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Author |
Wells, Elizabeth |
Title |
Poems and Dialogues on Various Subjects / by Elizabeth Wells |
Imprint |
London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, 1812
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Call number |
WPRP 370 |
Physical Description |
vii, 146 p.; 19 cm |
Citation |
Jackson, Romantic Poetry by Women, p. 364. |
Epigraph |
none |
Contents |
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A NUN AND A NOVICE | 1 |
THE VOYAGE OF LIFE | 21 |
ON VIEWING THE SEA BY MOONLIGHT | 23 |
ON HOPE | 26 |
ALMERIA TO LORENZO | 28 |
THE MOTHER | 30 |
THE MAGDALEN | 32 |
ON SORDID MATCHES | 36 |
A VISION | 39 |
AN ADDRESS TO SLEEP | 41 |
ON THE DEPARTURE OF FRIENDS | 43 |
CLARISSA TO FIDELIA | 46 |
ON THE VICTORY OF TRAFALGAR | 48 |
HORTENSIA TO SARISSA | 51 |
SARISSA TO HORTENSIA | 54 |
ON VIEWING BATTLE ABBEY | 58 |
ON ENVY | 60 |
A FADED BEAUTY ACCUSING HER GLASS | 63 |
THE GLASS, IN REPLY | 65 |
THE OFFICER’S WIDOW | 67 |
ADDRESS TO BONAPARTE | 69 |
AN ADDRESS TO BRITONS | 72 |
AN ADDRESS TO BRITAIN’S DAUGHTERS | 74 |
ON BEING ASKED TO GIVE THE CHARACTER OF BONAPARTE | 76 |
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A MODERN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, &C | 78 |
ON THE BATTLE AT CORUNNA | 92 |
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN AN INQUISITOR AND HIS DAUGHTER | 93 |
SOLITARY REFLECTIONS ON FEELING RESENTMENT | 103 |
A HYMN | 106 |
A HYMN FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY | 108 |
ON THE DEATH OF HER FATHER | 110 |
ON VISITING A VAULT | 113 |
SENT TO A FRIEND ON THE LOSS OF HER CHILD | 115 |
AN ADDRESS TO THE SUN | 117 |
AN ADDRESS TO HER GODCHILD | 118 |
WRITTEN WHEN ALONE IN A HOUSE | 120 |
A HYMN, WRITTEN IN ILLNESS | 122 |
A HYMN | 124 |
TO THE MEMORY OF THE REV. T***** U***** | 133 |
A HYMN FOR GOOD FRIDAY | 135 |
AN ADDRESS TO RELIGION | 138 |
AN ADDRESS TO AN UNBELIEVER | 141 |
TO THE MEMORY OF HER MOTHER | 143 |
A HYMN | 145 |
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