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Poems

By Mr. Polwhele. In three volumes
Polwhele, Richard (1760-1838)

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VOL. I.
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THE ENGLISH ORATOR.
 1. 
BOOK THE FIRST.
 2. 
BOOK THE SECOND. ON THE ELOQUENCE OF THE BAR.
 3. 
BOOK THE THIRD. ON THE ELOQUENCE OF THE SENATE.
 4. 
BOOK THE FOURTH. ON THE ELOQUENCE OF THE PULPIT.
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VOL. II.
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SIR ALLAN;
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CANTO THE FIRST.
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CANTO THE SECOND.
 3. 
CANTO THE THIRD.
 4. 
CANTO THE FOURTH.
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CANTO THE FIFTH.
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CANTO THE SIXTH.
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CANTO THE SEVENTH.
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CANTO THE EIGHTH.
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CANTO THE NINTH.
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CANTO THE TENTH.
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CANTO THE ELEVENTH.
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CANTO THE TWELFTH.
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CANTO THE THIRTEENTH.
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CANTO THE FOURTEENTH.
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CANTO THE FIFTEENTH.
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VOL. III.
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LYRIC PIECES.
  
ODE;
  
ODE TO THE CICADA.
  
MONA.
  
THE FAITHLESS COMALA.
  
HIGHLAND ODE.
  
EGYPTIAN ODE.
  
ODE WRITTEN AFTER A THUNDER-STORM.
  
ODE WRITTEN IN A PICTURE GALLERY.
  
TO THE RIVER COLY.
  
ODE TO THE SPIRIT OF FRESHNESS;
  
ODE ON THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE POETICAL MIND.
  
THE GENIUS OF DANMONIUM.
  
TO A GENTLEMAN AND HIS FAMILY ON THEIR DEPARTURE FROM THEIR COUNTRY-HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER 1800.
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HEROIC PIECES.
  
HIERO.
  
CASTOR AND POLLUX.
  
HERCULES.
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COMIC AND MOCK-HEROIC PIECES.
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THE SYRACUSIAN GOSSIPS.
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ACT THE FIRST.
 2. 
ACT THE SECOND.
 3. 
ACT THE THIRD.
  
THE VISION OF SIR AARON.
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PASTORAL PIECES.
  
THYRSIS.
  
THE HARVEST-FEAST;
  
EUNICA;
  
DAPHNIS AND SHEPHERDESS.
  
THE COTTAGE GIRL.
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ELEGIAC PIECES.
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THE ELEGIES OF TYRTÆUS.
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ELEGY THE FIRST.
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ELEGY THE SECOND.
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ELEGY THE THIRD.
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ELEGY THE FOURTH.
  
THE EPITAPH ON ADONIS.
  
THE EPITAPH ON BION
  
THE LOCK TRANSFORMED.
  
OSSIAN DEPARTING TO HIS FATHERS.
  
TO MRS. POLWHELE
  
ON AN APPLE-TREE FULL OF BLOSSOM, SEPT. 11, 1798.
  
TO OLIVIA MELIORA
  
THE POOR SPARROW OF THE INFIRMARY, 1800.
  
THE SCARLET FEVER.
  
JANUARY 1, 1805.
  
ON LAWRENCE POLWHELE,
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EPISTLES.
  
THE DISTAFF:
  
EPISTLE TO DR. DOWNMAN OF EXETER.
  
EPISTLE TO DR. DOWNMAN OF EXETER.
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SONNETS.
  
FRIENDSHIP.
  
TO THE EVENING STAR.
  
THE REDBREASTS.
  
THE WOODCOCK.
  
TO A YOUNG LADY OF FOURTEEN.
  
TO EMILIA.
  
ADDREST TO TWO INGENIOUS YOUNG LADIES.
  
TO MISS S.
  
TO HIS INFANT MARIA.
  
TO A YOUNG LADY.
  
ON A VISIT TO POLWHELE NEAR TRURO, WITH HIS CHILDREN, A SHORT TIME AFTER HIS FIRST WIFE'S DEATH.
  
TO THE VICAR OF MANACCAN'S NUMEROUS PIGEONS, JUST AS THE AUTHOR WAS PREPARING TO SHOOT THEM.
  
A WINTER EVENING SCENE.
  
TO THE AUTHOR'S MOTHER, DURING HER ILLNESS, 1797.
  
WRITTEN, DECEMBER 19, 1804; THE DAY OF HIS MOTHER'S BURIAL IN THE FAMILY VAULT AT ST. CLEMENT'S NEAR TRURO.
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SONGS.
  
CAPRICIOUS LOVE.
  
SONGS FOR THE HELSTON-FURRY FO 1796.
  
SIGHING SUSAN.

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The multifarious subjects that require
Deliberative skill; o'er Britain's isle
Extend thy cares, redress her wrongs, disclose
The internal sources of her wealth, and roll
Thro' broader channels its diffusive tide.
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