Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

ODE TO NEPTUNE. On Mrs. W—'s Voyage to England.

To a LADY on her coming to North-America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Health.

To a LADY on her remarkable Preservation in an Hurricane in North-Carolina.

To a LADY and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brother.

To a GENTLEMAN and LADY on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister, and a Child of the Name of Avis, aged one Year.

On the Death of Dr. SAMUEL MARSHALL. 1771.

To a GENTLEMAN on his Voyage to Great-Britain for the Recovery of his Health.

To the Rev. DR. THOMAS AMORY, on reading his Sermons on DAILY DEVOTION, in which that Duty is recommended and assisted.

On the Death of J. C. an Infant.

An HYMN to HUMANITY To S. P. G. Esq;

To the Honourable T. H. Esq; on the Death of his Daughter.

NIOBE in Distress for her Children slain by APOLLO, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Bood VI. and from a view of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson.

To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works.

To his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of his Lady. March 24, 1773.

A Farewel to AMERICA. To Mrs. S. W.

A REBUS, by I. B.

An ANSWER to the Rebus, by the Author of these POEMS.

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ODE TO NEPTUNE.
On Mrs. W—'s Voyage to England.

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WHILE raging tempests shake the shore,
While AElus' thunders round us roar,
And sweep impetuous o'er the plain
Be still, O tyrant of the main;
Nor let thy brow contracted frowns betray,
While my Susanna skims the wat'ry way.

II.

The Pow'r propitious hears the lay,
The blue-ey'd daughters of the sea
With sweeter cadence glide along,
And Thames responsive joins the song.

Pleas'd with their notes Sol sheds benign his ray,
And double radiance decks the face of day.

III.

To court thee to Britannia's arms
Serene the climes and mild the sky,
Her region boasts unnumber'd charms,
Thy welcome smiles in ev'ry eye.
Thy promise, Neptune keep, record my pray'r,
Not give my wishes to the empty air.

Boston, October 12, 1772.

University of Virginia Library

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ODE TO NEPTUNE.
On Mrs. W—'s Voyage to England.