Poems (1786), Volume I.

by Helen Maria Williams

When I survey such an evidence of the zeal of my friends to serve me, as the following honourable and extensive list affords, I have cause for exultation in having published this work by subscription. They who know my disposition, will readily believe that the tear which fills my eye, while I thank them for their generous exertions, flows not from the consideration of the benefits that have arisen from their friendship. It is to that friendship itself, that my heart pays a tribute of affection which I will not attempt to express—for my pen is unfaithful to my purpose.—While I am employed in testifying my thankfulness for the favours I have received, it is impossible that I should forget how much I owe to one Gentleman in particular, whose exertions in my behalf, though I was a stranger to him, have been so marked, so generous, and indeed so unexampled, that it is a very painful task which his delicacy has imposed upon me, in not permitting me to mention his name. But such goodness cannot be concealed. The gratitude of my own heart has proclaimed it to my private friends; and the noble and honourable subscribers his zeal has procured, cannot avoid being sensible to whom I am indebted for so illustrious a patronage.

LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.

His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES.

A.

Her Grace the Dutchess of Ancaster.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Abingdon.
The Right Hon. the Dowager Countess of Albemarle.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Aylesford, Captain of the Yeomen of the
Guards.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Ashburnham.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Aylesbury, Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's
Houshold.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of St. Asaph.
The Right Hon. Lord Amherst, a General in the Army, Colonel of the
Second Troop of Horse Guards, and Governor of the Isle of
Guernsey.
The Right Hon. Lady Amherst.
The Right Hon. Lord Apsley, a Lord of the Admiralty.
The Right Hon. Lord Arden, a Lord of the Admiralty.
Sir Edmund Anderson, Bart.
Sir Edmund Affleck, Bart. Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
Lady Affleck.
The Hon. Richard Pepper Arden, Esq. his Majesty's Attorney-General, and
Chief Justice of Chester.
Charles Ambler, Esq. King's Counsel, and her Majesty's Attorney-General.
William Adair, Esq. Barrister at Law.
William Adam, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Mrs. Adam.
—— Adair, Esq.
Thomas Adams, Esq. Alnwick.
Robert Adair, Esq.
Mrs. A. Affleck.
Miss Affleck, Bury.
Rev. Mr. James Aitchison, Berwick.
Mrs. Alder, Horncliffe.
William Alexander, Esq.
Alexander Alison, Esq.
Miss Allin, Berwick.
Robert Allan, Esq. Edinburgh.
Mrs. Allen.
The Rev. Nathaniel Andrews, Warminster, Wilts.
Miss Anderson.
Francis Annesley, Esq.
John Anstruther, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Mrs. J. Anstruther.
James Arbouin, Esq.
Robert Arbuthnot, Esq. Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Edinburgh.
Mrs. Arden.
The Rev. Mr. Arden, Vicar of Tarpoly in Cheshire.
H.G. Armery, Esq.
The Rev. Mr. Armstrong, Bath.
George Arnold, Esq.
Mrs. Arnold.
Miss Artaud.
Late Mrs. Ashurst, St. Julian's.
John Askew, Esq. Pallinsburn.
Mrs. Askew, ditto.
Miss E.A. Askew, ditto.
Mr. G.A. Askew, Eton.
Mrs. Askew, Redheugh, Durham.
Miss Askew.
Francis Austen, Esq.
Mrs. Austen.
The Rev. Mr. S. Austen.
Mrs. Sackville Austen.
Mrs. Axford.
Theodore Aylward, Esq. Musical Professor at Gresham College.

B.

Her Grace the Dutchess of Bolton.
His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, Governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Her Grace the Dutchess of Buccleugh.
The Right Hon. the Marquis of Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Bucks, and one of his Majesty's Privy Council.
The Right Hon. the Marchioness of Buckingham.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Buckinghamshire, one of his Majesty's Privy
Council.
The Right Hon. the Countess of Buckinghamshire.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Beaulieu.
The Right Hon. Lady Diana Beauclerk.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Bangor.
The Right Hon. Lord Boston, a Lord of the Bedchamber.
The Right Hon. Lord Brownlow.
The Right Hon. Lady Brownlow.
The Right Hon. Lord Brudenell, Master of the Robes.
The Right Hon. Lady Caroline Bruce.
The Right Hon. Lady Frances Bruce.
The Hon. Mrs. Baillie, Edinburgh.
The Hon. Henry Burton.
The Hon. Mrs. Boscawen.
The Hon. Miss Boscawen, Maid of Honour to the Queen.
Sir Edward Bacon, Premier Baronet of England.
Lady Bacon.
Lady Blake.
Sir Harry Burrard, Bart.
Lady Blount.
The Rev. Nicholas Bacon, Coddenham.
Robert Baillie, Esq. Carphin, Fife.
Matthew Baillie, Esq.
Miss Baillie.
Miss J. Baillie.
Mrs. Balcanqual, Cupar, Fife.
James Balmain, Esq. Commissioner of Excise, Edinburgh.
Miss Caroline Balmain.
Mr. James Banfield.
Dugald Bannatine, Esq.
William Barkley, Esq.
Captain Barkley, Play Hatch, Berks.
Mrs. Barkley.
Edward Barnard, Esq.
Mrs. Barnouin.
Miss Barnouin, Southampton.
The Rev. William Barrow, L.L.D.
Miss Caroline Barlow, Winton.
Miss Barry.
Miss Barton.
—— Barton, Esq.
Mrs. Barwell.
The Rev. Dr. Bates.
Mrs. Bates.
Joah Bates, Esq. Commissioner of the Customs.
Mrs. J. Bates.
Miss Batten, Yeovil, Somersetshire.
John Bax, Esq.
Fowill Baxton, Esq.
William Baynes, Esq.
Mrs. Baynes.
Dr. Bayly, Chichester.
Miss Bayly, Colchester.
Matthew Beachcroft, Esq.
Mrs. Beachwell.
Edward Bearcroft, Esq.
Miss Bearcroft.
Mrs. Beasley.
Henry Beaufoy, Esq.
Mrs. Beaufoy.
Mr. Beaumont.
Mr. Robert Beggar, jun. Sheens, Edinburgh.
Mrs. Bell.
Mrs. Belson.
John Bicknell, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Mrs. Bicknell.
Charles Bicknell, Esq.
Mrs. Bicknell.
Mrs. Billingsley, Edinburgh.
Mrs. Billingsley, of Ashwick Grove, Somersetshire.
Miss Billingsley.
John Bill, Esq. Totteridge.
The Rev. Mr. Birch.
Thomas Birch, Esq.
—— Bird, Esq.
Mrs. Bisson.
Miss Bisson.
Mr. Blackbourn.
Mrs. Blagny.
Miss Blake, Crewkerne, Somersetshire.
John Bonar, Esq. Excise-Office, Edinburgh.
Alexander Bonar, Esq. Edinburgh.
Andrew Bonar, Esq. Ditto.
Mr. Charles Bond, St. John's College, Cambridge,
Phineas Bond, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Book Society, St. Alban's.
Frederick Booth, Esq.
Wilbraham Bootle, Esq.
Mrs. Bootle.
Miss Borthwick, Colchester.
Jacob Bosanquet, Esq.
William Bosanquet, Esq.
Henry Bosanquet, Esq.
Mrs. Bosanquet.
Miss Bosanquet.
William Boscawen, Esq. Barrister at Law, and a Commissioner of the
Victualling-Office.
James Bosquet, Esq.
Mrs. Bosquet.
Captain Boteler, Henley.
Mrs. Bott.
The Rev. Jonathan Boucher, Epsom.
Miss Boucher, Yeovil, Somersetshire.
The Rev. Mr. Bouts.
John Bowdler, Esq.
Charles Bowler, Esq. Lymington, Hants.
The Rev. Mr. Bowness.
Joseph Boyce, Esq.
—— Boyer, Esq.
Miss Boys, Sherborne, Dorset.
Miss Brackenbury.
Miss Bradford, Frenchhay, Glocestershire.
Barrington Bradshaw, Esq.
Mrs. Bradshaw.
Mr. Bradstreet, St. John's College, Cambridge.
Daniel Braithwaite, Esq.
Mr. Brand.
Mrs. Brand.
Miss Bray.
Mrs. Brewse, Ipswich.
—— Bridger, Esq.
Miss Bridger.
Mrs. Britt.
Thomas H. Broadhead, Esq.
Mrs. Brockhurst
Mrs. Brome, Ipswich.
William Bromfield, Esq.
James Bromfield, Esq.
Stamp Brooksbanks, Esq. Commissioner of Excise.
Mrs. Brooksbanks.
W.C. Brough, Esq.
Job C. Brough, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Bryan Broughton, Esq.
George Brown, Esq.
Charles Brown, Esq. Edinburgh.
Isaac Hawkins Brown, Esq.
William Brown, Esq.
Alexander Brown, Esq. Librarian to the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh.
Miss Brown, Stockton, Durham.
Miss Brunette.
Edward Bruce, Esq. Edinburgh.
Mr. James Bruce, Ditto.
Mr. John Bruce, Professor of Logic, Edinburgh.
Frederick Bruce, Esq. Edinburgh.
—— Bryant, Esq.
Mrs. Bryern.
John Buchan, Esq. Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh.
Charles Buerchier, Esq.
Mr. Bugg, Belford.
Mrs. Bull.
—— Bull, Esq. Wilton.
—— Buller, Esq. ditto.
Mr. Joseph Bullen.
Mrs. Buncombe, Bishop's Hall, Somerset.
Miss Buncombe, Hornby, Somerset.
Mr. J. S. Burford.
Miss Burford, Chigwell.
Thomas Burgh, Esq.
J. C. Burgh, Esq.
George Burne, Esq.
Harry Burrard, Esq. Lymington.
Mrs. Butler, Yeovil, Somerset.
Edward Butler, Esq. jun. Warminster.
Mrs. De Butts.

C.

His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Right Hon. Lord Camden, President of the Council.
The Right Hon. the Marquis of Carmarthen, one of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Corke.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, Chancellor of the Dutchy of
Lancaster.
The Dowager Countess of Cavan.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Carlisle.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Chester.
The Right Hon. Lord Cadogan.
The Right Hon. Lord Camelford.
The Right Hon. Lady Camelford.
The Right Hon. Lord Chedworth.
The Hon. Mrs. Cornwallis.
Sir James Campbell, Bart.
Lady Campbell, Madras.
Sir George Cornwall, Bart.
Lady Cornwall.
Sir Thomas Clavering, Bart.
Ilay Campbell, Esq. Lord Advocate of Scotland.
—— Cabonet, Esq.
Philip Cade, Esq.
Mrs. P. Cade.
Miss Cadogan.
Mrs. Caillaud.
Colonel Campbell, Monzie.
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell, Madras.
Mrs. Campbell.
Mr. Archibald Campbell.
Miss Campbell.
William Campbell, Esq. Fairfield.
John Campbell, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Miss Campbell.
Capt. R. N. Campbell.
Miss Campbell, Edinburgh.
Miss Campion, Colchester.
Mrs. Capadoce.
—— Carbonell, Esq.
Mrs. Carbonell.
Peter Caralet, jun. Esq.
Mrs. Reginald P. Carew.
Mrs. Carke.
Mr. James Carmichael, Eymouth.
John Carr, Esq. Ryshope.
Mrs. Carter.
Edward Castance, Esq.
Mrs. Castance.
Mr. John Chadwick.
A.H. Chambers, Esq.
Miss Chapman.
Miss Chapman, South Petherton, Somerset.
Edward Charlton, Esq. Reeds Mouth.
Mr. William Charlton, Alnwick.
Miss Chartres, Ednam House.
Robert Chester, Esq.
Mrs. Chester.
Miss Chester.
Miss Cheveley.
Joseph Chew, Esq.
Miss Child.
—— Chowne, Esq.
Mrs. Chowne.
Miss Chowne.
Alexander Christie, Esq. Grueldikes.
James Christie, Esq.
Mrs. Christie.
Miss Christie.
James Christie, jun. Esq.
Mrs. Clark, Ord-House, Berwick.
Richard Clarke, Esq.
Thomas Clarke, Esq.
Mrs. Clarke.
Richard Clarke, Esq.
Miss Clarke.
Miss Clark of Exeter.
The Rev. Mr. Clarkson, Kirkharle.
Charles Clavering, Esq.
Miss Clavering, Berrington.
William Clay, Esq.
Mrs. Margaret Clayton.
Miss Clayton.
Miss K. Clavering, ditto.
Miss Cleaver.
The late Mrs. Clive.
Miss E. Clutterbuck, Clonmel, Ireland.
John Clunie, Esq. Berwick.
William Coates, Esq. Bristol.
Thomas Coates, Esq. ditto.
Richard Cockran, Esq.
Miss Coles.
—— Collet, Esq.
The Rev. S. Collinson, Oxford.
College Library, Edinburgh.
Miss Colquoun, Edinburgh.
Henry Compton, Esq.
Robert Comyns, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Lancelot Conyngham, Esq. Winchester.
William Cooper, Esq.
John Coore, Esq.
Mrs. Coore.
The Rev. Dr. Cooper, Prebendary of Durham.
Mrs. Cooper.
Mrs. Cosser.
Miss Cosser.
Richard Cosway, Esq.
Mrs. Cosway.
Mr. Cotton.
Robert Cotton, Esq.
Thomas Tryon Cotton, Esq.
Mr. J. Cotton, Chigwell, Essex.
Miss Cotton.
John Cotton, Esq. Richmond.
John Cottrell, Esq.
John Cornwall, Esq.
Mrs. Cornwall.
Miss Corbet, St. Alban's.
Thomas Coutts, Esq.
—— Couper, Esq.
Thomas Cowper, Esq. King's Counsel.
Mrs. T. Cowper.
Mr. Cowper, Norwich.
The Rev. Mr. Cowper.
Mrs. Cox.
Lieutenant Colonel Craig.
—— Craig, Esq.
John Cranford, Esq.
Miss Crawford, Chiswick.
Charles Alexander Crickett, Esq.
Thomas Croft, Esq.
Mrs. Croftes.
George Crow, Esq. Netherbyres.
Mr. Thomas Cruikshank.
Mrs. Cumberland.
Alexander Cunningham, Esq.
Colonel Cunningham, Berwick.
Miss Curre.
William Curteis, Esq.

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