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TO MISS H—L—D.
1768.
1 TELL me, God of soft desires,
2 Little Cupid, wanton Boy,
3 How thou kindlest up thy fires!
4 Giving pleasing pain and joy.
5 H—l—d's beauty is thy bow,
6 Striking glances are thy darts;
7 Making conquests never slow,
8 Ever gaining conquer'd hearts.
9 Heaven is seated in her smile,
10 Juno's in her portly air;
11 Not Britania's fav'rite Isle
12 Can produce a Nymph so fair.
13 In a desart vast and drear,
14 Where disorder springs around,
15 If the lovely Fair is there,
16 'Tis a pleasure-giving ground.
17 Oh! my H—l—d! blest with thee,
18 I'd the raging storm defy,
19 In thy smiles, I live, am free;
20 When thou frownest, I must die.
Source edition
Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770. A Supplement to the Miscellanies of Thomas Chatterton London: printed for T. Becket, in Pall-Mall; Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and Their Royal Highnesses the Princes. MDCCLXXXIV., 1784, pp. 14-15. [6],ii,88p.; 8⁰. (ESTC T48948; OTA K045459.000)
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- THE CONSULIAD, AN HEROIC POEM. ()
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- THE DEATH OF NICOU, AN AFRICAN ECLOGUE. ()
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- ELEGY. ()
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- FEBRUARY, AN ELEGY. ()
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- GORTHMUND, TRANSLATED FROM THE SAXON. ()
- HECCAR AND GAIRA AN AFRICAN ECLOGUE. ()
- THE HIRLAS, Translated from the ancient British of OWEN CYFELIOG, Prince of Powys. ()
- IN IMITATION OF OUR OLD POETS. ON OURE LADYES CHIRCH. 1769. ()
- KENRICK. TRANSLATED FROM THE SAXON. ()
- THE METHODIST. MAY 1770. ()
- NARVA AND MORED, AN AFRICAN ECLOGUE. ()
- ODE TO MISS H—L—D. 1768. ()
- ON MR. ALCOCK, OF BRISTOL, AN EXCELLENT MINIATURE PAINTER. ()
- One CANTO of an ANCIENT POEM, CALLED The UNKNOWN KNIGHT or the TOURNAMENT. ()
- THE PROPHECY. ()
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- SONG TO MR. G. CATCOTT. 1769. ()
- A SONG. ADDRESSED TO MISS C—AM OF BRISTOL. ()
- SONG. FANNY[|BETSY] OF THE HILL. 1770. ()
- TO A FRIEND. ()
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