Fugitive Pieces

REPLY TO SOME VERSES OF J.M.B. PIGOT, Esq. ON THE CRUELTY OF HIS MISTRESS. By another possest, May she live ever blest, Her name still my heart must revere, With a sigh I resign, What I once thought was mine, And forgive her deceit with a tear . 10. Ye friends of my heart, Ere from you I depart, This hope to my breast is most near, If again we shall meet, In this rural retreat, May we meet , as we part , with a tear . 11. When my soul wings her flight, To the regions of night, And my body shall sleep on its bier; As ye pass by the tomb, Where my ashes consume, Oh! moisten their dust with a tear . 12. May no marble bestow, The splendour of woe, Which the children of Vanity rear, No fiction of fame, Shall blazon my name, All I ask, all I wish, is a tear . BYRON, October 26 , 1806. REPLY TO SOME VERSES OF J.M.B. PIGOT, Esq. ON THE CRUELTY OF HIS MISTRESS. 1. Why PIGOT, complain, Of this damsel's disdain, Why thus in despair, do you fret? For months you may try, But believe me a sigh , Will never obtain a coquette. 2. Would you teach her to love, For a time seem to rove, At first she may frown in a pet ; But leave her awhile, She shortly will smile, And then you may kiss your coquette . 3. For such are the airs, Of these fanciful fairs, They think all our homage a debt ; But a partial neglect, Soon takes an effect, And humbles the proudest coquette . 4. Dissemble your pain, And lengthen your chain, Nor seem her hauteur to regret , If again you shall sigh, She no more will deny, That yours is the rosy coquette . 5. But if from false pride, Your pangs she deride, This whimsical virgin forget; Some other admire, Who will melt with your fire , And laugh at the little coquette. 6. For me , I adore, Some twenty or more, And love them most dearly, but yet, Though my heart they enthral, I'd abandon them all, Did they act like your blooming coquette . 7. No longer repine, But form this design, And break through her slight woven net; Away with despair, No longer forbear, To fly from the captious coquette. 8. Then quit her, my friend! Your bosom defend, Ere quite with her snares you're beset; Lest your deep wounded heart When incens'd by the smart, Should lead you to curse the coquette. BYRON, October 27, 1806. GRANTA, A MEDLEY. Oh! could LE SAGE's 8 demon's gift, Be realized at my desire, This night my trembling form he'd lift, And place it on St. Mary's spire. 2. Then would unroof'd old Granta's Halls Pedantic inmates full display, Fellows who dream on lawn , or stalls , The price of hireling votes to pay. 3. Then would I view each rival Wight, PETTY and PALMERSTON survey, Who canvass now with all their might, Against the next elective day. 4. One on his power and place depends, The other on the Lord knows what, Each to some eloquence pretends, But neither will convince by that . 5. The first indeed may not demur, Fellows are sage reflecting men, And know preferment can occur, But very seldom, now and then . 6. They know the Chancellor has got, Some pretty livings in disposal, Each hopes that one may be his lot , And therefore smiles at his proposal. 7. Now from corruption's shameless scene, I'll turn mine eye, as night grows later, And view unheeded, and unseen, The studious sons of Alma Mater. 8. There in apartments small and damp, The candidate for college prizes, Sits poring by the midnight lamp, Goes late to bed and early rises. 9. He surely well deserves to gain them, And all the honours of His college, Who striving hardly to obtain them, Thus seeks unprofitable knowledge. 10. Who sacrifices hours of rest, To scan precisely metres attic, And agitates his anxious breast, In solving problems mathematic. 11. Who reads false quantities in Sele, 9 Or puzzles o'er the deep triangle, And robs himself of many a meal, In barbarous latin 10 doom'd to wrangle. 12. Renouncing every pleasing page, From authors of historic use, Preferring to the lettered sage, The square of the hypothenuse. 11 13. But harmless are these occupations, Which hurt none but the hapless student; Compared with other recreations, Which bring together the imprudent. 14. Whose daring revels shock the sight, When vice and infamy combine, When drunkenness and dice unite, And every sense is steep'd in wine. 15. Not so the methodistic crew, Who plans of reformation lay, In humble attitude they sue, And for the sins of others pray. 16. Forgetting that their pride of spirit, And exultation in their trial; Detracts most largely from the merit, Of all their boasted self-denial. 17. 'Tis morn,—from these I turn my sight, What scene is this which meets the eye, As numerous crowd array'd in white, 12 Across the green in numbers fly. 18. Loud rings in air, the chapel bell, 'Tis hush'd,—what sounds are these I hear, The organ's soft celestial swell, Rolls deeply on the listening ear. 19. To this is join'd the sacred song, The royal minstrel's hallowed strain, But he who hears the music long, Will never wish to hear again . 20. Our choir would scarcely be excus'd, Even as a band of raw beginners, But mercy now must be refus'd, To such a set of croaking sinners. 21. If David when his toils were ended, Had heard these blockheads sing before him, To us his psalms had ne'er descended, In furious mood he would have tore 'em. 22. The luckless Israelites when taken, By some inhuman tyrant's order, Were ask'd to sing, by joy forsaken, On Babylonian river's border. 23. But had they sung in notes like these, Inspir'd by stratagem, or fear, They might have set their hearts at ease, The devil a soul had stay'd to hear. 24. But if I write much longer now, The deuce a soul will stay to read , My pen is blunt, the ink is low, 'Tis almost time to stop, indeed . 25. Therefore farewell, old GRANTA's spires, No more like Cleofas I fly, No more thy theme my muse inspires, The reader's tired, and so am I. October 28, 1806. Footnote 8: (return) The Diable Boiteux of LE SAGE, where Asmodeus the Demon, places Don Cleofas on an elevated situation, and unroofs the houses for his inspection. Footnote 9: (return) Sele's publication on Greek metres is not remarkable for its accuracy. Footnote 10: (return) Every Cambridge man will assent to this,—the Latin of the Schools is almost unintelligible. Footnote 11: (return) The discovery of Pythagoras, that the square of the Hypothenuse, is equal to the squares of the other two sides of a right angled triangle. Footnote 12: (return) On a Saint Day, the Students wear Surplices in Chapel. TO THE SIGHING STREPHON. Your pardon my friend, If my rhymes did offend, Your pardon a thousand times o'er, From friendship I strove, Your pangs to remove, But I swear I will do so no more. 2. Since your beautiful maid Your flame has repaid, No more I your folly regret; She's now most divine, And I bow at the shrine, Of this quickly reformed coquette. 3. But still I must own, I should never have known, From your verses what else she deserv'd, Your pain seem'd so great, I pitied your fate, As your fair was so dev'lish reserv'd. 4. But since the chaste kiss, Of this magical Miss, Such wonderful transports produce, Since the " world you forget ," " When your lips once have met ," My Counsel will get but abuse. 5. You say "when I rove" "I know nothing of love," 'Tis true I am given to range, If I rightly remember, I've kiss'd a good number, But there's pleasure at least in a change. 6. I ne'er will advance, By the rules of romance, To humour a whimsical fair, Though a smile may delight, Yet a frown wont affright , Or drive me to dreadful despair. 7. Whilst my blood is thus warm, I ne'er shall reform, To mix in the Platonist's school; Of this I am sure, Was my passion so pure, My mistress must think me a fool . 8. Though the kisses are sweet, Which voluptuously meet, Of kissing I ne'er was so fond, As to make me forget, Though our lips oft have met, That still there was something beyond . 9. And if I should shun, Every woman for one , Whose image must fill my whole breast; Whom I must prefer , And sigh but for her , What an insult 'twould be to the rest ! 10. Now, Strephon, good bye, I cannot deny, Your passion appears most absurd, Such love as you plead, Is pure love indeed, For it only consists in the word . THE CORNELIAN. No specious splendour of this stone, Endears it to my memory ever, With lustre only once it shone, But blushes modest as the giver. 2. Some who can sneer at friendship's ties, Have for my weakness oft reprov'd me, Yet still the simple gift I prize, For I am sure, the giver lov'd me. 3. He offered it with downcast look, As fearful that I might refuse it, I told him when the gift I took, My only fear should be to lose it. 4. This pledge attentively I view'd, And sparkling as I held it near, Methought one drop the stone bedew'd, And ever since I've lov'd a tear . 5. Still to adorn his humble youth, Nor wealth nor birth their treasures yield, But he who seeks the flowers of truth, Must quit the garden for the field. 6. 'Tis not the plant uprear'd in sloth, Which beauty shews, and sheds perfume, The flowers which yield the most of both, In nature's wild luxuriance bloom. 7. Had Fortune aided nature's care, For once forgetting to be blind, His would have been an ample share, If well proportioned to his mind. 8. But had the Goddess clearly seen, His form had fixed her fickle breast, Her countless hoards would his have been, And none remain'd to give the rest. TO A. —— Oh! did those eyes instead of fire, With bright, but mild affection shine, Though they might kindle less desire, Love, more than mortal, would be thine. 2. For thou art form'd so heavenly fair, Howe'er those orbs may wildly beam, We must admire, but still despair, That fatal glance forbids esteem. 3. When nature stamp'd thy beauteous birth, So much perfection in thee shone, She fear'd, that too divine for earth, The skies might claim thee for their own. 4. Therefore to guard her dearest work, Lest angels might dispute the prize, She bade a secret lightning lurk, Within those once celestial eyes. 5. These might the boldest Sylph appal, When gleaming with meridian blaze, Thy beauty must enrapture all, But who can dare thine ardent gaze? 6. 'Tis said that Berenice's hair, In stars adorns the vault of heaven, But they would ne'er permit thee there, Thou would'st so far outshine the seven. 7. For did those eyes as planets roll, Thy sister lights would scarce appear, E'en suns which systems now controul, Would twinkle dimly through their sphere. Friday, Nov. 7th , 1806. AS THE AUTHOR WAS DISCHARGING HIS PISTOLS IN A GARDEN, TWO LADIES PASSING NEAR THE SPOT, WERE ALARMED BY THE SOUND OF A BULLET HISSING NEAR THEM. TO ONE OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING VERSES ON THE OCCASION, WERE ADDRESSED THE NEXT MORNING. 1. Doubtless, sweet girl, the hissing lead, Wafting destruction near thy charms, And hurtling 13 o'er thy lovely head, Has fill'd that breast with fond alarms. 2. Surely some envious Demon's force, Vex'd to behold such beauty here, Impell'd the bullet's viewless course, Diverted from its first career. 3. Yes! in that nearly fatal hour, The ball obey'd some hell-born guide, But Heaven with interposing power, In pity turn'd the death aside. 4. Yet, as perchance one trembling tear, Upon that thrilling bosom fell, Which I , th' unconscious cause of fear, Extracted from its glistening cell;— 5. Say, what dire penance can atone? For such an outrage done to thee, Arraign'd before thy beauty's throne, What punishment wilt thou decree? 6. Might I perform the Judge's part, The sentence I should scarce deplore. It only would restore a heart, Which but belong'd to thee before. 7. The least atonement, I can make, Is to become no longer free, Henceforth, I breathe, but for thy sake. Thou shall be all in all to me. 8. But thou perhaps may'st now reject Such expiation of my guilt, Come then—some other mode elect? Let it be death—or what thou wilt. 9. Choose then relentless! and I swear, Nought shall thy dread decree prevent, Yet hold—one little word forbear! Let it be aught but banishment . Footnote 13: (return) This word is used by GRAY in his poem to the fatal Sisters:— "Iron sleet of arrowy shower, Hurtles through the darken'd air." TRANSLATION FROM CATULLUS. AD LESBIAM. Equal to Jove, that youth must be, Greater than Jove he seems to me; Who free from Jealousy's alarms, Securely views thy matchless charms; That cheek which ever dimpling glows, That mouth from whence such music flows; To him alike are always known, Reserv'd for him, and him alone. Ah Lesbia! though 'tis death to me, I cannot choose, but look on thee; But at the sight, my senses fly, I needs must gaze, but gazing die; Whilst trembling with a thousand fears, Parch'd to the throat, my tongue adheres. My pulse beats quick, my breath heaves short, My limbs deny their slight support. Cold dews my pallid face o'erspread, With deadly languor droops my head. My ears with tingling echoes ring, And life itself is on the wing; My eyes refuse the cheering light, Their orbs are veil'd in starless night: Such pangs my nature sinks beneath, And feels a temporary death.— TRANSLATION OF THE EPITAPH ON VIRGIL AND TIBULLUS, by DOMITIUS MARSUS. He who sublime in epic numbers roll'd, And he who struck the softer lyre of love, By Death's 14 unequal hand alike controul'd, Fit comrades in Elysian regions move. Footnote 14: (return) The hand of Death is said to be unjust or unequal, as Virgil was considerably older than Tibullus, at his decease. IMITATION OF TIBULLUS "SULPICIA AD CERINTUM." LIB. QUART. Cruel Cerintus! does this fell disease, Which racks my breast, your fickle bosom please. Alas! I wish'd but to o'ercome the pain, That I might live for love, and you again, But now I scarcely shall bewail my fate, By Death alone, I can avoid your hate. TRANSLATION FROM CATULLUS. LUCTUS DE NORTE PASSERIS. Ye Cupids droop each little head, Nor let your wings with joy be spread, My Lesbia's favourite bird is dead, Which dearer than her eyes she lov'd: For he was gentle and so true, Obedient to her call he flew, No fear, no wild alarm he knew, But lightly o'er her bosom mov'd. And softly fluttering here, and there, He never sought to cleave the air, But chirrup'd oft, and free from care, Tun'd to her ear his grateful strain. But now he's pass'd the gloomy bourn, From whence he never can return, His death, and Lesbia's grief I mourn, Who sighs alas! but sighs in vain. Oh curst be thou! devouring grave! Whose jaws eternal victims crave, From whom no earthly power can save, For thou hast ta'en the bird away. From thee, my Lesbia's eyes o'erflow, Her swollen cheeks with weeping glow, Thou art the cause of all her woe, Receptacle of life's decay. IMITATED FROM CATULLUS. TO ANNA. Oh! might I kiss those eyes of fire, A million scarce would quench desire, Still would I steep my lips in bliss, And dwell an age on every kiss; Nor then my soul should sated be, Still would I kiss, and cling to thee, Nought should my kiss from thine dissever. Still would we kiss, and kiss forever; E'en though the number did exceed, The yellow harvest's countless seed, To part would be a vain endeavour, Could I desist?—ah! never—never. November 16, 1806. Printed by S. and J. RIDGE, Newark. *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FUGITIVE PIECES *** Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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