A Thornewill Tree

Index of titles and first lines                Mary's Page

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POEMS OF A NOTTINGHAM LACE-RUNNER
Welcome, dear little strangers, welcome here    35
When drear misfortune crowds each prospect here     25
You ladies of Britain, we most humbly address     19
MARY BAILEY
Index of Titles and First Lines
Address to the Ladies     23
The Author to Her Infant Twins     35
Dare I presume, with unaccustom'd pen     21
Dear brother and sister the packet is come     28
Dear Sally and Ann, I've a sad tale to tell     29
Fair lady, when you me advis'd     17
Hail! My sweet garden, on the hill,     26
He's gone!—the patient sufferer's gone to rest     31
Lines on the Death of a Gentleman of Basford     31
Lines, Written in July, on Widow Hind's garden, at
Hints, in Staffordshire     26
Lines, Written to a Gentleman who asked the author
to write some Verses on a young Lady; but who
afterwards changed his mind     33
The Locust     29
May it please the ALMIGHTY on my distress to look    13
Most honoured Ladies, at your feet I lay     23
Ode to Hope    25
On the Death of the Revd. Dr. Wylde, of Nottingham     21
One day a poor woman I saw     33
Petition to the British Fair     19
Poetic Letter     28
The night was dark, and damp, and cold    14
To a Lady, who desired me to pray for the death of
my youngest Child     17
To a Lady, who visited the author when she was in
great distress     14
To the Critics     13
 

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                          Contents

Introduction                             7

To the Reader                           12

To the Critics                          13

To a Lady who visited the author   when she was in great distress       14

To a Lady who desired me to pray   for the death of youngest child      17

Petition to the British Fair            19

On the Death of the Revd. Dr. Wylde,    late of Nottingham                   21

Address to the Ladies                   23

Ode to Hope                             25

Lines, Written in July, on Widow    Hind's garden, at  Hints, in    Staffordshire                       26

Poetic Letter                           28

The Locust                              29

Lines On the Death of a Gentleman    of Basford                          31  

Lines Written to a Gentleman who     asked the author to write some    Verses on a young Lady, but who    afterwards altered his mind         33

The Author to Her Infant Twins          35

Subscribers' Names                      36

Appendix: Mary Bailey's Obituary        37

Notes                                   38

Further Reading                         40

Index of titles and first lines         42

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