POEMS.

POETICAL REMAINS,

OF

RICHARD MANLEY,

LATE OF SOUTHMOLTON, DEVON.

O Poesy! thou dear delightful art!
Of sciences---by far the most sublime;
Who, acting rightly thy immortal part,

Art virtue's handmaid, censor stern of crime,
Nature's high priest, and chronicler of time;
The nurse of feeling; the interpreter

Of purest passion :---who, in manhood's prime,
In age, or infancy, alike canst stir

The heart's most secret thoughts------

BERNARD BARTON.

SOUTHMOLTON:

PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHER, BY A. TEPPER,

1835.

[ENTERED AT STATIONER'S HALL.]

ADDRESS.

THE following pieces, the productions of an affectionate, but deceased Brother, have already, under different titles, been presented to the public. Previous to his decease, the Author arranged them for republication; and with a few alterations and additions, they are now collected into one volume, which, with many grateful acknowledgments to those friends who have given in their names as Subscribers, the Publisher begs to submit to their indulgent inspection.

S. MANLEY.

Southmolton, November 17th, 1834.