—— Poems: The speech of Proteus to Aristæus, translated from the fourth book of Virgil’s Georgics, 1700; The downfall of Babylon, written 1775; The prophecy of Balaam, written 1773; An elegy, on the death of Mr. Buckingham St. John, who was drowned in his passage from New-haven to Norwalk, May 5th, 1771. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8º. v. 2, p. 95-103.)
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—— The poetical works of John Trumbull, ll.d. Containing M’Fingal, a modern epic poem, revised and corrected, with copious explanatory notes; The Progress of dulness; and a collection of poems on various subjects, written before and during the Revolutionary War. In two volumes. Hartford: Printed for Samuel G. Goodrich, by Lincoln & Stone. mdcccxx. 2 v. 8º.
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v. 1. 3 p.l., (1)8-177 p., front, (port.), eng. t.-p.; v. 2. 4 p.l., (1)9-235 p., 4 pl., eng. t.-p.
Contents: v. 1. Memoir of the life and writings of John Trumbull.—M’Fingal. v. 2. Progress of dulness.—Genius of America.—Lines to Messrs. Dwight and Barlow.—Ode to Sleep.—To a young lady, a fable.—Speech of Proteus, translation.—Prophecy of Balaam.—Owl and sparrow, a fable.—Prospect of the future glory of America.—On the vanity of youthful expectations.—Advice to ladies of a certain age.—Characters.—Elegy on the death of Mr. St. John.—Destruction of Babylon.—Elegy on the times.—Appendix.
—— The progress of dulness, part first, or The rare adventures of Tom Brainless; shewing what his father and mother said of him; how he went to college, and what he learned there; how he took his degree, and went to keeping school; how afterwards he became a great man and wore a wig; and how any body else may do the same. The like never before published. Very proper to be kept in all families. [By John Trumbull.] The second edition, corrected. Re-printed in the Year m, dcc, lxxiii. vi, (1)8-20 p. 12º.
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Also printed in The American magazine, Dec., 1787, p. 59-61, Jan., 1788, p. 117-119, Reserve.
—— The progress of dulness, part second: or An essay on the life and character of Dick Hairbrain, of finical memory; being an astronomical calendar, calculated for the meridian of New-York, north latitude, 41°. west longitude 72°: 30′; but which may serve without material error, for any of the neighboring climates: containing, among other curious and surprizing particulars, Dick’s soliloquy on a college-life ... a description of a country-fop ... receipt to make a gentleman, with the fop’s creed and exposition, of the Scriptures.... Dick’s gradual progress from a clown to a coxcomb ... his travels, gallantry, and opinion of the ladies ... his peripætia and catastrophe, with the moral and application of the whole. [By John Trumbull.] Published for the universal benefit of mankind. Printed in the Year m, dcc, lxxiii. x, (1)12-27(1) p. 12º.