OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS Restoration Literature An Anthology Edited with an Introduction and Notes by PAUL HAMMOND SUB GSttingen 7 214 781 089 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
CONTENTS Introduction Note on the Texts Select Bibliography Chronology xv xxxi xxxii xxxv RESTORATION LITERATURE POLITICS AND NATION 1. From Paradise Lost, Book II 3 2. From The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England and The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon 7 EDWARD HYDE, EARL OF CLARENDON (a) [The State of the Nation on the Eve of the Civil War] 7 (b) [The Character of Charles I] 11 (c) [The Death and Character of Oliver Cromwell] 13 3. [The Return of Charles 17] from the Diary 18 SAMUEL PEPYS 4. [The Return of Charles II] from the Diary 22 JOHN EVELYN 5. Astraea Redux: A Poem on the Happy Restoration and Return of His Sacred Majesty Charles the Second 23 6. From Last Instructions to a Painter 32 ANDREW MARVELL 7. [A Satire on Charles II] 38 8. Absalom and Achitophel 40
viii Contents 9. [Two Attacks on Titus Oates] 67 ANONYMOUS (a) A Hue and Cry after Dr T. 0. 67 (b) Strange and Wonderful News from Southwark 69 10. [The Character of Charles 17] from the Diary 72 JOHN EVELYN 11. Tarquin and Tullia 73 ARTHUR MAINWARING 12. From The Works of Virgil 77 (a) [The Death of Priam] (b) [A Vision of the Future of Rome] 78 80 13-14- 15 16. 17-18. 19 20. 21. 22. TOWN AND COUNTRY From Paradise Lost, Book IX From The Country Wife WILLIAM WYCHERLEY A Satire in Imitation of the Third of Juvenal JOHN OLDHAM A Letter from Artemisa in the Town to Chloe in the Country To the Postboy Regime de vivre ANONYMOUS A Satirical Flash SIR PHILIP WODEHOUSE [Vanity Fair] from The Pilgrim's Progress JOHN BUNYAN [The Fire of London] from the Diary SAMUEL PEPYS [The Fire of London] from Annus Mirabilis 83 84 88 IOI 108 108 109 in 119 129
Contents ix 23. A Country Life 144 KATHERINE PHILIPS 24. From Horace, 'Epode II' 146 25. The Country Mouse 149 ABRAHAM COWLEY 26. The Garden 152 ANDREW MARVELL 27. In Imitation of Horace, Ode IX, Lib. I 154 WILLIAM CONGREVE 28. From The Georgics, Book II 156 29. To My Honoured Kinsman John Driden of Chesterton 161 LITERATURE AND THEATRE 30. From Paradise Lost, Book III 167 31. On Mr Milton's 'Paradise Lost' 169 ANDREW MARVELL 32. A Letter from the Country to a Friend in Town, Giving an Account of the Author's Inclinations to Poetry 170 JOHN OLDHAM 33. To the Memory ofmr Oldham 177 34. An Allusion to Horace 178 35. An Elegy on the Earl of Rochester 181 ANNE WHARTON 36. The Miseries of Visits 184 ANONYMOUS 37. [A Critique of Shakespeare] 185 MARGARET CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE 38. [A Critique of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries] 187 RICHARD FLECKNOE
x Contents 39. [A Critique of Shakespeare and Jonson] 189 (a) From Of Dramatic Poesy: An Essay 189 (b) Epilogue to The Second Part of The Conquest of Granada 191 (c) From The Grounds of Criticism in Tragedy 192 40. Preface to The Sullen Lovers. 196 THOMAS SHADWELL 41. Mac Flecknoe 200 42. [Doeg and Og] from The Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel 206 43. To My Dear Friend Mr Congreve, on his Comedy called 'The Double-Dealer' 209 44. [Ten Prologues and Epilogues] 211 (a) 'Epilogue to Tyrannic Love 1 212 (b) 'Prologue to Marriage A-la-Mode' 213 (c) 'Epilogue to The Parson's Wedding' THOMAS KILLIGREW 214 (d) 'Prologue to The Double Marriage' APHRA BEHN 215 (e) 'Prologue to The Ordinary' ANONYMOUS 216 (f) 'Epilogue to The Man ofmode' 217 (g) 'Epilogue to Sir Patient Fancy' APHRA BEHN 219 (h) 'Prologue to Fools have Fortune' ANONYMOUS 220 (i) 'Prologue to The City Heiress' THOMAS OTWAY 221 (j) 'Epilogue to King Arthur' 223 45. From The History of 'the Royal Society of London 224 THOMAS SPRAT LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP 46. From Paradise Lost, Book IV 231
Contents xi 47. A Virgin Life 233 JANE BARKER 48. On Rosania 's Apostasy and Lucasia 's Friendship 234 KATHERINE PHILIPS 49. Lucasia, Rosania, and Orinda parting at a Fountain. July 1663 235 KATHERINE PHILIPS 50. Orinda to Lucasia 236 KATHERINE PHILIPS 51. [The Death ofnisus andeuryalus, from Virgil, Aeneid IX] 237 52. From Secret Love 248 53. The Mistress: A Song. 250 54. Against Constancy 251 55. Upon his Leaving his Mistress 252 56. Song ('Absentfrom thee...') 253 57. Love and Life: A Song 253 58. A Song of a Young Lady to her Ancient Lover 254 59. Song ('Love a woman!') 255 60. The Fall: A Song 255 61. The Imperfect Enjoyment 256 62. Song ('Fair Chloris in a pigsty lay') 258 63. To a Lady, in a Letter 259
xii Contents 64. The Disappointment 260 APHRA BEHN 65. [Pepys's Sexual Adventures] from the Diary " 265 SAMUEL PEPYS :' 66. Sigismonda and Guiscardo - ' ' 270 : 67. From All for Love 290 68. Said by a Young Lady to her Child, Taking Something to Destroy it 297 ANONYMOUS 69. To my Children 298 LUCY HUTCHINSON 70. Baucis and Philemon 313 RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY 71. From Paradise Lost, Book XII 319 72. From The Third Century 322 THOMAS TRAHERNE 73. [The Pilgrim's Hymn]. 335 JOHN BUNYAN 74. From The Affections ofmy Soul 336 RICHARD LANGHORNE 75. [My Life] 338 ROBERT JAMES 76. From A Narrative of God's Gracious Dealings 339 HANNAH ALLEN 77. From The Hind and the Panther 353 78. From The Indian Emperor 353 79. Horace: Odes in xxix 358
80. From Aureng-Zebe Contents 81. Lucretius: Against the Fear of Death 82. A Kind of Translation,,. SIR PHILIP WODEHOUSE 83. A Satire against Reason and Mankind 84. Upon Nothing 85. From Seneca, Troades, Act II, Chorus 86. From Palamon and Arcite, Book III Explanatory Notes Biographical Notes Glossary xiii 361 362 370 37i 378 380 381 38S 414 420