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The Misery of a Town-Life, and the Happiness of
a Country-Life; exemplified in the Story of the
Town-Mouse and Country-Mouse
An Elegy written in a Country Church-yard
Hymn to Adversity
Ode on a distant Prospect of Eton College
Ode on the Death of a favourite Cat, drowned in a Tub
of Gold Fishes
Advice to a Lady
The Lady's Looking-Glass
The Garland
The various Effects of Pride
Character of a Fox-hunter
Character of a Florist
Character of a Fop and a Sloven
Character of a Levee-hunter
Affectation of Delicacy ridiculed
The Emptiness of Riches
On Procrastination
On the Being of a God
The Ignorance of Man, with regard to the general
Laws of the Universe, a Reason why he should be
contented with his present State
Our Happiness partly owing to our Ignorance of future
Events, partly to our Hope of a future State
The Unreasonableness of our Complaints against Pro-
vidence
Order and Subordination prevail through all the Works
of God, which form one entire Whole
The different Offices of Reason and Self-Love
On the Passions
The whole Universe one System of Society
The State of Nature
Reason instructed by Instinct in the Invention of Arts,
and in Forms of Society
The Gifts of Fortune unequally distributed: Happiness
does not consist in the Superabundance of these, but
in Health, Peace, and Contentment
Honour consists in acting our Part well
Virtue the sole Foundation of Happiness
Characters are given according to the Rank of Men in
the World
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Examples of the Strength of the ruling Passion in the
Hour of Death
Advice to the Fair Sex
The Man of Ross
On Versification
The Parting of Hector and Andromache
Ode for Music on St. Cecilia's Day
Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Music; an Ode on
St. Cecilia's Day
Description of a Battle, illustrated by a sublime Com-
parison
The first Onset of a Battle, illustrated by a noble Com-
To the King on his Navy
On the Invention of Letters
The Answer
The Enthusiast; or the Lover of Nature
Ode to Fancy
L'Allegro
Il Penseroso
The Wish
Elegy to a young Nobleman, leaving the University
Sheep-Shearing; Song on that Occasion; Sheep-
Shearing Feast and Merriments
On Genius
On Taste
The Pleasures arising from a cultivated Imagination
On Greatness
On Novelty
The Pain arising from virtuous Emotions, attended with
Pleasure
On Exercise
Lessons of Wisdom
The Passion of the Groves
Domestic Love and Happiness
The Pleasures of Retirement
A Panegyric on Great Britain
The Blessings of Industry
A Harvest-Scene, with the Story of Palemon and
Lavinia
A Man perishing in the Snow, with Reflections on the
Miseries of Human Life
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The Subject of Paradise Lost-Invocation of the Muse
-Man's Disobedience-Loss of Paradise-Satan
driven out of Heaven
Satan lying on the burning Lake
Description of Satan's Shield and Spear
Pandemonium-
An Address to Light
Place described
Satan's Speech to the Sun
Satan's Approach to Paradise-That
Satan's first Sight of Adam and Eve
Eve gives an Account of what first befel her after her
Creation
A Description of Night
Eve describes her Happiness in Adam's Company
Rencounter between Gabriel and Satan in Paradise
The Morning Hymn of Adam and Eve
Raphael's Descent from Heaven to Paradise
Encounter beween Abdiel and Satan: Beginning of
the first Battle of the Angels
Encounter between Michael and Satan
Address to the Muse Urania
The Creation of the World described
The first Appearance of the Sun and Moon
The Creation of Birds described
The Deity resolves to create Man
Adam gives an Account of his Condition and Senti-
ments immediately after his Creation
Adam's Description of Eve
Eve parts with Adam-The Serpent finds her; and is
so strongly affected with her Beauty and Innocence,
that he almost lays aside his hellish Design
Adam's Lamentation over Eve, upon her eating the
forbidden Fruit; and his Resolution to share the
same Fate with her
Eve's Lamentation upon her being doomed to quit
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Paradise
A Hymn to Contentment
A Night-Piece on Death
Health; an Eclogue
A Contemplation on Night
A Thought on Eternity
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To Sir Godfrey Kneller, on his Picture of King George I. 218
Grongar Hill
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Labour recommended
Country Work houses proposed-A Description of one
-Good Effects of Industry
A wise King, and an impartial Judge, instanced in the
Conduct of Henry V. and Lord Chief Justice Gas-
coigne
The Vanity of Power, and the Misery of Kings; a
Dialogue between Scroop and Richard II.
The Upbraidings of a Father, and the Piety of a Son;
a Dialogue between King Henry IV. and Prince
Henry
Undaunted Courage in the Midst of Danger. Henry
V. to his Soldiers 1
The World compared to a Stage
Honour ought to be conferred on Merit only
Mercy
Music
The Power of Imagination
Description of a Man swimming ashore
The Vanity of Human Nature
Concealed Love
A beautiful Person petitioning in vain
Description of Cleopatra's sailing down the Cydnus
Inborn Royalty
Real Grief
A Father's Advice to his Son, going to travel
Hamlet on the Appearance of his Father's Ghost
Hamlet's Soliloquy on Death
Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of the Soul
On Flattery, and Firmness of Mind
Peace after Civil War
Hotspur's Description of a finical Courtier
A gallant Warrior
Rumour
On Sleep
King Henry the Fifth's Eloquence
The Commonwealth of Bees
Description of a Fleet setting Sail
Description of Night in a Camp
The Happiness of a Shepherd's Life
The Vicissitudes of Life
Cardinal Wolsey's Speech to Cromwell
News-Tellers on the Death of Arthur
Patriotism
Cassius in Contempt of Cæsar
Ambition covered with specious Humility
Against the Fear of Death
Anthony's Funeral Oration upon
Brutus to Cassius
Cæsar
Opportunity to be seized in all Affairs
Anthony's Character of Brutus
Lear's passionate Exclamations amidst the Tempest
Description of Dover-Cliff
An oppressed Country
Othello's Relation of his Courtship to the Senate
Reputation
Banishment; Consolation under it
Thoughts ineffectual to moderate Afflictions
England
The Sun rising after a dark Night
The Cares of Royalty
Submission to Heaven, our Duty
The Vanity of Trust in Man
Queen Margaret upbraiding Queen Anne, the Consort
of Richard III.
On Dreams
Description of an Apothecary and his Shop
Adversity the Test of real Merit
The Character of Troilus
Solitude preferred to a Court-Life, and the Advantages
of Adversity
Gratitude in an old Servant
A merry Man
Virtue given to be exerted
Affected Gravity
The Deceit of Ornament or Appearances
Female Friendship
Modest Duty always acceptable
Reflections on a Crown
The Miseries of Royalty
The Miseries of War
A good Conscience -
Advice
Youthful Innocence
Part of the King's despairing Soliloquy in Hamlet
A Health
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