Poems for young ladies [N12188]

DMI number:

1057

Publication Date:

1785

Volume Number:

1 of 1

ESTC number:

N12188

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW114297243

Shelfmark:

BL - 11603.bbb.13

Full Title:

POEMS | FOR | YOUNG LADIES. | IN THREE PARTS. | DEVOTIONAL, MORAL, and ENTERTAINING. | (Selected by DR. GOLDSMITH.) | TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED, | The much-admired POETICAL READINGS of | Mr. SHERIDAN and Mr. HENDERSON, | As recited at FREEMASONS TAVERN. | THE WHOLE BEING | A COLLECTION of the BEST PIECES | in our Language. | [rule] | [Epigraph] | LONDON: | Printed by E. JOHNSON, Ludgate Hill. | MDCCLXXXV.

Epigraph:

Eternal Graces all decay; | Their Power is quickly past: | A well-formed Mind extends their Sway, | And bids each Beauty last. ANONMY.

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Collection aimed at children/young people

Format:

Duodecimo

Pagination:

[v]-ix; [3]; [1]-276pp.

Comments:

HALF-TITLE: POEMS | FOR | YOUNG LADIES. CONTENTS: 'Preface', pp.v-ix; 'Contents', 3pp. Miscellany divided into three parts: 'Part I. Devotional', pp.1-83; 'Part II. Moral', pp.85-123; 'Part III. Entertaining.', pp.125-276.

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Printer:

E Johnson

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

First Line:

Through the unmeasurable tracts of space

Page No:

pp.1-4

Poem Title:

Omnipresence.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As the eternal and omniscient mind

Page No:

pp.4-6

Poem Title:

Immutability.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Far hence ye visionary charming maids

Page No:

pp.6-12

Poem Title:

Omnipotence.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

O thou who when the almighty formed this all

Page No:

pp.12-14

Poem Title:

Wisdom.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As from some level country's sheltered ground

Page No:

pp.14-19

Poem Title:

Providence.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Ye seraphs who God's throne incircling still

Page No:

pp.19-24

Poem Title:

Goodness.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

But oh adventurous muse restrain thy flight

Page No:

pp.24-27

Poem Title:

Glory.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

These are thy glorious work parent of good

Page No:

pp.28-30

Poem Title:

Adam's Morning Hymn.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Ye nymphs of Solyma begin the song

Page No:

pp.31-34

Poem Title:

Messiah, a Sacred Eclogue.

Attribution:

By Mr. Pope.

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope

First Line:

Father of all in every age

Page No:

pp.35-37

Poem Title:

The Universal Prayer.

Attribution:

By the Same [i.e. Mr. Pope]

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope

First Line:

Tired nature's sweet restorer balmy sleep

Page No:

pp.38-46

Poem Title:

Night Thoughts...Night First.

Attribution:

By Dr. Young.

Attributed To:

Edward Young

First Line:

From dreams where thought in fancy's maze runs mad

Page No:

pp.46-56

Poem Title:

The Third Night. Narcissa.

Attribution:

By Dr. Young.

Attributed To:

Edward Young

First Line:

The lord my pasture shall prepare

Page No:

pp.57-58

Poem Title:

Hymns...Providence

Attribution:

By Mr. Addison.

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

First Line:

When all thy mercies O my God

Page No:

pp.58-60

Poem Title:

Hymns...Gratitude.

Attribution:

By Mr. Addison.

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

First Line:

The spacious firmament on high

Page No:

pp.60-61

Poem Title:

Hymns...Creation.

Attribution:

By Mr. Addison.

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

First Line:

Come heavenly muse my raptured soul inspire

Page No:

pp.62-83

Poem Title:

The Day of Judgment...From the First Book.

Attribution:

By Mr. Ogilvie.

Attributed To:

John Ogilvie

First Line:

Turn gentle hermit of the dale

Page No:

pp.85-92

Poem Title:

Edwin and Angelina.

Attribution:

By Dr. Goldsmith.

Attributed To:

Oliver Goldsmith

First Line:

The prudent nymph whose cheeks disclose

Page No:

pp.93-94

Poem Title:

Fables...The Nightingale and Glow-Worm.

Attribution:

By Mr. Moore.

Attributed To:

Edward Moore

First Line:

Sixteen d' ye say nay then tis time

Page No:

pp.94-96

Poem Title:

Fables...Hymen and Death.

Attribution:

By Mr. Moore.

Attributed To:

Edward Moore

First Line:

Duty demands the parent's voice

Page No:

pp.96-100

Poem Title:

Fables...The Wolf, the Sheep, and the Lamb.

Attribution:

By Mr. Moore.

Attributed To:

Edward Moore

First Line:

Soon as the morning trembles over the sky

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pp.101-106

Poem Title:

The Story of Lavinia.

Attribution:

By Mr. Thomson.

Attributed To:

James Thomson

First Line:

The counsel of a friend Belinda hear

Page No:

pp.107-111

Poem Title:

Advice to a Lady.

Attribution:

By the Honourable Mr. N—.

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

In Britain's isle and Arthur's days

Page No:

pp.112-120

Poem Title:

A Fairy Tale.

Attribution:

By Dr. Parnell.

Attributed To:

Thomas Parnell

First Line:

By the blue taper's trembling light

Page No:

pp.120-123

Poem Title:

A Night-Piece on Death.

Attribution:

By the Same [i.e. Parnell]

Attributed To:

Thomas Parnell

First Line:

He said and past with sad presaging heart

Page No:

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope

First Line:

Twas dead of night when weary bodies close

Page No:

pp.131-140

Poem Title:

The Death of Dido, from Virgil's Eneid, B.IV.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Dryden.

Attributed To:

John Dryden

First Line:

Thus did the nymph in vain caress the boy

Page No:

pp.141-145

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus, from Ovid.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison.

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

First Line:

These prodigies affect the pious prince

Page No:

pp.146-155

Poem Title:

The Story of Ceyx and Alcyone, from Ovid.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Dryden.

Attributed To:

John Dryden

First Line:

In ancient times as story tells

Page No:

pp.156-162

Poem Title:

Baucis and Philemon, Imitated from the Eighth Book of Ovid.

Attribution:

By Dean Swift.

Attributed To:

Jonathan Swift

First Line:

Amid the van of Persia was a youth

Page No:

pp.163-180

Poem Title:

The Story of Teribazus and Ariana.

Attribution:

By Mr. Glover.

Attributed To:

Richard Glover

First Line:

Fairest this vision is thy due

Page No:

pp.181-191

Poem Title:

Marriage, a Vision...Inscribed to Miss * * * *

Attribution:

By Dr. Cotton.

Attributed To:

Nathaniel Cotton

First Line:

I sing that graceful toy whose waving play

Page No:

pp.192-210

Poem Title:

The Fan.

Attribution:

By Mr. Gay.

Attributed To:

John Gay

First Line:

From frozen climes and endless tracts of snow

Page No:

pp.211-213

Poem Title:

A Winter Piece...Addressed to the Duke of Dorset.

Attribution:

By Mr. Philips.

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Tell me lovely loving pair

Page No:

pp.214-215

Poem Title:

On the Friendship betwixt Sacharissa and Amoret

Attribution:

By Mr Waller

Attributed To:

Edmund Waller

First Line:

That which her slender waist confined

Page No:

p.215

Poem Title:

On a Girdle.

Attribution:

By the same. [i.e. Waller]

Attributed To:

Edmund Waller

First Line:

Ye persian maids attend your poet's lays

Page No:

pp.216-218

Poem Title:

Oriental Eclogues...Eclogue I. Selim; Or, The Shepherd's Moral.

Attribution:

By Mr. Collins.

Attributed To:

William Collins

First Line:

In silent horror over the boundless waste

Page No:

pp.219-222

Poem Title:

Oriental Eclogues...Eclogue II. Hassan; Or The Camel-Driver.

Attribution:

By Mr. Collins.

Attributed To:

William Collins

First Line:

In Georgia's land where Tefflis' towers are seen

Page No:

pp.223-225

Poem Title:

Oriental Eclogues...Eclogue III. Abra; Or, The Georgian Sultana.

Attribution:

By Mr. Collins.

Attributed To:

William Collins

First Line:

In fair Circassia where to love inclined

Page No:

pp.226-229

Poem Title:

Oriental Eclogues...Eclogue IV. Agib and Secander; Or, The Fugitives.

Attribution:

By Mr. Collins.

Attributed To:

William Collins

First Line:

While you my lord the rural shades admire

Page No:

pp.230-236

Poem Title:

A Letter from Italy, To the Right Honourable Charles Lord Halifax.

Attribution:

By Mr. Addison.

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

First Line:

John Gilpin was a citizen

Page No:

pp.237-247

Poem Title:

The History of John Gilpin, Of Cheapside. A Droll Story, read by Mr. Henderson, with great Applause, at Free Mason's Tavern.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Thus spoke to my lady the knight full of care

Page No:

pp.248-256

Poem Title:

The Grand Question Debated, whether Hamilton's Bawn should be turned into a Barrack or a Malt House. Written in 1729...And read with great Applause by Mr. Henderson, at Freemason's-Hall.

Attribution:

by Dean Swift.

Attributed To:

Jonathan Swift

First Line:

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day

Page No:

pp.257-262

Poem Title:

Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard...Read by Mr. Sheridan, at Freemason's-Hall.

Attribution:

By Gray.

Attributed To:

Thomas Gray

First Line:

Twas at the royal feast for Persia won

Page No:

pp.263-269

Poem Title:

Alexander's Feast; Or The Power of Music. As recited by Mr. Sheridan, at Freemason's-Hall; and esteemed the most sublime and harmonious Piece of Poetic Composition that any Language can boast of.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A juggler long through all the town

Page No:

pp.270-272

Poem Title:

The Jugglers...As recited by Mr. Henderson, at Freemasons Hall.

Attribution:

By Gay.

Attributed To:

John Gay

First Line:

What beckoning ghost along the moonlight shade

Page No:

pp.273-276

Poem Title:

Elegy To The Memory Of An Unfortunate Lady.

Attribution:

By Pope.

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope