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 ...
Tho' great Longinus claims thy aiding Hand,And hopes, thro' thee, t'instruct a barb'rous Land,Where vile Conceits the Pow'r of Wit ...
A wretch, in smoaky Dublin pent,Who rarely sees the Firmament,You graciously invite, to viewThe Sun's enliv'ning Rays with you;To change ...
This mourning Mother can with Ease exploreThe Arts of Latium, and the Grecian Store:Was early learn'd, nay more, was early ...
All--bounteous Heav'n, Castalio cries,With bended Knees, and lifted Eyes,When shall I have the Pow'r to bless,And raise up Merit in ...
Let Others speak your Titles, and your Blood;Accept from Me the glorious Name of Good.This Honour only from fair Virtue ...
Once Juno's Bird (as Authors say)Was seiz'd on by some Birds of Prey:They pluck'd his Feathers, one by one,Till all ...
A courtier, summon'd hence of late,Was call'd to Minos' Judgment Seat.The Cretan Sage began the Charge,Recounted all his Crimes at ...
The Britons, in their Nature shy,View Strangers with a distant Eye:We think them partial and severe;And judge their Manners by ...
An Oak, with spreading Branches crown'd,Beheld an Ivy on the Ground,Expos'd to ev'ry trampling Beast,That roam'd around the dreary Waste.The ...
Ladies, this Entertainment we have shown,Has not been rightly suited, I must own.Heroic Virtue should have been display'd,And Homage to ...
from The Conclusion of a Letter to the Rev. Mr C-When you gain her Affection, take care to preserve it;Lest ...
Whilst happily I pass my HoursIn Camberwell's delightful Bow'rs;From thence the beauteous Walks survey;Or thro' the fragrant Mazes stray;Or o'er ...
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