The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler/Volume 1

by Samuel Butler (1612-1680)

THE

GENUINE REMAINS

IN

VERSE and PROSE

OF

Mr. SAMUEL BUTLER,

Author of HUDIBRAS.

Published from the

Original Manuscripts, formerly in the
Possession of W. Longueville, Esq;

With NOTES

By R. THYER

Keeper of the Public Library at Manchester.

 

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

 

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LONDON:

Printed for J. and R. Tonson, in the Strand.
MDCCLIX.

CONTENTS

OF THE

FIRST VOLUME.

The Elephant in the Moon—A Satyr—in short Verse		Page 1
The same, with additions and alterations—in long Verse		26
Satyr upon the weakness and misery of Man		57
Satyr upon the licentious age of Charles the 2d, contrasted with the puritanical one that preceded it		69
Satyr upon Gaming		81
Satyrical Epistle to a bad Poet		86
Repartees between Cat and Puss at a caterwalling in the modern heroic way		91
Satyr on our ridiculous imitation of the French		98
To the honourable Edward Howard, Esq; upon his incomparable Poem of the British Princes		104
A Palinodie to the honourable Edward Howard, Esq; upon his incomparable British Princes		107
Satyr upon Drunkenness		113
Satyr upon Marriage		118
Upon an hypocritical Nonconformist—A Pindaric Ode		125
Upon modern Critics—A Pindaric Ode		139
To the happy Memory of the most renowned Du-Val. A Pindaric Ode		145
A Panegyric upon Sir John Denham's Recovery from his Madness		155
Upon Critics who judge of modern Plays precisely by the Rules of the Ancients		161
Satyr upon Plagiaries		168
Upon Philip Nye's Thanksgiving Beard		177
Prologue to the Queen of Arragon, acted before the Duke of York, upon his Birth-day		185
Epilogue upon the same—to the Duchess		188
A Ballad upon the Parliament, which deliberated about making Oliver King		190
A Ballad, as 'tis conjectured, upon O. Cromwell, 2 Parts		193
Satyr upon the Imperfection and Abuse of human Learning—Part 1st		202
Fragments of an intended 2d Part of the same		213
Miscellaneous thoughts—in Verse		from p. 228 to 268
To his Mistress		268
To the same		ibid.
Triplets upon Avarice		269
Epigram upon a Club of Sots		270
Description of Holland		ibid.
Two Speeches made in the Rump-Parliament when it was restored by the Officers of the Army in the Year 1659		272
A Speech made at the Rota		317
The Case of King Charles I. truly stated against John Cook, Master of Gray's-Inn		326
John Audland's Letter to Wil. Prynne		371
Wil. Prynne's Answer to John Audland		382
Reflections upon Reason		393
An occasional Reflection upon Dr. Charleton feeling a Dog's Pulse at Gresham-College by R. B. Esq;		405
Beneficial Reflections upon Milford-Haven		411
Observations upon the Long-Parliament of Charles I.		419

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