THE BIRTH-DAY;

AND OTHER POEMS.

EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND CO., PAUL'S WORK,

THE

BIRTH-DAY;

А РОЕМ,

IN THREE PARTS:

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

OCCASIONAL VERSES.

BY

CAROLINE BOWLES,

AUTHOR OF ELLEN FITZARTHUR, THE WIDOW'S TALE,

SOLITARY HOURS, CHAPTERS ON CHURCHYARDS,
TALES OF THE FACTORY, ETC.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH;

AND THOMAS CADELL, LONDON.

MDCCCXXXVI.

25.

TO THE

MEMORY OF THE DEAD

I CONSECRATE

THESE

RECOLLECTIONS;

TO THE

INDULGENCE OF THE LIVING

I COMMEND THEM.

C. B.

BUCKLAND, 24TH MAY, 1836.