ANOTHER,

another,

toheryoungestdaughter

(1830)

leastdaughter,butnotleastbeloved,ofgrace!

ofrownnotonastranger,whofromplace,

unknownanddistantthesefewlineshathpenn'd.

ibutreportwhatthyinstructressfriend

soofthathtoldusofthygentleheart.

apupilmostaffectionatethouart,

carefultolearnwhatelderyearsimpart.

louisa—clare—bywhichnameshallicallthee?

aprettierpairofnamessurene'erwasfound,

resemblingthyownsweetnessinsweetsound.

evercalmpeaceandinnocencebefalthee!

translations

fromthelatinofvincentbourne

i

onasepulchralstatueofaninfantsleeping

beautifulinfant,whodostkeep

thyposturehere,andsleep'stamarblesleep,

maythereposeunbrokenbe,

whichthefineartist'shandhathlenttothee,

whilethouenjoy'stalongwithit

thatwhichnoart,orcraft,couldeverhit,

orcounterfeittomortalsense,

theheaven-infusedsleepofinnocence!

ii

therivalbells

atunefulchallengeringsfromeitherside

ofthames'fairbanks.thytwicesixbells,saintbride

pealswiftandshrill;towhichmoreslowreply

thedeep-tonedeightofmaryovery.

suchharmonyfromthecontentionflows,

thatthedividedearnopreferenceknows;

betwixtthembothdispartingmusic'sstate,

whileoneexceedsinnumber,oneinweight.

iii

epitaphonadog

(1820)

poorirus'faithfulwolf-doghereilie,

thatwonttotendmyoldblindmaster'ssteps,

hisguideandguard;nor,whilemyservicelasted,

hadheoccasionforthatstaff,withwhich

henowgoespickingouthispathinfear

overthehighwaysandcrossings,butwouldplant

safeintheconductofmyfriendlystring,

afirmfootforwardstill,tillhehadreach'd

hispoorseatonsomestone,nighwherethetide

ofpassers-byinthickestconfluenceflow'd:

towhomwithloudandpassionatelaments