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In Nine Piscatory Eclogues. A New Attempt To introduce a more pleasing Variety and Mixture of Subjects and Characters into Pastoral. On the Plan of its primitive Rules and Manners. Suited to the Entertainment of Retirement, and the Lovers of Nature in rural Scenes. With an Essay in Defence of this Undertaking. By Moses Browne. The Third Edition, Corrected, and very much improved

Browne, Moses (1704-1787)

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THE DEDICATION.

PISCATORY ECLOGUES.

ECLOGUE I. ANGLING SEASONS:

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ECLOGUE II. NIGHT-FISHING:

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ECLOGUE III. THE RIVER ENEMIES.

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ECLOGUE IV. THE SEA SWAINS.

ECLOGUE V. RENOCK's DESPAIR.

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ECLOGUE VI. THE ANGLERS SONGS.

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ECLOGUE VII. THE STRIFE.

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ECLOGUE VIII. THE FOWLERS.

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ECLOGUE IX. THE COMPLAINTS:

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THE ARGUMENT.

This Eclogue is a Kind of familiar Conference supposed between the Poet and his Friend.—The Style is designedly more negligent and unlaboured than the Rest, filled up with little unconnected Pieces of private History (in a Manner Virgil conducts a Pastoral of the like Nature) wherein honourable and grateful Mention is made of some Names, distinguished by their Friendships.—The Whole has an Appearance suited to the Condition of Mind (produced by a Series of Disappointments and Dejection) under which it was written.