The Farmer's Boy: A Rural PoemVernor, Hood, and Sharpe, ... and Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, ... at the Union Printing-Office, 1806 - Country life - 99 pages |
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Page xxii
... like liberality in others . It suggested to Dr. DRAKE , and other Gentlemen at HADLEIGH , the idea of a local subscription of a Guinea each in that town and Neighbourhood . This has been carried into effect by xxii PREFACE .
... like liberality in others . It suggested to Dr. DRAKE , and other Gentlemen at HADLEIGH , the idea of a local subscription of a Guinea each in that town and Neighbourhood . This has been carried into effect by xxii PREFACE .
Page xxiii
... DRAKE of HADLEIGH , have given full and appropriate encomium to the ex- cellence , both in Plan and Execution , of this ad- mirable RURAL POEM . My Friend Mr. BLACK of Woodbridge has notic'd it in a very pleasing and PREFACE . xxiii.
... DRAKE of HADLEIGH , have given full and appropriate encomium to the ex- cellence , both in Plan and Execution , of this ad- mirable RURAL POEM . My Friend Mr. BLACK of Woodbridge has notic'd it in a very pleasing and PREFACE . xxiii.
Page xxvii
... DRAKE of HADLEIGH , * The communication here introduced in the former edition was by Mr. Swan ; and relates to the retentive memory of the Author in composing , without committing to paper , the whole of his " Winter , " and great part ...
... DRAKE of HADLEIGH , * The communication here introduced in the former edition was by Mr. Swan ; and relates to the retentive memory of the Author in composing , without committing to paper , the whole of his " Winter , " and great part ...
Page xxviii
... DRAKE has given me this distinct and vivid representation of his general idea of the poem . 66 " I have read THE FARMER'S BOY with a " mixture of astonishment and delight . There is a pathetic simplicity in his sentiments and de ...
... DRAKE has given me this distinct and vivid representation of his general idea of the poem . 66 " I have read THE FARMER'S BOY with a " mixture of astonishment and delight . There is a pathetic simplicity in his sentiments and de ...
Page xxix
... DRAKE , agreeably to his intimation to me , has made of the FAR- MER'S BOY in his LITERARY HOURS * . " From the pleasing duty of describing such a " character " ( meaning the personal character of Mr. BLOOMFIELD ) " let us now turn our ...
... DRAKE , agreeably to his intimation to me , has made of the FAR- MER'S BOY in his LITERARY HOURS * . " From the pleasing duty of describing such a " character " ( meaning the personal character of Mr. BLOOMFIELD ) " let us now turn our ...
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AUSONIUS Author behold Bell-alley bends beneath Benevolence Bird bless blow boast bosom bough Brother brow BUNBURY CAPEL LOFFT character charming cheer cheese clouds dairy dark delight doom'd DRAKE e'en Eclogue Euston fame Farmer's Boy feels field fill'd flies flock flower flows fragrance Garret Genius GEORGE BLOOMFIELD GEORGIC Giles ginal glowing green HADLEIGH head heart Heaven HONINGTON hues Ixworth labour Lambs at play light load loud LUCRETIUS Mastiff merits Midst milk mind morn Nature's night nightly numbers o'er PASTORAL POETRY pastures path peace pierce plain pleasure Poet Poet's Corner poor pow'r praise pride Printed Poem reign rest rise roar Robert ROBERT BLOOMFIELD Rooks round rural SAPISTON seen shadows play shower smiles snow song soul spreads Spring stor❜d stream Suffolk SUMMER sweet taste tender thee thine Thomson thorn thou treads Troston verse village warm Whilst wild wood yields Zephyrus