The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume ICrashaw, Richard
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The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I
Crashaw, Richard
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
[47] Appeared originally in 'Steps' of 1646 (p. 78): reprinted in
editions of 1648 (pp. 88-9) and 1670 (p. 60). Our text is that of 1648,
with a few adopted readings as noted onward. See our Essay on Crashaw's
relation to Herbert. In the SANCROFT MS. the heading is 'Vpon Herbert's
Temple, sent to a Gentlewoman. R. CR.' Line 3 in the MS. spells 'fire,'
and has 'faire' before 'eyes;' adopted: line 5th, books were used to be
tied with strings: line 6th, 1646, 'you have ... th':' line 7th, MS.
reads 'would' for 'will;' adopted: line 8th, 'to waite on your chast.'
G.
[48] Appeared originally in 'Steps' of 1646 (pp. 79-84): reprinted in
editions of 1648 (pp. 89-94), 1652 (pp. 93-100), and 1670 (pp. 61-67).
Our text is that of 1652, as before, and its engraving of the Saint's
portrait, and French lines here, are reproduced in our illustrated
quarto edition. See Notes and Illustrations at close of the poem, and
our Essay on Teresa and Crashaw. G.
[49] Appeared originally in the 'Steps' of 1646 (pp. 85-6): reprinted in
editions of 1648 (pp. 97-8) and 1670 (pp. 67-8). Our text is that of
1648. See our Essay for the biographic interest of this poem, and also
Notes at its close. G.
[50] Appeared originally in 1648 'Steps' (pp. 94-6): reprinted in
editions of 1652 (pp. 103-107) and 1670 (pp. 194-7). Our text is that of
1652, as before. G.
[51] Appeared originally in 'Steps' of 1648 (p. 98): reprinted in 1652
(p. 107) and 1670 (pp. 197-8). Our text is that of 1652, as before; but
the only difference in the others is (except the usual slight changes in
orthography), that in 1648, 2d part, line 5 reads 'longing' for
'louing,' which I have adopted, as pointing back to the 'longing' of the
1st part, line 2. The title I take from 1648, as in 1652 it is simply 'A
Song.' G.
[52] Appeared originally in the 'Steps' of 1646 (pp. 90-1): reprinted in
1648 (pp. 99-101), 1652 (pp. 81-3), 1670 (pp. 70-2). Our text is that of
1652, as before; but see Notes and Illustrations at close of the poem.
G.
[53] From 'Five Piovs and Learned Discourses:
1. A Sermon shewing how we ought to behave our selves in God's house.
2. A Sermon preferring holy Charity before Faith, Hope and Knowledge.
3. A Treatise shewing that God's Law now qualified by the Gospel of
Christ, is possible, and ought to be fulfilled of us in this life.
4. A Treatise of the Divine attributes.
5. A Treatise shewing the Antichrist not to be yet come.
By Robert Shelford, of Ringsfield in Suffolk, Priest. Printed by the
printers to the Universitie of Cambridge. 1635 [quarto].' See Note at
close of the poem, and our Essay, for more on Shelford. G.
[54] Appeared originally in 'Steps' of 1648 (pp. 106-7), where it is
headed 'A Hymne in Meditation of the Day of Judgement:' reprinted 1652
(pp. 74-78), 1670 (pp. 191-4). Our text is that of 1652, and its
engraving here is reproduced in our illustrated quarto edition. See our
Essay for critical remarks on this great version of a supreme hymn. G.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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