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。