A HORATIAN ODE UPON CROMWELL’S RETURN FROM IRELAND 169 THE PICTURE OF T. C. IN A PROSPECT OF FLOWERS 173 THE NYMPH COMPLAINING OF DEATH OF HER FAWN 174 THE DEFINITION OF LOVE 178 THE GARDEN 179 HENRY VAUGHAN (1621–1695). THE DAWNING 182 CHILDHOOD 183 CORRUPTION 185 THE NIGHT 186 THE ECLIPSE 188 THE RETREAT 188 THE WORLD OF LIGHT 189 SCOTTISH BALLADS. HELEN OF KIRCONNELL 191 THE WIFE OF USHER’S WELL 192 THE DOWIE DENS OF YARROW 194 SWEET WILLIAM AND MAY MARGARET 197 SIR PATRICK SPENS 199 HAME, HAME, HAME 203 BORDER BALLAD. A LYKE-WAKE DIRGE 204 JOHN DRYDEN (1631–1700). ODE 205 APHRA BEHN (1640–1689). SONG, FROM ABDELAZAR 209 JOSEPH ADDISON (1672–1719). HYMN 209 ALEXANDER POPE (1688–1744). ELEGY 210 WILLIAM COWPER (1731–1800). LINES ON RECEIVING HIS MOTHER’S PICTURE 213 ANNA LAETITIA BARBAULD (1743–1825). LIFE 217 WILLIAM BLAKE (1757–1828). THE LAND OF DREAMS 217 THE PIPER 218 HOLY THURSDAY 219 THE TIGER 220 TO THE MUSES 221 LOVE’S SECRET 221 ROBERT BURNS (1759–1796). TO A MOUSE 222 THE FAREWELL 224 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770–1850). WHY ART THOU SILENT? 225 THOUGHTS OF A BRITON ON THE SUBJUGATION OF SWITZERLAND 226 IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE 226 ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC 227