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Subject: PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH (1733-1804)
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A CHARACTER OF JOSEPH PRIESTLY, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Champion of truth! Alike thro nature's field
Last Line: He tun'd his pipe to suit the wild cascade.
Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia
Subject(s): Nostalgia; Friendship; Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)


AN INVENTORY OF THE FURNITURE IN DR. PRIESTLEY'S STUDY, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: A map of every country known
Last Line: Born of the air and doomed to flame.
Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia
Subject(s): Furnishings; Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804); Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)


SONNETS ON EMINENT CHARACTERS: 3. PRIESTLEY, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Though roused by that dark vizir riot rude
Last Line: To smile with fondness on her gazing son!
Subject(s): Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)


TO DR. PRIESTLEY. DEC. 29, 1792, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Stirs not thy spirit. Priestley, as the train
Last Line: Shall meet the thanks of a regenerate land.
Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia
Subject(s): Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804); Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)