Description
Over 100 poets of labouring class origin were published in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some were hugely popular and important in their day but few are available today. This is a collection of some of those poems from the 19th century.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS OF VOLUME -- Acknowledgements -- General Editor’s Introduction -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Note on the Text -- ANN[E] CANDLER (1740–1814) -- From Poetical Attempts by Ann Candler (1803) -- From Memoirs of the Life of Ann Candler -- On the Birth of Twin Sons in 1781 -- Addressed to the Inhabitants of Yoxford, in 1787 -- To the Rev. Dr. J—n -- Reflections on My Own Situation -- On Perusing the History of Jacob -- ROBERT BLOOMFIELD (1766–1823) -- WILLIAM HOLLOWAY (1761–1854) -- From The Peasant’s Fate: A Rural Poem (1802) -- From Preface -- From The Peasant’s Fate -- ‘Former division of Downs … Modern changes’ -- ‘The ancient Pastor’ -- ‘Modern Rector and Curate’ -- ‘Village Smith’ -- ‘Poor-House’ -- ‘England compared with the most fruitful Countries’ -- From The Minor Minstrel (1808) -- To Robert Bloomfield, on the Abolition of the Slave Trade -- The Common; Or, The Soil of Liberty -- Sam Sear’s Three Tokens -- Roke Down -- Charity -- NATHANIEL BLOOMFIELD (1759–after 1822) -- From An Essay on War (1803) -- An Essay on War -- Elegy on the Enclosure of Honington Green -- More Bread and Cheese -- Lyric Address to Dr Jenner -- THOMAS BA(T)CHELOR (fl. 1804-1809) -- From Village Scenes, The Progress of Agriculture, and other Poems (1804) -- From The Progress of Agriculture; Or, The Rural Survey -- CHARLOTTE RICHARDSON (1775–?1825) -- From Poems Written on Different Occasions (1806) -- Written Under Great Doubt, and Anxiety of Mind -- He Sleeps -- From Poems, Chiefly Composed During the Pressure of Severe Illness -- After Reading Clarkson’s Narrative -- The Washerwoman’s Reply to E. Waring -- JAMES HOGG (1770–1835) -- GEORGE BLOOMFIELD (1757–1831) -- The Poets at Odds -- MARY BRYAN (fl. 1815–1829) -- From Sonnets and Metrical Tales (1815) -- To W. W—h, Esq. -- Anna -- The Dream -- On Reading Lines to Tranquility -- To — —; Sonnet -- To — — -- Mary -- The Spinning-Wheel -- Julia -- From Unpublished Manuscripts -- The Village Maid -- Stanzas -- JOHN MITFORD (1782–1831) -- From Poems of a British Sailor (1818) -- Mary; or The Suicide -- The Maniac’s Song; or The Coat of Blue -- Elegiac Stanzas, to the Memory of Robert Burns -- Sorrow; to Bertha -- Death of the Sailor-Boy -- The Island Fiend -- Donald and Mary -- War Song -- The Glories of Britannia -- JAMES CHAMBERS (1740–182?) -- From The Poetical Works of James Chambers (1820) -- Acrostic on the Author’s Name -- Morning Winter Piece -- Lines on a Little Black Dog Stealing the Author’s Meat -- On a Brindled Greyhound Carrying a Piece of Meat to the Author -- The Author’s Second Day at Helmingham -- Verses on Grundisburgh Fair -- The Poor Poetaster -- Treble Acrostic (James Chambers, Itinerent Poet, despised by Man) -- Treble Acrostic (Acrostic for Robert Roe) -- JOHN CLARE (1793–1864) -- ROBERT MILLHOUSE (1788–1839) -- From Blossoms (1823) -- To Gold -- The Proud Man’s Contumely -- Written in the Country -- To Antiquity -- The Bard -- From Sherwood Forest and Other Poems (1827) -- The Lot of Genius -- To the Herb Chickweed -- Address for a Society of Odd Fellows -- EBENEZER ELLIOTT (1781–1849) -- WILLIAM SMITH (fl. 1819–1826) -- Verses…on Raising and Selling the Newly Buried Dead (1819) -- From A Collection of Original Poems (1821) -- The Mansions of the Dead -- A Call to the Watchmen -- Haddington Resolution -- The Poet’s Plea -- The Effects of Nature and Cultivation Contrasted -- The Country Wright -- From A Summer Evening Walk Improved [The Author -- his neighbours] -- From The House of Mourning [The Mourner tells his story] -- Ye are Idle—Exod. v.17 -- The Turbot’s Head Dissected -- JOHN SHAW (fl. 1824–1836) -- From Woolton Green (1825) -- To My Mare Gip -- The Bard’s Plaint -- Lucubratory Lines, Addressed to…Canning -- Extemporary Epitaph for the Unfortunate Mr. Sadler -- JAMES BIRD (1788–1839) -- From Poetical Memoirs; The Exile, a Tale (1823) -- From Poetical Memoirs -- Introduction -- From Canto First -- From Canto Second -- From Francis Abbott, the Recluse of Niagra; Metropolitan Sketches (1837) -- From Metropolitan Sketches -- The Royal Academy -- The House of Commons -- Guy’s Hospital -- The Corn Exchange -- The Excise Office -- THOMAS WILSON (1773-1858) -- From The Pitman’s Pay and Other Poems (1843) -- The Pitman’s Pay. Part Second -- The Washing-Day -- On Seeing a Mouse Run Across the Road in January -- JOHN NICHOLSON (1790–1843) -- From Poems by John Nicholson (1844) -- On Visiting a Workhouse -- January -- The Muse -- On the Ascent of a Balloon -- Sports of the Field -- The Malt-Kiln Fire -- The Drunkard’s Retribution -- Lines on ‘Long Tom’ -- Melpomene -- ROBERT FRANKLIN (fl. 1809–1851) -- From The Miller’s Muse (1824) -- Poor William -- A Visit from Bridlington to Flambro’ Head -- The Poacher -- Reflections on Napoleon -- The Convict -- The Banks of the Humber -- From The House of Brocklesby (1844) -- The Village Clerk -- Notes -- Thematic Index -- Index of First Lines -- Index of Titles.
