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UNIQUE SELECTION,

MORAL, INSTRUCTIVE, AND ENTERTAINING,

FROM THE MOST EMINENT

British Poets, and Poetical Translators.

BY

R. A. DAVENPORT, ESQ.

EDITOR OF WHITTINGHAM'S EDITION OF THE BRITISH POETS.

IN SIX VOLUMES.

III.

ODES, BALLADS, SONGS, AND SONNETS.

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On the popular Superstitions of the

To Superstition

The Grave of King Arthur

The Mexican Prophecy.

Hymn-Salt of the earth

Song to the Birds

To the Spirit of Freshness

To the River Teign

Hymn to Solitude

On the Death of Mr. Pelham .

On the Death of Prince Leopold

On Seeing a Negro Funeral.

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H. M. Williams. 43

Lord Nugent. 46

W. Thompson. 54

Rev. J. Whitehouse. 76

Mrs. Barbauld. 92

Sir E. Brydges. 93

Rev. W. Stevens. 101

Sir E. Brydges. 104

Rev. J. Walters. 106

Rev. H. Moore. 118

Bryan Edwards. 126

Hon. Mrs. O'Neil. 130

Mrs. Lovett. 131

Found in a Bower facing the South.

To an Indian Gold Coin.

Ode-Begone, pursuits so vain.

To Health. Written at Buxton.

Ode-Come here, fond youth

To a young Lady

To the Zephyrs.

Ode-O waving woods, O hills!

F. Laurence. 146

F. Laurence. 147

R. A. Davenport. 148

R. A. Davenport. 152

Rev. G. Huddisford. 153

Rev. G. Huddisford. 156

Ode-Let the sons of Lucre.

To the Naiad of Glympton Brook Rev. G.Huddisford. 158

To the River Derwent

To the Venus Urania

To Miss Sarah Fowler
On a Sermon against Glory
The Man of Taste

To Stupidity
To Folly.
To a Fountain
Home. To

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Smythe. 134
Leyden. 136
Hamilton. 137
Munday. 140
Mrs. Barbauld. 142
F. Laurence. 144

To Tranquillity
To Contemplation
To the Rev. John Ireland
On the Fourth of November

Rev. T. Percy, 161

M. G. Lewis. 162

M. G. Lewis. 166

W. Gifford. 189

Dr. T. Percy. 192

Ballads, Songs, and Sonnets.

BALLADS AND SONGS.

THE Princess Elizabeth.

The Sorceress; or, Wolfwold and Ulla

Admiral Hosier's Ghost

Beth Gelert; or, Grave of the Greyhound Spencer, 219

Hon. Charles F. 223

Miss Mitford. 235

P. M. James. 236

Leigh Hunt. 239

Rev. Š. Hoole. 241

Shakspeare. 247

Shakspeare. 248

Shakspeare. 249

Shakspeare. 249

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Song-Take, oh, take those lips away Shakspeare. 250

Song. To Celia .

Ben Jonson, 250

Sir Ralph the Rover

Scottish Ballad

Ballad-See, Warder, yonder

The Otaheitan Mourner'

Walcheren Expedition

The Old and New Baronne

The Vicar of Bray

Song-Sigh no more, ladies

Song-Still to be neat

Song-Whence comes my love?

Song-Love like a beggar came to me. Herrick. 252

Ben Jonson. 251

Harrington. 251

Chesterfield. 254

Song to the Virgins

Song-When Fanny, blooming fair

Song-When far beneath

Serenade The gale breathes

A Morning Salutation.

Song-Why ceaseless do I sigh?

Song-Dearest mother

Song-Not ruby clear

Song-I am wearing away

Song-To thy cliff's

Song-From thy waves

M. G. Lewis. 257

Song-I have a silent sorrow here

In pity, fond Bosom, lie still

Song-I danced with Harriet at the fair Leftly. 258

Song-Sweet is the balmy evening Miss Mitford. 259

Song-I like not beauty's roseate Miss Mitford. 260

Song-No, not the eye of tender blue Thelwall. 260

Song-Oh, frown not on my daring vows Hodgson. 261

Song-Here's the vow she falsely swore Hodgson. 262

R. A. Davenport. 263

R. A. Davenport. 263

R. A. Davenport. 264

R. A. Davenport. 265

R. A. Davenport. 266

R. A. Davenport. 266

R. A. Davenport. 267

Rev. W. Crowe. 269

Miss Seward. 269

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