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  Defilenotthenwithspotsthatfaceofsnow,WherethewiseGodHisworkmanshipdothshow,ThelightofnatureandthelightofgraceIsthecomplexionforalady’sface。

  FLAMMASINEFUMO,byR。Watkyns,1662,p。81。

  InapoementitledTHEBURSSEOFREFORMATION,inpraiseoftheNewExchange,printedinWITRESTORED,1658,patchesareenumeratedamongthewaresofallsortstobeprocuredthere:——

  \"Heerpatchesareofeverycut,Forpimplesandforscars。\"

  Theywerealsousedforrheum,asappearsfromapassageinWESTWARDHOE,1607:——

  \"JUDITH。Iamsotroubledwiththerheumtoo。Mouse,what’sgoodforit?

  HONEY。HowoftenIhavetoldyouyoumustgetapatch。\"

  Webster’sWORKS,ed。Hazlitt,i。87。SeeDurfey’sPILLSTOPURGEMELANCHOLY,v。197。

  \"Mrs。Pepysworepatches,andsodidmyLadySandwichandherdaughter。\"——DIARY,30Aug。and20Oct。1660。

  ANOTHER。

  I。

  AsIbeheldawinter’seveningair,Curl’dinhercourt—false—locksoflivinghair,Butter’dwithjessaminethesunleftthere。

  II。

  Galliardandclinquantsheappear’dtogive,Aserenadeorballtousthatgrieve,AndteachusALAMODEmoregentlylive。

  III。

  ButasaMoor,whotohercheeksprefersWhitespots,t’allureherblackidolaters,Methoughtshelook’dallore—bepatch’dwithstars。

  IV。

  LikethedarkfrontofsomeEthiopianqueen,Vailedallorewithgemsofred,blew,green,Whoseuglynightseem’dmaskedwithdaysskreen。

  V。

  Whilstthefondpeopleoffer’dsacrificeTosaphyrs,’steadofveinsandarteries,Andbow’duntothediamonds,nothereyes。

  VI。

  BeholdLUCASTA’Sface,how’tglowslikenoon!

  Asunintireishercomplexion,Andform’dofonewholeconstellation。

  VII。

  Sogentlyshining,soserene,socleer,HerlookdothuniversalNaturecheer;

  Onlyacloudortwohangshereandthere。

  TOLUCASTA。

  I。

  Ilaughandsing,butcannottellWhetherthefollyon’tsoundswell;

  ButthenIgroan,Methinks,intune;

  Whilstgrief,despairandfeardancetotheairOfmydespisedprayer。

  II。

  Aprettyanticklovedoesthis,Thenstrikesagalliardwithakiss;

  AsintheendThechordstheyrend;

  SoyoubutwithatouchfromyourfairhandTurnalltosaraband。

  TOLUCASTA。

  I。

  Liketothesent’nelstars,Iwatchallnight;

  ForstillthegrandroundofyourlightAndgloriousbreastAwakeinmeaneast:

  Norwillmyrollingeyesereknowawest。

  II。

  NowonmydownI’mtoss’dasonawave,Andmyreposeismademygrave;

  FlutteringIlye,Dobeatmyselfanddye,Butforaresurrectionfromyoureye。

  III。

  Ah,myfairmurdressedostthoucruellyhealWithvariouspainstomakemewell?

  ThenletmebeThycutanatomie,Andineachmangledpartmyheartyou’lsee。

  OriginalhasAWAKES。

  LUCASTAATTHEBATH。

  I。

  I’th’autumnofasummer’sday,Whenallthewindsgotleavetoplay,LUCASTA,thatfairship,islanch’d,Andfromitscrustthisalmondblanch’d。

  II。

  Blowthen,unrulynorthwind,blow,’Tillintheirholdsyoureyesyoustow;

  Andswellyourcheeks,bequeathchilldeath;

  Seeshehathsmil’dtheeoutofbreath。

  III。

  Court,gentlezephyr,courtandfanHersofterbreast’scarnationwan;

  YourcharmingrhethorickofdownFlyesscatter’dfrombeforeherfrown。

  IV。

  Say,mywhitewater—lilly,say,Howis’tthosewarmstreamsbreakaway,Cutbythychastcoldbreast,whichdwellsAmidstthemarm’dinisicles?

  V。

  Andthehotfloods,moreraginggrown,Inflamesoftheethenintheirown,Intheirdistemperswildlyglow,Andkissethypillaroffix’dsnow。

  VI。

  Nosulphur,throughwhoseeachblewveinThethickandlazycurrentsstrein,CancurethesmartingnorthefellBlistersoflove,wherewiththeyswell。

  VII。

  Thesegreatphysiciansoftheblind,Thelame,andfatalblainsofIndeIneverydropthemselvesnowseeSpeckledwithanewleprosie。

  VIII。

  Assickdrinksarewitholdwinedash’d,Foulwaterstoowithspiritswash’d,Thougreiv’d,perchance,onetearlet’stfall,Whichstraightdidpurifiethemall。

  IX。

  Andnowiscleans’denoughtheflood,Whichsincerunscleareasdoththyblood;

  Ofthewetpearlsuncrownthyhair,Andmantletheewitherminair。

  X。

  Lucasta,hailfairconqueresseOffire,air,earthandseas!

  Thouwhomallkneelto,yeteventhouWiltuntolove,thycaptive,bow。

  THEANT。

  I。

  Forbear,thougreatgoodhusband,littleant;

  Alittlerespitefromthyfloodofsweat!

  Thou,thineownhorseandcartunderthisplant,Thyspacioustent,fanthyprodigiousheat;

  Downwiththydoubleloadofthatonegrain!

  Itisagranarieforallthytrain。

  II。

  Cease,largeexampleofwisethrift,awhile(Forthyexampleisbecomeourlaw),Andteachthyfrownsaseasonablesmile:

  SoCatosometimesthenak’dFloralssaw。

  Andthou,almightyfoe,laybythysting,Whilstthyunpay’dmusicians,crickets,sing。

  III。

  LUCASTA,shethatholymakestheday,And’stillsnewlifeinfieldsoffueillemort,

  Hathbackrestor’dtheirverdurewithoneray,Andwithhereyebidalltoplayandsport,Ant,toworkstillagewilltheetruantcall;

  Andtosavenow,th’artworsethanprodigal。

  IV。

  Austereandcynicknotonehourt’allow,Tolosewithpleasure,whatthougotstwithpain;

  Butdriveonsacredfestivalsthyplow,Tearinghigh—wayswiththyore—chargedwain。

  Notallthylife—timeonepoorminutelive,Andthyore—labour’dbulkwithmirthrelieve?

  V。

  Lookupthen,miserableant,andspieThyfatalfoes,forbreakingoftheirlaw,Hov’ringabovethee:MadamMARGARETPIE:

  Andherfierceservant,meagreSirJOHNDAW:

  Thyselfandstorehousenowtheydostoreup,Andthywholeharvesttoowithintheircrop。

  VI。

  Thusweunt[h]riftythrivewithinearth’stombForsomemorerav’nousandambitiousjaw:

  Thegraininth’ant’s,theantinthepie’swomb,Thepieinth’hawk’s,thehawkith’eagle’smaw。

  Soscatteringtohord’gainstalongday,Thinkingtosaveall,wecastallaway。

  AwriterinCENSURALITERARIA,x。292(firstedit。)——thelateE。V。Utterson,Esq。——highlypraisesthislittlepoem,andsaysthatitisnotunworthyofCowper。IthinkithighlyprobablethatthetranslationfromMartial(lib。vi。Ep。15),attheendofthepresentvolume,wasexecutedpriortothecompositionoftheselines;andthatthelatterweresuggestedbytheformer。ComparethebeautifuldescriptionoftheantinthePROVERBSOFSOLOMON:——\"Gototheant,thousluggard;considerherwaysandbewise:whichhavingnoguide,overseer,orruler,providethhermeatinthesummer,andgatherethherfoodintheharvest。——PROVERBS,vi。6—8。

  InthepoemsofJohnCleveland,1669,isapieceentitled\"Fuscara,ortheBeeErrant,\"whichisofasomewhatsimilarcharacter,andisbynomeansacontemptibleproduction,thoughspoiledbythatLUESALCHYMISTICAwhichdisfiguressomuchofthepoetryofCleveland’stime。TheabilitiesofClevelandasawriterseemtohavebeenunderratedbyposterity,inproportiontotheunduepraiselavisheduponhimbyhiscontemporaries。

  TheFloralia,gamesantientlycelebratedatRomeinhonourofFlora。

  HereusedforDEADORFADEDVEGETATION,butstrictlyitmeansDEADORFADEDLEAF。FILEMORTisanotherformofthesameword。

  OriginalhasHER。

  OriginalreadsANTS。

  OriginalreadsHAWKS。

  SONG。

  I。

  Strivenot,vainlover,tobefine;

  Thysilk’sthesilk—worm’s,andnotthine:

  Youlessentoaflyyourmistriss’thought,Tothinkitmaybeinacobwebcaught。

  What,thoughherthintransparentlawnThyheartinastrongnethathdrawn:

  NotallthearmsthegodoffireeremadeCanthesoftbulwarksofnak’dloveinvade。

  II。

  Betrulyfine,then,andyourselfdressInherfairsoul’simmac’lateglass。

  ThenbyreflectionyoumayhavetheblissPerhapstoseewhatatruefinenessis;

  WhenallyourgawderieswillfitThoseonlythatarepoorinwit。

  Shethataclinquantoutsidedothadore,Dotesonagildedstatueandnomore。

  INALLUSIONTOTHEFRENCHSONG。

  N’ENTENDEZVOUSPASCELANGUAGE。

  CHORUS。

  THENUNDERSTANDYOUNOT(FAIRCHOICE)

  THISLANGUAGEWITHOUTTONGUEORVOICE?

  I。

  HowoftenhavemytearsInvadedyoursoftears,Anddropp’dtheirsilentchimesAthousandthousandtimes?

  Whilstechodidyoureyes,Andsweetlysympathize;

  ButthatthewarylidTheirslucesdidforbid。

  Cho。THENUNDERSTANDYOUNOT(FAIRCHOICE)

  THISLANGUAGEWITHOUTTONGUEORVOICE?

  II。

  Myarmsdidpleadmywound,Eachintheotherbound;

  Volleysofsighsdidcrowd,Andringmygriefsalowd;

  Grones,likeacanon—ball,Batter’dthemarblewall,Thatthekindneighb’ringgroveDidmutinyforlove。

  Cho。THENUNDERSTANDYOUNOT(FAIRCHOICE)

  THISLANGUAGEWITHOUTTONGUEORVOICE?

  III。

  Therheth’rickofmyhandWoo’dyoutounderstand;

  Nay,inoursilentwalkMyveryfeetwouldtalk;

  Mykneeswereeloquent,AndspaketheloveImeant;

  Butdeafuntothatayr,They,bent,wouldfallinprayer。

  Cho。YETUNDERSTANDYOUNOT(FAIRCHOICE)

  THISLANGUAGEWITHOUTTONGUEORVOICE?

  IV。

  No?Know,then,IwouldmeltOneverylimbIfelt,AndoneachnakedpartSpreadmyexpandedheart,ThatnotaveinoftheeButshouldbefill’dwithmee。

  Whilstonthineowndown,I

  Wouldtumble,pant,anddye。

  Cho。YOUUNDERSTANDNOTTHIS(FAIRCHOICE);

  THISLANGUAGEWANTSBOTHTONGUEANDVOICE。

  COURANTEMONSIEUR。

  Thatfrown,Aminta,nowhathdrown’dThybrightfront’spow’r,andcrown’dMethatwasbound。

  No,no,deceivedcruel,no!

  Love’sfierydarts,Tilltiptwithkisses,neverkindlehearts。

  Adieu,weakbeauteoustyrant,see!

  Thyangryflamesmeantme,

  Retortonthee:

  Forknow,itisdecreed,proudfair,Ine’rmustdyeByanyscorching,butamelting,eye。

  COURANTEwasafavouritedanceanddance—tune。Itisstillknownunderthesamename。

  i。e。THATmeantme,whichwasintendedforme。

  ALOOSESARABAND。

  I。

  Nay,prethee,dear,drawnigher,Yetcloser,nigheryet;

  Hereisadoublefire,Adryoneandawet。

  TruelastingheavenlyfuelPutsoutthevestaljewel,WhenoncewetwiningmarryMadlovewithwildcanary。

  II。

  OffwiththatcrownedVenice,

  ’Tillallthehousedothflame,Wee’lquenchitstraightinRhenish,Orwhatwemustnotname。

  Milklightningstillasswageth;

  Sowhenourfuryrageth,Asth’onlymeanstocrossit,Wee’ldrownitinlove’sposset。

  III。

  Loveneverwaswell—willerUntomynagormee,Ne’rwatter’dusith’cellar,Butthecheapbuttery。

  Atth’headofhisownbarrells,Wherebroach’dareallhisquarrels,ShouldatruenoblemasterStillmakehisguesthistaster。

  IV。

  See,alltheworldhow’tstaggers,Moreuglydrunkthenwe,AsiffargoneindaggersAndblooditseem’dtobe。

  Wedrinkourglassofroses,Whichnoughtbutsweetsdiscloses:

  TheninourloyalchamberRefreshuswithlove’samber。

  V。

  Nowtellme,thoufaircripple,ThatdumbcanstscarcelyseeTh’almightinesseoftipple,Andth’ods’twixttheeandthee,WhatofElizium’smissing,Stilldrinkingandstillkissing;

  AdoringplumpOctober;

  Lordwhatisman,andsober?

  VI。

  Now,istheresuchatrifleAshonour,thefoolsgyant,Whatistherelefttorifle,Whenwinemakesallpartsplyant?

  Letothersgloryfollow,Intheirfalsericheswallow,Andwiththeirgriefbemerry:

  Leavemebutloveandsherry。

  QU。acrownedgobletofVeniceglass。

  i。e。if。

  THEFALCON。

  FairPrincesseofthespaciousair,Thathastvouchsaf’dacquaintancehere,Withusarequarter’dbelowstairs,Thatcanreachheav’nwithnoughtbutpray’rs;

  Who,whenouractiv’stwingswetry,Advanceafootintothesky。

  Brightheirt’th’birdimperial,FromwhoseavengingpenonsfallThunderandlightningtwistedspun!

  Bravecousin—germantotheSun!

  Thatdidstforsakethythroneandsphere,Tobeanhumblepris’nerhere;

  Andforapirchofhersofthand,Resigntheroyalwoods’command。

  Howoftenwould’stthoushootheav’nsark,Thenmountthyselfintoalark;

  Andafterourshortfainteyescall,Whennowafly,nownoughtatall!

  Thenstoopsoswiftuntooursence,Asthouwertsentintelligence!

  Freebeauteousslave,thyhappyfeetInsilverfettersvervailsmeet,Andtrampleonthatnoblewrist,Thegodshavekneel’dinvaint’havekist。

  Butgazenot,bolddeceivedspye,Toomuchoth’lustreofhereye;

  TheSunthoudostoutstare,alas!

  Winksatthegloryofherface。

  Besafetheninthyvelvethelm,Herlooksarecalmsthatdoorewhelm,ThentheArabianbirdmoreblest,Chafeinthespiceryofherbreast,AndlooseyouinherbreathawindSow’rsthedeliciousgalesofInde。

  ButnowaquillfromthineownwingIpluck,thyloftyfatetosing;

  WhilstwebeholdthevarionsfightWithmingledpleasureandaffright;

  Thehumblerhindsdofalltopray’r,Aswhenanarmy’sseeni’th’air,Andtheprophetickspannelsrun,Andhowlethyepicedium。

  TheheronmounteddothappearOnhisownPeg’susalanceer,Andseems,onearthwhenhedothhut,Aproperhalberdieronfoot;

  Securei’th’moore,abouttosup,Thedogshavebeathisquartersup。

  Andnowhetakestheopenair,Drawesuphiswingswithtactickcare;

  Whilstth’expertfalconswiftdothclimbeInsubtlemazesserpentine;

  Andtoadvantagecloselytwin’dShegetstheupperskyandwind,Whereshedissemblestoinvade,Andliesapol’tickambuscade。

  Thehedg’d—inheron,whomthefoeAwaitsabove,anddogsbelow,Inhisfortificationlies,Andmakeshimreadyforsurprize;

  Whenrousedwithashrillalarm,Wasshoutedfrombeneath:theyarm。

  ThefalconchargesatfirstviewWithherbrigadeoftalons,throughWhoseshoots,thewaryheronbeatWithawellcounterwheel’dretreat。

  Buttheboldgen’ral,neverlost,Hathwonagainherairypost;

  Who,wildinthisaffront,nowfryes,Thengivesavolleyofhereyes。

  Thedesp’rateheronnowcontractsInonedesignallformerfacts;

  Noble,heisresolv’dtofall,Hisandhisen’miesfunerall,And(toberidofher)tody,Apublickmartyrofthesky。

  WhennowheturnshislasttowreakThepalizadoesofhisbeak,Theragingfoeimpatient,Wrack’dwithrevenge,andfuryrent,SwiftasthethunderbolthestrikesToosureuponthestandofpikes;

  Thereshehisnakedbreastdothhit,Andonthecaseofrapiers’ssplit。

  Butev’ninherexpiringpangsTheheron’spounc’dwithinherphangs,Andsoaboveshestoopstorise,Atropheeandasacrifice;

  WhilstherownbellsinthesadfallRingoutthedoublefunerall。

  Ah,victory,unhap’lywonne!

  WeepingandredissettheSun;

  Whilstthewholefieldfloatsinonetear,Andalltheairdothmourningwear。

  Close—hoodedallthykindredcomeTopaytheirvowsuponthytombe;

  ThehobbyandthemuskettooDomarchtotaketheirlastadieu。

  Thelannerandthelanneret

  Thycoloursbearasbanneret;

  TheGOSHAWKandherTERCELrows’dWithtearsattendtheeasnewbows’d,Alltheseareintheirdarkarray,Ledbythevariousherald—jay。

  ButthyeternalnameshallliveWhilstquillsfromashesfamereprieve,Whilstopenstandsrenown’swidedore,Andwingsareleftonwhichtosoar;

  Doctorrobbin,theprelatepye,Andthepoetickswan,shalldye,Onlytosingthyelegie。

  i。e。VERVELS。SeeHalliwell’sDICTIONARYOFARCHAICAND

  PROVINCIALWORDS,art。VERVEL。

  Akindoffalcon。ItistheFALCOSUBBUTEOofLinnaeus。

  Lyly,inhisEUPHUES(1579,fol。28),makesLucillasay——

  \"NobirdecanlookeagainstheSunne,butthosethatbeebreddeoftheeagle,neytheranyhawkesoaresohieasthebroodeofthehobbie。\"

  \"Thenrousethee,muse,eachlittlehobbypliesAtscarabesandpaintedbutterflies。\"

  Wither’sABUSESSTRIPTANDWHIPT,1613。

  Theyoungmalesparrow—hawk。

  TheFALCOLANIARIUSofLinnaeus。

  ThefemaleoftheLANNER。Latham(Faulconrie,lib。ii。

  chap。v。ed。1658),explainsthedifferencebetweentheLANNER

  andtheGOSHAWK。

  Hereusedforthefemaleofthegoshawk。TIERCELandTASSELareotherformsofthesameword。SeeStrutt’sSPORTS

  ANDPASTIMES,ed。Hone,1845,p。37。

  LOVEMADEINTHEFIRSTAGE。

  TOCHLORIS。

  I。

  Inthenativityoftime,ChlorisitwasnotthoughtacrimeIndirectHebrewfortowoe。

  Nowweemakelove,asallonfire,Ringretrogradeourlowddesire,AndcourtinEnglishbackwardtoo。

  II。

  Thricehappywasthatgoldenage,Whencomplementwasconstru’drage,Andfinewordsinthecenterhid;

  WhencursedNOstain’dnomaid’sblisse,Andalldiscoursewassumm’dinYES,Andnoughtforbad,buttoforbid。

  III。

  Lovethenunstintedlovedidsip,Andcherriespluck’dfreshfromthelip,Oncheeksandrosesfreehefed;

  Lasses,likeAutumneplums,diddrop,AndladsindifferentlydiddropAflowerandamaiden—head。

  IV。

  ThenunconfinedeachdidtippleWinefromthebunch,milkfromthenipple;

  Papstractableasudderswere。

  ThenequallythewholsomejelliesWeresqueez’dfromolive—treesandbellies:

  Norsuitsoftrespassedidtheyfear。

  V。

  Afragrantbankofstrawberries,Diaper’dwithviolets’eyes,Wastable,table—clothandfare;

  Nopalacetothecloudsdidswell,EachhumbleprincessethendiddwellInthePiazzaofherhair。

  VI。

  Bothbrokenfaithandth’causeofit,All—damninggold,wasdamn’dtoth’pit;

  Theirtrothseal’dwithaclaspandkisse,Lasteduntilthatextreemday,Inwhichtheysmil’dtheirsoulsaway,Andineachotherbreath’dnewblisse。

  VII。

  Becausenofault,therewasnotear;

  Nogronedidgratethegrantingear,Nofalsefoulbreath,theirdel’catsmell。

  Noserpentkisspoyson’dthetast,Eachtouchwasnaturallychast,AndtheirmereSenseaMiracle。

  VIII。

  Nakedastheirowninnocence,Andunembroyder’dfromoffence,Theywent,abovepoorriches,gay;

  Onsofterthanthecignet’sdown,Inbedstheytumbledofftheirown:

  Foreachwithintheotherlay。

  IX。

  Thusdidtheylive:thusdidtheylove,Repeatingonlyjoyesabove,Andangelswerebutwithcloathson,Whichtheywouldputoffcheerfully,TobathethemintheGalaxie,Thengirdthemwiththeheavenlyzone。

  X。

  Now,ChlorismiserablycraveTheoffer’dblisseyouwouldnothave,WhichevermoreImustdeny:

  Whilstravish’dwiththesenobledreams,Andcrownedwithmineownsoftbeams,InjoyingofmyselfIlye。

  ThisandthesucceedingstanzaareomittedbyMr。Singerinhisreprint。

  TOALADYWITHCHILDTHATASK’DANOLDSHIRT。

  Andwhyanhonour’draggedshirt,thatshows,Liketatter’densigns,allitsbodie’sblows?

  Shoulditbeswathedinavestsodire,Itwereenoughtosetthechildonfire;

  Dishevell’dqueen[s]shouldstripthemoftheirhair,Andinitmantlethenewrisingheir:

  NordoIknowoughtworthtowrapitin,Exceptmyparchmentupper—coatofskin;

  Andthenexpectnoendofitschasttears,Thatfirstwasrowl’dindown,nowfursofbears。

  Butsincetoladies’thathacustomebeenLinnentosend,thattravailandlyein;

  Totheninesempstresses,myformerfriends,Isu’d;buttheyhadnoughtbutshredsandends。

  Atlast,thejolli’stofthethreetimesthreeRentth’apronfromhersmock,andgaveitme;

  ’Twassoftandgentle,subt’lyspun,nodoubt;

  Pardonmyboldnese,madam;HERE’STHECLOUT。

  AportionofthislittlepoemisquotedinBrand’sPOPULARANTIQUITIES(edit。1849,ii。70),asanillustrationofthecustomtowhichitrefers。NosecondexampleofsuchanusageseemstohavebeenknowntoBrandandhiseditors。

  P。183。TOALADYWITHCHILDETHATASK’TANOLDSHIRT。

  ThecustomtowhichthePoethererefers,wasnodoubtcommoninhistime;althoughtheindefatigableBranddoesnotappeartohavemetwithanyillustrationofit,exceptinLUCASTA。

  Butsincethenoteatp。183waswritten,thefollowingpassageintheoldmoralityofTHEMARRIAGEOFWIT

  ANDWISDOM(circa1570)hascomeundermynotice:——

  \"INDULGENCE[tohersonWIT]。

  Well,yetbeforethegoest,holdheareMYBLESSINGINACLOUTE,WELLFARETHEMOTHERATANEEDE,Standtothytacklingstout。\"

  TheallusionistothecontemplatedmarriageofWITtohisbetrothed,WISDOM。

  SONG。

  I。

  InmineonemonumentIlye,Andinmyselfamburied;

  Sure,thequicklightningofhereyeMeltedmysoulith’scabberddead;

  AndnowlikesomepaleghostIwalk,Andwithanother’sspirittalk。

  II。

  Norcanherbeamsaheatconvey,Thatmaymyfrozenbosomewarm,Unlesshersmileshavepow’r,asthey,Thatacrosscharmcancountercharm。

  Butthisissuchapleasingpain,I’mlothtobealiveagain。

  ANOTHER。

  IdidbelieveIwasinheav’n,Whenfirsttheheav’nherselfwasgiv’n,ThatinmyheartherbeamsdidpasseAssomethesunkeepinaglasse,SothatherbeautiesthorowmeDidhurtmyrival—enemy。

  Butfate,alasdecreeditso,ThatIwasenginetomywoe:

  For,asacorner’dchristalspot,Myheartdiaphanouswasnot;

  Butsolidstuffe,wherehereyeflingsQuickfireuponthecatchingstrings:

  Yet,asattriumphsinthenight,YouseethePrince’sArmsinlight,So,whenIoncewassetonflame,Iburntallorethelettersofhername。

  ODE。

  I。

  Youaredeceiv’d;Isoonermay,dullfair,SeatadarkMoorinCassiopea’schair,Orontheglow—worm’suselesselightBestowthewatchingflamesofnight,Orgivetherose’sbreathToexecuteddeath,ErethebrighthiewOfversetoyou;

  ItisjustHeavenonbeautystampsafame,Andwe,alasitstriumphsbutproclaim。

  II。

  Whatchainsbutaretoolightforme,shouldI

  SaythatLucastainstrangearmscouldlie?

  OrthatCastarawereimpure;

  OrSaccarisa’sfaithunsure?

  ThatChloris’love,ashair,Embrac’deachen’miesair;

  ThatalltheirgoodRanintheirblood?

  ’Tisthesamewrongth’unworthytointhrone,Asfromherproperspheret’havevertuethrown。

  III。

  Thatstrangeforceontheignoblehathrenown;

  AsAURUMFULMINANS,itblowsvicedown。

  ’Twerebetter(heavyone)tocrawlForgot,thenraised,trodon[to]fall。

  AllyourdefectionsnowArenotwritonyourbrow;

  OdestofaultsgiveAshamemustlive。

  Whenafatmistweview,wecoughingrun;

  But,thatoncemeteordrawn,allcry:undone。

  IV。

  HowbrightthefairPaulinadidappear,Whenhidinjewelsshedidseemastar!

  ButwhocouldsoberlybeholdAwickedowlincloathofgold,OrtheridiculousApeInsacredVesta’sshape?

  SodothagreeJustpraisewiththee:

  Forsincethybirthgavetheenobeauty,know,Nopoetspencilmustorcandoso。

  Theconstellationsocalled。InolddrawingsCassiopeiaisrepresentedasawomansittinginachairwithabranchinherhand,andhencetheallusionhere。Dixon,inhisCANIDIA,1683,parti。p。35,makeshiswitchessay:——

  \"WeputonBerenice’shair,AndsitinCassiopeia’schair。\"

  Randolphcouplesitwith\"Ariadne’sCrowne\"inthefollowingpassage:——

  \"Shineforthaconstellation,fullandbright,Blessthepoorheavenswithmoremajesticklight,WhoinrequitallshallpresentyouthereARIADNE’SCROWNEandCASSIOPEIA’SCHAYR。\"

  POEMS,ed。1640,p。14。

  WilliamHabingtonpublishedhispoemsunderthenameofCASTARA,afictitiousappellationsignifyingthedaughterofLordPowis。Thisladywaseventuallyhiswife。ThefirsteditionofCASTARAappearedin1634,thesecondin1635,andthethirdin1640。

  Waller’sSACHARISSA,i。e。LadyDorothySydney。

  LolliaPaulina,whofirstmarriedMemmiusRegulus,andsubsequentlytheEmperorCaligula,frombothofwhomshewasdivorced。Sheinheritedfromherfatherenormouswealth。

  THEDUELL。

  I。

  Lovedrunk,theotherday,knocktatmybrest,ButI,alaswasnotwithin。

  Myman,myear,toldmehecamet’attest,Thatwithoutcauseh’dboxedhim,Andbatteredthewindowsofmineeyes,Andtookmyheartforoneof’snunneries。

  II。

  Iwondredattheoutragesafereturn’d,Andstormedatthebaseaffront;

  Andbyafriendofmine,boldfaith,thatburn’d,Icalledhimtoastrictaccompt。

  Hesaidthat,bythelaw,thechalleng’dmightTaketheadvantagebothofarmsandfight。

  III。

  Twodartsofequallengthandpointshesent,Andnoblygavethechoycetome,WhichInotweigh’d,youngandindifferent,Nowfullofnoughtbutvictorie。

  Sowebothmetinoneof’smother’sgroves,Thetime,atthefirstmurm’ringofherdoves。

  IV。

  Istriptmyselfnakedallo’re,ashe:

  ForsoIwasbestarm’d,whenbare。

  Hisfirstpassdidmyliverrase:yetI

  Madehomeafalsifytooneer:

  Forwhenmyarmtoitstruedistancecame,Inothingtouch’dbutafantastickflame。

  V。

  This,thisislovewedailyquarrelso,AnidleDon—Quichoterie:

  Wewhipourselveswithourowntwistedwo,Andwoundtheayreforafly。

  Theonlywayt’undothisenemyIstolaughattheboy,andhewillcry。

  \"Tofalsifyathrust,\"saysPhillips(WORLDOFWORDS,ed。1706,art。FALSIFY),\"istomakeafeignedpass。\"Lovelacehereemploysthewordasasubstantiveratherawkwardly;butthemeaningis,nodoubt,thesame。

  CUPIDFARGONE。

  I。

  What,sobeyondallmadnesseistheelf,Nowhehathgotoutofhimself!

  HisfatalenemytheBee,Norhisdeceiv’dartillerie,Hisshackles,northerosesboughNe’rhalfsonetledhim,asheisnow。

  II。

  Seeat’sownmotherheisoffering;

  Hisfingernowfitsanyring;

  OldCybelehewouldenjoy,Andnowthegirl,andnowtheboy。

  HeproffersJoveabackcaresse,Andallhisloveintheantipodes。

  III。

  JealousofhischastPsyche,ragingheQuarrelswithstudentMercurie,AndwithaproudsubmissivebreathOfferstochangehisdartswithDeath。

  Hestrikesatthebrighteyeofday,AndJunotumblesinhermilkyway。

  IV。

  Thedearsweetsecretsofthegodshetells,Andwithloath’dhatelov’dheavenheswells;

  Now,likeafury,hebeliesMyriadsofpurevirginities,Andswears,withthisfalsefrenzyhurl’d,There’snotavertuoussheinalltheworld。

  V。

  Olympusherenownces,thendescends,Andmakesafriendshipwiththefiends;

  BidsCharonbenomoreaslave,HeArgosrigg’dwithstarsshallhave,AndtripleCerberusfrombelowMustleash’dt’himselfwithhimahuntinggo。

  ThisstanzawassuppressedbyMr。Singer。

  OriginalreadsTHE。

  AMOCKSONG。

  I。

  NowWhitehall’sinthegrave,Andourheadisourslave,Thebrightpearlinhiscloseshellofoyster;

  Nowthemiterislost,TheproudPraelates,too,crost,AndallRome’sconfin’dtoacloister。

  He,thatTarquinwasstyl’d,Ourwhiteland’sexil’d,Yea,undefil’d;

  Notacourtape’slefttoconfuteus;

  Thenletyourvoycesrisehigh,Asyourcoloursdidflye,Andflour’shingcry:

  LonglivethebraveOliver—Brutus。

  II。

  Nowthesunisunarm’d,Andthemoonbyuscharm’d,Allthestarsdissolv’dtoajelly;

  NowthethighsoftheCrownAndthearmsarelopp’ddown,Andthebodyisallbutabelly。

  LettheCommonsgoon,Thetownisourown,We’lrulealone:

  FortheKnightshaveyieldedtheirspent—gorge;

  AndanorderistaneWithHONYSOITprofane,Shoutforthamain:

  ForourDragonhathvanquish’dtheSt。George。

  Cromwell。

  AFLYCAUGHTINACOBWEB。

  Smalltypeofgreatones,thatdohumWithinthiswholeworld’snarrowroom,ThatwithabusiehollownoiseCatchatthepeople’svainervoice,Andwithspreadsailsplaywiththeirbreath,Whoseveryhailsnewchristendeath。

  PoorFly,caughtinanairynet,Thywingshavefetter’dnowthyfeet;

  Where,likeaLyoninatoyl,Howerethoukeep’stanoblecoyl,Andbeat’stthygen’rousbreast,thato’reTheplainsthyfatalbuzzesrore,Tillthyall—bellydfoe(roundelf)

  Hathquarter’dtheewithinhimself。

  WasitnotbetteroncetoplayI’th’lightofamajestickray,Where,thoughtooneerandbold,thefireMightsindgethyupperdownattire,Andthoui’th’stormtolooseaneye。

  Awing,oraself—trappingthigh:

  Yethadstthoufal’nlikehim,whosecoilMadefishesintheseatobroyl,Whennowth’astscap’dthenobleflame;

  Trapp’dbaselyinaslimyframe,Andfreeofair,thouartbecomeSlavetothespawnofmudandlome?

  Noris’tenoughthyselfdo’sdresseTothyswolnlordanum’rousmesse,Andbydegreesthythinveinsbleed,Andpiecemealdosthispoysonfeed;

  Butnowdevour’d,artliketobeAnetspunforthyfamilie,And,straightexpandedintheair,Hang’stforthyissuetooasnare。

  StrangewittydeathandcruelillThat,killingthee,thouthinedostkill!

  Likepies,inwhoseentombedarkAllfowlcrowddownwardtoalark,Thouartthineen’mies’sepulcher,Andintheeburiest,too,thineheir。

  YetFatesagloryhavereserv’dForonesohighlyhathdeserv’d。

  AstherhinocerosdothdyUnderhiscastle—enemy,Asthroughthecranestrunkthroatdothspeed,Theaspedothonhisfeederfeed;

  Fallyettriumphantinthywoe,Boundwiththeentrailsofthyfoe。

  Thespider。

  AFLYABOUTAGLASSEOFBURNTCLARET。

  I。

  Forbearthisliquidfire,Fly,Itismorefatalthenthedry,Thatsingly,butembracing,wounds;

  Andthisatoncebothburnsanddrowns。

  II。

  Thesalamander,thatinheatAndflamesdothcoolhismonstroussweat,Whosefanaglowingcakeissaid,Ofthisredfurnaceisafraid。

  III。

  Viewingtheruby—christalshine,Thoutak’stitforheaven—christalline;

  Anonthouwiltbetaughttogroan:

  ’TisanascendedAcheron。

  IV。

  Asnow—ballheartinitletfall,Andtakeitoutafire—ball;

  Aliicybreastinitbetray’dBreaksadestructivewildgranade。

  V。

  ’TisthismakesVenusaltarsshine,ThiskindlesfrostyHymen’spine;

  Whentheboygrowsoldinhisdesires,Thisflambeaudothnewlighthisfires。

  VI。

  Thoughthecoldhermitoverwail,Whosesighsdofreeze,andtearsdrophail,Oncehavingpass’dthis,willne’rAnotherflamingpurgingfear。

  VII。

  ThevestaldrinkingthisdothburnNowmorethaninherfun’ralurn;

  Herfires,thatwiththesunkeptrace,Arenowextinguish’dbyherface。

  VIII。

  Thechymist,thathimselfdothstill,

  Lethimbuttastthislimbecksbill,Andprovethissublimatedbowl,He’llswearitwillcalcineasoul。

  IX。

  Noble,andbravenowthoudostknowThefalseprepareddecksbelow,Dostthouthefatalliquorsup,Onedrop,alasthybarqueblowesup。

  X。

  Whatairycountryhasttosave,Whoseplaguesthou’ltburyinthygrave?

  Forevennowthouseem’sttousOnthisgulphsbrinkaCurtius。

  XI。

  Andnowth’artfaln(magnanimousFly)

  In,wherethineOceandothfry,LiketheSun’sson,whoblush’dthefloodToacomplexionofblood。

  XII。

  Yet,seemygladauricularRedeemsthee(thoughdissolv’d)astar,Flaggythywings,andscorch’dthythighs,Thouly’stadoublesacrifice。

  XIII。

  Andnowmywarming,coolingbreathShallanewlifeaffordindeath;

  SeeinthehospitalofmyhandAlreadycur’d,thoufiercedo’ststand。

  XIV。

  BurntinsectdostthoureaspireThemoist—hot—glasseandliquidfire?

  Isee’tissuchapleasingpain,Thouwould’stbescorch’danddrown’dagain。

  i。e。distil。

  Lovelacewasbynomeanspeculiarinthefondnesswhichhehasshowninthispoemandelsewhereforfiguresdrawnfromthelanguageofalchemy。

  \"Retireintothygroveofeglantine,WhereIwillallthoseravishedsweetsdistillThroughLove’salembic,andwithchemicskillFromthemix’dmassonesovereignbalmderive。\"

  Carew’sPOEMS(1640),ed。1772,p。77。

  \"————IwilltryFromthewarmlimbeckofmyeye,InsuchamethodtodistilTearsonthymarblenature————\"

  Shirley’sPOEMS(WorksbyDyce,vi。407)。

  \"Nature’sConfectioner,theBEE,WhosesuckersaremoistALCHYMIE,ThestillofhisrefiningMould,Mintingthegardenintogold。\"

  Cleveland’sPOEMS,ed。1669,p。4。

  \"Fisherisherewithpurplewing,WhobringsmetotheSpring—head,whereCrystallisLymbecktalltheyear。\"

  LordWestmoreland’sOTIASACRA,1648,p。137,WEAK。Thewordwasoncenotveryuncommoninwritings。

  Bacon,Spenser,&c。useit;butitisnow,Ibelieve,confinedtoSomersetshireandtheborderingcounties。

  \"LUKE。AsouthwindShallsoonersoftenmarble,andtherain,Thatslidesdowngentlyfromhisflaggywings,O’erflowtheAlps。\"

  Massinger’sCITYMADAM,1658。

  FEMALEGLORY。

  Mongsttheworldswonders,theredothyetremainOnegreaterthantherest,that’sallthoseo’reagain,Andherownselfbeside:ALady,whosesoftbreastIswithvasthonourssoulandvirtueslifepossest。

  Fairasoriginallightfirstfromthechaosshot,Whendayinvirgin—beamstriumph’d,andnightwasnot,Andasthatbreathinfus’dinthenew—breathergood,Whenillunknownwasdumb,andbadnotunderstood;

  Chearful,asthataspectatthisworld’sfinishing,Whencherubimsclapp’dwings,andth’sonsofHeavendidsing;

  Chastasth’Arabianbird,whoalltheayrdenyes,

  Andev’ninflamesexpires,whenwithherselfeshelyes。

  Ohshe’saskindasdropsofnewfalnAprilshowers,Thatoneachgentlebreastspringfreshperfumingflowers;

  She’sconstant,gen’rous,fixt;she’scalm,sheistheallWecanofvertue,honour,faith,orglorycall,Andsheis(whomIthustransmittoendlessfame)

  Mistresseoth’worldandme,andLAURAishername。

  ThePhoenix。

  ADIALOGUE。

  LUTEANDVOICE。

  L。Sing,Laura,sing,whilstsilentarethesphears,AndalltheeyesofHeavenareturn’dtoears。

  V。Touchthydeadwood,andmakeeachlivingtreeUnchainitsfeet,takearms,andfollowthee。

  CHORUS。

  L。Sing。V。Touch。0Touch。L。0Sing。

  BOTH。Itisthesouls,soulssoleoffering。

  V。Touchthedivinityofthychords,andmakeEachheartstringtremble,andeachsinewshake。

  L。Whilstwithyourvoyceyourarifietheair,Nonebutanhostofangelshoverhere。

  CHORUS。SING,TOUCH,&c。

  V。Touchthysoftlute,andineachgentlethreadThelyonandthepanthercaptivelead。

  L。Sing,andinheav’ninthronedeposedlove,Whilstangelsdance,andfiendsinordermove。

  DOUBLECHORUS。

  WhatsacredcharmmaythisthenbeInharmonie,Thatthuscanmaketheangelswild,Thedevilsmild,Andteachlowhelltoheav’ntoswell,Andthehighheav’ntostooptohell?

  OriginalandSingerreadREACH。

  AMOCKCHARON。

  DIALOGUE。

  CHA。W。

  W。Charonthouslavethoufoollthoucavaleer!

  CHA。Aslaveafoolwhattraitor’svoiceIhear?

  W。Comebringthyboat。CH。No,sir。W。Nosirrah,why?

  CHA。Theblestwilldisagree,andfiendswillmutinyAtthy,atthy[un]numbredtreachery。

  W。Villain,Ihaveapasswhichwhodisdains,IwillsequestertheElizianplains。

  CHA。Woesme,yegentleshadeswhereshallIdwell?

  He’scomeItisnotsafetobeinhell。

  CHORUS。

  Thusman,hishonorlost,fallsontheseshelves;

  Furiesandfiendsarestilltruetothemselves。

  CHA。Youmust,lostfool,comein。W。Oh,letmein!

  ButnowIfearthyboatwillsinkwithmyore—weightysin。

  Where,courteousCharon,amInow?CHA。Vilerant!

  AtthegatesofthysupremeJudgeRhadamant。

  DOUBLECHORUSOFDIVELS。

  Welcometorape,totheft,toperjurie,Toalltheillsthouwert,wecanothopetobe;

  Oh,pittyuscondemnedOh,ceasetowooe,Andsoftly,softlybreath,leastyouinfectustoo。

  ThiswordisusedheremerelytodenoteaGALLANT,aFELLOW。Frombeinginitsprimitivesenseamosthonourableappellation,itbecame,duringandafterthecivilwarbetweenCharlesandtheParliament,atermofequivocalimport。

  HereequivalenttoRANTER,andusedforthesakeofthemetre。

  THETOADANDSPYDER。

  ADUELL。

  Uponaday,whentheDog—starUntotheworldproclaim’dawar,Andpoysonbark’dfromblackthroat,Andfromhisjawsinfectionshot,Underadeadlyhen—baneshadeWithslimeinfernalmistsaremade,Metthetwodreadedenemies,Havingtheirweaponsintheireyes。

  FirstfromhisdenrollsforththatloadOfspiteandhate,thespeckl’dtoad,Andfromhischapsafoamdothspawn,Suchastheloathedthreeheadsyawn;

  Defieshisfoewithafellspit,Towadethroughdeathtomeetwithit;

  Theninhisselfthelymbeckturns,Andhiselixir’dpoysonurns。

  Arachne,oncethefearoth’maid

  Coelestial,thusuntoherpray’d:

  Heaven’sblew—ey’ddaughter,thineownmother!

  ThePython—killingSun’sthybrother。

  Ohthou,fromgodsthatdidstdescend,Withapoorvirgintocontend,ShallseedofearthandhellerebeArivalinthyvictorie?

  Pallasassents:fornowlongtimeAndpityhadcleanrins’dhercrime;

  WhenstraightshedothwithactivefireHermanyleggedfoeinspire。

  HaveyounotseenacharactlieAgreatcathedralinthesea,UnderwhoseBabylonianwallsAsmallthinfrigotalmshousestalls?

  SoinhisslimethetoaddothfloatAndth’spyderby,butseemshisboat。

  Andnowthenaumachiebegins;

  Closetothesurfaceherselfspins:

  Arachne,whenherfoeletsflyeAbroad—sideofhisbreathtoohigh,That’sover—shot,thewisely—stout,Advisedmaiddothtackabout;

  Andnowherpitchybarquedothsweat,Chaf’dinherownblackfurywet;

  Lasieandcoldbefore,shebringsNewfirestohercontractedstings,Andwithdiscolour’dspumesdothblastTheherbsthattotheircenterhast。

  Nowtotheneighb’ringhenbanetopArachnehathherselfwoundup,Andthence,fromitsdilatedleaves,Byherowncordagedownwardsweaves,Anddothhertownoffoeattack,

  Andstormstherampiersofhisback;

  Whichtakeninhercoloursspread,Marchtoth’citadelof’shead。

  NowasinwittytorturingSpain,Thebrainisvexttovexthebrain,Wherehereticksbareheadsarearm’dInaclosehelm,andinitcharm’dAnovergrownandmeagrerat,Thatpeece—mealnibbleshimselffat;

  Soonthetoadsblew—checquer’dscullThespidergluttonsherselffull。

  AndvomitingherStygianseeds,Herpoysononhispoysonfeeds。

  Thustheinvenom’dtoad,nowgrownBigwithmorepoysonthanhisown,Dothgatherallhispow’rs,andshakesHisstormerin’sdisgorgedlakes;

  Andwoundednow,apacecrawlsonTohisnextplantanesurgeon,

  Withwhoserichbalmnosoonerdrest,Butpurgedishissickswolnbreast;

  Andasagloriouscombatant,Thatonlyrestsawhiletopant,Thenwithrepeatedstrengthandscars,Thatsmartingfirehimnewtowars,Dealsblowsthatthickthemselvesprevent,Astheywouldgainthetimehespent。

  Sothedisdainingangrytoad,Thatcallsbutathinuselessload,HisfatalfearedselfcomesbackWithunknownvenomefill’dtocrack。

  Th’amasedspider,nowuntwin’d,Hathcreptup,andherselfnewlin’dWithfreshsaltfoamsandmists,thatblastTheambientairastheypast。

  AndnowmethinksaSphynx’swingIpluck,anddonotwrite,butsting;

  Withtheirblackbloodmypaleinksblent,

  Gall’sbutafaintingredient。

  Thepol’ticktoaddothnowwithdraw,Warn’d,higherinCAMPANIA。

  Therewiselydoth,intrencheddeep,Hisbodyinabodykeep,AndleavesawideandopenpassT’invitethefoeuptohisjaws,WhichtherewithinafoggyblindWithfourscorefire—armswerelin’d。

  Thegen’rousactivespiderdoubtsMoreambuscadoesthanredoubts;

  Sowithinshotshedothpickear,

  Nowgall’stheflank,andnowtherear;

  Asthatthetoadin’sowndispiteMustchangethemannerofhisfight,Who,likeagloriousgeneral,Withonehome—chargeletsflyatall。

  Chaf’dwithafourfoldven’mousfoamOfscorn,revenge,hisfoesand’sown,Heseatshiminhisloathedchair,New—madehimbyeachmorningsair,WithglowingeyeshedothsurveyTh’undauntedhoasthecallshisprey;

  Thenhisdarkspumehegred’lylaps,Andshowsthefoehisgrave,hischaps。

  WhilstthequickwaryAmazonOf’vantagetakesoccasion,AndwithhertroopofleggscarreersInafullspeedwithallherspeers。

  Down(assomemountainonamouse)

  Onhersmallcotheflingshishouse;

  Withoutthepoysonoftheelf,Thetoadhadliket’havebursthimself:

  ForsageArachnewithgoodheedHadstoptherselfuponfullspeed,And,’sbodynowdisorder’d,onShefallstoexecution。

  ThepassivetoadnowonlycanContemnandsuffer。HerebeganThewrongedmaidsingeniousrage,Whichhisheartvenomemustasswage。

  Oneeyeshehathspetout,strangesmother,Whenoneflamedothputoutanother,Andoneeyewittilyspar’d,thatheMightbutbeholdhismiserie。

  Sheoneachspotawounddothprint,Andeachspeckhathastingwithin’t;

  Tillhebutonenewblisteris,Andswellshisownperiphrasis。

  Thenfainting,sick,andyellow—pale,Shebathshimwithhersulph’rousstale;

  ThusslackedisherStygianfire,Andshevouchsafesnowtoretire。

  Anonthetoadbeginstopant,Bethinkshimofth’almightyplant,Andlesthepeece—mealshouldbesped,Wiselydothfinishhimselfdead。

  Whilstthegaygirl,aswasherfate,Dothwantonandluxuriate,Andcrownsherconqu’ringheadallorWithfatalleavesofhellebore。

  NotguessingatthepretiousaidWaslentherbytheheavenlymaid。

  TheneerexpiringtoadnowrowlsHimselfinlazybloodyscrowls,Toth’sov’raignsalveofallhisills,Thatonlylifeandhealthdistills。

  Butloeaterroraboveall,Thateveryetdidhimbefall!

  Pallas,stillmindfulofherfoe,(Whilsttheydidwitheachfiresglow)

  HadtotheplacethespiderslarDispath’dbeforetheev’ningsstar。

  HelearnedwasinNatureslaws,Ofallherfoliageknewthecause,And’mongsttherestinhischoicewantUnplantedhadthisplantaneplant。

  Theall—confoundedtoaddothseeHislifefledwithhisremedie,AndinagloriousdespairFirstbursthimself,andnexttheair;

  ThenwithadismalhorredyellBeatsdownhisloathsomebreathtohell。

  ButwhatinestimableblissThistothesatedvirginis,Who,asbeforeofherfiendfoe,Nowfullisofhergoddesstoo!

  ShefromherfertilewombhathspunHerstateliestpavillion,Whilstallhersilkenflagsdisplay,Andhertriumphantbannersplay;

  WherePallassheith’midstdothpraise,Andcounterfeitsherbrothersrayes,Norwillsheherdearlarforget,Victoriousbyhisbenefit,WhoseroofinchantedshedothfreeFromhauntinggnatandgoblinbee,Who,trapp’dinherpreparedtoyle,Totheirdestructionkeepacoyle。

  Thensheunlocksthetoad’sdirehead,WithinwhosecellistreasuredThatpretiousstone,whichshedothcallAnoblerecompenceforall,Andtoherlardothitpresent,Ofhisfairaidamonument。

  ItwillbeseenthatthispoempartlyturnsonthemythologicaltaleofArachneandMinerva,andthemetamorphosisoftheformerbytheangrygoddessintoaspider()。

  i。e。CARAK,orCARRICK,asthewordisvariouslyspelled。

  ThislargekindofshipwasmuchusedbytheGreeksandVenetiansduringthemiddleages,andalsobyothernations。

  Thepoetratherawkwardlysustainshissimile,andemploys,inexpressingacontestbetweenthetoadandthespider,atermsignifyinganavalbattle,or,atleast,afightbetweentwoships。

  Lovelace’sfondnessformilitarysimilitudesisconstantlystandingintheway,andmarringhisattemptsatpoeticalimagery。

  AformofRAMPART,sanctionedbyDryden。

  Medicinalherborplant。

  Blended。

  CAMPANIAmaysignify,inthepresentpassage,eitherafieldorthecountrygenerally,oraplain。Itisaclumsyexpression。

  InthesenseinwhichitishereusedthiswordseemstobepeculiartoLovelace。TOPICKEAR,orPICKEER,meansTOSKIRMISH。

  Sothat。

  THESNAYL。

  Wiseemblemofourpolitickworld,SageSnayl,withinthineownselfcurl’d,Instructmesoftlytomakehast,Whilstthesemyfeetgoslowlyfast。

  CompendiousSnaylthouseem’sttomeLargeEuclid’sstrictepitome;

  AndineachdiagramdostflingTheefromthepointuntothering。

  Afigurenowtrianglare,Anovalnow,andnowasquare,Andthenaserpentine,dostcrawl,Nowastraightline,nowcrook’d,nowall。

  Preventingrivaloftheday,Th’artupandopenestthyray;

  Anderethemorncradlesthemoon,

  Th’artbrokeintoabeauteousnoon。

  Then,whentheSunsupsinthedeep,Thysilverhornse’reCinthia’speep;

  Andthou,fromthineownliquidbed,NewPhoebus,heav’stthypleasanthead。

  Whoshallanamefortheecreate,Deepriddleofmysteriousstate?

  BoldNature,thatgivescommonbirthToallproductsofseasandearth,Ofthee,asearth—quakes,isafraid,Norwillthydiredeliv’ryaid。

  Thou,thineowndaughter,then,andsire,Thatsonandmotherartintire,Thatbigstillwiththyselfdostgo,Andliv’stanagedembrio;

  ThatlikethecubbsofIndia,Thoufromthyselfawhiledostplay;

  Butfrightedwithadogorgun,Inthineownbellythoudostrun,Andasthyhousewasthineownwomb,Sothineownwombconcludesthytomb。

  ButnowImust(analys’dking)

  Thyoeconomickvirtuessing;

  Thougreatstay’dhusbandstillwithin,Thoutheethat’sthinedostdiscipline;

  Andwhenthouarttoprogressbent,Thoumov’stthyselfandtenement,AswarlikeScythianstravayl’d,youRemoveyourmenandcitytoo;

  Then,afterasaddearthandrain,Thouscatterestthysilvertrain;

  Andwhenthetreesgrownak’dandold,Thoucloathestthemwithclothofgold,Whichfromthybowelsthoudostspin,Anddrawfromtherichmineswithin。

  Nowhastthouchang’dthee,saint,andmadeThyselfafanethat’scupula’d;

  AndinthywreathedcloisterthouWalkestthineowngrayfryertoo;

  Stricktandlock’dup,th’arthoodallore,Andne’reliminat’stthydore。

  Onsalladsthoudostfeedsevere,And’steadofbeadsthoudrop’statear,Andwhentoresteachcallsthebell,Thousleep’stwithinthymarblecell,Where,indarkcontemplationplac’d,ThesweetsofNaturethoudosttast,Whonowwithtimethydaysresolve,Andinajellytheedissolve,Likeashotstar,whichdothrepairUpward,andrarifietheair。

  Anticipating,forerunning。

  ItcanscarcelyberequisitetomentionthatLovelacereferstothegradualevanescenceofthemoonbeforethegrowingdaylight。Itiswellknownthatthelunarorbis,atcertaintimes,visiblesometimeevenaftersunrise。

  ANOTHER。

  TheCentaur,Syren,Iforegoe;

  Thosehavebeensung,andlowdlytoo:

  NorofthemixedSphynxIlewrite,Northerenown’dHermaphrodite。

  BeholdthishuddledothappearOfhorses,coachandcharioteer,Thatmovethhimbytraverselaw,Anddothhimselfbothdriveanddraw;

  Then,whentheSunnthesouthdothwinne,Hebaitshimhotinhisowninne。

  IheardagraveandaustereclarkResolv’dhimpilotbothandbarque;

  That,likethefam’dshipofTREVERE,Didontheshorehimselflavere:

  Yettheauthentickdobeleeve,Whokeeptheirjudgementintheirsleeve,Thatheishisowndoubleman,Andsickstillcarrieshissedan:

  Orthatlikedamesi’thlandofLuyck,Hewearshiseverlastinghuyck。

  Butbanisht,Iadmirehisfate,Sinceneitherostracismeofstate,Noraperpetualexile,Canforcethisvirtue,changehissoyl:

  For,wheresoeverhedothgo,Hewanderswithhiscountrytoo。

  i。q。HUKE。\"Huke,\"saysMinshen,\"isamantlesuchaswomenuseinSpaine,Germanie,andtheLowCountries,whentheygoeabroad。\"Lovelaceclearlyadoptsthewordforthesakeofthemetre;otherwisehemighthavechosenabetterone。

  THETRIUMPHSOFPHILAMOREANDAMORET。

  TOTHENOBLESTOFOURYOUTHANDBESTOFFRIENDS,CHARLESCOTTON,Esquire。

  BEINGATBERISFORD,ATHISHOUSEINSTAFFORDSHIRE。

  FROMLONDON。

  APOEM。

  Sir,yoursadabsenceIcomplain,asearthHerlong—hidspring,thatgaveherverduresbirth,WhonowhercheerfularomatickheadShrinksinhercoldanddismalwidow’dbed;

  WhilstthefalsesunherloverdothhimmoveBelow,andtoth’antipodesmakelove。

  Whatfatewasmine,wheninmineobscurecave(Shutupalmostcloseprisonerinagrave)

  Yourbeamscouldreachmethroughthisvaultofnight,Andcantonthedarkdungeonwithlight!

  Whenceme(asgen’rousSpahys)youunbound,WhilstInowknowmyselfbothfreeandcrown’d。

  ButasatMeccha’stombe,thedevoutblindPilgrim(greathusbandofhissightandmind)

  Paystonootherobjectthischastprise,Thenwithhotearthanoyntsoutbothhiseyes:

  Sohavingseenyourdazlinggloriesstore,Itisenough,andsinfortoseemore。

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