T A L ES, F A BL ES,

PASTORALS, &c.

By SEVERAL HANDS..

LONDON:
Printed for FRANCIS NOBLE, at Otway's Head,

in King-Street, Covent-Garden ;

A N D

JOHN NOBLE, at Dryden's Head, in St. Martin's-

Court, neår Leicester Square,

MDCCLVII.

THE

CON T E N T S.

I

VARO and Amanda, A Tale. By

Mr. Stephen Duck

The Test of Love. To a Friend who fancied

himself in Love. By Mr. Amhurst

30

The Cock and the Doves. A Fable. Infcrib'd

to a Friend

39

The Hermit. A Tale. By Mr. Parnell

41

The Catterpillar and Butterfly. A Fable 53

The Knights of the Bath. A Tale.

A Tale. To his

Grace the Duke of Montague. By Mr.

Cooke

59

Snaith Marsh. A Yorkshire Pastoral 67

The Brocaded Gown and Linen Rag. A Fa-

ble

72

The Turtle and Sparrow. A Tale. By Mr.

Prior

75

Felix and Constance. A Tale. By Mr.

Stephen Duck

90

The Experiment. A Tale. By Mr. Gre-

ville