Poems

The Spleen What art thou, SPLEEN, which ev’ry thing dost ape? Thou Proteus to abus’d Mankind, Who never yet thy real Cause cou’d find, Or fix […]

The Tradesman and the Scholar A Citizen of mighty Pelf, But much a Blockhead, in himself Disdain’d a Man of shining Parts, Master of Sciences and […]

The Tree Fair tree! for thy delightful shade ‘Tis just that some return be made; Sure some return is due from me To thy cool shadows, […]

The Unequal Fetters Cou’d we stop the time that’s flying Or recall itt when ’tis past Put far off the day of Dying Or make Youth […]

The Wit and the Beau Strephon, whose Person ev’ry Grace Was careful to adorn; Thought, by the Beauties of his Face, In Silvia’s Love to find […]

The Young Rat And His Dam, The Cock And The Cat No Cautions of a Matron, Old and Sage, Young Rattlehead to Prudence cou’d engage; But […]

There’s No To-Morrow Two long had Lov’d, and now the Nymph desir’d, The Cloak of Wedlock, as the Case requir’d; Urg’d that, the Day he wrought […]

Three Songs LOVE, thou art best of Human Joys, Our chiefest Happiness below; All other Pleasures are but Toys, Musick without Thee is but Noise, And […]

To A Husband This is to the crown and blessing of my life, The much loved husband of a happy wife; To him whose constant passion […]

To Death O King of Terrors, whose unbounded Sway All that have Life, must certainly Obey; The King, the Priest, the Prophet, all are Thine, Nor […]