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The Poetical Works of John Langhorne

... To which are prefixed, Memoirs of the Author by his Son the Rev. J. T. Langhorne ... In Two Volumes

Langhorne, John (1735-1779)

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VOL. I.

DEDICATION.

TO THE REV. MR. J. LANGHORNE, ON READING HIS VISIONS OF FANCY, &c.

SONNET TO MR. LANGHORNE.

TO THE HONOURABLE CHARLES YORKE.

PROEMIUM.

STUDLEY PARK.

GENIUS AND VALOUR: A PASTORAL POEM.

THE VISIONS OF FANCY.

II.

III.

IV.

A POEM TO THE MEMORY OF MR. HANDEL.

THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE MIND.

EPISTLE I.

II.

EPISTLE II.

AN ODE TO THE RIVER EDEN.

AUTUMNAL ELEGY.

TO MISS CRACROFT.

THE COMPLAINT OF HER RING-DOVE.

SONNET IN THE MANNER OF PETRARCH.

WRAPPED ROUND A NOSEGAY OF VIOLETS.

ON THE MORAL REFLECTIONS CONTAINED IN HER ANSWER TO THE ABOVE VERSES.

WRITTEN IN A COLLECTION OF MAPS.

THEODOSIUS TO CONSTANTIA.

ELEGY.

INSCRIPTION ON THE DOOR OF A STUDY.

FRAGMENT, WRITTEN AT CLARE-HALL ON THE KING's ACCESSION.

CÆSAR's DREAM, BEFORE HIS INVASION OF BRITAIN.

INSCRIPTION IN A TEMPLE OF SOCIETY.

INSCRIPTION IN A SEQUESTERED GROTTO.

ANOTHER INSCRIPTION IN THE SAME GROTTO.

LEFT WITH THE MINISTER OF RIPONDEN,

WRITTEN AMONG THE RUINS OF PONTEFRACT CASTLE.

PRECEPTS OF CONJUGAL HAPPINESS.

OWEN OF CARRON.

II.

VOL. II.

THE FABLES OF FLORA.

FABLE I. THE SUNFLOWER AND THE IVY.

II.

FABLE II. THE EVENING PRIMROSE.

III.

FABLE III. THE LAUREL AND THE REED.

IV.

FABLE IV. THE GARDEN ROSE AND THE WILD ROSE.

FABLE V. THE VIOLET AND THE PANSY.

VI.

FABLE VI. THE QUEEN OF THE MEADOW AND THE CROWN IMPERIAL.

VII.

FABLE VII. THE WALL-FLOWER.

VIII.

FABLE VIII. THE TULIP AND THE MYRTLE.

IX.

FABLE IX. THE BEE-FLOWER.

FABLE X. THE WILDING AND THE BROOM.

XI.

FABLE XI. THE MISLETOE AND THE PASSION-FLOWER.

The Appointment, and its Purposes.

Ancient Justice's Hall.

Character of a Country Justice.

General Motives for Lenity.

Apology for Vagrants.

Apostrophe to Edward the Third.

The Gypsey-Life.

PART THE SECOND.

TO ROBERT WILSON CRACROFT, ESQ.

Protection of the Poor.

THE ORIGIN OF THE VEIL.

VERSES IN MEMORY OF A LADY.

INSCRIPTIONS ON A BEECH TREE,

A MONODY, INSCRIBED TO MY WORTHY FRIEND JOHN SCOTT, ESQ.

IMITATION OF WALLER.

THE DUCHESS OF MAZARINE. ON HER RETIRING INTO A CONVENT.

WRITTEN IN A COTTAGE-GARDEN, AT A VILLAGE IN LORRAIN.

THE PASTORAL PART OF MILTON'S EPITAPHIUM DAMONIS.

TO THE REV. MR. LAMB.

EPISTLE TO MR.---

TO A LADY,

TO ALMENA.

TO GEORGE COLMAN, ESQ.

HYMN TO THE RISING SUN.

A FAREWELL HYMN

HYMN TO THE ETERNAL PROVIDENCE.

TRANSLATIONS.

THE DEATH OF ADONIS.

THE HAPPINESS OF A MODERATE FORTUNE AND MODERATE DESIRES.

TRANSLATIONS FROM PETRARCH.

MILTON'S ITALIAN POEMS TRANSLATED,

ADDRESS. TO SIGNOR MOZZI, OF MACERATA.

II.

III.

IV.

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Et vos, O Lauri, carpam; et te, proxima Myrte!
Sic positæ quoniam suaves miscetis odores.
VIRG.