CONTENTS.
PAGEPrefaceiiiThe Pugsley Papers1An Ancient Concert; by a Venerable Director19A Letter from an Emigrant23Sonnet on Steam; by an Under-Ostler27A Report from Below28The Last Shilling32Ode to M. Brunel38The Death of the Dominie41Over the Way44A Plan for Writing Blank Verse in Rhyme, in a Letter to the Editor48A Letter from a Market Gardener to the Secretary of the Horticultural Society52Domestic Asides; or Truth in Parenthesis55Black, White, and Brown57Epigrams—Composed on Reading a Diary lately published64The Last Wish65The Devil’s Album65The Schoolmaster Abroad66The Lost Heir74Sketches on the Road—The Observer81The Contrast82John Day; a pathetic ballad85The Parish Revolution89The Furlough; an Irish anecdote101Number One; versified from the prose of a Young Lady104The Drowning Ducks107An Assent to the Summut of Mount Blank111Sally Simpkin’s Lament; or John Jones’s Kit-Cat-Astrophe115A Horse-Dealer117The Fall120The Illuminati122Sonnet130The Steam Service131A Lay of Real Life136A Valentine. The Weather—To P. Murphy, Esq., M.N.S.137The Elland Meeting139Poem,—from the Polish150A Step-father154Conveyancing157A Letter from a Settler for Life in Van Diemen’s Land160Sonnet164A Serio-Comic Reminiscence165Epicurean Reminiscences of a Sentimentalist169Saint Mark’s Eve—A tale of the olden time172I’m not a Single Man180A Greenwich Pensioner184The Burning of the Love Letter186Sketches on the Road187The Apparition191The Discovery193Little O’P.—An African Fact197The Debutante199The Angler’s Farewell206Popping the Question208Sea Song214The Black and White Question216Stanzas on Coming of Age229The Pillory235A singular Exhibition at Somerset House239The Yeomanry243An Unfavourable Review247I’m going to Bombay256Look before you Leap260Ode—To the Advocates Removal of Smithfield Market264Drawn for a Soldier269Ode for St. Cecilia’s Eve272Reflections on Water279A Blow-up284The Wooden Leg290The Ghost—A very Serious Ballad295A Tale of the Great Plague298Ode to Madame Hengler, Firework-maker to Vauxhall304Rhyme and Reason308The Double Knock310A Foxhunter311Bailey Ballads314Lines to Mary—No. I317No. II.319No. III.320Letter—from a Parish Clerk in Barbadoes to one in Hampshire, with an Enclosure321French and English326Our Village329The Scrape Book335A True Story339The Sorrows of an Undertaker343The Carelesse Nurse Mayd347To Fanny349The Fancy Fair352Poems, by a Poor Gentleman357Stanzas—written under the Fear of Bailiffs360Sonnet—written in a Workhouse360Sonnet—A Somnambulist361Fugitive Lines on Pawning my Watch361The Life of Zimmerman (by Himself)364The Portrait; being an apology for not making an Attempt on my own Life369The Compass, with Variations375Summer—A Winter Eclogue382Pair’dnotmatch’d390The Duel—A Serious Ballad394The Rope Dancer—An Extravaganza, after Rabelais397Sonnet to Vauxhall410Ode to Mr. Malthus411A Good Direction416The Pleasures of Sporting418There’s no Romance in that424The Abstraction429A Waterloo Ballad435Miller Redivivus440A Zoological Report444Literary Reminiscences448Shooting Pains458The Schoolmaster’s Motto462
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Prefaceiii
Preface
iii
The Pugsley Papers1
The Pugsley Papers
1
An Ancient Concert; by a Venerable Director19
An Ancient Concert; by a Venerable Director
19
A Letter from an Emigrant23
A Letter from an Emigrant
23
Sonnet on Steam; by an Under-Ostler27
Sonnet on Steam; by an Under-Ostler
27
A Report from Below28
A Report from Below
28
The Last Shilling32
The Last Shilling
32
Ode to M. Brunel38
Ode to M. Brunel
38
The Death of the Dominie41
The Death of the Dominie
41
Over the Way44
Over the Way
44
A Plan for Writing Blank Verse in Rhyme, in a Letter to the Editor48
A Plan for Writing Blank Verse in Rhyme, in a Letter to the Editor
48
A Letter from a Market Gardener to the Secretary of the Horticultural Society52
A Letter from a Market Gardener to the Secretary of the Horticultural Society
52
Domestic Asides; or Truth in Parenthesis55
Domestic Asides; or Truth in Parenthesis
55
Black, White, and Brown57
Black, White, and Brown
57
Epigrams—
Epigrams—
Composed on Reading a Diary lately published64
Composed on Reading a Diary lately published
64
The Last Wish65
The Last Wish
65
The Devil’s Album65
The Devil’s Album
65
The Schoolmaster Abroad66
The Schoolmaster Abroad
66
The Lost Heir74
The Lost Heir
74
Sketches on the Road—
Sketches on the Road—
The Observer81
The Observer
81
The Contrast82
The Contrast
82
John Day; a pathetic ballad85
John Day; a pathetic ballad
85
The Parish Revolution89
The Parish Revolution
89
The Furlough; an Irish anecdote101
The Furlough; an Irish anecdote
101
Number One; versified from the prose of a Young Lady104
Number One; versified from the prose of a Young Lady
104
The Drowning Ducks107
The Drowning Ducks
107
An Assent to the Summut of Mount Blank111
An Assent to the Summut of Mount Blank
111
Sally Simpkin’s Lament; or John Jones’s Kit-Cat-Astrophe115
Sally Simpkin’s Lament; or John Jones’s Kit-Cat-Astrophe
115
A Horse-Dealer117
A Horse-Dealer
117
The Fall120
The Fall
120
The Illuminati122
The Illuminati
122
Sonnet130
Sonnet
130
The Steam Service131
The Steam Service
131
A Lay of Real Life136
A Lay of Real Life
136
A Valentine. The Weather—To P. Murphy, Esq., M.N.S.137
A Valentine. The Weather—To P. Murphy, Esq., M.N.S.
137
The Elland Meeting139
The Elland Meeting
139
Poem,—from the Polish150
Poem,—from the Polish
150
A Step-father154
A Step-father
154
Conveyancing157
Conveyancing
157
A Letter from a Settler for Life in Van Diemen’s Land160
A Letter from a Settler for Life in Van Diemen’s Land
160
Sonnet164
Sonnet
164
A Serio-Comic Reminiscence165
A Serio-Comic Reminiscence
165
Epicurean Reminiscences of a Sentimentalist169
Epicurean Reminiscences of a Sentimentalist
169
Saint Mark’s Eve—A tale of the olden time172
Saint Mark’s Eve—A tale of the olden time
172
I’m not a Single Man180
I’m not a Single Man
180
A Greenwich Pensioner184
A Greenwich Pensioner
184
The Burning of the Love Letter186
The Burning of the Love Letter
186
Sketches on the Road187
Sketches on the Road
187
The Apparition191
The Apparition
191
The Discovery193
The Discovery
193
Little O’P.—An African Fact197
Little O’P.—An African Fact
197
The Debutante199
The Debutante
199
The Angler’s Farewell206
The Angler’s Farewell
206
Popping the Question208
Popping the Question
208
Sea Song214
Sea Song
214
The Black and White Question216
The Black and White Question
216
Stanzas on Coming of Age229
Stanzas on Coming of Age
229
The Pillory235
The Pillory
235
A singular Exhibition at Somerset House239
A singular Exhibition at Somerset House
239
The Yeomanry243
The Yeomanry
243
An Unfavourable Review247
An Unfavourable Review
247
I’m going to Bombay256
I’m going to Bombay
256
Look before you Leap260
Look before you Leap
260
Ode—To the Advocates Removal of Smithfield Market264
Ode—To the Advocates Removal of Smithfield Market
264
Drawn for a Soldier269
Drawn for a Soldier
269
Ode for St. Cecilia’s Eve272
Ode for St. Cecilia’s Eve
272
Reflections on Water279
Reflections on Water
279
A Blow-up284
A Blow-up
284
The Wooden Leg290
The Wooden Leg
290
The Ghost—A very Serious Ballad295
The Ghost—A very Serious Ballad
295
A Tale of the Great Plague298
A Tale of the Great Plague
298
Ode to Madame Hengler, Firework-maker to Vauxhall304
Ode to Madame Hengler, Firework-maker to Vauxhall
304
Rhyme and Reason308
Rhyme and Reason
308
The Double Knock310
The Double Knock
310
A Foxhunter311
A Foxhunter
311
Bailey Ballads314
Bailey Ballads
314
Lines to Mary—No. I317
Lines to Mary—No. I
317
No. II.319
No. II.
319
No. III.320
No. III.
320
Letter—from a Parish Clerk in Barbadoes to one in Hampshire, with an Enclosure321
Letter—from a Parish Clerk in Barbadoes to one in Hampshire, with an Enclosure
321
French and English326
French and English
326
Our Village329
Our Village
329
The Scrape Book335
The Scrape Book
335
A True Story339
A True Story
339
The Sorrows of an Undertaker343
The Sorrows of an Undertaker
343
The Carelesse Nurse Mayd347
The Carelesse Nurse Mayd
347
To Fanny349
To Fanny
349
The Fancy Fair352
The Fancy Fair
352
Poems, by a Poor Gentleman357
Poems, by a Poor Gentleman
357
Stanzas—written under the Fear of Bailiffs360
Stanzas—written under the Fear of Bailiffs
360
Sonnet—written in a Workhouse360
Sonnet—written in a Workhouse
360
Sonnet—A Somnambulist361
Sonnet—A Somnambulist
361
Fugitive Lines on Pawning my Watch361
Fugitive Lines on Pawning my Watch
361
The Life of Zimmerman (by Himself)364
The Life of Zimmerman (by Himself)
364
The Portrait; being an apology for not making an Attempt on my own Life369
The Portrait; being an apology for not making an Attempt on my own Life
369
The Compass, with Variations375
The Compass, with Variations
375
Summer—A Winter Eclogue382
Summer—A Winter Eclogue
382
Pair’dnotmatch’d390
Pair’dnotmatch’d
390
The Duel—A Serious Ballad394
The Duel—A Serious Ballad
394
The Rope Dancer—An Extravaganza, after Rabelais397
The Rope Dancer—An Extravaganza, after Rabelais
397
Sonnet to Vauxhall410
Sonnet to Vauxhall
410
Ode to Mr. Malthus411
Ode to Mr. Malthus
411
A Good Direction416
A Good Direction
416
The Pleasures of Sporting418
The Pleasures of Sporting
418
There’s no Romance in that424
There’s no Romance in that
424
The Abstraction429
The Abstraction
429
A Waterloo Ballad435
A Waterloo Ballad
435
Miller Redivivus440
Miller Redivivus
440
A Zoological Report444
A Zoological Report
444
Literary Reminiscences448
Literary Reminiscences
448
Shooting Pains458
Shooting Pains
458
The Schoolmaster’s Motto462
The Schoolmaster’s Motto
462