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A Collection of Original Poems

By Samuel Derrick
Derrick, Samuel (1724-1769)

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DAMON.
 
VERSES addressed to Mrs. Davis on her performing the part of the Lady in Comus.
 
The ART of MAKING KISSES.
 
The ENCHANTRESS.
 
EPIGRAMMA.
 
The 25th Ode of the 3d Book of Horace Imitated.
 
CHANSON A BOIRE.
 
A VOYAGE from Dublin to Chester.
 
CONSCIENCE.
 
EPIGRAMMA OWENI translated.
 
A SONG.
 
To a Lady crying for the Death of her Lapdog.
 
THETIS and PELEUS.
 
The CATERPILLARS.
 
An EPIGRAM.
 
A BALLAD.
 
A Paraphrase on the 146th Psalm.
 
AMYMONE.
 
To a Lady who writes elegantly.
 
To Silvia,
 
CUPID GONE ASTRAY.
 
EPIGRAMMA.
 
The Fowler and the Nightingale.
 
A SONG.
 
VULCAN'S REVENGE.
 
A Paraphrase on the 19th Psalm.
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An Epistle to the Reverend Mr. ---.
 
An Answer to the foregoing Epistle.
 
ON A LADY SINGING.
 
The UNIVERSAL MISTAKE.
 
VENUS and ADONIS.
 
The PREPARATION.
 
A SONG.
 
The REQUEST, to MYRA.
 
EPIGRAMMA OWENI. translated.
 
To Mr. GENTLEMAN,
 
An EPIGRAM.
 
A SONG,
 
On a MEDAL,
 
A HYMN to BACCHUS.
 
EPIGRAMMA AUDONEI Translated
 
The RESOLUTION.
 
A Defence of female Inconstancy.
 
EPIGRAMMA AUDONEI.
 
The ADVICE.
 
An EPIGRAM.
 
The JEALOUS LOVER.
 
A Defence of Women painting.
 
To Miss POTIER.
 
A SONG.
 
An Epistle to the Rev. Mr. W--- L---
 
To the AUTHOR.
 
EPIGRAMMA
 
Woman's Wit; or, The Friar fobb'd,
 
A SONG, upon Hope.
 
STELLA.
 
An ODE to Eblana,
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SMART and DERRICK.
 
On the Death of Dr. B***ll**ie, Physician to the English Army in Flanders;
 
On the Same.
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VIRTUE.
 
To Ashley Cowper, Esq;
 
An Apology to an angry Rival, declining a Challenge.
 
ADVICE to an Old Maid.
 
VERSES, from a Certain Club, to some Scriblers against it.
 
The CHARACTER of ---
 
Florio;
 
An EPIGRAM on the same.
 
To Miss ---
 
To DELIA:
 
On OLD AGE.
 
The Garden of Eden.
 
A Hymn to Contentment.
 
The COQUET. To Chloe.
 
On the Author's receiving a Sprig of Myrtle from a young Lady.
 
An Epitaph upon a young Lady.
 
Written extempore in a young Lady's Pocket-Book.
 
Upon SOMETHING.
 
On Mr. Pope's Death being mentioned in some News-papers, without any Account of his Character, Works, Life, Age, or Circumstances of his Illness.
 
Left by Mr. Pope in a Bed-chamber, at Adderbury in Oxfordshire, formerly the Seat of the Earl of Rochester, then in Possession of the late Duke of Argyle.
 
LAST NIGHT THOUGHTS.
 
A Crambo Song, on Mr. J. Dennison,
 
A Crambo Song on a Tankard.
 
On HUMAN LIFE.
 
The Crows, Starling, and Husbandman.
 
The Author's Apology for writing, after he had bid Farewel to his Muse.
 
BARDUS and BIBLIO.
 
FORTUNE.
 
Barton Meer;

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154

SMART and DERRICK.

AN EPIGRAM.

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Written by Mr. G---.

Contradiction we find both in Derrick and Smart,
Which manifests neither can write from the heart;
The latter, which readers may think some what odd,
Tho' devoted to wine, sings the glories of God:
The former lives sober, altho' no divine;
Yet merrily carrols the praises of wine;
Here let us a moment lay by our surprize;
And calmly survey where the preference lies:
Derrick foolishly revels in fancy'd delights;
But Smart, for the sake of a legacy, writes.
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