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A90351	Parnassi puerperium: or, some well-wishes to ingenuity, in the translation of six hundred, of Owen's epigrams; Martial de spectaculis, or of rarities to be seen in Rome; and the most select, in Sir. Tho. More. To which is annext a century of heroick epigrams, (sixty whereof concern the twelve Cæsars; and the forty remaining, several deserving persons). / By the author of that celebrated elegie upon Cleeveland: Tho. Pecke of the Inner Temple, Gent.	Pecke, Thomas, b. 1637.; Martial.; More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.; Cottrel, James, fl. 1649-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing P1040; Thomason E1861_1	59,144	197

Upon Zoilus HE that will others praise and bears an heart Brim-full with Love shall himself help to part The Stakes with Men belov'd prais'd commend Thou canst not want Requital in the end 105. The middle Age is unknown BEfore the last Line of our Life shall trace The Grave no Line designs the Middle space What to be cal'd the Middle Age is grown Through Custom before Death cannot be known 106. To a Dyer waxing Gray YOur Beard was Black but now 't is turn'd to Gray Not Art but Nature found out this fine way 107. To the Courtier PRoud Rome Superbus to disgrace did bring What wonder Pride did never love a King Kings have not many friends a Reason why Because the Scepter detests Parity 108. Bed WHat English call a Bed the Welch call Grave A Bed and Tomb Death Sleep Resemblance have 109. Rider's Bibliotheca COnceited Rider merited great Blame When he his Book a Library did Name One Book can't make a Library Grave on His heap of words the Title Lexicon 110. Money DOth Latine from {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Greek To derive Nummus and Numisma seek Nummus denotes Money told out Upon This Fancy Number will give Etymon But I can derive't better Money is In all Mens Thoughts the chief of Goddesses This once premis'd it fals into our Road Nummus à Numine As Gold from God 111. Upon Covetous I. S. YOur Gates are Iron you in Iron hoard Your Gold your House is Iron Iron its Lord 112. Of Roman Flora To the Grammarians TO Flora Rome did Flowers sacrifice And her the goddess of Flowers devise But she of a good Name was Prodigal And therefore never brought forth fruit at all But being wanton in her youthful Flower Flower and Fruit that Canker did devour 113. Upon John Protus AS tepid Autumn by severer Blasts Trees verdent Beauty on the low ground casts So Calvus had a trick to shake his Crown Till he shak'd fair for ev'ry hair fell down 114. Vpon Theodorus WHen as King David was Threescore Ten A florid Virgin warm'd his cold sides then You to do like him who a Prophet was Have clapt at your old back a plump young Lass 115. To a certain Gentlewoman WEre Fortune to you so Propitious as Nature Profuse in your endowments was Had your Commands Troy fastned to the Stake It would have kiss'd the flames 'cause for your sake 116. The great Pestilence 1603. SO many Souls this Sickness sent to Styx There is scarce room for a new plague to fix 117. Vpon a perjured person convicted by his own Hand-writing IN vain by Oath did you confirm a Lie Since your Hand detects which you can't denie That Deeds might exceed Words God only gave Your Bodies Form to challenge one mouth leave Since God gave but one Tongue and yet Hands Two What makes Hand single your Tongue double so 118. Upon Cottula the Grammaticastre THe Greek word Labyrinth you well expound By telling us Labour-in-it is found 119. The Anagram of Roma To the Carthaginians HAnnibal took not Luck when 't was his course Not well considering the Roman Force The way to Conquer was known to this Man But though he were a subtle African He was found Ignorant to use his Lot So many strike not whilst the Iron's hot Roma by Mora Little Delay More Then fit made Rome as Great as once before 120. To a certain Great Clerk VVHere is Concoction in a sick mans Feast You know much I confess Nothing digest 121. Vpon one Davis TO boast your self of Cockney you think good Lest som should say you were of British Bloud You refuse that which would a Wise Man grace To procure descent from an obscure Race You and your Countrey Ill yet well Agree You are asham'd of that and that of Thee 122. Upon Aulus FOols count thee wise Wise Men A Fool i' th' Height What art I prethee in thine own Conceit 123. Upon Doctor Linus YOu wholly Act Formalities but why Do you slight Learning Form gives Entity If any dare this Axiom's Truth invade I prove it thus Form Linus Doctor made 124. Upon Thais VVOuld Handsomeness were less or Goodness more Nothing is worser then a Beauteous Whore 125. Upon a great Scribler ashamed to affix his Name WHen cruel Hunger did gag up thy Jawes And untam'd thirst to cry Fire gave the cause You like a Mad man Idle Pamphlets made What 's your excuse Ah! Hunger did perswade Curst Poverty makes you like Tereus Sup You beget Children and then eat them up 126. Vpon Mr. No-Hair ON this side that side before and behinde I search your Head yet not one Hair can finde Since Ev'ry Hair hath its Plantation fled What can you next lose Calvus what My Head 127. To Claudius and Linus NOthing wants to make Claudius good but Wil Nothing but Power to make Linus Ill. 128. To George IF you will be in my Book which you see Guilty enough of lazy Poetrie case Nom. If the Praise of your Family I take case Gen. For Theme of you I 'll seldom mention make Or if to give ye thanks my verse should strive To you as you deserve I cannot Give My Love and liking do to you belong case Dat. 'Cause you are not accus'd in any Song case Accu Or noble George shall I upon you call case Voc. Then you must sit inferiour to all And to spin out longer Discourse with you case Abl. My Muse is willing but she knows not how 129. Every Lover is a Souldier VVEnches to Souldiers Aulus did compare Men please Mars arm'd Venus when naked are 130. The Military Oath THe Latines call that Oath a Sacrament Which to New Leaders Times of war present If that a Sacrament be but just so The Pope is right for there are more then Two 131. Upon Covetous and Cripled Alanus ARe Gifts to maim'd Alanus gratis sent He then Briareus can represent But if you think a Recompence to see His hundred Hands prove Lame immediately 132. The Condition of Kings ONe loves not to tell Truth Another fears This greatest Misery fals to Kings shares 133. Vis. Jus The Anagram of Jus the Law is Vis Force THe Law disgusteth Force Force Law both bee In Name good Friends but Natures disagree 134. Vpon Marcus VVIth Wifes with Widows Chamber-maids your Life Is lewdly spent but a Fig for your Wife Let who will Ask your Back scorns to say no Any thing but what 's Lawful you will do 135. Desperate Debt MEn are bound to their wifes but who dares say He hath enough the Total sum to pay For though some to have paid may make pretence Yet they still owe a due Benevolence 136. Vpon Culianus A Wise Man is a * Miracle but now They are all ceas'd our Times no wise Man know But Culian you have wit I can't devise If Miracles be ceas'd you should be Wise 137. Upon Beautiful Marc. VEnus did Fire your Tenement of Lust In all

not rash count no opportune Time cheap To fearful Nature Prudence lends a Shield None dangers dread who their Ambush beheld 173. Sir minde the matter in hand VVHat though Philosophers on the Face fly One word will vanquish them say I deny 174. Justification DOth God us Justifie by Works or Faith By both together holy Scripture saith 175. The Day of Judgment IF all this Day their large Accounts must clear St Barnabie will be too short I fear 176. To Marianus GOod Men for Vertues sake do detest Vice But now a Daies there 's few that are so Nice Goodness is so contemned in our Time That to be Good is thought an heinous Crime 177. Mary Magdalens Sorrow ONe Mountain here two well-fed Springs can show From whence two Rivers of Salt water flow 178. Upon the Soul THe Soul is not infus'd for if it were It would be mortal as our Bodies are 179. To Marcus VVHen to Pray you at any Time shall please You institute your Bed Chappel of ease You might well think Heaven would exclude thence Prayers presented with irreverence Till wandring thoughts rude gestures you forbear God Audience gives but is not pleas'd to Hear 180. Hell WHo can reduce Cloth dyed Black to White What Damned Soul enjoy'd again the Light 181. To his poor Friend YOur bad Estate I wish worse for your sake On extreme evils Fate may pity take 182. Europe Asia Africa America THe worlds division is into Four parts So many distinct * Faiths possess Mens hearts 183. The causes of Discord WHen Sense and Reason be enslav'd to Will They prove the Source of segregating Ill Will Brethren sets at distance for we see When Will consents Kindred do well agree 184. The Liberal Man THe Just to ev'ry Man his own allow Let Rich have Justice to poor Mercy show 185. The Temperate WHo know things Causes who Times supervise Bridle their Passions Actions rule are Wise 186. A Wise Man FAte governs Fools a wise Man curbs the Stars His Wisdom shields him from intended scars 187. Upon an Infant dying before Baptism ALas I dy'd before pure Water could Mark me A Lamb belonging to Christs Fold The Church implores my Saviour would not look For Name Lord write me Nameless in thy Book Though I want Name yet am I known to Thee For thy Names-Sake be Merciful to Me 188. The Flatterer and Envious ENvy and Flattery are both content To fall under the same Predicament Zoilus hates Good Mens Vertue Gnatho will Labour of Goodness to defraud the Ill. 189. Love and Friendship WIth Prudence Friendships Knot may be unty'd To purchase Love but on the other side It were a foolish Fancy to remove For fickle Friendship a well-grounded Love 190. St. Peter and Paul EMpire the Sword Wealth the Key signifies Peter's Richer then Paul as I surmise That Paul was Poor his Epistles record But Peter's Pen let slip not one such Word 191. Socrates YOu nothing know and you know only this To know that you know nothing something is Yet that something you understand I shall According to directions Nothing call 192. A Man NO sooner Born but you began to cry Since Life 's no Pleasure why is 't Grief to Die 193. To Paulus after Burial THough you were at Birth naked now you have An Holland sheet to sleep on in the Grave You carry that away you did not bring Thank not your Mother Earth for any thing 194. To such Courtiers as shall please to Read MOst touch upon the Schools but few them court Observe my humor to divide my sport 195. Prudent simplicity MOrality endeavour to improve To Innocence as candid as the Dove But lest good Nature should to Mischiefs lead To Dovelike Hands annex the Serpents Head 196. The eyes of the Common-wealth LAw and Religion are the Nations Eyes One forbids Sins the other Injuries 197. To John Gifford Doctor of Physick NO wonder Gifford knows Apollo's Art Of his own Body He knows ev'ry part Though Know your self was not Galen's command To that Advice Apollo set his Hand 198. The Daw WHich Sister of the Grove dares make pretence To excel Me in nimble Eloquence The Goose FOr some things I my Self may be turn'd loose Though you Prate more you write less then a Goose 199. The Afflictions of Job IF you on Riches Children or Health look The Devil by Gods Leave away these took When all was gone his Wife was left behinde Lest some small Comfort should refresh Job's minde 200. Pauls and Westminster-Abbey THe Pleading Place Exchequer and White-Hall Are Neighbours to St. Peters-Abbey all The Learned Preachers make St. Pauls to sound And furnisht Stationers encompass round The two Apostles very well agree Most Gold hath Peter Paul Divinity 201. Against the Conspirators upon Tuesday the Fift of November 1605. TO make low Earth challenge the lofty Sky And sordid Dust oppose the Deity What is this but for to revoke the Hour And Architecture of Confusions Tow'r 'T were to make wanton Ilium once more Burn And antiquated Chaos should return 202. Upon the same VVOuld ye have thrust fair Troy into the Fire And Millions thrown upon the Fatal Pyre Were ye bewitcht to pitch on such a Day Tuesday was never made Ash-Wednesday 203. The King to his Kingdoms NEws of my Death swoln Fame did lately bring I am not dead By the Word of a King 204. To England concerning the Vnion WE shall enjoy Thrice-Happy Peace since Three Are Married to a lasting Unity Wales is your Wall ev'ry Scot is your Scout You are secure O England without doubt 205. To Tho. Nevill an Ingenious young Gentleman YOu are Branch'd from the Noble Nevil's Race Nature hath Limn'd both Parents in your Face But what of that She likewise thought not fit You should want Mothers Vertues Fathers Wit 206. Upon the Death of Charles Blunt Earl of Devonshire 1606. SHall I to pin upon thy Herse devise Eternal Praises or weep Elegies Fame hath of you a double-tongu'd Report Your Death was Good Mens Sorrow Bad Mens Sport 207. To the Reader MY Epigrams are short and also few From many short Longitude would ensue Reader these few are short for were they Long Few would prove Many and thy Patience wrong 208. The Difference betwixt Words and Writings VOice is alive Writing 's Inanimate Yet the Tongue before Quill resigns to Fate Libellus de Spectaculis Or an Account of the Most memorable Monuments of the ROMANE GLORY Composed by the ever-celebrated Epigrammatist M. Val. Martial And now Periphrastically Translated into English Verse By T. P. of the Inner Temple Gent. Non cuivis Lectori Auditorive placebo Lector Auditor non mihi quisque placet Owen l. 3. Printed at London 1659. Libellus de Spectaculis Or an Account of the Most memorable Monuments of the ROMANE GLORY 1. Vpon the Caesarean Amphitheater NO more let Sun-burnt Cayro vaunt that She Bequeaths her wonders to Eternitie Let not Euphrates in a superb Style Brag her Wall

Clergy is Vertue describ'd without Periphrasis You are the Obadiah who do feed The Prophets of the Lord Relieve their Need. Whilst you continue in this devout way My Muse shall sing and let the Clergy Pray 23. To those Eminent Members of Parliament Sir Horatio Townshead and Sir William Doyle OUr Mother Norfolk trusting in your Care As to Heroick Spirits and sincere Elected ye as Guardians to us all As Good Fathers let not your Children fall Ye who a splendid County represent Must strive to Give the wiser sort content A joynt consent made ye our Supreme Parts Your vertues attract to our Heads our Hearts 24. To the Noble Sir William Paston YOur Recreation is to feed your Eyes With the most select Things the Globe comprize I know the Medium to let you see A wonder Englands choicest Rarity Advance to the reflecting Looking-glass There you may view the Fam'd Mecoena's Face 25. To his highly valued Cousin Will Bloys Esq Author of that celebrated Book call'd Modern Policy I Am a Servant to Morality And thanks your Worth Cousin to Policy I must be Vertues Page lest I fall on The Tortures of your Colasterion 26. To the grave and wise Gentleman Mr. Tuthill TO select you from others of your Name The Epithite of Lord the Vulgar frame Let them call Lord I shall style you a King Who to subjection all your passions bring 27 To the Fair Lady his Daughter ACquaintance with your Father Me commands Humbly to Kiss your Ladiships snow-Hands I dare not approach nigh accept my Muse As she 's a Virgin you cannot Refuse I shall not muster up Hyperboles To make you Rival to the Deities Pallas your Soul Juno your Fortune Grace Venus sits smiling on your lovely Face You need no Poetry these great Truths are That Madam you are Vertuous Wise Rich Fair 28. To that profound Grecian Mr. Duport President of Trinity Coll. in Cambridge THe witty Limner ancient Poets fed With that which admir'd Homer vomited Your curious Palat hated that crude Meat Homer himself you disjoynted and Eat And lest his Children should the Fact reveal You devour'd them too the succeeding Meal 29. To his worthy Friends Work John Sherman B. D. Author of that Pious Work styl'd White Salt RAther then be ungrateful I express My high respect in this so rude a Dress What though my Muse is Lame my Love shan't Halt Nor shall she vend a cornel of Bay-Salt 30. To the Egregious Poet Sir Will. Davenant THat Ben whose Head deserv'd the Roscian Bayes Was the first gave the Name of Works to Playes You his Corrival in this Waspish Age Are more then Atlas to the fainting Stage Your Bonus Genius you this way display And to delight us is your Opera 31. To his Adopted Vncle James Howel Esquire VVHen first propitious Stars conceded Me The sweet enjoyment of your Company I was Adopted your Pity thought fit I at these years should be alli'd to wit Lest I should shame your choice I will Improve And fall to study in Dodona's Grove 32. To the lover of Ingenuity Tho. Stanly Esq NAture in the unfathom'd Stagyrite Compos'd a Body abject to the sight Fortune is more Close-fisted for we finde Few Poets Rich but only in the Minde Nature Fortune in you Cooperate Your Parts are Great Plentiful your Estate A Poet Rich a Mecoenas you be Can our Age Parallel in One these Three 33. To his Loving Friend Mr. Payn Fisher HOw few are English Poets but a Brain That can reach Ela in the Latine strain Is no small wonder Rare in both you be An Ambodexter in true Poetrie 34. To Mr. John Ogilbie YOur sparkling Genius I then did prise When you poor Aesop pleas'd to Manumise I sacrifice these Lines lest I alone Should prove the Cock slight a precious Stone Were Maro now alive He must you prise And by you Homer shall regain his Eyes 35. To his Loving Friend Edmund Wharton M. A. and Fellow of Gon. and Cai. Coll. in Cambridge OVer three Lustrums Time hath almost flown Since your Acquaintance I desir'd to own When Age adopted you were at Expence Of Time and Brains to purchase Eloquence Nor would you let profound Philosophy Be exempt from a serious Scrutiny Run on the Race be ever Fortunate I wish you egresse at Honoris Gate 36. Vpon Home-Spun One of the Ordinary sort of Preachers BUy a Gold Chain you must entreat true weight And 't is a Favour not to meet Deceit If sheets of Vulgar Lead you please to Buy Ask a Pound over Plummers can't Deny Chrysologus will stand but just his Hour Battus cries out My Lungs will hold for four 37. An Epigram that should have been inserted into a Book of the Authors called Advice to Balaams Asse under the Emblem of a Dog barking at the Moon WHen Phoebe's Glory the Curre did espy He flash'd out Lightning from a Threatning Eye And what 's the Reason what you may guesse soon People kick him while they admire the Moon Just so our Momus snarls at Osborns Prayse 'Cause his own Merits cannot reach the Bayes 38. There was also intended for that Book the Picture of an Asse in reference to the Title with this Epigram WE burthen not the dumb Asse which you see Our Pen must scourge lavish Garrulitie No shame to teach a Prating Brute Alasse It was an Angels Task to stop an Asse 39. Vpon the Parliament that voted down the Universities VVHen infant Vipers to the Light do come They kill their Dams by knawing of their Womb A Generation Bald-pate Time ne're Ey'd That durst concurre in voting Matricide Such Vipers as could not their Stings refrain Had not a Pia Mater to their Brain 40. Upon Owen FErtilis Autumno pinguescat Vallis opimo Aurea saxosis Mons habet Exta locis Anglia Doctrinae laetis ditescat Aristis Jactat Odoenum Wallia siccà Tagum Let crouded Wheat the humble Valleys line The steril Mountains Bowels with Gold shine Let England boast Sagacity Since Wales Can with her Golden Owen turn the Scales Verses made Ex tempore and writ in a Ladies book occasioned by a Friends recital of that well-known Fancy of Doctor Corbets Little Lute when I am gone c. And referring to the Covers of a singing Book Painted with Slips of Flowers to several statues which were there view'd and bitter Cherries tasted of by the Author The Lady being absent c. 1. WHen my voracious Eyes first lent a Look Unto the Florid Covers of thy Book I fondly thought this happy Hour Might blesse Me with my wished Flower 2. BUt since my Hopes deluded Me I went And some sad Musings in the Garden spent Where I 'cause thou wert Absent Dearest Love Became the statue of a mourning Dove 3. MY sights swift wheels rapidly roul'd about That it some friendly moisture might find out To quench my flaming Brest Alasse Thou hid'st thy Rayes and I dim-sighted was 4. AT last a smiling Cherry did invite Th' Embraces