Probationary Odes For The Laureatship: With A Preliminary Discourse is a book written by John Hawkins in 1787. The book is a collection of poems that were written by Hawkins as part of his application for the position of Poet Laureate of England. The Poet Laureate is a position in the British royal household responsible for writing poems and odes for important state occasions.The book contains a total of 23 odes, all of which were written in a classical...