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ne above you it shall call； And yet； so dis…assenting one； They both shall meet in unison。
Come then； bright cherubin； begin！ My loudest musick is within。 Take all notes with your skillfull eyes； Hearke； if mine do not sympathise！ Sound all my thoughts； and see exprest The tablature of my large brest； Then you'l admit； that I too can Musick above dead sounds of man； Such as alone doth blesse the spheres； Not to be reacht with humane eares。
〃Madam A。 L。〃 is not in MS。 copy。 〃The Lady A。 L。〃 and 〃Madam A。 L。〃 may very probably be two different persons： for Carew in his Poems （edit。 1651； 8vo。 p。 2） has a piece 〃To A。 L。； Persuasions to Love；〃 and it is possible that the A。 L。 of Carew； and the A。 L。 mentioned above； are identical。 The following poem is printed in Durfey's PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY； v。 120； but whether it was written by Lovelace； and addressed to the same lady； whom he represents above as requesting him to join her in a song； or whether it was the production of another pen； I cannot at all decide。 It is not particularly unlike the style of the author of LUCASTA。 At all events； I am not aware that it has been appropriated by anybody else； and as I am reluctant to omit any piece which Lovelace is at all likely to have composed； I give these lines just as I find them in Durfey； where they are set to music：
〃TO HIS FAIREST VALENTINE MRS。 A。 L。
〃Come； pretty birds； present your lays； And learn to chaunt a goddess praise； Ye wood…nymphs； let your voices be Employ'd to serve her deity： And warble forth； ye virgins nine； Some music to my Valentine。
〃Her bosom is love's paradise； There is no heav'n but in her eyes； She's chaster than the turtle…dove； And fairer than the queen of love： Yet all perfections do combine To beautifie my Valentine。
〃She's Nature's choicest cabinet； Where honour； beauty； worth and wit Are all united in her breast。 The graces claim an interest： All virtues that are most divine Shine clearest in my Valentine。〃
NightsEditor's MS。
WhereIbid。
DoIbid。
There is here either an interpolation in the printed copy； or an HIATUS in the MS。 The latter reads：
〃Yet may I 'mbrace； sigh； kisse； the rest；〃 &c。；
thus leaving out a line and a half or upward of the poem； as it is printed in LUCASTA。
MS。 reads：〃Youre phansie； madam；〃 omitting 〃that's to have。〃
Original and MS。 have REACH。
This must refer； I suppose； to the ballad of Queen Dido； which the woman sings as she works。 The signification of LOVE…BANG is not easily determined。 BANG； in Suffolk； is a term applied to a particular kind of cheese； but I suspect that 〃love…bang Kate〃 merely signifies 〃noisy Kate〃 here。 As to the old ballad of Dido； see Stafford Smith's MUSICA ANTIQUA； i。 10； ii。 158； and Collier's EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTERS OF THE STATIONERS' COMPANY； i。 98。 I subjoin the first stanza of 〃Dido〃 as printed in the MUSICA ANTIQUA：
〃Dido was the Carthage Queene； And lov'd the Troian knight； That wandring many coasts had seene； And many a dreadfull fight。 As they a…hunting road； a show'r Drove them in a loving bower； Down to a darksome cave： Where Aenaeas with his charmes Lock't Queene Dido in his armes And had what he would have。〃
A somewhat different version is given in Durfey's PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY； vi。 192…3。
AN UNANOYNTEDMS。
This and the three preceding lines are not in MS。
Alluding of course to the very familiar legend of Ulysses and the Syrens。
A quaver （a well…known musical expression）。
AMS。
A musical peg。
ANDMS。
A piece of wire attached to the finger…board of a guitar。
Original and MS。 read AN。
The tablature of Lovelace's time was the application of letters； of the alphabet or otherwise； to the purpose of expressing the sounds or notes of a composition。
VALIANT LOVE。
I。 Now fie upon that everlasting life！ I dye！ She hates！ Ah me！ It makes me mad； As if love fir'd his torch at a moist eye； Or with his joyes e're crown'd the sad。 Oh； let me live and shout； when I fall on； Let me ev'n triumph in the first attempt！ Loves duellist from conquest 's not exempt； When his fair murdresse shall not gain one groan； And he expire ev'n in ovation。
II。 Let me make my approach； when I lye downe With counter…wrought and travers eyes； With peals of confidence batter the towne； Had ever beggar yet the keyes？ No； I will vary stormes with sun and winde； Be rough； and offer calme condition； March in and pread； or starve the garrison。 Let her make sallies hourely： yet I'le find （Though all beat of） shee's to be undermin'd。
III。 Then may it please your little excellence Of hearts t' ordaine； by sound of lips； That henceforth none in tears dare love comence （Her thoughts ith' full； his； in th' eclipse）； On paine of having 's launce broke on her bed； That he be branded all free beauties' slave； And his own hollow eyes be domb'd his grave： Since in your hoast that coward nere was fed； Who to his prostrate ere was prostrated。
This seems to be it phrase borrowed by the poet from his military vocabulary。 He wishes to express that he had fortified his eyes to resist the glances of his fair opponent。
Original reads most unintelligibly and absurdly MARCH IN （AND PRAY'D） OR； &c。 TO PREAD is TO PILLAGE。
LA BELLA BONA ROBA。 TO MY LADY H。 ODE。
I。 Tell me； ye subtill judges in loves treasury； Inform me； which hath most inricht mine eye； This diamonds greatnes； or its clarity？
II。 Ye cloudy spark lights； whose vast multitude Of fires are harder to be found then view'd； Waite on this star in her first magnitude。
III。 Calmely or roughly！ Ah； she shines too much； That now I lye （her influence is such）； Chrusht with too strong a hand； or soft a touch。
IV。 Lovers； beware！ a certaine； double harme Waits your proud hopes； her looks al…killing charm Guarded by her as true victorious arme。
V。 Thus with her eyes brave Tamyris spake dread； Which when the kings dull breast not entered； Finding she could not looke； she strook him dead。
This word； though generally used in a bad sense by early writers； does not seem to bear in the present case any offensive meaning。 The late editors of Nares quote a passage from one of Cowley's ESSAYS； in which that writer seems to imply by the term merely a fine woman。
Since the note at p。 133 was written； the following description by Aubrey （LIVES； &c。； ii。 332）； of a picture of the Lady Venetia Digby has fallen under my notice。 〃Also； at Mr。 Rose's； a jeweller in Henrietta Street； in Covent Garden； is an excellent piece of hers； drawne after she was newly dead。 She had a most lovely sweet…turned face； delicate darke browne haire。 She had a perfect healthy constitution； strong； good skin； well…proportioned； inclining to a BONA…ROBA。〃
I。 I cannot tell； who loves the skeleton Of a poor marmoset； nought but boan； boan； Give me a nakednesse； with her cloath's on。
II。 Such； whose white…sattin upper coat of skin； Cut upon velvet rich incarnadin； Has yet a body （and of flesh） within。
III。 Sure； it is meant good husbandry in men； Who do incorporate with aery leane； T' repair their sides； and get their ribb agen。
IV。 Hard hap unto that huntsman； that decrees Fat joys for all his swet； when as he sees； After his 'say； nought but his keepers fees。
V。 Then； Love； I beg； when next thou tak'st thy bow； Thy angry shafts； and dost heart…chasing go； Passe RASCALL DEARE； strike me the largest doe。
i。e。 Carnation hue； a species of red。 As an adjective； the word is peculiarly rare。
Management or economy。
i。e。 Essay。
A RASCAL DEER was formerly a well…known term among sportsmen； signifying a lean beast； not worth pursuit。 Thus in A C。 MERY TALYS （1525）； No。 29； we find：〃＇they＇ apoynted thys Welchman to stand still； and forbade him in any wyse to shote at no rascal dere； but to make sure of the greate male； and spare not。〃 In the new edition of Nares； other and more recent examples of the employment of the term are given。 But in the BOOK OF SAINT ALBANS； 1486； RASCAL is used in the signification merely of a beast other than one of 〃enchace。〃
〃And where that ye come in playne or in place； I shall you tell whyche ben bestys of enchace。 One of them is the bucke： a nother is the doo： The foxe and the marteron： and the wylde roo。 And ye shall； my dere chylde； other bestys all； Where so ye theym finde； Rascall ye shall them call。〃
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