xgot. Do, pious Marble, let thy Reader know *** The Reverend Mr. RICHARD DU K E. HIS Gentleman, the Son of an Eminent Citizen of London, was Educated at Westminster School, and from thence Elected to Trinity College in Cambridge. He was fome time Tutor to the Duke of Richmond. Her late Majefty Queen Anne nominated him one of her Chaplains, and in the year 1713 preferred him to the Living of Witney inOxfordfhire, worth above 500l. per Annum, which he did not long enjoy, Dying about two Years after. His Poetical Works were Collected together (and Published with the Earl of Refcomon's) in the Year 1717. 8vo, Coufifting of Tranflations from Theosritus, Horace, Juvenal, Ovid, and Virgil. With Copies of Verfes to his Friends, Mr. Dryden, Mr. Waller, Mr. Creech, Mr. Otway, &c. Alfo fome Occafional Poems on State Affairs, one of which Intitled the REVIEW, The Editor informs us, He wrote a little after the Publishing Mr. Dryden's ABSALOM and ACHITOPHEL; he was "perfwaded to undertake it by Mr. Sheridan, then I "Secre "Secretary to the Duke of York; but Mr. Duke finding that Gentleman defigned to make ufe of his "Pen to vent his Spleen against feveral Perfons at "Court, that were of another Party, than that he was engaged in, broke off proceeding in it, and " left it (imperfect) as it is now Printed. ce THIS Poet flourished in the Reign of King Henry the Third. 1220. The place of his Nativity is uncertain; fome Writers fay, he was born in Staffordshire, others tell us Somerfetfire gave him Birth. He was esteemed one of the chief of the English Poets and Orators of his Time; and for his great Learning, was made Prior of Effeby Caftle, belonging to the Auguftines. His Works are, I. Chriftian Festivals. Written in Imitation of Ovid de Faftis, fetting a Copy therein to Baptifta Mantuan. II. The History of the Bible. An Heroick Poem. Written in Imitation of the Stile of Virgil. T SHSHSHSI Mr. EUSDEN, Poet Laureat. HIS Gentleman fucceeded the late Ingenious Mr. Rowe. He is Defcended from a good Family in the Kingdom of Ireland, but was Educated at Trinity College in Cambridge. He E 2 was was Honoured with the Encouragement of that great Patron and Poet, the late Earl of Halifax, to whom in one of his Pieces, he tells us, he paid the firft Products of his Mufe. His prefent Patron is the Duke of New-Caftle, who preferred him to the Bays. The chief of his Poetical Writings are the following, (viz.) JoI. I. To the Lord HALIFAX Occafioned by Tran flating into Latin, His Lordship's Poem on the Battle of the Boyne. II. On the Duke of MARLBOROUGH's Victory at Audenard. III: On the King's Accession to the Throne! IV. To the Reverend Dr. BENTLEY, on the opening of Trinity College Chappel Cambridge. SV. On a Lady who is the most Beautiful and Witty Long had I known the foft, inchanting Wiles, The Court of VENUS. From Clauḍian. gott VII. The Speech of PLUTO to PROSERPINE. Jo VIII. HERO and LEANDER. Tranflated from the Greek of MUSEUS. This piece is well done. It begins thus, Sing, Mufe, the confcious Torch, whofe Nightly Flame, × Vive, Steele's Poetical Miscellanies, ta Vide, Steele's Poet: Mise. 1/14, Aage 214. IX. Oz • Vive, Poetical Miscellanies the farth Part; 1409. Page 594. Wide, Polt, Mise. The sixth Part; 1709. Page 587. Vive, Poet. Mise the Sixth Part, $409. Pdge. 581. got. IX. On the Marriage of the Duke of New-Castle with the Lady GODOLPHIN. This Poem procured him the Place of Laureat. folio.1717. X. The Lord RoscOMON'S ESSAY on Tranflated Verfe. Done into Latin. A JOSEPH of EXETER. N Antient Poet, fo called, from the Place of his Nativity. He was Stiled the Golden Poet of a Leaden Age. He flourished in the Reign of King Richard the Firft, and Accompanied that Prince in his Expedition to the Holy Land, celebraing his Warlike Actions in a Poem entituled, ANTIOCHEA. He was by King John, preferred for his great Deferts, to be Archbishop of Bourdeaux, about the Year 1210. He alfo wrote, De Bello Trojano; An Heroick Poem, in Six Books. Mr. Camden tells us, this piece was only the Verfion of Dares Phrygius, Tranflated into Latin Verfe; but it was fo well received abroad, that in Holland it was printed under the Name of Cornelius Nepos, to the great injuftice of our famous Country Man. F. Mr. ROBERT FABIAN, HIS Gentleman was born and bred in the City of London, and at length made Sheriff thereof; to which Office he was Elected Anno 1493, E 3 and and lastly chofen Alderman. He was a Perfon of a Volatile temper, and very facetious in Converfation, entertaining his Guests more agreeably with his turns of Wit, than his Eatables, tho' his Feasts were remarkably Sumptuous. He bent his Mind much to the Study of Poetry, and Hiftory, Compofing two large Chronicles in Verfe, the one from Brute to the Death of King Henry the Second, the other from the First of King Richard, to the Death of Henry the Seventh. Of his Poetry, his Verfes made for the Honour of the City, were mostly esteemed. He died at London, Anno 1511, and was buried at St. Michael's Church in Cornhill, Sir John Suckling, in the Contest between the Poets for the Bays, makes Apollo merrily adjudge it to an Alderman of London. Thus, He Openly declared, that the beft Sign Of good Store of Wit's to have good ftare of Coin, A Mr. EDMUND FAIRFAX. N Elegant Poet, in the Reign of King Charles the First, who befides feveral Productions of his own Genius, which have paffed in the World with a general Applaufe, has given us an Excellent Translation of, GODFREY of Bologne, an Heroick Poem, from Torquato Taffe, Stiled the Prince of Italian Poets. Mr. |