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Beskrivning
Poets of labouring class origin were published in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some were popular and important in their day but few are available today. This is a collection of some of those poems from the 18th century.
John Goodridge, Simon Kövesi, David Fairer, Tim Burke, William Christmas, Bridget Keegan
Innehållsförteckning
Contents of Volume II -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Note on the Text -- HENRY JONES (1 721—1770) -- The Bricklayer’s Poem. Presented to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. On his Arrival in this Kingdom (1745) -- The Bricklayer’s Poem, to the Countess of chesterfield, on her Ladyship's Saving the Soldiers from Being Shot (1745) -- Philosophy. A Poem. Address’d to the Ladies Who Attend Mr Booth's Lectures (1746) -- From Poems on Several Occasions (1749) -- Advertisement -- Lines to Lord Chief Justice Singleton -- On Mr Pope’s Death -- To a Friend Who I-lad Writ Verses to Mr Pope, in the Person of Apollo, Occasioned by Hearing That Poet Abus’d -- To the Reverend Dr Mann, Occasioned by the Author’s Asking Him for a Subject to Write on, and his Saying He Could Think of None -- On his Excellency the Earl of Chesterfield’s Resigning the Government of Ireland -- From Merit. A Poem: Inscribed to the Right Honourable Philip Earl of Chesterfield (1753) -- [Introduction; Newton, Locke and Boyle] [Garrick’s Genius] -- -- From The Relief or, Day Thoughts: A Poem. Occasioned by the Complaint, or Night Thoughts (1754) -- Introduction; Critique of Young’s Style] [Critique of Graveyard School of Poetry} -- On the Invention of Letters, and the Utility of the Press (1755) -- From Clifton: A Poem, in Two Cantos, lnthldinR Bristol and A/I its Environs (1767) -- Canto I -- JAMES EYRE WEEKES (fl. 1743-53) -- From Poems on Several Occasions (1743) -- To his Serene Highness Prince Nobody -- On a Pen -- The Poet’s Case -- The Cobler's Poem, to a Certain Noble Peer. Occasioned by the Brick-Layer’s Poem (1745) -- THOMAS BLACKLOCK (1721-1791) -- MARY LEAPOR (1722—1 746) -- From Poems upon Several Occasions, Volume 1 (1748) -- To the Reader -- An Epistle to a Lady -- The Head-Ach -- To Grammaticus -- On Mr Pope’s Universal Prayer -- Advice to Myrtillo -- From Poems upon Several Occasions... The Second and Last Volume (1751) -- To John * * * * *, Esq; -- An Epistle to Artem
