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
[65] Appeared originally in 'Delights' of 1646 (p. 114): was reprinted
in 1648 (p. 10) and 1670 (pp. 109-110). Our text is that of 1648; but
all agree. Our Poet has turned the prose of the original into verse
(Æthiopica, lib. i. cap. 1). There was an early English translation of
the whole, as follows: 'Heliodorus, his Æthiopian History: Done out of
Greeke, and compared with other Translations. 1622' [quarto]. In line 2,
1646 and 1670 read 'in' for 'with:' line 7, 1646 misprints 'thy' for
'they.' The heading in the SANCROFT MS. is 'The faire Æthiopian, R. Cr.'
TURNBULL perpetuates 1670's misprint of 'in' for 'with' in line 2, and
adds one of his own in line 26, by misprinting 'guest' for 'guests.' G.
[66] Appeared originally in the 'Delights' of 1646 (pp. 115-117): was
reprinted 1648 (pp. 11-13) and 1670 (pp. 110-112). Our text is that of
1648; but all agree, save as follows: 1646 misprints 'cease' for 'ceaze'
= seize, in line 17 from end; and 1670, line 8 from beginning, misprints
'own' for 'owe;' the latter perpetuated by TURNBULL. The poem is an
interpretation of the first Idyll of Moschus. Line 5, 'O yes' = the
legal _oyiez_: line 8, 'owe' = own. G.
[67] The first edition of Bishop Andrewes' Sermons was published in
1629. Its title was 'XCVI Sermons by the Right Honourable and Reverend
Father in God, Launcelot Andrewes, late Lord Bishop of Winchester.' It
is dedicated to the King by Laud and Buckeridge, Bishop of Ely, the
latter adding a funeral sermon. It has no frontispiece. LOWNDES, as
other bibliographers, does not seem to have known the edition of 1629.
He calls that of 1631 the first, while it was the second; and he says it
had a frontispiece, which is incorrect, if I may judge from a number of
copies personally examined. The third edition (1635) I have not seen:
but in the quarto (1641) appears a frontispiece-portrait, having the
lines above, but no name or initials. Line 8 TURNBULL misprints 'and,
with holy.' G.
[68] Appeared originally in 'Steps' of 1646 (pp. 31-2): was reprinted in
1648 'Delights' (pp. 18-19) and 1670 (pp. 86-7). Our text is that of
1648; but all agree. The SANCROFT MS. gives us the name of the
'gentleman' celebrated, being thus headed, 'In obitum desideratissimi
Mri Chambers, Coll. Reginal. Socij. R. CR.;' and in the margin in the
archbishop's hand, 'The title and Name not in ye print.' The same MS.
supplies us with lines 11-12 and 21-22, never before printed. This MS.
in line 23 reads 'If yet at least he' ... and in line 32, 'are' for
'be.' Only other slight orthographic differences. G.
[69] Appeared originally in the 'Steps' of 1646 (pp. 32-3): was
reprinted in 1648 'Delights' (pp. 19-20) and 1670 (pp. 87-9). Our text
is that of 1648; but all agree. See our Essay, as before, for notice of
HERRYS or HARRIS. In the SANCROFT MS. the heading is 'In ejusdem
præmatur. obitu. Allegoricum. R. CR.;' and line 9 reads 'tree' for
'plant;' adopted. For a short Latin poem added here, see our vol. ii. G.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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