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Title: The careless lover
Author: Wither, George
Attribution: John Fountain
Date(s): 1622 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 78
Contents: Expressing lack of interest in a woman's virtues or beauty if she takes no
interest in him
Title: O p.s. a great man (?)
Author: Wither, George
Date(s): 1622 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 57
Contents: Expressing lack of interest in a woman's virtues if she takes no
interest in him. Stanza 1 of Wither's poem.
Title: [unknown]
Author: Wither, George
Date(s): 1635 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 91
Contents: Epigram on the heavenly rewards of a good life, from Wither's 'Britain's Remembrancer'; another slightly variant copy appears at the foot of the page, followed by "Amen lord give me store of goods you may behould (?) and you may ...".
Title: On the labours of Hercules
Author: Wither, George
Date(s): 1622 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 91
Contents: Listing the twelve labours of Hercules and humorously suggesting that the feat of making love to fifty virgins in one night, also attributed to him, would have involved even greater effort
Majesty in misery: or, an imploration to the King of Kings
Charles I (1600-1649); Wither, George (1588-1667)
1703
In fact not by Charles I; sometimes attributed to George Wither. First printed 1660, with subsequent editions in 1681 and 1684. Woodcut portrait of Charles I at top.
Taylor's motto : et habeo, et careo, et curo
Taylor, John (1580-1653); Wither, George (1588-1667)
1621
Engraved t.p. Autobiographical poem, written in response to George Wither's motto, "Nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo." Further motto on t.p.: "Happy in miserye." In verse. The publishers are J. Tr...
The great assises holden in Parnassus by Apollo and his assessours : at which sessions are arraigned Mercurius Britanicus. Mercurius Aulicus. Mercurius Civicus. The scout. The writer of Diurnalls. The Intelligencer. The writer of Occurrences. The writer of Passages. The Post. The Spye. The writer of weekly Accounts. The Scottish dove, &c
Wither, George (1588-1667)
1645
Sometimes attributed to George Wither, but attribution doubtful. A verse satire on the authors of the various newspapers of the time. The last leaf is blank.
A winter dreame
Howell, James (1594?-1666); Wither, George (1588-1667)
1649
An allegory concerning the state of various countries of Europe, sometimes attributed to George Wither. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Chronogram in imprint refers to Charles I's captivity in the Isle of Wight, ...
The hymnes and songs of the Church : Diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the canonicall hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture, as may properly be sung, with some other ancient songs and creeds. The second part consists of spirituall songs, appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obserueable in the Church of England
Wither, George (1588-1667); Wither, George (1588-1667); Wither, George (1588-1667); Gibbons, Orlando (1583-1625)
1623
A revision and expansion of "The songs of the Old Testament" and "Cantica sacra". G.VV. = George Wither. With 17 tunes by Orlando Gibbons. At foot of title: Cum priuilegio Regis regali. Printe...