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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. x. DEC. r>,
Ne'er may fate, with hostile power,
Our propitious bonds destroy ; Ne'er may sorrow's tempests lower
On our promis'd scenes of joy ! Two of these songs recall those in ' The ^Misfortunes of Elphin ' ; but, though excel- lent in their way, neither the chorus begin- ning
The bright star of day rises red from the wave, nor the ' Song of the Valkyries,' can be said to be the equal of ' The War Song of Dinas Vawr,' which Lord Houghton has called " perfect in its kind, with its humorous ferocity and predatory swing," and which Prof. Saintsbury considers to be the succinctest piece of humorous modern poetry in the world. A. B. YOUNG.
(To be concluded.)
'ENGLANDS PARNASSUS,' 1600.
(See 10 S. ix. 341, 401 ; x. 4, 84, 182, 262, 362.)
From ' The Colonies.'
Lines 'Words,' p. 363, Allusion of words to
found 138-9
'Love,' p. 226, The Dutch Spanyard
furious 650-51
From ' The Fathers.'
'Parents,' p. 267, The babe is fed ... 12-17
'Of God,' p. 139, When Sathan church
divine 42-9
'Of God,' p. 138, God never conceaved
bee 56-9
'Of God,' p. 135, The man of earth com- prehend 201-4
- Bashfulnesse,' p. 26, Let sobernesse
comprehend 203-4
'Of God,' p. 137, The Lord can expresse 205-14
'Mane,' p. 388, The sable night Abram
out 273-81
'Of God,' p. 135, Heaven is his seate
the but 419-22
'Of God,' p. 140, God's word nor
yeeld 431-8
'Custome,' p. 57, Custome, the worlds
vices barre 493-4
From ' The Schisme.' ' Of Tempests,' p. 424, Now Nereus foames
full of fright 918-25
'Of Tempests,' p. 425, Strike saile de- scant sing 926-33
'Of Tempests,' p. 424, The easterne winds
live or die 934-57
'* Calme Weather,' p. 420, The king of windes
heaven appeare 994-7
No heading, p. 560, Repentance hairy
clad 1038-9
' Repentance,' p. 298, Repentance makes
overspread 1040-45
'Prayer,' p. 285, Prayer's heart sweet
amome 1046-9
' Prayer,' p. 286, Fasting refining wits ... 1050-53
' Faith,' p. 90, Faith, friendly porter the
three , 1054-9
From ' The Triumph of Faith.'
'Slaunder,' p. 318, Backbiting pens
clawbacks binne ... In early versions only 'Faith,' p. 91, But hardest things pos- sible Canto I. st. 3
' Faith,' p. 89, Faith sits watered bee I. 5-12
4 Patience,' p. 263, Patience doth beare
was made I. 14
' Charitie,' p. 31, Next Charitie owne
utilitie I. 15
'Repentance,' p. 298, Repentance
triumphant carre I. 15
4 Reason,' p. 296, She whom continuall
fight I. 21
'Truth,' p. 339, The Truth electeth
fables II. 6
'Faith,' p. 91, Faith hath not alter
cleane IV. 24
From ' The Miracle of Peace.'
Sonnet
'Peace,' p. 268, O Mother speciall spring 3
' Treason,' p. 341, Revolted subjects will
quaile ... 8
' Earth,' p. 82, Earth cannot nor fine 8
' Conquest,' p. 44, Tis much not more ... 19
' Princes,' p. 290, A Princes safetie ever
loyall 19
' Of People,' p. 405, People, lesse setled
colour prising 24
' Kingdomes,' p. 187, Thebes, Babell do
die 27
' Hyppcrisie,' p. 165, Who cloakes cover
wickednesse 31
From ' A Dialogue,' &c. Lines
'World,' p. 377, I take this World
vanities do flow 21-4
From two Sonnets appended to ' An Ode to
Astrsea.' Son.
' Beau tie,' &c., p. 474, Sweete mouth
Aurora pale I.
From ' The Battail of Yvry.' Lines
' Death,' p. 523, Like an autumnal starre
chases 211-16
' Monarchs,' p. 247, A mighty Monarch
roomeretaine 497-506
This list, then, accounts for the 123 quota- tions known to have been taken from Sylvester's work, and it clears up all errors that I have been able to trace to Allot and Collier. It will be noticed that Allot some- times uses the same passages more than once, and under different headings ; but . I have not been able in the list to indicate gross errors of transcription, which thrust themselves upon one at every turn. Allot seems to have been incapable of copying passages twice in the same way, and he made no bones about modifying an author's words to suit his divisions, many of which are not marked, but left for the reader to classify for himself. The last part of the book contains the secret of Allot's method of working, and it was from a study of this bit of the compiler's workshop that I formed the conclusions I set forth to account
