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The Poetical Works of Herbert and Vaughan; With a Memoir of Each
The Poetical Works of Herbert and Vaughan With a Memoir of Each Author:George Herbert General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1879 Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and company Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing te... more »xt. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 2CO GEORGII HERBERTI ANGLI MTISJE RESPONSORLS!. AD ANDREW MELVINI SCOTI Anli-tami-tami-calegoriam. [Andrew Melvin, or Helvill, a noisy and remarkable person In his own day, was born in 1545; and, after spending some time in Switzerland, returned to England with a commendatory letter from lieza. The question of episcopal titles in 1578 fanned a flame, which later circumstances made dangerous to himself. Walton says, -- " He, being a man of learning, and inclined to satirical poetry, had scattered many malicious, bitter verses against our liturgy, our ceremonies, and our church-government; which were by some of that party (the dissenters) so magnified for the wit, that they were therefore brought into Westminster School, when Mr. George Herbert then, and often after, made such answers to them, and such reflections on him and his kirk, as might unbeguile any man that was not too deeply pre-cngngcd in such a quarrel.' At an earlier period, Walton had spoken more gently of the polemical Scotchman, as- a master of wit, and among his countrymen only exceeded by Buchanan. A more competent critic, Robertson, praises his learning, his pure manners, and his intro pidity of mind. He died in 1621. Herbert's verses were col lected and published by Dr. Duport, the Dean of Peterborough Ou neither Bide is the wit or tne anger of a very sharp edge; and the epigrams of Herbert are the mere sword-play of an accomplished scholar, more anxious to show his skill, than to ...« less