Edward Young (1684-1765), "Night Thoughts"; "The Last Day"; "Resignation."
Allan Ramsay (1686-1758). "The Gentle Shepherd": "Scots Songs"; "Fables and Tales."
John Gay (1688-1732). "The Beggar's Opera"; "The Shepherd's Week"; "Trivia"; "Rural Sports"; fables, and other short poems.
Matthew Green (1696-1737). "The Grotto"; "The Spleen."
John Dyer (1698-1758). "Grongar Hill"; "The Fleece."
Robert Blair (1699-1746). "The Grave."
James Thomson (1700-1748). "The Seasons"; "The Castle of Indolence."
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), "The Vanity of Human Wishes"; "London."
Richard Glover (1712-1785). "Leonidas"; "Admiral Hosier's Ghost"; "The Athenaid."
William Shenstone (1714-1763). "The Schoolmistress"; "Pastoral Ballads."