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  Hethatdaresthis,nothingtohim’sunfit,Butproudo’th’topoffortuneswheelmaysit。

  ADM。T。CICERONEM。

  CATULEP。50。

  DisertissimeRomulinepotum,Quotsunt,quotquefuere,MarceTulli,Quotquepostalioseruntinannos,GratiastibimaximasCatullusAgit,pessimusomniumpoeta:

  Tantopessimusomniumpoeta,Quantotuoptimusomniumpatronus。

  TOMARCUST。CICERO。

  INANENGLISHPENTASTICK。

  Tullytothee,Rome’seloquentsoleheir,Thebestofallthatare,shallbe,andwere,Itheworstpoetsendmybestthanksandpray’r:

  Ev’nbyhowmuchtheworstofpoetsI,Bysomuchyouthebestofpatronesbe。

  ADJUVENCIUM。CAT。EP。49。

  Mellitosoculostuos,Juvenci,Siquismesinatusquebasiare,Usqueadmilliabasiemtrecenta;

  Necunquamvideatsaturfuturus:

  Nonsidensioraridisaristis,Sitnostraesegesosculationis。

  TOJUVENCIUS。

  Juvencius,thyfairsweeteyesIftomyfillthatImaykisse,ThreehundredthousandtimesI’dekisse,Norfutureageshouldcloythisblisse;

  No,notifthickerthanripeearsTheharvestofourkissesbears。

  DEPUEROETPRAECONE。CATUL。

  Cumpuerobellopraeconemquividetesse,Quidcredat,nisisevenderediscupere?

  CATUL。

  Withafairboyacryerwebehold,Whatshouldwethink,buthewouldnotbesold?

  Lovelacehasmadenonsenseofthispassage。Weoughttoreadrather,\"butthathewouldbesold!\"

  PORTIILICINII。

  SiPhoebisorores,mandotibi,Delia,causam,Scilicet,utfratriquaepetoverbaferas:

  MarmoreSicaniostruxitibi,Delphice,templum,Etlevibuscalamiscandidaverbadedi。

  Nunc,sinosaudis,atqueesdivinusApollo,Dicmihi,quinummosnonhabetundepetat。

  ENGLISHED。

  IfyouarePhoebussister,Delia,pray,ThismyrequestuntotheSunconvay:

  ODelphickgod,Ibuiltthymarblefane,Andsungthypraiseswithagentlecane,

  Now,ifthouartdivineApollo,tell,Wherehe,whosepurseisempty,maygofill。

  Reedorpipe。

  SENECAEEXCLEANTHE。

  Ducme,ParenscelsiqueDominatorpoli,Quocunqueplacuit,nullaparendimoraest;

  Adsumimpiger;facnolle,comitaborgemens,Malusquepatiarfacere,quodlicuitbono。

  DucuntvolentemFata,nolentemtrahunt。

  ENGLISHED。

  ParentandPrinceofHeav’n,Olead,Ipray,Whereereyouplease,Ifollowandobey。

  ActiveIgo,sighing,ifyougainsay,Andsufferbadwhattothegoodwaslaw。

  Fatesleadthewilling,butunwillingdraw。

  QUINTICATULI。

  ConstiteramexorientemAuroramfortesalutans,CumsubitoalaevaRosciusexoritur。

  Pacemihiliceat,coelestes,dicerevestra。

  Mortalisvisupulchrioressedeo。

  Blanditurpuerosatyrusvultuquemanuque;

  Nolentisimilisretrahitorapuer:

  Quemnoncommoveat,quamvisdemarmore?funditPeneprecessatyrus,penepuerlachrymas。

  ENGLISHED。

  AsonceIbadgoodmorningtotheday,O’th’suddenRosciusbreaksinabrightray:

  Godswithyourfavour,I’vepresum’dtoseeAmortalfairerthenadeitie。

  Withlooksandhandsasatyrecourtstheboy,Whodrawsbackhisunwillingcheekascoy。

  Althoughofmarblehewn,whommovenotthey?

  Theboyev’nseemstoweep,thesatyre,pray。

  FLORIDI。DEEBRIOSO。

  PhoebusmeinsomnisvetuitpotareLyaeum,Pareopraeceptis:tuncbibocumvigilo。

  OFADRUNKARD。

  Phoebusasleepforbadmewinetotake:

  Iyield;andnowamonlydrunkawake。

  DEASINOQUIDENTIBUSAENEIDEMCONSUMPSIT。

  Carminisiliacilibrosconsumpsitasellus;

  HocfatumTroiaeest:autequus,autasinus。

  THEASSEEATINGTHEAENEIDS。

  AwretchedassetheAeneidsdiddestroy:

  AhorseorasseisstillthefateofTroy。

  AUSONIUSLIB。EPIG。

  TrinariiquodamcurrenteminlittorisoraAntecanesleporemcaeruleusrapuit;

  Atlepus:inmeomnisterraepelagiquerapinaest,Forsitanetcoeli,sicanisastratenet。

  ENGLISHED。

  OntheSicilianstrandaharewellwroughtBeforethehoundswasbyadog—fishcaught;

  Quothshe:allrapeofseaandearth’sonme,Perhapsofheav’n,ifthereadog—starbe。

  Qu。acontractionofAIT。

  AUSONIUSLIB。EPIG。

  Polla,potenta,tribon,baculus,scyphus:arctasupellexHaecfuerantCinici,sedputathancnimiam:

  Namquecavismanibuscernenspotarebubulcum,Cur,scyphe,te,dixit,gustosupervacuum?

  ENGLISHED。

  TheCynicksnarrowhoushouldstuffeofcrutch,Astoolanddish,waslumberthoughttoomuch:

  Forwhilstahinddrinksouton’spalmso’th’strandHeflingshisdish:cries:I’veoneinmyhand!

  AUSONIUSLIB。I。EPIG。

  Thesauroinventoquiliminamortisinibat,Liquitovanslaqueum,quoperituruserat;

  Atqui,quodterraeabdiderat,nonrepperitaurum,Quemlaqueuminvenitnexuit,etperiit。

  ENGLISHED。

  Atreasurefoundone,entringatdeath’sgate,Triumphingleavesthatcord,wasmeanthisfate;

  Buthethegoldmissing,whichhedidhide,Thehalterwhichhefoundheknit:sody’d。

  ALACHABOT。

  Objectadorableetcharmant!

  Messouspirsetmespleurstesmoignentmontorment;

  Maismonrespectm’empechedeparler。

  Ahquepeinedissimuler!

  Etquejesouffredemartyre,D’aimeretden’oserledire!

  TOTHESAMEAYREINENGLISH,THUS,Objectadorableofcharms!

  Mysighsandtearsmaytestifiemyharms;

  Butmyrespectforbidsmetoreveal。

  Ah,whatapain’tistoconceal!

  AndhowIsufferworsethenhell,Tolove,andnottodaretotell!

  OriginalhasMESRESPECTS。

  THEOPHILEBEINGDENY’DHISADDRESSESTOKINGJAMES,TURNEDTHEAFFRONTTOHISOWNGLORYINTHISEPIGRAM。

  SiJaques,leRoyduscavior,Netrouuebondemevoir,Voilalacauseinfallible!

  Car,ravydemonescrit,Ilcreut,quej’estoistoutespritEtparconsequentinvisible。

  LINEALLYTRANSLATEDOUTOFTHEFRENCH。

  IfJames,thekingofwit,Toseemethoughtnotfit,Surethisthecausehathbeen,That,ravish’dwithmymerit,HethoughtIwasallspirit,Andsonottobeseen。

  AUSONIUS。

  Vane,quidaffectasfaciemmihiponere,pictor,Ignotamqueoculissolicitaremanu?

  Aerisetventisumfilia,materinanisIndicii,vocemquesinementegero。

  Auribusinvestrishabitopenetrabilisecho;

  Simihivissimilempingere,pingesonos。

  INENGLISH。

  Vainpainter,whydoststrivemyfacetodrawWithbusyhands?agoddesseeyesneresaw。

  Daughterofairandwind,IdorejoyceInemptyshouts;(withoutamind)avoice。

  WithinyourearsshrillechoIrebound,And,ifyou’lpaintmelike,thenpaintasound。

  AUSON[IUS]。

  Toxicazelotypodedituxormaechamarito,Necsatisadmortemcrediditessedatum;

  Miscuitargentilethaliaponderavivi,Utceleretcertamvisgeminatanecem。

  Ergo,intersesedumnoxiapoculacertant,Cessitlethalisnoxasaltuiferi。

  Protinusinvacuosalvipetiererecessus,Lubricadejectisquaevianotacibis。

  QuampiacuraDeumprodestcrudelioruxor。

  Sic,cumfatavolunt,binavenenajuvant。

  INENGLISH。

  HerjealoushusbandanadultressegaveColdpoysons,to[o]weakshethoughtfor’sgrave;

  AfataldoseofquicksilverthensheMinglestohasthisdoubledestinie;

  Nowwhilstwithinthemselvestheyareatstrife,Thedeadlypotionyieldstothatoflife,Andstraightfromth’hollowstomackbothretreatToth’slipperypipesknowntodigestedmeat。

  Strangecareo’th’godsthemurth’ressedothavail!

  So,whenfatesplease,ev’ndoublepoysonsheal。

  AUSONIUSEPIG。

  Emptisquodlibristibibibliothecarefertaest,Doctumetgrammaticumte,philomuse,putas。

  Quinetiamcytharas,chordasetbarbitaconde:

  Mercatorhodie,crascitharoedus,eris。

  INENGLISH。

  Becausewithboughtbooks,sir,yourstudy’sfraught,Alearnedgrammarianyouwouldfainbethought;

  Naythen,buylutesandstrings;soyoumayplayThemerchantnow,thefidler,thenextday。

  AVIENIV。C。ADAMICOS。

  Ruremorans,quidagam,respondi,paucarogatus:

  Mane,deumexorofamulos,postarvaqueviso,Partitusquemeisjustosindicolabores;

  Indelego,Phoebumquecio,Musamquelacesso;

  Tuncoleocorpusfingo,molliquepalaestraStringolibensanimo,gaudensqueacfoenoreliberPrandeo,poto,cano,ludo,lavo,caeno,quiesco。

  ENGLISHED。

  Ask’dinthecountrywhatIdid,Isaid:

  Iviewmymenandmeads,firsthavingpray’d;

  Theneachofminehathhisjusttaskoutlay’d;

  Iread,Apollocourt,IrousemyMuse;

  ThenIanoyntme,andstriptwillinglooseMyselfonasoftplat,fromus’ryblest;

  Idine,drink,sing,play,bath,Isup,Irest。

  RufusFestusAvienus,theLatinpoet。

  ADFABULLUM。CATUL。LIB。I。EP。13。

  Caenabisbene,miFabulle,apudmePaucis,sidiitibifavent,diebus;

  SitecumattulerisbonamatquemagnamCaenam,nonsinecandidapuella,Etvino,etsale,etomnibuscachinnis。

  Haecsi,inquam,attuleris,Fabullenoster,Caenabisbene:namtuiCatulliPlenussacculusestaranearum。

  Sed,contra,accipiesmerosamores,Seuquodsuaviuselegantiusveest:

  Namunguentumdabo,quodmeaepuellaeDonaruntVeneresCupidinesque;

  Quodtucumolfacies,deosrogabis,Totumtefaciant,Fabulle,nasum。

  ENGLISHED。

  Fabullus,IwilltreatyouhandsomelyShortly,ifthekindgodswillfavourthee。

  Ifthoudostbringwiththeeadel’catemesse,Anolioorso,aprettylass,Briskwine,sharptales,allsortsofdrollery,Theseifthoubringst(Isay)alongwiththee,Youshallfeedhighly,friend:for,know,theebbsOfmylankpursearefullofspiderswebs;

  Butthenagainyoushallreceiveclearlove,Orwhatmoregratefulormoresweetmayprove:

  ForwithanointmentIwillfavourtheeMyVenus’sandCupidsgavetome,Ofwhichoncesmelt,thegodsthouwiltimplore,Fabullus,thatthey’dmaketheenoseallore。

  MART。LIB。I。EPI。14。

  CastasuogladiumcumtraderetArriaPaeto,Quemdevisceribustraxeratipsasuis;

  Siquafides,vulnusquodfecinondolet,inquit:

  Sedquodtufacies,hocmihi,Paete,dolet。

  ENGLISHED。

  WhenbravechastArriatoherPoetusgaveTheswordfromherownbreastdidbleedingwave:

  Iftherebefaith,thiswoundsmartsnot,saidshe;

  Butwhatyou’lmake,ah,thatwillmurderme。

  MART。EPI。XLIII。LIB。I。

  ConjugisaudissetfatumcumPortiaBruti,Etsubstractasibiquaereretarmadolor,Nondumscitis,ait,mortemnonpossenegari,Credideramsatishocvosdocuissepatrem。

  Dixit,etardentesavidobibitorefavillas。

  Inunc,etferrumturbamolestanega。

  INENGLISH。

  WhenPortiaherdearlord’ssadfatedidhear,Andnoblegriefsoughtarmswerehidfromher:

  Knowyounotyetnohinderanceofdeathis,Cato,Ithought,enoughhadtaughtyouthis,Sosaid,herthirstylipsdrinkflamingcoales:

  Gonow,denymesteel,officiousfools!

  MART。EP。XV。LIB。6。

  DumPhaetonteaformicavagaturinumbra,Implicuittenuemsuccinaguttaferam,Dignumtantorumpretiumtulitillalaborum:

  Credibileestipsamsicvoluissemori。

  ENGLISHED。

  Whilstinanamber—shadetheantdothfeast,Agummydropensnaresthesmallwild—beast,Afullrewardofallhertoylshathshe;

  ’Tistobethoughtshewouldherselfsodie。

  MAR。LIB。IV。EP。33。

  Etlatetetlucet,PhaetontideconditaguttaUtvideaturapisnectareclausasuo。

  Sicmodo,quaefueratvitacontemptamanente,Funeribusfactaestjampreciosasuis。

  INENGLISH。

  Bothlurksandshines,hidinanambertear,Thebee,inherownnectarprisoner;

  Soshe,whoinherlifetimewascontemn’d,Ev’ninherveryfuneralsisgemm’d。

  MART。LIB。VIII。EP。19。

  PaupervideriCinnavult,etestpauper。

  INENGLISH。

  Cinnaseemspoorinshow,Andheisso。

  AveryinadequatetranslationofVIDERIVULT。

  OUTOFTHEANTHOLOGIE。

  INANENGLISHDISTICK。

  Afool,muchbitbyfleas,putoutthelight;

  Youshallnotseemenow(quothhe);goodnight。

  ThisisfromLucian。

  INRUFUM。CATUL。EP。64。

  Noliadmirari,quaretibifoeminanulla,Rufe,velittenerumsupposuissefemur;

  Nonullamraraelabefactesmunerevestis,Autpellucidulisdeliciislapidis。

  Laedittequaedammalafabula,quatibiferturVallesubalarumtruxhabitarecaper。

  Huncmetuuntomnes,nequemirum:nammalavaldeestBestia,necquicumbelapuellacubet。

  Quareautcrudelemnasoruminterficepestem,Autadmiraridesine,curfugiant。

  TORUFUS。

  Thatnofairwomanwill,wondernotwhy,Clap(Rufus)underthinehertenderthigh;

  Notasilkgownshalloncemeltoneofthem,Northedelightsofatransparentgemme。

  Ascurvystorykillsthee,whichdothtell,Thatinthinearmpitsafiercegoatdothdwell。

  Himtheyallfearfullofanuglystench:

  Nor’s’tfitheshouldlyewithahandsomewench;

  Whereforethisnosescursedplaguefirstcrush,Orceasetowonder,whytheyflyyouthus。

  AnarchaicformofQUOCUM。

  OriginalhasSTINCH。

  CATUL。EP。71。

  DEINCONSTANTIAFOEMINEIAMORIS。

  Nullisedicitmuliermeanuberevelle,Quammihi:non,siJupiteripsepetat;

  Dicit;sedmuliercupidoquoddicitamanti,Inventoetrapidascribereoportetaqua。

  FEMALEINCONSTANCY。

  Mymistressesayesshe’llmarrynonebutme;

  No,notifJovehimselfasuitorbe。

  Shesayesso;butwhatwomensaytokindLovers,wewriteinrapidstreamsandwind。

  ADLESBIAM,CAT。EP。73。

  Dicebasquondam,solumtonosseCatullum,Lesbia,necpraemevelletenereJovem;

  Dilexitumte,nontantumutvulgusamicam,Sedpaterutgnatosdiligitetgeneros。

  Nunctecognovi,quareetimpensiusuror,Multomitamenesvilioretlevior。

  Quipotisestinquis,quodamanteminjuriatalisCogatamaremagis,sedbenevelleminus?

  Odietamo;quareidfaciam,fortasserequiris;

  Nescio;sedfierisentio,etexcrucior。

  ENGLISHED。

  Thatmealoneyoulov’d,youoncedidsay,NorshouldItothekingofgodsgiveway。

  ThenIlov’dtheenotasacommondear,Butasafatherdothhischildrenchear。

  NowtheeIknow,morebitterlyIsmart;

  Yetthoutomemorelightandcheaperart。

  Whatpow’risthis?thatsuchawrongshouldpressMetolovemore,yetwishtheewellmuchlesse。

  Ihateandlove;would’stthouthereasonknow?

  Iknownot;butIburn,andfeelitso。

  INLESBIAMCAT。EP。76。

  Hucestmensdeductatua,meaLesbia,culpa,Atqueitaseofficioperdiditipsasuo。

  Utjamnecbenevellequeamtibi,sioptimasias:

  Necdesistereamare,omniasifacias。

  ENGLISHED。

  Bythyfaultismymindbroughttothatpass,Thatititsofficequiteforgottenhas:

  Forbe’estthoubest,Icannotwishtheewell,Andbe’estthouworst,thenImustlovetheestill。

  ADQUINTIUM。CAT。EP。83。

  Quinti,sitibivisoculosdebereCatullum,Autaliudsiquidcariusestoculis,Eripereeinoli,multoquodcariusilliEstoculis,seuquidcariusestoculis。

  TOQUINTIUS。

  Quintius,ifyou’lendearCatulluseyes,Orwhathedearerthenhiseyesdothprize,Ravishnotwhatisdearerthenhiseyes,Orwhathedearerthenhiseyesdothprize。

  DEQUINTIAETLESBIA。EP。87。

  Quintiaformosaestmultis,mihicandida,longa,Rectaest;haecegosicsingulaconfiteor:

  Totailludformosanego:nammultavenustas;

  Nullaintammagnoestcorporemicasalis。

  Lesbiaformosaestquae,cumpulcherrimatotaest,Tumomnibusunaomneissurripuitveneres。

  ENGLISHED。

  Quintiaishandsome,fair,tall,straight:alltheseVeryparticularsIgrantwithease:

  Butsheallore’snothandsome;here’sherfault:

  Inallthatbulkthere’snotonecorneofsalt,WhilstLesbia,fairandhandsometooallore,Allgracesandallwitfromallhathbore。

  DESUOINLESBIAMAMORE。EP。88。

  NullapotestmuliertantumsedicereamatamVere,quantumameLesbiaamatameaest;

  Nullafidesullofuitunquamfaederetanta,Quantainamoresuoexparterepertameaest。

  ENGLISHED。

  Noonecanboastherselfsomuchbelov’d,TruelyasLesbiamyaffectionsprov’d;

  Nofaithwaserewithsuchafirmknotbound,AsinmyloveonmypartIhavefound。

  ADSYLONEM。EP。104。

  Autsodesmihireddedecemsestertia,Sylo,Deindoestoquamvissaevusetindomitus;

  Autsitenummidelectant,desine,quaeso,Lenoesse,atqueidemsaevusetindomitus。

  ENGLISHED。

  Sylo,praypaymemytensesterces,Thenrantandroarasmuchasyoushallplease;

  Orifthatmonytakes[you,]pray,giveoreTobeapimp,orelsetorantandroar。

  OriginalhasTAKES,butawordiswantingtocompletethemetre,andperhapsthepoetwroteTAKESYOU,i。e。captivatesyou。

  ELEGIES

  SACRED

  TotheMemoryoftheAUTHOR:

  ByseveralofhisFriends。

  CollectedandPublishedBY

  D。P。L。

  NUNQUAMEGOTEVITAFRATERAMBILIOR

  ADSPICIAMPOSTHAC;ATCERTESEMPERAMABO。

  Catullus。

  LONDON,Printed1660。

  ELEGIES。

  TOTHEMEMORYOFMYWORTHYFRIEND

  COLL。RICHARDLOVELACE。

  Topaymylovetothee,andpayitso,Ashonestmenshouldwhattheyjustlyowe,Weretowritebetterofthylife,thencanTheassured’stpenofthemostworthyman。

  Suchwasthycomposition,suchthymind,Improv’dfromvertue,andfromvicerefin’d;

  Thyyouthanabstractoftheworld’sbestparts,Invr’dtoarmsandexercis’dtoarts,Which,withthevigourofaman,becameThineandthycountriespiramidsoffame。

  TwogloriouslightstoguideourhopefulyouthIntothepathsofhonourandoftruth。

  Theseparts(sorarelymet)madeupinthee,Whatmanshouldinhisfullperfectionbe:

  SosweetatemperintoeverysenceAndeachaffectionbreath’daninfluence,Assmooth’dthemtoacalme,whichstillwithstoodTherufflingpassionsofuntamedblood,Withoutawrinckleinthyface,toshowThystablebreastcouldadisturbanceknow。

  Infortunehumble,constantinmischance;

  Expertinboth,andbothserv’dtoadvanceThynamebyvarioustriallsofthyspirit,Andgivethetestimonyofthymerit。

  Valianttoenvyofthebravestmen,Andlearnedtoanundisputedpen;

  Goodasthebestinbothandgreat,butyetNodangerouscouragenoroffensivewit。

  Theseeverserv’dtheonefortodefend,Theother,noblytoadvancethyfriend,UnderwhichtitleIhavefoundmynameFix’dinthelivingchronicleoffameTotimessucceeding:yetIhencemustgo,Displeas’dIcannotcelebratetheeso。

  Butwhatrespect,acknowledgementandlove,Whatthesetogether,whenimprov’d,improve:

  Callitbyanyname(soitexpressOughtlikeatributetothyworthyness,Andmaymyboundengratitudebecome)

  LOVELACE,Iofferatthyhonour’dtomb。

  AndthoughthyvertuesmanyfriendshavebredTolovetheeliveing,andlamenttheedead,Incharactersfarbettercouch’dthenthese,Minewillnotblottthyfame,northeirsencrease。

  ’Twasbythineowngreatmeritsrais’dsohigh,That,maugretimeandfate,itshallnotdye。

  Sicflevit。

  CharlesCotton。

  Theselinesmaybefound,withsomeverbalvariations,inthepoemsofCharlesCotton,1689,p。481—2—3。

  ThisreadingisadoptedfromCotton’sPoems,1689,p。482。

  InLUCASTAwereadNODISTURBANCE。

  UPONTHEPOSTHUMEANDPRECIOUSPOEMS

  OFTHENOBLYEXTRACTEDGENTLEMANMR。R。L。

  Theroseandotherfragrantflowerssmellbest,Whentheyarepluck’dandworninhandorbrest,Sothisfairflow’rofvertue,thisrarebudOfwit,smellsnowasfreshaswhenhestood;

  AndinthesePosthume—Poemsletsusknow,HeonthebanksofHelicondidgrow。

  ThebeautyofhissouldidcorrespondWithhissweetout—side:nay,itwentbeyond。

  Lovelace,theminionoftheThespiandames,Apollo’sdarling,bornwithEntheanflames,Whichinhisnumberswaveandshinesoclear,Assparksrefractedfromrichgemmesappear;

  Suchflamesthatmayinspire,andatomscast,Tomakenewpoetsnotlikehiminhast。

  Jam。Howell。

  Theselines,originallyprintedasabove,wereincludedbyPayneFisherinhiscollectionofHowell’sPoems,1663,8vo。,wheretheymaybefoundatp。126。Fisheralteredthesuperscriptioninhisill—editedbookto\"UponthePosthume—POEMS

  ofMr。Lovelace。\"

  WITH——Howell’sPoems。

  THATHEUPON——ibid。

  IFNOTGOBEYOND——ibid。

  Fr。MIGNON,darling。

  SoinHowell’sPoems。LUCASTAhasIN。

  \"SuchsparksthatwiththeiratomsmayinspireThereaderwithapurePOETICKfire。\"

  Howell’sPOEMS。

  ANELEGIE,SACREDTOTHEMEMORYOFMYLATEHONOUREDFRIEND,COLLONELLRICHARDLOVELACE。

  Pardon(blestshade),thatIthuscrowdtobe’Mongthosethatsinuntothymemory,AndthatIthinkunvalu’dreliquesspread,Andamthefirstthatpillagesthedead;

  Sincewhowouldbethymournerasbefits,Butanofficioussacriledgecommits。

  Howmytearsstrivetodotheefairerright,Andfromthecharactersdividemysight。

  Untillit(dimmer)anewtorrentswells,Andwhatobscur’dit,fallsmyspectaclesLettheluxuriousfloodsimpulsiverise,Astheywouldnotbewept,butweeptheeyes,Thewhileearthmelts,andweaboveitlyeButtheweakbubblesofmortalitie;

  UntilourgriefsaredrawnupbytheSun,Andthat(too)droptheexhalation。

  Howinthydustwehumblenowourpride,Andbringtheeawholepeoplemortifi’d!

  Forwhoexpectsnotdeath,nowthouartgone,Showshislowfolly,notreligion。

  CanthepoetickheavenstillholdonThegoldendance,whenthefirstmover’sgon?

  Andthesnatch’dfires(whichcircularlyhurl’d)

  Intheirstrongraptureglimmertotheworld,AndnotstupendiouslyratherriseThetapersuntothesesolemnities?

  Canthechordsmoveintune,whenthoudostdye,Atoncetheiruniversalharmony?

  ButwhereApollo’sharp(withmurmur)laid,Hadtothestonesamelodyconvey’d,Theybysomepebblesummon’dwouldreplyInloudresultstoeverybattery;

  Thusdowecomeuntothymarbleroom,Toecchofromthemusickofthytombe。

  Maywedarespeaktheedead,thatwouldestbeInthyremoveonlynotsuchaswe?

  Nowonder,theadvanceisfromushid;

  Earthcouldnotlifttheehigherthenitdid!

  Andthou,thatdidstgrowupsoevernigh,Artbutnowgonetoimmortality!

  Soneartowherethouart,thouheredidstdwell,Thechangetotheeislessperceptible。

  Thybutunably—comprehendingclay,Towhatcouldnotbecircumscrib’d,gaveway,Andthemorespacioustennanttoreturn,Crack’d(inthetworestrain’destate)itsurn。

  Thatisbutlefttoasuccessivetrust;

  Thesoul’sfirstburiedinhisbodiesdust。

  Thoumorethyself,nowthouartlessconfin’d,Artnotconcern’dinwhatisleftbehind;

  Whilewesustainthelossethatthouartgone,Un—essenc’dintheseparation;

  Andhethatweepsthyfunerall,inoneIspioustothewiddow’dnation。

  Andunderwhat(now)covertmustIsing,Secureasifbeneathacherub’swing;

  Whenthouhasttanethyflighthence,andartnighInplacetosomerelatedhierarchie,WhereabrightwreathofgloriesdothbutsetUponthyheadanequalcoronet;

  Andthou,aboveourhumbleconversegon,Canstbutbereach’dbycontemplation。

  Ourlutes(asthinewastouch’d)werevocallby,Andthencereceiv’dthesoulbysympathy,Thatdidabovethethredsinspiringcreep,Andwithsoftwhispersbroketheam’roussleep;

  Whichnownomore(mov’dwiththesweetsurprise)

  Awakeintodeliciousrapsodies;

  Butwiththeirsilentmistressdocomply,Andfastinundisturbedslumberslye。

  HowfromthyfirstascentthoudidstdisperseAblushingwarmththroughouttheuniverse,WhilenearthemornsLucasta’sfiresdidglow,Andtotheearthapurerdawndidthrow。

  WeeversawtheeintherolloffameAdvancingthyalreadydeathlessname;

  Andthoughitcouldbutbeaboveitsfate,Thouwould’st,however,super—errogate。

  NowasinVenice,whenthewantonStateBeforeaSpaniardspreadtheircrowdedplate,HemadeitthesagebusinessofhiseyeTofindtherootofthewildtreasury;

  Solearn’tfromthatexchequerbutthemoreToratehismastersvegetableore。

  ThuswhentheGreekandLatinmuseweread,Asbutthecoldinscriptionsofthedead,Wetoadvantagethenadmiredthee,Whodid’stliveonstillwiththypoesie;

  AndinourproudenjoymentsneverknewTheendoftheunrulywealththatgrew。

  Butnowwehavethelastdearingotsgain’d,Andthefreevein(howeverrich)isdrein’d;

  Thoughwhatthouhastbequeathedus,nospaceOfthisworldsspanoftimeshallereembrace。

  ButaswhosometimesknewnottoconcludeUponthewatersstrangevicissitude,Didtotheoceanhimselfcommit,Thatitmightcomprehendwhatcouldnotit,Soweinourendeavoursmustout—doneBeswallowedupwithinthyHelicon。

  Thou,whoartlaydupinthypreciouscave,Andfromthehollowspacesofthygrave,Westillmaymournintune,butmustaloneHereafterhopetoquaveroutagrone;

  NomorethechirpingsonnetswithshrillnotesMusthenceforthvolleyfromourtreblethrotes;

  Buteachsadaccentmustbehumour’dwellTothedeepsolemnorganofthycell。

  Whyshouldsomerudehandcarvethysacredstone,Andthereinciseacheapinscription?

  WhenwecanshedthetributeofourtearsSolong,tilltherelentingmarblewears;

  Whichshallsuchorderintheircadencekeep,Thattheyanativeepitaphshallweep;

  Untilleachletterspeltdistinctlylyes,Cutbythemystickdroppingsofoureyes。

  El。Revett。

  OriginalhasTHEBUT。

  OriginalhasOW。

  Ihavealreadypointedout,thattheauthorofthesetrulywretchedlineswasprobablythesameperson,onwhoseMORALANDDIVINEPOEMSLovelacehassomeversesintheLUCASTA。

  ThepoemsofE。R。appeartobelost,which,unlesstheywerefarsuperiortothepresentspecimen,cannotberegardedasagreatcalamity。

  ANELEGIE。

  Methinks,whenkings,prophets,andpoetsdye,Weshouldnotbidmenweep,noraskthemwhy,ButthegreatlossshouldbyinstinctimpairThenations,likeapestilentialayr,AndinamomentmenshouldfeelthecrampOfgrief,likepersonspoyson’dwithadamp。

  Allthingsinnatureshouldtheirdeathdeplore,Andthesunlooklesslovelythanbefore;

  Thefixedstarsshouldchangetheirconstantspaces,Andcometscastabroadtheirflagrantfaces。

  YetstillweseeprincesandpoetsfallWithouttheirproperpompoffunerall;

  Menlookabout,asiftheynerehadknownThepoetslawrellortheprincescrown;

  Lovelacehathlongbeendead,andhecanbeOblig’dtonomanforanelegie。

  Areyouallturn’dtosilence,ordidheRetaintheonlysapofpoesie,Thatkeptallbranchesliving?musthisfallSetaneternalperioduponall?

  Sowhenaspring—tidedothbegintofly

  Fromthegreenshoar,eachneighbouringcreekgrowsdry。

  ButwhydoIsopettishlydetractAnagethatissoperfect,soexact?

  Inallthingsexcellent,itisafameOrglorytodeceasedLovelacename:

  Forheisweakinwit,whodothdepraveAnothersworthtomakehisownseembrave;

  Andthiswasnothisaim:norisitmine。

  Inowconceivethescopeoftheirdesigne,WhichiswithoneconsenttobringandburnContributaryincenceonhisurn,Whereeachmansloveandfancyshallbetry’d,AswhengreatJohnsonorbraveShakespeardyed。

  Witsmustunite:forignorance,wesee,Hathgotagreattrainofartillerie:

  YetneithershallnorcanitblastthefameAndhonourofdeceasedLovelacename,WhoseownLUCASTAcansupporthiscreditAmongstallsuchwhoknowinglyhavereadit;

  ButwhothatpraisecanbydesertdiscusseDuetothosepoemsthatareposthumous?

  Andifthelastconceptionsarethebest,Thosebydegreesdomuchtranscendtherest;

  Sofull,sofluent,thattheyrichlysuteWithOrpheuslire,orwithAnacreonslute,Andheshallmelthiswing,thatshallaspireToreachafancyoroneaccenthigher。

  HollandandFrancehaveknownhisnoblerparts,Andfoundhimexcellentinarmsandarts。

  Tosumupall,fewmenoffamebutknow,HewasTAMMARTI,QUAMMERCURIO。

  Burning。

  OriginalhasWE。

  Afineimage!

  ThemottooriginallyemployedbyGeorgeGascoigne,who,likeLovelace,wieldedboththeswordandthepen。

  TOHIS

  NOBLEFRIENDCAPT。DUDLEYLOVELACE

  UPONHISEDITIONOFHISBROTHERSPOEMS。

  Thypioushand,plantingfraternalbayes,Deservingisofmostegregiouspraise;

  Since’tistheorgandothtousconveyFromadescendedsunsobrightaray。

  ClearspirithowmuchweareboundtotheeForthissogreataliberalitie,ThetruerworthofwhichbymuchexceedsThewesternwealth,whichsuchcontentionbreeds!

  LiketheInfusing—God,fromthewell—headOfpoesieyouhavebesprinkledOurbrowswithholydrops,theverylast,WhichfromyourBrother’shappypenwerecast:

  Yetasthelast,thebest;suchmatchlesseskillFromhisdivinealembickdiddistill。

  Yourhonour’dBrotherintheElyzianshadeWilljoytoknowhimselfalaureatmadeByyourreligiouscare,andthathisurnDothhimonearthimmortallifereturn。

  YourselfyouhaveagoodphysicianshownTohismuchgrievedfriendsandtoyourown,Ingivingthiselixir’dmedecine,Forgreatestgriefasoveraignanodine。

  Sir,fromyourBrothery’haveconvey’dusbliss;

  Now,sinceyourgeniussoconcurswithhis,Letyourownquillournextenjoymentsframe;

  Allmustberich,that’sgrac’dwithLovelacename。

  SymonOgnellM。D。Coningbrens。

  ThispersonisnotmentionedinMunk’sRolloftheRoyalCollegeofPhysicians,1861。

  ONTHE

  TRULYHONOURABLECOLL。RICHARDLOVELACE,OCCASIONEDBYTHEPUBLICATIONOFHISPOSTHUME—POEMS。

  ELEGIE。

  GreatsonofMars,andofMinervatoo!

  WithwhatoblationsmustwecometowooThysacredsoultolookdownfromabove,Andseehowmuchthymemorywelove,Whosehappypensopleasedamorousears,And,liftingbrightLUCASTAtothesphears,Herinthestar—bespangledorbdidsetAbovefairAriadnescoronet,Leavingapatterntosucceedingwits,BywhichtosingforththeirPythonickfits。

  Shallwebringtearsandsighs?no,nothenweShouldbutbemoneourselvesforloosingthee,Orelsethyhappinessseemtodeny,Ortorepineatthyfelicity。

  Then,whilstwechantoutthineimmortalpraise,Ourofferingsshallbeonelysprigsofbays;

  Andifourtearswillneedstheirbrinksout—fly,We’lweepthemforthintoanelegy,Totelltheworld,howdeepfateswoundedwit,WhenAtroposthelovelyLovelacehit!

  Howth’activefire,whichcloath’dthygen’rousmind,Consum’dthewater,andtheearthcalcin’dUntillastrongerheatbydeathwasgiven,Whichsublimatedthypoorsoultoheaven。

  Thouknew’strightwelltoguidethewarlikesteed,Andyetcould’stcourttheMuseswithfullspeedAndsuchsuccess,thattheinspiringNineHavefill’dtheirThespianfountainsowithbrine。

  Henceforthwecanexpectnolyricklay,Butbitingsatyresthroughtheworldmuststray。

  BellonajoynswithfairEratotoo,AndwiththeDestiniesdokeepadoe,Whomthusshequeries:couldnotyouawhileReprievehislife,untilanotherfileOfpoemssuchasthesehadbeendrawnup?

  Thefatesreply’dthatthouwerttakenup,Asacrificeuntothedeities;

  Sincethingsmostperfectpleasetheirholyeyes,AndthatnoothervictimcouldbefoundWithsomuchlearningandtruevirtuecrown’d。

  Sinceitisso,inpeaceforeverrest;

  TisveryjustthatGodshouldhavethebest。

  Sym。OgnellM。D。Coningbrens。

  ONMYBROTHER。

  LovelaceisdeadthenlettheworldreturnToitsfirstchaos,mufledinitsurn;

  Thestarsandelementstogetherlye,Drench’dinperpetualobscurity,Andthewholemachineinconfusionbe,Asimmethodickasananarchie。

  Maythegreateyeofdayweepouthislight,PaleCynthialeavetheregimentofnight,Thegalaxia,allinsablesdight,Sendforthnocorruscationstooursight,TheSister—GracesandthesacredNine,Statu’dwithgrief,attenduponhisshrine,Whoseworth,whoseloss,shouldwebuttrulyrate,’TwouldpuzzleourarithmetictostateTh’accomptofvertu’ssotranscendenthigh,Numberandvaluereachinfinity。

  DidIpronouncehimdeadno,nohelives,AndfromhisaromatiquecellhegivesSpice—breathedfumes,whoseodoriferousscent(Inzephre—galeswhichnevercanbespent)

  Dothspreaditselfabroad,andmuchout—viesTheeasternbirdinherself—sacrifice;

  OrFatherPhoebus,whototh’worldderivesSuchvariousandsuchmultiformedlives,TooknoticethatbraveLovelacedidinspireTheuniversewithhisPrometheanfire,Andsnatchthimhence,beforehisthreadwasspun,En’vingthathereshouldbeanotherSun。T。L。

  ThomasLovelace,oneofthepoet’sbrothers。

  ONTHEDEATHOFMYDEARBROTHER。

  EPITAPH。

  Tread(reader)gently,gentlyoreThehappydustbeneaththisfloor:

  ForinthisnarrowvaultissetAnalablastercabinet,Whereinbothartsandarmswereput,LikeHomersIliadsinanut,TillDeathwithslowandeasiepaceSnatchtthebrightjewellfromthecase;

  Andnow,transform’d,hedothariseAconstellationintheskies,Teachingtheblindedworldtheway,Throughnight,tostartleintoday:

  Andshipwracktshades,withsteadyhand,Hesteersuntoth’Elizianland。

  DudleyPosthumus—Lovelace。

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