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Author

Taylor, Jane (1783-1824).

Title

Essays in rhyme, on morals and manners. 3^rd ed.

Imprint

London : Taylor and Hessey, 1817.

Physical description

[4], 174p. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards.

Call number

WPRP 75.

Citation

ViU, IN, ICN only in NUC; Jackson, Annals of English Verse, p. 418.

Notes

none.

Epigraph

 

Par l’etude, par l’art supreme,

Sur un froid pupitre amaigris,

D’autres orneront leurs ecrits;

Pour moi, dans cette gene extreme,

Je verrois mourir mes esprits;

On n’est jamais bien que soi - meme,

Et me voila tel que je suis.

 

Gresset.

Contents

Prejudice

1

Experience

42

Egotism

62

Poetry and Reality

78

Aims at Happiness

93

A Fable

103

Recreation

108

The Squire’s Paw

115

Accomplishment

120

A Town

123

A Pair

129

The World in the House

140

The World in the Heart

155