Prologue, spoken by Mr. Garrick, at the opening of the theatre-royal, Drury lane Prefatory Notice to the tragedy of Irene Prologue Irene Epilogue, by sir William Yonge Prologue to the masque of Comus Prologue to the comedy of the Good-natured Man Prologue to the comedy of a Word to the Wise Spring Midsummer Autumn Winter The Winter's Walk To Miss ****, on her giving the author a gold and silk network purse, of her own weaving To Miss ****, on her playing upon the harpsichord, in a room hung with flower-pieces of her own painting Evening; an ode To the same To a friend Stella in mourning To Stella Verses, written at the request of a gentleman, to whom a lady had given a sprig of myrtle To lady Firebrace, at Bury assizes To Lyce, an elderly lady On the death of Mr. Robert Levet Epitaph on Claude Phillips Epitaphium in Thomam Hanmer, baronettum Paraphrase of the above, by Dr. Johnson To Miss Hickman, playing on the spinet Paraphrase of Proverbs, chap. vi. verses 6-11 Horace, lib. iv. ode vii. translated Anacreon, ode ix Lines written in ridicule of certain poems published in 1777 Parody of a translation from the Medea of Euripides Translation from the Medea of Euripides Translation of the two first stanzas of the song "Rio Verde, Rio Verde" Imitation of the style of **** Burlesque of some lines of Lopez de Vega Translation of some lines at the end of Baretti's Easy Phraseology Improviso translation of a distich on the duke of Modena's running away from the comet in 1742 or 1743 Improviso translation of some lines of M. Benserade à son Lit Epitaph for Mr. Hogarth Translation of some lines, written under a print representing persons skating Impromptu translation of the same To Mrs. Thrale, on her completing her thirty-fifth year Impromptu translation of an air in the Clemenza di Tito of Metastasio Translation of a speech of Aquileio in the Adriano of Metastasio Burlesque of the modern versifications of ancient legendary tales Friendship; an ode On seeing a bust of Mrs. Montague Improviso on a young heir's coming of age Epitaphs--on his father --his wife --Mrs. Bell --Mrs. Salusbury --Dr. Goldsmith --Mr. Thrale POEMATA Prefatory observations to the history of Rasselas Rasselas, prince of Abissinia LETTERS. I. To Mr. James Elphinston II. to XL. To Mrs. Thrale XLI. To Mr. Thrale XLII. to LIII. To Mrs. Thrale LIV. To Mrs. Piozzi AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.