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Title: The Rolliad, in Two Parts Probationary Odes for the Laureatship & Political Eclogues

Author: Joseph Richardson
        George Ellis
        Richard Tickell
        French Laurence

Release Date: May 19, 2012 [EBook #39726]

Language: English

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THE ROLLIAD, IN TWO PARTS; PROBATIONARY ODES FOR THE LAUREATSHIP; AND POLITICAL ECLOGUES: WITH CRITICISMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. REVISED, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED BY THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS.

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THE TWENTY-FIRST EDITION.

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LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. RIDGWAY, YORK-STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE.

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1799

CONTENTS.

    Criticisms on the Rolliad. Part the First
    Ditto. Part the Second

  POLITICAL ECLOGUES.
    The Rose
    The Lyars
    Margaret Nicholson
    Charles Jenkinson
    Jekyll

  PROBATIONARY ODES.
    Preliminary Discourse
    Thoughts on Ode Writing
    Recommendatory Testimonies
    Account of Mr. Warton’s Ascension
    Laureat Election
    ODE, by Sir C. Wray, Bart.
    Ditto, by Lord Mulgrave
    Ditto, by Sir Joseph Mawbey, Bart.
    Ditto, by Sir Richard Hill, Bart.
    Ditto, by Mr. Macpherson
    Ditto, by Mr. Mason
    Ditto, by the Attorney-General
    Ditto, by N. W. Wraxhall, Esq.
    Ditto, by Sir G. P. Turner, Bart.
    Ditto, by M. A. Taylor, Esq.
    Ditto, by Major John Scott, M. P.
    Ditto, by Henry Dundas, Esq.
    Ditto, by Dr. Joseph Warton
    Ditto, by Lord Mountmorres
    Ditto, by Lord Thurlow
    Ditto, by Dr. Prettyman
    Ditto, by the Marquis of Graham
    Second ODE, by Lord Mountmorres
    Ditto, by Sir George Howard, K. B.
    Ditto, by Abp. Markham
    Official Ode, by the Rev. Thomas Warton
    Proclamation, &c.
    Table of Instructions

  POLITICAL MISCELLANIES.
    Address to the Public
    Ode extraordinary, by the Rev. W. Mason
    The Statesman, an Eclogue
    Rondeaus
    Epigrams on the Immaculate Boy
    The Delavaliad
    This is the House that George built
    Epigrams by Sir Cecil Wray
    Lord Graham’s Diary
    Extracts from Second Volume of Lord Mulgrave’s Essays on Eloquence
    Anecdotes of Mr. Pitt
    Letter from a new Member to his Friend in the Country
    The Political Receipt Book
    Hints from Dr. Prettyman to the Premier’s Porter
    A Tale
    Dialogue between a certain Personage and his Minister
    Prettymaniana.—Epigrams on the Rev. Dr. P————’s Duplicity
    ———Foreign Epigrams
    Advertisement Extraordinary
    Vive le Scrutiny; Cross Gospel the First
    ————————- Cross Gospel the Second
    Paragraph Office, Ivy-lane.—Proclamation
    Pitt and Pinetti, a Parallel
    New Abstract from the Budget
    Theatrical Intelligence extraordinary
    The Westminster Guide, Part I.
    ——————————— Part II.
    Inscription, to the Memory of the late Marquis of Rockingham
    Epigrams on one Pigot
    Billy Eden, or the Renegado Scout, a Ballad
    Epigrams on Sir Elijah Impey refusing to resign his gown as
                                               Chief Justice of Bengal
    Proclamation
    Original Letter
    A Congratulatory Ode
    Ode to Sir Elijah Impey
    Song
    Master Billy’s Budget.—A new Song
    Epigrams
    Ministerial undoubted Facts
    Journal of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas
    Incantation
    Translations of Lord Belgrave’s memorable quotation

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FOURTH EDITION.

Three very large impressions of the following work being already sold, and the demand for it daily increasing, it is now a fourth time submitted to the Public, revised and corrected from the many literal errors, which, with every precaution, will too often deform a first edition; especially when circumstances render an early publication necessary.

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In the present edition some few alterations have been made, but none of any considerable magnitude; except that the Appendix of Miscellaneous Pieces is here suppressed. This has been done, in some degree, for the conveniency of binding this first part of the CRITICISMS ON THE ROLLIAD with the second; but more, indeed, in consequence of a design, which we at present entertain, of printing most of those pieces with other productions of the same Authors in one octavo volume, under the title of POLITICAL MISCELLANIES.

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As the bulk and matter of the book are thus diminished, the price also is proportionally reduced. Where the CRITICISMS seem to require any elucidation from the contents of the former Appendix, extracts are now given at the bottom of the page instead of the references in our former Editions.

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This slight change we flatter ourselves will not be disapproved by the Public; and we hope, that they will not receive with a less degree of favour the intimation here given of the Miscellaneous Volume, which will probably be published in the course of the ensuing winter.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The CRITICISMS ON THE ROLLIAD, in their original form, excited such a general curiosity, that three spurious editions have already been sold, independently of their publication in various of the Daily Papers, and Monthly Magazines. Such a marked testimony in their favour, cannot but be peculiarly flattering to us. We therefore thought it incumbent on us in return, to exert our utmost endeavours in rendering them, as far as our judgment will direct us, yet more worthy of that attention with which they have been honoured, imperfect as they fell from us, through a channel, that did not seem necessarily to demand any very great degree of precision.

In the present edition some few passages have been expunged; others softened; many enlarged; more corrected; and two whole numbers, with the greater part of a third, are