BY WILLIAM COWPER, Of the Inner Temple, Esq. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. Sicut aquæ tremulum labris ubi lumen ahenis Virg. Æn, viii. A NEW EDITION. LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON AND CO. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD, 1810. Page TABLE TALK 1 Progress of Errour 35 Truth 63 Expostulation 89 Hope 121 Charity 155 Conversalion. 183 Retirement 222 The Yearly Distress, or Tithing time at Stock in Essex 257 Sonnet to Henry Couper, Esq. . 261 Lines addressed to Dr. Darwin • 262 On Mrs. Montagu's Feather Hangings . . 263 Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk, during his Abode in the Island of 266 On the Promotion of Edward Thurlow Esq., to the Chancellorship of England 269 Ode to Peace 270 Human Frailty 272 The modern Patriot 273 On observing some Names of little Note recorded in the Biographia Britannica 275 Report of an adjudged Case, not to be found in any of the Books 276 On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library 278 279 The Love of the World reproved · 280 On the Death of Lady Throckmorton's Bulfinch 282 On the same . . Page Another, addressed to a young Lady . 292 Pairing Time anticipated, a Fable. The Poet, the Oyster, and the Sensitive Plant 302 Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Happiness On a Goldfinch starved to Death in his Cage 322 A Reflection on the foregoing Ode. . 327 Translations from Vincent Bourne . Translation of Prior's Chloe and Euphelia 320 . PRE FACE TO THE FIRST VOLUME. When an Author, by appearing in print, requests an audience of the Public, and is upon the point of speaking for himself, whoever presumes to step before him with a preface, and Nay, but hear me first,” should have something worthy of attention to offer, or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent. The judicious reader has probably, upon other occasions, been beforehand with me in this reflection: and I am not very willing it should now be applied to me, however I may seem to expose myself to the danger of it. But the thought of having my own name perpetuated in connexion with the name in the title to say, page is so |
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