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Two Renderings of'Waking of Anganiyr" 87
not restricted to Old Norse, and a summary list of his
publications may be welcome:
1. Bombarino, a Romance: with Poems on the Four
Sister Arts, viz. Eloquence, Poetry, Painting, and Music,
and other miscellaneous Poems. By Joseph Sterling,
T.C.D. (pp. xv + 144, 8vo). Dublin: Printed by George
Cecil. MDCCLXVIII.
Bombarino (a mock epic in imitation of Tasso, Ariosto,
Spenser and others) occupies pp. 1-92, the second item
pp. 95-122, the remainder pp. 123-144.
2. The History of the Chevalier Bayard. By the Rev.
Joseph Sterling (pp. iv + 154, 8vo). Dublin: Printed
by Luke White, No.6, Crampton-Court, MDCCLXXXI.
London: Printed for George Robinson, Paternoster-Row.
MDCCLXXXI.
There is a sonnet dedicating the book to Frederick, 8th
Earl of Carlisle, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1780-82);
this was reprinted both in 1782 and 1789. The History
has prefixed "A Dissertation on Chivalry" (pp. 1-36).
3. Poems. By the Rev. Joseph Sterling (pp. [iiJ
+ 120, rzrno]. Dublin: Printed by Joseph Hill.
MDCCLXXXII.
The book is dedicated to Mrs Dickson, the wife of the
Rev. William Dickson who became Bishop of Down and
Connor in 1783. "The Rhapsodist" occupies pp. 3-26,
"Odes from the Icelandic" pp. 27-46, "La Gierusalemme
Soggettita" pp. 47-70, translations from Italian, Latin and
Greek pp. 71-99, sonnets and other minor poems pp. 100­
IIg, "Rime" in praise of Tasso p. 120.
4. Cambuscan; or, the Squire's Tale of Chaucer, ....
concluded by Mr Sterling (pp. II2, 8vo). Dublin: Printed
by J. Hill, No.8, Cope-street. MDCCLXXXV.
Sterling's continuation occupies Stanzas CCXIV-CCCX.
5. Poems. By the Rev. Joseph Sterling (pp. vii-zgz,
8vo). London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson,
Paternoster-Row. MDCCLXXXIX.
This edition is dedicated to William Dickson, Bishop