The poetical works, complete, of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. : with some account of his life and literature / to which are prefixed, several poetical tributes to his memory by contemporary writers ; embellished with engravings on wood, by Austin

Oliver Goldsmith

RA Collection: Book

Record number

09/3561

Author

Edition

An improved edition

Imprint

London: Printed by C. Whittingham, Dean Street, Fetter Lane, for H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, 1804

Physical Description

liv,[2],149, [1] pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations (wood-engravings), portraits ; 19 cm.

Contents

Life of the author -- Tears of the muses: an elegy on the death of Dr. Goldsmith -- The Tears of Genius / by Mr. Pratt -- A Monody on the Death of Dr. Oliver Goldsmith -- On the Death of Dr. Goldsmith / by W. Woty -- The traveller, a Poem -- The Deserted Village, a Poem -- The Haunch of Venison, a poetical Epistle -- Retaliation, a Poem -- Postscript to ditto -- Supplement to ditto -- A Letter, addressed to the Printer of the St. James’s Chronicle -- The Hermit, a Ballad -- Double Transformation, a Tale -- The Gift -- The Logicians refuted -- On a beautiful Youth struck blind by Lightning -- A new Simile, in the Manner of Swift -- Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog -- The Clown’s Reply -- Stanzas on Woman -- Description of an Author’s Bed-Chamber -- Lines attributed to Goldsmith -- Mr. Boswell’s Letter -- Song -- Stanzas on the Taking of Quebec -- Epitaph on Edward Purdon -- Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize -- Sonnet -- Song, from the Oratorio of the Captivity Song -- Prologue, written and spoken by the Poet Laberius -- Prologue to Zobeide, a Tragedy -- Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin -- Epilogue to The Sister -- Epilogue, spoken by Mrs. Bulkeley and Miss Catley -- Epilogue intended for Mrs Bulkeley

Binding Note

Maroon leather binding tooled in gold on covers. Titled in gilt on spine: `Goldsmiths Poetical Works. London. 1804.'

Subject

Illustrated books
Wood-engravings
18th Century Poems

Contributors

Richard Turner Austin, wood-engraver
William Marshall Craig, source artist
Henry Delahoy Symonds, publisher/bookseller
Charles Whittingham, printer