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His poflhumous poems were publiflied in 1659, by Dudley Pofthumus
Lovelace, with a dedication in verfe, by the Editor, “ Po the Right Honour-
able John Lovelace, Efq.” which, with an epitaph by him on his brother,
and a few fpecimens of Richard Lovelace’s poetry, may be feen in “ Ike
Gentleman s MagazineVol 62. P. 971. To the poflhumous volume is
prefi xed a moft beautiful head of the author, fubfcribed “In memoriam
fratris dejideraliffimi, delin : Fran : Lovelove. Wenceslaus Hollar Bohem,Jculp :
1660”, which, it is to be obferved, is a year later than the date of the
volume.
After the rendition of Oxford garrifon, in 1646, he formed a regiment
for the fervice of the French King, was colonel of it, and was wounded at
Dunkirk; in 1648 returning into England, he was, with his brother
Dudley Pofthumus, then a captain under him, committed a prifoner to
Peter-houfe in London ; where it is faid he prepared his Poems for the
prefs, which were published, 1649, with the following title.
« Lucasta : Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. To which is added Ara-
mantha, a Pa dor all, by Richard Lovelace, Efq.” To this volume is
prefixed a very pretty plate, defigned by P. Lilly (fo fpelt), and engraved
by IF. Faithorne ; but no head of the author, as conjectured in “ I be
Gentleman's Magazine” Vol. 62, P. 99.
The lower part of the plate is a landfcape ; and, in the incumbent clouds,
are fix winged boys with flaming torches, fuftaining a hinged drapery:
whereon is written “Lucafta by R. L E/'cp ’
The reafon why he gave his Poems this title was, that he had, home
time before, paid his addrefies to a lady of great beauty and fortune, named
Lucy Sacbeverel, whom he ufualiy called Lux Cajla , but who, upon a
generally-believed report that he was dead of his wound received at Dun-
kirk, foon after married. The volume publifhed by his brother, 1659, is
entituled “Lucasta. Posthume Poems of Pickard Lovelace, Efq.
In addition to the fine head prefixed, above mentioned, this volume (not
that of 1649, at lead: according to the copies in the pofleflion of the com®
His poflhumous poems were publiflied in 1659, by Dudley Pofthumus
Lovelace, with a dedication in verfe, by the Editor, “ Po the Right Honour-
able John Lovelace, Efq.” which, with an epitaph by him on his brother,
and a few fpecimens of Richard Lovelace’s poetry, may be feen in “ Ike
Gentleman s MagazineVol 62. P. 971. To the poflhumous volume is
prefi xed a moft beautiful head of the author, fubfcribed “In memoriam
fratris dejideraliffimi, delin : Fran : Lovelove. Wenceslaus Hollar Bohem,Jculp :
1660”, which, it is to be obferved, is a year later than the date of the
volume.
After the rendition of Oxford garrifon, in 1646, he formed a regiment
for the fervice of the French King, was colonel of it, and was wounded at
Dunkirk; in 1648 returning into England, he was, with his brother
Dudley Pofthumus, then a captain under him, committed a prifoner to
Peter-houfe in London ; where it is faid he prepared his Poems for the
prefs, which were published, 1649, with the following title.
« Lucasta : Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. To which is added Ara-
mantha, a Pa dor all, by Richard Lovelace, Efq.” To this volume is
prefixed a very pretty plate, defigned by P. Lilly (fo fpelt), and engraved
by IF. Faithorne ; but no head of the author, as conjectured in “ I be
Gentleman's Magazine” Vol. 62, P. 99.
The lower part of the plate is a landfcape ; and, in the incumbent clouds,
are fix winged boys with flaming torches, fuftaining a hinged drapery:
whereon is written “Lucafta by R. L E/'cp ’
The reafon why he gave his Poems this title was, that he had, home
time before, paid his addrefies to a lady of great beauty and fortune, named
Lucy Sacbeverel, whom he ufualiy called Lux Cajla , but who, upon a
generally-believed report that he was dead of his wound received at Dun-
kirk, foon after married. The volume publifhed by his brother, 1659, is
entituled “Lucasta. Posthume Poems of Pickard Lovelace, Efq.
In addition to the fine head prefixed, above mentioned, this volume (not
that of 1649, at lead: according to the copies in the pofleflion of the com®