Poems by William Shenstone
Slender's Ghost
... Poor Slender's Ghost, that whimpering cried, ...
The Ruined Abbey, or, The Affects of Superstition
... Deem'd earth, deem'd heaven, its foe! Six tedious years ...
Elegy XI. He Complains How Soon the Pleasing Novelty of Life Is Over
... To Mr. Jago. Ah me, my Friend! it will not, will not last, ...
Elegy II. On Posthumous Reputation - To a Friend
... Shall then our youths, who Fame's bright fabric raise, ...
Song VII. - When bright Roxana treads the green
... The scene improves where'er she goes, ...
Elegy XIII. To a Friend, On Some Slight Occasion Estranged From Him
... Wouldst thou with scorn thy once loved friend disown ...
Daphne's Visit
... Kind Zephyr! brush each fragrant flower, ...
The Dying Kid
... Ah! wretched mortals we! - our brightest days ...
Cupid and Plutus
... depend on't, 'Twere more for use, for beauty too, ...
The Scholar's Relapse
... Free I ranged like the birds, like the birds free I sung, ...
Song XIX. - When bright Ophelia treads the green
... For though the flowers are still the same, ...
The Landscape
... How sweetly smil'd the hill, the vale, ...
To a Lady, with Some Coloured Patterns of Flowers
... Madam,- Though rude the draughts, though artless seem the lines, ...
Nancy of the Vale
... ' "Struck with her charms and gentle truth, ...
Elegy XVI. He Suggests the Advantage of Birth To a Person of Merit
... AND THE FOLLY OF A SUPERCILIOUSNESS THAT IS BUILT UPON THAT SOLE FOUNDATION ...
