Though mountains meet not, lovers may, So others do, and so do they; The god of love sits on a tree, And laughs that pleasant sight to see, THOMAS CAMPION Was a physician in the reign of James I. and was author of two Masques; one presented at Whitehall, on the marriage of lord Hayes (printed, 4to. 1607), and the other represented at lord Knowles's at Cawsome-house, &c. (printed, 4to. 1613.) The following are taken from Davison's poems. OF CORINNA'S SINGING. WHEN to her lute Corinna sings, But when she doth of mourning speak, And as her lute doth live or die Ev'n from my heart the strings do break, OF HIS MISTRESS'S FACE. AND would you see my mistress' face? It is a flow'ry garden-place, Where knots of beauty have such grace, That all is work, and no where space. It is a sweet delicious morn It is the heaven's bright reflex, Envy of whom doth world perplex. It is a face of death that smiles, It is fair beauty's freshest youth: It is a feigned Elisium's truth, The spring that winter'd hearts renew❜th, And this is that my soul pursu'th. GEORGE SANDYS. Langbaine's account of this writer is, that he was the youngest son of Edwin Sandys, archbishop of York, and born at Bishop's-Thorp, A. D. 1577. He was entered at St. Mary Hall, in Oxford, in 1588, and in 1610 began his travels into the East. He died in 1643. His translation of Ovid, once much esteemed, was published in 1632. A tragedy, called "Christ's Passion, translated from Hugo Grotius, and first printed in 1640, is much praised by Langbaine. The following extract is taken from his "Divine Poems," 1648. YE who dwell above the skies, Ye whom highest heaven embowers, Waters hanging in the air, Heaven of heavens, his praise declare! His deserved praise record, His, who made you by his word. Made you evermore to last, Set you bounds not to be past. Cedars, neighbours to the sky, Princes, judges of the earth, O how great! how excellent! |