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POETIC SKETCHES;
A
COLLECTION
OF
MISCELLANEOUS POETRY.
BY
THOMAS GENT.

THE SECOND EDITION.

"In mercy spare me when I do my best,
To make as much waste paper as the rest."


1808.

TO
THE RIGHT HONORABLE
GEORGE CANNING, M.P.
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE FOREIGN
DEPARTMENT,
and
ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONORABLE
PRIVY COUNCIL;
NOT LESS DISTINGUISHED FOR HIS ATTAINMENTS AS
A SCHOLAR,
THAN FOR HIS TALENTS AS
A STATESMAN
THESE POETIC SKETCHES
ARE INSCRIBED,
WITH MUCH SINCERITY AND ESTEEM,
BY HIS FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED
HUMBLE SERVANT,
THE AUTHOR.


CONTENTS

The pieces marked thus (*) have been added since the
first edition.
_To the Reviewers
* On the Death of Lord Nelson
SONNET--Morning
To ----. --An Impromtu
SONNET--Night
Henry and Eliza
* SONNET--On the Death of Mrs. Charlotte Smith
To a Fly on the Bosom of Chloe, while sleeping
SONNET
Lines, written on the sixth of September
SONNET--To Faith
Stanzas
SONNET--To Hope
Thoughts on Peace
SONNET--To Charity
Prologue to Public Readings
SONNET--The Beggar
To ----.
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