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Rh *On the late Queen’s Acceſſion to the Throne, a Poem.

Æſop at Court, or State Fables.

An Eſſay on the Character on Sir Willoughby Aſhton, a Poem. Fol. 1704.

On the Mines of Sir Carbery Price, a Poem; occaſioned by the Mine- adventure Company.

On the Death of Mr. John Partridge, Profeſſor in Leather, and Aſtrologer.

Advice to a Lover.

To Mr. Watſon, on his Ephemeris on the Cæleſtial Motions, preſented to Queen Anne.

Againſt Immoderate Grief.

The Force of Jealouſy.

An Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, 1693, ſet to muſic by Dr. Purcel.

A Hymn to the Morning in Praiſe of Light. We ſhall extract the following ſtanza from this Hymn, as a ſpecimen of his poetry. Parent of day! whoſe beauteous beams of light
 * Spring from the darkſome womb of night,
 * And midſt their native horrors ſhow

Like gems adorning of the negro’s brow.
 * Not Heaven’s fair bow can equal thee,
 * In all its gawdy drapery:

Thou firſt eſſay of light, and pledge of day! Rival of ſhade! eternal ſpring! ſtill gay!
 * From thy bright unexhauſted womb

The beauteous race of days and ſeaſons come.
 * Thy beauty ages cannot wrong,
 * But ’ſpite of time, thou’rt ever young.

Thou art alone Heav’n’s modeſt virgin light. Whoſe face a veil of bluſhes hide from human ſight. At thy approach, nature erects her head;
 * The ſmiling univerſe is glad;
 * The drowſy earth and ſeas awake

And from thy beams new life and vigour take. When