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British Poets, and Poetical Translators.

BY

R. A. DAVENPORT, ESQ.

EDITOR OF WHITTINGHAM'S EDITION OF THE BRITISH POETS.

IN SIX VOLUMES.

III.

ODES, BALLADS, SONGS, AND SONNETS.

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On the Death of Prince Leopold

On Seeing a Negro Funeral.

Found in a Bower facing the South.

To an Indian Gold Coin.

Ode-Begone, pursuits so vain.

To Health. Written at Buxton

Ode-Come here, fond youth

To Fancy

To a young Lady

To the Zephyrs.

Leyden. 136

Hamilton. 137

Munday. 140

Mrs. Barbauld. 142

F. Laurence. 144

F. Laurence. 146

F. Laurence. 147

Ode-O waving woods, O hills! R. A. Davenport. 148

To Sleep.

R. A. Davenport. 152

Ode-Let the sons of Lucre. Rev. G. Huddisford. 153

Amatory Ode

Rev. G. Huddisford. 156

To the Naiad of Glympton Brook Rev. G.Huddisford. 158

To the River Derwent

To the Venus Urania

Love and Age

Love at Sale

To Miss Sarah Fowler

On a Sermon against Glory

The Man of Taste

To Stupidity

To Folly.

To a Fountain

Home. To

To Tranquillity

To Contemplation

To the Rev. John Ireland

Darwin. 160

Rev. T. Percy, 161

M. G. Lewis. 162

M. G. Lewis. 166

Wodhull. 169

Akenside, 172

Bishop. 173

Hole. 177

Mercer. 179

Mercer. 181

On the Fourth of November

PART VI..

Mercer. 183

Coleridge. 185

Southey. 186

W. Gifford. 189

Dr. T. Percy. 192

Lenora

Beth Gelert; or, Grave of the Greyhound Spencer, 219

Taylor. 211

Shakspeare. 249

Ben Jonson. 250

Ben Jonson. 251

Song-Take, oh, take those lips away Shakspeare. 250

Ariel's Song

Song. To Celia.

Song-Still to be neat

Song-Whence comes my love?

Harrington. 251

Song-Love like a beggar came to me. Herrick. 252

To Anthea

Song to the Virgins

Song-When Fanny, blooming fair

To Delia

Song-I have a silent sorrow here

In pity, fond Bosom, lie still

To Henry

Herrick. 252

Herrick. 253

Chesterfield. 254

Sheridan. 255

Sheridan, 256

T. Moore. 257

M. G. Lewis. 257

Song-I danced with Harriet at the fair Leftly. 258

Song-Sweet is the balmy evening Miss Mitford. 259

Song-I like not beauty's roseate Miss Mitford. 260

Song-No, not the eye of tender blue Thelwall. 260

Song-Oh, frown not on my daring vows Hodgson. 261

Song-Here's the vow she falsely swore Hodgson. 262

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R. A. Davenport. 263

R. A. Davenport. 263

R. A. Davenport. 264

R. A. Davenport. 265

R. A. Davenport. 266

R. A. Davenport. 266

R. A. Davenport. 267

Mrs. Opie. 268

Rev. W. Crowe. 269

Miss Seward. 269