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Loose Poems by Mary Orlebar. Poems of Mary Orlebar in four packets (numbered 1 to 70) further poems not in packets.

1762-1821

From: 1762 To: 1821

/74. Christmas Day 1807 /75. On seeing the Village boys busily employing themselves on making a Pillar of snow January 1808. /76. Death of Sister Constantia Orlebar 1808. /77. 29 December 1808 /78. Robert Charles Orlebar and Mrs Orlebar for their Wedding Anniversary 29 January 1809. /79. To Mrs Orlebar, Hinwick House 20 February 1809. /80. written at Ecton on death of dear Sister Elizabeth 30 March 1810. /81. To Mrs Orlebar, Hinwick House 27 April 1810. /82. In Reply to Mrs Orlebar’s having written that some lines I had sent to her a few days since were a refutation of the Remarks of the Royal Psalmist /83. Thoughts Occuring in the pleasing spot called the Duchess of Bedford’s Thornery in Woburn Park 14 September 1810. /84. Written 31 December 1810 /85. Thoughts on 81st Birthday 29 December 1811 /86. To Mrs Orlebar of Hinwick House On receiving from her, a piece of wedding cake sent from her sister, on her marriage with Captain Hancock, in December 1811 /87. missing /88. In the very early morning of 17th January 1812 /89. Marriage of John G Bishop to M R Skynner 17 August 1812 Ecton 10 o’clock – morning /90. Written on the 5th of September 1812 The sun being then most beautifully bright after a succession of much gloomy weather /91. Negative comforts in Life, written November the 9th, 1812, to Mrs Allen /92a. To Mr and Mrs Orlebar at Hinwick House December 1812 /92b. The extinguishing Rushlight 11 December 1812 /93. On Memory 1812 /94. To Mr and Mrs Orlebar at Crawley House 29 January 1813. ----------------- Numbers 95-132 bound together /95. To Mr and Mrs Orlebar on their Wedding Anniversary 30 April 1813 /96. Written on the day succeeding my having heard the performance of the Oratorio of the Messiah in the Church of All Saints at Northampton 14 October 1813 /97. Same title /98. To Mr and Mrs Orlebar and their Family January 1st 1814 /99. Written on the 8th of January 1814. It having been the Birthday of my Dear Sister Elizabeth – and Anniversary of the marriage of my Brother and his beloved wife /100. To Moral Mirror inscribed to Harriet Sidney Skinner January 1814 /101. To Miss Anne Orlebar on her return to Ecton Cottage January 17th 1814 /102. To Mr Frederick Orlebar, previous to his sailing for Bengal in the Bengal East Indiaman 17th January 1814 /103. Put into a purse of orange – colour with a £2 Bank Note, in the inclosed Lines to my nephew Frederick before his setting sail for Bengal in 1814 (Orange to celebrate return of House of Orange to Holland 1813) /103A. To Mr and Mrs Orlebar on the Death of their son George written 1 February 1814 /104. Written on 84th Birthday 29 December 1814 /105. To Captain Orlebar on his return home from the Continent (fought in campaigns of 1813-1814) /106. Written on 8th and 10th January 1815 /107. 29 December 1815. Thoughts concerning my 85th Birthday /108. Another, same date /109. To Mr and Mrs Robert-Charles Orlebar on the Anniversary of their Wedding Day January the 29th 1816 /110. On Memory November 17th 1816 /111. The Garden of Life 6th December 1816 /112. 29 December 1816 /113. Address to a Pen January 1817 /114 Christmas Day 1817 /115. Harriet Sydney Skinner 1 January 1817 /116. From my own appartment to my Dear Niece Anne Orlebar December 1817 (first sign of a shaky hand) /117. Miss Anne Orlebar 27 August 1817 (firm hand) /118. To Miss Anne Orlebar January 1818 (firmer than 116) /119. A farewell to my pen 29 December 1818 (Shaky but still better than 116) /120. Note reference being 88 /121. Having recollected that I some years ago read the following lines then written on a birthday 1819 /122. Blank verse attempted: on Sleep 4 December 1819 /123. Various reflections /123A. A morning soliloquy 8 December 1819 /124. Written on finding a considerable amendment in my Eye-sight 24 February 1819 /125. An apology for Rhuming /126. On my 89th Birthday 29 December 1819 (pretty firm hand) /127. On my first going into the Air, after a long confinement to my Chamber from illness from January 1st to the beginning of May. Written on the 12th of this month 1820 /128. From a Memorandum Book of date 1820 to Anne Orlebar. /129. Thoughts on the Day of the Interment of Charlotte the Relict of Richard Orlebar, Esquire in the Family Vault at Puddington, 4 January 1820 (the thoughts occurred to Mary Orlebar on the Day of the date but was not able to write them down until the end of April 1820). /130. An Heart. /131. On Time – Addressed to my young relations. /132. For 30 April 1821 /133. On Contemplating the picture of my beloved niece Mary Skynner, some years after her death. Compositions.

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Orlebar, Mary,
Orlebar, Constantia,
Orlebar, Anne,
Orlebar, Frederick,
Skynner, Mary

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