Poetry

Name Poetry
Description

Composition, elegy, epistle, or canto in verse.

Titles

Displaying 1926–1950 of 2190

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
25328 The praise of peace. A poem. In three cantos. From the Dutch of M. van Haren, one of the Deputies of the Province of West-Friesland in the Assembly of their High Mightinesses the States General. By Mr Boyse. van Haren , Willem
 Anne Dodd II (London)
1742
7106 The prison groans! Or, sorrowful lamentation of Patience Elsom, when under sentence of death in Lincoln Castle: and who was executed on Friday the 12th day of November, 1784, for wilfully setting fire to the dwelling-house of Mr. Goulding of Ingoldsby. Elsom , Patience
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1784
5550 The prisoner; or, nature's complaint to justice. A poem. By a lady in confinement. Unknown , [Woman]
 Edward Cabe (London)
1758
12656 The Progress and Comforts of Religion; an Essay, in Blank Verse. By Sarah Wilmore. Wilmore , Sarah
 1820
25147 The progress of a rake: or, the Templar's exit. In ten cantos, in hudibrastick verse. Containing I. His coming out of the West of England, being put under the Care of his Uncle, a Middlesex Justice. II. His Learning at Westminster-School; and his creeping to Bed with the Maid, for fear of the Spirits. III. His going to Brasen-Nose College at Oxford; being expell'd for his Debaucheries; and Return into the Country; with his Whoring, Roaring, Ranting, Swearing, Fighting, &c. IV. His coming again to London; falling among Pettifoggers, and Solicitors; and the Disputes among his Friends, whether he should be a Priest, a Lawyer, or a Physician. V. His following all three successively; and his vast Improvement in each Faculty, especially that of a Cushion-Thumper. VI. His Natural Philosophy; other natural Parts, and natural Impudence. Vii. His Conversation with old Bauds, young Whores, and Town Sharpers. Viii. His ruining his Reputation, Estate, and Constitution. IX. His Pains, and Repentance; Sickness without Pity; and Misery without Mercy. X. His Death by a Halter; Burial by a Dunghil; and Funeral-Sermon by a converted Rake of Covent-Garden. The whole interspers'd with innocent Mirth, good Morals, and too much of the Author's own Experience. By the author of The harlot's progress. Unknown ,
Bispham Dickinson (London)
Richard Montague (London)
1732
25853 The progress of patriotism: a poem humbly inscribed to that worthy patriot John Howe Esq. Knight of the Shire for the County of Wilts. Unknown ,
L. B. (London)
1731
5102 The progress of poetry. By Mrs. Madan. Madan , Judith
 James Dodsley (London)
1783
11640 The Promise, a Poetic Trifle. By a young lady. Unknown , [Woman]
Barbauld , Anna Laetitia
 1834
4641 The Protected Fugitives. A Collection of Miscellaneous Poems, the Genuine Productions of a Lady. Never before Published. Battier , Henrietta
 1791
25605 The prude, a tale: in two canto's. Unknown ,
James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London)
John Harrison (Cornhill)
Anne Dodd I (London)
Samuel Huddleston (London)
E. Griffith (London)
1722
9715 The Raising of Jairus' Daughter; a Poem. By Francis Wrangham, M.A. To Which is Annexed a Short Memoir, Interspersed with a Few Poetical Productions, of the Late Caroline Symmons Wrangham , Francis
Symmons , Caroline
 Joseph Mawman [Poultry] (London)
John Deighton [Cambridge, 1784–1786; 1796–?] (Cambridge)
John Todd (York)
John Wolstenholme [Minster Gates] (York)
Thomas Wilson and Robert Spence (York)
1804
25287 The rake of taste. A poem, dedicated to Alexander Pope, Esq. Dorman , Joseph
 1735
25834 The rake reform'd: a poem. In a letter to the rakes of the town. By A.G. gent. Glanvill , Abraham
 Anne Dodd I (London)
1718
5640 The rejoinder; or Attingham triumphant. (By an old maid.) Unknown , [Woman]
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1796
11476 The Religious Breathings, and Exercises of a Mind, Spiritualized by, and Devoted to Jesus of Nazareth; being Some Poetical Essays and Plain Versifications on Various Subjects, Doctrinal, Experimental, and Humourous. By Judith, wife of Jeremiah Jordan, late of Hucks Barn Farm, near Ludlow, Shropshire Jordan , Judith
 Theodosius Wood (Shrewsbury)
1809
11000 The Restoration of the Works of Art to Italy: A Poem. By a Lady. Hemans , Felicia
 R. Pearson (Oxford)
John Ebers [23 Old Bond Street] (London)
1816
716 The Restoration of the Works of Art to Italy: A Poem. By Felicia Hemans. Second Edition Hemans , Felicia
 John Murray II [Albemarle] (London)
1816 Second Edition
7761 The retired penitent, a poem. By Ursula Ivison. Ivison , Ursula
 1794
11744 The Rev. Jabez Bunting, or Begging: With Other Humourous Poems Unknown ,
1835
15549 The Rev. Jabez Bunting, or Begging: With Other Poems. By a Lady. Unknown ,
1833
11684 The Rich Old Bachelor: A Domestic Tale. In the Style of Dr. Syntax. By a Lady. Unknown , [Woman]
 Henry Ward (Canterbury)
1824
12850 The Rights of Monarchy, a Poem; On the late unanimous Celebration of His Majesty's Birth Day, on the fourth of June, 1792, at the Hotel, in Birmingham. By the Authoress of Duke and no Duke. Unknown , [Woman]
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1792
3982 The riot; or, half a loaf is better than no bread. In a dialogue between Jack Anvil and Tom Hod. To the Tune of ``a Cobler there was,'' &c. More , Hannah
 1800
4194 The riot; or, half a loaf is better than no bread. In a dialogue between Jack Anvil and Tom Hod. To the tune of "A cobler there was," &c. More , Hannah
 1795
11033 The Riot; or, Half a Loaf is Better than No Bread. The Good Militia Man; or, the Man that is Worth a Host. The Loyal Sailor; or, No Mutineering More , Hannah
 John Hatchard [190 Piccadilly] (London)
J. Binns (Bath)
John Evans and Son (London)
1815

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