The botanic garden. A poem in two parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of vegetation. Part II. the Loves of the plants. With philosophical notes / [Erasmus Darwin].
- Erasmus Darwin
- Date:
- 1791
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The botanic garden. A poem in two parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of vegetation. Part II. the Loves of the plants. With philosophical notes / [Erasmus Darwin]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ >91 ] CATALOGUE OF THE POETIC EXHIBITION. CANTO I. Invention of letters, figures, and crotchets 62 Group of infeds 2 Mrs. Delany’s paper-garden 65 Tender hufband 3 Mechanifm of a watch, and defign for Self-admirer 4- its cafe 67 Rival lovers 4- Time, hours, moments 68 Coquet 6 Transformation of Nebuchadnezzar 70 Platonic wife 7 St. Anthony preaching to fifh 72 Monfter-hulband 10 Sorcerefs 73 Rural happinefs • 10 Mifs Crew’s dratyings 75 Clandeftine marriage II Song to May 76 Sympathetic lovers 12 Frofl fcene 78 Ninon d’Enclos 14 Difcovery of the bark 79 Harlots 15 Mofes ftriking the rock 81 Giants i8 Dropfy 82 Mr. Wright’s paintings 19 Mr. Howard and prifons 84 Thaleftris 21 Autumnal fcene 21 CANTO III. Dervife proceffion 23 Witch and imps in a church 94 Lady in full drefs 24 Infpired Prieftefs 96 Lady on a precipice 27 Fufeli’s night-mare 97 Palace in the fea 28 Cave of Thor and fubterranean Naiads 99 Vegetable lamb 30 Medea and children 103 Whale 31 Palmira weeping 108 Senfibility 31 Group of wild creatures drinking 109 Mountain-fcene by night 35 Poifon tree of Java 109 Lady drinking water 37 Time and hours 112 Lady and cauldron 38 Wounded deer 113 Medea and Aefon 39 Lady fhot in battle 114 Forlorn nymph 40 Harlots 117 Galatea on the fea 42 Laocoon and his Tons 118 Lady frozen to a ftatue 43 Drunkards and difeafes 119 Prometheus and the vulture 120 CANTO n. Lady burying her child in the plague 122 Air-balloon of Mongolfier 57 Mofes concealed on the Nile 125 Arts of weaving and fpinning 59 Slavery of the Africans 126 Arkwright’s cotton mills 6q Weeping Mufe 12& Cc](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28772970_0605.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
