This document discusses analyzing poems found in 18th century newspapers. It provides data on the average number of poems published per issue for various newspapers from 1745. The Universal Spectator published the most poems on average at 1.2 poems per issue, while the General Evening Post published the fewest at 0.1 poems per issue. Examples of poems found in newspapers from 1745 are also presented. The document examines using techniques like analyzing capitalization patterns to distinguish poems from prose in digitized newspapers.
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Northampton Mercury
To the Author of the Whitehall Evening-Post.
SIR,
I Read with a great deal of Pleasure the elegant Copy of Verses,
On the Queen’s Grotto, writ by Stephen Duck, and inserted in
your Paper on Tuesday the 12th Instant: Give me Leave, by your
Means, to offer to the Consideration of the modest and
ingenious Author, only two small Alterations.
No. 10.
THE sweetest Grotto, and the wisest Queen.
As the Word sweet occurs within two Lines, viz. sweet Abodes,
perhaps it wou’d be better to read fairest Grotto.
No. 21 &c.
But cease, my Muse, and cast thy wand’ring Eyes,
Where Phœbus’lofty Domes Majestick rise;
Whose tuneful Strains have sung the Grotto’s Praise;
Contending each, till each deserves the Bays.
…..
Hoping he will excuse this Freedom,
I am, SIR,
His, and your humble Servant,
BENEVOLUS.
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Northampton Mercury
Sir, say’d he, (giving me the paper) you shall see. Here is a short
copy of verses in my name: true, I writ them, and doubtless,
with some faults, but not so many as they have now. …
---Hearing him speak thus I begg’d him to give me a genuine
copy, which he did very willingly. And having read it, I own his
resentment seems in some measure reasonable: I therefore, Mr.
BAVIUS, communicate his performance to you, (according to
the author’s own desire,) which, if you will honour with a place
in your paper, you will do justice to an honest man, and oblige
your constant reader.
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Universal Spectator
5 January, 1740
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Dublin Journal
14-18 May, 1745
50. C As the Adfair in the North feerns every Day to gain more tW
Credit, tCe following Lines of Mr. Psior may be worthy the to I
Cofideration of all Parties among us.
What thoj' among ourrelves, with too much Heat, or
t W: fweutimes.wongle, wvhen we Ihould debate, W
– (A confequential Ill which Freedom drawvs, fl
t A bad Efficf, but from a noble Caufe)
t We can with univeifal Zcal advance, to
To cutb the faithlefs Arrogancccof V rance. hi
Dublin Journal
10-14 September, 1745
51. C As the Adfair in the North feerns every Day to gain more tW
Credit, tCe following Lines of Mr. Psior may be worthy the to I
Cofideration of all Parties among us.
What thoj' among ourrelves, with too much Heat, or
t W: fweutimes.wongle, wvhen we Ihould debate, W
– (A confequential Ill which Freedom drawvs, fl
t A bad Efficf, but from a noble Caufe)
t We can with univeifal Zcal advance, to
To cutb the faithlefs Arrogancccof V rance. hi
Dublin Journal
10-14 September, 1745
52. What thoj' among ourrelves, with too much Heat, or
t W: fweutimes.wongle, wvhen we Ihould debate, W
– (A confequential Ill which Freedom drawvs, fl
t A bad Efficf, but from a noble Caufe)
t We can with univeifal Zcal advance, to
To cutb the faithlefs Arrogancccof V rance. hi
Dublin Journal
10-14 September, 1745
55. What thoj' among ourrelves, with too much Heat, or
t W: fweutimes.wongle, wvhen we Ihould debate, W
– (A confequential Ill which Freedom drawvs, fl
t A bad Efficf, but from a noble Caufe)
t We can with univeifal Zcal advance, to
To cutb the faithlefs Arrogancccof V rance. hi
Dublin Journal
10-14 September, 1745
56. j o i1 H AN D E L.
Ta ,vr atk mtijals, fd contra audentior ito.
I RIELE you, Great-Mafter of the Lyre,
-W Our Breads wi~th yarious Palion. lire;
The Youth to M~artial Glory move,
Now. melt to Pity rnow to Lore;s .
While liftant Realms hy Pow'r confefs,
Thy happy Coinpofitions blefs,.
-An d Muhfc al Omnipvotence
Ln addinge folemn Sounds to enfe;
.How hard thy Fate! that here alone,
-Where we caan call thy Notes our owns
-Ingratitude lhou'd bce thy Lot,---
And all thy Harmony forgot !
Cou'd Miice, .or<Rerve,- take Plcb, -
Thou'4A1 tfee1;ala1.- the eii Difgrawce –
Thy Father. Orpb# -s felt inl Tbra*s.3Westminster Journal 25 January 1745
57. j o i1 H AN D E L.
Ta ,vr atk mtijals, fd contra audentior ito.
I RIELE you, Great-Mafter of the Lyre,
-W Our Breads wi~th yarious Palion. lire;
The Youth to M~artial Glory move,
Now. melt to Pity rnow to Lore;s .
While liftant Realms hy Pow'r confefs,
Thy happy Coinpofitions blefs,.
-An d Muhfc al Omnipvotence
Ln addinge folemn Sounds to enfe;
.How hard thy Fate! that here alone,
-Where we caan call thy Notes our owns
-Ingratitude lhou'd bce thy Lot,---
And all thy Harmony forgot !
Cou'd Miice, .or<Rerve,- take Plcb, -
Thou'4A1 tfee1;ala1.- the eii Difgrawce –
Thy Father. Orpb# -s felt inl Tbra*s.3Westminster Journal 25 January 1745
59. With particular thanks to…
Mahendra Mahey and Ben O’Steen at British Library Labs
and
Harry Drake and Bobby Stuijfzand at the Jean Golding Institute for Data
Intensive Research, University of Bristol