MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, B Y JOHN BYR O M, M. A. F. R. S, SOMETIME Fellow of TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, And Inventor of The Univerfal ENGLISH SHORT-HAND, In TWO VOLUME S. MANCHESTER: Printed by J. HARRO P. M DCC LXXIII. PRE FAC E. THE Publication of the following Sheets is in Compliance with the Requeft of many of Mr. Byrom's Friends, who were much pleased with some of his poetical Compofitions, which had cafually circulated in his Life-time. Much might here be faid of the Author's learned, and poetical Talents; but it does not seem to be the Bufinefs of an Editor to endeavour to anticipate the Reader's Judgment-By it's own intrinfic Worth, and the candid Opinion of the Public, the following Work is left to stand, or fall. A Deference due to the Public may however make it neceffary to affure them, that the Poems here presented are the genuine Production of Mr. Byrom. They are carefully transcribed from kis awn Manufcripts; but as many of them were written rather for private, than for public Perufal, it is hoped that all favourable Allowance will be made for fmall Inaccuracies. The Reader may be furprized perhaps to find in these Volumes fo many learned, and critical Questions difcuffed in Verfe-This is indeed a Singularity almoft peculiar to our Author: but he had fo accustomed himself to the Language of Poetry, that he always found it the eafieft Way of expreffing his Sentiments upon all Occations. He himself ufed to give this Reason to his Friends for treating fuch Subjects in fo uncommon a Method; and and it is prefumed, that, if they are not found deficient At a Time when Party-Disputes are fo happily fubfid- The great Truths of Christianity had made, from his CONTENTS CONTENTS Of the FIRST VOLUME. Page A Paftoral-first printed in the 8th Vol. of the Spectator. the CAMBRIDGE COACH, in a Letter to M. F. Efq; 13 A Letter to R. L. Efq; on his Departure from LONDON. 18 Verfes Spoken EXTEMPORE, at the Meeting of a Club, 23 |