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1655 poetry literature
This article covers 1655 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Works published
John Cotgrave, The English Treasury of Wit and Language: collected out of the most, and best of our English drammatick poems; methodically digested into common places for generall use. By John Cotgrave, Gent (full title, but punctuation and spelling here may be different from the actual title page), contains verse drama, quotations, maxims, etc. London: Printed for Humphrey MoseleyCatalogue page, National Library of Australia website, retrieved May 31, 2009. Archived 2009-06-02.
Sir John Denham, Coopers Hill, first authorized edition (see also Coopers Hill 1642)Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6
Sir Richard Fanshawe, translator, The Lusiad; or, Portugals Historicall Poem, translated from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoens
Henry Lawes, The Second Book of Ayres, and Dialogues, for One, Two, and Three Voyces, verse and music (see also Ayres and Dialogues 1653, 1658)
Andrew Marvell, The First Anniversary of the Government Under His Highness the Lord Protector, published anonymously, on Oliver Cromwell
John Milton, On the Late Massacre in Piedmont
John Phillips, A Saytr Against Hypocrites, published anonymously; an attack on Oliver Cromwell and Puritanism
Henry Vaughan, Silex Scintillans: Sacred poems and private ejaculations, second edition (see also Silex Scintillans 1650)
Edmund Waller, A Panegyrick to my Lord Protector, on Oliver Cromwell
George Wither, The Protector, on Oliver Cromwell
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Jean-François Regnard (died 1709), French poet
Lin Yining (died c. 1730), Qing dynasty Chinese poet
Nalan Xingde (died 1685), Qing dynasty Chinese poet most famous for his ci poetry
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Robert Aylett (born 1583), English lawyer and religious poet
Cyrano de Bergerac (born 1619), French soldier and poet
Daniel Heinsius (born 1580), scholar who wrote Latin and Dutch poetry
Francesco Pona (born 1595), Italian doctor, philosopher, Marinist poet and writer
See also
Poetry
Poetry
17th century in poetry
17th century in literature
Notes
Category:17th-century poetry
Poetry