Eighteenth-Century English labouring-class poets, 1700-1800 . Volume III 1780-1800 / / edited by Tim Burke

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1,288 pages)
• Disciplina: 821.508
• Soggetto topico: English poetry - 18th century
• Persona (resp. second.): BurkeTim
• Note generali: "First published 2003 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited."
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Eighteenth century English labouring-class poets, 1700-1800
• ISBN: 1-000-74815-4; 1-000-74177-X; 0-429-35019-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910854399603321
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