THE BIRTH OF FLATTERY.Variants in edition of 1807 (first edition).
SIR EUSTACE GREY.Variants in edition of 1807 (first edition).
THE HALL OF JUSTICE.Variants in edition of 1807 (first edition).
Part I.
WOMAN!Variants in edition of 1807 (first edition).
THE BOROUGH.Variants in the edition of 1810 (first edition).
Preface.
Letter 1.
Letter 2.
Letter 3.
Mamma approv'd a safe contented guestAnd Miss a Friend to back a small request;
Mamma approv'd a safe contented guest
And Miss a Friend to back a small request;
Oh! had he learn'd to make the Wig he wears,To throw the Shuttle or command the Sheers,Or the strong Boar-skin for the Saddle shap'd,What pangs, what terrors had the Man escap'd.
Oh! had he learn'd to make the Wig he wears,
To throw the Shuttle or command the Sheers,
Or the strong Boar-skin for the Saddle shap'd,
What pangs, what terrors had the Man escap'd.
Letter 4.
TrueIndependants: while theyCalvinhate,They heed as little whatSociniansstate;They judgeArminians AntinomiansstrayNorEngland's Church, nor Church on Earth obey;
TrueIndependants: while theyCalvinhate,
They heed as little whatSociniansstate;
They judgeArminians Antinomiansstray
NorEngland's Church, nor Church on Earth obey;
Letter 5.
In fact the Fisher was amaz'd; as soonCould he have judg'd Gold issued from the Moon;But being taught, he griev'd with ail his heart,For lack of knowledge in this precious art;
In fact the Fisher was amaz'd; as soon
Could he have judg'd Gold issued from the Moon;
But being taught, he griev'd with ail his heart,
For lack of knowledge in this precious art;
Letter 6.
Letter 7.
From Law to Physic stepping at our ease,We find a way to finish—by degrees;Forgive the quibble, and in graver style,We'll sing of those with whom we seldom smile.
From Law to Physic stepping at our ease,
We find a way to finish—by degrees;
Forgive the quibble, and in graver style,
We'll sing of those with whom we seldom smile.
So Merit suffers, while a Fortune's made.
So Merit suffers, while a Fortune's made.
Letter 8.
Letter 9.
Letter 10.
Against their Nature they might show their SkillWith small Success, who're Maids against their will.
Against their Nature they might show their Skill
With small Success, who're Maids against their will.
Letter 11.
Have, like theGuillotine, the royal NeckParted in twain—the Figure is a Wreck;
Have, like theGuillotine, the royal Neck
Parted in twain—the Figure is a Wreck;
Letter 12.
It was not quite within the Merchant's line.To think of College, but the Boy would shine.
It was not quite within the Merchant's line.
To think of College, but the Boy would shine.
Vice, dreadful habit! when assum'd so long,Becomes at length inveterately strong;As more indulg'd it gains the Strength we lose,Maintains its Conquests and extends it Views;Till the whole Soul submitting to its Chains,It takes possession, and for ever reigns.
Vice, dreadful habit! when assum'd so long,
Becomes at length inveterately strong;
As more indulg'd it gains the Strength we lose,
Maintains its Conquests and extends it Views;
Till the whole Soul submitting to its Chains,
It takes possession, and for ever reigns.
Letter 13.
He wore his Coat till every Thread was bare,And fed his Body with the meanest Fare;
He wore his Coat till every Thread was bare,
And fed his Body with the meanest Fare;
Haunts have been trac'd to which he nightly went,And serious Sums in private Pleasures spent;
Haunts have been trac'd to which he nightly went,
And serious Sums in private Pleasures spent;
Small is his private Room: you'd find him there.
Small is his private Room: you'd find him there.
You'd meet Sir Denys in a morning Ride,And be convinced he'd not a spark of Pride;
You'd meet Sir Denys in a morning Ride,
And be convinced he'd not a spark of Pride;
Letter 14.
Those whom he'd daily shaken by the hand.
Those whom he'd daily shaken by the hand.
He'll even read to learn the Ill they've done.
He'll even read to learn the Ill they've done.
Letter 15.
Letter 16.
Her Sexe's Pattern, without Thoughts of Sex;Our timid Girls and Lovers half afraid,All shunn'd the Speeches of the frank old maid.
Her Sexe's Pattern, without Thoughts of Sex;
Our timid Girls and Lovers half afraid,
All shunn'd the Speeches of the frank old maid.
Letter 17.
Letter 18.
Which that low Paling, form'd of Wreck, surround;
Which that low Paling, form'd of Wreck, surround;
Letter 19.
This book-taught Man, with ready mind receiv'dMore than Church commanded or believ'd;
This book-taught Man, with ready mind receiv'd
More than Church commanded or believ'd;
Letter 20.
I would all Memory of his Fate were fledHe was our second Child, our darlingNed;
I would all Memory of his Fate were fled
He was our second Child, our darlingNed;
Letter 21.
Oh! please your Rev'rence, rev'rendly I said.
Oh! please your Rev'rence, rev'rendly I said.
Letter 22.
Letter 23.
Letter 24.
Of Money wasted! when no taste remain.
Of Money wasted! when no taste remain.
END OF VOL. I.
CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
Transcriber's Note:Regarding the set of lines beginning with"When shall I rest—O! let me, Night, [besiege]440Thy drowsy Ear with wailing, but be thou[Tenacious] of my Guilt;due to a page break it could not be said from the layout whether a new stanza began before; however, as the last line before that line ends in an em-dash, and since that usually indicates the end of a stanza, the line quoted above was treated as the beginning of a new stanza.The header "POEMS" which is followed by a dedication, is not in the original Table of Contents, but from the content of the dedication it is clear that all following poems until The Borough are covered by this dedication, and are therefore sections to this part.
Transcriber's Note:
Regarding the set of lines beginning with
"When shall I rest—O! let me, Night, [besiege]440Thy drowsy Ear with wailing, but be thou[Tenacious] of my Guilt;
"When shall I rest—O! let me, Night, [besiege]
440
Thy drowsy Ear with wailing, but be thou
[Tenacious] of my Guilt;
due to a page break it could not be said from the layout whether a new stanza began before; however, as the last line before that line ends in an em-dash, and since that usually indicates the end of a stanza, the line quoted above was treated as the beginning of a new stanza.
The header "POEMS" which is followed by a dedication, is not in the original Table of Contents, but from the content of the dedication it is clear that all following poems until The Borough are covered by this dedication, and are therefore sections to this part.