Poetical Selections, consisting of the most approved pieces of our best British Poets, excellent specimens of Fugitive Poetry, and some Original Pieces, By Cowper, Darwin, and others that have never before been published; Classically arranged under the following Titles: -- Martial, Rural & Descriptive, Legendary, Elegiac, Humorous, Sentimental & Pathetic; Including the popular new poems of the Battles of Talavera, The Statue of the Dying Gladiator, a Prize Poem, the Devils who Catch Men, &c. &c.. (Birmingham: Thomson and Wrightson, 1811)

Information about the collection: As the title indicates, the poems are arranged in the volume by a combination of genre and thematic; other than this, the ordering appears to be random (i.e. it is not done by chronology), and the collection seems to be another good example of a miscellany (300 pp.). The names of the authors should be flush right in the TOC.

Preface: The nature and Genius of Poetry is so various and diffuse, comprehending within its range the awful grandeur of sublimity and the most familiar display of ludicrous description, to whose influences, also, the human heart present an instrument, the diaspason of which requires only to be touched to produce the most perfect and harmonious accordance of feeling, that any volume, which can embrace within its limits specimens of such beautiful varieties, compiled with taste and judgment, must ever be a desideratum in literature. Under this impression, the editor has formed his selection from the whole circle of poetic science, with the pieces arranged according to their evident nature, conceiving that, by a classification of this kind, they would form a volume more readily referred to, and which might be taken up to suit the present temper for every reader.

The editor, in the course of his work, has laboured under many disadvantages, from the almost exclusive occupation of his time in the more active engagements of life, and though his attempt, as a literary one, is of the humblest kind, yet to come before hte public in any shape, appeared to him so formidable, that he should have been deterred from publishing altogether, but from the cheering, though partial, approbation of some of his friends.

With whatever views the editor may contemplate the final fate of his little work; -- whether it shall be buoyed up for awhile by the fine spring-gale of prosperity, or sink into (perhaps deserved) neglect and oblivion, yet he would be solicitous to avow the sincerity of his motive in thus endeavouring to add his small contribution to the support of Virtue and the Muses. He is aware that it is in Virtue we must look for solid and permanent happiness, and that the Muses may be made the distinguished medium of assisting a cause so sacred, by the facility with which they can call forth, the best feelings of the human heart. -- To the Muses he owes a thousand obligations: to their flights he attributes the happiest intervals of his existence, and by their influence he has trilled a song that has cheered frequent hours of solitude, and alleviated the bitterest moments of anguish.

To the errors and defects in this little volume, the editor requests the candor of the public; and though his exertions may fail to procure for him the aura popularis so desirable, yet he fondly hopes there may be some among the 'discerning few' who may think his arrangement entitled to their approbation, and his faults to their indulgence.

TOC (here called "Index"): 

Battles of Talavera.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
Ye Mariners of England.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Campbell
Hohenlinden.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Battle of the Baltic.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Bruce's Address to his Army.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Burns
Battle of Alexandria.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Montgomery
Lines written before Flushing.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
Field of Battle.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Penrose

Palestine.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Heber
Passage of Mount St. Gothard.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Duchess of Devonshire
A Scene in Argyleshire.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Campbell
Autumn.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Radcliffe
The Bat.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
The Traveller.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Goldsmith
Evening.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Collins
To an Oak.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Rogers
Sketch of the Alps at Day Break.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
The Hamlet.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Warton
Hymn to the Rising Sun.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Langhorne
Winter Piece.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Phillips
Walk in Spring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Montgomery
Morning Landscape.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Blacket
Mid-day.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Sunset.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Midnight.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
To an early Primrose.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..White
May-Day, a Pastoral.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Macneil
Morning.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..White
Lines written at the Cohos.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Moore
Autumn.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Dermody
Winter, -- a Dirge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Burns
Grongar Hill.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Dyer
To a Fountain.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Logan
Spring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Porter
Autumnal Evening.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Cobbold
Ode to Leven Water.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Smollet
The Oak of our Fathers.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
The Happy Retreat.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Hill
The Storm.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Hurdis
To a Spring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Coleridge
November.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Perfect
Peasant of the Alps.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Charlotte Smith
Morning and Evening.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
Spring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Autumnal Sketch.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto

Lady of the Black Tower.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Robinson
Lord Ullin's Daughter.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Campbell
The Turkish Lady.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogine.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Lewis
Poor Mary the Maid of the Inn.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Southey
The Doublet of Grey.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Robinson
The Frith of Solway.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Scot
Dead Man's Island.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Moore
The Vigil of St. Mark.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Montgomery
The Prince of the Lake.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Porter
The Ring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Holloway
The Devils who catch Men.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Elton

Elegy on the Death of Lady Coventry.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Mason
Elegiac Stanzas to Fidele.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Dermody
Elegy on the Ruins of a Church.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Carter
The Sailor.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Rogers
Elegy written at the Convent of Haut Villiers.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Whitehead
Elegy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Langhorne
Elegy written in Jamaica.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Macneil
Elegiac Stanzas on myself.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Dermody
Elegy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Miss Talbot
Elegy written in Spring.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Bruce
Elegy written on the Plains of Fontenoy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Anna Matilda
Elegy written in a Country Church Yard.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Gray
Castle Building.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
Elegy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Gifford
The Huntsman's Dirge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Waldron
A Dirge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Chatterton
November, an Elegy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Holford
Elegy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Hunter

The Newcastle Apothecary.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Colman
Three Black Crows.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Byrom
The Young Fly and the Old Spider.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Pindar
The Water Fiends.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Colman
A Court Audience.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon
The Elder Brother.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Colman
The Pilgrims and the Peas.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Pindar
Frank Haman.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Taylor
The Jewess and her Son.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Pindar
The Razor Seller.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Moses Mousetrap.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
Tinker and Glazier.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Harrison
Report of an adjudged Case.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Cowper
The Petit-Maitre and Man on the Wheel.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Pindar
The Press Warrant.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.

The Cast-away .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cowper
The Passions.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Collins
The Statue of the Dying Gladiator, a Prize Poem.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chinnery
Ditto Ditto (not a Prize Poem).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Anon.
To Sleep.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Currie
Ellen.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Smyth
The Cast-away Ship.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Montgomery
The Sequel.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
To Delia.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Sheridan
Lines left in a Grotto.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ditto
Remembrance.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Darwin
To Mary in Heaven.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Burns