During Yearsley's time under Rachel More, she wrote several poems, some of which were included in the book Poems on Several Occasions. "She [Hannah More] organized, by subscription, among her literary and wealthy friends, a volume of Yearsley's poetry, Poems on Several Occasions, which was published to considerable acclaim in June 1785, with a 'Prefatory letter', addressed to Elizabeth Montagu, outlining More's version of Yearsley's story" (Waldron). In the text for this course from Demaria, a poem is also featured about Montagu called On Mrs. Montagu which is from this collection. As the poem demonstrates, Yearsley's relationship with More was strained. "Yearsley was not sufficiently thankful towards those who gave their time and money to bring her poetry to print, and her aspiriations for an identity beyond that of a patronized poet were, according to this wiewpoint, an overestimation of her talents" (Andrews 92). Shortly after Poems on Several Occasions was published, More let Yearsley go. Her next printed work was published in 1787, with: "[...] financial help from Frederick Augustus Hervey, fourth earl of Bristol, and others[...]"(Waldron). It was called Poems on Various Subjects. After this book was published, she contiued to write several poems which are discussed on the next page.
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