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Poems on Several Occasions

To which is added Gondibert and Birtha, A Tragedy. By William Thompson

Thompson, William (1712?-1766?)

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1.

[Tome the first]

EPITHALAMIUM. On the Royal Nuptials, in May 1736.

BEAUTY and MUSICK.

THE DESPAIRING MAIDEN.

THE DESPAIRING LOVER.

TO THE AUTHOR of LEONIDAS: A Poem.

THE LOVER'S NIGHT.

TO A Friend on his MARRIAGE.

On the DEATH of Mr. Wearing, the Famous Musician at Oxford.

To Dr. Linden, ON HIS TREATISE on CHALYBEAT WATERS.

PARADISE REGAIN'D: To a Friend.

CORESUS and CALLIRHOE.

To Miss Addison.

THE MORNING LARK.

ANNA MARIA W**DF**RD!

MINERVA MISTAKEN.

On Mr. Pope's WORKS.

EPITAPH on my FATHER.

EPITAPH on my MOTHER.

Written in the HOLY BIBLE.

On a PRESENT of THREE ROSES, from Ianthe.

CUPID MISTAKEN.

ON Writing Laura's Name in the Snow.

EPILOGUE to CATO.

THE HAPPY LIFE.

THE WEDDING MORN.

AN HYMN TO MAY.

THE NEW LYRE. To a Friend.

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2.

Tome the Second.

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SICKNESS a POEM: In FIVE BOOKS.

I.

II.

THE PALACE OF DISEASE.

III.

THE PROGRESS OF SICKNESS.

IV.

V.

THE THANKSGIVING.

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THE MORNING LARK.

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Anacreontick.

I

Feather'd Lyrick! warbling high,
Sweetly gaining on the Sky,
Op'ning with thy Matin-Lay
(Nature's Hymn!) the Eye of Day,
Teach my Soul, on early Wing,
Thus to soar, and thus to sing.

II

While the Bloom of orient Light
Gilds Thee in thy tuneful Flight,
May the Day-Spring-from-on-High,
Seen by Faith's religious Eye,
Cheer Me with his Vital Ray,
Promise of Eternal Day!