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Title: A happy life
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 1699 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Abridged extract from Pomfret's "The Choice", describing the pleasures of an
ideal country life, particularly the characteristics of house and garden
Title: [unknown]
Author: Pomfret, John
Attribution: Mr Pomfret
Date(s): 1699 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: Incomplete copy of Pomfret's "The Choice", describing the pleasures of an
ideal country life of refinement and moderation, including characteristics of
house, garden, food, drink and friends
Title: To his friend under affliction
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Religious poem, on the universality of human suffering and its advantages in
teaching humility and wisdom to those with a patient mind dedicated to God
Title: To another friend under affliction
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: On the difficulty of applying philosophy or reason in time of suffering, in
consequence advising a friend to see his affliction in the context of the
teachings of religion and experience
Title: A prospect of death
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: On the inevitability of death and the uncertainty of the fate of the soul,
describing in detail the suffering of the dying man surrounded by friends and
relatives. Omits the final, 10th strophe, save for four altered lines.
Title: The Choice
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 1699 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 72
Contents: Description of the pleasures of an ideal country life of refinement and moderation, including characteristics of home, garden, food, drink and friends
Title: [unknown]
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 169- ?
Manuscript: Lt 72
Contents: Contending that pain and sorrow are relieved the sooner by prayer, and that they give rise to the most beautiful music. Extract from Pomfret's "To his friend under affliction".