The Works of the Right Honourable Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams ::

The Works of the Right Honourable Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams

... From the Originals in the Possession of His Grandson The Right Hon. The Earl of Essex and Others: With Notes by Horace Walpole ... In Three Volumes, with Portraits

Hanbury Williams, Charles (1708-1759)

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VOL. I.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE

AN ODE TO THE DUKE OF ARGYLE,

ARGYLE'S DECAMPMENT,

A GRUB UPON BUB

(Written in December 1741.)

GILES EARLE (OF MARLBOROUGH-STREET); AND GEO. BUBB DODDINGTON, Esqrs.

PETER AND MY LORD QUIDAM:

A Political Eclogue

ISABELLA;

AN ODE TO THE HONOURABLE HENRY FOX,

AN ODE, ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR OF “THE CONQUER'D DUCHESS:”

AN ODE TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE STEPHEN POYNTZ, ESQ.

AN ODE ON THE DEATH OF MATZEL, A FAVOURITE BULL-FINCH:

A BALLAD: IN IMITATION OF MARTIAL, Lib. 6, Ep. 34.

AN ODE ON MISS HARRIET HANBURY,

A SONG: ON MISS HARRIET HANBURY,

ON THE DEATH OF LADY ABERGAVENNY:

ON LADY ABERGAVENNY:

SIR CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS TO SIR HANS SLOANE,

(Written in February 1739-40.)

THE COUNTRY GIRL; AN ODE:

A NEW ODE

AN ODE, HUMBLY INSCRIBED TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM EARL OF BATH

THE STATESMAN.

A NEW ODE.

AN ODE, FROM THE EARL OF BATH TO AMBITION.

THE HEROES:

SIR CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS TO EDWARD HUSSEY, ESQ.

An Epigram.

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE EARL OF BATH AND HIS COUNTESS.

TO THE EARL OF BATH;

AN ODE TO THE HON. PHILIP YORKE:

THE CAPUCHIN:

AN ODE TO LORD LIMERICK

AN ODE, HUMBLY INSCRIBED TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM EARL OF BATH:

TO THE EARL OF BATH,

AN ODE FROM THE EARL OF BATH.

A NEWER ODE THAN THE LAST.

[BUT Orford's self I've seen, whilst I have read]

BRITANNIA'S GHOST TO THE EARL OF BATH.

AN ODE FROM FAME TO THE EARL OF BATH.

THE PATRIOT PARROT:

AN EPITAPH ON THE POLITICAL MEMORY OF WILLIAM PULTNEY, EARL OF BATH;

A BALLAD: IN IMITATION OF “WILLIAM AND MARGARET,”

ON THE ARRIVAL OF GENERAL OGLETHORPE.

HOR. LIB. II. ODE XVI.—Otium Divos, &c. IMITATED:

WYNDHAM AND PULTNEY;

TO MR. GARNIER AND MR. PEARCE OF BATH.

HOR. LIB. I. ODE XXX.—O Venus! Regina, Cnida Paphosq. &c.

A LAMENTABLE CASE.

A BALLAD:

ON THE PRINCES GOING TO ST. JAMES'S

HORACE, ODE XI. LIB. II.

ORPHEUS AND HECATE,

LADY DOROTHY BOYLE ENAMOURED WITH LORD EUSTON.

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HOR. LIB. I. ODE XXX.—O Venus! Regina, Cnida Paphosq. &c.

PARAPHRASED BY SIR CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS, AS GENERAL CHURCHILL'S ADDRESS TO VENUS.

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(Written in December 1739: Mr. Churchill being just then made Deputy Ranger of St. James's Park, under Lord Weymouth.)

O VENUS, joy of men, and gods,
Leave for awhile thy blest abodes,

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And come and visit my land:
Propitious, on thy vot'ry smile,
Quit Paphos, and the Cyprian isle,
And reign in my Duck island.

Thee, goddess, thee, my pray'rs invoke;
To thee alone my altars smoke;
O treat me not with rigor:
Thy wanton son bring with thee too,
My dying embers he'll renew,
And give me back fresh vigor.

Bring too the Graces to my arms,
Girls that are prodigal of charms,
Of every favour lavish:
Melting and yielding let them be;
Consider I am sixty-three,
And that's too old to ravish.

Let florid youth attend thy train;
Much wanted by thy crazy swain;

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And dearest Venus prithee,
To crown my gifts, and ease my pain,
Since Ward has labour'd long in vain
Let Mercury come with thee.

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HOR. LIB. I. ODE XXX.—O Venus! Regina, Cnida Paphosq. &c.

PARAPHRASED BY SIR CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS, AS GENERAL CHURCHILL'S ADDRESS TO VENUS.