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Original Poems and Translations

By Francis Fawkes

Fawkes, Francis (1720-1777)

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A DESCRIPTION OF CALYPSO and her GROTTO.

AN EPITHALAMIC ODE.

THE DEATH of the LARK.

ON THE DEATH of a Young Gentleman.

AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND IN YORKSHIRE.

On a Lady's singing, and playing upon the Harpsichord.

ON THE DEATH of the Right Honourable The EARL of UXBRIDGE.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE The COUNTESS of UXBRIDGE.

SONG to LAURA Absent.

A NOSEGAY for LAURA.

To LAURA Absent.

TO HIS GRACE Dr. THOMAS HERRING, Lord Archbishop of CANTERBURY,

TO Mrs. HERRING.

AN AUTUMNAL ODE.

AN ODE.

ON THE DEATH Of his most Sacred Majesty KING GEORGE the SECOND.

TO His most SACRED MAJESTY,

A PARODY on a PASSAGE IN MILTON's PARADISE LOST. Book IV.

THE LORD's PRAYER.

DAVID's LAMENTATION OVER SAUL AND JONATHAN.

The PICTURE of OLD-AGE:

NATHAN's PARABLE.

THE SONG of DEBORAH.

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I.

I. On a very good WOMAN.

II.

II. On a Young GENTLEMAN,

III.

III. ON A WORTHY FRIEND,

IV.

IV. On the Rev. Mr. COOKSON,

V.

V. On Mrs. FOUNTAYNE,

VI.

VI. On a young Gentleman, who died for Love.

VII.

VII. On JAMES FOX, Esq

TO A YOUNG LADY,

AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF DOBBIN,

THE SMOKING Doctor's SOLILOQUY over his Pipe.

BEAU DAPPER's SOLILOQUY IN PRAISE OF SNUFF.

A Pair of SPECTACLES.

The STAGE-COACH.

ΔΩΡΟΝ ΑΔΩΡΟΝ. Thank you for Nothing.

AN ELOGY ON Sir ISAAC NEWTON,

CLAUDIAN's Old Man,

ARCHIMEDES's SPHERE.

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FRAGMENTS OF MENANDER.

WORSHIP due to the DEITY.

THE ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICE.

THE MISERIES of OLD-AGE .

VIRTUE only is NOBILITY.

The Omnipotence of GOLD.

The Misery and Folly of MAN.

MAN unhappy compared with other CREATURES.

The ORIGIN of MAN.

THE Pleasures of SOLITUDE.

SORROW familiar to all MEN.

GOOD and EVIL blended.

TEMPLE of REASON.

The MAN of REASON.

Man blind to future Events.

TYRANTS unhappy.

The Poor should not be oppressed.

RICH and POOR equally unhappy.

EVIL COMPANY contagious.

IMPORTUNATE ADVICE.

THE DANGERS of MATRIMONY.

COMFORTS of MATRIMONY.

The Rich and Young should marry.

MATERNAL AFFECTION.

POWER of MUSIC.

The Strictly-Righteous FIELD.

LOVE OMNIPOTENT.

WILL with a WISP.

A VOYAGE to the PLANETS.

THE TEMPLE of DULNESS.

A MECHANICAL SOLUTION OF THE Propagation of Yawning.

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A DESCRIPTION OF MAY.

TO WILLIAM DIXON, Esq

A DESCRIPTION OF MAY.

A DESCRIPTION OF WINTER.

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AN ODE.

TO HIS GRACE The Lord Archbishop of CANTERBURY.

I

Thanks to the generous hand that plac'd me here,
Fast by the fountains of the silver Cray,
Who leading to the Thames his tribute clear,
Through the still valley winds his secret way.

II

Yet from his lowly bed with transport sees
In fair exposure noblest villas rise,
Hamlets embosom'd deep in antient trees,
And spires that point with reverence to the skies.

III

O lovely dale! luxuriant with delight!
O woodland hills! that gently rising swell;
O streams! whose murmurs soft repose invite;
Where peace and joy and rich abundance dwell.

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IV

How shall my slender reed your praise resound
In numbers worthy of the polish'd ear?
What powers of strong expression can be found
To thank the generous hand that plac'd me here:

V

That gave each requisite of blissful life;
Sweet leisure in sequester'd shades of Kent,
The softening virtues of a faithful wife,
And competence well sorted with content.

VI

For these, if I forget my patron's praise,
While bright ideas dance upon my mind,
Ne'er may these eyes behold auspicious days,
May friends prove faithless, and the Muse unkind.

May 1756.