She left her wheel and robes of brown.........J. C. Horsley........038 The rattling terrors of the vengeful snake....T. Creswick, R.A.....040 The cooling brookt the grassy-vested green....T. Creswick, R.A.....041 The good old sire the first prepared to go....C. W. Cope, R.A......042 Whilst her husband strove to lend relief......R. Redgrave, R.A.....043 Down where yon vessel spreads the sail........T. Creswick, R.A.....044 Or winter wraps the polar world in snow.......T. Creswick, R.A.....045 As rocks resist the billows aNd the sky.......T. Creswick, R.A.....046 THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS Of Oliver Goldsmith CONTENTS Introduction Chronology of Goldsmith's Life and Poems POEMS Descriptive Poems The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society page 3 The Deserted Village page 23 Lyrical and Miscellaneous Pieces Prologue of Laberius page 41 On a Beautiful Youth struck Blind with Lightning page 42 The Gift. To Iris, in Bow Street page 43 The Logicians Refuted page 44 A Sonnet page 46 Stanzas on the Taking of Quebec page 46 An Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize page 47 Description of an Author's Bedchamber page 48 On seeing Mrs. *** perform in the Character of **** page 49 On the Death of the Right Hon.*** page 50 An Epigram. Addressed to the Gentlemen reflected on in 'The Rosciad', a Poem, by the Author page 51 To G. C. and R. L. page 51 Translation of a South American Ode page 51 The Double Transformation. A Tale page 52 A New Simile, in the Manner of Swift page 56 Edwin and Angelina page 59 Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog page 65 Song ('When Lovely Woman,' etc.) page 67 Epilogue to The Good Natur'd Man page 68 Epilogue to The Sister page 70 Prologue to Zobeide page 72 Threnodia Augustalis: Sacred to the Memory of Her Late Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales page 74 Song ('Let school- masters,' etc.) page 84 Epilogue to She Stoops to Conquer page 85 Retaliation page 87 Song ('Ah, me! when shall I marry me?') page 94 Translation ('Chaste are their instincts') page 94 page v The Haunch of Venison page 95 Epitaph on Thomas Parnell page 100 The Clown's Reply page 100 Epitaph on Edward Purdon page 100 Epilogue for Lee Lewes page 101 Epilogue written for She Stoops to Conquer (1) page 103 Epilogue written for She Stoops to Conquer (2) page 108 The Captivity. An Oratorio Verses in Reply to an Invitation to Dinner page 128 Letter in Prose and Verse to Mrs. Bunbury page 130 Vida's Game of Chess page 135