Voyage to Ireland, in burlesque. C. Cotton, 292. Character of Doeg and Og (the poets Settle and Shad- Description of Lycurgus, king of Thrace, and of The Bookworm. Parnell, 325. Letter from Italy. Addison, 338. On himself, when in a consumption. Dr. Sewell, 345. Epistle to his friends. West, 372. The Bastard. Savage, 374. Verses, written after seeing Windsor Castle. T. War- The Castle of Indolence, Canto I. Thomson, 403. From the Prophecy of Famine. Churchill, 458. Extracts from The Shipwreck. Falconer, 481–488. From A Monody to the Memory of his Wife. Shaw, 510. The Deserted Village. The same, 530. Harte, 538. Written in the window of an obscure lodging-house. The Old Bachelor. Anon. 544. From The Art of Preserving Health. Armstrong, 548 Duties of a Country Justice. Langhorne, 552, &c. The Helmets. Penrose, 561. The Field of Battle. The same, 561. The Reptile and Insect World. Brooke, 567. Extracts from "Leonidas." Glover, 590-598. Death of Irad, and the lamentation of Selima over Extracts from Judah Restored. Dr. Roberts, 628-633. Extracts from The Task. Cowper, 679–680. On the Loss of the Royal George. The same, 681. Destruction of Cambyses's Army. Darwin, 685. The heroic attachment of the youth in Holland who DILLON. See Roscommon. From David and Bethsabe. Peele. From The Maid's Tragedy. Beaumont and Fletcher. Fromthe playof Blurt, Master-Constable. The same, 139. From The Honest Whore. Dekker, 161. From The Great Duke of Florence. The same, 179. From The Brothers, lxxix. ENTIRE SCENES. Beaumont and From the tragedy of Philaster. From The Roaring Girl. The same, 138-139. Fortune giving Fortunatus his choice of goods. From the Duchess of Malfi. Webster, 163, 165. From The Fatal Dowry. Massinger and Field, 180. From The Fatal Contract. Heminge, 212. From the tragedy of The Cardinal. Shirley, 215–218. From The Royal Master. The same, 218. From The Grateful Servant. The same, 219. From The Doubtful Heir. The same, 220. From The City Match. Mayne, 253. From The Masque of Comus. Milton, 260-264. From The Orphan. Otway, 282. From Venice Preserved. The same, 284. From Theodosius; or, The Force of Love. Lee, 302. From The Mourning Bride. Congreve, 346. From the tragedy of The Fatal Marriage. Southerne, 395. DRAMATIC PIECES, continued. Fragment of the tragedy of Agrippina. Gray, 508. Dramatic Poets of England, prior to Shakspeare, notice After Shakspeare, and during the reign of James I. Dramatic Unities, remarks on, lxii. Specimens of his poetry, 107-119. Extracts from, lxvi, 194. Sonnets by, 195-196. His conversations with Jonson, 144-145. DRYDEN (John), specimens of, 306–312. Critical remarks on his works, lxxxiii-lxxxv, His descriptive powers, lxxxix. Passage borrowed from, by Goldsmith, 534. His translation of the Eclogues and Georgics, com- His contradictory criticisms, &c., 699. Dubartas's poem on Creation, translated by Sylvester, The question considered, how far Milton was indebted Dulcina, a tale. Sir W. Raleigh, 78. DUNBAR (William), notices of, xlviii, 17, 18-22. Specimen of his poems, 22-24. DWIGHT (Timothy), specimens of, 616–618. DYER (John), notice of, 435. Specimen of, 435. bated, xxix-xxxii, 17. England's Helicon, extract from, 61. English Poetry, state of, in the twelfth century, xxxv. In the fourteenth century, xxxviii. In the fifteenth century, xlv. In the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the six- During the sixteenth century, L During the former part of the eighteenth century, EPIGRAMS. On his return from Spain. Sir T. Wyat, 28. EPITAPHS. On Elizabeth, L. H. Ben Jonson, 147. On the Countess of Pembroke. The same, 149. On sauntering Jack and idle Joan. Prior, 341. France, journey to, described. Bishop Corbet, 135. Garrick, character of. Churchill, 458. Specimens of his poems, 38-39. On the versification of Chaucer, lii. Specimens of his poems, 351-357. Genius, power of, over Envy. W. Browne, 189. Enjoyments of, in collecting its stores for com- Geoffrey of Monmouth's history, character of, XXXV. HABINGTON (William), notice of, 200. Specimens of his poems, 200–201. Hafiz, song of, translated. Sir W. Jones, 637. HALL (John), specimen of, 201. HALL (Joseph, Bishop of Norwich), account of, lxvi, Specimens of his poems, 69-71. Hallam (Henry), notes by:- On the Saxon Chro- Layamon, xxxii. Spenser's language, lv. Drayton, 106. On Mr. Campbell's cha- HAMILTON (William), notice of, 426. Specimens of, 426–427. HAMMOND (James), specimen of, 369. Sir J. Beaumont, 105. Lord Sterline, 159. Hardynge's Chronicle of the History of England, cha- racter of, xlviii. Harlot, derivation and use of the word, p. 12, note. Specimens of his poetry, 39-40. HARRINGTON (Sir John), specimens of the poetry of, 73. Specimens of, 538-541. HAWES (Stephen), a poet of the sixteenth century, cha- HEADLEY (Henry), notice of, 602. Specimen of, 602. HEMINGE (William), extracts from a play by, 212-215. HENRYSONE (Robert), 20-21. Specimen of his poems, 20. HERBERT (George), specimen of the poetry of, 126. HERRICK (Robert), notices of, lxxx. 230. Specimens of his poetry, 232-233. Hesperus, song of. Ben Jonson, 146. Heywood (John), an early dramatic author, lvii. Specimens of, 192-194. HILL (Aaron), specimens of, 425. Honour, address to. Cowley, 237. Honour (feminine), described. Carew, 156. HOOK (N.), specimen of, 287. HOWARD (Henry, Earl of Surrey), notice of, 30. Specimens of his poems, 32-33. Something melancholy even in his strains of gal- Estimate of the service rendered by him to British Hudibras, Butler's, extracts from, 269–279. And his Squire, described. Butler, 269. Vicarious justice exemplified by Ralpho, in the HUME (Alexander), notice of, 62. Poetical specimen of, 63, 64. Imagination described. Sir F. Greville, 104. Imprisonment, benefit of, to a wild youth. Middleton, 139. Indifference, prayer for. Mrs. Greville, 580. Ireland, voyage to. Cotton, 292. JAGO (Richard), specimens of, 564-565. JAMES I., King of Scotland, notices of, 17, 18. James I., King of England, lxxii. JOHNSON (Dr. Samuel), specimens of, 572-579. Specimens of his poetry, 146-153. Critical remarks on him as a dramatist, lxiii. Justice addressing the Creator. Giles Fletcher, 82. Killigrew (Mrs. Anne), ode to the memory of. Dryden, 308. Kiss, the parting. Dodsley, 460. Knowledge (human), vanity of. Sir J. Davies, 100. Description of. Sir F. Greville, 104. KYD, a dramatic poet of the age of Elizabeth, notice of, lx. Lamb (Charles), notes by :- On Chapman, 130. Shirley, 215. Wither, 249. Langetoft (Peter de), notice of, xxxviii, note. Specimens of, 552-561. LANGLANDE (Robert), a poet of the fourteenth century, notice of, xliii. Character of the poems ascribed to him, xliv. Language, English, influence of the Norman Conquest LANSDOWNE (George, Lord), song by, 358. Law, eulogy on. Middleton, 140. Lawyer's Farewell to his Muse. Sir W. Blackstone, 563. LEE (Nathaniel), notice of, 301. Specimens of, 302-304. Leonidas, extracts from. Glover, 590–598. L'ESTRANGE (Sir Roger), poem ascribed to, 210. Life described. Bp. King, 250–251. LLOYD (Robert), notice of, 461. Specimens of his poetry, 461. Local poems, some enumerated, 242, note. Lockhart (J. G.), note by, upon Scott's Sir Tristrem, xl. Dryden's adaptations of Chaucer, lxxxvi. LODGE (Dr. Thomas), notice of, 85, Specimens of his poems, 85-86. LOGAN (John), notice of, lxv. 603. Specimens of, 604-605. Longland-See Langlande. Look Home. Southwell, 44. Love-song of the thirteenth century, specimen of, xxxvii. Requited with disdain. W. Hunnis, 34. Servile lot of. Southwell, 43. A nymph's disdain of. Sir W. Raleigh, 77. Mediocrity in, rejected. The same, 154. Young, address to. Marvell, 267. Farewell of. Waller, 290. At first sight. The same, 290. And Folly. Selden, 414. Triumphs of. Hamilton, 426. L'Amour Timide. Sir J. H. Moore, 564. Lover, complaint of. Sir T. Wyat, 28. Suit to his unkind mistress. The same, 29. Lamentation that he ever had cause to doubt his lady's faith. The same, 29. Request for comfort, affirming his constancy. Rich. Tragedy of Smug the Smith. Rowlands, 123. Like Master, like Man. The same, 123. Fools and Babes tell true. The same, 124. The married Scholar. The same, 124. On Lute-strings cat-eaten. Mennis and Smith, 252. The Birth of the Squire. Gay, 355. Soliloquy of the Princess Periwinkle. Smart, 503. A Public Breakfast at Bath. Anstey, 695. LYDGATE (John), notice of, 15. Specimens of his poetry, 15-16. Strictures on his style, xlvii. LYLY (John), notice of, lix, lxxii, 61. LYNDSAY (Sir David), notice of, 18-24. Specimens of his poems, 25-27. LYTTELTON (George, Lord), specimen of, 517, 518. Mackenzie (Henry), supplemental lines to Collins by, 431. Madrigal, Rosalind's. Lodge, 86. Maid, good counsel to a young. Carew, 155. MALLET (David), notice of, 464. Ballad and Song by, 464, 465. Mankind, ode to. Earl Nugent, 607. Specimen of his poetry, 42. Specimens of his poetry, 126-130. Specimens of his poetry, 266, 267. Critical remarks on his productions, lxxii. Mason (Mrs.), epitaph on. Mason, 661. Specimen of, 197. MAYNE (Jasper), specimens of, 253. Melancholy, invitation to. Headley, 602. Meldrum (Squyre), description and adventures of. Sir Memory, ode to. Shenstone, 452. MENNIS (Sir John and James Smith), specimen of, 252. Mercy dwelling in heaven and pleading for the guilty. Brightening the rainbow. The same, 82. MESTON (William), notice of, 192. Specimen of, 392-394. MORAL POEMS, continued. The Vanity of Human Wishes. Dr. Johnson, 575. MORE (Dr. Henry), notice of, 297. Specimen of, 297-299. Morning Star, address to. J. Hall, 201. Mortimer, Earl of March, surprised by Edward III. Mothers, persuasion to, to suckle their own children. Mother, lines on the picture of his. Cowper, 683. The Bard. Gray, 505. To Leven Water. Smollett, 514. To Independence. The same, 514. Contentment, industry, and acquiescence in the Di- To a Singing Bird. Richardson, 550. On Privateering. The same, 570. The Tempestuous Evening. The same, 570. To William Pulteney, Esq. Earl Nugent, 606. The Grave of King Arthur. The same, 624. To Aurora. Blacklock, 627. In imitation of Alcæus. Sir W. Jones, 637. Old Age, personification of. Tho. Sackville, 37. Specimen of his Poems, 74. Owen of Carron, a Tale. Langhorne, 555. Pageants, influence of, on the literature of England, liv. History of its sale, Appendix B. PARNELL (Dr.), notice of, lxxxvi, 323. PASTORALS. A Sweet Pastoral. N. Breton, 85. Pastoral Poetry, the English deficient in, 45. PEELE (George), character of his dramatic poetry, lviii. PENROSE (Thomas), notice of, 561. Specimens of, 561, 562. PERROT'S (Henry), Book of Epigrams, extracts from, 74. PHILIPS (Ambrose), notice of, 412. Imitation of by I. H. Browne, 443. Specimen of, 318,319. PHILIPS (Katherine), notice and specimens of, 211, 212. Phoenix' Nest, specimens from the, 59. PICKE (Thomas), specimens of his Poetry, 126. Piers Plowman's Visions, character of, xliii. Pipe of Tobacco, verses on. 1. H. Browne, 443-445. Poetry, rhapsody on. Swift, 385. See English, Norman. Lord Bacon's remark upon, Ixxvi. POPE (Alexander), notice of, 375; alluded to, 581; his Specimens of, 376-382. Critical remarks on the works of, lxxxvi, xci. His imitations of Chaucer, 5. POPE (Dr. Walter), notice of, 322. Posterity, Sonnet to. Fitzgeffrey, 142. PRESTON'S Tragedy of Cambyses, notice of, lviii. Specimens of, 340-344. Prior (James), his Life of Goldsmith, referred to, 522–526. On the Language of Layamon, xxxvi, note. On some of Mr. Campbell's criticisms, xlviii, note. Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. Chaucer, 6. To Coriolanus. Lyttelton, 518. Puritans, Oxford riddle on, 186. AAA |