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Lucy and Colin

By A. B.

Can you tell me who was the author of "Lucy and Colin," so beautifully translated by Vincent Bourne, and by him entitled "Lucia et Corydon"? In Southey's *Common-place Book*, 3d series, I found the following in p. 712.:— "Of the wretched poem *Colin and Lucy* (Tickel?) published as a fragment of Elizabeth's age, the reviewer says, 'Is this the language of Q. Elizabeth's time, or something better? But to whatever age, or to whatever author we are indebted for this beautiful piece, it must be allowed an honour to both, and therefore worth contending for on behalf of our own time.'" I wonder whet…

Topics: Victorian Poetry, Translation, Literature

Locations: Leinster