Carmichael, Miss (Rebekah) (fl. 1790-1806). Poems. Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1790. 92p. (ESTC T104666)
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- On the Fate of Captain G***** 1
- The Twa dows 4
- A Song 7
- On the sudden death of a Young Gentleman 10
- The Tooth 13
- Romantic scene which happened in the year 1746 14
- The Villain's Soliloquy 25
- On receiving a Pot of Thyme 26
- An Epitaph 27
- Words of Course 28
- On the St Bernard's Canary Birds 29
- On the Birth-day of a young Gentleman in the East Indies 31
- The Star of Eden Vale 33
- A Tale 35
- A Song 40
- Written in the Hermitage at Braid 42
- On Mr ****** 46
- On a late disturbance in the Theatre 47
- On the Stump of an Old Tree 48
- A Night Scene 50
- A Young Lass's Soliloquy 52
- On a real instance of disinterested Friendship 54
- On a Young Lady 57
- An Elegy 59
- A Request 61
- A Song 62
- To Captain **** 63
- The Love-lorn Maid 65
- On a Young Lady 67
- A Song 69
- On Mr ****** Actor 71
- The ill-fated Lover 72
- Written in the Hermitage of Braid 77
- The Struggle 79
- A Song 81
- Epigram ibid
- On a Young Gentleman's return from Jamaica 82
- [Page vi]The Empty Purse 83
- A Hymn 84
- An Address to Night 85
- On a Young Lady, who asked a Necklace of a Gentleman's Hair, and was refused 86
- Epigram 87
- Epitaph 88
- To Mr ***** 89
- On the Author's Birth-day 91
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- ON THE FATE OF CAPTAIN G*****
- THE TWA DOWS
- A SONG
- ON THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
- THE TOOTH
- A ROMANTIC SCENE Which happened in the year 1746.
- THE VILLAIN's SOLILOQUY
- ON RECEIVING A POT OF THYME
- AN EPITAPH
- WORDS OF COURSE
- ON THE ST BERNARD'S CANARY BIRDS
- ON THE BIRTH-DAY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN IN THE EAST INDIES
- THE STAR OF EDEN VALE
- A TALE
- A SONG
- WRITTEN IN THE HERMITAGE AT BRAID
- ON MR ******
- ON A LATE DISTURBANCE IN THE THEATRE
- ON THE STUMP OF AN OLD TREE
- A NIGHT SCENE
- A YOUNG LASS's SOLILOQUY
- ON A REAL INSTANCE OF DISINTERESTED FRIENDSHIP
- ON A YOUNG LADY
- AN ELEGY
- A REQUEST
- A SONG
- TO CAPTAIN ****
- THE LOVE-LORN MAID
- ON A LADY
- A SONG
- ON MR ****** ACTOR
- THE ILL-FATED LOVER
- WRITTEN IN THE HERMITAGE OF BRAID
- THE STRUGGLE
- A SONG
- EPIGRAM
- ON A YOUNG GENTLEMAN's RETURN FROM JAMAICA
- THE EMPTY PURSE
- A HYMN
- AN ADDRESS TO NIGHT
- ON A YOUNG LADY, WHO ASKED A NECKLACE OF A GENTLEMAN's HAIR, AND WAS REFUSED
- EPIGRAM
- EPITAPH
- TO MR *****
- ON THE AUTHOR'S BIRTH-DAY
- THE END.
POEMS: BY MISS CARMICHAEL.
Ah! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar! BEATTIE.
EDINBURGH: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, AND SOLD BY PETER HILL. 1790.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DAVID STEUART-MONCRIEFFE
ONE OF THE BARONS OF HIS MAJESTY's COURT OF EXCHEQUER IN SCOTLAND, THE FOLLOWING POEMS ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, AS A MARK OF GRATITUDE AND ESTEEM, BY HIS MOST OBEDIENT AND VERY HUMBLE SERVANT,
R. CARMICHAEL.
EDINBURGH. FEBRUARY 4, 1790.
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