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A08687 Epigrams of that most wittie and worthie epigrammatist Mr. Iohn Owen, Gentleman. Translated by Iohn Vicars; Epigrammata. English. Selections Owen, John, 1560?-1622.; Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652. 1619 (1619) STC 18993; ESTC S113769 23,712 112

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time_n may_v see_v epig_n 58._o a_o secret_a against_o hoary-haire_n to_o bithynicus_n that_o in_o old-age_n thy_o hair_n may_v not_o wax_v grace_n baldness_n in_o youth_n o_o rare_a be_v the_o right_a way_n probatum_fw-la est_fw-la epig_n 63._o against_o pontia_n all_o cuckold's_a cast_v in_o the_o sea_n pontius_n will_v have_v learn_v first_o to_o swim_v quoth_n wife_n thyself_o to_o save_v epig_n 68_o venus_n love_n come_v and_o go_v retire_v return_n as_o sea_n do_v ebb_n and_o flow_v how_o come_v it_o love_n be_v so_o like_o the_o sea_n how_o venus_n thence_o do_v g●ow_o in_o venus_n be_v variety_n sometime_o she_o will_v she_o will_v therefore_o with_o moving-planet_n place_v not_o with_o star_n stand_v still_o epig_n 70._o woman_n woman_n as_o weak_a or_o more_o mollior_fw-la soft_a be_v say_v yet_o eve_n of_o the_o bone_n of_o man_n not_o flesh_n be_v make_v epig_n 71._o affinity_n betwixt_o lawyer_n and_o physician_n the_o lawyer_n and_o physician_n case_n have_v near_o 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three_o book_n epig_n 2._o to_o the_o lady_n mary_n nevil_n thou_o who_o unborn_a the_o burden_n waist_n of_o thy_o then_o parient-stemme_n now_o be_v bear_v her_o beauty_n art_n even_o parent_n joyful_a gem_n epig_n 3._o to_o the_o reader_n of_o his_o book_n i_o fear_v kind_a reader_n lest_o my_o verse_n displease_v thou_o carpe_v thou_o fond_a momus_n it_o shall_v never_o disease_v i_o epig_n 8._o basilicon_fw-la doron_n to_o the_o king_n what_o need_v we_o pen_v this_o pen-mans_n praise_n or_o write_v his_o work_n rare_a worth_n who_o praise_n the_o work_n who_o work_n the_o author_n to_o each_o other_o full_a setforth_a epig_n 13._o of_o virtue_n true_a virtue_n praise_v do_v nothing_o prize_n though_o honour_n she_o attend_v as_o shadow_n on_o the_o body_n wait_v when_o his_o ra●es_n sol_fw-mi forth_o do_v send_v ●or_a virtue_n be_v substantial_a glory_n but_o glitter_a show_n as_o body_n be_v essential_a shadow_n no_o substance_n true_a epig_n 20._o union_n union_n divine_a division_n be_v devilish_a find_v for_o there_o be_v one_o god_n but_o devil_n do_v abound_v epig_n 21._o three_o tempter_n our_o life_n three_o subtle_a sophister_n retain_v the_o world_n the_o flesh_n satan_n who_o over_o they_o reign_v satan_n a_o old_a logician_n the_o other_o two_o be_v rhetorician_n and_o much_o skill_n can_v show_v epig_n 23._o man_n to_o man_n be_v a_o god_n a_o wolf_n man_n unto_o man_n a_o god_n a_o wolf_n be_v know_v the_o one_o in_o chris●_n in_o adam_n tother_o be_v show_v for_o christ_n both_o god_n and_o man_n to_o man_n be_v a_o god_n adam_n a_o wolf_n to_o man_n god_n plague_v rod._n epig_n 28._o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n long-life_n though_o weak_a and_o wretched_a man_n desire_n that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o wretch_n he_o long_o require_v weak_a wretched_a irus_n die_v against_o his_o will_n that_o be_v he_o will_v have_v live_v most_o wretched_a still_o epig_n 29._o of_o nature_n and_o grace_n a_o gloomy-moone-light_n be_v our_o nature_n light_n but_o grace_n do_v glister_n like_o the_o s●n_n most_o bright_a epig_n 30._o a_o catechism_n twice_o six_o believe_v for_o se●en_a thing_n pray_v ten_o thing_n perform_v and_o li●e_z for_o aye_o this_o catechism_n use_v aright_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v heaven_n glorious_a light_n epig_n 31._o the_o richman_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n few_o rich_a to_o heaven_n do_v go_v 't_n a_o costly-iourney_n they_o will_v not_o much_o bestow_v epig_n 34._o the_o holy-ghost_n as_o pigeon_n li●e_z on_o house_n white_a and_o thereabout_a abide_v so_o god_n above_o pure_a heart_n do_v love_n and_o with_o they_o will_v reside_v epig_n 36._o of_o the_o king_n a_o sightless_a sun_n be_v law_n without_o a_o king_n a_o king_n without_o a_o law_n be_v nothing_o less_o man_n mark_v the_o king_n king_n man_n by_o law_n redress_v thus_o law_n and_o people_n king_n in_o order_n bring_v epig_n 41._o god-man_n god_n can_v not_o feel_v nor_o man_n alone_a death_n quell_v christ_n god_n and_o man_n do_v both_o as_o scripture_n tell_v epig_n 4●_n death_n the_o bad_a fly_n from_o the_o good_a do_v death_n attend_v death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o woe_n or_o woe_n without_o a_o end_n epig_n 44._o a_o miracle_n let_v other_o wonder_v wond'rous_o admire_v i_o god_n their_o author_n most_o to_o extol_v desire_n epig_n 45._o adam_n fall_n man_n thrall_n by_o adam_n fall_n man_n soul_n do_v fall_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o preacher_n his_o flesh_n to_o physic_n and_o his_o good_n to_o the_o lawyer_n that_o gold-reach_a epig_n 46._o to_o adam_n the_o devil_n deaths-dam_n eve_n and_o adam_n with_o apple_n do_v deceive_v with_o his_o all-haile_a their_o joy_n do_v fail_v and_o eden_n bliss_n they_o leave_v epig_n 48._o the_o tempter_n as_o mouse_n make_v holes_n in_o wall_n to_o get_v their_o prey_n so_o satan_n finde●_n or_o make_v in_o the_o heart_n a_o way_n epig_n 49._o mortification_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v when_o dead_a thou_o be_v to_o die_v yet_o live_v must_v be_v thy_o part_n learn_v first_o to_o die_v then_o ere_o thou_o dye_v this_o sinfull-flesh_n will_v mortify_v epig_n 51._o against_o thee-one_o have_v i_o sin_v psalm_n 51._o svbiect_n against_o god_n the_o king_n the_o law_n offend_v king_n only_a god_n because_o king_n all_o transcend_v epig_n 52._o prayer_n as_o christ_n do_v heaven_n vn-oped_a gate_n penetrate_v so_o prayer_n by_o faith_n must_v pierce_v heaven_n fast_o bar_v gate_n epig_n 53._o marry_o magdalen_n tear_n her_o wander_a eye_n which_o view_v each_o vanity_n she_o blear_v with_o tear_n and_o weep_v most_o bitter_o the_o cause_n i_o judge_v such_o brinish_a tear_n to_o bring_v be_v that_o the_o eye_n be_v sin_n first_o fount_n and_o spring_n epig_n 55._o methusalem_n be_v dead_a to_o livelong_a be_v not_o life_n to_o live_v be_v life_n what_o be_v it_o to_o livelong_a then_o to_o dye_v from_o strife_n epig_n 56._o of_o law_n and_o justice._n the_o judge_n not_o justice_n have_v the_o most_o resort_n it_o be_v strange_a since_o lawes-way's_a long_n justice_n path_n short_n epig_n 57_o intemperance_n since_o most_o desire_n a_o long_a life_n to_o enjoy_v by_o luxury_n why_o do_v we_o life_n destroy_v we_o fain_o will_v live_v yet_o will_v the_o mean_n refuse_v we_o wrong_v our_o health_n and_o then_o physician_n use_n epig_n 60._o liberty_n if_o he_o be_v well_o which_o have_v what_o he_o can_v wish_v why_o then_o do_v man_n for_o sting_a serpent_n fish_n true_a liberty_n amongst_o virtue_n bear_v the_o bell_n he_o may_v live_v as_o he_o will_v which_o will_v live_v well_o epig_n 63._o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n the_o cross_n bear_v christ_n &_o christ_n the_o cross_n do_v bear_v it_o him_n he_o it_o bear_v we_o to_o rid_v from_o fear_n epig_n 64._o of_o religion_n religion_n be_v a_o tree_n fruitful_a and_o fair_a and_o must_v be_v plant_v in_o each_o good_a man_n heart_n the_o root_n be_v labour_n and_o the_o fruit_n most_o rare_a be_v honour_n every_o godly-mans_n desert_n and_o well_o be_v it_o say_v men_n first_o be_v god_n by_o fear_n for_o to_o fear_n god_n be_v piety_n first_o part_n religion_n root_n be_v b●●ter_n bet●er_v on_o high_a for_o fear_n be_v her_o fount_n her_o river_n charity_n epig_n 66._o marryed-folke_n man_n love_v thy_o wife_n thy_o husband_n wife_n obey_v wine_n be_v our_o heart_n we_o shall_v be_v head_n always_o epig_n 67._o study_n some_o man_n grow-mad_a by_o study_v much_o to_o know_v but_o who_o growes-mad_a by_o study_v good_a to_o grow_v epig_n 69._o the_o bless_a virgin_n her_o maker_n mother_n god_n dear_a spouse_n the_o daughter_n of_o her_o child_n a_o maid_n yet_o wise_a mother_n yet_o maid_n be_v bless_v marry_o mild_a epig_n 74._o liberty_n of_o speech_n some_o hold_v it_o the_o only_a liberty_n to_o prate_n but_o that_o be_v true_a freedom_n speech_n to_o moderate_a epig_n 75._o a_o problem_n to_o marcus_n what_o profit_v it_o or_o good_a or_o bad_a to_o be_v since_o little_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o both_o we_o see_v for_o bad_a be_v punish_v just_o as_o by_o force_n the_o good_a by_o may_v as_o if_o by_o lawful_a course_n epig_n 78._o to_o christ._n our_o holdfast_n anchor_n and_o safe_a ship_n of_o faith_n our_o sea_n of_o love_n earth_n savoury_a salt_n celestial_a sun_n our_o souls-health_n from_o above_o thy_o cross_n have_v cross_v death_n great_a rage_n by_o thy_o death_n death_n lie_v dead_a and_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o death_n shall_v die_v or_o ere_o be_v vanquish_v epig_n 79._o self-love_n they_o which_o the_o fault_n of_o other_o quick_o spy_v but_o at_o their_o own_o will_v wink_v with_o selfe-loves_n eye_n how_o ever_o such_o to_o some_o may_v seem_v full_a wise_a yet_o great_a folly_n this_o in_o they_o descry_v epig_n 84._o a_o prayser_n by_o praise_v goodman_n better_a be_v praise_v bad-man_n worse_a do_v make_v wiseman_n do_v grow_v mor●_n cautelous_a ●_z great_a pride_n do_v take_v epig_n 92._o alway_n the_o same_o one-god_n there_o ever_o be_v and_o ere_o shall_v be_v why_o then_o one-faith_n among_o we_o have_v not_o we_o one-faith_n as_o do_v one_o day_n the_o world_n shall_v light_v as_o one-god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o sun_n most_o bright_a epig_n 94._o christ_n wound_n christs_n wound_n to_o we_o be_v rather_o salve_n than_o sore_n for_o our_o lost-healt●_a by_o they_o he_o to_o we_o restore_v epig_n 101._o christ_n the_o way_n will_v walk_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o life_n eternal_a it_o be_v send_v it_o be_v see_v in_o christ_n thy_o king_n supernal_a epig_n 104._o patience_n or_o content_a thou_o will_v dye_v or_o not_o die_v death_n or_o stay_v or_o come_v yet_o take_v thy_o lot_n it_o be_v ill_a to_o will_v as_o bad_a to_o will_n when_o thou_o shall_v die_v or_o not._n epig_n 109._o man._n the_o heart_n
bad_a for_o if_o my_o dream_n be_v good_a i_o grieve_v but_o be_v bad_a i_o be_o awaken_v glad_a epig_n 119._o scoff_v prudence_n wit_n without_o wisdom_n be_v salt_n without_o meat_n rude-literature_n meat_n without_o salt_n to_o eat_v epig_n 123._o against_o a_o tedious_a orator_n when_o thou_o have_v say_v all_o thou_o will_v say_v it_o remain_v to_o say_v i_o have_v say_v this_o onely-word_n will_v please_v i_o more_o than_o all_o the_o speech_n the_o '_o have_v make_v finis_fw-la epigram_n out_o of_o the_o three_o last_o book_n the_o first_o book_n epig_n 3._o lawyer_n and_o physician_n unless_o the_o one_o deale-●raftily_o the_o other_o desperate_a bee_n they_o both_o may_v eat_v on_o beggar_n meat_n and_o li●e_z in_o penury_n epig_n 9_o against_o tomasinus_n the_o praise_n of_o prayse-lesse-ass_n some_o have_v write_v in_o these_o our_o day_n among_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v express_v o_o tom-asine_n thy_o praise_n epig_n 10._o against_o fabianus_n someman_n be_v bald_a without_o thou_o inward_o those_o want_v their_o hair_n thy_o brain-pan_n be_v almost_o dry_a epig_n 12._o dalilah_n samson_n deceitful_a dalilah_n his_o strength_n in_o his_o hair_n destroy_v in_o these_o day_n by_o such_o dalilahs_n be_v many-man_n annoy_v epig_n 14._o birth_n to_o present_a thing_n we_o be_v bear_v reborn_a to_o thing_n to-come_a we_o be_v though_o that_o be_v prime_a yet_o principal_a be_v this_o and_o better_a far_o epig_n 18._o against_o paetus_n a_o problem_n father_n nor_o fath'r-in-law_n thou_o be_v to_o all_o those_o which_o thy_o wife_n bear_v thou_o then_o what_o the_o art_n who_o know_v epig_n 19_o against_o pontiliana_n why_o wedded●t_v thou_o the_o ele●'nth_o day_n of_o decemb●r_n because_o than_o this_o no_o day_n more_o short_a night_n long_o epig_n 22._o against_o festus_n a_o unjust_a judge_n what_o judas_n or_o what_o pilate_n do_v do_v thou_o thou_o judge_v unjust_a with_o judas_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o hang._n with_o pilate_n wash_v thou_o must_v epig_n 26._o against_o colinus_n die_v intestate_a while_o thou_o do_v live_v thou_o nought_o will_v give_v thou_o leave_v all_o now_o thou_o can_v not_o live_v like_o greedy_a hog_n thy_o life_n be_v lead_v like_o greasy_a pork_n thou_o now_o lie_v dead_a epig_n 36._o from_o bad_a to_o worse_o he_o be_v dash_v against_o scylla_n from_o charibdis_n fly_v which_o hope_v to_o salve_v hi●_n sore_o by_o physic_n die_v fool_n void_v vice_n the_o contrary_a commit_v be_v those_o to_o shun_v strife_n which_o on_o lawyer_n hit_n epig_n 47._o against_o a_o foolish-writer_n o_o i_o can_v wish_v thy_o paper_n be_v all-blacke_a or_o that_o it_o do_v lest_o spot_n of_o blackness_n lack_v epig_n 51._o female_n yong-wenche_n coy_a and_o wanton_o be_v faire-maide_n be_v infamous_a witty_a be_v wily_a full_a of_o craft_n lustful_a lascivious_a epig_n 52._o four_o law-term_n the_o lawyer_n have_v four_o term_n to_o which_o they_o frame_v a_o most_o significant_a and_o proper_a name_n first_o michelmasse_n from_o the_o angel_n michael_n michael_n for_o lawyer_n purse_n then_o with_o angel_n swell_v the_o next_o be_v hill●ry_o a_o name_n most_o fit_a for_o this_o term_n make●_n the_o lawyer_n m●rry_o sit_v and_o easter-terme_n like_o churc●-mens_n master-book_n much_o gold_n and_o gaine_n then_o to_o themselves_o they_o hook_v trinity-terme_n so_o call_v because_o the_o law_n three_o person_n always_o do_v together_o draw_v to_o wit_n ●he_v judge_n lawyer_n and_o client_n poor_a who_o travail_v up_o to_o pay_v the_o lawyers-score_n epig_n 57_o to_o faustine_n that_o my_o book_n be_v good_a thou_o faustine_n say_v to_o i_o if_o it_o be_v good_a will_v i_o my_o book_n may_v be_v epig_n 65._o a_o widow_n he_o which_o for_o his_o wife_n a_o widow_n do_v obtain_v do_v like_a to_o those_o which_o buy-clothe_n in_o long-lane_n one_o cote_n be_v not_o fit_a another_o too-too-old_a their_o fault_n i_o know_v not_o but_o they_o be_v manifold_a epig._n 78._o doctor_n jos._n hals_n vow_n and_o meditation_n thou_o vowed'_v vow_n fit_a to_o be_v vow_v worth_n read_v work_n do_v write_v he_o be_v blessed_v that_o read_v thy_o vow_n if_o he_o to_o do_v they_o take_v delight_n epig_n 95._o the_o forsake_a lover_n even_o as_o hell-fire_n do_v burn_n but_o do_v not_o shine_v so_o thy_o not_o shine_v but_o sore_o burn_v my_o heart_n but_o towards_o thou_o like_o heavenly_a fire_n be_v wine_n it_o shine_v on_o thou_o not_o burn_v thou_o that_o be_v my_o smart_n oh_o if_o thy_o love_n still_o burn_v and_o give_v no_o light_n my_o shine_a flame_n it_o self_n will_v waste_v out_o quite_o epig_n 98._o the_o epitaph_n of_o c●oesus_n and_o irus_n under_o this_o stone_n lie_v croesus_n bury_v where_o be_v irus_n then_o here_o all_z be_v poor_a when_o dead_a epigram_n out_o of_o the_o second_o book_n epig_n 9_o wheele-greace_n man_n the_o axletree_n do_v grease_n that_o they_o may_v not_o screake_v but_o lawyer_n must_v be_v grease_v to_o make_v they_o speak_v epig_n 17._o against_o a_o certain_a drunkard_n much_o prattle_a cause_v great_a thirstinesse_n thy_o wife_n talk_v more_o than_o thou_o why_o drink_v she_o less_o epig_n 49._o veni_fw-la vidi_n vici_fw-la christ._n into_o this_o world_n celestial_a caesar_n come_v man_n mis●ry_a with_o mercies-eye_n he_o see_v he_o death_n o'ercome_a to_o his_o immortal_a fame_n then_o he_o to_o his_o throne_n of_o mercy_n do_v withdraw_v he_o come_v o'ercome_a he_o see_v foresee_v all_o thing_n all_o this_o he_o do_v that_o we_o may_v reign_v as_o king_n epig_n 58._o a_o pure_a sacrifice_n this_o world_n be_v on●e_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o cross_n the_o ●l●tar_n christ_n the_o sacrifice_n chri●t_n god_n and_o m●n_z our_o highpriest_n pay_v the_o price_n to_o the_o altar_n like_o a_o lamb_n fast_o bind_v with_o cord._n epig_n 71._o of_o the_o king_n law_n and_o people_n the_o king_n be_v the_o shepherd_n man_n be_v sheep_n law_n be_v their_o pasture_n fair_a the_o flock_n be_v ill_o the_o ●_z great_a skill_n by_o his_o law_n there_o hurt_v repair_v epig_n 78._o the_o devil_n force_n and_o fraud_n the_o devil_n like_o a_o lion_n fierce_a run_v all_o the_o world_n about_o each_o wander_a soul_n that_o he_o may_v slay_v like_o wind_n his_o rage_n flyes-out_a yea_o like_o a_o fox_n most_o fraudulent_a satan_n spread_v private_a net_n thus_o who_o by_o force_n he_o can_v force_v by_o subtle_a snare_n he_o get_v epig_n 79._o precept_n practice_n the_o learned_a preacher_n word_n though_o plain_a to_o plaine-man_n truth_n may_v preach_v but_o pastor_n pious_a practice_n do_v a_o holy-life_n they_o teach_v th●t_o doctor_n be_v diu●ne_v indeed_o whi●h_o by_o good-workes_a prove_v word_n more_o harm_n do_v ill-example_n breed_v than_o good-word_n good_a afford_v epig_n 84._o against_o covetousman_n sell_v all_o that_o thou_o have_v and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a ah_o killing-letter_n out-alas_a what_o be_v this_o thus_o dives_fw-la cry_v what_o mean_v the_o holy-ghost_n say_v 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