A collection of poems by several hands, in three volumes [Vol.3] [T124507]
- DMI number:
- 779
- Publication Date:
- 1748
- Volume Number:
- 3 of 3
- ESTC number:
- T124507
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW112467853
- Shelfmark:
- University of Oxford, Magdalen College Library, s.3.38
- Full Title:
- A | COLLECTION | OF | POEMS. | [i]By[/i] SEVERAL HANDS. | IN THREE VOLUMES. | [ornament] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for R. DODSLEY at Tully's Head in Pall-Mall. | M.DCC XLVIII.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of literary verse
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Pagination:
- [4], 1-336
- Bibliographic details:
- PAGINATION: pp. 48 and 95 are misnumbered 84 and 45. Pagination on p.41 printed upside down. HALF TITLE: [ornament] | VOL. III. | [ornament]
- Other matter:
- END MATTER: Table of Contents pp.333-336
- References:
- Case 458 (3)(a) Suarez, Michael F., ed., 'Robert Dodsley: A Collection of Poems by Several Hands'', (1997)
- Title:
- A collection of poems by several hands, in three volumes [Vol.1] [T124507]
- Publication Date:
- 1748
- ESTC No:
- T124507
- Volume:
- 1 of 3
- Relationship:
- Volume from the same edition
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems by several hands, in three volumes [Vol.2] [T124507]
- Publication Date:
- 1748
- ESTC No:
- T124507
- Volume:
- 2 of 3
- Relationship:
- Volume from the same edition
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems in three volumes, by several hands [T115891] [Vol.3] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1748
- ESTC No:
- T115891
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems in three volumes, by several hands [T148949] [Vol. 3] [ECCO]
- Publication Date:
- 1751
- ESTC No:
- T148949
- Volume:
- 3 of 3
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- Robert Dodsley
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Now had the son of Jove mature attained
- Page No:
- pp.1-12
- Poem Title:
- The Choice of Hercules. A Poem.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Briton the thunder of the wrath divine
- Page No:
- pp.13-18
- Poem Title:
- An Ode To the People of Great-Britain. In Imitation of the Sixth Ode of the Third Book of Horace. Written in 1746.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Where early Phoebus sheds his milder beams
- Page No:
- pp.18-39
- Poem Title:
- Psyche: Or, The Great Metamorphosis. A Poem, written in Imitation of Spencer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hail liberty whose presence glads the abode
- Page No:
- pp.39-54
- Poem Title:
- Jovi Eleutherio: Or an Offering to Liberty.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From horrid mountains ever hid in snow
- Page No:
- pp.55-57
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle from a Swiss Officer, to his Friend at Rome.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- What sir a month and not one line afford
- Page No:
- pp.58-60
- Poem Title:
- Life burthensome, because we know not how to use it. An Horatian Epistle.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Few people know it yet dear sir tis true
- Page No:
- pp.61-64
- Poem Title:
- The Duty of Employing one's Self. An Horatian Epistle.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Dear Sir | No single rule's more frequently enjoined
- Page No:
- pp.64-68
- Poem Title:
- On Scribling against Genius. An Horatian Epistle.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye green-robed Dryads oft at dusky eve
- Page No:
- pp.68-78
- Poem Title:
- The Enthusiast: Or The Lover of Nature. A Poem.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Warton.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Warton
- First Line:
- O parent of each lovely muse
- Page No:
- pp.78-84
- Poem Title:
- An Ode to Fancy.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e, Joseph Warton]
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Warton
- First Line:
- Hail genial sun I feel thy powerful ray
- Page No:
- pp.84-85
- Poem Title:
- Stanzas written on taking the Air after a long Illness.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e., Joseph Warton]
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Warton
- First Line:
- Offspring of folly and of noise
- Page No:
- pp.86-98
- Poem Title:
- The Estimate of Liee [sic], In Three Parts. A Poem.
- Attribution:
- By John Gilbert Cooper Esq;
- Attributed To:
- John Gilbert Cooper
- First Line:
- Yes all my lord usurp fair honour's name
- Page No:
- pp.99-112
- Poem Title:
- Honour. A Poem...Inscribed to the Rt. Hon. the Ld Visc. Lonsdale.
- Attribution:
- By the Rev. Mr. Brown.
- Attributed To:
- John Brown
- First Line:
- Fate gave the word the cruel arrow sped
- Page No:
- pp.113-136
- Poem Title:
- An Essay on Satire: Occasion'd by the Death of Mr. Pope.
- Attribution:
- By the same.
- Attributed To:
- John Brown
- First Line:
- Sorrowing I catch the reed and call the muse
- Page No:
- pp.136-148
- Poem Title:
- Musaeus: A Monody To The Memory of Mr. Pope, In Imitation of Milton's Lycidas.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. M----.
- Attributed To:
- William Mason
- First Line:
- When dark oblivion in her sable cloak
- Page No:
- pp.148-149
- Poem Title:
- The Cave of Pope. A Prophecy.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When learning's triumph over her barbarous foes
- Page No:
- pp.150-152
- Poem Title:
- Prologue Spoken by Mr. Garrick, At the Opening of the Theatre in Drury-lane 1747.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In days my lord when mother time
- Page No:
- pp.153-160
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle, from S. J. Esq, in the Country to the Rt Hon. the Lord Lovelace in Town. Written in the Year 1735.
- Attribution:
- from S. J. Esq;
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whilst you dear maid over thousands born to reign
- Page No:
- pp.160-164
- Poem Title:
- To a Lady in Town, soon after her leaving the Country.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The tuneful throng was ever beauty's care
- Page No:
- pp.165-166
- Poem Title:
- To the Right Hon. the Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley, presented with a Collection of Poems.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e, S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Soame Jenyns
- First Line:
- Too plain dear youth these tell-tale eyes
- Page No:
- pp.167-168
- Poem Title:
- Chloe to Strephon. A Song.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- These trophies Stanhope of a lovely dame
- Page No:
- p.168
- Poem Title:
- To the Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield, on his being enstall'd Knight of the Garter.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- With gifts like these the spoils of neighbouring shores
- Page No:
- pp.169-171
- Poem Title:
- To a Lady, Sent with a Present of Shells and Stones design'd for a Grotto.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whilst well-wrote lines our wondering eyes command
- Page No:
- pp.171-173
- Poem Title:
- To a Lady. In answer to a Letter wrote in a very fine Hand.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In the smooth dance to move with graceful mien
- Page No:
- pp.173-195
- Poem Title:
- The Art of Dancing. A Poem...Inscrib'd to the Rt. Hon. the Lady Fanny Fielding. Written in the Year 1730.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Just broke from school pert impudent and raw
- Page No:
- pp.196-200
- Poem Title:
- The Modern Fine Gentleman. Written in the Year 1746.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Thou whom nor honours wealth nor youth can spoil
- Page No:
- pp.200-208
- Poem Title:
- An Essay on Virtue. To the Honourable Philip Yorke, Esq;
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. S. J. Esq]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Twere well my friend for human kind
- Page No:
- pp.208-211
- Poem Title:
- The Two Beavers. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- By the Reverend Mr. Duck.
- Attributed To:
- Stephen Duck
- First Line:
- Thanks dear coquet indulgent cheat
- Page No:
- pp.212-215
- Poem Title:
- The Triumph of Indifference. Imitated from the Italian of Metastasio.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ah me is all our pleasure mixed with woe
- Page No:
- pp.216-221
- Poem Title:
- The Education of Achilles.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In this small work all nature's wonders see
- Page No:
- pp.222-223
- Poem Title:
- To a Young Lady, with Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When tuneful Orpheus strove by moving strains
- Page No:
- pp.224-226
- Poem Title:
- The Power of Poetry.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Happy the babe whose natal hour
- Page No:
- pp.226-231
- Poem Title:
- The Pleasure of Poetry. An Ode.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Thou whom to counsel is to praise
- Page No:
- pp.232-236
- Poem Title:
- The Female-Drum: Or, the Origin of Cards. A Tale. Addrest to the Honourable Miss Carpenter.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The mimic's ductile features claim my lays
- Page No:
- pp.236-239
- Poem Title:
- The Mimick.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Thou dearest youth who taught me first to know
- Page No:
- pp.240-242
- Poem Title:
- To Mr. Fox, written at Florence. In Imitation of Horace, Ode IV. Book 2.
- Attribution:
- By the late Lord H----y
- Attributed To:
- John Hervey
- First Line:
- Whilst in the fortunes of the gay and great
- Page No:
- pp.242-250
- Poem Title:
- To the Same. From Hampton-Court, 1731.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e., By the late Lord H----y]
- Attributed To:
- John Hervey
- First Line:
- Yes yes my friend disguise it as we will
- Page No:
- pp.250-257
- Poem Title:
- Fashion: A Satire.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- If ever in thy sight I found favour Apollo
- Page No:
- pp.258-260
- Poem Title:
- The Poet's Prayer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Shall knaves and fools command the world's applause
- Page No:
- pp.260-270
- Poem Title:
- The Wrongheads: A Poem. Inscribed to Mr. Pope.
- Attribution:
- By a Person of Quality.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When the heart aches with anguish pines with grief
- Page No:
- pp.270-273
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Roxana from the court retiring late
- Page No:
- pp.274-277
- Poem Title:
- Monday. Roxana, or, The Drawing-Room.
- Attribution:
- By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M.
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- Thou who so many favours hast received
- Page No:
- pp.277-281
- Poem Title:
- Tuesday. St. James's Coffee-House.
- Attribution:
- By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- No fair Dancinda no you strive in vain
- Page No:
- pp.281-285
- Poem Title:
- Wednesday, The Tete a Tete.
- Attribution:
- By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- The basset table spread the tallier come
- Page No:
- pp.285-290
- Poem Title:
- Thursday. The Bassette-Table.
- Attribution:
- By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- Now twenty springs has clothed the park with green
- Page No:
- pp.291-294
- Poem Title:
- Friday. The Toilette.
- Attribution:
- By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- The wretched Flavia on her couch reclined
- Page No:
- pp.294-298
- Poem Title:
- Saturday. The Small-Pox.
- Attribution:
- By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- Read lovely nymph and tremble not to read
- Page No:
- pp.298-302
- Poem Title:
- Epistle from Arthur Grey, the Footman, after his Condemnation for attempting a Rape.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- At length by so much importunity pressed
- Page No:
- pp.302-304
- Poem Title:
- The Lover. A Ballad, To Mr. C----.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- Whilst pretty fellows think a woman's fame
- Page No:
- pp.305-306
- Poem Title:
- The Gentleman's Answer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whilst thirst of praise and vain desire of fame
- Page No:
- p.305
- Poem Title:
- The Lady's Resolve. Written Extempore on a Window.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- How happy you who varied joys pursue
- Page No:
- pp.306-309
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle to Lord B---t.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. By the Right Hon. L. M. W. M. [p.274]]
- Attributed To:
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu [nee Pierrepont]
- First Line:
- What could luxurious woman wish for more
- Page No:
- pp.310-311
- Poem Title:
- Epilogue To Mary, Queen of Scots. Design'd to be spoken by Mrs Oldfield.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Why will Delia thus retire
- Page No:
- pp.312-313
- Poem Title:
- A Receipt to Cure the Vapours. Written to Lady J-----n.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As genius virtue reputation
- Page No:
- pp.313-316
- Poem Title:
- Genius, Virtue, and Reputation. A Fable. From Mons. De La Motte. Book V. Fable 6.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A grove there was by nature made
- Page No:
- pp.316-319
- Poem Title:
- Marriage A-La-Mode: Or, The Two Sparrows. A Fable. From Monsieur. De La Motte, Book iv. Fable 21.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Who by retirement to these sacred groves
- Page No:
- p.320
- Poem Title:
- An Inscription. ... O Ye!
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- He's not the happy man to whom is given
- Page No:
- pp.321-322
- Poem Title:
- The Happy Man.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hail ever pleasing solitude
- Page No:
- pp.322-324
- Poem Title:
- Hymn on Solitude.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The solitary bird of night
- Page No:
- pp.324-328
- Poem Title:
- Ode to Wisdom.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In plaintive sounds that tuned to woe
- Page No:
- pp.328-330
- Poem Title:
- To a Gentleman, On his intending to cut down a Grove, to enlarge his Prospect.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. a lady]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye green haired nymphs whom Pan allows
- Page No:
- pp.330-333
- Poem Title:
- Ode to a Water-Nymph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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