Excerpt from Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral The following poems were written originally for the amusement of the author, as they were the pro ducts of her leisure moments. She had no Intention ever to have published them; nor would they now have made their appearance, but at the importunity of many of her best, and most generous friends, to Whom she considers herself as under the greatest obligations. AS her attempts in poetry are now sent into the world, it is hoped the critic will not severely censure their defects; and we presume they have too much merit, to be cast aside with contempt, as worthless and trifling effusions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.