Bell's Edition, Volumes 27-28

John Bell

J. Bell, 1784 - English poetry

Contents

• Thyrfis Galatea 107: iii
• To Chloris 29: xx
• To his worthy friendSir Thomas Higgons: xxvi
• On Mr John Fletchers plays: xl
• Verſes to Dr GeorgeRogerson histaking: xli
• in the road of St Andero: 118
• 22: 126
• Upon the death of my Lady Rich: 132
• Of the invaſion and defeat of the Turks: 139
• Upon the Earl of Roſcommons tranſlation: 141
• Of her Royal Highneſs mother to: 144
• Ad Comitem Monumetenfem C: 146
• AdComitem Monumeteníem de Bentivo: 153
• To the Queen occafioned upon light of: 154
• The country to my Lady of Carliſle: 161
• To my Lord of Northumberland on the death: 170
• on his birthday: 171
• To my young Lady Lucy Sidney: 177
• To the King on his navy: 1
• Of her chamber 77: 2
• To the Queenmother of France upon her landing: 5
• The country to my Lady of Carliſle: 6
• On my Lady Dorothy Sidneys pidure 7: 7
• To my Lord of Northumberland upon the death of his Lady: 8
• Tomy Lord Admiral of hislate ſickneſsand recovery: 10
• To Van Dyck: 13
• To my Lord of Leiceſter: 15
• To Mrs Braughton fervant to Sachariſſa: 16
• X1 To my young Lady Lucy Sidney: 18
• To Amoret: 19
• To ditto: 22
• To my Lord of Falkland: 23
• loa Lady ſinging a fong of his compoſing: 24
• To the mutable fair: 25
• churchyard: 38
• Preface to the Second Part of Mr Wallers Poems: 44
• To the King upon his Majeſtys happy: 53
• At Penſhurſt 79: 79
• Of the Lady who can ſleep when ſhe pleaſes 81: 81
• Of the miſreport of her being painted 82: 82
• Of her paſſing through a crowd of people: 83
• Fabula Phæbi Daphnes 85: 84
• At Penſhurſt ib XIX On the friendſhip betwixt Sachariſſa and Amoret 87: 87
• A la malade 89: 89
• Upon the death of my Lady Rich go XX I Of love: 94
• For drinking of healths 95: 95
• OfmyLady Iſabella playing on the lute 96: 96
• Of Mrs Arden 97: 97
• Of the marriage of the Dwarfs 98: 98
• Loves farewell 99: 99
• From a child ib XXIX On a girdle ICO XXX The fall 101: 101
• Of Sylvia 102: 102
• The bud 103: 103
• On the diſcovery of a ladys painting 104: 104
• Of loving at firſt ſight 105: 105
• the degree of Doctor of Phyfiók at Padua in the year 1664 113: 113
• Chloris and Hylas Made to a faraband 115: 115
• XLIII In anſwer of Sir John Sucklings verfes 116: 116
• MISCELLANIES: 118
• or A picture drawn in the dark 120: 120
• Part of the fourth book of Virgils Æneis tranſlated 122: 122
• On the picture of a fair youth taken after he was dead 127: 127
• On a brede of divers colours woven by four ladies 128: 128
• On the taking of Salle 65: 133
• On St Jamess Park as lately improved by his Majeſty 134: 134
• LII Of the invaſion and defeat of the Turks in the year 1683 139: 139
• Of her Majeſty on newyears day1683 142: 142
• Of tea commended by her Majeſty 143: 143
• Ofan elegy made by Mrs Wharton: 148
• Inſtructions to a painter for the draw: 159
• Puerperium 73: 161
• Stay Phchus ſtay: 188

Popular passages

Page 38 - Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair.

Page xxxiii - There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz.

Page 78 - The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er ; So calm are we when passions are no more ; For then we know how vain it was to boast Of fleeting things so certain to be lost.

Page xliii - Andero ;" a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors, that he attained, by a felicity like instinct, a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ; and that, " were we to judge only by the wording, we could not know what was wrote at twenty, and what at fourscore.

Page 182 - WHY came I so untimely forth Into a world which, wanting thee, Could entertain us with no worth Or shadow of felicity, That time should me so far remove From that which I was born to love ? Yet, Fairest Blossom ! do not slight That age which you may know so soon : The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon ; And then what wonders shall you do Whose dawning beauty warms us so...

Page 187 - Ah, noble friend! with what impatience all That know thy worth, and know how prodigal Of thy great soul thou art (longing to twist Bays with that ivy which so early kiss'd Thy youthful temples), with what horror we Think on the blind events of war and thee!

Page 136 - The beauties which adorn'd that age, The shining subjects of his rage, Hoping they should immortal prove, Rewarded with success his love. This was the generous poet's scope, And all an English pen can hope, To make the fair approve his flame, That can so far extend their fame.

Page 94 - And every man a Polypheme Does to his Galatea seem; None may presume her faith to prove; He proffers death that proffers love.

Page 143 - Pouring out treasure to supply his fleet; They vow with lives and fortunes to maintain Their King's eternal title to the main, And with a present to the Duke approve His valor, conduct, and his country's love.

Page xlv - Among other improvements, we may reckon that of his rhymes, which are always good, and very often the better for being new.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bell's Edition, Volumes 27-28; Bell's Edition, John Hamilton Mortimer
• Author: John Bell
• Illustrated by: Thomas Stothard, John Hamilton Mortimer
• Publisher: J. Bell, 1784
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Mar 1, 2006