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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44246	A survey of the world in ten books / by Barten Holyday ...	Holyday, Barten, 1593-1661.	1661 (1661)	Wing H2533; ESTC R16457	34,628	130

Philosophy is Humble like the Eye On Earth it Dwells and yet surveys the Sky 453. See Story Life's Example how it spreads A Patterne in which out man All men reads 454. Where Moses his High History began Who knows Was Sinai's Top his Vatican 455. Moses is Text Josephus is Tradition Him our Faith reads This read wee with suspicion 456. Herodotus is a World part Truth part Fable To know ●are Truths yet wee 're by Him more able 457. Herodotus is History's Fresh Youth Thucidides is Judgement Age and Truth 458. Herodotus is Gold of a Rich Veine Thucydides no Melting needs Pure Graine 459. Story supposes Rule Then patterne Finds Xenophon yet to Rule hiS Cyrus Winds 460. Philosopher Historian Warriour too Who Xenophon instyles speakes but-his Due 461. Who can not Ost sweete Xenophon repeat And see from Persia his Admir'd Retreat 462. Polybius against Hannibal Counsaile gave His pen presents him yet profound and Brave 463. Greece rais'd Polybius statues to thy Glory But thy most lasting statue's thy Owne Story 464. The Heathen World's Antiquities may know They All to Sicilie's Diodorus Owe. 465. Thirty years toile it Diodorus cost That in the World the World might not bee Lost 466. Brave Salust thy rare Witt and Pen so act As if th' hadst been with Catiline in his fact 467. Choise Salust Thou thy selfe can'st so Disguise Th' art Ingurth Fierce and Mansinissa Wise 468. Caesar's Memorials are Pure Modest Plane Had 's Life been such h' had ne're at home been slaine 469. Halicarnassius did Dionysius breed Rome had of Him then Hee of Rome more need 470. Rome's old Rites Dionysius's Care has show'n Rome now were els unto in selfe unknow'n 471. Livie's Rome's Empire Glorie 's Ample Spheare Senators Gen'rals Provinces are There 472. Valerius Maximus with such light abounds Hee 's a bright Set of pointed Diamonds 473. Paterculus his Wit we must commend Unlesse where hee appeares an Over-friend 474. Had Curtius march'd with Alexander Word And Art had conquerd All without the Sword 475. When whither'd Salem felt the wrath of God Josephus was a bud on Aaron's rod. 476. Josephus but where from the Text hee strays For JeW's Affaires allmost in all things Sways 477. Story is Patterne well Compar'd 't is Double Ours is the Gaine Plutarch The Taske's thy Trouble 478. Pcace you shall straight heare a Court-Whisper Thus To Listen may n't wee learn by Tacitus 479. What Lucke thy Witt had Tacitus to marke Rare Secrets had'st thou Catt's eyes in the Darke 480. A Secretary Sueton was and knew The Counsailes of th' Emp'rour and th' Empresse too 481. Sueton his Method does from Rhet'rique take Tacitus keepes the Order Time does make 482. Sueton and Tacitus too much did know And but that Shame 's Heav'n's Vengeance too much show 483. ●a●sanias choisest Travailour Thy Fields Are Greece 'T is Thine what Rare it yields 484. Justin whither thou dost contract or Make Wee 'll praise the for thy Owne and Trogus 's sake 485. Though thy Great work Justin about does rowle Yet thy Great Wit does thy great worke Controwle 486. Florus is Livie's Margent yet does Vie Liv●e's a Goodly statue Florus th' Eye 487. Thought and Tongue by Herodian is refin'd Politian is his Mercury and Mind 488. New Livie Dion Thou whose Life was Story ●halt by thy Pen Live with a Double Glory 489. To Search Vopis●us and some few who writ Like Actions Aesop's cocke may reach us wit 490. 〈◊〉 wish Eusebius when on thee I look Thou hadst been the Best Christian in thy book 491. Marcelline Sense scarce Words could well Command Hee writte sure with his Gauntlet on his hand 492. Severus Christian Florus Other Men Whiles Thou so writ'st thou merit'st Thy Owne Pen. 493. Story of late from Tacitus takes life Good stories of bad Actions now are rife 494. Guicciardine Drifts and Shifts of Crimes has Writt Cambden and Strada show Wisdome and Witt. 495. Europe's Intelligencer Thua●us brings To light the more Retir'd Affaires of Kings 496. In Priorato's story Warriours march But due to Him is the Triumphal Arch. 497. Venetian Paul's Trent-Columne Fix'd does stand The neighbour Alpes are not a firmer Land 498. The Centuries are Truth 's ●ulwarkes on a Rocke The Winds the Seas may beat They 'll stand the Shocke 499. Baronius His Roma's story does Indite The Centurists doe the Church-story write 500. Baronius's Pyramids Renowne do winne Yet is there Embalm'd Rottennesse within BOOK VI. OF Physitians 501. HIppocrates and Galen are renown'd Though Health 's a Riddle no where to be found 502. An Atome's Restlesse witnesse the Sunne 's beam A Droppe's still Chang'd though still 't is the same streame 503. For Health to the Physitian all Men goe Health yet is 't the Physitian 's Friend or Foe 504. Hippocrates with Art the World did fill Yet his Pure Oath 's more Wonderous then the Skill 505. Physitians are Halfe-Priests if then Impure Or Blabs they bee they rather Wound then Cure 506. Physique's as Old as Sinne Indure Disease since Nature can't it straight seekes Cure 507. All Ages have their Helpe Diet is Art Polybus Nature's Scholar taught this part 508. Hyssop is purging purging makes Man New 'T was well then Solomon the Herbal knew 509. Diocles both Physitian was and sure Physique Fore shews Disease and present Cure 510. Mithridate his owne Antidote became That was Right king-craft who els claimes That Fame 511. Choise Dioscorides makes Man so wary Hee may become his own Apothecary 512. Archigenes his Witt the Spunge does Squeese Thought hee upon his Patient and his Fees 513. Apicius's Cookery was a fullsome ●oile Wee scarce prescribe Salt more then Hee does Oile 514. Celsus is Art and Elegance it were A Curious Art to cure men by the Eare. 515. Brave Oribasius did with skill abound For wounded Julian yet what skill was found 516. To thinke the Bodie 's Temperament does Guide The Soule Great Sinners are on Galen's side 517. Galen is Man his workes the Bodies Frame Their Number and perfection all praise claime 518. Galen did live as Some say Seav'n score years A rare Physitian sure them it appears 519. Rhazes for learned practice is a new And clear Hippocrates and Galen too 520. At ten years old Avicen's Zeale and Art Vied H' had allmost All th' Alcoran then by Heart 521. Avicen writes of Cordials with the rest ●et numbers not Himselfe though farre the Best 522. Avicen's Canticles briefly renew Memory Canon th' are and Cordials too 523. To Make thy Canons Avicen which Containe All Art of Health thy Canon was thy Braine 524. ●ushius soiles Avicen Physitian 's Mirroir ●ee brake before Threescore That was an Error 525. Who th' Aphorismes wants wants Art and Ease To want rare Faventinus is Disease 526. Massaria had thy Care and Judgement gone Through All thy Art wee had then All in One 527. ●assavol's th' Apothecary's Commission ●assavol is the Rarest Composition 528. 〈◊〉 Ancient times their Physique-Rules were True

Allmost to aske whither't is Flow'r or Aire 97. The Violet the Flow'r of Courtesie Delight Does yeild unto the Touch Tast Smell and Sight 98. The Rose is but the Flower of a Brier The Good man has an Adam to his Sire 99. What 's Beauty without Vertue but the Lilie Faire to the Eye the sent will quickly fill yee 100. To weed the Garden pleasure prompts some Care To weed the Mind shall safety no time spare BOOK II. OF Living Creatures 101. WHo can Acres of Whale in the Ocean See And with 's Owne wonder not Astonish'd bee 102. To see Nine hundred foote of Whale may make One thinke Iland for Fish hee does mistake 103. The Whale a Live Sea Jonah did inclose Were Night Feare Grave and Hell at once his foes 104. Jonah found Aire in water though command Freedome he could not did he not find Land 105. Woder in Wonder doe the Sea-men note The Whale's vast bulke has but a narrow throate 106. What 's great Leviathan that does turmoile Himselfe so much in Wave but Bone and Oile 107. Oile makes the wool run in the Cards the better Sathan's glibbe arts make Man to Grace more debter 108. Though the Whale's Bone finds use too much about us Yet Grace and Wit keep the Devil and that without us 109. The Whale's Mouth 's a Portcullis but Inverted Th' under jaw's Teeth into Holes above inserted 110. O Man take heed of Hell if that once Swallow Leviathan does shew thee what does follow 111. The Greene-Land Sea 's the world with happy Gale And Art of grace le ts master the Great Whale 112. Out with your barrels Sailours the Whale's neere Upon another point instantly steere 113. A black beast with square head fiery eyes 't is Tradition Island-Seas show Is' t Fish or apparition 114. The Cuttle-Fish with 's Inke the Sea does staine His Witt 's his Veile A search is then but vaine 115. The Rémora a shippe's course stopps some say The Dev'l indeed our Christian course would stay 116. The Crampe-fish does the Fisher catch his hand Hee stupifies Thus Craft ' gainst Craft does band 117. Polonians to Revenge doe not more thronge Then Dolphins shoale it if you doe them wrong 118. A Porpise the Sea Almanack fore-shows A Storme Hee 's happy that worse stormes fore-knows 119. Shrimp● Sea Elixir though thy Circle's small Thou art to man Food Temperance Life and all 120. The Prince of Feasts the Sturgeon does command The Ghuests Th' Obey that think they understand 121. The Dainty Salmon Courtier of the Seas With Temperance is pleasure els Disease 122. Why should the backward Crabbe bee so asham'd They rather that Abuse him should bee Blam'd 123. Lobster the warmth of Age is but Repaire 'T is but Abus'd when Us'd for prouder fare 124. Lamprey is Danger stomach is but Coy Pleas'd you may bee you may your selfe Annoy 125. Nine times an Eele through a Cormorant has pass'd E're kild A slipp'ry Sinner's caught at last 126. The Seale the Pike the Perch though fish wee must For true repaire call flesh 't were els Unjust 127. The Gudgeon is the tender stomach's meat And Sause of this the Rich and Poore may eat 128. The Trout represses Choler what is Coole Hot Moift or Drie in fare should bee our Schoole 129. Fish speake God's Love and Wisdome without Voice All 's not for All but Some for All with Choise 130. The Sharke the Otter Vexe the Sea and River What Sanctuary can Man still deliver 131. The Dying Moale say some Opens his eyes The Rich till 't is too late will not be wise 132. The Worme Lives in his Grave Doe what he can He 's but a worme No muck-worme is a Man 133. To Heav'n a Soule some Old Philosophy gives On Earth the Gloow-worme is a Starre and Lives 134. See the Ant 's Mountaine Babel's Tow'r againe Heere 's as much Bus'nesse Though 't is not so Vaine 135. What Seeds th' Ant Stores he Bites what Grows hee Loose Scarce shall he grow whom a Grand Politique Uses 136. The Spider builds in Palaces Her owne Is webbe i' th' midst whereof shee 's Queen Alone 137. To One man's peace the Spider's Wisdome shows An Other man his peace oft wisely Owes 138. Flies oft remov'd returne Doe they want Feare Or Shame or Memory Flies are ev'ry where 139. A dried Toad layd nigh th' Heart stays blood wee have Sinne which if layd to Heart the Soule may save 140. The Flea that feeds on Dust and Blood not long Triumphs Hee 's Snapp'd Such is the end of Wrong 141. The Gnat is the poore man's Revenge Hee brings ●mall strength yet makes great noise and shrewdly stings 142. What in the flow'r is found most pure and Sweet That only for his Combe the Bee thinks meet 143. The Monarch Bee when feeble by the rest ●s carried So Jrrev'rence they detest 144. Whole pits with Hony in Lithuania flow ●uge Beares are Choak'd in it Pleasure 's a Foe 145. The Silke-worme's its owne wonder without Loome ●t does provide it selfe a silken roome 146. The Silke-worme's Nature's Poet who excels ●n phansie in whose Court with Art hee dwels 147. See how the Eagle mounts tow'rds Heav'n Hee 's gone Quire out of sight Right Embleme of Saint John 148. Brave bird of Thunder Capaneus was Fable 'T is th' Eagle Dares breast Lightning and seemes Able 149. Eagle and Lightning met in just account May make us thinke wee see Eliah mount 150. In th' Eagle's Eye see th' Eye of Justice fierce Both seeme and what they view they deepely pierce 151. Th' Eagle's Thigh does the Lion's thigh Out-waigh Is's not a Bird of an Imperial Sway 152. The Eagle to the Sunne presents his yong Is' t Bold Hee Owns't Aoe●'t Turne Away't is flung 153. Mount O my Soule and to thy maker bring Thy lostiest Thoughts his Gift with Soaring Wing 154. Descend My Soule sometimes but to repaire Strength for New Flight into Discov'ring Aire 155. The Eagle casts his Bill and becomes New Oh may my Soule find but a Change as true 156. The Vultur will draw blood from his Owne thigh If hee wants Prey Herodian Cruelty 157. Man hast thou Grace Th' hast Sinne See 't is but Meet Not only the Swan's Feathers but his Feet 158. Pride can not see it selfe by Mid-day-light l The Peacocke's Taile is Farthest from his Sight 159. A Parrot learn'd the Creed may not such greeve As can not say 't or can not it Beleeve 160. The Nightingale's a Quire no Single Note O Various pow'r of God in One small Throate 161. The Cuckow 's but Two Notes what Artist tells The Cause Or why the Nightingale excels 162. The Cuckow 's Halse an Owle Hee flies Man's fight The Owle a double Cuckow flies by Night 163. Wonder it sees where so e're the Eye does Rowle The Batt is the Aire-Mouse The Night 's his Hole 164. The Swallow's a Quicke Arrow that may show With what an Instant Swif●nesse Life