Mary Alcock Poems

Hit Title Date Added
1.
The Chimney-Sweeper's Complaint

A chimney-sweeper's boy am I:
Pity my wretched fate!
Ah, turn your eyes; 'twoud draw a tear,
Knew you my helpless state.
...

2.
A Receipt For Writing A Novel

Would you a favrite novel make,
Try hard your readers heart to break
For who is pleasd, if not tormented?
(Novels for that were first invented.)
...

Close
Error Success