Potential Titles: Mrs. [A.] Ritson

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Determin'd the summons undaunted to meet - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Whom first Cincinnatus did doom - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Who boldly did aspire to steal the sun's etherial fire - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

On all who pass the Stygian wave - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Fears with the billows of Neptune to strive - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Whose writings will ever be held in esteem - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Laments in a language, uncommon, and rare - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Or his crown and kingdom, for ever resign - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

And the Roses and Thistles, agree to entwine - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Whom Caesar contrived to annoy - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Was courted by the Queen of night - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

Which troubles the bowels of earth - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

And disappointment marks the name - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"

When fair Hebe left the sky - Mrs. A. Ritson "Classical Enigmas"


From Classical Enigmas at Project Gutenberg. I have chosen to use the book title for all twelve of the poems within because the poems use the literal signs of the Zodiac for the titles, and I wasn't willing to puzzle out which was which. The book has little enough text that finding specific lines ought not be too difficult. PG lists the author as 'Mrs. Ritson,' but each poem ends with "A.R." in a format that's clearly meant as a signature of sorts, so I'm assuming 'A. Ritson' but might be wrong. The original is from 1811 and is a set of riddles. The punctuation is peculiar by modern standards, and there were things I wanted to excerpt that had commas I couldn't tolerate, so those who like what I have here might want to look at the rest. And now this post is mostly note.


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