Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764. A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands. Vol. III. London: printed by J. Hughs, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1763 [1st ed. 1758]. 6v.: music; 8⁰. (ESTC T131163; OTA K104099.003)

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A COLLECTION of POEMS.

VOL. III.

A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN SIX VOLUMES.

A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN SIX VOLUMES.

BY SEVERAL HANDS.

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LONDON: Printed by J. HUGHS, For R. and J. DODSLEY, at Tully's-Head in Pall-Mall.

M DCC LXIII.

ON A GROTTO near the THAMES, at TWICKENHAM, Composed of Marbles, Spars, and Minerals. / Alexander Pope
HYMN on SOLITUDE. / James Thomson
An ODE ON AEOLUS's HARP. / James Thomson
On the Report of a WOODEN BRIDGE to be built at Westminster. / James Thomson
The CHOICE of HERCULES. A POEM. / Robert Lowth
An ODE. TO THE People of GREAT BRITAIN. In Imitation of the Sixth ODE of the Third Book of HORACE. Written in 1746. / Robert Lowth
PSYCHE: or the GREAT METAMORPHOSIS. A POEM, written in Imitation of SPENSER, / Glocester Ridley
JOVI ELEUTHERIO. Or, an OFFERING to LIBERTY. / Glocester Ridley
AN EPISTLE FROM A SWISS Officer to his Friend at Rome. / Joseph Spence
LIFE burthensome, because we know not how to use it. An EPISTLE. / Edward Rolle
The Duty of Employing one's Self. An EPISTLE. / Edward Rolle
On SCRIBLING against GENIUS. An EPISTLE. / Edward Rolle
The MIMICK. / Christopher Pitt
An EPISTLE from FLORENCE. To T. A. Esq; Tutor to the Earl of P—. Written in the Year 1740. / Horace Walpole
The BEAUTIES. An EPISTLE to Mr. ECKARDT the PAINTER. / Horace Walpole
EPILOGUE to TAMERLANE. On the Suppression of the REBELLION. Spoken by Mrs. Pritchard, in the Character of the COMICK MUSE, Nov. 4, 1746. / Horace Walpole
The ENTHUSIAST: OR THE LOVER of NATURE. A POEM. / Joseph Warton
ODE to FANCY. / Joseph Warton
STANZAS written on taking the Air after a long Illness. / Joseph Warton
The Two Beavers. A FABLE. / Stephen Duck
CONTENTMENT. / Stephen Duck
The EDUCATION of ACHILLES. / Robert Bedingfield
An EPISTLE from S. J. Esq; in the Country, to the Right Hon. the Lord LOVELACE in Town. Written in the Year 1735. / Soame Jenyns
To a LADY in Town, soon after her leaving the Country. / Soame Jenyns
To the Right Hon. the Lady MARGARET CAVENDISH HARLEY, presented with a Collection of POEMS. / Soame Jenyns
CHLOE to STREPHON. A SONG. / Soame Jenyns
To the Right Honourable the EARL of CHESTERFIELD, on his being installed Knight of the GARTER. / Soame Jenyns
To a LADY, sent with a Present of Shells and Stones design'd for a GROTTO. / Soame Jenyns
To a LADY, in answer to a LETTER wrote in a very fine Hand. / Soame Jenyns
The ART of DANCING. A POEM. Inscribed to the Rt. Hon. the Lady FANNY FIELDING. Written in the Year 1730. / Soame Jenyns
THE MODERN FINE GENTLEMAN. Written in the Year 1746. / Soame Jenyns
THE MODERN FINE LADY. / Soame Jenyns
AN ESSAY on VIRTUE. To the Honourable PHILIP YORKE, Esq; / Soame Jenyns
The FEMALE DRUM: Or, The Origin of CARDS. A Tale. Address'd to the Honourable Miss CARPENTER. / Henry Hervey Aston
To Mr. FOX, written at FLORENCE. In Imitation of HORACE, Ode 4. Book 2. / John Hervey, Baron of Ickworth
To the Same. From Hampton-Court, 1731. / John Hervey, Baron of Ickworth
The POET'S PRAYER. / William Dunkin
An EPISTLE to a LADY. / John Hervey, Baron of Ickworth
GENIUS, VIRTUE, and REPUTATION. A FABLE. From Mons. DE LA MOTTE, Book v. Fable 6. / Nicholas Herbert
MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE. OR THE TWO SPARROWS. A FABLE. From Mons. DE LA MOTTE, Book iv. Fable 21. / Nicholas Herbert
An INSCRIPTION. Quercus loquitur. O YE! / Nicholas Herbert
ODE to WISDOM. / Elizabeth Carter
To a GENTLEMAN, On his intending to cut down a GROVE to enlarge his Prospect. / Elizabeth Carter
THE ESTIMATE of LIFE, IN THREE PARTS. A POEM: / John Gilbert Cooper
The PLEASURE of POETRY. An ODE. / Robert Vansittart
The POWER of POETRY. / Edward Rolle
To a Young Lady with FONTENELLE'S Plurality of Worlds. / Edward Rolle
SONG. To SYLVIA. / David Garrick
To the Author of the Farmer's Letters, which were written in IRELAND in the Year of the Rebellion, by HENRY BROOKE, Esq; 1745. / David Garrick
VERSES written in a Book called, Fables for the Female Sex. / David Garrick
VERSES written in SYLVIA'S PRIOR. / David Garrick
Upon a LADY'S EMBROIDERY. / David Garrick
DEATH and the DOCTOR. Occasioned by a Physician's lampooning a Friend of the AUTHOR. / David Garrick
INSCRIPTIONS on a Monument to the Memory of a Lady's favourite Bullfinch. / David Garrick
The TRIAL of SELIM the PERSIAN For divers High Crimes and Misdemeanours. / Edward Moore
The TROPHY, BEING SIX CANTATAS To the Honour of his ROYAL HIGHNESS WILLLIAM, Duke of CUMBERLAND; Expressing the just Sense of a grateful Nation, in the several Characters of The VOLUNTEER, The POET, The PAINTER, The MUSICIAN, The SHEPHERD, The RELIGIOUS. / Benjamin Hoadly
The Marriage of the MYRTLE and the YEW. A FABLE. To DELIA, about to marry beneath herself. 1744. / Benjamin Hoadly
On a BAY-LEAF, pluck'd from VIRGIL'S Tomb near Naples. 1736. / Benjamin Hoadly
To CHLOE. Written on my Birth-Day, 1734. / Benjamin Hoadly
A SONG. / Benjamin Hoadly
FASHION: A SATIRE. / Joseph Warton
NATURE and FORTUNE. To the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. / Philip Fletcher
The EXCEPTION. / Anonymous
To the Earl of CHESTERFIELD. / Anonymous
HONOUR. A POEM. / John Brown
ODE to a WATER NYMPH. / William Mason
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MUSAEUS: A MONODY TO THE MEMORY of Mr. POPE. In Imitation of MILTON'S Lycidas. / William Mason
AN ESSAY on SATIRE. / John Brown
A Character of Mr. POPE'S WRITINGS. BEING An Episode from the Poem call'd SICKNESS, Book II. / William Thompson
The Cave of POPE. A Prophecy. / Robert Dodsley
INDEX to the Third Volume.

INDEX to the Third Volume.

ON a Grotto near the Thames, at Twickenham Page 1
Hymn on Solitude 2
An Ode on Aeolus's harp 4
On the Report of a Wooden Bridge to be built at Westminster 6
The choice of Hercules. A Poem 7
An Ode to the People of Great Britain, in Imitation of the Sixth Ode of the Third Book of Horace 18
Psyche: or the great Metamorphosis, a Poem, written in Imitation of Spenser 23
Jovi Eleutherio: Or, an Offering to Liberty 45
An Epistle from a Swiss Officer to his Friend at Rome 58
Life burthensome, because we know not how to use it, an Epistle 61
The Duty of employing One's Self, an Epistle 64
On Scribling against Genius, an Epistle 67
The Mimick 71
An Epistle from Florence, to T. A. Tutor to the Earl of P— 75
The Beauties, an Epistle to Mr. Eckardt, the Painter 90
Epilogue to Tamerlane, on the Suppression of the Rebellion 96
The Enthusiast, or the Lover of Nature, a Poem 99
An Ode to Fancy 109
Stanzas written on taking the Air after a long Illness 115
The two Beavers, a Fable 116
Contentment 119
The Education of Achilles 121
An Epistle from S. J. Esq in the Country, to the Right Hon. the Lord Lovelace in Town, written in the Year 1735 127
To a Lady in Town soon after her leaving the Country 134
[Page 350]To the Right Hon. the Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley, presented with a Collection of Poems 138
Chloe to Strephon. A Poem 140
To the Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield, on his being installed Knight of the Garter 141
To a Lady, sent with a Present of Shells and Stones design'd for a Grotto 142
To a Lady, in Answer to a Letter wrote in a very fine Hand 144
The Art of Dancing. A Poem 146
The modern fine Gentleman, written in the Year 1746 167
The modern fine Lady 171
An Essay on Virtue, to the Hon. Philip Yorke, Esq 175
The Female Drum: or the Origin of Cards. A Tale. Address'd to the Hon. Miss Carpenter 183
To Mr. Fox, written at Florence. In Imitation of Horace, Ode 4. Book 2. 187
To the Same, from Hampton-Court, 1731 189
The Poet's Prayer 197
An Epistle to a Lady 199
Genius, Virtue, and Reputation: A Fable 202
Marriage A-la-Mode, or the two Sparrows: A Fable 205
An Inscription 208
Ode to Wisdom 209
To a Gentleman on his intending to cut down a Grove to enlarge his Prospect 213
The Estimate of Life, a Poem, in three Parts 215
The Pleasure of Poetry. An Ode 226
The Power of Poetry 231
To a young Lady, with Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds 233
Song, To Sylvia 235
To the Author of the Farmer's Letters 236
Verses written in a Book called Fables for the Female Sex 237
Verses written in Sylvia's Prior 238
Upon a Lady's Embroidery ibid.
Death and the Doctor. Occasion'd by a Physician's lampooning a Friend of the Author 239
Inscriptions on a Monument to the Memory of a Lady's favourite Bulfinch 240
[Page 351]The Trial of Selim the Persian, for divers High Crimes and Misdemeanours 242
The Trophy, being six Cantatas to the Honour of his Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland 255
The Marriage of the Myrtle and Yew. A Fable 265
On a Bay-leaf, pluck'd from Virgil's Tomb, near Naples, 1736 268
To Chloe 270
A Song 271
Fashion: a Satire 274
Nature and Fortune. To the Earl of Chesterfield 281
The Exception 283
To the Earl of Chesterfield 284
Honour. A Poem. Inscribed to the Right Hon. the Lord Visc. Lonsdale 285
Ode to a Water-Nymph 297
Musaeus: A Monody to the Memory of Mr. Pope, in Imitation of Milton's Lycidas 303
An Essay on Satire: occasioned by the Death of Mr. Pope 315
A Character of Mr. Pope's Writings 339
The Cave of Pope. A Prophecy 346

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