Poems for young ladies [T173369]
- DMI number:
- 1065
- Publication Date:
- 1792
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T173369
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CB127042594
- Shelfmark:
- BL - 568/75 [ESTC: 'Copynote:Imperfect; wanting the half-title?']
- Full Title:
- POEMS | FOR | YOUNG LADIES. | IN THREE PARTS. | DEVOTIONAL, MORAL, AND ENTERTAINING. | SELECTED BY | DR GOLDSMITH. | [rule] | PERTH: | PRINTED BY R. MORISON, JUNIOR, | FOR R. MORISON AND SON, BOOKSELLERS, PERTH; N. | R. CHEYNE, EDINBURGH; AND W. COKE, LEITH. | M,DCC,XCII.
- Place of Publication:
- Perth
- Genres:
- Collection aimed at children/young people
- Format:
- Octavo
- Pagination:
- [2]; v-viii; [9]-279; [3]pp. [p.160 misprinted p.190]
- Comments:
- CONTENTS: 'Preface', pp.v-viii; 'Contents', pp.277-9.
- Printer:
- John Morison
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- R Cheyne
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- W. Coke
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Through the unmeasurable tracts of space
- Page No:
- pp.9-12
- Poem Title:
- Omnipresence.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As the eternal and omniscient mind
- Page No:
- pp.12-15
- Poem Title:
- Immutability.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Far hence ye visionary charming maids
- Page No:
- pp.15-20
- Poem Title:
- Omnipotence.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- O thou who when the almighty formed this all
- Page No:
- pp.21-23
- Poem Title:
- Wisdom.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As from some level country's sheltered ground
- Page No:
- pp.23-28
- Poem Title:
- Providence.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye seraphs who God's throne incircling still
- Page No:
- pp.28-33
- Poem Title:
- Goodness.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- But oh adventurous muse restrain thy flight
- Page No:
- pp.33-36
- Poem Title:
- Glory.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- These are thy glorious works parent of good
- Page No:
- pp.37-39
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Morning Hymn.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye nymphs of Solyma begin the song
- Page No:
- pp.39-43
- 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.43-45
- Poem Title:
- The Universal Prayer.
- Attribution:
- By the same [i.e. Pope]
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- First Line:
- Tired nature's sweet restorer balmy sleep
- Page No:
- pp.46-54
- 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.55-65
- 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.65-66
- Poem Title:
- Hymns...Providence.
- Attribution:
- By Mr Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- First Line:
- When all thy mercies O my God
- Page No:
- pp.66-68
- Poem Title:
- Hymns...Gratitude.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- First Line:
- The spacious firmament on high
- Page No:
- p.69
- Poem Title:
- Hymns...Creation.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- First Line:
- Come heavenly muse my raptured soul inspire
- Page No:
- pp.70-93
- Poem Title:
- The Day of Judgment...From the First Book.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Ogilvie.
- Attributed To:
- John Ogilvie
- 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.97-101
- 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
- Page No:
- pp.101-107
- Poem Title:
- The Story of Lavinia.
- Attribution:
- By Mr Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- First Line:
- The counsels of a friend Belinda hear
- Page No:
- pp.107-112
- 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 Parnel.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Parnell
- First Line:
- By the blue taper's trembling light
- Page No:
- pp.120-124
- 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:
- pp.125-130
- Poem Title:
- The Parting of Hector and Andromache. From Homer's Iliad, Book VI.
- Attribution:
- Translated by Mr Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- First Line:
- Twas dead of night when weary bodies close
- Page No:
- pp.130-140
- 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.140-145
- 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.145-155
- 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.156-163
- Poem Title:
- Baucis and Philemon. Imitated from the Eighth Book of OVID.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Amid the vain 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.181-192
- 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.192-212
- 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.212-215
- Poem Title:
- A Winter Piece.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Philips.
- Attributed To:
- Ambrose Philips
- First Line:
- Tell me lovely loving pair
- Page No:
- pp.215-216
- 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:
- pp.216-217
- Poem Title:
- On A Girdle.
- Attribution:
- By the same [i.e. Mr Waller]
- Attributed To:
- Edmund Waller
- First Line:
- Ye persian maids attend your poet's lays
- Page No:
- pp.217-220
- 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.220-224
- 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.224-227
- 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.227-230
- 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.231-237
- 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.238-248
- 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.249-256
- 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
- Attribution:
- By Gray
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- First Line:
- Twas at the royal feast for Persia won
- Page No:
- pp.262-269
- 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.269-272
- Poem Title:
- The Jugglers...As recited by Mr Henderson, at Freemason's 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
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