Poems on several occasions: containing, I. Fancy and reason, a controversy. II. The Hoop-Petticoat. III. The Misfortune.... [ESTC N20789] ECCO
- DMI number:
- 699
- Publication Date:
- 1728
- ESTC number:
- N20789
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW112322565
- Shelfmark:
- ECCO
- Full Title:
- POEMS | ON | Several [i]OCCASIONS:[/i] | CONTAINING, | [2 columns] [column 1] I. Fancy and Reason, a | Controversy. | II. The Hoop-Petticoat. | III. The Misfortune. | IV. A Song by Mr. [i]Booth.[/i] | V. On a Young Lady | going into the Jaun- | dice. | VI. Old [i]Menalchas[/i] and | Young [i]Daphne.[/i] | VII. On Dreaming of | [i]Venus.[/i] | VIII. To [i]Caelia[/i] Mask'd. | IX. [i]Icarus[/i]; a Fable. | The Country Justice. [/column 1] [column 2] XI. The Faithful Mari- | ner. | XII. The Parting; a Pas- | toral Dialogue. | XIII. Song on the [i]Free- | Masons.[/i] | XIV. A Paraphrase on | some Verses in the 29th | of [i]Genesis.[/i] | XV. [i]Coelia[/i]'s Littany. | XVI. Upon the Marriage | of an Old Man to a | Young Woman. | XVII. The Rose. | XVIII. The Lark. [/column 2] | [rule] | By a Lady. | [rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Sold by [i]J. Roberts[/i] in [i]Warwick-Lane[/i], Price 6 [i]d.[/i] 1728.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Topical miscellany and Miscellaneous collection
- Format:
- Octavo
- Price:
- 6 d.
- Pagination:
- [2] 1-38
- Sold by:
- J[ames] Roberts
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- There was of late a fatal hour
- Page No:
- p.1-6
- Poem Title:
- Fancy and Reason. A Controversy.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- There's scare a bard that writ in former time
- Page No:
- p.6-10
- Poem Title:
- The Hoop-Petticoat.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Forbes||William||of Disblair
- First Line:
- Hold gentle cupid hold in vain
- Page No:
- p.10-11
- Poem Title:
- The Misfortune.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When fair Dorinda first I saw
- Page No:
- p.11-12
- Poem Title:
- A Song by Mr. Booth.
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Booth
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Cruel distemper thus to seize
- Page No:
- p.12-13
- Poem Title:
- On a Young Lady going into the Jaundice.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As youthful Daphne in the cool of day
- Page No:
- p.13-14
- Poem Title:
- Old Menalcas and Young Daphne.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Late in the night when bodies rest
- Page No:
- p.15
- Poem Title:
- On Dreaming of Venus, supposing myself in Bed with ----.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- My dear that dark obstruction move
- Page No:
- p.16
- Poem Title:
- To Caelia Mask'd.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whereas the son of Daedalus with pride and pinions led
- Page No:
- p.17
- Poem Title:
- Icarus; a Fable.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A justice in a country town
- Page No:
- p.18-20
- Poem Title:
- The Country Justice.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Thus have I known a barrister the path of honour tread
- Page No:
- p.18
- Poem Title:
- The Moral.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- To you who live at home at ease
- Page No:
- p.20-21
- Poem Title:
- The Faithful Mariner; A Song by Mr. Leveridge.
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Leveridge.
- Attributed To:
- Richard Leveridge
- First Line:
- Hark how the bleating flocks bemoan
- Page No:
- p.21-23
- Poem Title:
- The Parting. A Pastoral Dialogue.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Ye fools come all hither both aged and young
- Page No:
- p.23-24
- Poem Title:
- A Song on the Free-Masons:
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Wilks.
- Attributed To:
- Mr. Wilks
- First Line:
- When by Old Isaac's last command
- Page No:
- p.24-25
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on some Verses in the 29th Chap. of Genesis.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As Celia to the almighty prayed
- Page No:
- p.25-27
- Poem Title:
- Caelia's Litany.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Love is that fluttering heat that restless fire
- Page No:
- p.27-28
- Poem Title:
- Upon the Marriage of an Old Man to a Young Woman.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The lark ascending on her easy wings
- Page No:
- p.29
- Poem Title:
- The Lark.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The rose as poets us persuade
- Page No:
- p.29
- Poem Title:
- The Rose.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- What love again no Cupid spare thy dart
- Page No:
- p.30-31
- Poem Title:
- The Recantation to Cupid.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Dull and pedantic is that giddy sot
- Page No:
- p.31-33
- Poem Title:
- Upon Marriage.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hail sacred powers whose awful sway
- Page No:
- p.33-35
- Poem Title:
- Upon Retirement.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When time was in its infancy
- Page No:
- p.35-36
- Poem Title:
- In Praise of a City Life.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In peaceful shades Amyntas sat
- Page No:
- p.37-38
- Poem Title:
- The Confession.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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