Man A Machine

第7章

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?<99。1>

<99。1>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,<100。1>

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

<100。1>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;

At<101。1>lepus:inmeomnisterraepelagiquerapinaest,Forsitanetcoeli,sicanisastratenet。

ENGLISHED。

OntheSicilianstrandaharewellwroughtBeforethehoundswasbyadog—fishcaught;

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

<101。1>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;

Maismonrespect<102。1>m’empechedeparler。

Ahquepeinedissimuler!

Etquejesouffredemartyre,D’aimeretden’oserledire!

TOTHESAMEAYREINENGLISH,THUS,Objectadorableofcharms!

Mysighsandtearsmaytestifiemyharms;

Butmyrespectforbidsmetoreveal。

Ah,whatapain’tistoconceal!

AndhowIsufferworsethenhell,Tolove,andnottodaretotell!

<102。1>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。

AVIENI<103。1>V。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。

<103。1>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。

Cinnaseems<104。1>poorinshow,Andheisso。

<104。1>AveryinadequatetranslationofVIDERIVULT。

OUTOFTHEANTHOLOGIE。<105。1>

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INANENGLISHDISTICK。

Afool,muchbitbyfleas,putoutthelight;

Youshallnotseemenow(quothhe);goodnight。

<105。1>ThisisfromLucian。

INRUFUM。CATUL。EP。64。

Noliadmirari,quaretibifoeminanulla,Rufe,velittenerumsupposuissefemur;

Nonullamraraelabefactesmunerevestis,Autpellucidulisdeliciislapidis。

Laedittequaedammalafabula,quatibiferturVallesubalarumtruxhabitarecaper。

Huncmetuuntomnes,nequemirum:nammalavaldeestBestia,necquicum<106。1>belapuellacubet。

Quareautcrudelemnasoruminterficepestem,Autadmiraridesine,curfugiant。

TORUFUS。

Thatnofairwomanwill,wondernotwhy,Clap(Rufus)underthinehertenderthigh;

Notasilkgownshalloncemeltoneofthem,Northedelightsofatransparentgemme。

Ascurvystorykillsthee,whichdothtell,Thatinthinearmpitsafiercegoatdothdwell。

Himtheyallfearfullofanuglystench:<106。2>

Nor’s’tfitheshouldlyewithahandsomewench;

Whereforethisnosescursedplaguefirstcrush,Orceasetowonder,whytheyflyyouthus。

<106。1>AnarchaicformofQUOCUM。

<106。2>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,]<107。1>pray,giveoreTobeapimp,orelsetorantandroar。

<107。1>OriginalhasTAKES,butawordiswantingtocompletethemetre,andperhapsthepoetwroteTAKESYOU,i。e。captivatesyou。

ELEGIES

SACRED

TotheMemoryoftheAUTHOR:

ByseveralofhisFriends。

CollectedandPublishedBY

D。P。L。

NUNQUAMEGOTEVITAFRATERAMBILIOR

ADSPICIAMPOSTHAC;ATCERTESEMPERAMABO。

Catullus。

LONDON,Printed1660。

ELEGIES。

TOTHEMEMORYOFMYWORTHYFRIEND

COLL。RICHARDLOVELACE。<108。1>

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,toshowThystablebreastcoulda<108。2>disturbanceknow。

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。

<108。1>Theselinesmaybefound,withsomeverbalvariations,inthepoemsofCharlesCotton,1689,p。481—2—3。

<108。2>ThisreadingisadoptedfromCotton’sPoems,1689,p。482。

InLUCASTAwereadNODISTURBANCE。

UPONTHEPOSTHUMEANDPRECIOUSPOEMS

OFTHENOBLYEXTRACTEDGENTLEMANMR。R。L。<109。1>

Theroseand<109。2>otherfragrantflowerssmellbest,Whentheyarepluck’dandworninhandorbrest,Sothisfairflow’rofvertue,thisrarebudOfwit,smellsnowasfreshaswhenhestood;

AndinthesePosthume—Poemsletsusknow,Heon<109。3>thebanksofHelicondidgrow。

ThebeautyofhissouldidcorrespondWithhissweetout—side:nay,itwent<109。4>beyond。

Lovelace,theminion<109。5>oftheThespiandames,Apollo’sdarling,bornwithEntheanflames,Whichinhisnumberswaveandshinesoclear,Assparksrefractedfrom<109。6>richgemmesappear;

Suchflamesthatmayinspire,andatomscast,Tomakenewpoetsnotlikehiminhast。<109。7>

Jam。Howell。

<109。1>Theselines,originallyprintedasabove,wereincludedbyPayneFisherinhiscollectionofHowell’sPoems,1663,8vo。,wheretheymaybefoundatp。126。Fisheralteredthesuperscriptioninhisill—editedbookto"UponthePosthume—POEMS

ofMr。Lovelace。"

<109。2>WITH——Howell’sPoems。

<109。3>THATHEUPON——ibid。

<109。4>IFNOTGOBEYOND——ibid。

<109。5>Fr。MIGNON,darling。

<109。6>SoinHowell’sPoems。LUCASTAhasIN。

<109。7>"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,Asbutthe<110。1>coldinscriptionsofthedead,Wetoadvantagethenadmiredthee,Whodid’stliveonstillwiththypoesie;

AndinourproudenjoymentsneverknewTheendoftheunrulywealththatgrew。

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

Thoughwhatthouhastbequeathedus,nospaceOfthisworldsspanoftimeshallereembrace。

ButaswhosometimesknewnottoconcludeUponthewatersstrangevicissitude,Didtotheoceanhimselfcommit,Thatitmightcomprehendwhatcouldnotit,Soweinourendeavoursmustout—doneBeswallowedupwithinthyHelicon。

Thou,who<110。2>artlaydupinthypreciouscave,Andfromthehollowspacesofthygrave,Westillmaymournintune,butmustaloneHereafterhopetoquaveroutagrone;

NomorethechirpingsonnetswithshrillnotesMusthenceforthvolleyfromourtreblethrotes;

Buteachsadaccentmustbehumour’dwellTothedeepsolemnorganofthycell。

Whyshouldsomerudehandcarvethysacredstone,Andthereinciseacheapinscription?

WhenwecanshedthetributeofourtearsSolong,tilltherelentingmarblewears;

Whichshallsuchorderintheircadencekeep,Thattheyanativeepitaphshallweep;

Untilleachletterspeltdistinctlylyes,Cutbythemystickdroppingsofoureyes。

El。Revett。<110。3>

<110。1>OriginalhasTHEBUT。

<110。2>OriginalhasOW。

<110。3>Ihavealreadypointedout,thattheauthorofthesetrulywretchedlineswasprobablythesameperson,onwhoseMORALANDDIVINEPOEMSLovelacehassomeversesintheLUCASTA。

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

ANELEGIE。

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

Allthingsinnatureshouldtheirdeathdeplore,Andthesunlooklesslovelythanbefore;

Thefixedstarsshouldchangetheirconstantspaces,Andcometscastabroadtheirflagrant<111。1>faces。

YetstillweseeprincesandpoetsfallWithouttheirproperpompoffunerall;

Menlookabout,asiftheynerehadknownThepoetslawrellortheprincescrown;

Lovelacehathlongbeendead,andhe<111。2>canbeOblig’dtonomanforanelegie。

Areyouallturn’dtosilence,ordidheRetaintheonlysapofpoesie,Thatkeptallbranchesliving?musthisfallSetaneternalperioduponall?

Sowhenaspring—tidedothbegintofly<111。3>

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。<111。4>

<111。1>Burning。

<111。2>OriginalhasWE。

<111。3>Afineimage!

<111。4>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。<112。1>Coningbrens。

<112。1>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。<113。1>

<113。1>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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