- On the late Queen’s Acceſſion to the Throne, a Poem.
- Æſop at Court, or State Fables.
- An Eſſay on the Character on Sir Willoughby Aſhton, a Poem. Fol. 1704.
- On the Mines of Sir Carbery Price, a Poem; occaſioned by the Mine- adventure Company.
- On the Death of Mr. John Partridge, Profeſſor in Leather, and Aſtrologer.
- Advice to a Lover.
- To Mr. Watſon, on his Ephemeris on the Cæleſtial Motions, preſented to Queen Anne.
- Againſt Immoderate Grief.
- The Force of Jealouſy.
- An Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, 1693, ſet to muſic by Dr. Purcel.
- A Hymn to the Morning in Praiſe of Light.
We ſhall extract the following ſtanza from this Hymn, as a ſpecimen of his poetry.
Parent of day! whoſe beauteous beams of light
Spring from the darkſome womb of night,
And midſt their native horrors ſhow
Like gems adorning of the negro’s brow.
Not Heaven’s fair bow can equal thee,
In all its gawdy drapery:
Thou firſt eſſay of light, and pledge of day!
Rival of ſhade! eternal ſpring! ſtill gay!
From thy bright unexhauſted womb
The beauteous race of days and ſeaſons come.
Thy beauty ages cannot wrong,
But ’ſpite of time, thou’rt ever young.
Thou art alone Heav’n’s modeſt virgin light.
Whoſe face a veil of bluſhes hide from human ſight.
At thy approach, nature erects her head;
The ſmiling univerſe is glad;
The drowſy earth and ſeas awake
And from thy beams new life and vigour take.
