Poems, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing His Posthumous Poetry, and a Sketch of His Life (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Poems, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing His Posthumous Poetry, and a Sketch of His Life

It is incumbent on me to apprise the reader, that by m the greater part of the poems to which I have now the honour to introduce him, have been already published by Mr. Hayley. That endeared friend of the deceased poet having enriched his cc pious and faithful life of him with a large collection of his minor pieces soon alter his death, and having since given to the world a distinct edition of his Translations from the Latin and Italian verses of Milton, every thing seemed accomplished that the merits and memory of a poet, so justly popular as cowpel', appeared to require. But of late years a fresh and detached collection of all his poems being wished for by his friends, I was flattered by their request, that I would present them to the public as the editor of his third poetical volume.

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