The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2Herrick, Robert
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The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2
Herrick, Robert
Poetry
545. _To his Worthy Kinsman, Mr. Stephen Soame_ (the son or, less
probably, the brother of Sir Thomas Soame): _One of my righteous tribe_.
Cp. Note to 496.
547. _Great spirits never with their bodies die._ Tacit. _Agric._
46:--"Si quis piorum manibus locus, si, ut sapientibus placet, non cum
corpore extinguuntur magnae animae".
554. _Die thou canst not all._ Hor. IV. _Od._ xxx. 6,7.
556. _The Fairies._ Cp. the old ballad of _Robin Goodfellow_:--
"When house or hearth doth sluttish lie,
I pinch the maids both black and blue";
and Ben Jonson's _Entertainment at Althorpe_, etc.
557. _M. John Weare, Councellour._ Probably the same as "the
much-lamented Mr. J. Warr" of 134.
_Law is to give to every one his own._ Cicero, _De Fin._ v.: Animi
affectio suum cuique tribuens Justitia dicitur.
564. _His Kinswoman, Bridget Herrick_, eldest daughter of his brother
Nicholas.
565. _The Wanton Satyr._ See Sir E. Dyer's _The Shepherd's Conceit of
Prometheus_:--
"Prometheus, when first from heaven high
He brought down fire, ere then on earth not seen,
Fond of delight, a Satyr standing by
Gave it a kiss, as it like sweet had been.
... ... ... ...
The difference is--the Satyr's lips, my heart,
He for a time, I evermore, have smart."
So _Euphues_: "Satirus not knowing what fire was would needs embrace it
and was burnt;" and Sir John Davies, _False and True Knowledge_.
Transcriber's Endnotes
Numeration Errors in the Hesperides:
Errors in the numbering system, despite the corrections mentioned in
the NOTE TO SECOND EDITION, still exist in the text. A clear example
is shown by _569. UPON ELECTRA'S TEARS_ ending Vol. I, whilst Vol. II
begins with _569. A HYMN TO THE GRACES_. When the poems within the
APPENDIX OF EPIGRAMS are considered, more errors in the numeration
system become apparent.
Without an obvious solution to a discrepancy the numbers remain as
originally printed, however the following alterations have been made
to ensure any details in the NOTES section apply to the relevant
poem.
Page 204. OBERON'S PALACE. "444" changed to _443_.
"443. OBERON'S PALACE."
Page 221. FEW FORTUNATE. "472" changed to _470_.
"470. FEW FORTUNATE."
Page 223. THE WASSAIL. "478" changed to _476_.
"476. THE WASSAIL."
Page 317. Note to 496. "512" changed to _510_.
"... sometimes a Book (see infra, 510) ..."
Page 321. Note to 545. "498" changed to _496_.
"... Cp. Note to 496...."
Page 322. Note to 564. "562" changed to _564_.
"564. _His Kinswoman, Bridget Herrick_, eldest ..."
Page 322. Note to 565. "563" changed to _565_.
"565. _The Wanton Satyr._ See Sir E. Dyer's ..."
Typographical Errors:
Page 83. 178. CORINNA'S GOING.... "pries" corrected to _priest_.
"And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth:"
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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