Poems from 1796

The Destiny of Nations. A Vision
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Ver Perpetuum. Fragment from an Unpublished Poem
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On observing a Blossom on the First of February 1796
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To a Primrose. The First seen in the Season
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Verses: Addressed to J. Horne Tooke and the Company who met on
June 28, 1796, to celebrate his Poll at the Westminster
Election
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On a Late Connubial Rupture in High Life [Prince and Princess of
Wales]. [MS _Letter_, July 4, 1796]
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Sonnet: On receiving a Letter informing me of the Birth of a Son.
[MS. _Letter_, Nov. 1, 1796.]
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Sonnet: Composed on a Journey Homeward; the Author having
received Intelligence of the Birth of a Son, Sept. 20, 1796.
[MS. _Letter_, Nov. 1, 1796.]
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Sonnet: To a Friend who asked how I felt when the Nurse first
presented my Infant to me. [MS. _Letter_, Nov. 1, 1796]
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Sonnet: [To Charles Lloyd]
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To a Young Friend on his proposing to domesticate with the
Author. _Composed in_ 1796
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Addressed to a Young Man of Fortune [C. Lloyd]
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To a Friend [Charles Lamb] who had declared his intention of
writing no more Poetry
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Ode to the Departing Year