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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore

Collected by Himself. In Ten Volumes
Moore, Thomas (1779-1852)
  
[dedication]

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VOL. I., VOL. II. ODES OF ANACREON. JUVENILE POEMS. POEMS RELATING TO AMERICA.
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JUVENILE POEMS.
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POEMS RELATING TO AMERICA.
  
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TO LORD VISCOUNT STRANGFORD.
  
STANZAS.
  
TO THE FLYING-FISH.
  
TO MISS MOORE.
  
THE LAKE OF THE DISMAL SWAMP.
  
TO THE MARCHIONESS DOWAGER OF DONEGALL.
  
TO GEORGE MORGAN, ESQ. OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
  
LINES, WRITTEN IN A STORM AT SEA.
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ODES TO NEA;
  
TO JOSEPH ATKINSON, ESQ.
  
THE STEERMAN'S SONG,
  
TO THE FIRE-FLY.
  
TO THE LORD VISCOUNT FORBES.
  
TO THOMAS HUME, ESQ. M.D.
  
LINES WRITTEN ON LEAVING PHILADELPHIA.
  
LINES WRITTEN AT THE COHOS, OR FALLS OF THE MOHAWK RIVER.
  
SONG OF THE EVIL SPIRIT OF THE WOODS.
  
TO THE HONOURABLE W. R. SPENCER.
  
BALLAD STANZAS.
  
A CANADIAN BOAT SONG.
  
TO THE LADY CHARLOTTE RAWDON.
  
IMPROMPTU, AFTER A VISIT TO MRS. ---, OF MONTREAL.
  
WRITTEN ON PASSING DEADMAN'S ISLAND ,
  
TO THE BOSTON FRIGATE ,
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VOL. III., VOL. IV. CORRUPTION AND INTOLERANCE. THE SCEPTIC. TWOPENNY POST-BAG. SATIRICAL AND HUMOROUS POEMS. IRISH MELODIES. NATIONAL AIRS. SACRED SONGS.
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VOL. V. EVENINGS IN GREECE. BALLADS, SONGS, MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, ETC. ETC.
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VOL. VI., VOL. VII. LALLA ROOKH. POLITICAL AND SATIRICAL POEMS. THE FUDGE FAMILY IN PARIS. FABLES FOR THE HOLY ALLIANCE. RHYMES ON THE ROAD. AND MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
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VOL. VIII., VOL. IX THE LOVES OF THE ANGELS. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. SATIRICAL AND HUMOROUS POEMS. THE FUDGES IN ENGLAND. MISCELLANEOUS.
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VOL. X. THE EPICUREAN. ALCIPHRON.

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COTTON AND CORN.

A DIALOGUE.

Said Cotton to Corn, t'other day,
As they met and exchang'd a salute—
(Squire Corn in his carriage so gay,
Poor Cotton, half famish'd, on foot):
“Great Squire, if it isn't uncivil
“To hint at starvation before you,
“Look down on a poor hungry devil,
“And give him some bread, I implore you!”
Quoth Corn then, in answer to Cotton,
Perceiving he meant to make free—
“Low fellow, you've surely forgotten
“The distance between you and me!
“To expect that we, Peers of high birth,
“Should waste our illustrious acres,
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“For no other purpose on earth
“Than to fatten curst calico-makers!—
“That Bishops to bobbins should bend—
“Should stoop from their Bench's sublimity,
“Great dealers in lawn, to befriend
“Such contemptible dealers in dimity!
“No—vile Manufacture! ne'er harbour
“A hope to be fed at our boards;—
“Base offspring of Arkwright the barber,
“What claim canst thou have upon Lords?
“No—thanks to the taxes and debt,
“And the triumph of paper o'er guineas,
“Our race of Lord Jemmys, as yet,
“May defy your whole rabble of Jennys!”
So saying—whip, crack, and away
Went Corn in his chaise through the throng,
So headlong, I heard them all say,
“Squire Corn would be down, before long.”
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