The Annual miscellany, for the year 1694 being the fourth part of Miscellany poems : containing great variety of new translations and original copies / by the most eminent hands.

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The Annual miscellany, for the year 1694 being the fourth part of Miscellany poems : containing great variety of new translations and original copies / by the most eminent hands.
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London :: Printed by R.E. for Jacob Tonson ...,
1694.
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Classical poetry -- Translations into English.
English poetry -- Translations from classical literature.
English poetry -- 17th century.
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"The Annual miscellany, for the year 1694 being the fourth part of Miscellany poems : containing great variety of new translations and original copies / by the most eminent hands." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a36597.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.

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THE CONTENTS,

  • THe Third Book of Virgil's Georgicks, Eng∣lish'd by Mr. Dryden. Pag. 3
  • A Translation of all Virgil's 4th. Georgick, ex∣cept the Story of Aristeus. By Mr. Jo. Addison, of Magdalen Colledge, Oxon. 58
  • To Sir Godfrey Kneller. By Mr. Dryden. 87
  • Prologue to the Queen. Vpon Her Majesty's coming to see the Old Batchelour. By Mr. Congreve. 100
  • To Cynthia Weeping and not Speaking. By Mr. Con∣greve. An Elegy. 103
  • Fortuna saevo Laeta negotio, &c. Out of Horace. By the Late Duke of Buckingham. 108
  • To my Lady Dursley, on her Reading Milton's Pa∣radise Lost. By Mr. Prior. 110
  • To Mr. Watson, on his Ephemeris of the Coelestial Motions, presented to Her Majesty. By Mr. Yal∣den. 112
  • The Rape of Theutilla, Imitated from the Latin of Famian. Strada. By Mr. Tho. Yalden. 115
  • An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day at Oxford, 1693. Written by Mr. Tho. Yalden. 124
  • A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, at Oxford. By Mr. Jo. Addison. 138
  • ...

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  • The Story of Salmacis, from the Fourth Book of Ovid's Metamorphoses. By Mr. Jo. Addison. 139
  • The Enquiry after his Mistress. Written by Aurelian Townsend. 148
  • To the Honourable Mrs. Mohun, on her Recovery. By Mr. Charles Hopkins. 152
  • The Force of Jealousie: To a Lady asking, if her Sex was as sensible of that Passion as Me. An allusion to, O! Quam cruentus Foeminas stimulat Dolor. Seneca's Hercules-Oetus. By Mr. Tho. Yalden. 154
  • To Mr. Dryden upon his Translation of the Third Book of Virgil's Georgicks. Pindarick Ode. By Mr. John Dennis. 160
  • The Enjoyment: A Song. Anonymus. 164
  • The Enjoyment. 166
  • In Imitation of Horace. Ode the XXII. Integer vitae, &c. Written by Mr. Tho. Yalden. 172
  • To his Perjur'd Mistress. From Horace. Nox erat, & coelo fulgebat luna sereno, &c. By Mr. Tho. Yalden. 176
  • The XVI. Ode of the 2d. Book of Horace. Translated by an unknown Hand. Beginning, Otium Divos rogat, &c. 181
  • Song. Advice to Caelia. 186
  • Advice to Cupid. In a Song. 187
  • Cornelius Gallus Imitated. A Lyrick. By my Lord R. 190
  • Apollo's Grief: For having kill'd Hyacinth by Acci∣dent. In Imitation of Ovid. By my Lord R. 192
  • Song. By my Lord R. 194
  • On the Happiness of a Retir'd Life. By Mr. Charles

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  • Dryden. Sent to his Father from Italy. 195
  • The Passion of Byblis. From the Ninth Book of Ovid Metamorphosis. By Ste. Harvey, Esq 202
  • The First Book of Virgil's Georgicks. Translated in∣to English Verse, by the Right Honourable John Earl of Lauderdale. 217
  • Jupiter and Europa: From the Fourth Book of Ovid Metamorphosis. By Ste. Harvey, Esq 254
  • Patroclus's Request to Achilles for his Arms. Imita∣ted from the Beginning of the 16 Iliad of Homer. By Mr. Tho. Yalden. 259
  • A Song. By—265
  • An Epistle to Mr. B. By Mr. Fr. Knapp, of Mag∣dalen Colledge in Oxford. 266
  • To Myra. A great Flood having destroyed the Fruits of the Ground, and the Corn every where in her Neighbourhood, but upon her own Land. By Mr. George Granville. 274
  • Song. By Mr. George Granville. 276
  • A Short Visit. 277
  • A Copy of Verses Written by Mr. Edmund Waller, above Forty Years since, and never Printed in any Edition of his Poems. 279
  • Cupid's Pastime. By Sidney Godolphin, Esq 282
  • For the New Year: to the Sun. Intended to be Sung before Their Majesties on New-Years Day. 1694. Written by Mr. Prior at the Hague. 287
  • The Duel. By Henry Savil, Esq Written soon af∣ter the Duel of the Staggs. 293
  • To a Person of Honour: Vpon his Incomprehesible Poems. By—298
  • Vpon the same. 304
  • ...

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  • Translated from Seneca's Troas, Act. 2. Chorus. By Mr. Glanvill. 306
  • Horace B. I. Ode XIII. Cum Tu, Lydia, Telephi, &c. By Mr. Glanvill. 309
  • Horace B. I. Ode XXIII. By Mr. Glanvill. 312
  • B. II. Ode XII. Nolis longa ferae Bella Numantiae, &c. By Mr. Glanvill. 314
  • An Account of the Greatest English Poets. To Mr. H. S. Apr. 3d. 1694. By Mr. Joseph Addison. 317
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