To her literary friends, who have so liberally, readily, and cheerfully supplied her with the manuscripts which compose this collection, she cannot too strongly express her obligations. She is proud of the names she has been permitted to produce as her poetical helpmates on this occasion; and, so supported, feels herself honoured beyond what has ever yet fallen to the lot of any editor. To those, who, from diffidence or other reasons, have given her verses without a name, of which no name needed to have been ashamed, she is likewise greatly indebted, and she thanks them all with a warm and lively gratitude. This volume also contains several MS. poems of one, who is now out of the reach of all thanks from a being of this world, written with that elegance, tenderness, and graceful facility which characterized every thing that came from her pen a dutiful daughter, who loves and respects her memory, will consider the acknow ledgments implied in this notice as belonging to herself. * The Editor begs the indulgence of the Reader, and the pardon of her poetical contributors, for any oversights or mistakes which may be discovered in the various pieces contained in this volume. The former will do well to attribute any want of correctness to herself, which will make the requested indulgence almost a personal boon: the latter will be assured that she has done no injury to their verses from any wilful carelessness; and will recollect, that in submitting them to an Editor, without classical learning, who never has written correctly, they have rendered themselves liable to be so injured, Since this volume was put to the press, Mr. Charles Johnson, the amiable and elegant writer of the greater number of the sonnets which are scattered over it, has sunk into an early grave. But it is to be hoped, that this melancholy event will not prevent the Public from being made acquainted with the other poetical productions which he has left behind him. A 4 which does the more enhance their kindness in contributing to this collection. She ought not to omit mentioning that the liberality of her bookseller, printer, and stationer, have reduced the expences of publication to those merely of cost charges. SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES. THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. 5 copies. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK. 2 HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. 5 copies. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. copies. Viscount Andover. Right Hon. Lady Ashburton. Lord Chief Justice Abbott. Hon. Hugh Arbuthnot. Sir Thomas Ackland, Bart. Lady Apreece. 3 copies. Sir Edmund Antrobus, Bart. 2 copies. General Sir Henry Askew. Miss Isabella Askew. Mrs. Askew. Mrs. Affleck. 2 copies. The Rev. Archibald Alison, Edinburgh. Boyd Alexander, Esq. Mrs. Alcock. 2 copies. Mrs. Andrews. -André, Esq. Miss Louisa André. G. C. Antrobus, Esq. Mrs. Aspinal. Miss Aitchison, Airdrie. Miss Alexander. Miss C. Alexander. Miss J. Alexander. James L' Amy, Esq. 10. Edmund Antrobus, Esq. 2 copies. Sir William Adams, Albemarle Street. J. J. Angerstein, Esq., Jun. 2 copies. James A. Anderson, Esq. Mrs. Anderson. Lt. Col. Aitchison, 3d Guards. Mrs. Richard Allan. Miss Allan. Mrs. André, Bath. Mrs. Abernethy, Bedford Row. Mrs. Simpson Anderson, Charlton Kings. 2 copies. Samuel Anderson, Esq. J. Andrews, Esq., Bond Street. 2 copies. Earl Bathurst. Countess Bathurst. B Viscount Bernard. 2 copies. The Right Hon. Lady Byron. Lady Belhaven. Lord Boston. Lady Boston. Lady Anne Barnard, Berkeley Square. 2 copies. Hon. Mr. Justice Bayley. Lady Bayley. |