Our Sidney therefore he is safe,

though death, thy force were showne, Thou nought of his, save bones, retainst, his spirit to skies is flowne.

As much of him as smelt of earth,

so much in earth he left;

The rest, ordained to endlesse blisse,

Jehova to him reft.

Hence, therefore, Death! go shake thine eares,

and triumph in thy trash;

Thy power, thy force, thy shaft, thy dart, our Sidney downe doth dash:

The Postscript of Lady Sidney is omitted here, as it will be found under the article of Mary Countess of Pembroke, in the forth-coming edition of Lord Orford's Royal and Noble Authors. T. P.

ART. V. Ecclesiastes, otherwise called the Preacher: containing Salomans Sermons or Commentaries (as it may probably be collected) upon the 49 psalme of David his father. Compendiously abridged, and also paraphrastically dilated in English poesie, according to the analogie of Scripture, and consent of the most approved writer thereof. Composed by W. L. Gentleman. Whereunto are annexed sundrie sonets of Christian Passions heretofore printed, and now corrected and augmented, with other affectionate sonets of a feeling conscience, of the same authors. (Ps. cxliv. 3, 4. motto.) London: Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the Blacke-friers neare Ludgate. 1597. 4to.

Dedicated to the ladie of rarest vertues Q. Eliz. by her Highnes' faithfull subject, Henrie Lok." Certaine poems to the author of the worke are signed,

A. H. S. (Lat)

John Lilly, (ib.)

L. P. (ib.)

H. A. (Eng.)

M. C. (Eng.)

Sonnet to the Queen's most excellent Majestie. Ecclesiastes Paraphrased, to chap. 12, (17 pages.) Sonnet. "Adue to world's vaine delight."

Sundry Psalmes of David translated into verse, as briefly and significantly, as the scope of the text will suffer,

suffer, by the same author. (Ps. 27, 71, 119, 121, 130.)

Sundry Christian Passions, contained in two hundred

Sonnets. Divided into two equall parts: the first consisting chiefly of meditations, humiliations, and "prayers; the second, of Comfort, Joy, and Thanksgiving. By H. L. London, Printed by Richard Field, 1597.

Dedicated "to the right renowned vertuous Virgin Elizabeth, worthy Queene of happie England." (A sonnet.)

A square in verse of a 100 monosyllables only: describing the cause of England's happinesse.

After the 200 sonnets follow

"Sundry affectionate sonets of a feeling conscience," 100 in number, with an epilogue-sonnet.)

"An Introduction to peculiar prayers." 20 Sonnets; with a prefatory and concluding sonnet.

Sonnets of the Author to divers, collected by the printer; and thus severally addressed,

To the Abp. of Canterbury.

To Sir Tho. Egerton, Ld. Keeper.

To Ld. Burghley, Ld. High Treasurer.

To the Earl of Essex, Great Master of the Horse.

To Ld. Cha. Howard of Effingham, Ld High Admiral.

To Ld. Cobham, Ld. Chamberlaine of the Household.

To Ld. North, Treasurer of the Household.

To Ld. Buckhurst.

To Sir Wm. Knowles, Controller of the Household.

Το

To Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Exchequer. To Sir Robt. Cecil, Knt. Principal Secretary.

To the E. of Oxford, Ld. Great Chamberlain of

England

To the Earle of Northumberland.

To the E. of Shrewsburie.

To the E. of Cumberland.

To the E of Sussex.

To the E. of Southampton.
To the Ld. Zouch.

To Ld. Willoughbie of Eresbie.

To Ld. Burrowes.

To Ld. Mountjoy.

To the Ld. of Hunsdon.

To Toby [Mathews,] Bp. of Duresme.

To Sir John Popham, Knt. Ld. Chief Justice of England.

To Sir Edmund Anderson, Knt. Ld. Ch. Just, of the Common Pleas.

To Sir Wm. Perram, Knt. Ld. Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

To Sir Wm Russell, Ld. Deputie of Ireland.

To Sir. W. Raleigh, Ld. Warden of the stanneries. To Sir John Norris, Ld. Generall of her Majesty's forces in Ireland.

To Sir Francis Veare.

To Sir John Stanhop, Treasurer of the Chamber to her Majesty.

To Sir Edw. Dyer, Chr. of the order of the Garter. To Sir Hen. Killegrew.

To Robt. Bowes, Esq Embassadour to Scotland. To Fulke Grevill, Esq. (afterwards Lord Brooke.) To the Rev. Dr. Andrews, Professor in Divinitie.

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To Richd. Carew* of Anthony, Esq.
To Robt. Moyle of Bake, Esq.
To Lady Marquisse of Northampton.
To the Countess of Darby.

To the Countess of Cumberland.

To the Countess of Warwicke.

To the Countess of Pembrooke.

To the Countess of Essex.

To Lady Scroope.

To Lady Rich.

To the Lady of Hunsdon.

To Mrs. Eliz. and Anne Russel.
To Mrs. Eliz. Bridges,

To Lady Southwell.

To Lady Cecill.

To Lady Hobbye.

To Lady Layton.

To Lady Woollie.
To Lady Carey.

To Mrs. E. Bowes.

To the Ladies Attendants in the Court.
To his Honourable and beloved friends.
To the Gentlemen Courtiers in generall.

A single specimen of these plausive sonnettings is likely to suffice: and the following has been chosen, as it is particularly specified by our poetical historian, † and quoted by Mr. Todd in his edition of Spenser. I

This gentleman, in his Survey of Cornwall, 1602, seems to speak of Henry under the name of Michael Lock, who he says-" addicteth himselfe to an ecclesiastical life, and therein joyning poetry with divinity, endeavoureth to imitate the holy prophet David, whose psalmes of his translation into English metre receive the general applause," &c.

↑ Vol. III. p. 445•

‡ Vol. II. p. ccxiii.

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