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Title: On my Lady Dorothy Sidney's picture
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On a portrait of Lady Dorothy Sidney (later Lady Spencer and Countess of
Sunderland), praising her beauty as greater than could be depicted in words by
her great-uncle Sir Philip Sidney
Title: To a lady singing a song of his composing
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On the piercing beauty of a young woman's voice when singing one of his own
songs or poems
Title: On the friendship betwixt two ladies
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Appeal to two beautiful young women to make room for love alongside their
close, exclusive friendship
Title: To one married to an old man
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Dismissive comment on a young woman who chose to be married to an old
husband. Heavily crossed through.
Title: The self banished
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Expression of devoted, passionate love, which keeping away from his beloved
has not managed to control
Title: Song
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Sending a rose to his beloved to remind her of the transience of human youth
and beauty, implicitly urging present enjoyment of love
Title: To Philis
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Love poem, urging present enjoyment in the face of the transience of human
youth, beauty and love
Title: Of love
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On how love makes its male victims servile and fearful in the presence of
their beloveds, whereas women really need to be dominated by men
Title: Under a ladies picture
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On the portrait of a beautiful woman, comparable in beauty to Helen and
superior to her in virtue
Title: On my Lady Isabella playing on the lute
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On the beautiful music produced by a young woman's lute playing, causing the
listener to fall in love with her
Title: Loves farewel
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1645 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On how his determination to love no longer was overturned by the effect of a
particular beautiful young woman
Title: Of the marriage of the dwarfs
Author: Waller, Edmund
Date(s): 1640 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: On the marriage of two dwarves, expressing envy at the secure happiness of
their love, and their being so obviously destined only for each other