The miscellaneous essays and occasional writings of Francis Hopkinson, Esq

Hopkinson, Francis (1737-1791)

VOLUME I.

“I've A THOUGHT—WHAT'S IT LIKE?”

TO THE Rev. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH,

ODE ON MUSIC.

SONG.

To Miss ---,

To THE MEMORY OF Mr. WILLIAM WILLCOCKS,

On THE LATE SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION AGAINST LOUISBOURG.

A PROLOGUE

EPILOGUE FOR TAMERLANE,

A PROLOGUE

CHARITY, A POEM.

DESCRIPTION OF A CHURCH.

EXTEMPORE VERSES

TO A VERY YOUNG LADY.

TO THE MEMORY OF Mrs. MARY M'KEAN.

POLITICAL BALLADS,

The BATTLE OF THE KEGS.

A CAMP BALLAD.

THE TOAST.

The BIRDS, the BEASTS, and the BAT.

THE MOST GRACIOUS ADDRESS

IN MEMORY OF Mr. JAMES BREMNER.

SONG I. Come, fair Rosina, come away

SONG II. My love is gone to sea

SONG III. Beneath a weeping willow's shade

SONG IV. Enraptur'd I gaze when my Delia is by

SONG V. See down Maria's blushing cheek

SONG VI. O'er the hills far away, at the birth of the morn

SONG VII. My gen'rous heart disdains

SONG VIII. The traveller benighted and lost

AN ORATION,

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EXTEMPORE VERSES

FROM THE TOP OF MOUNT PARNASSUS, A LOFTY HILL IN Lancaster County.

Once more my heart dilates with joy,
To climb this craggy height;
To yonder distant hills once more
I stretch my ravish'd sight.

The known delight my bosom feels
Parnassian ground to tread;
And where the purest æther floats,
I'll raise my lofty head.

Fair Rosalinda standing by,
Assists my flowing song,
And passing gales thro' waving groves,
Shall bear my strains along.

She is my muse, and doth my soul
With glowing thoughts inspire:
Her cheering smiles shall make me feel
More than a poet's fire.

With anxious care, let others strive
Uncertain bliss to find,

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And for expected wealth and fame
Resign their peace of mind.

In some such blest retreat as this,
Let me my hours employ,
And Rosalinda still be near,
To brighten ev'ry joy.

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EXTEMPORE VERSES

FROM THE TOP OF MOUNT PARNASSUS, A LOFTY HILL IN Lancaster County.