The Imperfect Enjoyment

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents xi
4. The Poems of Sir George Etherege
5. To a Very Young Lady 1
6. To a Lady, Asking Him How Long He Would Love Her 2
7. The Forsaken Mistress 3
8. To a Lady Who Fled the Sight of Him 5
9. Voiture's Urania 6
10. The Imperfect Enjoyment 7
11. Ephelia to Bajazet 9
12. A Song on Basset 11
13. Song 13
14. To Her Excellence the Marchioness of Newcastle After the Reading of Her Incomparable Poems 14
15. A Prologue Spoken at the Opening of the Duke's New Playhouse 16
16. To Mr. J. N. on his Translations out of French and Italian 18
17. Song 20
18. Song 21
19. Song If she be not as kind as fair 22
20. Song 23
21. Song 24
22. The Divided Heart 25
23. Silvia 26
24. Song 27
25. Song 28
26. Song 29
27. Song 30
28. Song 31
29. Song 32
30. Song 33
31. Song 34
32. A Letter from Lord Buckhurst to Mr. George Etherege 35
33. Mr. Etherege's Answer 38
34. Another Letter from Lord Buckhurst to Mr. Etherege 40
35. Mr. Etherege's Answer 43
36. A Letter to Lord Middleton 46
37. A Second Letter to Lord Middleton 48
38. Mr. Oryden's Letter to Sir George Etherege 51
39. Poems of Doubtful Authorship
40. Upon Love in Imitation of Cowley 55
41. Song 57
42. On a Lady Drinking the Waters 58
43. Song 59
44. The Rival 61
45. Mrs. Nelly's Complaint 62
46. Notes
47. Notes 67
48. Notes 130
49. Notes 142
50. Index of Titles and First Lines 147