George Crabbe (1754-1832). "Tales of the Hall"; "The Village"; "The Parish Register"; "Tales in Verse."
William Blake (1757-1827). "Songs of Innocence"; "Songs of Experience"; "Poetical Sketches."
Robert Burns (1759-1796). See biographical note, page [111].
Robert Burns.
THE COTTER'S[1] SATURDAY NIGHT.
Inscribed To R. Aiken, Esq.[2]
Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile,
The short but simple annals of the Poor.[3]—Gray.