The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper

To the Author of Leonidas, a Poem. An Epistle. 15 Epitaph on my Mother. In the Parish-Church
Ode Brumalis: Ad Amicum Oxoniensem...... 16 of Brough, Westmoreland ......

ib.
Winter; a translation of Ode Brumalis. By Written in the Holy Bible

ib,

the reverend Mr. Tattersal, late Fellow of On a Present of three Roses from lanthe...... ib.

Trinity College, Cambridge

17 Cupid mistaken

Ode Vernalis: Ad Amicum Oxoniensem 18 Cupid in love; or, Stella and the Wasp.

Spring; a translation of Ode Vernalis. By Anacreontic.....

ib.

the reverend Mr. Tattersal, late Fellow of On writing Laura's Name in the Snow. Thirsis

Trinity College, Cambridge

ib.

and Damon

ib.

The Nativity. A college Exercise, 1736 19 | Epilogue to Cato. Spoken by a young Gentle-

The Bower

20 man in the Character of Marcia, before a

The Lover

21 private Audience ................

jb.

The Lover's Night

ib. The happy Life

To a Friend on his Marriage. An Ode..... 22 The Wedding-Morn. A Dream

ib.

On the Death of Mr. Wearing, the famous An Hymn to May

Musician at Oxford.

ib. The new Lyre. To a friend...

To Dr. Linden, on his Treatise on chalybeate

Sickness, a Poem: in five Books.

Waters ......

ib.

Paradise Regained. To a Friend

ib.

Book I.

Coresus and Callirboe. A Tale.....

ib.

II. The Palace of Disease

To Miss Addison. On seeing Mr. Rowe's Monu-

III. The Progress of Sickness

IV. The Recovery ....

48.

ment in Westminster Abbey, erected at the

Expense of his Widow...

The Conquest

26 Gratitude. A Poem on the Countess of Pom-
The Bee

ib. fret's Benefactions to the University of Ox-
The morning Lark. Anacreontic
ib. ford ...

ib.

POEM OF BLAIR.

The Author's Life, by Mr. Chalmers

61 | The Grave

POEMS OF LLOYD.

.........................

ib.

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Page

Page :

The Author's Life, by Mr. Chalmers........ 71 The Cobbler of Cripplegate's Letter to Robert

The Author's Apology.....

75 Lloyd, a. M...

124

The Actor. Addressed to Bonnel Thornton, On Rhyme. A familiar Epistle to a friend... 125

Esq.

76 A familiar Epistle. To a Friend who sent the

The Poetry Professors

78 Author a Hamper of Wine .....

128

The Cit's Country-Box, 1757...

82 The Candle and Snuffers. A Fable

130

Genius, Envy, and Time, a Pable; addressed The Temple of Favour. To William Kenrick ib.

to William Hogarth, Esq....

81 The Spirit of Contradiction. A Tale

132

The Hare and Tortoise, 1757. A Fable 82 A familiar Epistle to

135

The Satyr and Pedlar, 1757

83 Charity. A Fragment. Inscribed to the rev.

The Nightingale, the Owl, and the Cuckoo, a Mr. Hanbury

134

Fable; addressed to David Garrick, Esq. on The Whim. An Epistle to Mr. W. Wotty 135

the Report of his retiring from the Stage, Ode to Genius

Shakspeare ; an Epistle to Mr. Garrick

86 Prologus in Adelphos, 1759

138

An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Ros-

Epilogus in Adelphos, 1759

ib.

ciad

87 Recte statuit Baxterus de Somniorum Phe-

Epistle to J. B. Esq. 1757

89 nomenis

ib.

Epistle to the same, 1757

90 Carmina ad nobilissimum Thomam Ducem de

To ****, about to publish a Voluine of Mis-

Newcastle....

139

cellanies written in the Year 1755...

ib. Ad Cancellarium...

ib.

To George Colman, Esq. A familiar Epistle. Latin Version of Gray's Elegy in a Country
Written January 1, 1761. From Tissington Church-yard

ib.

in Derbyshire

91 Song by Pope, and Latin Translation

141

Two Odes. Ode I.

93 Part of Horner's Hymn to Apollo. Translated

II. To Oblivion

94 fro the Greek

142

The Progress of Envy. Written in the Year From Catullus.......

144

1751

ib. The first Book of the Henriade

Prologue to the Jealous Wife. Spoken by An Imitation from the Spectator

148

Mr. Garrick......

97 A Ballad. — Ye shepherds so careless and

Prologue, inte:ided to have been spoken at

gay

ib.

Drury Lane Theatre, on his Majesty's Birth- To Chloe

149

day, 1761.....

ib. To the Moon

Prologue to Hecuba. Spoken by Mr. Garrick, Song.--The beanty which the gods bestow 150

1761..

ib. To the rev. Mr. Hanbury of Church-Langton,

Ode spoken on a public Occasion at West- Leicestershire, on his Plantation

minster School........

98 Sent to a Lady, with a Seal

ib.

The Tears and Triumph of Parnassus: an Ode, Epistle to a Friend

ib.

set to Music, and performed at Drury Lane,

1760.

ib.

Arcadia. A dramatic Pastoral

100

SONGS

An Epistle to Mr. Colman. Written in the

IN THE CAPRICIOUS LOVERS.

Year 1756

102

The Puff. A Dialogue between the Bookseller Air 1. While the cool and gentle breeze 151

and Author. Prefixed to the St. James's

Il. Though my features I'm told......... ib.

Magazine, September, 1762

103 III. 'Tis thus in those toys..

ib,

Chit-chat. An Imitation of Theocritus, Idyll.xv. 105 IV. When the head of poor Tummas was

A Dialogue between the Author and his Friend 108

broke

ib.

The Poet. An Epistle to C. Churchill

111 V. When vapours o'er the ineadow die . 152

The two Rubric Posts. A Dialogue.

113 VI. Yes that's a magazine of arms ib.

Song.--Though winter its desolate reign 114 VII. Go seek some nymph of humbler

A familiar Epistle to J. B. Esq. .

116 VIII. Thus laugh'd at, jilted, and betray'd, ib.

A familiar Epistle, from the rev. Mr. Hanbury's

IX. Thank you, ladies, for your care...... ib.

Horse, to the rev. Mr. Scot.....

117 X. The flowers which grace their native

The New River Head. A Tale. Attempted

beds

ib.

in the Manner of Mr. C. Dennis. Inscribed

XI. When late a simple rustic lass ib.

to Jobo Wilkes, Esq.

118 XII. How strange the mode which truth

A familiar Letter of Rhymes. To a Lady ... 121

neglects

ib.

The Cobbler of Tessington's Letter to David XIII. For various purpose serves the fan... ib.

Garrick, Esq. 1761 .....

123

XIV. If tyrant love with cruel dart......... ib.

ib.

..............

Page

Air XV. Along your verdant lowly vale 152 Air XX. What's all the pomp of gaudy courts, 153

XVI. Thu' my dress, as my manners, is XXI. Return, sweet lass, to flocks and swains, ib.

simple and plain

153 XXII. Again in rustic weeds array'd ......... ib.

XVII. From flow'r to flow'r the butterfly ib. XXIII. Why should I now, my love,complain, ib.

XVIIL When far from fashion's gilded scene, ib. XXIV. No doubt but your fool's-cap has

XIX. Flattering hopes the mind deceiving, ib.

known..........

ib,

POEMS OF GREEN.

The Author's Life, by Mr. Chalmers.......... 157 | The Seeker

170

The Spleen. An Epistle to Mr. Cuthbert Jackson 163 The Grotto. Written by Mr. Green, under

Ao Epigram on the rev. Mr. Laurence Echard's the Name of Peter Drake, a Fisherman of

and Bishop Gilbert Burnet's Histories 169 Brentford ...

171

The Sparrow and Diamond. A Song

ib.

POEMS OF BYROM.

The Antbor's Life, by Mr. Chalmers.......... 177 head's Verses, which were published and ad-

Preface......

183 dressed to the People of England in the

A Pastoral. Written by the Author, when a Year 1758

200

Student at Trinity College, Cambridge, and A Hiut to a young Person, for his better Im-

first printed in the eighth Volume of the

provement by Reading or Conversation...... 201

Spectator ....

185 To Lady B-W-, upon her presenting the

A Description of Tunbridge, in a Letter to Author with the Moiety of a Lottery Ticket ib.

P. M. Esq......

186 The Centaur fabulous....

202

A full and true Account of an horrid and bar- Thoughts on the Constitution of human Nature,

barous Robbery, committed on Epping Forest, as represented in the Systems of modern
upon the Body of the Cambridge Coach. Philosophers.......

ib.

Io a Letter to M. F. Esq......

187 On the Patron of England, in a Letter to Lord

A Letter to R. L. Esq. on his Departure from Willoughby, President of the Antiquarian

London ..

188 Society ...

205

Verses, spoken exterpore at the Meeting of a On specious and superficial Writers

204
Club,upon the President's appearing in a black The passive Participle's Petition to the Printer
Bob Wig, who usually wore a white Tye 189 of the Gentleman's Magazine

ib.

The Astrologer.........

190 | The Beau and the Bedlamite

ib.

Contentment: or, the happy Workman's Song 191 An Answer to the following Letter, requesting

The Dissection of a Beau's Head. From the the Author's Solution of a Rebus, commonly

Spectator, No. 275......

ib. ascribed to Lord Chesterfield

205

Song.–Why, prithee now, what does it signify 192 The Rebus

ib,
Extempore Verses, upon a Trial of Skill be The Answer

ib.
tween the two great Masters of the Science Thoughts on Rhyme and blank Verse