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The Works of William Mason

... In Four Volumes

Mason, William (1725-1797)

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I.

TO ROBERT EARL OF HOLDERNESSE, BARON D'ARCY, MENIL AND CONYERS, LORD WARDEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S CINQUE PORTS, AND GOVERNOR OF DOVER CASTLE.

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I.

ODE I. TO MEMORY.

II.

ODE II. TO A WATER-NYMPH.

III.

ODE III. ON LEAVING ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, 1746.

IV.

ODE IV. ON EXPECTING TO RETURN TO CAMBRIDGE, 1747.

V.

ODE V. FOR MUSIC.

VI.

ODE VI. TO INDEPENDENCY.

VII.

ODE VII. TO A FRIEND.

VIII.

ODE VIII. ON THE FATE OF TYRANNY.

IX.

ODE IX. TO AN ÆOLUS'S HARP

X.

ODE X. FOR MUSIC. IRREGULAR.

XI.

XII.

ODE XII. TO THE NAVAL OFFICERS OF GREAT BRITAIN.

XIII.

XIV.

ODE XIV. TO THE HON. WILLIAM PITT.

XV.

ODE XV. SECULAR.

XVI.

ODE XVI. PALINODIA.

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I.

ELEGY I. TO A YOUNG NOBLEMAN

II.

ELEGY II. ADDRESSED TO MISS PELHAM ON THE DEATH OF HER FATHER.

III.

ELEGY III. WRITTEN IN THE GARDEN OF A FRIEND.

IV.

ELEGY IV. TO THE REV. MR. HURD.

V.

ELEGY V. ON THE DEATH OF A LADY.

VI.

ELEGY VI. WRITTEN IN A CHURCH-YARD IN SOUTH WALES, 1787.

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SONNET I. SENT TO A YOUNG LADY WITH DODSLEY'S MISCELLANIES.

II.

SONNET II. PRESENTED TO A FRIEND ON THE MORNING OF HIS MARRIAGE.

III.

SONNET III. AUGUST, 1773.

IV.

SONNET IV. TO THE RIGHT REVEREND THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD AND COVENTRY, PREFIXED TO THE DRAMATIC POEM OF CARACTACUS, WHEN ALTERED FOR STAGE REPRESENTATION.

V.

SONNET V. TO A VERY YOUNG PAINTER.

VI.

SONNET VI. TO GEORGE BUSSY VILLIERS EARL OF JERSEY, &c. &c. AND GEORGE SIMON HARCOURT EARL HARCOURT, &c. &c.

VII.

SONNET VII. FEBRUARY 23, 1795. ANNIVERSARY.

VIII.

SONNET VIII. FEBRUARY 23, 1796. ANNIVERSARY.

IX.

SONNET IX. TO THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER, SENT TO HIM WITH THE PRECEDING SONNET.

X.

SONNET X. FEBRUARY 23, 1797. ANNIVERSARY.

XI.

SONNET XI. OCCASIONED BY A LATE ATTACK ON THE PRESENT TASTE OF ENGLISH GARDENS.

XII.

SONNET XII. TO A GRAVEL WALK, RELATIVE TO THE PRECEDING SUBJECT.

XIII.

SONNET XIII. OCCASIONED BY A DIDACTIC POEM ON THE PROGRESS OF CIVIL SOCIETY.

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EPITAPHS AND INSCRIPTIONS.

I.

EPITAPH I. ON MRS. MASON,

II.

EPITAPH II. ON MISS DRUMMOND,

III.

EPITAPH III. ON JOHN DEALTRY, M. D.

IV.

EPITAPH IV. ON MRS. TATTON,

V.

EPITAPH V. ON MR. GRAY,

VI.

EPITAPH VI. ON THOMAS FOUNTAYNE, ESQ.

VII.

EPITAPH VII. ON LAUNCELOT BROWNE, ESQ.

VIII.

EPITAPH VIII. ON MRS. ANN E. MORRITT,

IX.

INSCRIPTION IX. ON A TRIPOD TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM WHITEHEAD, ESQ. P. L.

X.

INSCRIPTION X. UNDER A PICTURE OF THE EDITOR OF SHAKSPEARE'S MANUSCRIPTS, 1796.

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THE BIRTH OF FASHION: AN EPISTOLARY TALE.

AN EPISTOLARY ADDRESS TO THE AUTHOR'S FATHER, SENT FROM LONDON IN THE YEAR 1746.

STANZAS, WRITTEN ON THE BANKS OF THE CAM, 1746.

PROTOGENES AND APELLES.

SONG OF HAROLD THE VALIANT.

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THE ENGLISH GARDEN:

1.

BOOK THE FIRST.

II.

BOOK THE SECOND.

III.

BOOK THE THIRD.

IV.

BOOK THE FOURTH.

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RELIGIO CLERICI.

I.

PART THE FIRST.

II.

PART THE SECOND.

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HYMNS, AND SELECT PSALMS VERSIFIED.

HYMN BEFORE MORNING SERVICE.

HYMN BEFORE EVENING SERVICE.

PART OF PSALM XVIII.

A COMPRESSED METRICAL VERSION OF PSALM CIX.

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ARGENTILE AND CURAN:

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IV.

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V.

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IV.

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PRELIMINARY SCENE.

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SCENE IV.

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VII.

VIII.

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VII.

VIII.

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III.

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VII.

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III.

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THE ART OF PAINTING, OF CHARLES ALPHONSE DU FRESNOY;

EPISTLE TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

THE ART OF PAINTING,

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SCENE IV.

LYCIDAS, and afterwards SAPPHO, from the Temple.
Lyc.
Stay, Nymph! she hears me not—or hearing flies me,
Perchance, to follow Phaon. O my spear,
That oft hast on the felon wolf repaid
His outrage on my fold, prepare thy point
To quell a baser robber!

Sap.
What is this?
A youth of wild demeanor: yet, methinks,
He has not long been thus. His eye, tho' fir'd
With rage, has yet a tenderness withal,
That speaks his bosom gentle. Hapless youth,
Perhaps, the nymph he loves has been unkind!
What if I question him? Stay, courteous Swain?
A stranger sues thy converse.

Lyc.
Thou'rt a woman
I have forsworn the sex.

Sap.
'Tis as I fear'd;
Love has done this; yet hear me, tho' a woman,

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I never did thee wrong: in pity tell me
Where Lesbian Phaon sojourns.

Lyc.
Phaon, sayst thou?
O that this spear were buried in his breast;

Sap.
Venus forbid! what, wouldst thou murder Phaon?

Lyc.
I would, but dare not: lest a deadlier frown
From Doris should avenge the righteous blow.

Sap.
And loves he Doris?

Lyc.
That his trait'rous heart
Can only tell: enough for me to know,
That Doris, won by his delusive wiles,
Disdains my virtuous passion. Gracious gods!
Why sleeps your vengeance? why, at truth's just call,
Does not destruction's bolt on falsehood fall?
Is there not thunder in the sky?
Lightning, of pale and livid glare,
Prepar'd the perjur'd breast to tear,
And prove that justice reigns on high?
Fall then, dread meteors, from above!
Ye whirlwinds rush; ye tempests growl;
And wreck on Phaon's impious soul,
The fury of offended Jove!

[Exit Lycidas.