Poem by Henry King, Bishop of Chichester

Upon a Braid of Hair in a Heart sent by Mrs. E. H.

In this small Character is sent
My Loves eternal Monument.
Whil'st we shall live, know, this chain'd Heart
Is our affections counter-part.
And if we never meet, think I
Bequeath'd it as my Legacy.

1. To the Queen at Oxford
2. The Short Wooing
3. To His Friends of Christ-Church upon the Mislike of the Marriage of the Arts Acted at Woodstock
4. Sonnet. Go thou that vainly do'st mine eyes invite
5. Another Of The Same, Paraphrased For An Antheme

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