And none but me it's piteous fate lament, None, none but me o'er it's sad ashes mourn, Sent by the fates, and by APOLLO sent, To shed their latest tears upon it's silent urn. [214] This is the germ of the poem, "The Deserted Farm-House," Vol. I, p. 40, _supra_. A comparison of the two versions will illustrate the thorough way in which Freneau often revised his poems. B. LIST OF OMITTED POEMS. It has been found necessary for various reasons to omit some of the poems that appear in the various editions of Freneau. For the most part this omitted material has no historic or poetic significance. Nothing would be gained by resurrecting it. It is only just to the poet, however, to state that aside from a single piece, nothing has been omitted on account of coarseness alone. In each case the earliest known title is given in the list that follows. When a title was significantly changed in later editions, the variation has been given in a foot note, with date of edition. FROM THE 1786 EDITION. Epitaph Intended for the Tombstone of Patrick Bay, an Irish Soldier and Innholder, Killed by an Ignorant Physician.--1769.[215] Epitaph on Peter Abelard. From the Latin. The Distrest Orator. [Occasioned by R---- A----'s memory failing him in the midst of a public discourse he had got by rote.][216] The Retort.[217] The Flagellators. Humanity and Ingratitude; A Common Case. [From the French.] December 1784.[218] Elegaic Verses on the Death of a favorite Dog, 1785.[219] The Five Ages. New Year's Verses, Addressed to the Customers of the Pennsylvania Evening Post, by the Printer's Lad who carries it. January 4, 1783. The Literary Plunderers.[220] FROM THE 1788 EDITION. The Scornful Lady. The Prisoner. Few Honest Coblers; A Poem. In Imitation of Dr. Watts's _Indian Philosopher_. The Almanac Maker. Female Caprice; or, the Student's Complaint. The Drunken Soldier. A Parody. St. Preux to Eloisa. The Fiddler's Farewell.[221] The Modern Miracle.[222] The Dull Moralist.[223] The Misfortune of March. [Written in the pastoral style of the old British Poets.][224] Elegaic Lines. Highland Sawney.[225] FROM THE 1795 EDITION. Epistolary Lines on the Death of a Fiddler. Farmer Dobbins's Complaint. The Debtor's Soliloquy. The Fair Buckle-Thief. Advice to the Ladies, Not to Neglect the Dentist. Lines to the memory of a young American Lady; who died soon after her Arrival in London. The Market Girl. Elegaic Stanzas on a Young Gentleman Drowned in a Mill-Pond. The Drunkard's Apology.[226] On a Painter who was Endeavouring to Recover, from Memory, the Features of a Deceased Young Lady. Marriage A-la Mode; (Or the Run-a-way Match.) The Bridge of Delaware. Minerva's Advice. Mars and Venus. Charity A-la-Mode.[227] The Invalid.