The last 3 leaves of v. 2 contain a list of 375 subscribers.
The poems by American authors include the following:
v. 1. Epitaph on Mrs. Grove, of Litchfield, by William Grove, p. 41-42. A Similie, by J. L. B. Esq. of Md., p. 248-249.—To Lady Harriet Ackland, on her coming into the American camp to attend her husband, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 264-266.
v. 2. Sonnet to Mr.—, in India, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 3-4.—Sonnet to the memory of her sisters, Mrs. F-nd-l and Mrs. Pl-t-r, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 4-5.—The genius of America; Pyrocles to Lucinda; Impromptu; Epigram on a young gentleman; Chloe; To Monimia; An imitation of Horace, bk. iii, ode xxix; Epitaph on a miser; To Amanda; [Lines] written under a young lady’s picture; Thoughts at Christmas; Absence; An ode to a friend; An ode, 1759; Song, to the tune of The Flowers of the Forest; On the taking of Louisburgh by Admiral Boscawen, 1758; Verses written at Mount Radnor, April, 1764; A hymn to Monimia; A song to the tune Wae’s my heart that we should sunder; by John Thomas, of Md., p. 154-189.—Verses on presenting Mr. J. T. with a piece of work to wear in his watch, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 189-190.—To a young lady, on receiving from her a watch-paper, by John Thomas, of Md., p. 190-192.—To a young lady, on the author’s omitting to send her as promised, a present of flowers, on May-Day, 1762, by John Thomas, of Md., p. 245-247.—On the vicissitudes of human life, an elegy, addressed to a friend by Mr. Smith of Phila., p. 276-281.—The enamour’d philosopher, by a maniac in the hospital at Philadelphia, p. 315-317.—Lampoon, by Mr. Smith, of Phila., p. 317-319.—The student’s sigh; To Miss A. T.; Morning, a hymn; The student’s resolve; Elegy on the death of Hon. J. Rogers; Despair, an elegy; A burlesque invitation; To Miss A. O., by —— of Anne-Arundel county, p. 340-354.—To Miss H. Hill; On the death of Mrs.—’s humming bird; by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 355-358.—Sonnet by Charlotte Smith, p. 359.
A Family tablet: containing a selection of original poetry. Boston: Printed and sold by William Spotswood. 1796. 6 p.l., 81 p. 16º.
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Edited by Abiel Holmes.
This collection was almost entirely composed by members of the family of President Stiles, and Dr. Holmes and his wife were the largest contributors.—Dexter, Yale annals.
Contents: Elegy.—A dirge.—On the sudden death of a lovely child.—Lines addressed to Miss S. W. on the death of her brother who fell in battle at Miami Village, 1790.—Lines occasioned by the war, 1777.—André’s ghost.—Epistle to Myra.—Lines presented to the parents of Mr. J. F.—Lines to the memory of Mrs. T. H.—Elegy to memory of Mrs. T. W.—Elegiac sonnet.—Farewell.—The adieu.—Invocation to religion.—Hymn written at sea.—Invocation to piety.—Lines written in a gale at sea.—Birth-day reflection.—Hymn, My times are in Thy hand.—Conscience.—To Myra.—Origin of the fire-screen.—A fragment.—Inscription on a mall at C.—The flower-de-luce.—Reply.—To Myron with a purse.—Reply.—To Myra with a paper-basket.—Lines accompanying a needle-book.—To a gentleman, who presented Myra seven robins.—Address to a young robin.—To Myron, with a jonquil.—Reply.—On reading the above pieces.—The transformation of Eliza into a poplar.—The soldier.—The seasons.—To a gentleman, who presented Louisa with a pen.—Reply.—To Strephon.—To Amanda.—Lines occasioned by seeing a portrait of the Goddess of Liberty.—Elegiac fragment on the death of E. S.—Elegiac sonnet on Mrs. K. T. S.—Elegy on Doctor *******—Yaratildia: an epic poem.
Fanny See [Halleck, Fitz-Greene].