THE

POETICAL WORKS

OF THE

REV. GEORGE CRABBE:

WITH

HIS LETTERS AND JOURNALS,

AND HIS LIFE,

BY HIS SON.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. VII.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

MDCCCXXXIV.

CONTENTS OF VOL. VII.

TALES OF THE HALL

continued.

BOOK XII. - SIR OWEN Dale.

The Rector at the Hall-Why absent He relates the Story

of Sir Owen - His Marriage

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- Death of his Lady - His

Mind acquires new Energy His Passions awake- His

Taste and Sensibility Admires a Lady Camilla - Her

Purpose Sir Owen's Disappointment

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- His Spirit of Re-

venge- How gratified — The Dilemma of Love - An Ex-

ample of Forgiveness - Its Effect

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Morning Excursion-Lady at Silford, who? - Reflections on

Delay Cecilia and Henry- The Lovers contracted.

Visit to the Patron - Whom he finds there- Fanny de-

scribed The yielding of Vanity Delay Resentment

- Want of Resolution - Further Entanglement - Danger

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- How met

Conclusion

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BOOK XIV. THE NATURAL DEATH OF LOVE.

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The Rector of the Parish- His Manner of teaching - Of

living Richard's Correspondence - The Letters received

Love that survives Marriage. That dies in consequence

-That is permitted to die for Want of Care- Henry and

Emma, a Dialogue- Complaints on either Side-and Re-

plies Mutual Accusation Defence of acknowledged

- Means of restoring Happiness - The one to be

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Error

adopted

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BOOK XV. - GRETNA GREEN.

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Richard meets an Acquaintance of his Youth The Kind of

Meeting His School - The Doctor Sidmere and his Fa-

mily - Belwood, a Pupil The Doctor's Opinion of him

- The Opinion of his Wife—and of his Daughter-Con-

sultation -The Lovers-Flight to Gretna Green-Return

The Doctor and his Lady - Belwood and his

Wife - The Doctor reflects goes to his Son-in-law — His

Reception and Return

no more

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BOOK XVI. — LADY BARBARA; OR, THE GHOST.

Introductory Discourse - For what Purpose would a Ghost

appear ?

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How the Purpose would be answered

Fact admitted, would not Doubts return?

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- The

Family Stories

of Apparitions Story of Lady Barbara - Her Widowhood

· Resides with a Priest - His Family- A favourite Boy

His Education - His Fondness for the Lady - It be-

comes Love -

His Reflections - His Declaration - Her

Her Relation — Why she must not marry a second

Time How warned Tokens of the Appearance - The

Lover argues with the Lady His Success The Conse-

quences of it