ib. 104 105 IV. Ophelia's urn. To Mr. Graves V. He compares the turbulence of love with the tranquility of friendship. To Meliffa his friend ib. VI. To a lady on the language of birds VII. He defcribes his vision to an acquaintance. i5. VIII. He defcribes his early love of poetry, and its confequences. To Mr. Graves, 1745 106 X. He defcribes his difinter eftnefs to a friend ib. X. To fortune, fuggefting his motive for repining at her difpenfations XI. He complains how foon the pleafing novelty of life is over. To Mr. Jago XI. His recantation 107 108 ib. XVIII. He repeats the fong of Collin, a difcerning thepherd; lamenting the state of the woollen manufactory XIX. Written in fpring, 1743 1749 ib. To a lady, with fome coloured patterns of flowers, · October 7, 1736 Written in a flower book of my own colouring, defigned for Lady Plymouth. 1753-4 Anacreontic. 1738 Ode. Written 1739 127 128 ib. 129 ib. Songs, written chiefly between the years 1737 and 1742 119-136-133 A parody The halcyon Ode ib. 134 ib. A paftoral ode, to the honourable Sir Richard Lyttleton ib. Verfes, written towards the close of the year 1748, to William Lyttelton, Efq. 136 Love and mufic, written at Oxford, when young ib. Comparison 137 Ode to Cynthia, on the approach of spring ib. Jemmy Daw (on, a ballad; written about the time of his execution, in the year 1745 138 A paftoral ballad, in four parts. Written 1743139-140 141 III. LEVITIES, or PIECES of HUMOUR. Flirt and Phil; a decifion for the ladies Stanzas to the memory of an agreeable lady, buried in marriage to a perfon undeferving her The rape of the trap. A ballad. Colemira. A culinary eclogue On certain paftorals in. ib. 1737 142 143 113 On Mr C of Kidderminster's poetry ib. 114 To the virtuofos ib. ib. ib. 144 ib. ib. ib. 145 ib. ib. 34. ib. 146 it. XX. He compares his humble fortune with the dif-trefles of others; and his fubjection to Delia, with the miferable fervitude of an African flave it. XXI. Taking a view of the country from his retirement, he is lied to meditate on the character of the ancient Brons. Written at the time of a -mouted tax upon luxury. 1746. XXII. Written in the year, when the rights or fepulture were fo frequently violated XXI. Reflections fuggeted by his fituation. 117 XXIV. He takes occation, from the fate of Eleanor of Bretagne, to fuggeft the imperfect pleasures of a folitary life 115 116 118 A Ballad The price of an equipage To a friend The poet and the dun. 1741 The charms of precedence. A tale |