ornaments, and the following epitaph, written by his friend, Dr. Samuel Johnson.

OLIVARII GOLDSMITH

Poetæ, physici, historici,
Qui nullum fere scribendi genus
non tetigit,

Nullum quod tetigit non ornavit;
Sive risus essent movendi,

sive lacrymæ,

Affectuum potens, at lenis, dominator;
Ingenio sublimis, vividus, versatilis;
Oratione grandis, nitidus, venustus;

Hoc monumento memoriam coluit

Sodalium amor,

Amicorum fides,

Lectorum veneratio.

Natus Hibernia, Forniæ Lonfordiensis

In loco cui nomen Pallas,

Nov. 29, 1731.

Eblanæ litteris institutus,

Obiit Londini,

Apr. 4, 1774.

CONTENTS.

Page.

THE Traveller, a Poem.

The Deserted Village, a Poem............

The Haunch of Venison, a poetical Epistle..

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9

37

59

A new Simile, in the manner of Swift.

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on the taking of Quebec.......... 112

Description of an Author's Bed-Chamber. 113

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110

111

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Song, from the Oratorio of the Captivity... 118

Prologue, written and spoken by the Poet

POEMS

BY

GOLDSMITH.