Part 13 (1/2)

11:8. P. ” line 33. Thus, 1647. 1651, erroneously:

'And hast so far even future aims surpa.s.s'd.'

12:1. _On Mr. Sherburne's Translation, etc._ (p. 20).

In Stanley, 1647, ent.i.tled: 'To Mr. E. S. on his Translation of Medea, with the other Tragedies of Seneca the philosopher, and vindication of the Author.' Sherburne was not knighted until 1682, four years after Stanley's death.

12:2. P. 20, line 20. 1647: 'author.'

13:1. _On Mr. Hall's Essays_ (p. 21).

In Stanley, 1647: 'To Mr. I. H. on his Essays.'

13:2. P. 21, line 4. Here ends the prologue-like poem, in the edition of 1647. Then, as a separate piece on another page, under a new t.i.tle, 'To Mr. I. H.,' follow these lines:

'I'll not commend thee; for thou hast outgrown The reach of all men's praises but thine own.

Encomiums to their full objects are exact: To praise, and not at full, is to detract.

And with most justice,' etc.

The rest as in the present edition. 'Full,' in the third line just quoted, is certainly a misprint, crept up from the line below.

13:3. P. 21, line 13. 1647 has:

'The pride of others' autumns poor appears.'

John Hall of Durham was but nineteen years old in 1646.

14:1. _On Sir John Suckling, etc._ (p. 22).

_Fragmenta Aurea_, the posthumous collection of Suckling's poetry, came out in 1646, with a fine portrait engraving by Marshall.

15:1. _Answer._

The verses by Stanley's tutor and friend are reproduced in the editions both of 1647 and of 1651.

THE UNION.

[Greek: Mia psyche, duo somata]

By Mr. William Fairfax.

As in the crystal-centre of the sight Two subtle beams make but one cone of light, Or, when one flame twin'd with another is, They both ascend in one bright pyramis; Our spirits thus into each other flow, 5 One in our being, one in what we know, In what we will, desire, dislike, approve, In what we love; and one is that pure love.