10 Damnavit celeres in sua damna manus; 1 XIII. AD CHRISTINAM SUECORUM REGINAM, BELLIPOTENS virgo, septem regina trionum, 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!' * 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 ETATIS 17. PARERE fati discite legibus, läpeti colitis nepotes. Vos si relicto mors vaga Tænaro Per tenebras Stygis ire certum est. 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! VOL. III. Si destinatam pellere dextera Mortem valeret, non ferus Hercules, Nessi venenatus cruore, Emathiâ jacuisset Oetâ: Nec fraude turpi Palladis invidæ Ense Locro, Jove lacrymante. Eurypyli cecidisset hasta : Læsisset et nec te, Philyreie, Sagitta Echidnæ perlita sanguine; Nec tela te fulmenque avitum, Cæse puer genitricis alvo. Tuque, O alumno major Apolline, Nessi] Hor. Epod. xvii. 31. 'Atro delibutus Hercules Nessi cruore.' Warton. 10 13 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. 29 Apolline] Certainly read Apollinis.' Warton. Gentis togatæ cui regimen datum, Horribiles barathri recessus. Colende Præses, membra precor tua Sit mite de te judicium aci, Subrideatque Ætnæa Proserpina; Interque felices perennis Elysio spatiere campo. 30 35 40 45 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 15 Sceptra Caledoniis conjunxerat Anglica Scotis: 4 Anglica] Vowel made short before Sc. 15 olivifera] Ov. Fast. iii. 151. 25 'Primus oliviferis Romam deductus ab arvis.' Warton. 23 Summanus] i. e. Pluto. Ov. Fast. vi. 731. Warton. |