Choyce Drollery: Songs and Sonnets
Being a Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry, of Several Eminent AuthorsBy Various
Length11h 7m
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Choyce Drollery: Songs and Sonnets is a rich compilation of poetic works that captures the diverse emotions and experiences of humanity through the lens of the early modern period. The anthology features a selection of songs and sonnets that reflect the literary style of the time, intertwining themes of love, nature, and the transient beauty of life with the intricate rhythms and forms characteristic of Elizabethan poetry. The collection exemplifies the shift from the solemnity of medieval verse to a more personal and expressive approach, echoing the sentiments of contemporary poets while also preserving traditional forms. The contributors to this anthology are a tapestry of early modern poets, showcasing the period's rich literary context fostered by figures such as Shakespeare and Sidney. Many of these writers were influenced by their socio-political environments, as well as the flourishing of humanist thought, which encouraged self-exploration and the celebration of the individual. The collection serves as a testament to the creative diversity that characterized early modern English literature, allowing voices both well-known and obscure to resonate through their work. Choyce Drollery is an essential read for anyone interested in the evolution of English poetry and the socio-cultural currents of the early modern era. Its unique blend of lyrical beauty and intellectual rigor invites readers into a world where emotions are meticulously crafted into verse, making it a valuable resource for scholars and poetry enthusiasts alike.
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GenrePoetry
Length11 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PRELUDE.
2§ 1. CHOYCE DROLLERY Inhibited.
3§ 2.—The Two Courts, in 1656.
4§ 3.—Songs of Love and War.
5§ 4.—On the Pastorals.
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6To the READER.
7The broken Heart.
8Of a Woman that died for love of a Man.
9On the TIME-POETS.
10The Vow-breaker.
11The Sympathie.
12The Red Head and the White.
13SONNET.
14On the Flower-de-luce in Oxford.
15ALDOBRANDINO, a fat Cardinal.
16Jack of Lent’s Ballat.
17A SONG.
18Upon a House of Office over a River, set on fire by a coale of TOBACCO.
19Upon the Spanish Invasion in Eighty eight.
20Upon the Gun-powder Plot.
21A CATCH.
22A pitiful Lamentation.
23A Woman with Child that desired a Son, which might prove a Preacher.
24The Maid of Tottenham.
25To the King on New-yeares day, 1638.
26In praise of a deformed woman.
27On a TINKER.
28Upon his Mistris’s black Eye-browes.
29To my Lady of Carnarvon, January 1.
30The Western Husband-man’s Complaint in the late Wars.
31The High-way man’s Song.
32Against Fruition, &c.
33Upon Mr. Fullers Booke, called Pisgah-sight.
34On a Sheepherd that died for Love.
35The Shepheards lamentation for the losse of his Love.
36A Ballad on Queen Elizabeth; to the tune of Sallengers round.
37A Ballad on King James; to the tune of When Arthur first in Court began.
38Upon the death of a Chandler.
39Upon the Scots being beaten at Muscleborough field.
40Lipps and Eyes.
41On black Eyes.
42CRVELTY.
43A Sonnet.
44The Doctors Touchstone.
45A copy of Verses of a mon[e]y Marriage.
46The baseness of Whores.
47A Lover disclosing his love to his Mistris.
48The contented Prisoner his praise of Sack.
49Of DESIRE.
50Upon kinde and true Love.
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