The Poetical Works of Thomas Chatterton. With an essay on the Rowley Poems by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat ... and a memoir by Edward Bell

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS CHATTERTON WITH AN ESSAY ON THE ROWLEY POEMS BY THE REV. WALTER W. SKEAT, M.A. LATE FELLOW OF CHRIST'S COLL. CAMBRIDGE AND A MEMOIR BY EDWARD BELL, M.A. TRIN. COLL. CAMBRIDGE VOL. 1. * LONDON BELL AND DALDT YOEK STEEET COVENT GARDEN CHISWICK PRESS L — PRINTED BY WHITTIXGHAM AND WILKINS, TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOL. I Page £|r|^^&REFACE ix *« w2?£) \s&b Memoir of Thomas Chatterton ; by % Edward Bell xiii P vCJl^yi/ L Poems written before 1769. On the last Epiphany. (1763) . . 1 A Hvmn for Christmas-day 2 Sly Dick 4 The Churchwarden and the Apparition. (1764) . 6 Apostate Will. (1764) , 7 The Romance of the Knight. (1767) 10 To a Friend. (1768) 12 To the beauteous Miss Hoyland. (1768) .... 13 Ode to Miss Hoyland. (1768) 14 Acrostic on Miss Eleanor Hoyland.

(1768) ... lo Acrostic on Miss Sally Clarke. (1768) .... 16 To Miss Hoyland. (1768) 16 To Miss Hoyland. (1768) 18 To the same 19 To the same, with a present 20 To the same 20 To Miss Clarke 21 To Miss Hoyland 22 To the same 23 To Miss C VI CONTENTS. II. Poems written in 1769. Page Elegy on Mr. Tandev. (January) 25 On Mr. Alcock, of Bristol. (Jan. 29) 27 To Mr. Holland. (July 21) 29 To Mr. Powel 30 To Mrs. Hay wood 31 To Horace Widpole 32 Journal Sixth. (Sept. 30) 33 Fragment. (Oct. 28) 47 Elegv on the death of Mr. Thos. Phillips .... 50 On the death of Thos. Phillips. (Oct 30) ... 57 Elegy. — " Joyless I seek the solitary shade." (Nov. 17) 58 Elegy written at Stanton-Drew 60 Clifton 61 Epistle to the Rev. Mr. Catcott. (Dec. 6) . . . 66 A New Song 76 The Copernican Svstem. (Dec. 23) 77 The Defence.

(Dec. 25) 79 Sentiment 82 III. Poems written in 1770. The Advice. (Jan. 1) 82 Verses to a Lady in Bristol 84 Heccar and Gaira. (Jan. 3) 87 The Consuliad. (Jan. 4) 91 Resignation. A Poem 99 February. An Elegy. (Feb. 12) 126 Elegy. — " Haste, haste .' ye solemn messengers of night" 129 The Exhibition. (May 1) 131 Fragment 132 Sunday. A Fragment . 134 Kew Gardens . 136 Colin Instructed 176 A Burlesque Cantata ... 176 Song. Fanny of the Hill ! ! 178 Narva and Mored. (May 2) . CONTENTS. VI I Page A Song, addressed to Miss C — am, of Bristol. (May 4) 182 Enquiry after Happiness 184 Happiness 185 Elegy. — " Why blooms the radiance of the morning sky?" (May 20) 190 The Methodist. (May) 192 The Prophecy. (June) 193 Fables for the Court 198 The Death of Nicoti. (June 12) 201 To Miss Bush, of Bristol (June) 205 The Revenge.