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Prologue, spoken by Mr. Garrick, at the opening of the theatre-
Prologue to the comedy of the Good-natured Man
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Prologue to the comedy of a Word to the Wise
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To Miss ****
*, on her giving the author a gold and silk network
purse, of her own weaving
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To Miss *****
on her playing upon the harpsichord, in a room
Verses, written at the request of a gentleman, to whom a lady had
Lines written in ridicule of certain poems published in 1777
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Parody of a translation from the Medea of Euripides
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Translation from the Medea of Euripides
Translation of the two first stanzas of the song "Rio Verde, Rio
Verde"
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Imitation of the style of ****
Burlesque of some lines of Lopez de Vega
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Translation of some lines at the end of Baretti's Easy Phraseology 270
Improviso translation of a distich on the duke of Modena's running
away from the comet in 1742 or 1743
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Improviso translation of some lines of M. Benserade à son Lit
Epitaph for Mr. Hogarth
Translation of some lines, written under a print representing persons
skating
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Impromptu translation of the same
To Mrs. Thrale, on her completing her thirty-fifth year
Impromptu translation of an air in the Clemenza di Tito of Metas-
tasio
Translation of a speech of Aquileio in the Adriano of Metastasio
Burlesque of the modern versifications of ancient legendary tales
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