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Poems on Several Occasions, Together with a Pastoral

By Mrs. S. F. [i.e. Sarah Egerton]

Egerton, Sarah Fyge

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To Mrs. S. F. on her Poems.

To Mrs. S. F. on her Poems.

To Mrs. S. F. on her incomparable Poems.

To my Ingenious Friend Mrs. S. F. on her Poems.

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On the Honourable Robert Boyl's, Notion of Nature.

Satyr against the Muses.

To the Lady Cambell, with a Female Advocate.

On my leaving London, June the 29.

The Repulse to Alcander.

To Mr. Norris, on his Idea of Happiness.

To one who in Love, set a Figure.

At my leaving Cambridge August the 14th, Extempore.

To Orabella, Marry'd to an old Man.

To Alexis, on his absence.

To One who said I must not Love.

On the death of dear Statyra.

On being ------ tax'd with Symony.

An occasional Copy, in Answer to Mr. Joshua Barns, Extempore.

Song on Madam S---.

On a Gentleman and his Wife visiting a Lady.

The Power of Love.

The Invocation.

On the Author of Religion by Reason, or the Light of Nature a Guide to Divine Truth.

On a Sermon Preach'd Sept. the 6th, 1697. on these Words, You have sold your selves for Nought.

On my leaving S---y.

On my wedding Day.

An Ode on the Death of Mr. Dryden.

To Thyrsis on his Pastoral to Mr. Creech.

Delia to Phraartes on his Playing Cæsar Borgia.

To Clarona drawing Alexis's Picture and presenting it to me.

Erato the Amorous Muse on the Death of John Dryden, Esq.

Delia to Phraartes on his mistake of three Ladies writing to him.

To Mr. Yalden, on his Temple of Fame, Extempore.

On the Death of William III, King of England.

To N. Tate, Esq; on his Poem on the Queen's Picture, Drawn by Closterman.

To my much valu'd Friend Moneses.

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The fond Shepherdess.

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To Mrs. S. F. on her incomparable Poems.

Thou Champion for our Sex go on and show
Ambitious Man what Womankind can do
In vain they boast of large Scholastick Rules,
Their skill in Arts and Labour in the Schools.
What various Tongues and Languages acquir'd,
How fam'd for Policy, for Wit admir'd;
Their solid Judgment in Philosophy,
The Metaphysicks, Truths, and Poetry,
Since here they'll find themselves outdon by thee.
Thy matchless Thoughts, and flowing Numbers sweet,
And lofty Flights, in just Conjunction meet;
Thy mighty Genius can each Subject trace,
The best can equal and to none give Place.
Sappho the Great, whom by report we know,
Would yield her Laurels were she living now,
And strait turn Chast, to gain a Friend of you:

Of you! to whom we all Obedience pay,
And at your Feet our humble Tribute lay,
Whilst all around, your Beams dart like the God of Day;
We bask with Pleasure in your Glorious shine,
And read and wonder at your Verse Divine.

S. C.