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The collected poems of Laurence Whyte /
"The poetry of Laurence Whyte (1740-1742) provides a fascinating window into the literary, political, and musical cultures of eighteenth-century Ireland. Situating Whyte as a missing link between the poetic styles and political world views of Jonathan Swift and Oliver Goldsmith, this edition of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewisburg : Lanham, Maryland :
Bucknell University Press ; The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A Note on the Text; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; To Mr. Allan Ramsay, on the Author'smaking him a Present of one of his Books, sent to him by Seignior Francis Barsanti, a famous Italian Musician residing in Edinburgh.; An Essay on Dunning.; A DISSERTATIONON FASHIONS; The Parting Cup; The Captain's Retreat; The Broken Mug. A Tale.; Some Critical Annotations, on various Subjects, which have been handled by several Authors.; A Dissertation on Italian, and Irish Musick.; A POEM in Praise of Toast and Butter; with a choice Receipt how to make it, secundum Artem.
- AN ELEGY on the much lamented Death of Patt. BeaghanThe Hue and Cry after the Clieve-Boy,1 Dublin Feb. 22nd. 1725.; The Inchantment. A Tale.; The Fatigues of a Faithful Curate or the Spiritual Broom; To the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; TO Mrs. Mary and Elizabeth Burgh; An ELEGY on the much Lamented Death of that Excellent Mathematician, Mr. ROBERT STEELE; An ELEGY, On the much Lamented Death of Mr. Arthur Judge; A Divine POEM on the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; A POEM on a Hexagon fortify'd accordingto Monsieur Vauban's Method; An ENIGMA.; ANOTHER.
- To the Right Honourable Nicholas, Lord Viscount NettervilleA Funeral ELEGY on the much lamented Death of Frances, Lady Dutchess of Tyrconnel; On St. Patrick's-Eve; To Mr. Am
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- l, on the Birth of his first-born, Richard, October the 14th, 1729.1; The Old Westmeath-Ballad; An Occasional PROLOGUE to the Miser; An Epithalamium on the Nuptials of Min-heer Van Hoey; A BURLESQUE upon MUSICK, Or a CURE for a SCOLD; An Historical POEM, On the Rise and Progress of the Charitable and Musical Society; An Occasional Prologue design'd for the Provok'd Husband.
- An Elegy on the much lamented Death of the Right Honourable Henry, Lord Viscount DillonI Hope it will not be disagreeable to the Reader, ; A New Version of Mr. Barnaby Harrington's Apology; Poems added in the second edition (1742); A POEM ON The general Effect and Excellency of Musick, ; FAMINE: A Poem.; PLENTY: A Poem.; GAFFER and GAMMER; Some Yearly OBSERVATIONS on Astrologers.; A POETICAL Description of Mr. NEAL'S new Musick-Hall; Ready Wit as good as ready Money; Four different ALPHABETS in Verse to induce Children to Read and Write.
- The seven Liberal Arts, Grammar, Rhetorick, Logic, Musick, Arithmetick, Geometry, and AstronomyA Translation of the Motto to Cardinal Fleury's Picture.; On the Emperor Domitian's return to Rome.; To the Revd. Dr.
- ; The Character of an Honest Jolly Companion from the lrish Language.; To my much honoured, and well beloved Friend; Some Letters of Acknowledgment wrote by a Miss of eight Years old, to her Father and Mother.; To all the Worthy Gentlemen who frequent P-'s Coffee-House.; On a Lawyer's old Breeches.; On the Death of Sir Isaac Newton, Knight, and President of the Royal Society.