Poems

Democritus And His Neighbors. IN Vulgar Minds what Errors do arise! How diff’ring are the Notions, they possess, From theirs, whom better Sense do’s bless, Who […]

Enquiry After Peace PEACE! where art thou to be found? Where, in all the spacious Round, May thy Footsteps be pursu’d? Where may thy calm Seats […]

Fanscomb Barn In Fanscomb Barn (who knows not Fanscomb Barn?) Seated between the sides of rising Hills, Whose airy Tops o’erlook the Gallick Seas, Whilst, gentle […]

For the Better A Quack, to no true Skill in Physick bred, With frequent Visits cursed his Patient’s Bed; Enquiring, how he did his Broths digest, […]

Fragment SO here confin’d, and but to female Clay, ARDELIA’s Soul mistook the rightful Way: Whilst the soft Breeze of Pleasure’s tempting Air Made her believe, […]

Fragment at Tunbridge-Wells FOR He, that made, must new create us, Ere Seneca, or Epictetus, With all their serious Admonitions, Can, for the Spleen, prove good […]

Friendship Between Ephelia And Ardelia Eph. What Friendship is, ARDELIA shew. Ard. ‘Tis to love, as I love You. Eph. This Account, so short (tho’ kind) […]

From The First Act Of The Aminta Of Tasso Daphne’s Answer to Sylvia, declaring she should esteem all as Enemies, who should talk to her of […]

Glass O Man! what Inspiration was thy Guide, Who taught thee Light and Air thus to divide; To let in all the useful Beams of Day, […]

Hope The Tree of Knowledge we in Eden prov’d; The Tree of Life was thence to Heav’n remov’d: Hope is the growth of Earth, the only […]