Poems by William Shenstone
The Beau to the Virtuosos
... A friend, who, weigh'd with yours, must prize ...
The Attribute of Venus
... Her train was form'd of Smiles and Loves ...
Rural Elegance, An Ode to the Late Duchess of Somerset
... Reflect flowers, woods, and spires, and brighten all the scene ...
The Princess Elizabeth, when a prisoner at Woodstock, 1554
... Then with him o'er hills and mountains ...
Ode: To be performed by Dr. Brettle, and a chorus of Halesowen citizens
... Zoonters, they're gone-Sal, bring a candle- ...
Stanzas - To the Memory of an agreeable Lady, buried in marriage to a Person undeserving her
... Our merchants Spain has near undone, ...
Ode to Health, 1730
... Adieu, Ye midnight lamps! ye curious tomes! ...
Song III. - Ye gentle Nymphs and generous Dames
... Who Beauty's wounds with pleasure feel, ...
On Certain Pastorals
... 'Tis not th' Arcadian swain that sings, ...
Song II. The Landscape
... How sweetly smiled the hill, the vale, ...
Upon a Visit to a Lady of Quality
... For soon, from Wit and Friendship's reign, ...
The Price of An Equipage
... Mart. ("If thou from Fortune dost no servant crave, ...
Elegy VII. He Describes His Vision to An Acquaintance
... And though no friend to Fame's obstreperous blast, ...
Economy, A Rhapsody, Addressed to Young Poets
... Part first. To you, ye Bards! whose lavish breast requires ...
A Pastoral Ode. To the Hon. Sir Richard Lyttleton
... The shepherds' breasts though mild are warm, ...
