The counsels of a friend Belinda hear
- DMI number:
- 12335
- First Line:
- The counsels of a friend Belinda hear
- Last Line:
- The rules of pleasing which to you I give
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Advice and Couplet
- Themes:
- Women / the female character
- Author:
- George Lyttelton
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Suarez (1997) VI: 397. Chalmers (1810) XIV: 175-176.
- First Line:
- Fair nature's sweet simplicity
- Last Line:
- Tranquility and love
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Go Thames and tell the busy town
- Last Line:
- A Pope of every swain
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Let others heap of wealth a shining store
- Last Line:
- This hour is love's be fortune's all the rest
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- None without hope ever loved the brightest fair
- Last Line:
- But love can hope where reason would despair
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Once by the muse alone inspired
- Last Line:
- Its real flame to tell
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Parent of blooming flowers and gay desires
- Last Line:
- Can warm my heart to gladness and to love
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Say Myra why is gentle love
- Last Line:
- That never feels a pain
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Tell me my Delia tell me why
- Last Line:
- But I believe because I love
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The heavy hours are almost past
- Last Line:
- To die and think you mine
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- When Delia on the plain appears
- Last Line:
- Tell me my heart if this be love
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- A maid unasked may own a well placed flame
- Last Line:
- Not loving first but loving ill's the shame
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Cobham to thee this rural lay I bring
- Last Line:
- Be told how Damon and his Delia loved
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Favourite of Venus and the tuneful nine
- Last Line:
- But be a country gentleman at heart
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Hard is the fortune that your sex attends
- Last Line:
- When most you tyrannize you're most abused
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Immortal bard for whom each muse has wove
- Last Line:
- And join the patriot's to the poet's praise
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- O thou whose friendship is my joy and pride
- Last Line:
- That happiness is near allied to love
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Parent of arts whose skillful hand first taught
- Last Line:
- And other Bleinheims shall adorn the land
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Say dearest friend how roll thy hours away
- Last Line:
- And tells me these like England once were free
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Such is thy form O Poyntz but who shall find
- Last Line:
- Would for another think this praise designed
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The counsel of a friend Belinda hear
- Last Line:
- The rules of pleasing which to you I give
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Twas night and Flavia to her room retired
- Last Line:
- All other wishes my own power would gain
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems by several hands, in three volumes [Vol.2] [T124507]
- Page No(s):
- pp.45-50
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. 1731. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in four volumes by several hands Vol. 2 [T115888]
- Page No(s):
- pp.43-48
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. 1731. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes, by several hands [Vol. 2] [T144532]
- Page No(s):
- pp.41-46
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. 1731. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T101653] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.52-58
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same 1731. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T115890] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.41-46
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T144724] [DUODECIMO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.41-46
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T144724] [ECCO] [OCTAVO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.41-46
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. the Author of The Progress of Love. In Four Eclogues]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in three volumes, by several hands [T115891] [Vol.2] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.43-48
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. 1731 [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in three volumes, by several hands [T148949] [Vol. 2] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.43-48
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. 1731 [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanea nova et curiosa: the new and curious miscellany; to which is added a collection of poems [T73638]
- Page No(s):
- pp.357-360
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [reissue of T54977] [N12187]
- Page No(s):
- pp.114-119
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Honourable Mr. N.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [T173369]
- Page No(s):
- pp.107-112
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Honourable Mr N.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [T54977]
- Page No(s):
- pp.114-119
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady
- Attribution:
- By the Honourable Mr. N.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems, a chosen collection [N21151]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-8
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Lover's Manual. Being a choice collection of poems from the most approv'd modern authors. With several original pieces. [T95952] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.268-273
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Norfolk poetical miscellany [Vol 2] [ESTC T85536]
- Page No(s):
- pp.153-158
- Poem Title:
- Advice to Belinda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany, consisting of great variety of odes, epistles, pastorals, tales, fables, epigrams &c. [vol 2] [T85564] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.153-158
- Poem Title:
- Advice to Belinda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The polite miscellany containing variety of food for the mind [T117528] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.198-200
- Poem Title:
- Advice to Belinda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. With Notes [Vol 2] [T116246] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.46-51
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same [i.e. Lyttelton]
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
- Title:
- A collection of poems in two volumes. By several hands [vol 1] [N27941] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-43
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. 1731. [i.e. Lyttelton]
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T118368] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.170-175
- Poem Title:
- Advice To A Lady.
- Attribution:
- By George Lord Lyttelton.
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T126129] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.170-175
- Poem Title:
- Advice To A Lady.
- Attribution:
- By George Lord Lyttelton.
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.78-81
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady. [Lord Lyttleton.]
- Attribution:
- Lord Lyttleton.
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.78-81
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady. [Lord Lyttleton.]
- Attribution:
- Lord Lyttleton.
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.78-81
- Poem Title:
- Advice to a Lady. [Lord Lyttleton.]
- Attribution:
- Lord Lyttleton.
- Attributed To:
- George Lyttelton
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