To Mrs. Ward. By The Same. (Mary Barber Poems)
O thou, my beauteous, ever tender Friend,Thou, on whom all my worldly Joys depend,Accept these Numbers; and with Pleasure hearUnstudy'd ...
O thou, my beauteous, ever tender Friend,Thou, on whom all my worldly Joys depend,Accept these Numbers; and with Pleasure hearUnstudy'd ...
Thou glorious Ruler of the beauteous Day!Have sev'nteen Years so swiftly roll'd away?Hast thou so oft the heav'nly Circle run,When ...
How gladly, Madam, would I go,To see your Gardens, and Chateau;From thence the fine Improvements view,Or walk your verdant Avenue;Delighted, ...
O wretch! hath Madness cur'd thy dire Despair?Yes--All thy Sorrows now are light as Air:No more you mourn your once ...
For fleeting Life recall'd, for Health restor'd,Be first the God of Life and Health ador'd;Whose boundless Mercy claims this Tribute ...
When you command, the Muse obeys,Proud to present her humble Lays.Of writing I'll no more repent,Nor think my Time unwisely ...
See, the bright Sun renews his annual Course,Each Beam re--tinges, and revives its Force,By Years uninjur'd; so may'st thou remain,Not ...
I little thought that honest DickWould slight me so, when I was sick.Is he a Friend, who only stays,Whilst Health ...
from The Conclusion of a Letter to the Rev. Mr C-When you gain her Affection, take care to preserve it;Lest ...
'Tis theirs, who but to please aspire,On Fiction to employ the Lyre;Make Gods and Goddesses displayThe Splendor of the Nuptial ...
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