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A beauty comes, a heroine in her air  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Countess of Harrington'  And fill her veins with Charles's royal blood.  Yale  c.157  p. 70 
A friend to all whom justice can defend;    `A true character of Ld. C[hief] J[ustice] Pratt' [later earl of Camden; Whitehall evening post, 22 Dec. 1763]  Impartial justice would our rites [rights?] maintain.  Yale  c.157  p. 72 
A well-time[d] pregnancy her titles gain'd  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `C[ountess] of Rochf[ord]' [d. 1773]  A faithful clue to Rosamonda's bower.  Yale  c.157  p. 69 
Accept this sketch of me, decreed by fate    `A riddle addressed to the honorable Mrs. B. Walsingham'  You cannot read without a glass.  Yale  c.157  p. 100 
After thy course of various travel run  Davies, Sneyd, 1709_1769  `To Tho. Anson at Shugborough'  And rear Athenian domes in freedom's land.  Yale  c.157  p. 74 
Are we forbid our zeal in flames to show  Hanbury Williams, Sir Charles, 1708_1759  `Verses occasioned by the prohibition of fireworks at G÷ttingen'  Nor fear the black extinguisher of time.  Yale  c.157  p. 55 
Arise O [George] why sleepest thou? awake,    [satire addressed to George II during Walpole's ministry, c. 1745]  Take heart and like the ministry resign.  Yale  c.157  p. 17 
Arrah! my dear joy, says a stout Irish blade    `A dialogue between two chairmen on a report that no gunpowder was to be allowed in Ireland on certain holidays...' [Gazetteer and daily advertiser, 30 Oct. 1764]  When William's first landing drove Stuarts away.  Yale  c.157  p. 53 
As long as my heart and my Myra's are one  Thompson, Ed.    I'd love, live, and die, and be ever with you.  Yale  c.157  p. 99 
As some friends round a table were sitting at ease  Herbert, N., b. 1688  `The maggotty cheese'  For a little of this will go a great way.  Yale  c.157  p. 65 
As wise as Pallas, fair without design;  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Countess of Plymouth' [d. 1790]  Tho' more inviting than the Cyprian Queen.  Yale  c.157  p. 69 
Behold the wonder of her sex and time  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Count[es]s of Coventry'  The force of nature could no further go.  Yale  c.157  p. 70 
Brighter than Phoebus in his fine career  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Countess of Wal[de]gr[a]ve' [d. 1807]  Borrows all nature, and is nature's right.  Yale  c.157  p. 70 
Cheer up, suff'ring matrons, you cannot want friends    `On reading an advertisement...containing the Bishop of Wor[cester]'s generous recommendation of an unfortunate lady and family to the charitable people of Bath' [General advertiser, 18 Feb. 1780]  You get not[.] Do it by the miter you wear.  Yale  c.157  p. 117 
Conduct me Hermes to the grot    `On a rod'  So Virga rules below.  Yale  c.157  p. 18 
Cry ye pretty Muses cry  Reade, Henry, of Queens College, Cambridge  `An imitation of Catullus's ode on the death of a sparrow burlesqued'  Do nothing but lament heu! heu!  Yale  c.157  p. 11 
Each sweet attraction warmed with gentle fires  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Countess of Essex' [d. 1759]  With raptures gaze, and call the graces four.  Yale  c.157  p. 69 
Eternal slave and mistress of quadrille  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Countess of Carl[isl]e'  But where's my lord to dote, my lord to pay?  Yale  c.157  p. 69 
Europe gives Lin[col]n's happy shape due praise,  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Count[es]s of Lincoln' [d. 1760]  She stoutly once refused her husband's bed.  Yale  c.157  p. 68 
Exhausted by her painful throes,  Ekins, Jeffrey, d. 1791  `On going into his wife [Anna]'s room and finding her asleep, after she was brought to bed'  Those virtues, I adore in thee.  Yale  c.157  p. 110 
Father of Britain (late restor'd) awhile  Davies, Sneyd, 1709_1769  `To old Camden's picture at Ld. Camden's in Kent'  Ask thy own Britain__she confims my voice.  Yale  c.157  p. 80 
For her what slaves in rhyme and prose have died?  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Manch[este]r'  The thing that covers Manch[ester]'s delight.  Yale  c.157  p. 68 
Forever, O merciless fair,  G__, Lord [ ]  `The expostulation to Delia' [General evening post, 13 November 1779; answered by `O cease to mourn...']  If you ever resolve not to love.  Yale  c.157  p. 112 
Forgive fair creature form'd to please  Lewis, David, 1683?_1760    But he that loves you not, is blind.  Yale  c.157  p. 48 
Friendship, adieu! Thou dear deceitful good!  Boyse, Samuel  `On friendship...General evening post, August 6th 1776'  And find ourselves deserted__and undone.  Yale  c.157  p. 103 
Gentility and sweetness here combine  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Ancaster'  Then think how truly Ancaster is blest.  Yale  c.157  p. 68 
Give Chloe a bushel horse-hair and and wool    `The lady's dress. A receipt' [General evening post, 14 June 1777]  You will find you have lost half your wife.  Yale  c.157  p. 104 
Go, spotless innocence thy heaven receive  Yates, Dr. [ ]  `An epitaph on Miss Ann Crayle who died Jan 21 1754'  To them their guardian angel from above.  Yale  c.157  p. 66 
Guard well your hearts postillions, post boys, grooms,  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Chandos' [d. 1759]  His guide, his shield, his currycomb for life.  Yale  c.157  p. 69 
Henceforth be ev'ry tender tear supprest,  Smart, Christopher, 1722_1770  `On a hopeful youth who died at 18 years of age'  And in his nineteenth winter died a man.  Yale  c.157  p. 107 
Her eyes victorious as great Marlb'rough's arms  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `C[ountess] of Pembr[oke]' [d. 1794]  Good nature weeps. Behold a mourning bride.  Yale  c.157  p. 68 
I am neither High-Church nor Low Church, nor Tory, nor Whig;    `To all whom it may concern to know me'  I submit to the will of a merciful God.  Yale  c.157  p. 4; see also `I'm neitherà', `I'm notà'. 
I envy not the proud their wealth  Pilkington, Laetitia  `By a young lady...Grubstreet journal, June 7th 1733'  And crown with peace my hours.  Yale  c.157  p. 102 
I envy not the proud their wealth  Pilkington, Laetitia  `By a young lady' [Grubstreet journal, 7 June 1733]  And crown with peace my hours.  Yale  c.157  p. 3 
I set myself down to obey your command.      And keep within its teeth.  Yale  c.157  p. 101 
If Hymen e'er my liberty restrain  T__n, Lady F.  `The choice, by a lady'  To love, my pride, my pleasure to obey.  Yale  c.157  p. 2 
In Charles the Second's merry days    `A new song in imitation of The vicar of Bray'  I'll drink my gallon a day Sir.  Yale  c.157  p. 122 
In riches, titles, honors, see her soar  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `C[ountes]s of Hardw[ic]ke' [d. 1761]  Her pastry lasting, as a chanc'ry suit.  Yale  c.157  p. 70 
Judge not in haste, but wait and see    `On the suspicion of the late Great Commoner [William Pitt the elder]'  If not, why then's the time to hiss.  Yale  c.157  p. 89 
Justly to copy beauty's magic queen,    `To a young lady at Bath who complained that her painter had not drawn her likeness...General evening post, Octr. 10. 1776'  Can ne'er be drawn but by a hand divine.  Yale  c.157  p. 103; see also `What artist's handà'. 
Kind Barnes adorn'd by ev'ry muse    [on Joshua Barnes of Emanuel College, Cambridge, d. 1712]  That ever trod on English ground.  Yale  c.157  p. 88, 94 
Let your [ ] be a butterfly slightly hung on;    `A LA MODE, or, a modern young lady' [Morning herald, 17 Nov. 1781]  And you'll shine in the park, for 'tis taste-a-la-mode.  Yale  c.157  p. 124 
Like gold, she still corrupts those who adore,  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Vi[s]c[ountes]s Vane' [d. 1788]  Free, as the sun, and boundless as the air.  Yale  c.157  p. 71 
Mistaken fair! Lay Sherlock by  Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl, 1694_1773  `To the Lady Tankerville on her reading Sherlock upon death' [answered by `No fault in Sherlock...']  'Tis I must learn to die.  Yale  c.157  p. 7 
My God! the Father of mankind,    `A supplication to the supreme Being' [Gentleman's magazine, July 1754]  My trembling soul convey.  Yale  c.157  p. 50 
No fault in Sherlock can I spy  Tankerville, [ ], lady  `The answer extempore to [Chesterfield's `Mistaken fair! lay Sherlock by...'] by a young lady'  There you may learn to live and die.  Yale  c.157  p. 8 
Now the leaden year is done.    `Farewell to the year 1772' [Owen's weekly chronicle, 2 January 1773]  England thy guidance will forever rue.  Yale  c.157  p. 97 
O cease to mourn, unhappy youth,  S__, Lady Mary  `The reply [ to `Forever, O merciless fair'; General evening post, 16 November 1779]  Who quite have lost my own?  Yale  c.157  p. 112 
O! happy George two wives adorn thy brows;  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Lady Lyttelt[o]n' [Elizabeth, Lady George Lyttelton, d. 1795]  In fertile soil she plants the gilded horn.  Yale  c.157  p. 71 
O lovely Richmond, lovely though in vain  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Verses on ladies of quality. Duchess of Richmond' [d. 1796]  Swoll'n are those eyes that shone with sweet excess.  Yale  c.157  p. 67 
Open all doors let in the polisht mob  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Bedford' [d. 1794]  Gallants, no other murder is confest.  Yale  c.157  p. 67 
Phoebe, thank thy false heart it has fixt my repose,  Roderick, Richard, d. 1756  `La Liberta. translated from an Italian ode'  I can easily meet with a fair as unkind.  Yale  c.157  p. 36 
Science! thou fair effusive ray  Akenside, Mark, 1721_1770  `A hymn to science'  And sit at peace with thee.  Yale  c.157  p. 61 
See generous Marlb[orough] nobly mourn  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Marlborough' [d. 1761]  Find comfort in th'embraces of her son.  Yale  c.157  p. 67 
See the seraphic spirit soaring high    `On the death of Mrs. E. Blount. Lond[on] Magaz[ine] March 1754'  Such was the woman__can the saint be more?  Yale  c.157  p. 49 
Serene as evening in the pride of spring  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Lady Fortescue' [d. 1812]  Softness and all the beauties of the mind.  Yale  c.157  p. 71 
The crescents shine Northumb[erlan]d is near  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `C[ountes]s of Northumb[erlan]d' [d. 1777]  Peace in her breast, and plenty in her face.  Yale  c.157  p. 70 
The humble petition of sorrowful Peter    `To the right honble Lady Cecilia Johnson from her monkey, on his banishment'  I suppose (like the Scotch) on account of connection.  Yale  c.157  p. 118 
The muses once esteem'd her beauty's boast  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Queens[ber]ry' [d. 1777]  Obtain'd the chariot, set the world on fire.  Yale  c.157  p. 67 
The noblest object in the works of art;  Seward, Anna, 1742_1809  `A rebus'  An ancient city that is much renown'd.  Yale  c.157  p. 52 
The powers of invitation beam along,  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Viscountess Townsh[en]d' [d.1770]  Oh! come great gods, she cries and spreads her arms.  Yale  c.157  p. 71 
The Scottish new pavement deserves well our praise    `On the new pavement in London and removal of the posts'  As that they have taken our posts all away.  Yale  c.157  p. 53 
The sultan by their law is made    `On the Duchess of Norfolk and her company...dressing nineteen dishes without any attendant for their dinner, at Lyncomb'  Are good for something when they please.  Yale  c.157  p. 95 
The sweet Emilia fairer to be seen  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Count[ess] of Kildare'  For with the rosy color strives her hue.  Yale  c.157  p. 68 
The Tories 'ad rat 'em    `An apology for Mr. Pitt Lloyd's evg. post Aug 18 1766'  If a man should, for once, serve himself.  Yale  c.157  p. 89 
There was a time when Britain's daring sons    `Past, present, and future' [General evening post, 31 July 1777]  Brittania did, and will command the waves.  Yale  c.157  p. 106 
There was a time when traitors to their king    `On city honors' [General evening post, 25 Aug. 1777]  And London reassume its ancient grace!  Yale  c.157  p. 106 
There's pleasure sure in being cloth'd in green  Davies, Sneyd, 1709_1769  `Dr. Thirlby, Mr. Dodd and Whaley after hunting: the scene Swallowfield'  When will tomorrow come?  Yale  c.157  p. 81 
Thrice William, Richard, George, are royal names.    `Kings of England...Gazett[ee]r and new daily advertiser Feb: 17. 1773'  Whose troops victorious at the Boyne were found.  Yale  c.157  p. 99 
To charity she lends a list'ning ear,  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `C[ountes]s of Huntingd[o]n'  Cobblers and priests and priests and cobblers live.  Yale  c.157  p. 68 
To pay great Anson's sufferings on the main  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `Lady Ans[o]n'  Brave ev'ry hardship, and defy each storm?  Yale  c.157  p. 71 
'Twas on a lofty vase's side  Gray, Thomas, 1716_1771  `An ode on a favorite cat called Selima which fell into a china cistern...'  Nor all, that glitters, gold.  Yale  c.157  p. 44 
We pray'd for wars in time of peace    `Mutable man' [Suffolk Lanham, 31 Aug. 1744]  More fickle man than womankind.  Yale  c.157  p. 16 
What beauties with a grace may do;    `Enigma by a lady at Oxford' [answered by `What every man of sense...']  What 'tis by all these what's I mean.  Yale  c.157  p. 65 (incomplete?) 
What every man of sense would do    `Answer [to `What beauties with a grace may do...'] Gazetteer Apr 28 1759'  By saying, doing__anything.  Yale  c.157  p. 66 
When S[andwich] firm in fair religion's cause  Jackson, [ ]  `A tr[ue] character of L. E. of S[and]w[ic]h' [Oxford journal, 17 Dec. 1763]  True to his friend, and faithful to his God.  Yale  c.157  p. 72 
Why did I leave my native Bangor's shore?  Davies, Sneyd, 1709_1769  `Caducan and Dr. Milles'  Abash'd the idol lay, and spake no more.  Yale  c.157  p. 78 
Why heaves my fond bosom? Ah! What can it mean?    [1751?]  With compassion for him, who without thee must die.  Yale  c.157  p. 57 
With ev'ry virtue, ev'ry grace possest  Orford, Horace Walpole, 4th earl, 1717_1797  `D[uchess] of Hamilton'  Fair without guilt, and as she's fair, serene.  Yale  c.157  p. 67 
Would you think it, my Duck (for the truth I will own)  Hamilton, Jenny  `Miss [Jenny] Hamilton to Miss Duck [daughter of Stephen Duck] upon her having refused a great offer in favor of Mr. M[o]re [the poet]'  It begins with a[n] M, but I dare not say More.  Yale  c.157  p. 114 
Ye beaux and ye belles both in court and in city,    `The court sermon. A new ballad dedicated to the Revd. Dr. Cobden' [pr. 1748 (Foxon C536)]  Then they'll never preach more, nor the court will displease. | Derry down &c.  Yale  c.157  p. 46 
Ye fair British beauties, the boast of the world,    `An invocation to the fair sex' [General evening post, 19 July 1777]  And merit the praises of earth, and of heaven.  Yale  c.157  p. 105 
You ask me, dear Mira, the man you should choose;    `To Mira, extempore' [Middlesex journal and evening advertiser, 27 March 1777]  Beware of the man by a Chesterfield bred.  Yale  c.157  p. 104 
You happier friend, in Barton's rural seat  Ekins, Jeffrey, d. 1791  `To Mr. Stevenson , who succeeded upon the death of his father to the living of Barton'  And want no son, to mourn thy sacred bier.  Yale  c.157  p. 108; see also `Go happier friendà'.