Poems for young ladies [T54977]
- DMI number:
- 1054
- Publication Date:
- 1767
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T54977
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW114292972
- Shelfmark:
- BL - 11631.a.2 [Copynote: Imperfect; wanting the plate.]
- Full Title:
- POEMS | FOR | YOUNG LADIES. | IN THREE PARTS. | Devotional, Moral [i] and [/i] Entertaining. | The Whole being | A COLLECTION of the BEST PIECES | in our Language. | [Epigraph] | LONDON: | Printed for J. PAYNE, in Pater-noster Row. | MDCCLXVII.
- Epigraph:
- External Graces all decay; | Their Power is quickly past: | A well-form'd Mind extends their Sway, | And bids each Beauty last. | ANONYM.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection aimed at children/young people
- Format:
- Octavo
- Pagination:
- [i]-vi; [2]; [1]-248pp.
- Comments:
- Contents: 'Preface', pp.iii-vi; 'Contents', 2pp. Miscellany divided into three parts: 'Part I. Devotional', pp.1-89; 'Part II. Moral', pp.91-131'; 'Part III. Entertaining', pp.133-248.
- Author:
- J. Payne
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 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.4-7
- Poem Title:
- Immutability.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Far hence ye visionary charming maids
- Page No:
- pp.7-12
- Poem Title:
- Omnipotence.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- O thou who when the almighty formed this all
- Page No:
- pp.13-15
- Poem Title:
- Wisdom.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As from some level country's sheltered ground
- Page No:
- pp.15-20
- Poem Title:
- Providence.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye seraphs who God's throne incircling still
- Page No:
- pp.21-26
- Poem Title:
- Goodness.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- But oh adventurous muse restrain thy flight
- Page No:
- pp.26-29
- Poem Title:
- Glory.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- These are thy glorious work parent of good
- Page No:
- pp.30-32
- Poem Title:
- Adam's Morning Hymn.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye nymphs of Solyma begin the song
- Page No:
- pp.33-37
- 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.38-40
- 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.41-50
- 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.50-60
- 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.61-62
- Poem Title:
- Hymns by Mr. Addison. Providence.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- First Line:
- When all thy mercies O my God
- Page No:
- pp.62-64
- Poem Title:
- Hymns ...Gratitude.
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Addison
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- First Line:
- The spacious firmament on high
- Page No:
- pp.64-65
- Poem Title:
- Hymns...Creation.
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Addison
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- First Line:
- Come heavenly muse my raptured soul inspire
- Page No:
- pp.66-89
- Poem Title:
- The Day of Judgment...From the First Book.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Ogilvie.
- Attributed To:
- John Ogilvie
- First Line:
- Deign saint like tenant of the dale
- Page No:
- pp.91-98
- Poem Title:
- Edwin and Angelina.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Goldsmith.
- Attributed To:
- Oliver Goldsmith
- First Line:
- The prudent nymph whose cheeks disclose
- Page No:
- pp.99-100
- 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.100-102
- 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.102-106
- 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.107-113
- 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.114-119
- 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.120-128
- 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.128-131
- 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.133-138
- 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.139-148
- 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.149-154
- 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.154-164
- 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.165-171
- 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:
- p.172-190
- 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.191-201
- 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.202-222
- 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.223-225
- Poem Title:
- A Winter Piece...Addressed to the Duke of Dorset.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Philips.
- Attributed To:
- Ambrose Philips
- First Line:
- Tell me lovely loving pair
- Page No:
- pp.226-227
- 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.227
- 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.228-231
- 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.231-234
- 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.235-238
- 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.238-241
- 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.242-248
- Poem Title:
- A Letter from Italy, To the Right Honourable Charles Lord Halifax.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
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