Or,doyouthusthosepretiousrayeswithdrawTowhetmydullbeams,keepmyboldinaw?
  Or,areyougentleandcompassionate,YouwillnotreachmeRegulushisfate?
  Braveprincewho,eagle—ey’dofeaglekind,Wertblindlydamn’dtolookthineownselfblind!
  Butoh,returnthosefires,toocruel—nice!
  Forwhilstyoufearmecindars,see,I’mice!
  Anummedspeakingclodandmineownshow,
  Myselfcongeal’d,amancutoutinsnow:
  Returnthoselivingfires。Thou,whothatvastDoubleadvantagefromone—ey’dHeav’nhast,Lookwithonesun,though’tbutobliquelybe,Andifnotshine,vouchsafetowinkonme。
  Perceiveyounotagentle,glidingheat,Andquick’ningwarmth,thatmakesthestatuasweat;
  Asrev’rendDucaleon’sblack—flungstone,Whoseroughoutsidesoftenstoskin,anonEachcrustyveinwithwetredissuppli’d,Whilstnoughtofstonebutinitsheartdoth’bide。
  Sofromtheruggednorth,whereyoursoftstayHathstamptthemameridianandkindday;
  WherenoweachALAMODEinhabitantHimselfand’smannersbothdopayyourent,And’boutyourhouse(yourpallace)dothresort,And’spiteoffateandwarcreatesacourt。
  Sofromthetaughtnorth,whenyoushallreturn,Togladthoselooksthateversincedidmourn,Whenmenuncloathedofthemselvesyou’lsee,Thenstartnewmade,fit,whattheyoughttobe;
  Hasthastyou,thatyoureyesonraresightsfeed:
  Forthusthegoldentriumphisdecreed。
  Thetwice—borngod,stillgayandeveryoung,Withiviecrown’d,firstleadsthegloriousthrong:
  HeAriadne’sstarrycoronetDesignsforth’brighterbeamsofAmoret;
  Thendothhebroachhisthrone,andsingingquaffUntoherhealthhispipeofgod—headoff。
  Himfollowtherecanting,vexingNineWho,wise,nowsingthylastingfameinwine;
  WhilstPhoebus,notfromth’east,yourfeastt’adorn,Butfromth’inspir’dCanaries,rosethismorn。
  Nowyouarecome,windsintheircavernssit,Andnothingbreaths,butnew—inlargedwit。
  HarkOneproclaimsitpiacletobesad,Andth’peoplecall’treligiontobemad。
  Butnow,asatacoronation,Whennoyse,theguard,andtrumpetsareoreblown,Thesilentcommonsmarktheirprincesway,Andwithstillreverencebothlookandpray;
  Sotheyamaz’dexpectingdoadore,Andcounttherestbutpageantrybefore。
  Beholdanhoastofvirgins,pureasth’airInherfirstface,eremistsdurstvaylherhair:
  Theirsnowyvests,whiteastheirwhiterskin,Ortheirfarchasterwhiterthoughtswithin:
  Rosestheybreath’dandstrew’d,asifthefineHeavendidtoearthhiswreathofswetsresign;
  Theysangaloud:"THRICE,OHTHRICEHAPPY,THEY
  THATCAN,LIKETHESE,INLOVEBOTHYIELDANDSWAY。"
  NextheraldFame(apurpleclowdherbears),Inanimbroider’dcoatofeyesandears,Proclaimsthetriumph,andtheseloversglory,Theninabookofsteelrecordsthestory。
  Andnowayouthofmorethangod—likeformDidth’inwardmindsofthedumbthrongalarm;
  Allnak’d,eachpartbetray’duntotheeye,Chastly:forneithersexow’dheorshe。
  Andthiswasheav’nlylove。Byhisbrighthand,Aboyofworsethanearthlystuffdidstand;
  Hisbowbroke,hisfiresout,andhiswingsclipt,Andtheblackslavefromallhisfalseflamesstript;
  Whoseeyeswerenew—restor’dbuttoconfesseThisday’sbrightblisse,andhisownwretchednesse;
  Who,swell’dwithenvy,burstingwithdisdain,Didcrytocry,andweepthemoutagain。
  Andnowwhatheav’nmustIinvade,whatsphereRifleofallherstars,t’inthroneherthere?
  NoPhoebus,bythyboysfatewebewareTh’unrulyflameso’th’firebrand,thycarr;
  Although,shethereonceplac’d,thou,Sun,shouldstseeThydaybothnoblergovernedandthee。
  Driveon,Bootes,thycoldheavywayn,Thengreasethywheelswithamberinthemain,AndNeptune,thoutothyfalseThetisgallop,Appollo’ssetwithinthybedofscallop:
  WhilstAmoret,onthereconciledwindsMounted,anddrawnbysixcaelestialminds,Shearmedwaswithinnocenceandfire,Thatdidnotburn;foritwaschastdesire;
  Whilstanewlightdothgildthestandersby。
  Beholditwasadayshotfromhereye;
  Chafingperfumesoth’Eastdidthrongandsweat,Butbyherbreaththeymeltingbackwerebeat。
  Acrownofyet—nere—lightedstarsshewore,Inhersofthandableedingheartshebore,Androundherlayofbrokenmillionsmore;
  Thenawing’dcrierthricealouddidcall:
  LETFAMEPROCLAIMTHISONEGREATPRISEFORALL。
  Byheraladythatmightbecall’dfair,Andjustly,butthatAmoretwasthere,Waspris’nerled;th’unvalewedrobesheworeMadeinfinitelayloverstoadore,Whovainlytemptherrescue(madlybold)
  Chainedinsixteenthousandlinksofgold;
  Chrysettathus(loadenwithtreasures)slaveDidstrowthepasswithpearls,andherwaypave。
  ButloethegloriouscauseofallthishighTrueheav’nlystate,bravePhilamore,drawsnigh,Who,nothimself,moreseemshimselftobe,Andwithasacredextasiedothsee!
  Fix’dandunmov’don’spillarshedothstay,Andjoytransformshimhisownstatua;
  Norhathhepow’rtobreath[n]orstrengthtogreetThegentleoffersofhisAmoret,Whonowamaz’dat’snoblebreastdothknock,Andwithakisshisgen’rousheartunlock;
  Whilstsheandthewholepompdothenterthere,WhencehernorTimenorFateshallevertear。
  ButwhetheramIhurl’d?hobackawakeFromthygladtrance:tothineoldsorrowtake!
  Thus,afterviewofalltheIndiesstore,Theslavereturnsuntohischainandoar;
  Thuspoets,whoallnightinblestheav’nsdwell,Arecall’dnextmorntotheirtruelivinghell;
  SoIunthrifty,tomyselfuntrue,Risecloath’dwithrealwants,’causewantingyou,AndwhatsubstantialrichesIpossesse,Imusttotheseunvalueddreamsconfesse。
  Butallourclowdsshallbeoreblown,whentheeInourhorizonbrightoncemorewesee;
  Whenthydearpresenceshalloursoulsnew—dress,Andspringanuniversalcheerfulnesse;
  Whenweshallbeorewhelm’dinjoy,liketheyThatchangetheirnightforavasthalf—year’sday。
  Thenshallthewretchedfew,thatdorepine,Seeandrecanttheirblasphemiesinwine;
  Thenshalltheygrieve,thatthoughtI’vesungtoofree,Highandaloudofthytrueworthandthee,AndtheirfowlheresiesandlipssubmitToth’all—forgivingbreathofAmoret;
  Andmealonetheirangersobjectcall,Thatfrommyheightsomiserablydidfall;
  Andcrieoutmyinventionthinandpoor,Whohavesaidnought,sinceIcouldsaynomore。
  CharlesCottontheyounger,Walton’sfriend。Hewasbornonthe28thofApril,1630。Hemarried,in1656,Isabella,daughterofSirThomasHutchinson,ofOwthorp,co。Notts,Knight。
  SeeWalton’sANGLER,ed。1760,wherealifeofCotton,compiledfromthenotesofthelaboriousOldys,willbefound。Thepoetdiedin1687,and,twoyearslater,hismiscellaneousverseswereprintedinanoctavovolume。
  i。e。theshadowofmyself。
  Acrime,fromtheLatinPIACULUMwhich,frommeaningproperlyANATONEMENT,wasafterwardsusedtoexpressWHAT
  REQUIREDanatonement,i。e。anoffenceorsin。
  Theskyintheearlypartofthemorning,beforeitiscloudedbymists。
  Phaeton。
  0riginalreads,OFMILLIONSBROKENMORE。Theaboveiscertainlypreferable;butthereadermayjudgeforhimself。
  ItshouldbeborneinmindthatthesecondpartofLUCASTA
  wasnotevenprintedduringthepoet’slife。Ifhehadsurvivedtorepublishthefirstportion,andtorevisethesecondperhapsweshouldhavehadabettertext。
  ADVICETOMYBESTBROTHER,COLL:FRANCISLOVELACE。
  Frank,wil’tliveunhandsomely?trustnottoofarThyselftowavingseas:forwhatthystar,Calculatedbysureevent,mustbe,Lookintheglassy—epithete,andsee。
  Yetsettlehereyourrest,andtakeyourstate,Andincalmhalcyon’snestev’nbuildyourfate;
  Pretheelyedownsecurely,Frank,andkeepWithasmuchnonoysetheinconstantdeepAsitsinhabitants;nay,stedfaststand,Asifdiscover’dwereaNew—found—land,Fitforplantationhere。Dream,dreamstill,Lull’dinDione’scradle;dream,untillHorrourawakeyoursense,andyounowfindYourselfabubbledpastimeforthewind;
  AndinlooseThetisblanketstornandtost。
  Frank,toundothyselfwhyartatcost?
  Norbetooconfident,fix’dontheshore:
  ForeventhattooborrowsfromthestoreOfherrichneighbour,sincenowwisestknow(AndthistoGalileo’sjudgementow),ThepalsieearthitselfiseveryjotAsfrail,inconstant,waveing,asthatblotWelayuponthedeep,thatsometimesliesChang’d,youwouldthink,with’sbotomsproperties;
  Butthiseternal,strangeIxion’swheelOfgiddyearthne’erwhirlingleavestoreel,Tillallthingsareinverted,tilltheyareTurn’dtothatantickconfus’dstatetheywere。
  Wholovesthegoldenmean,dothsafelywantAcobwebb’dcotandwrongsentail’dupon’t;
  HerichlyneedsapallacefortobreedVipersandmoths,thatontheirfeederfeed;
  Thetoythatwe(tootrue)amistresscall,Whoselooking—glassandfeatherweighsupall;
  Andcloathswhichlarkswouldplaywithinthesun,Thatmockhiminthenight,when’scourseisrun。
  Torearanedificebyartsohigh,Thatenvyshouldnotreachitwithhereye,Nay,withathoughtcomeneerit。Wouldstthouknow,Howsuchastructureshouldberaisd,buildlow。
  Theblust’ringwindsinvisibleroughstroakMoreoftenshakesthestubborn’st,prop’restoak;
  Andinproudturretswebeholdwithal,’Tistheimperialtopdeclinestofall:
  NordoesHeav’n’slightningstrikethehumblevales,Buthigh—aspiringmountsbattersandscales。
  AbreastofproofdefiesallshocksofFate,Fearsinthebest,hopesinworserstate;
  Heavenforbidthat,asofold,timeeverFlourish’dinspringsocontrary,nownever。
  Thatmightybreath,whichblewfoulWinterhither,Caneas’lypuffeittoafairerweather。
  Whydostdespairthen,Frank?AeolushasAZephyrusaswellasBoreas。
  ’Tisafalsesequel,soloecisme’gainstthosePreceptsbyfortunegiv’nus,tosupposeThat,’causeitisnowill,’twillerebeso;
  Apollodothnotalwaysbendhisbow;
  Butoft,uncrownedofhisbeamsdivine,WithhissoftharpawakesthesleepingNine。
  Instrictestthingsmagnanimousappear,Greaterinhope,howerethyfate,thenfear:
  Drawallyoursailsinquickly,thoughnostormThreatenyourruinewithasadalarm;
  Fortellmehowtheydiffer,tellme,pray,Acloudytempestandatoofairday?
  Oneoftheyoungerbrothersofthepoet。IntheyearoftheRestorationhefilledtheofficeofRecorderofCanterbury,andinthatcapacitydeliveredtheaddressofthecitytoCharlesII。onhispassagethroughtheplace。Thisspeechwasprintedin1660,4to,threeleaves。ThefollowingextractsfromtheCALENDARSOFSTATEPAPERS(DomesticSeries,1660—1,page139),throwalittleadditionallightonthehistoryofthisperson:——
  "1660,July1。——PetitionofFras。Lovelace,RecorderofCanterbury,totheKing,forthestewardshipofthelibertiesofSt。Augustine,nearCanterbury,forhimselfandhissonGoldwell。Hassufferedsequestration,imprisonment,andlossofoffice,forhisloyalty。
  WITHANOTEOFTHEREQUESTEDGRANTFORFRAS。LOVELACE。
  "GranttoFras。Lovelace,oftheofficeofchiefstewardoftheLibertiesofthelatemonasteryofSt。Augustine,nearCanterbury。"
  Unlessthepoetisadvisinghisbrother,beforethelatterventuresonalongseavoyage,tolookinthecrystal,orberyl,sopopularatthattime,inordertoreadhisfortune,Imustconfessmyignoranceofthemeaningof"glassy—epithete。"
  See,foranaccountoftheberyl,Aubrey’sMISCELLANIES,edit。1857,p。154。
  Than。
  PARIS’SSECONDJUDGEMENT,UPONTHETHREEDAUGHTERSOFMYDEAR
  BROTHERMR。R。CAESAR。
  Beholdthreesister—wonders,inwhommet,Distinctandchast,thesplendrouscounterfeit
  OfJuno,VenusandthewarlikeMaid,Eachintheirthreedivinitiesarray’d;
  ThemajestyandstateofHeav’nsgreatQueen,Andwhenshetreatsthegods,hernoblemeen;
  ThesweetvictoriousbeautiesanddesiresO’th’sea—bornprincess,empressetoooffires;
  ThesacredartsandgloriouslawrelstornFromthefairbrowo’th’goddessefather—born;
  Allthesewerequarter’dineachsnowycoat,Withcanton’dhonoursoftheirown,toboot。
  Paris,byfatenew—wak’dfromhisdeadcell,Ischarg’dtogivehisdoomimpossible。
  Heviewsineachthebrav’ryofallIde;
  Whilstone,asoncethree,dothhissouldivide。
  Thensighssoequallythey’regloriousall:
  WHATPITYTHEWHOLEWORLDISBUTONEBALL!
  SecondsonofSirJohnCaesar,Knt。,whowasthesecondsurvivingsonofSirJuliusCaesar,Knt。,MasteroftheRolls。
  Mr。RobertCaesarmarriedthepoet’ssisterJohanna,bywhomhehadthreedaughters,co—heirs——Anne,Juliana,andJohanna。
  Thesearetheladiescommemoratedinthetext。SeeLodge’sLIFEOFSIRJULIUSCAESAR,1827,p。54。
  OriginalreadsSPLENDORS。
  ThiswordishereusedtosignifysimplyRESEMBLANCEorCOPY。
  i。e。quartered。CANTON,inheraldry,isasquarespaceatoneofthecornersofashieldofarms。
  Braveryheremeans,asitoftendoesinwritersofandbeforethetimeofLovelace,ABEAUTIFULORFINESPECTACLE,orsimplyBEAUTY。BRAVEinthesenseofFINE(gaudyorgallant)
  isstillinuse。
  PEINTURE。
  APANEGYRICKTOTHEBESTPICTUREOFFRIENDSHIP,MR。PET。LILLY。
  IfPliny,LordHighTreasurerofall
  Naturesexchequershuffledinthisourball,
  Peintureherricherrivaldidadmire,Andcry’dshewroughtwithmorealmightyfire,Thatjudg’dtheunnumber’dissueofherscrowl,Infiniteandvariousashermothersoul,Thatcontemplationintomatterbrought,Body’dIdeas,andcouldformathought。
  WhydoIpausetocouchthecataract,
  Andthegrossepearlsfromourdulleyesabstract,That,pow’rfulLilly,nowawaken’dweThisnewcreationmaybeholdbythee?
  Tothyvictoriouspencilall,thateyesAndmindscallreach,dobow。ThedeitiesBoldPoetsfirstbutfeign’d,youdoandmake,Andfromyourawetheyourdevotiontake。
  Yourbeauteouspalletfirstdefin’dLove’sQueen,Andmadeherinherheav’nlycoloursseen;
  YoustrungthebowoftheBanditeherson,
  Andtipp’dhisarroweswithreligion。
  Neptuneasunknownashisfishmightdwell,Butthatyouseathiminhisthroneofshell。
  Thethunderersartilleryandbrand,YoufanciedRomeinhisfantastickhand;
  Andthepalefrights,thepains,andfearsofhellFirstfromyoursullenmelancholyfell。
  Whocleftth’infernaldog’sloath’dheadinthree,AndspunoutHydra’sfiftynecks?bytheeAsprepossess’dw’enjoyth’Elizianplain,Whichbutbeforewasflatter’dinourbrain。
  Whoereyetview’dairschildinvisible,Ahollowvoice,butinthysubtileskill?
  Faintstamm’ringEcchoyousodraw,thatweTheveryrepercussiondosee。
  Cheat—HOCUS—POCUS—Natureanassay
  O’th’springaffordsus:praesto,andaway!
  Youalltheyeardochainherandherfruits,Rootstotheirbeds,andflowerstotheirroots。
  Havenotmineeyesfeastedi’th’frozenZoneUponafreshnew—growncollationOfapples,unknownsweets,thatseem’dtomeHangingtotemptasonthefataltree,Sodelicatelylimn’dIvow’dtotryMyappetiteimpos’duponmyeye?
  You,sir,alone,fame,andall—conqu’ringrime,Filethesetteethofall—devouringtime。
  Whenbeautyoncethyvertuouspainthathon,Ageneedsnotcallhertovermilion;
  Herbeamsnereshedorchangeliketh’hairofday,
  Shescattersfreshhereverlastingray。
  Nay,fromherashesherfairvirginfireAscends,thatdothnewmassacresconspire,Whilstwewipeoffthenum’rousscoreofyears,Anddobeholdourgrandsire[s]asourpeers;
  WiththefirstfatherofourhousecompareWedothefeaturesofournew—bornheir:
  Forthougheachcoppiedason,theyallMeetinthyfirstandtrueoriginal。
  SacredluxuriouswhatprincessenotButcomestoyoutohaveherselfbegot?
  As,whenfirstmanwaskneaded,fromhissideIsbornto’shandaready—made—upbride。
  Hehusbandtohisissuethendothplay,Andformorewivesremovetheobstructedway:
  SobyyourartyouspringupintwonoonsWhatcouldnotelsebeform’dbyfifteensuns;
  Thyskilldothan’matetheprolifickflood,Andthyredoylassimilatestoblood。
  Wherethen,whenalltheworldpaysitsrespect,Liesourtransalpinebarbarousneglect?
  Whenthechasthandsofpow’rfulTitianHaddrawnthescourgesofourGodandman,Andnowthetopofth’altardidascendTocrowntheheav’nlypiecewithabrightend;
  Whilsthe,whoinsevenlanguagesgavelaw,Andalways,liketheSun,hissubjectssaw,Did,inhisrobesimperialandgold,Thebasisofthedoubtfulladderhold。
  OCharls!anoblermonumentthanthat,Whichthouthineownexecutorwertat!
  WhentoourhufflingHenrytherecomplain’dAgrievedearl,thatthoughthishonorstain’d:
  Away(frown’dhe),foryourownsafeties,hast!
  InonecheaphourtencoronetsI’lcast;
  ButHolbeen’snobleandprodigiousworthOnelythepangsofanwholeagebringsforth。
  Henryawordsoprincelysavingsaid,Itmightnewraisetheruinesthouhastmade。
  OsacredPeincturethatdostfairlydraw,WhatbutinmistsdeepinwardPoetssaw;
  ’TwixttheeandanIntelligencenoodds,
  Thatartofprivycounciltothegods!
  BytheeuntooureyestheydopreferAstampoftheirabstractedcharacter;
  Thou,thatinframeseternitydostbind,Andartawrittenandabody’dmind;
  TotheeisopetheJunctoo’th’abysse,Anditsconspiracydetectedis;
  Whilesttheircabalthoutooursensedostshow,Andinthysquarepaint’stwhattheythreatbelow。
  Now,mybestLilly,let’swalkhandinhand,Andsmileatthisun—understandingland;
  Letthemtheirowndullcounterfeitsadore,Theirrainbow—cloathsadmire,andnomore。
  Withinoneshadeofthinemoresubstanceis,Thanalltheirvarnish’didol—mistresses:
  WhilstgreatVasariandVermandershallInterpretthedeepmysteryofall,AndIuntoourmodernPictsshallshow,WhatduerenowntothyfairarttheyoweInthedelineatedlivesofthose,Bywhomthiseverlastinglawrelgrows。
  Then,iftheywillnotgentlyapprehend,Letonegreatblotgivetotheirfameanend;
  Whilstnopoetickflowertheirhersedothdresse,Butperishtheyandtheireffigies。
  Anallusionis,ofcourse,intendedtoPliny’sNATURALHISTORYwhich,throughHolland’stranslation,becamepopularinEnglandafter1601。
  i。e。inourglobe。
  Atermborrowedfromthemedical,orrathersurgical,vocabulary。"Tocouchacataract"(i。e。intheeye)istoremoveitbysurgicalprocess。
  AnallusiontoLely’spicturesofVenusandCupid。
  Falselyportrayed。
  Aglimpse。
  SomepicturebyLely,inwhichthepainterintroducedaspringlandscape,ismeant。ThepoetfeignsthecopyofNaturetobesoclosethatonemightsupposetheSpringhadsetinbeforetheusualtime。Thecanvassisremoved,andtheillusionisdispelled。"Praesto,’tisaway,"wouldbeapreferablereading。
  i。e。ifmyappetite,&c。Lovelace’sstyleisellipticaltoanalmostunexampleddegree。
  Thesamestory,withvariations,hasbeentoldoverandoveragainsincethetimeofZeuxis。
  OriginaleditionhasFILES。
  HAIRishereusedinwhathasbecomequiteanobsoletesense。Themeaningisoutwardform,nature,orcharacter。
  Thewordusedtobebynomeansuncommon;butitisnow,aswasbeforeremarked,outoffashion;and,indeed,IdonotthinkthatitisfoundeveninanyoldwriterusedexactlyinthewayinwhichLovelacehasemployedit。
  OriginalreadsTO。
  CharlesV。
  HenryVIII。
  Astorytoowellknowntorequirerepetition。TheEarlisnotmentioned。——SeeWalpole’sANECDOTESOFPAINTING,ed。1862,p。71。
  i。e。nodifference。AcomplimenttoLely’sspirituality。
  ANANNIVERSARYONTHEHYMENEALSOFMYNOBLEKINSMAN,
  THO。STANLEY,ESQUIRE。
  I。
  Thedayiscurl’daboutagenToviewthesplendorshewasin;
  Whenfirstwithhallow’dhandsTheholymanknitthemysteriousbandsWhenyoutwoyourcontractedsoulsdidmoveLikecherubimsabove,Anddidmakelove,Asyourun—understandingissuenow,Inagladsigh,asmile,atear,avow。
  II。
  Tellme,Oself—revivingSun,InthyperigrinationHastthoubeheldapairTwisttheirsoftbeamsliketheseintheirchastair?
  AsfrombrightnumberlesseimbracingrayesAresprungth’industriousdayes,Sowhentheygaze,Andchangetheirfertileeyeswiththenewmorn,Abeauteousoffspringisshotforth,notborn。
  III。
  Bewitnessthen,all—seeingSun,Oldspy,thouthatthyracehastrunInfullfivethousandrings;
  TotheewereeverpurerofferingsSentonthewingsofFaith?andthou,ONight,
  Curtainoftheirdelight,Bythesemadebright,Haveyounotmark’dtheircoelestialplay,Andnomorepeek’dthegayetiesofday?
  IV。
  Comethen,palevirgins,rosesstrow,MingledwithIosasyougo。
  Thesnowyoxiskill’d,Thefanewithpros’lyteladsandlassesfill’d,Youtoomayhopethesameseraphicjoy,Oldtimecannotdestroy,Norfulnessecloy;
  When,likethese,youshallstampbysympathiesThousandsofnew—born—loveswithyourchasteeyes。
  LovelacewasconnectedwiththeStanleysthroughtheAuchers。TheKentishfamilies,aboutthistime,intermarriedwitheachothertoaverylargeextent,partlytoindemnifythemselvesfromtheconsequencesofgravelkindtenure(thoughmanyhadprocuredparliamentaryrelief);andtheLovelaces,theStanleys,theHammonds,theSandyses,wereallmoreorlessboundtogetherbythetiesofkindred。SeethetreeprefixedbySirEgertonBrydgestohiseditionofHAMMOND’SPOEMS,1816,andtheIntroductiontoSTANLEY’SPOEMS,1814。SirWilliamLovelace,thepoet’sgrandfather,marriedElizabeth,daughterofEdwardAucher,Esq。,ofBishopsbourne,nearCanterbury,whileSirWilliamHammond,ofSt。Alban’sCourt,married,ashissecondwife,Elizabeth,daughterofAnthonyAucher,Esq。,ofBishopsbourne,bywhomhehad,amongotherchildren,Mary,whobecamethewifeofSirThomasStanley,ofCumberlow,fatherofThomasStanley,thepoet,historian,andtranslatorofBion,&c。
  SeeTHEPOEMSOFWILLIAMHAMMOND,1655,editedbySirE。Brydges,1816,p。54,wherethereisasimilarpoemonStanleyandhisbridefromthepenofHammond,whoalsoclaimedrelationshipwiththethennewly—marriedpoet。ThebestaccountofStanleyisinthereprintofhisPoemsandTranslations,1814,8vo。
  Meaningthattheearthhadmade5000revolutionsroundthesun;or,inotherwords,thatthesunwas5000yearsold。
  OriginalreadsANDTHOUOFNIGHT。
  ONSANAZAR’SBEINGHONOUREDWITHSIXHUNDREDDUCKETS
  BYTHECLARISSIMIOFVENICE,FORCOMPOSINGANELIGIACKHEXASTICKOFTHECITY。
  ASATYRE。
  Twasablithprinceexchang’dfivehundredcrownsForafairturnip。Dig,digon,OclownsButhowthiscomesabout,Fates,canyoutell,ThismorethenMaidofMeurs,thismiracle?
  Letmenotlive,ifIthinknotSt。MarkHasalltheoar,aswellasbeasts,in’sark!
  Nowonder’tishemarriestherichsea,Buttobetrothhimtonak’dPoesie,Andwithabankruptmusetomerchandise;
  Histreasuresbeams,sure,haveputouthiseyes。
  HisconquestatLepantoI’lletpass,Whenthesickseawithturbantsnight—cap’dwas;
  AndnowatCandiehisfullcourageshown,Thatwan’dtoawanlinethehalf—halfmoon。
  Thisisawreath,thisisavictorie,Caesarhimselfwouldhavelook’dpaletosee,AndintheheightofallhistriumphsfeelHimselfbutchain’dtosuchamightywheel。
  AndnowmethinksweapeAugustusstate,Souglywehishighworthimitate,Monkeyhisgodlikeglories;sothatweKeeplightandformwithsuchdeformitie,AsIhaveseenanarrogantbaboonWithasmallpieceofglassezanythesun。
  Rometoherbard,whodidherbattailssing,Indifferentgavetopoetandtoking;
  Withthesamelawrellswerehistemplesfraught,Whobesthadwritten,andwhobesthadfought;
  Theselfsamefametheyequallydidfeel,One’sstyleador’dasmuchast’other’ssteel。
  AchainorfascesshecouldthenaffordThesonsofPhoebus,we,anaxeorcord;
  Sometimesacoronetwasherrenown,Andours,thedearprerogativeofacrown。
  Inmarblestatu’dwalksgreatLucanlay,Andnowwewalk,ourownpalestatua。
  Theythewholeyearwithrosescrowndwoulddine,AndweinallDecemberknownowine;
  Disciplin’d,dieted,suretherehathbinOds’twixtapoetandaCapuchin。
  Ofprinces,women,wine,tosingIseeIsnoapocrypha:fortorisehighCommendthisolioofthislord’tisfit:
  Nay,tentoone,butyouhavepartofit;
  Thereisthatjusticeleft,sinceyoumaintainHistable,heshouldcounter—feedyourbrain。
  Thenwritehowwellheinhissackhathdroll’d,Straightthere’sabottletoyourchamberroll’d,Orwithembroider’dwordspraisehisFrenchsuit,Monthhence’tisyourswithhismans,toboot;
  Orbutapplaudhisboss’dlegs:twotonone,Buthemostnoblydothgiveyouone。
  Orspinanelegieonhisfalsehair:
  ’Tiswell,hecries,butlivinghairisdear。
  Yetsaythatoutoforderther’sonecurl,Andallthehopesofyourrewardyoufurl。
  Writeadeepepickpoem,andyoumayAssoondelightthemastheopera,WheretheyDiogenesthoughtinhistub,Neversosowredidlooksosweetaclub。
  Youthatdosuckforthirstyourblackquil’sblood,
  Andchawyourlabour’dpapersforyourfood,Iwillinformyouhowandwhattopraise,Thenskiny’insatinasyoungLovelaceplaies。
  Beware,asyouwouldyourfierceguests,yourlice,Tostripthecloathofgoldfromcherish’dvice;
  Ratherstandoffwithaweandreverendfear,Hangapoetickpendantinherear,Courtherasheradorersdotheirglasse,Thoughthatasmuchofatruesubstancehas,Whilstallthegallfromyourwildinkyoudrain,Thebeauteoussweetsofvertuescheekstostain;
  Andinyourliveryletherbeknown,Aspoorandtatter’dasinherown。
  Norwrite,norspeakyoumoreofsacredwrit,Butwhatshallforceupyourarrestedwit。
  Bechast;religionandherpriestsyourscorn,Whilstthevainfanesofidiotsyouadorn。
  Itisamortalerrour,youmustknow,Ofanytospeakgood,ifhebeso。
  Rayl,tillyouredgedbreathfleayourrawthroat,Andburnremarksonallofgen’rousnote;
  Eachversebeanindictment,benotfreeSanctity’tselffromthyscurrility。
  Libelyourfather,andyourdambuffoon,Thenoblestmatronsoftheislelampoon,WhilstAretineand’sbodiesyoudispute,Andinyoursheetsyoursisterprostitute。
  Yettherebelongsasweetnesse,softnessetoo,Whichyoumustpay,butfirst,pray,knowtowho。
  Thereisacreature,(ifImaysocallThatuntowhichtheydoallprostratefall)
  Term’dmistress,whenthey’rangry;but,pleas’dhigh,Itisaprincesse,saint,divinity。
  Tothistheysacrificethewholedayslight,Thenlyewiththeirdevotionallnight;
  Forthisyouaretodivetotheabysse,Androbforpearltheclosetofsomefish。
  ArabiaandSabaeayoumuststripOfalltheirsweets,fortosupplyherlip;
  Andstealnewfirefromheav’n,fortorepairHerunfledg’dscalpwithBerenice’shair;
  ThenseatherinCassiopeia’schair。
  Asnowyou’reinyourcoach:saveyou,brightsir,(O,spareyourthanks)isnotthisfinerfarThenwalkun—hided,whenthateverystoneHasknock’dacquaintancewithyourankle—bone?
  Whenyourwing’dpapers,likethelastdove,nereReturn’dtoquityouofyourhopeorfear,ButleftyoutothemercyofyourhostAndyourdaysfare,afortifiedtoast。
  Howmanybattels,sunginepickstrain,Wouldhaveprocur’dyourheadthatchfromtherainNotallthearmsofThebesandTroywouldgetOneknifebuttoanatomizeyourmeat,Afuneralelegie,withasadboon,
  Mightmakeyou(hei!)sipwinelikemaccaroon;
  Butifperchancetheredidaribandcome,Notthetrain—bandsofiercewithallitsdrum:
  Yetwithyourtorchyouhomewardwouldretire,Andheart’lywishyourbedyourfun’ralpyre。
  WithwhatafuryhaveIknownyoufeedUponacontractandthehopes’tmightspeed!
  Notthefairbride,impatientofdelay,Dothwishlikeyouthebeautiesofthatday;
  HotterthanalltheroastedcooksyousatTodressethefricaceofyouralphabet,Whichsometimeswouldbedrawndoughanagrame,
  Sometimesacrostickparchedintheflame;
  Thenposiesstew’dwithsippets,mottosby:
  Ofmincedverseamiserablepye。
  Howmanyknotsslip’d,ereyoutwisttheirnameWithth’olddevice,asboththeirheart’sthesame!
  WhilstliketodrillsthefeastinyourfalsejawYouwouldtransmitatleisuretoyourmaw;
  Thenafterallyourfooling,fat,andwine,Glutton’datlast,returnathometopine。
  Tellme,OSun,sincefirstyourbeamsdidplayTonight,anddidawakethesleepingday;
  Sincefirstyoursteedsoflighttheirracedidstart,Didyouereblushasnow?Ohthou,thatartThecommonfathertothebasepissmire,AswellasgreatAlcides,didthefireFromthineownealtarwhichthegodsadore,Kindlethesoulsofgnatsandwaspsbefore?
  WhowoulddelightinhischasteyestoseeDormisetostrikeatlightsofpoesie?
  Factionandenvynowaredownrightrage。
  Onceafive—knottedwhiptherewas,thestage:
  Thebeadleandtheexecutioner,Towhipsmallerrors,andthegreatonestear;
  Now,aser’eNimrodthefirstking,hewrites:
  That’sstrongest,th’ablestdeepestbites。
  Themusesweepingflytheirhill,toseeTheirnoblestsonsofpeaceinmutinie。
  Couldtherenoughtelsethiscivilwarcompleat,Butpoetsragingwithpoeticheat,Tearingthemselvesandth’endlessewreath,asthoughImmortalthey,theirwrathshouldbeso,too?
  Anddoublyfir’dApolloburnstoseeInsilentHeliconanaumachie。
  Parnassushearstheseathisfirstalarms;
  NevertillnowMinervawasinarms。
  Omorethenconqu’roroftheworld,greatRome!
  Thyherosdidwithgentlenessor’ecomeThyfoesthemselves,butoneanotherfirst,Whilstenvystriptalonewasleft,andburst。
  Thelearn’dDecemviri,’tistrue,didstrive,Buttoaddflamestokeeptheirfamealive;
  Whilsttheeternallawrelhungith’air:
  Norofthesetensonswastherefoundoneheir。
  Liketothegoldentripod,itdidpassFromthistothis,till’tcametohim,whose’twas。
  CaesartoGallustrundledit,andheToMaro:Maro,Naso,untothee?
  NasotohisTibullusflungthewreath,HetoCatullusthusdidbequeath。
  Thisgloriouscircle,toanotherround,Atlastthetemplesoftheirgoditbound。
  Imightbelieveatleast,thateachmighthaveAquietfamecontentedinhisgrave,Envytheliving,notthedead,dothbite:
  Forafterdeathallmenreceavetheirright。
  IfitbesacriledgefortoprofaneTheirholyashes,whatis’tthentheirflame?
  Hedoesthatwrongunweetingorinire,Asifoneshouldputoutthevestalfire。
  Letearthsfourquartersspeak,andthou,Sun,bearNowwitnesseforthyfellow—traveller。
  Iwasally’d,dearUncle,untotheeInblood,butthou,alas,notuntome;
  Yourvertues,pow’rs,andminediffer’datbest,Astheywhosespringsyousaw,theeastandwest。
  Letmeawhilebetwistedinthyshine,Andpaymyduedevotionsatthyshrine。
  MightlearnedWaynmanrise,whowentwiththeeInthyheav’nsworkbesidedivinity,Ishouldsitstill;ormightyFalklandstandTojustifiewithbreathhispow’rfulhand;
  Theglory,thatdothcircleyourpaleurn,Mighthallow’dstillandundefiledburn:
  ButIforbear。Flames,thatarewildlythrownAtsacredheads,curlebackupontheirown;
  Sleep,heavenlySands,whilstwhattheydoorwrite,IstogiveGodhimselfandyouyourright。
  ThereisnotinmymindonesullenfateOfold,butisconcentredinourstate:
  Vandallore—runners,Gothsinliterature:
  PloughmenthatwouldParnassusnew—manure;
  Ringersofversethatall—in—chime,Andtollthechangesuponeveryrime。
  Amercernowbyth’yarddoesmeasureoreAnode,whichwasbutbythefootbefore;
  Dealsyouanellofepigram,andswearsItisthestrongestandthefinestwears。
  Nowonder,ifadrawerversesrack,If’tisnothis,’tmaybethespir’tofsack;
  Whilstthefairbar—maidstroaksthemusesteat,Formilktomakethepossetupcompleat。
  Arise,thourev’rendshade,greatJohnson,rise!
  Breakthroughthymarblenaturaldisguise!
  Beholdamistofinsects,whosemeerbreathWillmeltthyhallow’dleadenhouseofdeath。
  WhatwasCrispinus,thatyoushoulddefieTheageforhim?HedurstnotlooksohighAsyourimmortalrod,hestilldidstandHonour’d,andheldhisforeheadtothybrand。
  Thesescorpions,withwhichwehavetodo,Arefiends,notonlysmallbutdeadlytoo。
  Wellmightstthourivethyquilluptotheback,Andscruethylyre’sgravechords,untilltheycrack。
  Forthoughoncehellresentedmusick,theseDivelswillnot,butareinworsedisease。
  Howwouldthymasc’linespirit,fatherBen,Sweattobeholdbaselydeposedmen,Justledfromtheprerog’tiveoftheirbed,Whilstwivesareper’wig’dwiththeirhusbandshead?
  Eachsnatchesthemalequillfromhisfainthand,Andmustbothnoblerwriteandunderstand,Hetoherfurythesoftplumedothbow:
  Open,neretruelyjustlyslittillnow!
  Nowasherselfapoemshedothdresse。
  Andcurlsaline,asshewoulddoatresse;
  Powdersasonnetasshedoesherhair,Thenprostitutesthembothtopublickaire。
  Noris’tenough,thattheytheirfacesblindWithafalsedye;buttheymustpainttheirmind,Inmeeterscold,andinscann’dorderbrawl,Yetthere’soneSapholeftmaysavethemall。
  Butnowletmerecalmypassion。
  Oh(fromanoblefather,noblerson)
  You,thatalonearetheClarissimi,Andthewholegen’rousstateofVenicebe,ItshallnotberecordedSanazarShallboastinthron’dalonethisnewmadestar;
  You,whosecorrectingsweetnessehathforbadShametothegood,andglorytothebad;
  Whosehonourhathev’nintovertuetam’dTheseswarms,thatnowsoangerlyInam’d。
  Forgivewhatthusdistemper’dIindite:
  ForitishardaSATYREnottowrite。
  Yet,asavirginthatheatsallherbloodAtthefirstmotionofbadunderstood,Then,atmeerthoughtoffairchastity,Straightcoolsagainthetempestsofhersea:
  SowhentoyouImydevotionsraise,Allwrathandstormsdoendincalmandpraise。
  LouisXI。ofFrancewastheprincehereintended。SeeMERYTALESANDQUICKEANSWERS,No。23(ed。Hazlitt)。IfearthatifLovelacehadderivedhisknowledgeofthisincidentromthelittleworkmentioned,hewouldhavebeenstillmoresarcastic;forLouis,intheTALESANDQUICKEANSWERS,ismadetogive,not500crownsforaturnip,but1000crownsforaradish。
  PerhapsLovelaceisrathertoosevereonSannazaro。ThatwriterissaidtohaveoccupiedtwentyyearsinthecompositionofhispoemontheBirthoftheSaviour,forwhichheprobablydidnotreceiveasixthpartofthesumpaidtohimforhishexasticonVenice;andsohedeservedthislittlewindfal,whichcameoutofthepocketofaGovernmentrichenoughtopayittentimesover。SeeCorniano’sVITADIJACOPOSANNAZARO,prefixedtotheeditionofhisARCADIA,publishedatMilanin1806。AmongstthetranslationsprintedattheendofLUCASTA,andwhichitseemsverylikelywereamongtheearliestpoeticalessaysofLovelace,isthisveryepigramofSannazaro。AsinthecaseofTHEANT,Ihavelittledoubtthatthesatirewassuggestedbythetranslation。
  ThebattleofLepanto,inwhichDonJohnofAustriaandtheVenetiansdefeatedtheTurks,1571。
  TheTurkishcrescent。
  Close,orshutup。
  i。e。writeasameansofsubsistence。
  Unrefined。
  Flay,excoriate。
  OriginalreadsALLMARKS。
  Ahardtoastedcrust。
  Afeeorgratuitygiventoapoetonamournfuloccasion,andmademoreliberalbythecircumstancesofafflictioninwhichthedonorsareplaced。
  Generally,amerecoxcombordandy;butherethepoetimpliesamanabouttownwhoisrichenoughtoindulgeinfashionableluxuries。
  Theribbonbywhichthestarofanorderofknighthoodwasattachedtothebreastofthefortunaterecipient。Itsometimesalsostoodforthearmletwornbygentlemeninourpoet’sday,asamarkofsomelady’sesteem。SeeShirley’sPOEMS(Works,vi。440)。
  Acrudeanagram。
  Animperfectacrostic。Fewreadersrequiretobetoldthatanagramsandacrosticswereformerlyoneofthemostfashionablespeciesofcomposition。Lovelaceherepicturesapoetaster"stewing"hisbrainswithapoemofthisdescription,whichofcoursedemandedacertainamountoftediousandminuteattentiontothearrangementofthenameoftheindividualtowhomtheanagramoracrosticwastobeaddressed,andthiswasespeciallythecase,wherethewritercontemplatedaDOUBLEacrostic。
  OriginalreadsIS。
  Ovid。EL。15。
  Unwitting。
  TheLovelaceswereconnected,notonlywiththeHammondsAuchers,&c。,butonthemother’ssidewiththefamilyofSandys。
  SeeBerry’sKENTGENEALOGIES,which,however,arenotbyanymeansinvariablyreliable。ThesubjoinedispartlyfromBerry:——
  EdwinSandys,===Cecilia,da。ofThomasArchbishopofWilford,ofCranbrook,York,ob。1588。Co。Kent,Esq。ob。1610。
  [Sir]===(4thly)Catherine,George,trans—Anne===SirWilliamEdwinda。ofSirR。latoroftheBarnes,ofSandysBulkeley,ofPsalms,&c。,Woolwich,Anglesey。ob。1643—4,thepoet’sLovelace’smaternalGREAT—uncle。grandfather。!
  RichardSandysEsq。===Hester,da。ofEdwinAucher,secondsonofAnthonyAucher,Esq。,ofBishopsbourne。
  [George]Sandyspublished,in1615,his"RelationofaJourneyBegunA。D。1610,"&c。,whichbecameverypopular,andwasfrequentlyreprinted。
  "TherewasSelden,andhesatclosebythechair;
  Wainmannotfaroff,whichwasveryfair。"
  Suckling’sSESSIONOFTHEPOETS。
  "Halessetbyhimself,mostgravelydidsmileToseethemaboutnothingkeepsuchawil;
  APOLLOhadspiedhim,butknowinghismindPastby,andcall’dFALKLAND,thatsatjustbehind。
  Hewasoflatesogonewithdivinity,Thathehadalmostforgothispoetry,Thoughtosaythetruth(andAPOLLOdidknowit)
  Hemighthavebeenbothhispriestandpoet。"
  Suckling’sSESSIONOFTHEPOETS。
  LordFalklandwasacontributortoJONSONUSVIRBIUS,1638,andwaswellknowninhisdayasanoccasionalwriter。
  SULLENishereusedinthesenseofMISCHIEVOUS。
  InWorcester’sDictionaryanexampleisgivenofitsemploymentbyDrydeninasimilarsignification。
  ThomasDecker,thedramatistandpoet,whomJonsonattackedinhisPOETASTER,1602,underthenameofCRISPINUS。
  DeckerretortedinSATIROMASTIX,printedinthesameyear,inwhichJonsonappearsasYOUNGHORACE。
  Anallusiontothelines:
  "Come,leavetheloathedstage,Andthemoreloathsomeage,"
  prefixedtotheNEWINNE,1631,8vo。Jonson’sadoptedsonRandolphexpostulatedwithhimonthisoccasionintheodebeginning:——
  "Ben,doenotleavethestage,’Cause’tisaloathsomeage。"
  Randolph’sPOEMS,1640,p。64。
  Carewandothersdidthesame。
  KatherinePhilips,theMATCHLESSORINDA,b。1631,d。1664。
  JeremyTayloraddressedtoherhis"MeasuresandOfficesofFriendship,"1657,andCowleywroteanodeuponherdeath。
  ByMOTIONOFBADIpresumethepoetmeansWICKEDIMPULSE。
  COMMENDATORYVERSES,PREFIXEDTOVARIOUSPUBLICATIONSBETWEEN1652AND1657。
  TOMYDEARFRIENDMR。E[LDRED]R[EVETT]。
  ONHISPOEMSMORALANDDIVINE。
  Cleftasthetopoftheinspiredhill,Strugglesthesoulofmydividedquill,Whilstthisfootdoththewatrymountaspire,ThatSinai’slivingandenliveningfire,Beholdmypowersstorm’dbyatwistedlightO’th’Sunandhis,firstkindledhissight,Andmylostthoughtsinvoketheprinceofday,Myrighttoth’springofitandhimdopray。
  Say,happyyouth,crown’dwithaheav’nlyrayOfthefirstflame,andinterwreathedbay,Informmysoulinlabourtobegin,IosorAnthems,PoeansoraHymne。
  ShallIahecatombeonthytripodslay,Ormydevotionsatthyaltarpay?
  Whilewhicht’adoreth’amaz’dworldcannottell,ThesublimeUrimordeeporacle。
  Hearkhowthemovingchordstemperourbrain,AswhenApolloserenadesthemain,OldOceansmoothshissullenfurrow’dfront,AndNereidsdoglidesoftmeasureson’t;
  Whilstth’airputsonitssleekest,smoothestface,Andeachdothturntheotherslooking—glasse;
  SobythesinewylyrenowstrookweseeIntosoftcalmsallstormofpoesie,Andformerthunderingandlightninglines,Andversenowinitsnativelustreshines。
  Howwertthouhidwithinthyselfhowshut!
  ThypretiousIliadslock’dupinanut!
  Nothearingoftheethoudostbreakoutstrong,Invadingfortythousandmeninsong;
  Andwe,secureinourthinemptyheat,Nowfindourselvesatoncesurprisedandbeat,Whilstthemostvaliantofourwitsnowsue,Flingdowntheirarms,askquartertooofyou。
  Socabin’dupinitsdisguis’dcoarserust,Andscurf’dallorewithitsunseemlycrust,Thediamond,from’midstthehumblerstones,Sparklingshootsforththepriceofnations。
  Yesafeunriddlersofthestars,praytell,BywhatnameshallIstampmymiracle?
  ThoustrangeinvertedAeson,thatleap’storeFromthyfirstinfancyintofourscore,Thattothineownselfhastthemidwifeplay’d,Andfromthybrainspring’stforththeheav’nlymaid!
  Thoustaffeofhimborehim,thatboreoursins,Which,butsetdown,tobloomandbearbegins!
  ThourodofAaron,withonemotionhurl’d,Bud’staperfumeofflowersthroughtheworld!
  Youstrangecalcinedseedswithinaglass,EachspeciesIdaeaspring’stas’twas!
  Brightvestalflamethat,kindledbutev’nnow,Foreverdostthysacredfiresthrow!
  ThustherepeatedactsofNestor’sage,Thatnowhadthreetimesoreout—liv’dthestage,Andallthosebeamscontractedintoone,Alcidesinhiscradlehathoutdone。
  Butalltheseflour’shinghiews,withwhichIdieThyvirginpaper,nowarevainasI:
  For’bovethepoetsHeav’nth’arttaughttoshineAndmove,asinthypropercrystalline;
  Whencethatmole—hillParnassusthoudostview,Andussmallantstheredabblinginitsdew;
  Whencethyseraphicsoulsuchhymnsdothplay,Asthosetowhichfirstdancedthefirstday,Wherewithathornfromtheworld—ransomingwreathThoustung,dostantiphonsandanthemsbreathe;
  WherewithanAngelsquildip’di’th’Lambsblood,Thousing’stourPelicansall—savingflood,Andbath’stthythoughtsinever—livingstreams,Rench’dfromearth’stainted,fatandheavysteams。
  Theremovetranslatedyouthinroll’di’th’quire,Thatonlydothwithwholylaysinspire;
  TowhomhisburningcoachEliahsent,Andth’royalprophet—priesthisharphathlent;
  WhichthoudosttuneinconsortuntothoseClapwingsforeverateachhallow’dclose:
  Whilstwe,nowweakandfaintinginourpraise,SickechoorethyHalleluiahs。
  RevetthassomeversestothememoryofLovelace,whichwillbefoundamongtheElegiesattheendofthevolume。
  ThepresentlineswereapparentlywrittenforaprojectededitionofRevett’spoems,which,forsomeunknownreason,wasneverpublished。RevetthasalsoversesprefixedtoTHEROYALGAME
  OFCHESSEPLAY,1656;toAYRESANDDIALOGUES,byJohnGamble,1656;andtoHall’stranslationoftheCOMMENTOFHIEROCLESUPON
  THEGOLDENVERSESOFPYTHAGORAS,1657。
  OriginalhasCOURSE。
  ThisisonlyoneinstanceamongmanywhichmightbecitedfromLUCASTAoftheemploymentofanintransitiveverbinatransitivesignification。
  i。e。THATBOREHIM。
  i。e。THATBUD’ST。
  Orig。hasTHOU。
  Thisword,nowemployedonlyinaspecialsense,wasformerlyaverycommonandfavouritemetaphor。ThusLordWestmoreland,inhisOTIASACRA,1648,p。19,says:——
  "WhenallthevertuewecanhereputonIsbutrefinedimperfection,Corruptioncalcined——"
  Seealsop。137ofthesamevolume。
  Rinsed。
  ONTHEBEST,LAST,ANDONLYREMAININGCOMEDY
  OFMR。FLETCHER。
  THEWILDGOOSECHASE。
  I’mun—ore—clowded,toofreefromthemist!
  TheblindandlateHeaven’s—eyesgreatOcculist,Obscuredwiththefalsefiresofhissceme,Nothalfthosesoulsarelightnedbythistheme。
  Unhappymurmurers,thatstillrepine(Afterth’EclipseourSundothbrightershine),Recantyourfalsegrief,andyourtruejoysknow;
  Yourblisseisendlesse,asyoufear’dyourwoe!
  Whatfort’natefloodisthiswhatstormofwit!
  Oh,whowouldlive,andnotore—whelm’dinit?
  NomoreafatalDelugeshallbehurl’d:
  Thisinundationhathsav’dtheworld。
  OncemorethemightyFletcherdotharise,Roab’dinaveststuddedwithstarsandeyesOfallhisformerglories;hislastworthImbroiderdwithwhatyetlighterebroughtforth。
  SeeinthisgladfarewelhedothappearStuckwiththeConstellationsofhisSphere,Fearingwenumb’dfear’dnoflagration,Hathcurl’dallhisfiresinthisoneONE:
  Which(astheyguardhishallowedchasturn)
  Thedullaproachinghereticksdoburn。
  FletcherathisadieucarousesthusTotheluxuriousingenious,AsCleopatradidofoldout—vie,Th’un—numb’reddishesofherAnthony,When(heatth’emptyboardawonderer)
  Smilingshecallsforpearlandvinegar,Firstpledgeshimin’sBREATH,thenatonedraughtSwallowsTHREEKINGDOMSofToHISBESTTHOUGHT。
  Hear,ohyevaliantwriters,andsubscribe;
  (Hisforcesetby)y’areconquer’dbythisbribe。
  Thoughyouholdoutyourselves,hedothcommitInthisasacredtreasoninyourwit;
  Althoughinpoemsdesperatelystout,Giveup:thisoverturemustbuyyouout。
  Thuswithsomeprodigalus’rer’tdothfare,Thatkeepshisgoldstillvayl’d,hissteel—breastbare;
  Thatdothexceedhiscoffersallbut’seye,Andhiseyes’idolthewing’dDeity:
  ThatcannotlockhismineswithhalftheartAssomerichbeautydothhiswretchedheart;
  Wildathisrealpoverty,andsowiseTowinher,turnshimselfintoaprise。
  Firststartlesherwithth’emeraldMad—Lover
  TherubyArcas,leastsheshouldrecoverHerdazledthought,aDiamondhethrows,SplendidinallthebrightAspatia’swoes;
  Thentosumuptheabstractofhisstore,HeflingsaropeofPearloffortymore。
  Ah,seethestagg’ringvirtuefaintswhichheBeholding,dartshisWealthsEpitome;
  Andnow,toconsummateherwishedfall,ShowsthisoneCarbuncle,thatdarkensall。
  "THEWILD—GOOSECHASE。AComedie:AsithathbeenactedwithsingularapplauseattheBLACKFRIERS。BeingtheNoble,Last,andOnelyREMAINESofthoseIncomparableDRAMATISTS,FrancisBeaumontandJohnFletcher,Gent。London:PrintedforHumphreyMoseley,1652,"folio。
  SingerreadsHE,butoriginalSHE,asabove。OfcourseCleopatraismeant。
  Fletcher’sMADLOVER。
  Fletcher’sFAITHFULSHEPHERDESS。
  THEMAID’STRAGEDY,byBeaumontandFletcher,1619。
  ShouldwenotreadFIFTY,andunderstandthecollectededitionofBeaumontandFletcher’sWorksin1647?
  TheWILD—GOOSECHASE,whichisalsoapparentlytheCARBUNCLE
  mentionedtwolineslowerdown。
  TO
  MYNOBLEKINSMANTHOMASSTANLEY,ESQ。
  ONHISLYRICKPOEMSCOMPOSED
  BYMR。JOHNGAMBLE。
  I。
  Whatmeansthisstatelytablature,Theballanceofthystreins,Whichseems,insteadofsiftingpure,T’extendandrackthyveins?
  ThyOdesfirsttheirownharmonydidbreak:
  Forsinging,troth,isbutintunetospeak。
  II。
  Nortrusthygoldenfeetandwings。
  Itmaybethoughtfalsemelody
  T’ascendtoheav’nbysilverstrings;
  ThisisUrania’sheraldry。
  Thyroyalpoemnowwemayextol,AstrulyLunablazon’duponSol。
  III。
  AswhenAmphionfirstdidcallEachlistningstonefrom’sden;
  Andwithhislutedidformthewall,Butwithhiswordsthemen;
  SoinyourtwistednumbersnowyouthusNotonlystocksperswade,butravishus。
  IV。
  ThusdoyourayrsecchooreThenotesandanthemsofthesphaeres,Andtheirwholeconsortbackrestore,AsifearthtoowouldblesseHeav’nsears;
  Butyetthespoaks,bywhichtheyscal’dsohigh,GamblehathwiselylaidofUTREMI。
  ThomasStanley,Esq。,authoroftheHISTORYOFPHILOSOPHY,andanelegantpoetandtranslator,v。SUPRA。
  LovelacewrotetheselinesforAYRESANDDIALOGUES。TOBESUNG
  TOTHETHEORBO,LUTE,ORBASE—VIOLL:ByJohnGamble,London,PrintedbyWilliamGodbidfortheAuthor,1656。folio。[ThewordsarebyStanley。]
  "Wood,inhisaccountofthisperson,vol。i。col。285,conjecturesthatmanyofthesongsintheabovecollection(Gamble’sAYRES,&c。1659),werewrittenbythelearnedThomasStanley,Esq。,authoroftheHISTORYOFPHILOSOPHY,andseeminglywithgoodreason,fortheyresemble,intheconcisenessandelegantturnofthem,thosepoemsofhisprintedin1651,containingtranslationsfromAnacreon,Bion,Moschusandothers。"——Hawkins。
  LUCASTAandAYRESANDDIALOGUESreadTHUS,whichleavesnomeaninginthispassage。
  OldeditionshaveMAYIT。
  Harmonie——AYRESANDDIALOGUES,&c。
  OriginalreadsAND,andsoalsotheAYRESANDDIALOGUES。
  OldeditionshaveTHE。
  SotheAYRESANDDIALOGUES。LUCASTAhasHIS。
  P。249。UTREMI。
  SeeLOVE’SLABOUR’SLOST,1598,iv。3:——
  "Hol。OldMantuanOldMantuanwhounderstandeththeenot,lovestheenot——UT,RE,SOL,la,mi,FA"————
  AndSinger’sSHAKESPEARE,ed。1856,ii。257,NOTE15。
  TODR。F。B[EALE];ONHISBOOKOFCHESSE。
  Sir,howunravell’disthegoldenfleece:
  Men,thatcouldonlyfoolatFOXANDGEESE,Arenew—madepolititiansbythybook,Andbothcanjudgeandconquerwithalook。
  Thehiddenfateofprincesyouunfold;
  Court,clergy,commons,byyourlawcontrol’d。
  Strange,seriouswantoningallthattheyBluster’dandclutter’dfor,youPLAY。
  Theselines,amongthelastwhichLovelaceeverwrote,wereoriginallyprefixedto"TheRoyalGameofChesse—Play。
  SometimestheRecreationofthelateKing,withmanyoftheNobility。Illustratedwithalmostanhundredgambetts。BeingtheStudyofBiochino,thefamousItalian[PublishedbyFrancisBeale。]"Lond。1656,12mo。
  Thetextof1656has,erroneouslynodoubt,POLITIANS。
  Textof1656hasFATES。
  TOTHEGENIUSOFMR。JOHNHALL。
  ONHISEXACTTRANSLATIONOFHIEROCLES
  HISCOMMENTUPONTHEGOLDENVERSESOFPYTHAGORAS。
  TisnotfromcheapthanksthinlytorepayTh’immortalgroveofthyfair—order’dbayThouplanted’stroundmyhumblefane,thatI
  StickonthyhearsethissprigofElegie:
  Northatyoursoulsofastwaslink’dinme,ThatnowI’veboth,since’thasforsakenthee:
  ThatthusIstandaSwissebeforethygate,Anddare,forsuchanother,timeandfate。
  Alasourfaithsmadedifferentessays,OurMindsandMeritsbraketwoseveralways;
  JusticecommandsIwakethylearneddust,Andtruth,inwhomallcausescentermust。
  Beholdwhenbutayouth,thoufiercedidstwhipUprightthecrookedage,andgiltvicestrip;
  Asenatorpraetext,thatknew’sttosway
  Thefasces,yetundertheferula;
  Rank’dwiththesage,ereblossomedidthychin,Sleekedwithout,andhairallorewithin,Whointheschoolcould’stargueasinschools:
  Thylessonswereev’nacademierules。
  SothatfairCamsawtheematriculate,Atonceatyroandagraduate。
  Atnineteen,whatESSAYEShavewebeheld!
  ThatwellmighthavethebookofDogmasswell’d;
  ToughParadoxes,suchasTully’s,thouDidstheattheewith,whensnowywasthybrow,Whenthyundown’dfacemov’dtheNinetoshake,AndoftheMusesdidadecadmake。
  WhatshallIsay?bywhatallusionbold?
  NONEBUTTHESUNWASERESOYOUNGANDOLD。
  Youngreverendshade,ascendawhilewhilstweNowcelebratethisposthumevictorie,Thisvictory,thatdothcontractindeathEv’nallthepow’rsandlaboursofthybreath。
  LiketheJudeanHero,inthyfallThoupull’stthehouseoflearningonusall。
  Andasthatsoldierconquestdoubtednot,WhobutonesplinterhadofCastriot,
  Butwouldassaultev’ndeathsostronglycharmd,Andnakedopposerocks,withhisbonearm’d;
  Sowe,secureinthisfairrelique,stand
  Theslingsanddartsshotbyeachprofanehand。
  Thesesoveraignleavesthouleft’stusarebecomeSearclothesagainstallTimesinfection。
  SacredHierocles,whoseheav’nlythoughtFirstactedorethiscomment,ereitwrote,
  Thouhastsospirited,elixir’d,weConceivethereisanoblealchymie,That’sturningofthisgoldtosomethingmorePretiousthangold,weneverknewbefore。
  WhonowshalldoubtthemetempsychosisOfthegreatAuthor,thatshallperusethis?
  LetothersdreamthyshadowwanderingstraysInth’Elizianmazeshidwithbays;
  Orthat,snatchtupinth’upperregion,’Tiskindledthereaconstellation;
  Ihaveinform’dme,anddeclarewitheaseTHYSOULISFLEDINTOHIEROCLES。
  Theselineswereoriginallyprefixedto"HieroclesupontheGoldenVersesofPythagoras。TeachingaVirtuousandWorthyLife。TranslatedbyJohnHall,ofDurham,Esquire。
  OPUSPOSTHUMUM。"Lond。1657,12mo。(ThecopyamongtheKing’spamphletsintheBritishMuseumappearstohavebeenpurchasedonthe8thSept。1656。)Thevariationsbetweenthetextsof1656
  and1659arechieflyliteral,butacarefulcollationhasenabledmetorectifyoneortwoerrorsofthepressinLUCASTA。
  LovelacereferstothelineswhichHallwroteincommendationofLUCASTA,1649。
  TheHORAEVACIVAEofHall,1646,16mo。,areheremeant。
  SeeBeloe’stranslationofAulusGellius,ii。86。
  HORAEVACIVAE,orEssaysandsomeOccasionalConsiderations。
  Lond。1646,16mo。,withaportraitofHallbyWilliamMarshall,au。aet。19。
  Sampson。
  Scanderbeg,whoserealnamewasGeorgeCastriot。
  CASTRIOTisalsooneoftheDRAMATISPERSONAEinFletcher’
  KNIGHTOFMALTA。
  Sothetextof165,。e。ofthelinesasoriginallywrittenbythepoet。Lucasta,659,erroneouslyhasTHIS。
  "Andhefoundanewjawboneofanass,andputforthhishandandtookit,andslewathousandmentherewith。"
  ——JUDGES,xv。15。
  i。e。withstand。
  Sothetextof1656。LUCASTAhasWROUGHT。
  TRANSLATIONES/TRANSLATIONS。
  SANAZARIHEXASTICON。
  VideratAdriacisquondamNeptunusinundisStareurbemettotoponereJuramari:
  NuncmihiTarpeiasquantumvis,Jupiter,ArcesObjiceetillamihimoeniaMartis,ait,SeupelagoTibrimpraefers,urbemaspiceutramque,Illamhominesdices,hancposuissedeos。
  SANAZAR’SHEXASTICK。
  InAdriatickwaveswhenNeptunesaw,Thecitystand,andgivetheseasalaw:
  Nowi’th’Tarpeiantow’rsJoverivalme,AndMarshiswallsimpregnable,saidhe;
  LetseastoTyberyield;viewboththeirods!
  You’lgrantthatbuiltbymen,butthisbygods。
  Rome。
  Pointsofdifferenceorcontrast。ForLETSEAS,&c。,weoughttoreadSHALLSEAS,&c。
  INVIRGILIUM。PENTADII。
  Pastor,arator,eques;pavi,colui,superavi;
  Capras,rus,hostes;fronde,ligone,manu。
  INENGLISH。
  Aswain,hind,knight:Ifed,till’d,didcommand:
  Goats,fields,myfoes:withleaves,aspade,myhand。
  DESCAEVOLA。
  LictoremproregenecansnuncmutiusultroSacrificopropriamconcrematignemanum:
  MiraturPorsennavirum,paenamquerelaxansMaximacumobscessisfaederaavictorinit,Plusflammispatriaeconfertquamfortibusarmis,Unadomansbellumfuneredextrasua。
  ENGLISHED。
  Thehand,bywhichnokingbutserjeantdies,Mutiusinfiredothfreelysacrifice;
  TheprinceadmirestheHero,quitshispains,AndVictorfromtheseigepeaceentertains;
  Rome’smoreoblig’dtoflamesthanarmsorpow’r,Whenoneburnthandshallthewholewardevour。
  AsomewhatimperfectrenderingofLICTOR。
  Thereaderwilleasilyjudgeforhimselfofthevaluelesscharacterofthesetranslations;butitisonlyjusttoLovelacetosuggestthattheywereprobablyacademicexercisesonly,andatthesametimetosubmitthattheyarenotmuchworsethanMarlowe’stranslationofOvid,andmanyotherversionsoftheClassicsthencurrent。
  DECATONE。
  InvictusvictisinpartibusomniaCaesarVincerequipotuit,te,Cato,nonpotuit。
  OFCATO。
  Theworldorecome,victoriousCaesar,heThatconquer’dall,greatCato,couldnotthee。
  ITEM。
  IctunonpotuitprimoCatosolverevitam;
  Defecittantovulnerevictamanus:
  Altiusinseruitdigitos,quaspiritusingensExiret,magnumdexterafecititer。
  Opposuitfortunamoram,involvitque,CatonisSciresutferroplusvaluissemanum。
  ANOTHER。
  OnestabbecouldnotfierceCato’slifeunty;
  Onelyhishandofallthatwounddiddy。
  DeeperhisfingersteartomakeawayOpen,throughwhichhismightysoulmightstray。
  Fortunemadethisdelaytoletusknow,ThatCato’shandmorethenhisswordcoulddo。
  CatoofUtica。
  ITEM。
  JussamanussacripectusviolareCatonisHaesit,etinceptumvictareliquitopus。
  Illeait,infestocontrasuavulneravultu:
  Estnealiquid,magnusquodCatononpotuit?
  ANOTHER。
  ThehandofsacredCato,badtotearHisbreast,didstart,andthemadewoundforbear;
  Thentothegashhesaidwithangrybrow:
  AndisthereoughtgreatCatocannotdo?
  ITEM。
  Dextera,quiddubitas?durumestjugulareCatonem;
  Sedmodolibererit:jamputonondubitas!
  FasnonestvivoquenquamservireCatone,NedumipsumvincitnuncCatosimoritur。
  ANOTHER。
  Whatdoubt’stthou,hand?sadCato’tistokill;
  Buthe’lbefree:sure,hand,thoudoubt’stnotstill!
  Catoalive,’tisjustallmenbefree:
  Norconquershehimself,nowifhedie。
  PENTADII。
  Nonest,fulleris,haecbeatanonestQuodvoscreditisesse,vitanonest:
  FulgentesmanibusvideregemmasEttestudineojacerelecto,Autplumalatusabdidissemolli,Autaurobibere,autcubarecocco;
  Regalesdapibusgravaremensas,EtquicquidLybicosecaturarvo;
  Nonunapositumtenerecella:
  Sednullostrepidumtimerecasus,Necvanopopulifavoretangi,Etstrictonihilaestuareferro:
  Hocquisquispoterit,licebitilliFortunammoveatlocosuperbus。
  ENGLISHED。
  Itisnot,y’aredeceav’d,itisnotblisseWhatyouconceaveahappylivingis:
  Tohaveyourhandswithrubiesbrighttoglow,Thenonyourtortoise—bedyourbodythrow,Andsinkyourselfindown,todrinkingold,Andhaveyourlooserselfinpurpleroll’d;
  Withroyalfaretomakethetablesgroan,OrelsewithwhatfromLybickfieldsismown,Norinonevaulthoardallyourmagazine,Butatnocowardsfatet’havefrightedbin;
  Norwiththepeoplesbreathtobeswol’ngreat,Noratadrawnstilettobaselyswear。