Church, Samuel, 1755-1826. A poetical jumble, vivified from the rubbish of chaos : humbly dedicated to the goddess of silence / S. Melancholicus : manuscript, 1786. MS Am 1894, volume 1. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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I am sir you homble servent

Lee Smith

A

Poetical jumble, vivifyed from the

Rubbish of Chaos,

Humbly dedicated to the Goddess

of Silence

Vol. first

Down there may in ev'ry clan

Perhaps be found one honest man,

But link them close, in this they jump

To be but idlers in the lump.

By

S. Melancholicus

1786

To the Goddess of Silence

Dear Sovereign and rightful Majesty of the Kingdom of Silence, being prepossessed of your generous intentions, I am emboldened to present the following to your perusal, relying on your inability ever to expose this to a [listning?] and a censorious world ~

I am sensible this can add nothing to your happiness, tho' you may add greatly to mine by granting this a kind reception, from him who wishes this, by your favour,may sleep in silence, forver confined to your gloomy Mansion so con spicuous in your vast Empire of Oblivion

Now in full assurance of your fidelity and good intentions and as mark of my esteim of and obligations to your amiableness ~ I subscribe myself Madam your most humble and most obedient Servant ~

S. M.

Contents

Introduction ~~ Page 1

Reflections on past scenes ~~ 5

Drunkards in hell ~~ 17

The sound of the Trump ~~ 19

The dying man ~~ 28

Thots on the death of a Divine ~~ 34

On infedelity ~~ 43

Letters from the dead to the living And from the living to the dead } 66

A translation ~~ 91

The lavish Christian ~~ 101

Letter on popular applause. 105

The Thunderstorm ~~ 108

On the Deity ~~ 112

The first Book of Samuel Chapter 17th Paraphrasd ~~ 116