The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2Book 2 — In Seven Characteristical Satires.Reading editionChapter navigation45 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIn Three Books.Book I.Book II.Book III.The Force of Religion; or, Vanquished Love.Book I.Book II.In Seven Characteristical Satires.Preface.TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DORSET.Satire IITo the Right Honorable Mr. Dodington.To the Right Honourable Sir Spencer Compton.On Women.Inscribed to the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Germain.To the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole.To Which is Prefixed an Ode to the King; and a Discourse on Ode.To the King.—1728.On Lyric Poetry.Ocean. An Ode.A Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job.25To the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Parker, Baron of Macclesfield, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, etc. etc.Who Is Said To Have Stabbed a Person That He Might Draw It More Naturally.44On the Tragedy of Cato.A Tragedy.On Lord Aubrey Beauclerk45, in Westminster Abbey, 1740.Epitaph at Welwyn, Hertfordshire.Occasioned by the Death of the Right Hon. Joseph Addison, Esq., 1719.Inscribed to the Duke of Newcastle.The Stateman's Creed.In Two Parts.Advertisement.Part I.Part II.Postscript.Inscribed to Joseph Addison, Esq. Secretary to Their Excellencies the Lords Justices.To the Right Hon. Sir Robert Walpole, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.1712.Epistle I.From Oxford.An Epistle to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole.Verses Occasioned by the Foregoing Epistle.Sent by Lord Melcombe to Dr. Young, Not Long Before His Lordship's Death.68FootnotesPrevious chapter ←Book 2 — Book II.Next chapter →Book 2 — Preface.All chapters and sections (45)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsIn Three Books.Books123Book 3 · Other sectionsThe Force of Religion; or, Vanquished Love.Book 1 · Books1Book 2 · Books2Book 2 · Other sectionsIn Seven Characteristical Satires.Preface.TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DORSET.Satire IITo the Right Honorable Mr. Dodington.To the Right Honourable Sir Spencer Compton.On Women.Inscribed to the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Germain.To the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole.To Which is Prefixed an Ode to the King; and a Discourse on Ode.To the King.—1728.On Lyric Poetry.Ocean. An Ode.A Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job.25To the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Parker, Baron of Macclesfield, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, etc. etc.Who Is Said To Have Stabbed a Person That He Might Draw It More Naturally.44On the Tragedy of Cato.A Tragedy.On Lord Aubrey Beauclerk45, in Westminster Abbey, 1740.Epitaph at Welwyn, Hertfordshire.Occasioned by the Death of the Right Hon. Joseph Addison, Esq., 1719.Inscribed to the Duke of Newcastle.The Stateman's Creed.In Two Parts.Advertisement.Parts12Part 2 · Other sectionsPostscript.Inscribed to Joseph Addison, Esq. Secretary to Their Excellencies the Lords Justices.To the Right Hon. Sir Robert Walpole, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.1712.Epistle I.From Oxford.An Epistle to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole.Verses Occasioned by the Foregoing Epistle.Sent by Lord Melcombe to Dr. Young, Not Long Before His Lordship's Death.68Footnotes——Fulgente trahit constrictos gloria curru.◇Non minus ignotos generosis.◇—Hor.◇← Book II.Preface. →