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Poems original and translated

By John Herman Merivale ... A new and corrected edition with some additional pieces
Merivale, John Herman (1779-1844)

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VOL. I
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VOL. II
  
ORLANDO IN RONCESVALLES,
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IMITATIONS AND PARODIES.
  
SONG.—“COULD A MAN BE SECURE.”
  
FROM THE LAY OF A TROUBADOUR.
  
SONG.—“SINCE FIRST I SAW YOUR FACE.”
  
CHARADE.
  
THE ROADMAKERS:
  
ADDITIONAL STANZAS FOR 1836.
  
SONG.—“THERE'S NOUGHT BUT CARE ON EVERY HAN'.”
  
BALLAD—IN IMITATION OF DR. WATTS.
  
THE ROAD TO GLORY.
  
A NEW SONG UPON WHIG AND TORY.
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SACRED AND SCRIPTURAL.
  
PROVERBS, CHAP. I. v. 20–31.
  
ECCLESIASTICUS, CHAP. I.
  
WISDOM OF SOLOMON, CHAP. II.
  
[Great Universal Father—Thou]
  
[Father of mercies, God of might]
  
[Almighty God! before Thy Throne]
  
[Thou Great First cause of life and light]
  
“EVIL, BE THOU MY GOOD.”
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OCCASIONAL VERSES.
  
EPITAPH.
  
ANOTHER EPITAPH.
  
TO A SON ENTERING COLLEGE.
  
FROM AN UNPUBLISHED POEM.
  
ODE ON THE DELIVERANCE OF EUROPE. 1814.
  
FOR THE GENERAL FAST. 1832.
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SONNETS. 1834–5.
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SONNET I.
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SONNET II.
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SONNET III.
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SONNET IV.
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A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND,
  
PROLOGUE.
  
INVASION OF JULIUS CÆSAR. BEF. CHR. 55.
  
SECOND CENTURY.
  
THIRD CENTURY.
  
FOURTH CENTURY.
  
FIFTH CENTURY.
  
SIXTH CENTURY.
  
SEVENTH CENTURY.
  
EIGHTH CENTURY.
  
NINTH CENTURY.
  
THE HEPTARCHY UNITED.
  
TENTH CENTURY.
  
ELEVENTH CENTURY.
  
THE NORMAN CONQUEST.
  
TWELFTH CENTURY.
  
THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
  
FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
  
FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
  
SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
  
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
  
EPILOGUE.

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INVASION OF JULIUS CÆSAR. BEF. CHR. 55.

Ere man's redemption dawn'd, some fifty years or more,
His conquering legions Julius led from Gaul's opposing shore;
Twice visited our isle; the Thames at Coway cross'd,
Encamp'd in London, and advanced to Verulam his host.
Cassibelan was chief among the Britons then,
Whose son was Cymbeline, renown'd by Shakspere's famous pen;
Him follow'd Caradoc, a name to freedom dear,
Who with the Roman eagle strove through many a tedious year,
But, led at length in chains, to swell the victor's state,
Display'd the unconquerable will, triumphant over fate.
Nor till a century pass'd since Cæsar had survey'd
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Our sea-girt coast, and Rome had yet no lasting conquest made,
Agricola first traversed the land from side to side,
Beat Galgacus, and built a chain of forts 'twixt Forth and Clyde.
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