THOUGHTS AND VERSE FRAGMENTS

EDITIONS

1890. First published by Tovey, 1890, in Gray and his friends, pp. 267-72. See no. 45.

[1506

TOPHET

EDITIONS

1785. First published in The Gentleman's Mag., Oct., 1785, lv. 2. 759.

Contributed by Bion.

[1507

1798. In The Spirit of the Public Journals, 1798, ii. 210.

[1508 1814. In J. B. Nichols, Literary anecdotes of the 18th century, London, 1814, viii. 261-4.

[1509 1816. In Sir E. Brydges, Restituta, London, 1816, iv. 246-8.

[1510

1873. In N. & Q., April 5, 1873, 4th ser. xi. 286. 1882. In Gosse, Gray, 1882, pp. 165-6.

[1511

[1512

CRITICISM

1873. O. Rev. Mr. Stoph. In N. & Q., March 15, 1873, 4th ser. xi. 216.

Reply: G. W. N., April 5, p. 286.

[1513

1909. ISRAEL SOLOMONS. Henry Etough. In N. & Q., Nov. 27, 1909, 10th ser. xii. 430.

[1514

See also The Gentleman's Mag., lvi. 1. 25, 281-2. 1910. WILLIAM MCMURRAY. Henry Etough. In N. & Q., Jan. 22, 1910, 11th ser. i. 76, Sept. 23, 1911, iv. 249.

[1515

Replies: W. C. B., March 5, 1910, i. 193; Charles Hall Crouch, Oct. 7, 1911, iv. 298.

TRANSLATIONS FROM THE ANTHOLOGIA GRÆCA

EDITIONS

1814. Eleven of these were published by Mathias, 1814, ii.

94-7.

[1516

1815. In The Classical Journal, 1815, xi. 173-6.

[1517

1891. From the Pembroke Commonplace books and in Gray's order, complete, in Bradshaw's ed., 1891, pp. 168-72.

[1518

THE TRIUMPHS OF OWEN

EDITIONS

1768. First published in 1768. See no. 52.

[1519

1808. In The Port Folio, Aug. 20, 1808, n. s. vi. 121-2.

[1519a

With Evans's prose version.

TRANSLATIONS

French

1797. D. B. 1797, 1798. See nos. 80, 81, 342, 343. [1520

Begins, Les louanges d'Owen demandent que je les chante. 1837. L.-C. HOYAU. 1837. See no. 347.

Begins, Chantons Owen, le prompt, le fort.

PARODIES

[1521

1861. CHARLES WILLIAM SHIRLEY BROOKS. The triumphs of Owen. By the Muse of the Museum.

Gray.) In Punch, Nov. 16, 1861, xli. 200.

(Slightly altered from

[1522

Begins, Owen's praise demands my song. 12 stanzas. Also in his Wit and humour (poems from Punch), London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1875, 8vo, pp. 165-7; and in Hamilton, v. 62-3.

WHAT'S THE REASON OLD FOBUS HAS CUT DOWN

YON TREE?

EDITIONS

1844. One line is quoted in The Gentleman's Mag., Aug., 1844, n. s. xxii. 164. [1522a

1863. J. Booth. Epigram. In N. & Q., Oct. 3, 1863, 3d ser. iv. 268.

[1523

I have been unable to find the complete text of this squib. Both the reviewer in The Gentleman's Mag. and J. Booth seem to have been in error as to who Fobus was. By Fobus Gray always meant the Duke of Newcastle. See the Letters, ed. Tovey, i. 288, ii. 7, 14, 17, 36, iii. 313. On the other hand Dr. Robert Smith, Master of Trinity, and author of the Treatise on optics, was sometimes called Old Focus.

WILL

EDITIONS

1778. First printed, so far as I can determine, in Gray's Poems, London, Murray, 1778, pp. [xxv]-xxxii (see no. 65). [1523a

1782. In Gray's Poetical works, Edinburg, The Apollo Press, 1782, pp. xxv-xxviii (see no. 69). [1523b 1786. In Poems, London, Murray, 1786, pp. [xxv]-xxxii (see no. 70). [1523c

In Wakefield's edition, 1786, pp. xxiii-xxvi (see no. 71). [1523d

1788. In the Poetical works, London, 1788, pp. xxv-xxviii

(see no.

74).

See also nos. 30, 75-6, 85, 92, 99, 104.

[1523e

18.

XENOPHON, APOLOGIA SOCRATIS

EDITIONS

1814. First published by Mathias, 1814, ii. 121-2. See no. [1524

8. GENERAL CRITICISM

1735. HORACE WALPOLE. In The correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, and the Rev. William Mason, now first published from the original MSS., ed., with notes by the Rev. J. Mitford, London, Richard Bentley, 1851, 8vo, 2 vols. [1525 New edition by Peter Cunningham, London, Bentley, 1857-59, 8vo, 9 vols., and by Mrs. Helen Toynbee, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 190305, 16 vols.

The references to Gray begin in 1735.

1737. RICHARD WEST. Ad amicos. Cabinet of poetry, London, 1808, v. 24-7.

1737. In Pratt's

[1526

Also in Anderson's British poets, 1794, x. 237-8; in Thomas Park, Supplement to the British poets, London, 1809, 32mo, iv. 67-9 (NYP); and in Tovey, Gray and his friends, 1890, pp. 95-8 (see no. 45); in Toynbee, Correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton i. 139-42 (see no. 1248).

1738.

Elegia. 1738. Begins, Quod mihi tam gratae misisti dona Camenae. In the Apollo Press ed., 1782, pp. 6-7.

[1527

Also in Anderson's British poets, 1794, x. 238; in Park's Supplement to the British poets, 1809, iv. 70-1; and in Tovey, Gray and his friends, pp. 118-9 (see no. 45); in Toynbee, Correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton i. 199-200 (see no. 1248). An English translation appeared in The Universal Mag., July, 1775, lvii. 40.

1739. Addressed to his lyre on the prospect of Mr. Gray's return from his travels. 1739. Begins, O meæ jucunda comes quietis. In the Apollo Press ed. of West, Edinburg, 1782, p. 11. [1528

Also in Anderson's British poets, 1794, x. 239; in Park's Supplement to the British poets, 1809, iv. 74; in Tovey, Gray and his friends, p. 133 (see no. 45); in Toynbee, Correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton i. 250 (see no. 1248).

1740. Elegia. (Addressed to Mr. Gray.) 1740. Begins, Ergo desidiae videor tibi crimine dignus. In The poetical works of Richard West, Edinburg, Apollo Press by the Martins, 1782, 16mo, pp. 7-9.

[1529 Also in Anderson's British poets, 1794, x. 238-9; in Park's Supplement to the British poets, 1809, iv. 71-2; and in Tovey, Gray and his friends, pp. 140-1 (see no. 45).

1742. Ode to May. Begins, Dear Gray, that still within my heart. 1742. In The Gentleman's Mag., June, 1775, xlv. 291.

[1530 As here published it was entitled, Ode to Mr. Gray, on the backwardness of the spring, and began, Dear Gray, that always in my heart. Also in the Apollo Press edition of West, 1782, pp. 9-10; in Anderson's British poets, 1794, x. 238-9; in Gray's Poems, Ludlow, Nicholson, 1799, pp. 31-2 (see no. 83); in S. Jones's edition of Gray, London, 1799, pp. 165-6 (see no. 84); in same, 2d edition, 1800, pp. 193-4 (see no. 85); in Pratt's Cabinet of poetry, London, 1808, v. 24-7; in Park's Supplement to the British poets, 1809, iv. 73-4; in Poems, 1822, pp. 22-3 (see no. 106); in Poetical works, 1844, p. 119 (see no. 116); in Tovey, Gray and his friends, pp. 165-6 (see no. 45); in Toynbee, Correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton ii. 38-9 (see no. 1248). 1756. WILLIAM MASON. Ode III. On Melancholy. To a friend. In his Odes, Cambridge, J. Bentham, 1756, 8vo, pp. 14-8. [1531

JOHN SHARP. Letter to Mr. Denne, March 12, 1756. Nichols, Illustrations of the lit. hist. of the 18th cent., 805-6.

Bears on the rope-ladder story.

In J. B.

1881, vi.

[1532

1757. DAVID GARRICK. To Mr. Gray, on his Odes. 1757. 4to, pp. 2.

[1533

BM (G. 984. (16)) Begins, Repine not, Gray, that our weak dazzled Eyes. 6 stanzas. According to Dibdin, Bibliomania, p. 716, only six copies were printed and prefixed to six copies of Gray's Odes, 4to, 1757, Strawberry Hill. Cf. G. L. S. in N. & Q., May 26, 1855, 1st ser. xi. 409; Martin, Catalogue of privately printed books.

Also in The Literary Mag., 1757, p. 466; in The London Chronicle, Oct. 1, 1757, ii. 320; in [W. Tindal], Remarks on Dr. Johnson's Life and critical observations on the works of Gray, London, 1782, pp. 83-4 (see no. 1575); in S. Jones's edition, London, 1799, pp. 163-4 (see no. 84); in same, 2d edition, 1800, pp. 191-2 (see no. 85); in the Poetical works, 1822, pp. 21-2 (see no. 106); in same, 1844, p. 118 (see no. 116); in Toynbee ii. 174-5 (see no. 1248). Cf. C. H. T. in N. & Q., March 30, 1861, 2d ser. xi. 251.

OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

[Review of Gray's Odes.] In The

Monthly Rev., Sept., 1757, xvii. 239-43.

[1534

Reprinted in Goldsmith's Works, edited by Peter Cunningham, London, John Murray, 1854, 8vo, iv. 315-19 (see also iii. 270, 436, iv. 143, 203); and in J. L. Haney, Early reviews of English poets, Phila., The Egerton Press, 1904, pp. 1-4, 197-8.

See also no. 1720.

JOSEPH WARTON. In his Essay on the genius and writings of Pope, London, Dodsley, 1757-82, 8vo, 2 vols.

[1534a

A third edition of vol. i. appeared in 1772. In this see pp. 31, 141. See also ii. 24-5, 40-2, 289, 479, 481.

1760. GEORGE COLMAN and ROBERT LLOYD. Two | odes. | ΦΩΝΑΝΤΑ ΣΥΝΕΤΟΙΣΙΝ ΕΣ | ΔΕ ΤΟ ΠΑΝ, ΕΡΜΗΝΕΩΝ | XATIZEI. Pindar, Olymp. II. | [Vignette.] | London, | Printed for H. Payne, at Dryden's Head in Paternoster Row. MDCCLX

4to. Price, 1/-.

[1535

BM (840. 1. 5. (7))

To obscurity, by George Colman, Sr. To oblivion, by Lloyd. Intended for Gray and Mason respectively.

Also in Robert Lloyd, Poems, London, printed for the author by Dryden Leach, 1762, pp. 101-15; in Fawkes and Woty, The poetical calendar, 2d edition, London, 1763, vi. 46-54; 17 lines in Hamilton, v. 63.

Rev. in The Monthly Rev., July, 1760, xxiii. 57-63. The authors wrote letters explaining their odes in Lloyd's Evening Post sometime before June 7 (?), 1760.

1762. Count FRANCESCO ALGAROTTI. Two letters to Howe on Gray's poetry (Dec. 26, 1762, April 24, 1763) were reprinted by M. Lastri in his Poesie liriche di Gray, Firenze, 1784, pp. [1536 CHRISTOPHER ANSTEY. Ad poetam. In his (and Roberts's)

87-98.