THE POET SHENSTONE. 239 



At the end of the volume was 



" An additional stanza to the Nut-brown Maid, from Mr. Percy's 

 old MS." 



" Here ye may see, that women be 



In love, kinde, meeke and stable ; 

 Let never men reprove them then, 



And call them variable. 

 But rather pray* to God, that they 



To men be comfortable, 

 That have proved, such as they loved ; 



If they be charitable. -J- 

 But all men wolde, the women sholde 



Be kind to them each one. 

 Yet rather I had God obey 



And serve but him alone.":}: 



The following are the pieces marked : — 



xxxx Epistle to Fleetwood Shephard, Esq. 



x A Song 



x The Despairing Shepherd 

 xx To the Hon. Charles Montague, Esq. 



x Lady's Looking Glass 



x To a Lady, she refusing to continue a dispute, &c. 

 xx Celia to Damon 

 xx Ode on His Majesty's Arrival in Holland, 1695 



x Imitation of Anacreon 



x An Ode 



x English Ballad on taking of Namur 



x To Mr. Howard ; an Ode 



x Love Disarmed 



x Cloe Hunting 



x Cupid and Ganymede 



x Cupid Mistaken 



x Venus Mistaken 

 xxxx The Dove 



xx A Lover's Anger 

 xx On Beauty ; a Riddle 

 xxxx The Garland 



xx The lady who offers her looking-glass to Venus 

 xx Cloe Jealous 



* Thank ? + Obscure. 



This last seemingly indicates it to have been written by a lady. 



