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Anna Letitia Barbauld [née Aikin]
- Close sectionPoems
- Title Page
- 1. To Mrs Priestley, on her Leaving Warrington
- 2. On the Birth of a Friend's Eldest Son
- 3. To Dr Aikin on his Complaining that she neglected him, October 20th 1768
- 4. [A Character of Sarah Rigby]
- 5. [A Character of Elizabeth Rigby]
- 6. The Invitation: To Miss B*****
- 7. [Eclogue on Elizabeth Belsham]
- 8. The Times
- 9. Corsica
- 10. To Miss R—, on her Attendance upon her Mother at Buxton
- 11. A Fragment of an Epic Poem, occasioned by the Loss of a Game of Chess to Dr. Priestley, in consequence of an unseasonable Drowsiness
- 12. To Mrs P—, with some Drawings of Birds and Insects
- 13. Verses written on the Back of an old Visitation Copy of the Arms of Dr Priestley's Family, with Proposals for a new Escutcheon
- 14. The Mouse's Petition
- 15. An Address to the Deity
- 16. [A Character of Joseph Priestley]
- 17. An Inventory of the Furniture in Dr. Priestley's Study
- 18. Verses written on the Leaves of an Ivory Pocket-Book, presented to Master T*****
- 19. [A Character of Sarah Hallowell Vaughan]
- 20. To Dr. Goldsmith, Author of The Deserted Village
- 21. Bouts Rimés in Praise of old Maids
- 22. On the Death of Mrs. Jennings
- 23. On a Portrait of a Lady and two Children
- 24. On the Backwardness of the Spring 1771
- Close section25–30. Songs
- 31. Prologue to 'The Man of Pleasure' by John Aikin
- 32. Prologue to the Play of Henry the Fourth. Spoken by a Warrington Student in his morning Gown
- 33. The Origin of Song-Writing
- Close section34–8. Hymns
- 39. [A Farewell to Mr and Mrs Edwards]
- 40. The Groans of the Tankard
- 41. Verses written in an Alcove
- 42. [A Character of Susannah Barbauld]
- 43. [A Character of Martha Jennings]
- 44. [A Character of Sarah Taylor Rigby]
- 45. [A Character of John Aikin]
- 46. On a Lady's Writing
- 47. A Character
- 48. Hymn to Content
- 49. To Wisdom
- 50. Delia. An Elegy
- 51. Ovid to his Wife: Imitated from different Parts of his Tristia
- 52. To a Lady, with some painted Flowers
- 53. Ode to Spring
- 54. Verses on Mrs Rowe
- 55. A Summer Evening's Meditation
- 56. To a Dog
- 57. The Epiphany
- 58. Inscription upon the Tomb of Elias Norgate, Student at Warrington Academy
- 59. [Lines to Robert Alderson upon his Departure from Warrington Academy]
- 60. [A Character of John Mort]
- 61. Lines placed over a Chimney-Piece
- 62. To Mr Barbauld, with a Map of the Land of Matrimony
- 63. [Advice to William Enfield]
- 64. Mock Conjuration: Peter and Betty
- 65. [A Character of Mrs Fenton]
- 66. Epithalamium
- 67. [Epigram on David Garrick's Shoe Buckles]
- 68. Hymn VI: Pious Friendship
- 69. Sentiments, given in Walnuts after Dinner on the Wedding Day of Dr Parry to Miss Rigby
- 70. To Mr Barbauld: November 14, 1778
- 71. To Mrs Marissal, 1779
- 72. Love and Time: To Mrs. Mulso
- 73. To Miss F. B. on her asking for Mrs B's 'Love and Time'
- 74. To-morrow
- 75. What Do the Futures Speak of? In Answer to a Question in the Greek Grammar
- 76. Autumn, a Fragment
- 77. Lines to be spoken by Thomas Denman, on the Christmas before his Birthday, when he was four Years old
- 78. [Lines on the Death of Philip Meadows]
- 79. Logogriph
- 80. Stanzas in the Manner of Spenser
- 81. To Miss D****
- 82. Animals, and their Countries
- 83. Written on a Marble
- 84. Petition of a Schoolboy to his Father
- 85. A School Eclogue
- 86. To the Baron de Stonne, who had wished at the next Transit of Mercury to find Himself again between Mrs. Laborde and Mrs. B—
- 87. Sur une Dame, pleine d'Esprit et de Graces, qui modestement se disoit ignorante
- 88. To the Baron de Stonne
- 89. To the Baron de Stonne, with Aikin's Essays on Song-Writing
- 90. To the Miss Websters, with Dr Aikin's 'Wish', which they expressed a Desire to have a Copy of
- 91. Epistle to Dr Enfield, on his Revisiting Warrington in 1789
- 92. Epistle to William Wilberforce, Esq. on the Rejection of the Bill for Abolishing the Slave Trade
- 93. The Petition of the Scotch General Assembly against the operation of the Test Act towards the Scotch
- 94. The Apology of the Bishops, in Answer to 'Bonner's Ghost'
- 95. [Lines to Samuel Rogers in Wales on the Eve of Bastille Day, 1791]
- 96. On a Portrait
- 97. The Rights of Woman
- 98. Hymn VII (Come, said Jesus' sacred voice)
- 99. Hymn VIII (Lo, where a crowd of Pilgrims toil)
- 100. To a Great Nation
- 101. To Dr Priestley. Dec. 29, 1792
- 102. Hymn: 'Ye are the salt of the earth'
- 103. Lines to Mr W—, on his Forty-Fifth Birthday: Written impromptu in a post-chaise, on a journey, Sept. 1794
- 104. Inscription for an Ice-House
- 105. To the Poor
- 106. An Autumnal Thought: 1795
- 107. To a Little Invisible Being who is Expected soon to become Visible
- 108. [Epitaph on Susannah Barbauld Marissal]
- 109. To Mr S. T. Coleridge
- 110. Washing-Day
- 111. Verses inscribed on a Pair of Screens
- 112. [A Rebuke to Robert Southey]
- 113. Peace and Shepherd
- 114. On the Death of Mrs Martineau
- 115. Hymn: 'How may earth and heaven unite?'
- 116. Hymn: 'Sleep, sleep today, tormenting cares'
- 117. Hymn: 'When, as returns this solemn day'
- 118. Song for the London Volunteers
- 119. The Cottage that Stands at the Foot of the Hill
- 120. [Lines for Anne Wakefield on her Wedding to Charles Rochemont Aikin, with a Pair of Chimney Ornaments in the Figures of two Females seated with open Books]
- 121. On Being asked if One was a Number
- 122. The Pilgrim
- 123. West End Fair
- 124. Prologue to a Drama, performed by a Family Party on the Anniversary of Mr and Mrs C's Marriage
- 125. Dirge: Written November 1808
- 126. Dejection
- 127. The Unknown God
- 128. Eternity
- 129. Enigma: To the Ladies
- 130. On the King's Illness
- 131. Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem
- 132. Ode to Remorse
- 133. [Mock Epitaph on John and Susanna Estlin]
- 134. To Sarah Taylor
- 135. A Thought on Death
- 136. To Lord Byron
- 137. The Caterpillar
- 138. [A Dialogue with Death]
- 139. The First Fire: October 1st, 1815
- 140. To Miss Kinder, on receiving a Note dated February 30th
- 141. The Baby-House
- 142. On the Death of the Princess Charlotte
- 143. The Wake of the King of Spain
- 144. To Mrs —, on Returning a fine Hyacinth Plant after the Bloom was over
- 145. Fragment ('As the poor schoolboy')
- 146. Lines written at the Close of the Year
- 147. To the New Year, 1823
- 148. Fragment ('Fall, fall! poor leaf ')
- 149. To *******. Occasioned by his Poem on the Sun
- 150. To Mr Bowring, on his Poetical Translations from various Languages
- 151. Lines with a Wedding Present
- 152. Life
- 153. Fragment ('O is there not a land')
- 154. A Funeral Hymn
- 155. Lines written in a young Lady's Album of different-coloured Paper
- 156. Riddle ('From rosy bowers we issue forth')
- 157. To a Friend
- 158. Hymn: 'Joy to the followers of the Lord!'
- 159. The Lament: A Ballad
- 160. A Riddle ('An unfortunate maid')
William McCarthy (ed.), The Collected Works of Anna Letitia Barbauld, Vol. 1: The Poems, Revised
Contents
- Close section Front Matter
- Close sectionPoems
- Title Page
- 1. To Mrs Priestley, on her Leaving Warrington
- 2. On the Birth of a Friend's Eldest Son
- 3. To Dr Aikin on his Complaining that she neglected him, October 20th 1768
- 4. [A Character of Sarah Rigby]
- 5. [A Character of Elizabeth Rigby]
- 6. The Invitation: To Miss B*****
- 7. [Eclogue on Elizabeth Belsham]
- 8. The Times
- 9. Corsica
- 10. To Miss R—, on her Attendance upon her Mother at Buxton
- 11. A Fragment of an Epic Poem, occasioned by the Loss of a Game of Chess to Dr. Priestley, in consequence of an unseasonable Drowsiness
- 12. To Mrs P—, with some Drawings of Birds and Insects
- 13. Verses written on the Back of an old Visitation Copy of the Arms of Dr Priestley's Family, with Proposals for a new Escutcheon
- 14. The Mouse's Petition
- 15. An Address to the Deity
- 16. [A Character of Joseph Priestley]
- 17. An Inventory of the Furniture in Dr. Priestley's Study
- 18. Verses written on the Leaves of an Ivory Pocket-Book, presented to Master T*****
- 19. [A Character of Sarah Hallowell Vaughan]
- 20. To Dr. Goldsmith, Author of The Deserted Village
- 21. Bouts Rimés in Praise of old Maids
- 22. On the Death of Mrs. Jennings
- 23. On a Portrait of a Lady and two Children
- 24. On the Backwardness of the Spring 1771
- Close section25–30. Songs
- 31. Prologue to 'The Man of Pleasure' by John Aikin
- 32. Prologue to the Play of Henry the Fourth. Spoken by a Warrington Student in his morning Gown
- 33. The Origin of Song-Writing
- Close section34–8. Hymns
- 39. [A Farewell to Mr and Mrs Edwards]
- 40. The Groans of the Tankard
- 41. Verses written in an Alcove
- 42. [A Character of Susannah Barbauld]
- 43. [A Character of Martha Jennings]
- 44. [A Character of Sarah Taylor Rigby]
- 45. [A Character of John Aikin]
- 46. On a Lady's Writing
- 47. A Character
- 48. Hymn to Content
- 49. To Wisdom
- 50. Delia. An Elegy
- 51. Ovid to his Wife: Imitated from different Parts of his Tristia
- 52. To a Lady, with some painted Flowers
- 53. Ode to Spring
- 54. Verses on Mrs Rowe
- 55. A Summer Evening's Meditation
- 56. To a Dog
- 57. The Epiphany
- 58. Inscription upon the Tomb of Elias Norgate, Student at Warrington Academy
- 59. [Lines to Robert Alderson upon his Departure from Warrington Academy]
- 60. [A Character of John Mort]
- 61. Lines placed over a Chimney-Piece
- 62. To Mr Barbauld, with a Map of the Land of Matrimony
- 63. [Advice to William Enfield]
- 64. Mock Conjuration: Peter and Betty
- 65. [A Character of Mrs Fenton]
- 66. Epithalamium
- 67. [Epigram on David Garrick's Shoe Buckles]
- 68. Hymn VI: Pious Friendship
- 69. Sentiments, given in Walnuts after Dinner on the Wedding Day of Dr Parry to Miss Rigby
- 70. To Mr Barbauld: November 14, 1778
- 71. To Mrs Marissal, 1779
- 72. Love and Time: To Mrs. Mulso
- 73. To Miss F. B. on her asking for Mrs B's 'Love and Time'
- 74. To-morrow
- 75. What Do the Futures Speak of? In Answer to a Question in the Greek Grammar
- 76. Autumn, a Fragment
- 77. Lines to be spoken by Thomas Denman, on the Christmas before his Birthday, when he was four Years old
- 78. [Lines on the Death of Philip Meadows]
- 79. Logogriph
- 80. Stanzas in the Manner of Spenser
- 81. To Miss D****
- 82. Animals, and their Countries
- 83. Written on a Marble
- 84. Petition of a Schoolboy to his Father
- 85. A School Eclogue
- 86. To the Baron de Stonne, who had wished at the next Transit of Mercury to find Himself again between Mrs. Laborde and Mrs. B—
- 87. Sur une Dame, pleine d'Esprit et de Graces, qui modestement se disoit ignorante
- 88. To the Baron de Stonne
- 89. To the Baron de Stonne, with Aikin's Essays on Song-Writing
- 90. To the Miss Websters, with Dr Aikin's 'Wish', which they expressed a Desire to have a Copy of
- 91. Epistle to Dr Enfield, on his Revisiting Warrington in 1789
- 92. Epistle to William Wilberforce, Esq. on the Rejection of the Bill for Abolishing the Slave Trade
- 93. The Petition of the Scotch General Assembly against the operation of the Test Act towards the Scotch
- 94. The Apology of the Bishops, in Answer to 'Bonner's Ghost'
- 95. [Lines to Samuel Rogers in Wales on the Eve of Bastille Day, 1791]
- 96. On a Portrait
- 97. The Rights of Woman
- 98. Hymn VII (Come, said Jesus' sacred voice)
- 99. Hymn VIII (Lo, where a crowd of Pilgrims toil)
- 100. To a Great Nation
- 101. To Dr Priestley. Dec. 29, 1792
- 102. Hymn: 'Ye are the salt of the earth'
- 103. Lines to Mr W—, on his Forty-Fifth Birthday: Written impromptu in a post-chaise, on a journey, Sept. 1794
- 104. Inscription for an Ice-House
- 105. To the Poor
- 106. An Autumnal Thought: 1795
- 107. To a Little Invisible Being who is Expected soon to become Visible
- 108. [Epitaph on Susannah Barbauld Marissal]
- 109. To Mr S. T. Coleridge
- 110. Washing-Day
- 111. Verses inscribed on a Pair of Screens
- 112. [A Rebuke to Robert Southey]
- 113. Peace and Shepherd
- 114. On the Death of Mrs Martineau
- 115. Hymn: 'How may earth and heaven unite?'
- 116. Hymn: 'Sleep, sleep today, tormenting cares'
- 117. Hymn: 'When, as returns this solemn day'
- 118. Song for the London Volunteers
- 119. The Cottage that Stands at the Foot of the Hill
- 120. [Lines for Anne Wakefield on her Wedding to Charles Rochemont Aikin, with a Pair of Chimney Ornaments in the Figures of two Females seated with open Books]
- 121. On Being asked if One was a Number
- 122. The Pilgrim
- 123. West End Fair
- 124. Prologue to a Drama, performed by a Family Party on the Anniversary of Mr and Mrs C's Marriage
- 125. Dirge: Written November 1808
- 126. Dejection
- 127. The Unknown God
- 128. Eternity
- 129. Enigma: To the Ladies
- 130. On the King's Illness
- 131. Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem
- 132. Ode to Remorse
- 133. [Mock Epitaph on John and Susanna Estlin]
- 134. To Sarah Taylor
- 135. A Thought on Death
- 136. To Lord Byron
- 137. The Caterpillar
- 138. [A Dialogue with Death]
- 139. The First Fire: October 1st, 1815
- 140. To Miss Kinder, on receiving a Note dated February 30th
- 141. The Baby-House
- 142. On the Death of the Princess Charlotte
- 143. The Wake of the King of Spain
- 144. To Mrs —, on Returning a fine Hyacinth Plant after the Bloom was over
- 145. Fragment ('As the poor schoolboy')
- 146. Lines written at the Close of the Year
- 147. To the New Year, 1823
- 148. Fragment ('Fall, fall! poor leaf ')
- 149. To *******. Occasioned by his Poem on the Sun
- 150. To Mr Bowring, on his Poetical Translations from various Languages
- 151. Lines with a Wedding Present
- 152. Life
- 153. Fragment ('O is there not a land')
- 154. A Funeral Hymn
- 155. Lines written in a young Lady's Album of different-coloured Paper
- 156. Riddle ('From rosy bowers we issue forth')
- 157. To a Friend
- 158. Hymn: 'Joy to the followers of the Lord!'
- 159. The Lament: A Ballad
- 160. A Riddle ('An unfortunate maid')
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