Poems

To Saxham Though frost and snow lock’d from mine eyes That beauty which without door lies, Thy gardens, orchards, walks, that so I might not all […]

A Hymn for Christmas Day Almighty Framer of the Skies! O let our pure devotion rise, Like Incense in thy Sight! Wrapt in impenetrable Shade The […]

A New Song Ah blame me not, Catcott, if from the right way My notions and actions run far. How can my ideas do other but […]

An Excelente Balade of Charitie: As Wroten bie the Gode Pri In Virgynë the sweltrie sun gan sheene, And hotte upon the mees did caste his […]

Apostate Will In days of old, when Wesley’s power Gathered new strength by every hour; Apostate Will, just sunk in trade, Resolved his bargain should be […]

Ælla, a Tragical Interlude (excerpt) FYRSTE MYNSTRELLE The boddynge flourettes bloshes atte the lyghte; The mees be sprenged wyth the yellowe hue; Ynn daiseyd mantels ys […]

Chatterton’s Will Burgum, I thank thee, thou hast let me see That Bristol has impress’d her stamp on thee, Thy generous spirit emulates the Mayor’s, Thy […]

Colin Instructed Young Colin was as stout a boy As ever gave a maiden joy; But long in vain he told his tale To black-eyed Biddy […]

Eclogues Eclogue the First. Whanne Englonde, smeethynge from her lethal wounde, From her galled necke dyd twytte the chayne awaie, Kennynge her legeful sonnes falle all […]

Elegy on the Death of Mr. Phillips No more I hail the morning’s golden gleam, No more the wonders of the view I sing; Friendship requires […]