“Hudibras,” Part II, Canto II, Line 377,—Samuel Butler.
Samuel Butler, a famous English satirist, was born in Strensham, Worcestershire, 1612, and died in London, September 25, 1680. His most important works are: “Ode to Duval,” “Characters,” “The Elephant in the Moon,” and “Hudibras,” which won for him world-wide fame.
Whoe’er she be,
That not impossible she,
That shall command my heart and me.
“Wishes to his Supposed Mistress,”—Richard Crashaw.
Richard Crashaw, a noted English poet, was born in London, about 1613, and died in 1650. His poems were collected by an anonymous friend and published under the titles of “Steps to the Temple,” “Sacred Poems,” and “The Delights of the Muses.”
I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Lov’d I not honour more.
“To Lucasta, on going to the Wars,”—Richard Lovelace.
Richard Lovelace, a famous English poet and dramatist, was born in Woolwich, Kent, in 1618, and died in 1658. He wrote: “The Scholar,” a comedy, “The Soldier,” a tragedy, and “Lucasta,” a volume of poems.
A mighty pain to love it is,
And ’tis a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.
—Abraham Cowley.