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第4章

  Th’otherforthegentlemenoth’pit,Liketothemselves,allspirit,fancy,wit,Inwhichplotsshouldbesubtileasaflame,DisguiseswouldmakePROTEUSstilthesame:
  Humourssorarelyhumour’dandexprest,Thatev’ntheyshouldthinke’emso,notdrest;
  Vicesactedandapplaudedtoo,timesTickled,andth’actorsacted,nottheircrimes,Sohemightequallyapplausehavegain’dOfth’hardned,sooty,andthesnowyhand。
  WherenowoneSOSOspatters,t’other:no!
  Tishisfirstplay;tweresolecisme’tshouldgoe;
  Thenext’tshow’dpritily,butsearchtwithinItappearesbareandbald,asishischin;
  Thetowne—witsentences:ASCHOLARSPLAY!
  PishIknownotwhy,butth’avenottheway。
  We,whosegaineisallourpleasure,ev’ntheseAreboundbyjusticeandreligiontoplease;
  Whichhe,whosepleasure’sallhisgaine,goesbyAsslightly,astheydoehiscomaedy。
  Cullsoutthefew,theworthy,atwhosefeetHesacrificesbothhimselfeandit,Hisfanciesfirstfruits:profitheknowesnone,Unlesthatofyourapprobation,Whichifyourthoughtsatgoingoutwillpay,Hee’lnotlookefartherforasecondday。
  PerhapsTRIFLINGwasthewordwrittenbyLovelace。
  AVENIALOFFENCEismeant。
  ItwouldbedifficulttopointoutawritersounpardonablyslovenlyinhisstyleorphraseologyasLovelace。By"Presumptuousitlik’thim,"wemustofcourseunderstand"Presumptuousthathelikedithimself,"orpresumptuouslyself—satisfied。
  i。e。theroughanddirtyoccupantsofthegalleryandthefairspectatorsintheboxes。
  Anexclamationofapproval,whenanactormadeahit。
  ThephraseseemstobesomewhatakintotheItalian"SI,SI,"
  acorruptionof"SIA,SIA。"
  i。e。theydonotknowhowtoactaplay。
  Thisprologueandepiloguewereclearlynotattachedtotheplaywhenitwasfirstperformedbythefellow—collegiansofthepoetatGloucesterHall,asanamateurattemptinthedramaticline,butwerefirstaddedwhen"TheScholars"wasreproducedinLondon,andthepartssustainedbyordinaryactors。
  AGAINSTTHELOVEOFGREATONES。
  Vnhappyyouth,betraydbyFateTosuchalovehathsaintedhate,Anddamnedthosecelestiallbands
  Areonelyknitwithequalhands;
  Theloveofgreatonesisalove,
  Godsareincapabletoprove:
  Forwherethereisajoyuneven,Therenever,nevercanbeHeav’n:
  ’TissuchaloveasisnotsentTofiendsasyetforpunishment;
  IXIONwillinglydothfeeleThegyreofhiseternalwheele,NorwouldhenowexchangehispaineForcloudesandgoddessesagaine。
  Wouldstthouwithtempestslye?ThenbowToth’rougherfurrowsofherbrow,Ormakeathunder—boltthychoyce?
  Thencatchathermorefatalvoyce;
  Or’genderwiththelightning?tryeThesubtlerflashesofhereye:
  PooreSEMELEwelknewthesame,Whobothimbrac’therGodandflame;
  Andnotaloneinsouledidburne,Butinthislovedidashesturne。
  HowildothmajestyinjoyThebowandgaityoth’boy,Asifthepurple—roabeshouldsit,Andsentencegiveith’chayrofwit。
  Say,ever—dyingwretch,towhomEachanswerisacertainedoom,
  Whatisitthatyouwouldpossesse,TheCountes,orthenakedBesse?
  Wouldyouhergowneortitledo?
  Herboxorgem,thethingorshow?
  IfyoumeaneHER,theveryHER,Abstractedfromhercaracter,UnhappyboyyoumayassooneWithfawningwantonwiththeMoone,OrwithanamorouscomplaintGetprostituteyourverysaint;
  Notthatwearenotmortal,orFlyVENUSaltars,andabhorTheselfesameknack,forwhichyoupine;
  Butwe(defendus!)aredivine,[Not]female,butmadamborn,andcomeFromaright—honourablewombe。
  Shalwethenminglewiththebase,Andbringasilver—tinsellrace?
  Whilstth’issuenoblewilnotpasseThegoldalloyd(almosthalfebrasse),Andth’bloodineachveinedothappeare,PartthickBooreinn,partLadyCleare;
  LiketothesordidinsectssprungFromFatherSunandMotherDung:
  Yetlosewenottheholdwehave,Butfastergraspethetremblingslave;
  Playatbaloonwith’sheart,andwindeThestringslikescaines,stealeintohismindeTenthousandfalseandfeignedjoyesFarworsethenthey;whilst,likewhiptboys,Afterthisscourgehee’shushwithtoys。
  Thisheard,Sir,playstilinhereyes,Andbeadying,livelikeflyesCaughtbytheirangle—legs,andwhomThetorchlaughspeece—mealetoconsume。
  i。e。THAThathsainted,&c。
  SotheEditor’sMS。copyalreadydescribed;theprintedcopyhasBONDS。
  SoEditor’sMS。Printedcopyhas——
  "TheLoveofGreatOnes?’TisaLove。"
  Subtle——Editor’sMS。
  Semeleshe——Editor’sMS。
  She——Ibid。
  Dombe——LUCASTA。
  BESSisusedinthefollowingpassageasaphraseforasortoffemaleTOM—O—BEDLAM——
  "Wetreatmad—Bedlams,TOMSandBESSES,Withceremoniesandcaresses!"
  Dixon’sCANIDIA,1683,parti。canto2。
  Andthewordseemsalsotohavebeenemployedtosignifytheloosewomenwho,inearlytimes,madeCoventGardenanditsneighbourhoodtheirspecialhaunt。SeeCotgrave’sWITSINTERPRETER,1662,p。236。Buthere"nakedBesse,"
  meansonlyawomanwho,incontradistinctiontoaladyofrank,hasnoadventitiousqualitiestorecommendher。
  OriginalreadsHER。
  Altars,or——LUCASTA。
  Borne——LUCASTA。
  Allay’d——LUCASTA。
  SoEditor’sMS。LUCASTAhasHELLS。
  FromthisworddowntoLIVESisomittedintheMS。copy。
  OriginalhasLIVES。
  TOALTHEA。
  FROMPRISON。
  SONG。
  SETBYDR。JOHNWILSON。
  I。
  WhenlovewithunconfinedwingsHoverswithinmygates;
  AndmydivineALTHEAbringsTowhisperatthegrates;
  WhenIlyetangledinherhaire,
  Andfetterdtohereye,
  Thebirds,thatwantonintheaire,Knownosuchliberty。
  II。
  WhenflowingcupsrunswiftlyroundWithnoallayingTHAMES,Ourcarelesseheadswithrosesbound,Ourheartswithloyalflames;
  Whenthirstygriefeinwinewesteepe,Whenhealthsanddraughtsgofree,Fishes,thattippleinthedeepe,Knownosuchlibertie。
  III。
  When(likecommittedlinnets)I
  WithshrillerthroatshallsingThesweetnes,mercy,majesty,AndgloriesofmyKing。
  WhenIshallvoycealoud,howgoodHeis,howgreatshouldbe,Inlargedwinds,thatcurletheflood,Knownosuchliberty。
  IV。
  Stonewallsdoenotaprisonmake,Norironbarsacage;
  MindesinnocentandquiettakeThatforanhermitage;
  IfIhavefreedomeinmylove,Andinmysouleamfree,AngelsalonethatsoreaboveEnjoysuchliberty。
  ThefirststanzaofthisfamoussongisharmonizedinCHEERFULLAYRESORBALLADS:FIRSTCOMPOSEDFORONESINGLEVOICE,ANDSINCESETFORTHREEVOICES。ByJohnWilson,Dr。inMusic,ProfessorofthesameintheUniversityofOxford。Oxford,1660
  (Sept。20,1659),4to。p。10。Ihavesometimesthoughtthat,whenLovelacecomposedthisproduction,hehadinhisrecollectionsomeofthesentimentsinWither’sSHEPHERDSHUNTING,1615。See,moreparticularly,thesonnet(atp。248ofMr。Gutch’sBristoledition)commencing:——
  "Ithater’stwhiletheworld’ssweetairdiddraw。"
  Peele,inKINGDAVIDANDFAIRBETHSABE,1599,hasasimilarfigure,whereDavidsays:——
  "Nowcomesmylovertrippingliketheroe,Andbringsmylongingstangledinherhair。"
  The"lover"isofcourseBethsabe。
  ThusMiddleton,inhisMOREDISSEMBLERSBESIDESWOMEN,printedin1657,butwrittenbefore1626,says:——
  "Butformodesty,Ishouldfallfoulinwordsuponfondman,Thatcanforgethisexcellenceandhonour,Hisseriousmeditations,beingtheendOfhiscreation,tolearnwelltodie;
  AndliveaPRISONERTOAWOMAN’SEYE。"
  OriginalreadsGODS;thepresentwordissubstitutedinaccordancewithaMS。copyofthesongprintedbythelateDr。Bliss,inhiseditionofWoodsATHENAE。IfDr。BlisshadbeenawareoftheextraordinarycorruptionsunderwhichthetextofLUCASTAlaboured,hewouldhavehadlesshesitationinadoptingBIRDSasthetruereading。The"SongtoAlthea,"isafavourablespecimenoftheclassofcompositiontowhichitbelongs;butIfearthatithasbeenover—estimated。
  PercyveryunnecessarilyalteredLIKECOMMITTEDLINNETS
  toLINNET—LIKECONFINED(Percy’sRELIQUES,ii。247;Moxon’sed。)
  Ellis(SPECIMENSOFEARLYENGLISHPOETS,ed。1801,iii。252)
  saysthatthislatterreadingis"moreintelligible。"Itisnot,however,eitherwhatLovelacewrote,orwhat(itmaybepresumed)
  heintendedtowrite,andnothing,itwouldseem,canbeclearerthanthepassageasitstands,COMMITTEDsignifying,infact,nothingmorethanCONFINED。ItisfortunatefortheloversofearlyEnglishliteraturethatBp。Percyhadcomparativelylittletodowithit。Emendationofatextiswellenough;
  butthewholesaleandarbitraryslaughterofitisquiteanothermatter。
  SONNET。
  TOGENERALLGORING,AFTERTHEPACIFICATIONATBERWICKE。
  ALACHABOT。
  I。
  Nowthepeaceismadeatthefoesrate,
  Whilstmenofarmestokettlestheiroldhelmestranslate,Anddrinkeincaskesofhonourableplate。
  Inev’ryhand[let]acupbefound,ThatfromallheartsahealthmaysoundToGORINGtoGORINGsee’tgoeround。
  II。
  Hewhosegloriesshinesobraveandhigh,Thatcaptivetheyintriumphleadeeachcareandeye,Claiminguncombatedthevictorie,Andfromtheearthtoheav’nrebound,Fixtthereeternallasthisround:
  ToGORINGtoGORINGseehimcrown’d。
  III。
  Tohislovelybride,inlovewithscars,Whoseeyeswounddeepeinpeace,asdothhisswordinwars;
  TheyshortlymustdeposetheQueenofStars:
  Hercheekesthemorningblushesgive,Andthebenightedworldrepreeve;
  ToLETTICEtoLETTICEletherlive。
  IV。
  Givemescorchingheat,thyheat,drySun,ThattothispayreImaydrinkeoffanocean:
  Yetleavemygratefulthirstunquensht,undone;
  Orafullbowleofheav’nlywine,Inwhichdissolvedstarsshouldshine,Tothecoupletothecoupleth’aredivine。
  Particularsofthiscelebratedman,afterwardcreatedEarlofNorwich,maybefoundinEachard’sHISTORY,Rushworth’sCOLLECTIONS,Whitelocke’sMEMOIRS,Collins’PEERAGEbyBrydges,Pepys’DIARY(i。150,ed。1858),andPeck’sDESIDERATACURIOSA,(ed。1779,ii。479)。Whitelockespeaksveryhighlyofhismilitarycharacter。InapoemcalledTHEGALLANTSOFTHETIMES,printedin"WitRestored,"1658,thereisthefollowingpassage:——
  "AgreatburgandineforWILLMURRAY’SsakeGEORGESYMONDS,hevowsthefirstcoursetotake:
  WhenSTRADLINGaGraeciandogletfly,Whotookthebearbythenoseimmediately;
  ToseethemsoforwardHughPollarddidsmile,WhohadanoldcurrofCanaryoyl,AndhelduphisheadthatGEORGEGORINGmightsee,Whothencryedaloud,TOMEE,BOYS,TOMEE!"
  See,also,THEANSWER:——
  "GEORGE,GenerallofGuenefrieds,Heisajovialllad,ThoughhisheartandfortunesdisagreeOfttimestomakehimsad。"
  ConsultDavenant’sWorks,1673,p。247,andFRAGMENTAAULICA,1662,pp。47,54。LordGoringdiedJan。6,1663(Smyth’sOBITUARY,p。57;CamdenSoc。)。
  ALACHABOTwasaFrenchdancetune,christenedaftertheadmiralofthatname,inthesamemannerasALABOURBON,mentionedelsewhereinLUCASTA,deriveditstitlefromanothercelebratedperson。ThosewhohaveanyacquaintancewiththehistoryofearlyEnglishmusicneednottobeinformedthatitwasformerlythepracticeofourowncomposerstoseekthepatronageofthegentlemenandladiesabouttheCourtfortheirworks,andtoidentifytheirnameswiththem。Thuswehave"MyLadyCarey’sDumpe,"&c。&c。
  Expense。
  SIRTHOMASWORTLEY’SSONNETANSWERED。
  [THESONNET。
  I。
  NomoreThoulittlewingedarcher,nownomoreAsheretofore,Thoumaistpretendwithinmybreasttobide,Nomore,SincecruellDeathofdearestLYNDAMORE
  Hathmedepriv’d,Ibidadieutolove,andalltheworldbeside。
  II。
  Go,go;
  LaybythyquiverandunbendthybowPooresilliefoe,Thouspend’stthyshaftsbutatmybreastinvain,SinceDeathMyhearthathwithafatalliciedeartAlreadyslain,Thoucanstnoteverhopetowarmeherwound,Orwoundito’reagaine。]
  THEANSWER。
  I。
  Againe,Thouwittycruellwanton,nowagaine,Throughev’ryveine,Hurleallyourlightning,andstrikeev’rydart,Againe,BeforeIfeelethispleasing,pleasingpaine。
  Ihavenoheart,NorcanIlivebutsweetlymurder’dwithSodeare,sodeareasmart。
  II。
  Thenflye,Andkindleallyourtorchesathereye,TomakemedyeHermartyr,andputonmyroabeofflame:
  SoI,Advancedonmyblazingwingsonhigh,IndeathbecameInthroan’dastarre,andornamentuntoHerglorious,gloriousname。
  AGUILTLESSELADYIMPRISONED:AFTERPENANCED。
  SONG。
  SETBYMR。WILLIAMLAWES。
  I。
  Heark,faireone,howwhate’rehereisDothlaughandsingatthydistresse;
  Notoutofhatetothyreliefe,Butjoyt’enjoythee,thoughingriefe。
  II。
  Seethatwhichchaynesyou,youchainehere;
  Theprisonisthyprisoner;
  Howmuchthyjaylor’skeeperart!
  Hebindesyourhands,butyouhisheart。
  III。
  Thegyvestorasesosmoothaskin,Aresountothemselveswithin;
  But,blesttokissesofayreanarme,Hastetobehappywiththatharme;
  IV。
  Andplayaboutthywantonwrist,Asifinthemthousowertdrest;
  Butiftoorough,toohardtheypresse,Oh,theybutclosely,closelykisse。
  V。
  Andasthybarefeetblessetheway,Thepeopledoenotmock,butpray,Andcallthee,asamas’dtheyrunInsteadofprostitute,anun。
  VI。
  ThemerrytorchburneswithdesireTokindletheeternallfire,AndlightlydauncesinthineeyesTotunesofepithalamies。
  VII。
  Thesheet’sty’devertothywast,Howthankfulltobesoimbrac’t!
  AndseethyveryverybondsAreboundtothee,tobindesuchhands。
  TOHISDEAREBROTHERCOLONELF。L。
  IMMODERATELYMOURNINGMYBROTHERSUNTIMELYDEATH
  ATCARMARTHEN。
  I。
  Iftearescouldwashtheillaway,ApearleforeachwetbeadI’dpay;
  Butasdew’dcornethefullergrowes,Sowater’deyesbutswellourwoes。
  II。
  Onedropanothercals,whichstill(Griefeaddingfuell)dothdistill;
  Toofruitfullofherselfeisanguish,Weneednocherishingtolanguish。
  III。
  Cowardfatedegen’ratemanLikelittlechildrenuses,whenHewhipsusfirst,untillweweepe,Then,’causewestillaweepingkeepe。
  IV。
  Thenfromthyfirmeselfeneverswerve;
  Tearesfatthegriefethattheyshouldsterve;
  IrondecreesofdestinieArener’ewipe’toutwithaweteye。
  V。
  Butthiswayyoumaygainethefield,Opposebutsorrow,and’twillyield;
  Onegallantthorough—maderesolveDothstarryinfluencedissolve。
  ThomasLovelace。SeeMEMOIR。
  TOALADYTHATDESIREDMEIWOULDBEAREMYPARTWITHHERINASONG。
  MADAMA。L。
  Thisistheprittiestmotion:
  Madam,th’alarumsofadrummeThatcalsyourlord,settoyourcries,Tominearesacredsymphonies。
  What,though’tissaidIhaveavoice;
  Iknow’tisbutthathollownoiseWhich(asitthroughmypipedothspeed)
  Bitternsdocarolthroughareed;
  Inthesamekeywithmonkeysjiggs,Ordirgesofproscribedpiggs,OrthesoftSerenadesaboveIncalmeofnight,whencatsmakelove。
  Waseversuchaconsortseen!
  Fourscoreandfourteenwithforteen?
  Yetsoonerthey’lagree,onepaire,Thenweinourspring—winteraire;
  Theymayimbrace,sigh,kiss,therest:
  Ourbreathknowsnoughtbuteastandwest。
  ThushaveIheardtochildrenscriesThefairenursestillsuchlullabies,That,wellallsayd(forwhattherelay),Thepleasuredidthesorrowpay。
  Surether’sanotherwaytosaveYourphansie,madam;that’stohave(’Tisbutapetitioningkindefate)
  TheorganssenttoBilingsgate,Wheretheytothatsoftmurm’ringquireShallteachyouallyoucanadmire!
  Ordobutheare,howlove—bangKateInpantrydarkeforfreageofmate,Withedgeofsteelethesquarewoodshapes,AndDIDOtoitchauntsorscrapes。
  ThemerryPhaetonoth’carreYou’lvowmakesamelodiousjarre;
  SweeterandsweeterwhislethHeToun—anointedaxel—tree;
  Suchswiftnotesheand’swheelsdorun;
  Forme,IyeeldhimPhaebusson。
  Say,faireComandres,canitbeYoushouldordaineamutinie?
  ForwhereIhowle,allaccentsfall,Askingsharangues,tooneandall。
  Ulissesartisnowwithstood:
  Youravishbothwithsweetandgood;
  SaintSyren,sing,forIdareheare,ButwhenIope’,oh,stopyoureare。
  Farlessebe’taemulationTopasseme,orintrillortone,LikethethinthroatofPhilomel,Andthesmartlutewhoshouldexcell,Asifhersoftcordsshouldbegin,Andstriveforsweetneswiththepin。
  YetcanImusicktoo;butsuchAsisbeyondallvoiceortouch;
  Mymindecaninfaireorderchime,Whilstmytrueheartstillbeatsthetime;
  Mysoule[’s]sofullofharmonie,Thatitwithallpartscanagree;
  Ifyouwindeuptothehighestfret,
  Itshalldescendaneightfromit,Andwhenyoushallvouchsafetofall,Sixteeneaboveyouitshallcall,Andyet,sodis—assentingone,Theybothshallmeetinunison。
  Comethen,brightcherubin,begin!
  Myloudestmusickiswithin。
  Takeallnoteswithyourskillfulleyes;
  Hearke,ifminedonotsympathise!
  Soundallmythoughts,andseeexprestThetablatureofmylargebrest;
  Thenyou’ladmit,thatItoocanMusickabovedeadsoundsofman;
  Suchasalonedothblessethespheres,Nottobereachtwithhumaneeares。
  "MadamA。L。"isnotinMS。copy。"TheLadyA。L。"and"MadamA。L。"mayveryprobablybetwodifferentpersons:forCarewinhisPoems(edit。1651,8vo。p。2)hasapiece"ToA。L。;
  PersuasionstoLove,"anditispossiblethattheA。L。ofCarew,andtheA。L。mentionedabove,areidentical。ThefollowingpoemisprintedinDurfey’sPILLSTOPURGEMELANCHOLY,v。120,butwhetheritwaswrittenbyLovelace,andaddressedtothesamelady,whomherepresentsaboveasrequestinghimtojoinherinasong,orwhetheritwastheproductionofanotherpen,Icannotatalldecide。ItisnotparticularlyunlikethestyleoftheauthorofLUCASTA。Atallevents,Iamnotawarethatithasbeenappropriatedbyanybodyelse,andasIamreluctanttoomitanypiecewhichLovelaceisatalllikelytohavecomposed,IgivetheselinesjustasIfindtheminDurfey,wheretheyaresettomusic:——
  "TOHISFAIRESTVALENTINEMRS。A。L。
  "Come,prettybirds,presentyourlays,Andlearntochauntagoddesspraise;
  Yewood—nymphs,letyourvoicesbeEmploy’dtoserveherdeity:
  Andwarbleforth,yevirginsnine,SomemusictomyValentine。
  "Herbosomislove’sparadise,Thereisnoheav’nbutinhereyes;
  She’schasterthantheturtle—dove,Andfairerthanthequeenoflove:
  YetallperfectionsdocombineTobeautifiemyValentine。
  "She’sNature’schoicestcabinet,Wherehonour,beauty,worthandwitAreallunitedinherbreast。
  Thegracesclaimaninterest:
  AllvirtuesthataremostdivineShineclearestinmyValentine。"
  Nights——Editor’sMS。
  Where——Ibid。
  Do——Ibid。
  Thereishereeitheraninterpolationintheprintedcopy,oranHIATUSintheMS。Thelatterreads:——
  "YetmayI’mbrace,sigh,kisse,therest,"&c。,thusleavingoutalineandahalforupwardofthepoem,asitisprintedinLUCASTA。
  MS。reads:——"Yourephansie,madam,"omitting"that’stohave。"
  OriginalandMS。haveREACH。
  Thismustrefer,Isuppose,totheballadofQueenDido,whichthewomansingsassheworks。ThesignificationofLOVE—BANG
  isnoteasilydetermined。BANG,inSuffolk,isatermappliedtoaparticularkindofcheese;butIsuspectthat"love—bangKate"
  merelysignifies"noisyKate"here。AstotheoldballadofDido,seeStaffordSmith’sMUSICAANTIQUA,i。10,ii。158;andCollier’sEXTRACTSFROMTHEREGISTERSOFTHESTATIONERS’COMPANY,i。98。
  Isubjointhefirststanzaof"Dido"asprintedintheMUSICA
  ANTIQUA:——
  "DidowastheCarthageQueene,Andlov’dtheTroianknight,Thatwandringmanycoastshadseene,Andmanyadreadfullfight。
  Astheya—huntingroad,ashow’rDrovetheminalovingbower,Downtoadarksomecave:
  WhereAenaeaswithhischarmesLock’tQueeneDidoinhisarmesAndhadwhathewouldhave。"
  AsomewhatdifferentversionisgiveninDurfey’sPILLSTOPURGE
  MELANCHOLY,vi。192—3。
  ANUNANOYNTED——MS。
  ThisandthethreeprecedinglinesarenotinMS。
  AlludingofcoursetotheveryfamiliarlegendofUlyssesandtheSyrens。
  Aquaver(awell—knownmusicalexpression)。
  A——MS。
  Amusicalpeg。
  AND——MS。
  Apieceofwireattachedtothefinger—boardofaguitar。
  OriginalandMS。readAN。
  ThetablatureofLovelace’stimewastheapplicationofletters,ofthealphabetorotherwise,tothepurposeofexpressingthesoundsornotesofacomposition。
  VALIANTLOVE。
  I。
  NowfieuponthateverlastinglifeIdye!
  ShehatesAhmeItmakesmemad;
  Asiflovefir’dhistorchatamoisteye,Orwithhisjoyese’recrown’dthesad。
  Oh,letmeliveandshout,whenIfallon;
  Letmeev’ntriumphinthefirstattempt!
  Lovesduellistfromconquest’snotexempt,Whenhisfairmurdresseshallnotgainonegroan,Andheexpireev’ninovation。
  II。
  Letmemakemyapproach,whenIlyedowneWithcounter—wroughtandtraverseyes;
  Withpealsofconfidencebatterthetowne;
  Hadeverbeggaryetthekeyes?
  No,Iwillvarystormeswithsunandwinde;
  Berough,andoffercalmecondition;
  Marchinandpread,orstarvethegarrison。
  Lethermakesallieshourely:yetI’lefind(Thoughallbeatof)shee’stobeundermin’d。
  III。
  ThenmayitpleaseyourlittleexcellenceOfheartst’ordaine,bysoundoflips,Thathenceforthnoneintearsdarelovecomence(Herthoughtsith’full,his,inth’eclipse);
  Onpaineofhaving’slauncebrokeonherbed,Thathebebrandedallfreebeauties’slave,Andhisownholloweyesbedomb’dhisgrave:
  Sinceinyourhoastthatcowardnerewasfed,Whotohisprostrateerewasprostrated。
  Thisseemstobeitphraseborrowedbythepoetfromhismilitaryvocabulary。Hewishestoexpressthathehadfortifiedhiseyestoresisttheglancesofhisfairopponent。
  OriginalreadsmostunintelligiblyandabsurdlyMARCH
  IN(ANDPRAY’D)OR,&c。TOPREADisTOPILLAGE。
  LABELLABONAROBA。
  TOMYLADYH。
  ODE。
  I。
  Tellme,yesubtilljudgesinlovestreasury,Informme,whichhathmostinrichtmineeye,Thisdiamondsgreatnes,oritsclarity?
  II。
  Yecloudysparklights,whosevastmultitudeOffiresarehardertobefoundthenview’d,Waiteonthisstarinherfirstmagnitude。
  III。
  CalmelyorroughlyAh,sheshinestoomuch;
  ThatnowIlye(herinfluenceissuch),Chrushtwithtoostrongahand,orsoftatouch。
  IV。
  Lovers,bewareacertaine,doubleharmeWaitsyourproudhopes,herlooksal—killingcharmGuardedbyherastruevictoriousarme。
  V。
  ThuswithhereyesbraveTamyrisspakedread,Whichwhenthekingsdullbreastnotentered,Findingshecouldnotlooke,shestrookhimdead。
  Thisword,thoughgenerallyusedinabadsensebyearlywriters,doesnotseemtobearinthepresentcaseanyoffensivemeaning。ThelateeditorsofNaresquoteapassagefromoneofCowley’sESSAYS,inwhichthatwriterseemstoimplybythetermmerelyafinewoman。
  Sincethenoteatp。133waswritten,thefollowingdescriptionbyAubrey(LIVES,&c。,ii。332),ofapictureoftheLadyVenetiaDigbyhasfallenundermynotice。
  "Also,atMr。Rose’s,ajewellerinHenriettaStreet,inCoventGarden,isanexcellentpieceofhers,drawneaftershewasnewlydead。Shehadamostlovelysweet—turnedface,delicatedarkebrownehaire。Shehadaperfecthealthyconstitution;strong;
  goodskin;well—proportioned;incliningtoaBONA—ROBA。"
  I。
  Icannottell,wholovestheskeletonOfapoormarmoset;noughtbutboan,boan;
  Givemeanakednesse,withhercloath’son。
  II。
  Such,whosewhite—sattinuppercoatofskin,Cutuponvelvetrichincarnadin,
  Hasyetabody(andofflesh)within。
  III。
  Sure,itismeantgoodhusbandryinmen,Whodoincorporatewithaeryleane,T’repairtheirsides,andgettheirribbagen。
  IV。
  Hardhapuntothathuntsman,thatdecreesFatjoysforallhisswet,whenashesees,Afterhis’say,noughtbuthiskeepersfees。
  V。
  Then,Love,Ibeg,whennextthoutak’stthybow,Thyangryshafts,anddostheart—chasinggo,PasseRASCALLDEARE,strikemethelargestdoe。
  i。e。Carnationhue,aspeciesofred。Asanadjective,thewordispeculiarlyrare。
  Managementoreconomy。
  i。e。Essay。
  ARASCALDEERwasformerlyawell—knowntermamongsportsmen,signifyingaleanbeast,notworthpursuit。ThusinAC。MERYTALYS(1525),No。29,wefind:——"[they]apoyntedthysWelchmantostandstill,andforbadehiminanywysetoshoteatnorascaldere,buttomakesureofthegreatemale,andsparenot。"IntheneweditionofNares,otherandmorerecentexamplesoftheemploymentofthetermaregiven。ButintheBOOKOFSAINTALBANS,1486,RASCALisusedinthesignificationmerelyofabeastotherthanoneof"enchace。"
  "Andwherethatyecomeinplayneorinplace,Ishallyoutellwhychebenbestysofenchace。
  Oneofthemisthebucke:anotheristhedoo:
  Thefoxeandthemarteron:andthewylderoo。
  Andyeshall,myderechylde,otherbestysall,Wheresoyetheymfinde,Rascallyeshallthemcall。"
  ALABOURBON。
  DONEMOYPLUSDEPITIEOUPLUSDECREAULTE,CARSANSCIIENEPUISPASVIURE,NEMORIR。
  I。
  DivineDestroyer,pittymenomore,Orelsemorepittyme;
  Givememorelove,ah,quicklygivememore,Orelsemorecruelty!
  ForleftthusasIam,Myheartisiceandflame;
  Andlanguishingthus,I
  Canneitherlivenordye!
  II。
  Yourgloriesareeclipst,andhiddeninthegraveOfthisindifferency;
  And,Caelia,youcanneitheraltarshave,NorI,aDiety:
  Theyareaspectsdivine,Thatstillorsmile,orshine,Or,liketh’offendedsky,Frownedeathimmediately。
  OriginalreadsAU。
  Inhispoementitled"MediocrityinLoverejected,"
  Carewhasasimilarsentiment:——
  "GivememoreLove,ormoreDisdain,TheTorrid,ortheFrozenZone,Bringequalleaseuntomypaine;
  TheTemperateaffordsmenone:
  Eitherextreme,ofLove,orHate,Issweeterthanacalmeestate。"
  Carew’sPOEMS,ed。1651,p。14。
  AndsoalsoStanley(AYRESANDDIALOGUES,setbyJ。Gamble,1656,p。20):——
  "Somuchofabsenceanddelay,Thatthusafflictsmymemorie。
  Whydostthoukillmeeveryday,Yetwillnotgivemeleavetodie?"
  THEFAIREBEGGER。
  I。
  Comandingasker,ifitbePitythatyoufainewouldhave,ThenIturnebeggeruntothee,Andaskethethingthatthoudostcrave。
  Iwillsufficethyhungryneed,Sothouwiltbutmyfancyfeed。
  II。
  Inallillyeares,waseverknowneOnsomuchbeautysuchadearth?
  Which,inthatthrice—bequeathedgowne,LookesliketheSuneclipstwithEarth,Likegoldincanvas,orwithdirtUnsoyledErminsclosebegirt。
  III。
  Yethappyhe,thatcanbuttastThiswhiterskin,whothirstyis!
  Foolesdoteonsattinmotionslac’d:
  Thegodsgonakedintheirblisse。
  Atth’barrell’sheadthereshinesthevine,Thereonlyrelishesthewine。
  IV。
  Therequenchmyheat,andthoushaltsupWorthythelipsthatitmusttouch,Nectarfromoutthestarrycup:
  Ibegthybreathnothalfesomuch。
  Sobothourwantssuppliedshallbe,You’lgiveforlove,I,charity。
  V。
  Cheapethenarepearle—imbroderies,Thatnotadorne,butcloudthywast;
  Thoushaltbecloath’daboveallprise,Ifthouwiltpromisemeimbrac’t。
  Wee’lransackneitherchestnorshelfe:
  Illcovertheewithmineowneselfe。
  VI。
  But,cruel,ifthoudostdenyThisnecessaryalmestome,Whatsoft—soul’dmanbutwithhiseyeAndhandwillhencebeshuttothee?
  Sinceallmustjudgeyoumoreunkinde:
  Istarveyourbody,you,myminde。
  OriginalreadsWA’ST。
  Satinseemstohavebeenmuchinvogueaboutthistimeasamaterialforfemaledress。
  "Theirgloryspringsfromsattin,Theirvanityfromfeather。"
  ADESCRIPTIONOFWOMANinWITSINTERPRETER,1662,p。115。
  OriginalhasAND。
  OriginalreadsCLOUDS。
  i。e。TOBEembraced。
  [ADIALOGUEBETWIXTCORDANUSANDAMORET,ONALOSTHEART。
  Cord。Distressedpilgrim,whosedarkcloudedeyesSpeaktheeamartyrtolove’scruelties,Whitheraway?
  Amor。WhatpityingvoiceIhear,Callsbackmyflyingsteps?
  Cord。Pr’ythee,drawnear。
  Amor。Ishallbutsay,kindswain,whatdothbecomeOfalostheart,eretoElysiumItwoundedwalks?
  Cord。First,itdoesfreelyflyeIntothepleasuresofalover’seye;
  But,oncecondemn’dtoscorn,itfetter’dlies,Anever—bowingslavetotyrannies。
  Amor。Ipityitssadfate,sinceitsoffenceWasbutforlove。Cantearsrecallitthence?
  Cord。Ono,suchtears,asdoforpitycall,Sheproudlyscorns,andgloriesattheirfall。
  Amor。Sinceneithersighsnortears,kindshepherd,tell,Willnotakissprevail?
  Cord。Thoumay’staswellCourtEcchowithakiss。
  Amor。CannoartmoveAsacredviolencetomakeherlove?
  Cord。Ono’tisonlyDestinyorFateFashionsourwillseithertoloveorhate。
  Amor。Then,captiveheart,sincethatnohumanespellHathpowertograspetheehis,farewell。
  Cord。Farewell。
  Cho。Losthearts,likelambsdrovefromtheirfoldsbyfears,Maybackreturnbychance,butnotbytears。]
  SoCotgrave。Lawes,andafterhimSinger,readCAN’T。
  SoCotgrave。LawesandSingerreadAND。
  OmittedbyLawesandSinger:IfollowCotgrave。
  SoCotgrave。LawesprintedNE’ER。
  ThisistakenfromAYRESANDDIALOGUESFORONE,TWO,ANDTHREEVOYCES,ByHenryLawes,1653—5—8,whereitissettomusicfortwotreblesbyH。L。ItwasnotincludedintheposthumouscollectionofLovelace’spoems。ThisdialogueisalsofoundinWITSINTERPRETER,byJ。Cotgrave,1662,8vo,page203(firstprintedin1655),andafewimprovedreadingshavebeenadoptedfromthattext。
  COMMENDATORYANDOTHERVERSES,PREFIXEDTOVARIOUSPUBLICATIONSBETWEEN1638AND1647
  ANELEGIE。
  PRINCESSEKATHERINEBORNE,CHRISTENED,BURIED,INONEDAY。
  You,thatcanhaplymixeyourjoyeswithcries,AndweavewhiteIoswithblackElegies,Cancarolloutadirge,andinonebreathSingtothetuneeitheroflife,ordeath;
  You,thatcanweepethegladnesseofthespheres,Andpenahymne,insteadofinke,withteares;
  Here,hereyourunproportion’dwitletfall,Tocelebratethisnew—bornefunerall,Andgreetethatlittlegreatnesse,whichfromth’wombeDroptbothaloadtoth’cradleandthetombe。
  Brightsouleteachus,towarblewithwhatfeetThyswathinglinnenandthywindingsheet,Weepe,orshoutforththatfontssolemnitie,Whichatoncechristn’dandburiedthee,Andchangeourshrillerpassionswiththatsound,Firsttoldtheeintoth’ayre,thentotheground。
  Ah,wertthouborneforthis?onlytocallTheKingandQueengueststoyourburiall!
  Tobidgoodnight,yourdaynotyetbegun,Andshewasetting,erearisingsun!
  Orwouldstthouhavethylifeamartyrdom?
  Dyeintheactofthyreligion,Fit,excellently,innocentlygood,Firstsealingitwithwater,thenthyblood?
  Aswhenonblazingwingsablestmansores,AndhavingpasttoGodthroughfierydores,Straight’sroab’dwithflames,whenthesameelement,Whichwashisshame,provesnowhisornament;
  Oh,howhehast’neddeath,burn’ttobefryed,
  Kill’dtwicewitheachdelay,tilldeified。
  Soswifthathbeenthyrace,sofullofflight,Likehimcondemn’d,ev’nagedwithanight,Cuttingallletswithclouds,asifth’hadstbeenLikeangelsplum’d,andborneaCherubin。
  Or,inyourjourneytowardsheav’n,say,Tookeyoutheworldalittleinyourway?
  Saw’standdislik’stitsvainepompe,thendidstflyeUpforeternallgloriestotheskye?
  Likeareligiousambitiousone,Aspiredstfortheeverlastingcrowne?
  Ahholytraytourtoyourbrotherprince,Rob’dofhisbirth—rightandpreheminence!
  Couldyouascendyon’chaireofstatee’rehim,Andsnatchfromth’heirethestarrydiadem?
  Makingyourhonoursnowasmuchuneven,Asgodsoneartharelessethensaintsinheav’n。
  Triumphsingtriumphs,thenOh,putonallYourrichestlookes,drestforthisfestivall!
  Thoughtsfullofravishtreverence,witheyesSofixt,aswhenasaintwecanonize;
  ClapwingswithSeraphinsbeforethethroneAtthiseternallcoronation,Andteachyoursoulesnewmirth,suchasmaybeWorthythisbirth—daytodivinity。
  Butahtheseblastyourfeasts,thejubiliesWesendyouuparesad,aswereourcries,AndoftruejoywecanexpressenomoreThuscrown’d,thenwhenweburiedtheebefore。
  Princesseinheav’n,forgiveneswhilstweResigneourofficetotheHIERARCHY。
  AllhistoricalandgenealogicalworksaredeficientinminuteinformationrelativetothefamilyofCharlesI。
  EveninAnderson’sROYALGENEALOGIES,1732,andinthefolioeditionsofRapinandTindal,thesedetailsareoverlooked。
  Atpage36ofhisDESCENDANTSOFTHESTUARTS,1858,Mr。TownendobservesthattwoofthechildrenofCharlesI。diedininfancy,andofthesethePrincesseKatherine,commemoratedbyLovelace,wasperhapsone。ThepresentverseswereoriginallyprintedinMUSARUMOXONIENSIUMCHARISTERIA,Oxon。1638,4to,fromwhichafewbetterreadingshavebeenobtained。Withtheexceptionsmentionedinthenotes,thevariationsoftheearliertextfromthatfoundherearemerelyliteral。
  P。140。PRINCESSEKATHERINE,BORNE,&C。,INONEDAY。
  InEllis’sORIGINALLETTERS,SecondSeries,iii。265,isprintedascrapfromHarl。MS。6988,inthehandwritingofthePrincessElizabeth,daughterofCharlesI。,givingalistofthechildrenofthatprincebyHenriettaMaria,withthedatesoftheirbirth。
  TherementionismadeofaPrincessKatherine,bornJan。29,1639。
  1639is,Ibelieve,aslipofthepenfor1637;thatistosay,theprincesswasbornonthe29thofJanuary,1637—8。ThisdiscrepancybetweentheCHARISTERIAandthememoranduminHarl。MS。
  escapedSirH。Ellis,whowaspossiblyunawareoftheexistenceoftheformer。For,unlessamistakeisassumedonthepartofthewriteroftheMS。,theexistenceofTWOPrincessesKatherinemustbegranted。
  ThisreadingfromCHARISTERIA,1638,seemspreferabletoAPTLY,asitstandsintheLUCASTA。
  SotheCHARISTERIA。ThereadinginLUCASTAisMOURNE。
  InLUCASTAthereadingisBURIED,ANDCHRIST’NED。
  ThiswordisomittedintheLUCASTA;itisheresuppliedfromtheCHARISTERIA。
  LUCASTAreadsSHOWE’S。SHEW,asprintedinCHARISTERIA,isclearlythetrueword。
  i。e。freed。FREEandFREEDweresometimesformerlypronouncedlikeFRYandFRYED:forLordNorth,inhisFORESTOFVARIETIES,1645,hastheselines——
  "Birdsthatlonghavelivedfree,Caughtandcag’d,butpineanddie。"
  HereevidentlyFREEisintendedtorhymewithDIE。
  CLITOPHONANDLUCIPPETRANSLATED。
  TOTHELADIES。
  Pray,ladies,breath,awhilelaybyCaelestialSydney’sARCADY;
  Heere’sastorythatdothclaimeAlittlerespitefromhisflame:
  ThenwithaquickdissolvinglookeUnfoldthesmoothnesofthisbook,Towhichnoart(exceptyoursight)
  Canreachaworthyepithite;
  ’Tisanabstractofallvolumes,ApillasterofallcolumnesFancye’rerear’dtowit,tobeThesmallestgodsepitome,AndsocompactedlyexpresseAllloverspleasingwretchednes。
  GallantPamela’smajestyAndhersweetsistersmodestyArefixtineachofyou;youare,Distinct,whatthesetogetherwere;
  Divinest,thatarereallyWhatCariclea’sfeign’dtobe;
  Thatareev’ryonetheNine,AndbrighterhereAstreasshine;
  ViewourLucippe,andremaineInher,thesebeautieso’reagaine。
  AmazementNobleClitophonEv’nnowlooktsomewhatcolderonHiscoolermistresse,andshetooSmil’dnotassheus’dtodo。
  SeetheindividuallpayreAreatsadoddes,andpartedare;
  Theyquarrell,aemulate,andstandAtstrife,whofirstshalkisseyourhand。
  AnewdisputetherelatelyroseBetwixttheGreekesandLatines,whoseTemplesshouldbeboundwithglory,Inbestlanguagingthisstory;
  Yeeheyresoflove,thatwithoneSMILE
  Aten—yeereswarcanreconcile;
  PeacefullHellensVertuousSee:
  Thejarringlanguagesagree!
  Andhere,allarmeslaydby,theydoeInEnglishmeettowaytonyou。
  AchillisTatiiAlexandriniDELUCIPPESETCLITOPHONTIS
  AMORIBUSLIBRIOCTO。Thetranslationofthiscelebratedwork,towhichLovelacecontributedthecommendatoryverseshererepublished,wasexecutedbyhisfriendAnthonyHodges,A。M。,ofNewCollege,Oxford,andwasprintedatOxfordin1638,8vo。
  TherehadbeenalreadyatranslationbyW。Burton,purportingtobedonefromtheGreek,in1597,4to。Thetextof1649andthatof1638exhibitsomanyvariations,thatthereadermaybegladtohavetheopportunityofcomparison:——
  "TOTHELADIES。
  "Fairones,breathe:awhilelaybyBlessedSidney’sARCADY:
  Here’sastorythatwillmakeYounotrepentHIMtoforsake;
  AndwithyourdissolvinglookeVntiethecontentsofthisbooke;
  Towhichnought(exceptyoursight)
  Cangiveaworthieepithite。
  ’Tisanabstractofallvolumes,ApillasterofallcolumnesFanciee’rerear’dtowit,tobeLittleLOVE’Sepitome,AndcompactedlyexpresseAlllovershappywretchednesse。
  "BravePAMELA’SmajestieAndhersweetsister’smodestieArefixtineachofyou,youareAlone,whatthesetogetherwereDivinest,thatarereallyWhatCariclea’sfeign’dtobe;
  Thatareeveryone,theNine;
  AndonearthAstraeasshine;
  BeourLEUCIPPE,andremaineInHER,alltheseo’reagaine。
  "WonderNobleCLITOPHON
  MethinkeslookessomewhatcolderonHisbeauteousmistresse,andshetooSmilesnotassheus’dtodoe。
  SeetheindividuallpayreAreatoddesandpartedare;
  Quarrel,emulate,andstandAtstrife,whofirstshallkisseyourhand。
  "Anewwarree’rewhilearose’TwixttheGREEKESandLATINES,whoseTemplesshouldbeboundwithgloryInbestlanguagingthisstory:
  You,thatwithonelovelysmileAten—yeareswarrecanreconcile;
  PeacefullHellensawfullseeThejarringlanguagesagree,Andhereallarmeslaidby,theydoeMeetinEnglishtocourtyou。"
  Rich。Lovelace,Ma:Ar:A:Glou:Eq:Aur:Fil:Nat:Max。
  SeeHalliwell’sDICTIONARYOFOLDPLAYS,1860,art。CLYTOPHON。
  TherecanbenodoubtthatSidney’sARCADIAwasformerlyaspopularinitswayamongthereadersofbothsexesasSirRichardBaker’sCHRONICLEappearstohavebeen。Theformerwasespeciallyrecommendedtothosewhosoughtoccasionalrelaxationfromsevererstudies。SeeHigford’sINSTITUTIONS,1658,8vo,p。46—7。InhispoemofTHESURPRIZE,CottondescribeshisnymphasreadingtheARCADIAonthebankofariver——
  "ThehappyOBJECTofhereyeWasSIDNEY’SlivingARCADY:
  Whoseamoroustalehadsobetrai’dDesireinthisall—lovelymaid;
  That,whilsthercheckablushdidwarm,IreadLOVESstoryinherform。"
  POEMSONSEVERALOCCASIONS。
  ByCharlesCotton,Esq。Lond。1689,8vo,p。392。
  ThePamelaofSydney’sARCADIA
  TheallusionistothecelebratedstoryofTHEAGENESAND
  CHARICLEA,whichwaspopularinthiscountryatanearlyperiod。
  AdramaonthesubjectwasperformedbeforeCourtin1574。
  Lovelacerefers,itmaybepresumed,toaneditionofACHILLESTATIUS,inwhichtheGreektextwasprintedwithaLatintranslation。
  TOMYTRUELYVALIANT,LEARNEDFRIEND;WHOINHISBOOKE
  RESOLV’DTHEARTGLADIATORYINTOTHEMATHEMATICKS。
  I。
  Hearke,readerwiltbelearn’dith’warres?
  Agen’rallinagowne?
  Strikealeaguewithartsandscarres,Andsnatchfromeachacrowne?
  II。
  Wouldstbeawonder?Suchaone,Asshouldwinwithalooke?
  Abishopinagarison,Andconquerbythebooke?
  III。
  Takethenthismathematickshield,AndhenceforthbyitsrulesBeabletodisputeith’field,Andcombateintheschooles。
  IV。
  WhilstpeacefullearningonceagaineAndthesouldiersoconcord,Asthathefightsnowwithherpenne,Andshewriteswithhissword。
  "PALLASARMATA。TheGentlemen’sArmorie。WhereintherightandgenuineuseoftheRapierandoftheSword,aswellagainsttherighthandedasagainstthelefthandedman’isdisplayed。’[ByG。A。]London,1639,8vo。Withseveralillustrativewoodcuts。"Thelines,asoriginallyprintedinPALLASARMATA,varyfromthosesubsequentlyadmittedintoLUCASTA。Theyareasfollow:——
  TOTHEREADER。
  Harke,reader,would’stbelearn’dith’warres,ACAPTAINEinagowne?
  Strikealeaguewithbookesandstarres,Andweaveofboththecrowne?
  Would’stbeawonder?SuchaoneAswouldwinnewithalooke?
  Aschollarinagarrison?
  Andconquerbythebooke?
  Takethenthismathematickshield,Andhenceforthbyitsrules,Beabletodisputeith’field,Andcombateintheschooles。
  Whil’stpeacefulllearningonceagenAndth’souldierdoconcorde,Asthathefightsnowwithherpenne,Andshewriteswithhissword。
  Rich。Lovelace,A。Glouces。Oxon。
  TOFLETCHERREVIV’D。
  HowhaveIbinreligious?whatstrangegoodHasscap’tme,thatIneverunderstood?
  HaveIhel—guardedHaeresieo’rthrowne?
  Healdwoundedstates?madekingsandkingdomsone?
  ThatFATEshouldbesomercifultome,Toletmelivet’havesaidIhavereadthee。
  Fairestar,ascendthejoythelifethelightOfthistempestuousage,thisdarkeworldssight!
  Oh,fromthycrowneofglorydartoneflameMaystrikeasacredreverence,whilestthyname(Likeholyflamenstotheirgodofday)
  Webowing,sing;andwhilstwepraise,wepray。
  BrightspiritwhoseaeternalmotionOfwit,likeTime,stilinitselfedidrun,Bindingallothersinit,anddidgiveCommission,howfarthisorthatshallive;
  LikeDESTINYofpoemswho,assheSignesdeathtoall,herselfecamneverdye。
  Andnowthypurple—robedTraegedy,
  Inherimbroider’dbuskins,calsmineeye,WherethebraveAetiusweseebetray’d,T’obeyhisdeath,whomthousandlivesobey’d;
  Whilstthatthemightyfoolehisscepterbreakes,Andthroughhisgen’ralswoundshisowndoomespeakes,WeavingthusrichlyVALENTINIAN,Thecostliestmonarchwiththecheapestman。
  Souldiersmayheretotheiroldgloriesadde,TheLOVERlove,andbewithreasonMAD:
  Not,asofold,Alcidesfurious,
  Whowilderthenhisbulldidtearethehouse(Hurlinghislanguagewiththecanvasstone):
  Twasthoughtthemonsterror’dthesob’rertone。
  ButahwhenthouthysorrowdidstinspireWithpassions,blackeasisherdarkeattire,VirginsassufferershavewepttoseeSowhiteasoule,soredacrueltie;
  Thatthouhastgriev’d,andwithunthoughtredresseDri’dtheirweteyeswhonowthymercyblesse;
  Yet,lothtolosethywatryjewell,whenJoywip’titoff,laughterstraightsprung’tagen。
  NowruddycheckedMirthwithrosiewings
  Fansev’rybrowwithgladnesse,whilstshesingsDelighttoall,andthewholetheatreAfestivallinheavendothappeare:
  Nothingbutpleasure,love;and(likethemorne)
  Eachfaceagen’ralsmilingdothadorne。
  Heareye,foulspeakers,thatpronouncetheaireOfstewesandshores,IwillinformeyouwhereAndhowtocloatharightyourwantonwit,Withouthernastybawdattendingit:
  Viewherealoosethoughtsaydwithsuchagrace,MinervamighthavespokeinVenusface;
  Sowelldisguis’d,that’twasconceiv’dbynoneButCupidhadDiana’slinnenon;
  Andallhisnakedpartssovail’d,th’expresseTheshapewithclowdingtheuncomlinesse;
  ThatifthisReformation,whichweReceiv’d,hadnotbeenburiedwiththee,Thestage(asthisworke)mighthaveliv’dandlov’dHerlines,theaustereSkarlethadapprov’d;
  Andth’actorswiselybeenfromthatoffenceAscleare,astheyarenowfromaudience。
  ThuswiththyGeniusdidthescaeneexpire,
  Wantingthyactiveandcorrectingfire,Thatnow(tospreadadarknesseoverall)
  NothingremainesbutPoesietofall:
  AndthoughfromthesethyEmberswereceiveSomewarmth,somuchasmaybesaid,welive;
  Thatwedarepraisetheeblushlesse,intheheadOfthebestpieceHermestoLovee’reread;
  Thatwerejoyceandgloryinthywit,Andfeasteachotherwithremembringit;
  Thatwedarespeakthythought,thyactsrecite:
  Yetallmenhenceforthbeafraidtowrite。
  Fletcherthedramatistfellavictimtotheplagueof1625。
  SeeAubrey’sLIVES,vol。2,parti。p。352。TheverseshererepublishedwereoriginallyprefixedtothefirstcollectededitionofBeaumontandFletcher’sTRAGEDIESANDCOMEDIES,1647,folio。
  ItisscarcelynecessarytoremindthereaderthatLovelacewasonlyachildwhenFletcherdied。
  VALENTINIAN,ATRAGEDY。Firstprintedinthefolioof1647。
  THEMADLOVER。Alsofirstprintedinthefolioof1647。
  AnallusiontotheHERCULESFURENSofEuripides。Lovelacehad,nodoubt,sometinctureofGreekscholarship(SeeWood’sATH。
  OX。ii。466);butastotheextentofhisacquirementsinthisdirection,itishardtospeakwithconfidence。AmongthebooksofMr。ThomasJolley,dispersedin1853,wasacopyofClenardusINSTITUTIONESGRAECAELINGUAE,Lugd。Batav。1626,8vo。,onthetitleofwhichwas"RichardLovelace,1630,March5,"supposedtobetheautographofthepoetwhenaschoolboy。
  Inthemarginofthecopyof1647,againsttheselinesiswritten——"COMEDIES:THESPANISHCURATE,THEHUMOROUS
  LIEUTENANT,THETAMERTAMED,THELITTLEFRENCHLAWYER。"
  Sewers。
  THECUSTOMEOFTHECOUNTREY——Marginalnoteinthecopyof1647。
  Query,LAUD。
  TheselinesrefertotheprohibitionpublishedbytheParliamentagainsttheperformanceofstage—playsandinterludes。
  Thefirstordinanceappearedin1642,butthatnotbeingfoundeffectual,amorestringentmeasurewasenactedin1647,directing,undertheheaviestpenalties,thetotalandimmediateabolitionoftheatricals。
  i。e。Thescenicdrama。TheoriginalmeaningofSCENE
  wasawoodenstagefortherepresentationofplays,&c。,anditishereusedthereforeinitsprimitivesense。
  IntheoldmythologyofGreece,CupidisthepupilofMercuryorHermes;or,inotherwords,LOVEisinstructedbyELOQUENCEandWIT。
  LUCASTA。
  PosthumePOEMS
  0F
  RICHARDLOVELACEESQ;
  THOSEHONOURSCOMETOOLATE,THATONOURASHESWAITE。
  Mart。lib。I。Epig。26。
  LONDON。
  PrintedbyWILLIAMGODBIDforCLEMENTDARBY。
  1659。
  THEDEDICATION。
  TOTHERIGHTH0N0RABLEJOHNLOVELACE,ESQUIRE。
  SIR,LUCASTA(fair,buthaplessmaid!)
  OnceflourishtunderneaththeshadeOfyourillustriousMother;now,Anorphangrown,shebowstoyou!
  Toyou,hervertues’nobleheir;
  Ohmayshefindprotectionthere!
  Norletherwelcomebetheless,’Causearoughhandmakesheraddress:
  One(towhomfoestheMusesare)
  Bornandbredupinruggedwar:
  For,conscioushowunfitIam,Ionlyhavepronounc’dhernameTowakenpityinyourbrest,Andleavehertearstopleadtherest。
  Sir,YourmostobedientServantandkinsmanDUDLEYPOSTHUMUS—LOVELACE。
  ThisgentlemanwastheeldestsonofJohn,secondLordLovelaceofHurley,co。Berks,byAnne,daughterofThomas,EarlofCleveland。ThefirstpartofLUCASTAwasinscribedbythepoethimselftoLadyLovelace,hismother。
  POEMS。
  TOLVCASTA。
  HERRESERVEDLOOKS。
  LUCASTA,frown,andletmedie,Butsmile,andsee,Ilive;
  ThesadindifferenceofyoureyeBothkillsanddothreprieve。
  Youhideourfatewithinitsscreen;
  Wefeelourjudgment,erewehear。
  SoinonepictureIhaveseenAnangelhere,thedevilthere。
  LUCASTALAUGHING。
  Heark,howshelaughsaloud,Althoughtheworldputonitsshrowd:
  Weptatbythefantasticcrowd,Whocry:onedrop,letfallFromher,mightsavetheuniversalball。
  ShelaughsagainAtourridiculouspain;
  AndatourmerrymiseryShelaughs,untilshecry。
  Sages,forbearThatill—contrivedtear,AlthoughyourfearDothbarricadohopefromyoursoftear。
  Thatwhichstillmakeshermirthtoflow,Isoursinister—handedwoe,Whichdownwardsonitsheaddothgo,And,erethatitissown,dothgrow。
  Thismakesherspleencontract,Andherjustpleasurefeast:
  FortheunjustestactIsstillthepleasant’stjest。
  NIGHT。
  TOLUCASTA。
  Nightloathedjaylorofthelock’dupsun,Andtyrant—turnkeyoncommittedday,Brighteyeslyefetteredinthydungeon,AndHeavenitselfdoththydarkwardsobey。
  Thoudostariseourlivinghell;
  Withtheegrones,terrors,furiesdwell;
  UntilLUCASTAdothawake,Andwithherbeamstheseheavychainesoffshake。
  Beholdwithopeningheralmightylid,Brighteyesbreakrowling,andwithlustrespread,Andcaptivedayhischariotmountedis;
  Nighttoherproperhellisbeat,Andscrewedtoherebonseat;
  Tillth’Earthwithplayoppressedlies,Anddrawesagainthecurtainsofhereyes。
  But,bondslave,Iknowneitherdaynornight;
  Whethershemurth’ringsleep,orsavingwake;
  Nowbroyl’dith’zoneofherreflectedlight,Thenfrose,myisicles,notsinewsshake。
  Smilethen,newNature,yoursoftblastDothmeltourice,andfireswaste;
  Whil’stthescorch’dshiv’ringworldnewbornNowfeelsitallthedayonerisingmorn。
  LOVEINTHRON’D。
  ODE。
  I。
  Introth,Idomyselfperswade,Thatthewildeboyisgrownaman,Andallhischildishnesseofflaid,E’resinceLUCASTAdidhisfiresfan;
  H’haslefthisapishjigs,Andwhippingheartslikegigs:
  Fort’otherdayIheardhimswear,Thatbeautyshouldbecrown’dinhonourschair。
  II。
  WithwhatatrueandheavenlystateHedothhisgloriousdartsdispence,Nowcleans’dfromfalsehood,bloodandhate,Andnewlytiptwithinnocence!
  LoveJusticeisbecome,Anddoththecrueldoome;
  Reversedistheolddecree;
  Beholdhesitsinthron’dwithmajestie。
  III。
  InthronedinLUCASTA’Seye,Hedothourfaithandheartssurvey;
  Thenmeasuresthembysympathy,Andeachtoth’othersbreastconvey;
  WhilsttohisaltarsnowThefrozenvestalsbow,AndstricktDianatoodothgoA—huntingwithhisfear’d,exchangedbow。
  IV。
  Th’imbracingseasandambientairNowinhisholyfiresburn;
  Fishcouple,birdsandbeastsinpairDotheirownsacrificesturn。
  Thisisamiracle,Thatmightreligionswell;
  Butshe,thattheseandtheirgodawes,Hercrownedselfsubmitstoherownlaws。
  HERMUFFE。
  I。
  Twasnotforsomecalmblessingtodeceive,Thoudidstthypolish’dhandsinshagg’dfursweave;
  Itwerenoblessingthusobtain’d;
  Thouratherwould’stacursehavegain’d,Thenletthywarmdrivensnowbeeverstain’d。
  II。
  Notthatyoufearedthediscolo’ringcoldMightalchymizetheirsilverintogold;
  Norcouldyourtenwhitenunssosin,Thatyoushouldthuspennancethemin,Eachinhercoarsehairsmockofdiscipline。
  III。
  Nor,Hero—likewho,ontheircreststillworeAlyon,panther,leopard,orabore,Tolooketheirenemiesintheirherse,Thouwould’stthyhandshoulddeeperpierce,And,initssoftnessrough,appearmorefierce。
  IV。
  No,no,LUCASTA,destinydecreed,Thatbeaststotheeasacrificeshouldbleed,Andstripthemselvestomakeyougay:
  Forne’ryetheralddiddisplayAcoat,whereSABLESuponERMINlay。
  V。
  Thisforlay—lovers,thatmuststandatdore,Salutethethreshold,andadmirenomore;
  ButI,inmyinventiontough,Ratenotthisoutwardblissenough,Butstillcontemplatemustthehiddenmuffe。
  ABLACKPATCHONLUCASTA’SFACE。
  DullasIwas,tothinkthatacourtflyPresum’dsoneerhereye;
  When’twasth’industriousbeeMistookhergloriousfaceforparadise,Tosummeupallhischymistryofspice;
  Withabraveprideandhonourled,Neerbothhersunshemakeshisbed,And,thoughaspark,strugglestoriseasred。
  ThenaemulatesthegayDaughterofday;
  Actstheromantickphoenix’fate,Whennow,withallhissweetslay’doutinstate,LUCASTAscattersbutoneheat,Andallthearomatickpillsdosweat,Andgumscalcin’dthemselvestopowderbeat,WhichafreshgaleofairConveysintoherhair;
  Thenchaft,he’ssetonfire,Andintheseholyflamesdothgladexpire;
  AndthatblackmarbletabletthereSoneerhereithersphereWasplac’d;norfoyl,norornament,Butthesweetlittlebee’slargemonument。
  Thefollowingisapoet’slecturetotheladiesofhistimeonthelongprevailingpracticeofwearingpatches,inwhichitseemsthatLucastaacquiesced:——
  BLACKPATCHES。
  VANITASVANITATUM。
  LADIESturnconjurers,andcanimpartThehiddenmysteryoftheblackart,Blackartificialpatchesdobetray;
  Theymoreaffecttheworksofnightthanday。
  ThecreaturestrivestheCreatortodisgrace,Bypatchingthatwhichisaperfectface:
  AlittlestainuponthepurestdyeIsbothoffensivetotheheartandeye。