Passages from the Poets: chronologically arranged

Preface

. The history of a book very often gives pleasure, if to no one else, yet to the writer. The Passages from the Poets may be said, in a certain sense, to be only the fourth edition of a much smaller volume, Selections from the English Poets, London, 12mo, 1836, a second edition of which is dated 1838. The third edition of that small volume began to be printed in 1851, but remained in abeyance until 1861, when only one hundred copies were issued for circulation among the friends of the editor, containing the very best specimens of thirty British Poets. It is clear, therefore, that the book has quite changed its first character, for it now contains Passages from more than four hundred Poets. So many writers of verse differ no doubt much in merit, but something worth reading is to be found in the works of all. I do not mean to say that every passage here given is the very best that might be selected, though an attempt has been made to do

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. this as nearly as might be. But I have also endea voured to make the volume amusing to pass a leisure hour, and readable from the variety as well as the number of its subjects, and for this purpose have often changed the tone of the extracts " from grave to gay, from lively to severe," when other pieces of greater merit might have been taken. It is believed that four hundred poets are pretty well all that the student of English literature need trouble himself about. If I have believed that the volume may be of use to those young men who offer themselves to be examined in English literature at the competitive examinations, the reader will not wonder ; fur having been an examiner myself of some candidates, as well as tutor to others, I can say, with truth, that those who are acquainted with the authors given in this volume need not fear to present themselves at an ordeal, for which too many encumber their minds and memories with an ungainly load of useless names aud facts.

The order of the poets is according to the years of their birth : but in the last few pages of the volume the attempt to be accurate has failed. It was not an agreeable process to write to living poets, whether male or female, and ask their ages : but no other mode could be thought of, and so exact chronology was given up. Some short thoughts, proverbs, and maxims in verse, are given at the end of the volume,

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. as well as a few pieces good enough to have found a place in the order of time ; but they were overlooked and therefore left out. In conclusion, some critics will no doubt say that this book is superfluous, for that there are already enough selections from the English Poets without making new ones. I reply that if the volumes pre viously published have been enough for the critics, they have not been enough for me. None of them has presented to my mir-d as an epic study that great phalanx of makers, which forms such a feature in our literature, and it remains for the public to judge the value of a book which has cost me more labour than if I had written the same number of pages out of my o-nu head. J. A. G. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. I.— John Barbour, 131G ?— 1396, Freedom ... ... ... ... 1 II.— Geoffrey Chaucer, 1328—1400. 1.

Prologue to the Canterbuiy Tales ... 1 2. Morning Walk ... ... ... <_> III.— John Gower, 1325 ?— 1402. A fragment ... ... ... ... & IV. — James I. of Scotland, 1394—1437. The Lady in the Garden ... ... ... 4 IV.* — Andrew Winton, about 1420. Saint Serf's Ram ... ... ... 5 IV.** — Robert Henryson, 1425 — 1495. Simple Life ... ... ... ... 5 IV.***— Blind Harry, about 1460. The Death of Wallace ... ... ... 5 V. — John Lydgate, 1375 — 14G0. 1. The Golden Age ... ... ... 7 2. God's Providence ... ... ... 7 VI.— William Dundar, 1465—1530. Vanity of Earthly Joys ... ... ... 7 VI.*— John Skelton, 1485 ?— 1529. To Margaret ... ... ... ... 8 VI.**— Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1503—1541. Blame not my Lute ... ... ... 8 VI.***— Andrew Bourd, 14**— 1539. The Englishman ... ... ... 11 VII.— Gawain Douglas, 1475—1522.

Shipwreck of the Caraval... ... ... 12 VIII.— Sm David Lindsay, 1490—1557. The Peasant ... ... ... ... 12 IX.— Eari of Surrey, 1517—1546. Spring... ... ... ... ... 13 X.— Sm Philip Sidntey, 1554—1586. Lover's Argument ... ... ... 13 XI. — Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, Earl ov Dorset, 1530—1607. 1. Midnight ■ ... ... ... ... 14 2. Misery ... ... ... ... 15 3. Sleep ... ... ... ... 15 4. OldAga ... ... ... ... 13 XII. — Anonymous. Song ... ... ... ••■ ... 16 chronological table of contents. XIII. — Christopher Marlowe, 1562 — 1593. 1. Edward II., Leicester, and Winchester ... IS 2. Edward H., and Lightborn ... ... 19 3. The Death of Faustus... ... ... 21 4. The Shepherd'3 Song ... ... ... 23 XIV.— Sm Walter Rausigh, 1552—1618. 1. Answer to the Shepherd's Song ... ... 23 2. Lines composed thenight before his execution 24 XV. — Edmund Spenser, 1553 — 1599. 1.

TheButterfly... ... ... ... 24 2. Charity ... ...< ... ... 25 3. Envy ... ... ... ... 2G XVI. — Anonymous author of " Crabbed Ago and Youth" 27 XVII. — Robert Southwell, 1550 — 1595. 1. Delay ... ... ... ... 27 2. Vicissitude ... ... ... ... 28 3. Conscience ... ... ... ... 29 XVIII. — Joshua Silvester, 15G3 — 1G18. A Contented Mind ... ... ... 30 XIX. — Fulk Grevtlle Lord Brooke, 1554 — 1G28. To Tyrants ... ... ... ... 31 XX. — Simon Wastell. Man's Mortality ... ... ... ... 31 XXI.— Sm John Davœs, 1570— 1G26. Tha Soul ... ... ... ... 32 XXII. — William Shakespeare, 15G4 — 1G16. 1. Othello's Apology ... ... ... 32 2. Duke and Lord ... ... ... 33 3. Henry V and Lord Chief Justice ... 35 4. Night ... ... ... ... 37 5. Ariel's Song: Full Fathom, &c. ... ... 38 6. Ariel's Song : Where the Bee, &c. ... 88 7.

The Progress of Life ... ... .... 38 8. Lifo 39 9. Hamlet and Horatio ... ... ... 40 10. Queen Mab ... ... ... ... 42 11. The Apothecaiy ... ... ... 43 12. Hotspur's description of a Fop ... ... 44 13. Claienco and Brackenbury ... ... 45 14. Scroop and Richard ... ... ... 47 15. Henry IV's Soliloquy on Sleep ... ... 48 16. Henry IV and Prince Henry ... ... 49 17. Henry V to his Soldiers ... ... 52 18. Wolsoy and Cromwell ... ... ... 54 19. Lear ... ... ... ... 57 20. Macbeth's Soliloquy ... ... ... 58 21. Antony's Funeral Oration over Cæsar's Body 5S 22. Hamlet's Soliloquy on his Mother's Marriage 61 23. Hamlet's Soliloquy on Death ... ... 61 24. Soliloquy of the King in Hamlet... ... chronological table of contents. 25. Ingratitude ... ... ... ... 63 26. Song: Take, oh Take ... ... ... 64 27.

Love and the Blossom .. . ... ... 64 28. Winter: a Song ... ... ... 65 29. Concealed Love ... ... ... 65 30. A good Conscience ... ... ... 65 31. A good Name... ... ... ... 65 32. Various Thoughts ... ... ... 66 XXIII.— Richard Baenfield, 1570—16**. Ode ... ... ... ... ... 66 XXIV. — Anonymous author of " Chevy Chase : a Ballad" 67 XXV.— John Lilly, 1554—1601. 1. Song of the Fairies ... ... ... 74 '_. Cupid and Campaspe ... ... ... 75 XXVI.— Sternhold (15**— 1549) and Hopkins. The Lord descended &e. ... ... ... 75 XXVII.— George Chapman, 1557—1634. 1. Dedication to Prince Henry ... ... 75 2. The Voyage to Chryse... ... ... 76 XXVIII.— George Peele, 1556—1597. A Prayer ... ... ... ... 76 XXIX.— Queen Elizabeth, 1533—1602. Her complaint ... ... ... ... 77 XXX.— Sm John Harrington, 1570—1630.

Psalm — By Babel's, &c. ... ... ... 77 XXXI.— Edward Fairfax, 1520—1632 ? The Forest ... ... ... ... 78 XXXn.— Michael Drayton, 1563—1631. 1. Summer's Eve ... ... ... 78 2. Chaucer ... ... ... ... 78 3. The Deer Hunt ... ... ... 79 XXXIH— Sm Henry Wotton, 1568—1639. 1. Praise of a Country Life ... ... 80 2. Happy Life ... ... ... ... 81 3. Sonnet on the Queen of Bohemia ... 81 XXXIV.— John Donne, 1572—1631. 1. The Cross ... ... ... ... 82 2. To Christ ... ... 83 3. Song ... ... ... ... 83 XXXV.— William Warner, 1558—1609. 1. The Old Man and the Ass ... ... 84 2. King Lear ... ... ... ... 84 XXXVI. — Geoffry Whitney. All flesh is hay... ... ... ... S5 XXXVII.— Samuel Daniel, 1562—1619. 1. Greatness of Soul ... ... ... 85 2. Ulysses and the Siren... ... ... 86 XXXVHL— Ben Jonson, 1574—1637. 1.

Epitaph on the Countess of Pembroke ... 88 2. Epitaph on Elizabeth L. H. ... ... chronological table of contents. 3. Robin Goodfellow ... ... ... 88 4. Picture of the Mind ... ... ... 90 5. Ships approaching the coast of Mexico ... 92 6. Hymn to the Moon ... ... ... 92 7. To Celia ... ... ... ... 93 8. Good life long life ... ... ... 93 XXXIX.— Francis Davison, 1575— 161S. Cupid's Pastime... ... ... ... 94 XL.— John Marston, 1574 — 1634. 1. Piero and Maria ... ... ... 96 2. Fantasticalness ... ... ... S6 XLI.— Joseph Hall, 1574—1656. 1. The Deserted Mansion... ... ... 97 2. The Tutor ... ... 97 XLII.— George Sandys, 1577—1643. The works of God ... ... ... 98 XLHI.— John Webster, 1570—1655. Death of Virginia ... ... ... 98 XLIV— Sm Thomas Overbury, 1581—1613. From the " Wife." ... ... ... 99 XLV— Richard Corbet, 15S2— 1635. 1.

Bosworth Field ... ... ... 99 2. A fair Hostess ... ... ... 99 XL VI.— William Drummond, 1585—1649. 1. The Nightingale ... ... ... 100 2. The world a game ... ... ... 101 XLVH. — Anonymous author of " The Old and Young Courtier" ... ... ... ... 101 XL VIII.— Francis Beaumont, 1583—1613: andf XLIX. — John Fletcher, 1576 — 1625 j" 1. Address to Mars ... ... ... 103 2. The Prince's description of his Page ... 103 3. Folding the Flocks ... ... ... 104 4. Unfolding the Flocks ... ... ... 105 L. — Phineas Fletcher, 1582 — 1652. The happiness of a Country Life ... ... 105 LI.— Giles Fletcher, 1588 — 1623. 1. The Spring ... ... ... ... 106 2. The Dying Stag ... ... ... 107 LII.— Phhjp Massinger, 1585—1639. 1. The Soldier's claim ... ... ... 107 2. The King's confession... ... ... 108 LIU.— John Ford, 1586—1639?

To Blossoms ... ... ... ... 121 4. Song to Anthea ... ... ... 122 5. The Rosary ... ... ... ... 122 6. To the Meadows in Winter ... ... 123 LX.— George Herbert, 1593—1632. 1. Conversation ... ... ... ... 123 2. Virtue 124 LXI.— Isaac Walton, 1593—1683. The Angler's Wish ... ... ... 124 LXII.— James Shirley, 1594—1666. 1. Death : A Song ... ... ... 125 2. A Fine Day Overclouded ... ... 126 LXIII.— Charles I, 1600—1649. His Complaint ... ... ... ... 126 LXIV.— William Habington, 1605— 1G50. The Firmament ... ... ... ... 127 LXV— Edmund Waller, 1605—1687. 1. To a Lady singing one of his own Songs ... 128 2. Song : Go, Lovely Rose ... ... 128 3. Love ... ... ... ... 128 4. The Soul 129 LXVI.— Sm William Davenant, 1605— 16G8. To Queen Elizabeth visiting Lady Anglesea... 130 LXVII— John Milton, 1608—1074. l.-L'AUegro ... ... ... ... 130 2.

II Penseroso ... ... ... ... 134 3. Morning Hymn ... ... ... 139 4. Satan's Address to the Sun ... ... 140 5. Invocation to Light ... ... ... 142 6. Lycidas, a Pastoral ... ... ... 144 7. Athens ... ... ... ... 148 8. The First sight of Eve ... ... 149 9. Adam and Eve Discoursing ... ... VI chronological table of contents. LXVIH.— Abraham Cowley, 1608—1671. 1. Content ... ... ... ... 153 2. The Grasshopper ... ... ... 153 3. Solitude ... ... ... ... 154 LXIX.— William Cartwright, 1G1 1—1643. Lesbia's Sparrow ... ... ... 155 LXX— Sm John Suckling, 1609— 1G41. 1. Why so Pale? ... ... ... 156 2. The Wedding... ... ... ... 156 LXXI.— Samuel Butler, 1612—1680. 1. Description of Sir Hudibras ... ... 159 2. The Astrologer ... ... ... 161 3. Knight-errants ... ... ... 163 4. Courage in Adversity ... ... ... 1C3 5.

Modern War ... ... ... ... 163 LXXIL— John Cleveland, 1613—1658 Elegy on Charles I. ... ... ... 165 LXXHI.— Henry Vaughan, 1614—1695. To the Rainbow... ... ... ... 166 LXXIV— Richard Ceashaw, 1615—1650. Hymn to the Nativity ... ... ... 166 LXXV— Sm John Denham, 161o— 1668. Cooper's Hill ... ... ... ... 167 LXXVI. — Colonel Richard Lovelace, 1618 — 1G58. 1. To Althea from prison... ... ... 168 2. ToLucasta ... ... ... ... 169 LXXVII.— Andrew Marvel, 1620—1678. 1. Song of the Exiles ... ... ... 1G9 2. To his coy mistress ... ... ... 170 3. Picture of a lady in a prospect of Flowers... 171 LXXVHI.— John Dryden, 1631—1700. 1. Alexander's Feast ... ... 172 2. Christian Forbearance... ... ... 175 3. A Dream ... ... ... ... 175 4. Zimri ... ... ... ... 178 5. Cleopatra on the Cydnus ... ... 178 6.

Blindness ... ... ... ... 194 LXXXIX.— John Oldham, 1653—1633. 1. Wisdom ... ... ... ... 195 2. Impudence ... ... ... ... 195 3. The Bowl 195 XC— Aphra Behn, 16**— 1689. Honour ... ... ... ... 196 XCI. — John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, 1648 — 1721. 1. The Temple of Death ... ... ... 197 2. Eloquence ... ... ... ... 198 3. Wit 198 XCII.— Sm Robert Howard, 16**— 1698. 1. Mankind ... ... ... ... 198 2. The same ... ... ... ... 198 3. Death 19'J chronological table of contents. XCIH.— Matthew Prior, 1664—1721. 1. Vanity of Human things ... ... 199 2. Abra ... ... 201 XCIV— Sm Edward Shehburxe, 1618—1702. Address to Providence ... ... ... 202 XCV— Thomas Heywood, 1635—1649. Song of the Shepherds ... ... ... 203 XCVI.— Thomas Southern, 1660—1746. 1. Lying ... ... ... ... 203 2. Man, a paradox ... ... ... 204 XCVII.— John Pomfret, 1667—1703. 1.

The Ideal Woman ... ... ... 204 2. On the Death of Queen Mary ... ... 205 XCVHI.— William Walsh, 16**— 1708. Jealousy ... ... ... ... 205 XCIX.— Jonathan Swift, 1667—1744. 1. Philemon and Baucis ... ... ... 205 2. Rain in the City ... ... ' ... 210 C. — George Grenville, Lord Lansdowne. 1. The Captive Cannibal ... ... ... 212 2. Vicissitude ... ... ... ... 212 CI. — Sm Richard Steele, 1670 — 1729. Song ... ... ... ... ... 212 CII— William Congreve, 1670—1729. 1. Music ... ... ... ... 212 2. Delay ... ... ... ... 213 CHI.— Sm Samuel Gabth, 1670—1718. 1. The God of Sloth ... ... ... 213 2. The Astrologer ... ... ... 213 3. Dissension ... ... ... ... 214 4. The Apothecary's Shop ... ... 214 CIV. — Anonymous Author of " Winifreda." ... ... 215 CV. — Thomas Yalden, 1671 — 1736. To Darkness ... ... ... ... 216 CVI. — Colley Gibber, 1671—1757.

The Rival Houses ... ... ... 217 CVII. — Ambrose Philips, 1671—1749. The Frozen Shower ... ... ... 217 CVIII. — Joseph Addkon, 1672 — 1719. 1. Cato's Soliloquy ... ... ... 218 2. Providence ... ... ... ... 219 3. Creation ... ... ... ... ooq CIX— Samuel Cobb, 16** — 1713. Evil unavoidable ... ... ... 220 CX. — Sm John Vanbrugh, 1672 — 1726. Prologue to the "City Wives' Confederacy"... 221 CXI.— Henry, Lord Boungbroke, 1673 — 1751. To Miss A-k-ns... ... ... 00* CXH.— Nicolas Rowe, 1673 — 1718. 1. Activity and Sloth ... ... ... 223 2. Ingratitudo ... ... ... ... CXHI.— Isaac Watts, 1674—1748. 1. Against Quarrelling ... ... ... 223 2. Against Idleness ... ... ... 224 CXIV.— John Philips, 1676—1708. The Dun ... ... ... ... 224 CXV— John Hughes, 1677—1720. Death ... ... ... ... ... 225 CXVI— George Farquhar, 1678 — 1707.

Prologue to the "Recruiting Officer" ... 225 CXVII.— Rev. Dr Thomas Parnell, 1679—1718. 1. Human Life : imitated from the French... 226 2. Doubt: a simile ... ... ... 228 CXVIII.— Benjamin Ibbot, 1680—1725. Farewell, vain world ! ... ... ... 228 CXIX.— Susanna Centuvrb, 1667—1723. Free Choice ... ... ... ... 22S CXX.— Matthew Green, 1696—1737. Poetical Dreamers ... ... ... 229 CXXI.— Dr John Arbuthnot, 1600—1735. Know thyself ... ... ... ... 230 CXXII.— Dr Edward Young, 1681—1765. 1. On the being of a God ... ... ... 231 2. On Procrastination ... ... ... 232 3. The Horse ... ... ... ... 233 CXXIII.— Elijah Fenton, 1683—1730. 1. Ode in Spring ... ... ... 234 2. Variety of Nature ... ... ... 234 CXXIV— Aaron Hill, 1685—1750. 1. Distrust ... ... ... ... 235 2. Love ... ... ... ... 235 CXXV— Thomas Tickell, 1686—1740. 1.

On the death of Addison ... ... 235 2. Lucy and Colin ... ... ... 236 CXXVI.— John Gay, 1688—1732. 1. The Hare and many friend3 ... ... 238 2. True love ... ... ... ... 240 3. The Fox ... ... ... ... 240 4. Sweet William's farewell to Black-eyed Susan 240 CXXVII.— Alexander Pope, 16S8— 1744. 1. On Happiness ... ... ... 242 2. On Virtue ... ... ... ... 244 3. On Versification ... ... ... 245 4. The Man of Ross ... ... ... 246 5. Elegy on the death of an unfortunate lady 247 6. Ode on St Cecilia's Day ... ... 250 7. The dying Christian to his Soul... ... 253 8. The Messiah ... ... ... ... 253 9. Man's lot vindicated ... ... ... 256 10. Ode on Solitude ... ... ... 259 11. Words ... X chronological table of contents. CXXVIII.— Daniel Defoe, 16G1— 1731. God and the Devil ... ... ... 259 CXXIX.— Bishop Berkeley, 1684—1753.

The Rustic Coquette ... ... ... 267 CXXXIX.— William Oldys, 1696—1761. To a fly ... ... ... ... 2G8 CXL.— Richard Savage, 1698—1743. 1. Advantages of Adversity ... ... 269 2. To his Mother after Queen Anne had pardoned him for Murder ... ... 269 CXLI. — Alexander Ross, 1G9S — 1786. Wooed and Married and a' ... ... 270 CXLII.— Rev. J. S. To his False Mistress ... ... ... 271 CXLIII.— Robert Blair, 1699—1746. 1. The Old Church ... ... ... 272 2. Death ... ... ... ... 272 CXLIV.— Rev. Christopher Pitt, 1699—1748. Rules for Preaching ... ... ... 273 CXLV.— James Thompson, 1700—1748. 1. Lavinia ... ... ... ... 274 2. Miseries of Human Life ... ... 275 3. On a Future State ... ... ... 276 4. Ode ... ... ... ... 277 CXLVI. — Rev. James Bramstone, 1700—1744. On Gambling ... ... ... ... 273 4. Fear 4.

Ode CXLVII.— David Mallet, 1700—1765. 1. William and Margaret ... ... ... 278 2. Edwin and Emma ... ... 280 CXLVIIL— Thomas Moss, 17**— 1769. The Beggar's Petition ... ... ... 283 CXLIX.— Walter Harte, 1700—1774. Scipio and Diocletian ... ... ... 284 CL. — Robert Crawtord, 1700—1733. Tweedside ... ... ... ... 285 CLI.— Stephen Duck, 1700—1783. Contentment ... ... ... ... 285 CLII— John Dyer, 1700—1758. GrongarHill ... ... ... ... 286 CLIII.— Edward Lovœond, 1700 — 1783. Verses written at Brighton ... ... 290 CLIV.— Dr Philip Doddridge, 1702—1751. safe — an epigram ... ... ... 290 CLV. — Dr Benjamin Stillingfleet, 1702 — 1771. 1. Wit... ... ... ... ... 291 2. Forbearance ... ... ... ... 291 OLVI.— Robert Dodsley, 1703— 1761. 1. The Murdered Child ... ... ... 291 2. The Parting Kiss : a song ... ... 292 CLVin.— Moses Brown, 1703—1787.

Mists of the mind ... ... ...• 292 CLIX.— William Hamilton, 1704—1754. The Tomb of Love ... ... ... 202 CLX.— Sm Gilbert Elliott, 17**— 1777. Amynta ... ... ... ... 203 CLXI.— Jane Elliott, 17**— 17**. The Flowers of the Forest ... ... 294 CLXII. — Isaac Bickerstaff, 17** — 17**. Wishes . 294 CLXIII.— Soame Jenyns, 1704—1787." Dancing ... ... ... ... 295 CLXP7. — Isaac Hawkins Browne, 1705 — 1760. Ode to a Tobacco-pipe ... ... ... 296 CLXV— Henry Brooke, 1706— 17S3. Wisdom of God in Creation ... ... 296 CLXVI.— Gilbert West, 1706—1756. Inscription in a Cell ... ... ... 297 CLXVIL— F. Coventry, 17**— 1759. Penshurst Place... ... ... ... 297 CLXVin.— Henky Fielding, 1707—1754. Man and the Beasts ... ... ... 298 CLXIX.— Nathaniel Cotton, 1707— 17SS. The Fire-side ... ... ... ... 300 CLXX.—Samuel Boyse, 1708—1749.

To tho Redeemer ... ... ... chronological table of contents. CLXXI.— Dr Samuel Johnson, 1709—1734. 1. Wolsey ... — 302 2. Charles XH ... ... ... ... 303 3. The Scholar ... ... ... ... 304 CLXXII.— George Lord Lyttleton, 1709—1773. 1. The French ... ... ... ... 305 2. Love and Hope ... ... ... 305 3. Beaux and Belles ... ... ... 305 CLXXIII.— John Armstrong, 1709—1779. Exercise ... ... ... ... 305 CLXXIV.— James Hammond, 1710—1742. Prologue to Lillo's Elmeric ... ... 306 CLXXIV*.— Paul Wihtehead, 1710—1774. Manners mako the Man ... ... ... 307 CLXXY — William Melmoth, 1710—1799. Newton ... ... ... ... 308 CLXXVI.— Edward Moore, 1712—1757. 1. Tho Penitent... ... ... ... 308 2. Modesty ... ... ... ... 309 3. Jealousy ... ... ... ... 309 CLXXVIL— Richard Glover, 1712—1785. 1. Leonidas ... ... ... ... 309 2.

Admiral Hosier's Ghost ... ... 310 OLXXVIII.— William Shenstone, 1714— 17G3. 1. Absence ... ... ... ... 313 2. The Fairies' Grotto ... ... ... 314 CLXXIX. — William Whiteiiead, 1715 — 1785. The Grecian Youth ... ... ... 315 CLXXX.— Richard Graves, 1715— Temperance ... ... ... ... 31G CLXXXI.— John Gilbert Cooper, 17**— 1769. Life ... ... ... ... ... 317 CLXXXII. — John Hawkesworth, 1715 — 1773. Hymn... ... ... ... ... 318 CLXXXIIL— Dr John Browne, 1715—1766. Mercy... ... ... ... ... 318 CLXXXIY— Richard Iago, 1715—1781. To a Lady ... ... ... ... 319 CLXXXV.— Thomas Gray, 1716—1771. 1. Elegy in a Country Church-yard ... 319 2. Odo on Eton College ... ... ... 323 3. Ode to Vicissitudo ... ... ... 325 4. Ode to Adversity ... ... ... 327 CLXXXVI.— Richard West, 1716—1742. Health ... ... ... ... 328 CLXXXVII.— David Garrick, 1716—1779. 1.

Prologues ... ... ... ... 328 2. Fellow-feeling ... ... ... 328 CLXXXVIII.— Richard Owen Cambridge, 1717—1802. Invitation Cards ... ... ... GL'JIONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. XIII CLXXXIX.— William Collins, 1721—1756. 1. The Passions ... ... ... 329 2. Ode to Evening ... ... ... 332 3. How sleep the Brave ! ... ... 333 4. Dirge in Cymbeline ... ... ... 334 CXC. — James Merrick, 1720 — 1766. The Chameleon... ... ... ... 334 CXCL— Tobias Smollett, 1720—1771. The Tears of Scotland ... ... ... 33si CXCII.— Kane O'Hara, 17**— 1782. Apollo, Silenus, &c. ... ... ... 337 CXCIII.— Frances Brooke, 17**— 1789. 1. Song : when the rosy morn ... ... 338 2. William and Phœbe ... ... ... 338 CXCrV.— John Skinner, 1721—17**. Tullochgorum ... ... ... ... 339 CXGV.— Thomas Blacklocx, 1721—1791. On a Lady deserted in a foreign land ... 340 CXCVI.— Francis Fawkes, 1721—1777.

The Brown Jug : a song ... ... ... 341 CXCVII.— Mark Akenside, 1721—1770. On Tasto ... ... ... ... 341 CXCVni.— Dr James Grainger, 1721—1766. Odo to Solitude ... ... ... ... 343 CXCIX.— Samuel Foote, 1721—1777. The Prologue ... ... ... ... 346 CC— Lord Chesterfield, 1694—1773. 1. On seeing a full-length portrait of Beau Nash 1 between the busts of Pope and Newton... 346 2. Evening Dews ... ... ... 346 CCI.-Wh.liam Wilkie, 1721—1772. Night ... ... 347 CCII.— Joseph Warton, 1722—1800. To Fancy ... ... ... ... 347 CCHI. — Christopher Smart, 1722—1771. 1. A Simile ... ... ... ... 348 2. On recovering from Blness ... ... 348 CCIV— John Home, 1 722—1808. Douglas to Randolph ... ... ... 349 CCV. — Christopher Anstey, 1724 — 1805. The Water-excursion ... ... ... 350 CCVL— William Mason, 1725—1797.

Ambition ... ... ... ... 351 CCVII. — Mrs Cockburn. The Flowers of the Forest ... ... 351 CCVIII— Arthur Murphy, 1727—1805. 1. Actors ... ... ... ... 352 2. Interest ... ... ... ... 352 CCIX— Dr Thomas Percy, 1728—1811. Song: Oh Nancy! ... ... ... chronological table of contents. CCX.— Thomas Warton, 1728—1790. Seng cf the Crusaders on coming near to Jerusa-em ... ... «•» °5* CCXI.— John Cunningham, 1729—1773. Content, a Pastoral ... ... ... 355 CCXII.— George Keate, 1729—1797. On the death of a Linnet... ... ... 350 CCXIII.— William Falconer, 1730—1769. 1. The moment of Shipwreck ... ... 356 2. Evening on board Ship ... ... 357 CCXIV— John Scott, 1730—1783. Ode on hearing the drum... ... ... 358 CCXV.— Charles Churchill, 1730 — 1764. 1. Of himself ... ... ... ... 358 2. Taxes and Poets ... ... ... 359 3.

Ambition ... ... ... ... 3S1 CCXXV— George Colman the Elder, 1733—1794. Psalm xxxix imitated ... ... ... 382 CCXXVI.— Robert Lloyd, 1733—1764. 1. The Poet ... ... ... ... 383 2. The Usher ... ... ... ... 3S4 CCXXVII.— William Julius Mickle, 1734—1788. Nae luck about the house... ... ... 385 CCXXVIII.— James Beattie, 1735—1803. 1. The Hermit ... ... ... ... 38c CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. XV 2. Time and Change ... ... ... 387 CCXXIX.— John Langhorne, 1735—1779. The Child of Misery ... ... ... 388 CCXXX.— Peter Pindar (Dr Jo. Wolcot), 1738—1819. The Razors ... ... ... ... 388 CCXXXI.— James Macpherson, 1738—1796. The Cave ... ... ... ... 389 CCXXXII.— Mrs J. Hunter, 1740—1822. The lot of thousands ... ... ... 391 CCXXXIII.— Mrs Hester Piozzi, 1740— 1S22. The Three Warnings ... ... ... 391 CCXXXIV. — Anonymous Author of " American Taxation," 1765 ... ... ... ... 394 CCXXXV.— Anna Letitia Barbauld, 1743—1825.

Caller Water ... ... ... ... 402 CCXL VI.— Lady Ann Barnard, 1750— 1S25. Auld Robin Gray ... ... ... 403 CCXL VII.— Curran, 1750—1817. The Poor Man's Labour ... ... ... 404 CCXLVIII.— John Lowe, 1750— 179S. Mary's dream ... ... ... ... 405 CCXLIX.— Sheridan, 1751—1816. 1. Song : I ne'er could any lustre see ... 406 2. Song : O the days ! ... ... ... 406 CCL. — Chatterton (Rowley), 1752 — 1770. Death of Sir C. Baldwin ... «... ... CHRONOLOGICAL table of contents. CCLI.— Rev. George Crabbe, 1754—1832. 1. The Storm ... ... ... ... 417 2. The Brothers... ... ... ... 418 3. The Disgraced Clerk ... ... ... 418 4. Song ... ... ... ... 419 5. The Altered Mansion ... ... ... 410 6. Phœbe Dawson ... ... ... 421 CCLII.— Mrs Anne Grant, 1754—1838. The Highland Widow ... ... ... 424 CCLIII.— Will. Gifford, 1756—1826.

I wish I was where Anna lies ... ... 426 CCLIV— Dr John Bhjlake, 1755—1***. Noon-day ... ... ... ... 427 CCLV— Samuel Croxall, 17**— 17**. The Midsummer Wish ... ... ... 427 CCLVI.— John Ph. Kemble, 1757— 1823. To the memory of Mr Inchbald ... ... 42S CCLVII.— Will Sotheby, 1757—1833. 1. Rome ... ... ... ... 429 2. Grotto of Egeria ... ... ... 429 CCLVIII.— Robert Burns, 1759—1796. 1. Lament of Maiy, Queen of Scots ... 430 2. Highland Mary ... ... ... 431 3. Bruce's address to his soldiers ... ... 432 4. The Cotter's Saturday Night ... ... 433 5. Auld Lang Syne ... ... ... 437 6. Rank ... ... ... ... 437 7. Pleasures ... ... ... ... 438 8. Self-knowledge ... ... ... 438 CCLIX.— John Mayne, 1761—1836. Helen of Kirkconnel ... ... ... 438 CCLX.— Hhdebrand Jacob, 1762—18**. 1. Trifles ... ... ... ... 439 2.

Anger ... ... ... ... 439 CCLXI.— Will. Lisle Bowles, 1762—1850. Sun-dial in a Churchyard ... ... 439 CCLXII.— Geo. Colman the Younger, 1762—1794. 1. The Fall ... ... ... ... 440 2. Modest Men ... ... ... ... 441 CCLXIII — Samuel Rogers, 1762— 1S56. 1. The Boy of Egremond ... ... 441 2. Childhood ... ... ... ... 442 3. To the Butterfly ... ... ... 443 CCLXrY— Joanna Bahlie, 1762—1851. 1. The Cat ... ... ... ... 444 2. The Field of Victory ... ... ... 444 3. Princo Edward and his Keeper ... ... 444 4. God's mercy ... ... ... ... 445 5. Haymakers ... ... .... ... 446 CCLXV— James Hurdis, 17G3— 1801. Instinct of Birds ... ... ... 44'' chronological table of contents. CCLXVL— Mrs Radcliff, 1761—1823. The Sea-nymph ... ... ... 447 CCLXVII.— Rev. J. Grahame, 1765—1811. The Shipwrecked Sailor ... ... ... 447 CCLXVIII— Robert BloomField, 1766—1823.

T be Fakenham Ghost ... ... ... 448 CCLXIX.— Alexander Wilson, 176G— 1S13. The Village Scold ... ... ... 450 CCLXX.— Wordsworth, 1770—1804. 1. Ode to Duty ... ... ... ... 451 2. The Deaf Peasant ... ... ... 453 3. To a Skylark... ... ... ... 453 4. The Child ... ... ... ... 453 5. The good old rule ... ... ... 453 6. A Simile ... ... ... ... 453 CCLXXI.— John Tobin, 1770—1804. Women's Ornaments ... ... ... 454 CCLXXII.— George Canning, 1770—1827. The Friend of Humanity and the Knife-grinder ... ... ... ... 455 CCLXXIII.— Hon. W. R. Spencer, 1770—1834. , Gelert's Grave ... ... ... ... 456 CCLXXIV— Amelia Opie, 1771—1853. Song ... ... ... ... ... 458 CCLXXV— James Montgomery, 1771 — 1854. 1. Tho Common Lot ... ... ... 459 2. Night ... ... ... ... 460 CCLXXVI.— Sm W. Scott, 1771—1832. 1. Tho Aged Minstrel ... ... ... 460 2.