in the 1663 volume form part of 'Several discourses by way of Essayes in Verse and Prose.' See Preface to this volume and the text of the companion volume. These are: The Country Mouse. A Paraphrase upon Horace 2 bk. Sat. 6. Horace to Fuscus Aristius. first book of Horace. À paraphrase upon the 10th Epistle of the A Translation out of Virgil. A Paraphrase on an Ode in Horace's third Book, beginning thus, |