Title The poems of Anne Countess of Winchilsea : from the original edition of 1713 and from unpublished manuscripts
Author Anne Countess of Winchilsea
Editor Myra Reynolds
Year 1903
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Location Chicago
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

[ In the following table are marks showing in which of the original sources each poem is found. The volume of 1713 is indicated by *; the folio MS. by †; the octavo MS. by ‡; Birch's General Dictionary by ‖ ].

Introduction
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xvii
Mercury and the Elephant *
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3
The Introduction, "Did I My Lines" †‡
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4
The Preface 
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6
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13
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13
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14
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15
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16
The Losse †‡
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17
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18
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18
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19
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19
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20
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23
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24
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28
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30
Upon the Death of Lord Maidstone 
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32
From the Muses at Parnassus †‡
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32
Upon my Lord Winchilsea's Converting the Mount, etc. 
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33
A Song upon a Punch Bowl 
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36
The Bargain: A Song †‡
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37
To My Sister Ogle †‡
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38
Ardelia's Answer to Ephelia 
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38
Friendship between Ephelia and Ardelia *
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46
A Description of a Piece of Tapestry *
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47
Glass *†
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50
The Bird and the Arras 
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51
To Lady Worsley at Longleate 
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52
On the Marriage of Edw. and Eliz. Herbert *
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55
On the Death of Hon. James Thynne *
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56
On an Ill-drawn Picture of Cleone *
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59
To the Rt Hon. the Countess of Hertford 
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61
Upon the Death of Sir William Twisden 
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61
Enquiry after Peace *†
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67
Petition for an Absolute Retreate *†
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68
To the Lady C. Tufton 
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77
For the Birthday of Lady C. Tufton *†
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79
On the Lord Dundee †‡
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81
The Change *†‡
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84
Upon the Death of King James the Second 
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85
On the King of Sweden's Picture *†
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91
The Circuit of Appollo 
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92
An Epistle from Ardelia to Mrs. Randolph 
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95
A Prologue to Don Carlos 
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96
A Poem Occasioned by the Sight of the 4th Epistle, etc. 
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98
An Epilogue to the Tragedy of Jane Shore 
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100
To Mr. Prior (Prior's Miscellaneous Works)
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102
The Answer to Pope's Impromptu 
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102
To Mr. Pope (Pope's Works, ed. 1717)
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103
To a Fellow Scribbler 
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105
To Dr. Waldron 
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106
To Edward Jenkinson *
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108
To Mr. Jervas (Steele's Miscellany, 1714)
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109
In Praise of the Invention of Writing Letters †‡
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110
Clarinda's Indifference at Parting with Her Beauty †‡
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111

Five Pieces out of the Aminta of Tasso

Daphne's Answer to Silvia *†
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112
Amintor *†
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113
"Thirsis persuades Amintor" *†
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115
"Though We of Small Proportion see" *†‡
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118
The Golden Age *†‡
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119
From the French of the 188th Sonnet of Petrarc †‡
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119
A Song of the Canibals †‡
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120
A Maxim for the Ladys †‡
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121
On Absence 
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121
Written before a French Book, etc. 
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121
The Equipage *†
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122
Melinda on an Insipid Beauty 
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122
Part of the Second Act of Athaliah *
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123
La Passion Vaincue *
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125
An Epistle to Madam Deshouliers *
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126
A Song for a Play 
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127
A Song, Melinda to Alcander †‡
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128
A Song, "By Love persu'd" †‡
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128
A Song, "Miranda hides her" †‡
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129
A Song, "Whilst Thirsis" †‡
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129
A Song, "Persuade me not" *†‡
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130
Jealousy, a Song *†‡
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130
A Song, "Love thou art best" *†
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131
A Song, "Quickly, Delia" *†‡
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131
A Song, "'Tis strange this heart" *†
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132
A Song, "The Nymph in vain" †‡
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132
A Song, "If for a woman" †‡
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133
A Song, "Lett the fool still be true" †‡
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133
Moral Song *†‡
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134
Honour, a Song 
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134
Timely Advice to Dorinda 
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135
The Phœnix *†
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135
Hope *†
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136
Life's Progress *†
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136
A Sigh 
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138
Caesar and Brutus †‡
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138
An Epistle from Alexander to Hephaestion *†
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139
A Fragment written at Tunbridge Wells *
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142
The Prodigy 
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142
A Pastoral Dialogue *†
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144
The Cautious Lovers *†
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147
Adam Pos'd *†
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149
Ralph's Reflections 
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150
The Unequal Fetters 
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150
Alcidor *†
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151
The Critick and the Writer of Fables *
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153
A Miller, his Son, and their Asse *†‡
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155
The Wit and the Beau *
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158
Cupid and Folly *†
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159
Love, Death, and Reputation *†
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160
The King and the Shepherd *†
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162
There's no Tomorrow *†
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164
Jupiter and the Farmer *†
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165
For the Better *†
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166
The Jester and the Little Fishes *†
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168
The Atheist and the Acorn *
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169
The Prevalence of Custom *
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170
The Musselman's Dream *
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172
The Shepherd Piping to the Fishes *
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173
The Decision of Fortune *
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174
The Brass-Pot and Stone-Jugg *
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177
The Owl describing her Young ones *
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178
The Philosopher, the Young Man and his Statue *
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181
The Hog, the Sheep, and the Goat *
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182
The Shepherd and the Calm *
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183
The Lord and the Bramble *
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185
The House of Socrates *
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186
The Young Rat and his Dam, the Cock and the Cat *
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187
The Executor *
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189
The Miser and the Poet *
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191
The Tradesman and the Scholar *
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194
Man's Injustice towards Providence *
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196
The Eagle, the Sow, and the Cat *
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198
The Man bitten by Fleas *
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200
Reformation *
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202
The Lyon and the Gnat *
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203
The Man and his Horse *
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205
The Dog and his Master 
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206
The Battle between the Rats and the Weazels *
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207
Democritus and his Neighbours *
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208
Fanscomb Barn *
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210
Psalm the 137th paraphrased to the 7th verse *†‡
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214
A Preparation to Prayer †‡
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214
A Pastoral between Menalcas and Damon †‡
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215
On Easter Day †‡
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220
Hallelujah †‡
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222
Some Reflections in a Dialogue between Teresa and Ardelia †‡
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223
The 10th Part of the 119th Psalm paraphrased †‡
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226
The 146th Psalm Paraphrased †‡
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227
Gold is try'd in the fire †‡
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228
The Poor Man's Lamb *†
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229
The Second Chapter of the Wisdom of Solomon †‡
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235
Jealousie is the Rage of a Man 
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238
All is Vanity *†
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238
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248
On the Hurricane *
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252
Hymn *
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262
To the Eccho †‡
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264
The Bird †‡
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265
The Tree †‡
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266
The Nightingale *†
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267
A Nocturnal Reverie *
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268
To Death *†‡
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270
The Triumphs of Love and Innocence 
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271
Aristomenes *†
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337
Prologue to Aristomenes 
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337
Song for Aristomenes 
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410
Epilogue to Aristomenes 
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411
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