10 Damnavit celeres in sua damna manus; Atque ait, Heu quanto satius fuit illa Coloni, Parva licet, grato dona tulisse animo! Possem ego avaritiam frænare, gulamque voracem: Nunc periere mihi et fœtus, et ipse parens. XIII. AD CHRISTINAM SUECORUM REGINAM, NOMINE CROMWELLI. BELLIPOTENS virgo, septem regina trionum, 5 1 regina] There is a close resemblance between the two first lines of this address, and the opening of Nic Heinsius's Verses to Christina, p. 53. 'Belligeros virgo quæ temperas alma Triones,' &c. and Sidus inocciduum, septem Regina Trionum Faxque Lycaoniæ clarior igne facis.' p. 139. and p. 140, Regina victrix, germen acre Bellonæ, Arctoa Pallas!' 2 poli] Resembles a line in his tutor A. Gill's verses, p. 91. 'Inclyta Carolides, qui nunc moderatur Adolphus, Pene sub Arctoi sidere regna poli. Utque] Var. Lect. 'sicque.' 'ora fero.' ver. 7, at tibi. Todd. Toland first printed these lines in his life of Milton, p. 123, and ascribes them indecisively to Milton or Marvell ; consult Warton's note, ed. Todd, vi. 267. I wish Mr. Warton had, by a few minutes' application of his fine poetical genius, secured these lines against the attempt of other versifiers; but Exequor et populi fortia jussa manu. SYLVARUM LIBER. IN OBITUM PROCANCELLARII, MEDICI. ANNO ÆTATIS 17. J. Gutter Master of Camis dad 21 Oct 1626 Manusque Parcæ jam date supplices, Täpeti colitis nepotes. Vos si relicto mors vaga Tænaro Per tenebras Stygis ire certum est. 5 as he has passed them unnoticed, I shall venture to give my translation. Christina warrior-maid, who rul'st alone; Thou star-bright queen of all the Polar zone ! Mark, how the helm has press'd this wrinkled brow. Si destinatam pellere dextera Mortem valeret, non ferus Hercules, Nessi venenatus cruore, Emathiâ jacuisset Oetâ: Nec fraude turpi Palladis invidæ Ense Locro, Jove lacrymante. Nessi] Hor. Epod. xvii. 31. Atro delibutus Hercules Nessi cruore.' Warton. 10 15 20 25 18 Telegoni] Ov. Ep. Pont. iii. i. 123. Telegonive parens.' Absyrtus is called Ægialius' by Justin. H. Lib. xlii. c. 3. Verba Hecateia' is from Ov. Metam. xiv. 44. 'Hecateia carmina miscet.' Warton, Todd. 29 Tuque, O alumno] The 'O' is wrongly left open in this verse. Apolline] Certainly read 'Apollinis.' Warton. Gentis togatæ cui regimen datum, Frondosa quem nunc Cirrha luget, Et mediis Helicon in undis; Horribiles barathri recessus. Sit mite de te judicium Æaci, IN QUINTUM NOVEMBRIS. ANNO ÆTATIS 17. JAM pius extrema veniens läcobus ab arcto, 31 Cirrha] The third line of the Alcaic ends with two dissyllables Cirrha luget,' which can be defended but by very few examples from Horace. The accent ought also to be on the fifth or sixth syllable. 43 caltha] See Prolusiones, p. 76. 5 Sceptra Caledoniis conjunxerat Anglica Scotis: Cui nomen dederat quondam Neptunia proles; 4 Anglica] Vowel made short before Sc. 15 olivifera] Ov. Fast. iii. 151. 15 20 25 25 'Primus oliviferis Romam deductus ab arvis.' Warton. 23 Summanus] i. e. Pluto. Ov. Fast. vi. 731. Warton |