Owen Seaman Face Poems
- 1. Vigo-street Eclogue, A
(AFTER J. D.)
Maecenas. John. George. Arthur. Grant. Richard.
... - 2. Spacious Times, The
[On Drake's return from his filibustering expedition of 1580 the Queen went on board his ship at Deptford, and after partaking of a banquet conferred on him the honour of knighthood, at the same time declaring herself mightily pleased with all that he had done.]
I wish that I had flourished then,
... - 3. Plea For Trigamy, A
I've been trying to fashion a wifely ideal,
And find that my tastes are so far from concise
That, to marry completely, no fewer than three'll
Suffice
... - 4. Marsyas In Hades
(AFTER SIR L. M.)
Next I saw
A pensive gentleman of middle age,
... - 5. To Mr. William Watson
[On writing the first instalment of The Purple East, a 'fine sonnet which it is our privilege to publish.' Westminster Gazette, Dec. 16, 1895.]
Dear Mr. Watson, we have heard with wonder,
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