10588oam 2200433I 450 991085439960332120230808204800.01-000-74815-41-000-74177-X0-429-35019-8(CKB)4100000011044428(MiAaPQ)EBC6181257(OCoLC)1152525491(OCoLC-P)1152525491(FlBoTFG)9780429350191(EXLCZ)99410000001104442820200429d2016 uy 0engurcnu|||unuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEighteenth-Century English labouring-class poets, 1700-1800Volume III1780-1800 /edited by Tim BurkeAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (1,288 pages)"First published 2003 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited."1-138-75291-6 CONTENTS OF VOLUME III -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Note on the Text -- JOHN FREETH (1731-1808) -- From The Political Songster (1790) -- On the Petitions for the Abolition of the Slave Trade -- From A Touch on the limes (1803) -- The Year Ninety-Five ANONYMOUS ('AN UNLETTERED BARD') (ft 1781) -- From Poems on Various Subjects, Chiefly Pastoral (1781) -- VersesWrittenUnderaHill8 -- EDWARD RUSIITON (1756--1814) -- [Rebellion tottering stands] -- From The Dismemberd Empire (1782) [Preface] -- Neglected Genius: Or, Tnbutarj Stanzas to the Memory of the UnJàrmnate Chanerton (1787) -- From West-Indian Eclogues (1787) -- Advertisement -- Dedication -- Eclogue the First -- Eclogue the Fourth -- From Poems (1806) -- To a Redbreast in November, Written near one of the Docks of liverpool -- On the Approach of the Gout -- Mary Ic More -- To the Memory of Robert Burns -- The Swallow -- A Caution to my Friend J. M. -- From Poems and Other Writings (1824) -- Song in Commemoration of the French Revolution, 1791 -- DAVID LOVE (1750--1827) -- 'W W' ('A WEAVER') (fL 1770--2) -- A Summer's Day -- WILLIAM JOB (ft 1785) -- From Poems, on Various Subjects (1785) -- Preface -- Eulogy, &c. On Isaac Elton, Esq. -- [Lines, Occasioned by Seeing a Paragraph in one of the Bristol Journals, Relating to a Trial] -- To Mr. T r, on Receiving a Gift of Two Volumes, Call'd 'The Art of English Poetry' -- WILLIPuM NEWtON (ft. I 785--90) -- Ftw,, Verses, Written by Miss Anna Seward, in the Blank Leaves of her own Poems, Presented by her to William Newton -- Sonnet to Miss Seward -- Sonnet: 'When will my weary aching head have rest?' -- ANN YEARSLEY (1753--1806) -- From Poems, on Several Occasions (1785) -- A Prefatory Letter to Mrs. Montagu. By a Friend -- Night. To StelIa -- To the Same; on her Accusing the Author of Flattery, and of Ascribing to the Creature that Praise which is Due Only to the Creator -- Soliloquy -- To the Honourable H--e W--e, on Reading The Castle of Otranto. December, 1784 -- On Mrs. Montagu -- Clifton Hill. Written in January 1785 -- From Poems, on Several Occasions (fourth edition, 1786) -- [Mrs Yearsley's Narrative] -- From Poems, on Various Subjects (1787) -- [Dedication] -- To Mr. an Unlettered Poet, On Genius Unimproved -- On Jephthah's Vow, Taken in a Literal Sense -- Elegy, on Mr. Charterton -- From A Poem on the Inhumanity of the Slave-Trade (1788) -- [Introduction; condemnation of avarice] -- From The Rural Lyre (1796) -- Dedication -- The Genius of England, on the Rock of Ages, Recommending Order, Commerce and Union to the Britons -- ROBERT BURNS (1 759--96) -- From Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786) -- Preface -- JOHN FREDERICK BRYANT (1753-91) -- From Verses bj John Frederick Bryant (1787) Wanton Betty -- A Song, Written for a Club of Convivials -- On a Piece of Unwrought Pipe-clay -- The Author on his Own Situation -- From Morning [Daybreak; God revealed in nature] -- (The rich and poor of Clifton; Ann Yearsley; conclusion] -- GEORGE CAMPBELL ( 1761-1 818) -- GAVIN WILSON (ft 1788) -- ANONYMOUS ('A FRIEND TO ALL MANK1ND (ft 1788) -- From The Wrongs of Almoona, or the AJican!c Revenge (1788) -- Preface -- [Almoona's sufferings] -- [D'Oiley's tactics for the defeat of Alphonsol -- [D'Oiley applauds Almoona's discipline; conclusion] -- JOHN WALKER (ft 1789) -- From A Descriptive Poem on the Erni and Trade of Liverpool (1789) -- Preface -- [Introduction; history of trade in Liverpool] -- [The Stone Deif; urban expansion) -- [Colonel Banastre Tarleton] -- [Defence of the slave tradel -- ELIZABETH HANDS (1746--1815) -- From The Death of Amnon and Other Poetical Pieces (1789) -- [Dedicadonl -- From The Death of Amnon -- From Canto the -- [Amnon's desire for his sister] 1 -- From Canto the Third -- [Amnon's remorse after the rape] -- A Poem, on the Supposition of an Advertisement Appearing in a Morning Paper, of the Publication of a Volume of Poems, by a Servant Maid -- A Poem, on the Supposition of the Book Having Been Published and Read -- The Favourite Swain -- Written While the Author Sat on a Cock of Hay -- Friendship. An Ode -- On Reading Pope's Eloiza to Abelard -- Written, Originally Extempore, on Seeing a Mad Heifer Run through the Village Where the Author Lives -- Critical Fragments, on Some of the English Poets -- DAVID SILLAR (1760--1830) -- From Poems (1789) -- Preface -- Epistle to R. Burns -- JkMES WHEELER (c. 1718--88) -- ALEXANDER WILSON (1766--1813) -- From Poems (1790) -- From [Preface] -- From Uournali -- Morning. Scene, A Barn -- Day-Break. Scene, The Town -- To the Famishing Bard, From a Brother Skeleton -- From Lochwinnoch. A Descriptive Poem [Scottish industry] -- IThe rustic poet of Lochwinnoch] -- ELIZABETH BRNTLEY (1767-1 839) -- From Genuine Poetical Compositions, on Various Subjects -- Preface -- On Reading Mr. Pope's Poems, 1786 -- On the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade. July, 1789 -- From Poems (1821) -- To the Redbreast -- The Prospect of Plenty -- JOHN LEARMONT (ft 1791-1 818) -- From Poems: PastoraI Satirical, TraRic, and Comic (1791) -- An Address to the Plebelans -- From The Petition of the Journeymen Gardeners of Scotland -- [The gardeners' labours and grievances] -- [The gardeners' impact upon the landscape] -- WILLIAM LANE (b. 1744) -- From Cliffden (c. 1791--2) -- [The agriculture, architecture, and poetry of Berkshire] -- From Poems on Various Subjects -- On Monopoly -- On Independence -- From Poems -- To a Lady, Who had Indulged the Author with a Perusal of Burns's Poems -- To a Young Lady; Who had Lent the Author Cowper's Translation of Madame Guion's Poems -- To Miss W -ms, Whose Late Father (T. W ms, Esq. M. P.) had Procured the Author a Donation from the Literary Fund -- On Mr. B d's Indulging the Author with his Company -- From A Few Clusters of the Seveny-fiflh Vintage (1819) -- From Some Cursory Remarks On the Life and Character of Solomon (The author and Robert Bloomfield compared with ['nobler geniuses'] -- JANET LITTLE (1 759--1 813) -- From The Poetical Works of Janet Utile, The Scotch Milkmaid (1792) -- On a Visit to Mr. Burns -- Given to a Lady Who Asked Me to Write a Poem -- Epistle to Nell, Wrote from Loudoun Castle -- Nell's Answer -- Another Epistle to Nell -- Epistle to a Lady. November 1789 -- On Reading Lady Mary Montague and Mrs. Rowe's Letters -- An Epistle to Mr. Robert Burns -- A Poem on Contentment. Inscribed To Janet Nicol, A -- Poor Old Wandering Woman, Who Lives By The Wall AtLoudoun -- From Alonzo to Delia -- From Delia to Alonzo -- From Delia to AJonzo. Who had Sent Her a Slighting Epistle -- To a Lady, Who Sent the Author Some Paper with a Reading of Sillar's Poems -- ELLEN TAYLOR (ft 1792) -- From Poems by Ellen 'Taylor, the Irish Cottager (1792) -- Introduction -- On Seeing the Print of a Female Figure in a Weeping Attitude, Leaning on an Urn -- This Poem Address'd to a Gentleman, who had Lent her Some Books -- Written by the Barrow Side, Where She was Sent to Wash Linen -- SAMUEL THOMSON (1766--1816) -- From Poems on Dz[fè rent Subjects, Partfy in the Scottish Dialed (1793) -- Dedication -- From New Poems on a Variety of Different Subjects (1799) -- Acrosric--ro Damon -- From November -- THOMAS SPENCE (1750--1814) -- Edmund Burke's Address to the Swinish Multitude -- The Downfall of Feudal Tyranny, Severely Felt by -- Moderns, Under the System of Landlord and Tenant -- EDWARD WILLIAMS (IOLO MORGANWG)(1747--1 826) -- From Poems, Lyric and Pastoral -- Preface -- To Laudanum -- Love's Eloquence. A Song -- Solitude -- The Parting, A Lyric Pastoral -- To Ivor the Liberal, On Being Presented by Him with a Pair of Gloves. From the Welsh of Dafydd ap Gwilym -- A Song Written in 1785, for the Use of a Little Select Society of Journey-men Masons -- Ode, on Converting a Sword into a Pruning Hook -- Poetic Triades, or Triades of Song -- ANONYMOUS ['A COUNTRYJOURNEYMAN TAYLOR'] (fl. 1794) -- [Introductory letter by 'Porkulus'] -- A Descant on the Approaching Fast, in a Dialogue Between the King's Herald and a Free-thinker -- JOHN FORSTER (ft 1797) -- From Poems, Chiefly on Re4gious Subjects -- (Robert Storry's Preface to the first edition] -- Gratitude for a Plentiful Harvest -- ROBERT ANDERSON (1770--1833) -- From Poems on Various Subjects -- Preface -- The Soldier, a Fragment -- Epistle I. To Robert Burns, Written and Sent to that Celebrated Scotch Bard a Few Weeks before his Death -- Epistle II. To a Youthful Friend, with a Copy of Gregory's Legacy -- To John Home Tooke Esq. -- To a Redbreast, Which Visited the Author Daily for Some Months -- Song. Lucy Gray of Allendale -- From Ballads in the (Number/and Dialect (1805) -- Preface -- The Lass Abuin Thirty -- Canny Cummerlan -- From The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson (1820) -- Care! Fair -- Louisa, a Ballad -- To Mrs. Charlotte Smith -- WILLIAM GIFFORD (1756--1826) -- Epistle to Peter Pindar (1800) -- Prologue to The Satires of Persius (1817) -- Notes -- Glossary of Dialect Words -- Thematic Index -- Index of First Lines -- Index of Titles.Poets of labouring class origin were published in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some were popular and important in their day but few are available today. This is a collection of some of those poems from the 18th century.English poetry18th centuryEnglish poetry821.508Burke TimOCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910854399603321Eighteenth century English labouring-class poets, 1700-18004025638UNINA