With aspect chafte forbidding loose defire, DULCE RIDENTEM Lalagen of Horace, which he is fuppofed to have taken from the Sits pureft love enthron'd] Philips, while a ftudent in the Univerfity, as we are told in the BroGRAPHIA BRITANNICA, much admired the daughter of the Reverend Dr. Meare, then Principal of Brazen-Nofe College, who, being a native of Herefordfhire, often invited his young countryman to vifit him. Our Poet foon conceived a violent paffion for the young lady, who was extremely accomplished. In perfon fhe is defcribed to have been an agreeable brunette, without any thing very ftriking except a full black piercing eye. Being proud of her fituation in the Univerity, and vain of her accomplishments, fhe treated her admirer with fo much difdain, that he never ventured to hint his paffion to her, but contented himself with pouring out his complaints in verfe.-He mentions his hopeless love for this lady in his charming Latin Ode, to his Patron St. John, where, as well as in this place, he seems to mark the impression that sher full black piercing eye" had made upon him. Tu forte felix ; me Maria Macerat (ah miferum!) videndo: Nec revocant, tua dona, Fumi, Mr. Newcombe in his tranflation of this paffage has ftuck rather closer to the original, and been somewhat more fortunate than in the preceeding parts of this admirable ode. Maria's form as I furvey Her fmiles a thoufand wounds impart, Each feature fteals. my foul away, Each glance deprives me of my heart, Altho Gladly both rich and low feek aid; moft wife L. II. Ode vi. Author's very particular friend, for whofe affectionate regard he preffes fo much gratitude, was Thomas, fecond fon of Sir John r Secretary of State to Charles II. by Ruth his wife, daughter in Hampden of Great Hampden in the county of Bucks. He orn in the year 1660, and was educated, together with the Lords d and Harcourt, at Mr. Birch's School at Shilton near Burford. ng been bred to the ftudy of the law, he was made Solicitor General 2, and Attorney General three years afterwards. On the acceffion een Anne, he was appointed Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, and, mber 11, 1711, was created a Peer, by the title of Lord Trevor of ham in the county of Bedford.. He married first Elizabeth, ter of John Searle Efq. of Finchley in the county of Middlesex, by Breathes equity, and curbs too rigid law 705 I now had wander'd, and these empty thoughts 710 Of Apples perifh'd; but, uprais'd by thee, I tune my pipe afresh, each night and day by whom he had two fons, Thomas and John, fucceffively Lord Trevors, who both died without iffue male. By his fecond wife Anne, daughter of Robert Weldon, Efq. and widow of Sir Robert Bernard, Bart. he left two fons, Robert, fourth Lord Trevor, created, June 8, 1761, Vifcount Hampden; and Richard, late Bishop of Durham. 708. thy indulgent care.] The fingular kindness and attention of this affectionate friend to our Author, which is here fo handfomely and gratefully acknowledged, was alfo noticed in a particular manner after his death, in the verses which Edmund Smith, upon that occafion,. addreffed to the fame benevolent perfon, then Lord Chief Juftice of the Court of Common Pleas. Your care had long his fleeting life restrain'd, 709. Milton ufes the participle prevenient. from the mercy-feat above PREVENIENT grace defcending had remov'd The ftony from their hearts } P. L. xi. 2. Thy 721. Some loose the bands Of ancient friendship, &c. &c.] us Virgil, GEORGIC. ii. 503. Sollicitant alii remis freta cæca, ruuntque Som For pageantry and tawdry gewgaws. Some For rule and power, and others' realms invade 725 Of real zeal, to every altar bend, 730 By lucre fway'd, and act the basest things Some shed a brother's blood, and trembling run Condemn'd in hopeless exile far to roam From their sweet country and their facred home. Renounce their fires, oppofe paternal right For rule and power, and others' realms invade WARTON. This allufion is very palpable: and we cannot but grieve to fee the very beautiful conclufion of this book thus tarnished by being made the vehicle of party virulence.Pope, in the following lines, may be fuppofed to glance the fame way, though he does not fpeak out fo directly. Laft, those who boast of mighty mischiefs done, Or who their glory's dire foundation lay'd Of these a gloomy tribe furround the throne, 734. Than break his plighted faith.] TEMPLE OF FAME, V. 406 Many of Philips's nearest relations and moft particular friends, were rigid |