words they thee with weeds Thy care 's for Tythes no care to cure misdeeds 94. Of Dardanus Paleness in Face Leanness in Corps doth sit Thou nothing hast that 's fat but thy gross Wit 95. Pleas in the year 1609. between Rob. Calvin Plaintiff and John Bingley and Richard Gryffin Defendants When the Post-nati were in Law of late Robert the Son of James o'recame blest fate Th' one English th' other Welsh the Victor Scot O'recame them guilty both A lucky lot I love good luck Britains Hearts-Hands unite This Island shall no more be bipartite Their Sons Sons Sons shall see there shall be then One Kingdom under but one King Amen 96. Of our times Discords Logick doth things define divide beside But we no things define all things divide 97. Evil Manners produce good Laws God t' Adam gave a Law before his Sin Ill manners therefore all Laws brought not in 98. Four Articles of Faith 1 2 3 4. One God believe two (a) The two Testaments Bibles Symbols (b) The Apostles Athanasius and Nicene Creed three Let Faith the fourth with the four Councils be 99. To the Prince As a great Bear a little Lion flees So flees great Hope when small things come it sees Most happy Prince mine hope depends on thee From me take Hope and I shall happy be 100. To the Reader (a) Self-love Narcissus I leave off when Verse I write Do thou the same when thou my Verse dost cite The End of the Second Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Charles Duke of York Brother to the Prince the Kings Son The Third Book 1. A Jove Principium Begin in God GOd's the beginning i' th' beginning 's God Before and after without Period Without beginning the beginning From This sole beginning all beginnings come 2. To the Reader I publish'd former Books with Verses clad I to the former this not naked add If more remain they better will appear Kind Reader thou dost hope but I do fear 3. To Charles Duke of York The Kings the Kingdoms next Hope-Happiness Great Charles yet then the Prince of Camb'ra less Thy Tutors Counsel use thee which instruct Sage-sane advice a Duke will safe conduct Be like thy Father Second to thy Brother Thy Second or thy like will be none other 4. The Art of Memory Simonides invented Mem'ries Art But th' Art of Wit none yet in whole or part 5. Things Names and Words God all things did Create Man gave them Names Woman gave words But word for word inflames 6. Redemption and Regeneration Satan from Eve bought Man Christ man re-bought Adam did death procure the cure Christ wrought 7. The Praise of Liberality A Gift's eternal follows him that gives The Giver and Receiver It relieves 8. Oxford's new Library To the Readers 1610. Authors seek ye Ready before your Eyes Each Classick Author in his Classis crys Of this great Work scarce parallell'd on Earth Seek ye the Founder Bodley gave It birth 9. To the University of Oxford No Library there is with thine that dare Compare nor with thy Wits that can compare 10. To Queen Anne Sister Wife Mother Daughter of a King Queen Anne What greater Titles can we bring Four Vertues thou with these four Titles hast What canst thou to thy Vertues add at last 11. To Elizabeth the Kings Daughter Born of a Kingly long continu'd Line A King a Caesar meriting for thine Shouldst for an Husband stay who could out-vie Thy worth thou mightst a Virgin live and die 12. Speech and Writing Mute Hand 's the speaking Tongues Interpreter As speaking Tongue 's the mute Hearts messenger 13. A new Man Depel Dispel that old-grown Man of Sin And with the new Man a new life begin 14. An healthful Anagram Opto I wish Poto I drink I wish much Health but drink no Health to thee Better 's a dry than drunken Health for me 15. The forbidden Fruit. It was not sole an Apple It was worse Adam brought Sins Original the Curse 16. Cal. January Greeks and Gift-givers Tros thus saith I fear Who 's Greek The Poor Who Tros The Usurer 17. Of Alcon Alcon wants credit he will credit none All credit him His credit then 's not gone 18. To Robert Carey Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Great Queen Elisa in Alliance nigh Unto thy Parent grac'd thy family The King of Britains Son thy Pupil is That 's th' Honour of thy Kind of thy Mind this 19. Example Vertue by good Example 's taught and learn'd In teaching me my Teacher is concern'd 20. A double Medium Th' Earth in the middle stands yet low doth lie And Vertue 's in the midst yet soareth high 21. N. O. N leads O follows Nothing 's more Old than All For God of Nothing made what th' Orb we call 22. To James Fullerton Knight Governour of Charles Duke of York Learn'd Fullerton the credit of thy Nation Thou the Kings Son hast in thine Education And that the Son may like his Father move Thy Labour that thine Honour this will prove 23. Holiness Healthfulness All wish long Life few to live well endeavour Wouldst thou live long live well and live for ever 24. Sheep and Goats The Goats climb Rocks and Promontories steep The lower Ground depasture flocks of Sheep 'T is so now but it will not still be so The Sheep on high the Goats below shall go 25. A Ship The Stern's the Train Bulk Belly Bill the Prore The Sayls are Wings Ships sayl as Birds do soar 26. To Thomas Murrey Tutor to Charles Duke of York If Jacobines be the Kings Friends I will My self a Jacobine acknowledge still If Scotists be the Regal favourites I will a Scotist be by days by nights Learn'd Thomas thou me Thomist mak'st to be And Scotist thou Scotch-Britain makest me 27. Blood not Vertue Vertue than Blood 't was said is more preclare But Blood is better than all Vertues are Blood better is than Vertue Not by Merits But by thy Blood O Christ man Heaven inherits 28. The Sun and time The Sun is swift but th' Hour 's more swift (a) Josh. 10.12 The Sun Sometime stood still but th' Hour that time did run 29. The Blood I 'm Crude call'd Blood A circled course I keep And Snake-like through the bodies Veins I creep 30. Of Pannicus a rich Fool. Forture doth favour Fools Or credit me Or else believe thy Self thou then shalt see 31. Brevity Perspicuous Brevity doth please in chief In words which things concern'd contain be brief 32. The Tomb of John Puckeringe Keeper of the Great Seal This Tomb presents three Brothers Sisters five One Sister 's dead one Brother 's yet alive 33. Homer No wonder Homer former was of Lyes His Ears were his Informers not his Eyes 34. Erasmus 'T is ask'd why men Erasmus thee do call Answer If Mouse I was the best or none at all 35. A little nothing too much enough The Poor have little Beggars that are common
IOANNES OWENVS CAMBRO BRITANNVS OXONIENSIS John Owen's LATINE EPIGRAMS Englished By THO. HARVEY Gent. Dedicated By the Author M r. John Owen unto the Lady Mary Nevil Daughter of the Earl of DORSET Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere Horat. de Arte Poet. Licensed May 25. 1677. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower de Luces in Little-Britain 1677. THE LATINE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen LATE One of the Fellows of New Colledge in OXFORD Rendred into English by Thomas Harvey Gent. Once a Commoner in the Colledge at Winchester Both Colledges being Founded and Indowed by William Wickam heretofore Bishop of Winton in Anno Dom. 1389. Anno 12 0. Richardi secundi Regis Angliae Dignum laude virum Musa vetat mori Horat. LONDON Printed by Robert White for Nevil Simons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. To Mr. Thomas Harvey upon his Translation of Owen's Epigrams VVHo could divine a Branch so old could bring Such specious Blossoms as might suit the Spring Of youths best Fancy for here stand at vye The Cream of wit and Oyl of Industry I wonder how this English Muse could sink Into Owens depths into each hole and chink Of his hid sense Sure All thy year is May And owns no darkness For I needs must say When I read Owen I conceiv'd each part Of his Laconick Epigrams so smart So sharp so short so comprehensive that No English Genius could it adequate Pardon my Country that my Thoughts so rov'd And undervalu'd Thee For here 't is prov'd An English Pen makes That inventive Brain For all its intricate Conceits so plain That now each Epigram each Riddle lies Anatomiz'd to All unclouded eyes His Criticismes dissected and made bare And so Diaphanous that now They are Although not word for word yet sense for sense Unriddled and with such quaint Eloquence That as I read Both I could swear almost That Harvey's Muse consulted Owen's Ghost For but Compare Them and you 'l censure that Harvey hath hit what Owen aimed at David Lochard To Mr. Thomas Harvey of his Englishing Owen's Latine Epigrams SMooth Ogleby for Virgil Sandys won The Garland what for Ovid he hath done And Martial's Epigrams hath Fletcher drest In English Garb Horace is so exprest By divers Persons eminent for worth â—â—genious Brome deceas'd did set them forch But as for Owen's Epigrams there 's none As yet hath vent'red a Translation But only Harvey and He Mantuan thus Hath made most happily conspicuous The Sun 's unclouded now what Owen writ In shadowed mysteries of Roman wit His deâ—t'rous hand Translated hath and Pen'd That â—hâ—â—h none yet attempted fâ—w can mend Robert Coxshall Of the same OWen compos'd Harvey Translated well The question 's which of these doth most excell The answer in few words is quickly done Which like you best the Shadow or the Sun Robert Coxshall To the Book OWen had many Patrons I have None None that will be my Patron no not One. None that to Me will give a Quire of Paper Nor Pens nor Ink nor a poor Farthing Taper To the Reader THough I These Epigrams which Owen writ Have done in t ' English Thou must not expect Like quaint Conceits like Criticismes of wit In the Translator as in th' Architect For in their Idiome and Dialect Each Language diff'rent is as man from man One from Another differs in Aspect In Nuture in Condition nor Can Translations with th' original hold weight In sense They may Consent not in Conceit But take 't as 't is and with a Candid Eye Read Ruminate Remember and apply Septemb. 26. 1672. Sic dixit Tho. Harvey To his Patroness MIne English Owen Patron-less did pine Wanting an Heros or an Heroine To Potronize It Almost in despair Until a candid Nymph Mecaenas heir Not willing Papers fitted for the Press Should be suppress'd became my Patroness Tho. Harvey IN rendring mine with Owen parallels I am like One than rings or Chimes the Bells If I do jangle venidl's the sin It is to soule a better Ringer in Tho. Harvey In Praise of the Author To the Reader A. Clerick art or Laick read This Book Here Thou shalt find thy will if well Thou look D. Du-Tr Med. 2. To D. John Owen of his Book What hinders but thy Book should pass the Press If I know Verse This Age will say no less Suppose not so great hazard's of thy wit Yet This my judgement is I think it fit John Hoskins J. C. 3. To John Owen of his three Books of Epigrams Results of Love the Graces effluence The Muses mirth Apollo's Eloquence Wise Sentences and Criticisms of Art The Genius of an ingenious Heart All These Thy Book O Owen represents Unt ' us replenish'd with rare Arguments John Bowman Theol. 4. To John Owen Owen dost ask what Epigrams w' approve Those which That Engine of thy wit doth move What 's short chast learned quick polite withal That many Satyres hath yet free from Gall. Thy Muse thy Genius gives This no less By Thee 't is promis'd to thy Patroness Thine William James Theol. 5. In Praise of the Author What was is shall be still the Poets use Women and Men are Censur'd by thy Muse Yet in my Judgement thy rare wit thy Pen Deserveth Praise of Women and of Men. Jane Owen of Oxford 6. To the Reader in Praise of the Author whose Epigrams were published the second Time within a Month 1606. Greek Latine Authors Epigrams have writ Whose Work took up their Life to finish it Owen except he sole unparallel'd Hath equaliz'd Them All if not excell'd D. Du-Tr Med. 7. Of the Third Edition of these Epigrams To the Author This Book is like the world moves and is mov'd Though silent It is by the Printer prov'd For These thine Epigrams have had Access Thrice to the Printer and half tir'd the Press John Hoskins J. C. THE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen The First Book To the Lady Mary Neville I Dedicate lest Patron-less It be My Book to th' Reader and My Self to Thee 2. To the Reader The Folly 's blam'd if Thou Commendest all That here Thou readest no Thing if thy Gall. 3. Of his Book to John Hoskins a Lawyer This Book is as The World as Men The Verse Good Verses Here as There good Men are scarce 4. To the Lady Mary Neville If us Pythagoras doth not delude Thou Juno Pallas Venus dost include For in Thee though but One Three vertues be Where One of Them is rare in other Three 5. To the same As in the Skies the Sun i' th' Sun the Light So vertue 's splendor in thy Face seems scite Who comes a Looker on becomes a Lover Thy Vertue or thy Beauty 's the sole Mover 6. To her Son Thomas Neville Such rare Things of
new Law thou maist not wed what then By th' old thou maist without offending men But twice 'gainst * Levit. 21.7 13 14. Moses Law th' hast done amiss Thy first wife was a whore a widow this 142. Ka'end Jan To Germanicus Instead of Gifts I Verses send to thee Send Gifts instead of Verses unto Me. 143. Sara She that her Maid would unt ' her Husband give As did rare Sara now doth rarely live 144. To D. T. Thy Titles Scholars Servant Masters Lord Mine Envy and my Pity both afford 145. Of Paula an Atheist Whether a Man two Wives or Husbands two A Maid should have 't was ask'd This knot t' undo Thus Paula said A Maid two Men should have Else how can two consist in one Concave 146. In Medio virtus Between two Men a pompous Woman sate Vertue the middle Place hath lost of late 147. Of Acerra He 's blest whom others Horns have made afraid Unwedded A'cer oft t' his Father said 148. To Pinotus Dost ask What I would have a Feminine Not Venale Vendible I would have Mine 149. Of Quintus and Quintina Quintus his Wifes Intreaties for Commands Her words for Laws her Beck for Statute stands She leads she drives at will the silly Sot As if she had an Husband and had not 'Gainst Nature Laws Arts Rules Grammarian Avaunt For Here 's He Woman and She Man 150. A Paradox to his absent Mistress I burn with Love And I the more am burn'd The more remote from me the Fire is turn'd 151. Of Paulina False to the First false to the second Bed Both void She liv'd unblam'd-unblemished Not for the fear of Sin but fear of Shame Preferr'd Her without Blemish without Blame Though many did her treat did her intreat She granted unto none the Vacant Seat 152. Of Gellia If it be Simony to Merchandize And at a price Things consecrate to prize We well may call thee Simoniacal Who sellest Love For Love's Spiritual 153. Of a certain Woman In small time how immense thy Things did grow Of late but Omicron Omega now 154. Aenigma Tell where that Creature is on Hill or Vale Whose Father Female Mother is a Male 155. To Ponticus That Both thine Eyes thou hast I wonder Why Because thy Parents Each had but One Eye 156. Of D. Vitus I know not whether Horn'd I know by signs That th' art a Bull having Three Vitulines 157. Of a Dactyle to a certain Lover Wouldst with a pleasing Verse thy Mistris Court 'T were fit to know what Feet should it support Of all the Measures which a Verse do summon The Dactyle Measure best delights a woman 158. Of Love descending From th' Eyes Love riseth by the Mouth descends Into Loves Center where It hath it's Ends. 159. Of Balba Balba leave taking of her Spouse said Thus Phi-Philip you 'l b' I hope soon-soon with us 160. Of Theft a Problem to Lawyers Who takes a thing â—illing his Lord 's a Thief But what if's Lordess in that Act be Chief 161. Of Ponticus Of Promise thou dost no Performance make Physician-like who gives not yet saith Take 162. Of Cerellia married to an Eunuch Now to the Spartane Customs I agree That Men Maids when they wed should naked be For Cerill having late espous'd a Frank Thiking to gain a Prize got but a Blank 163. Of Horns a Probleme When any Wife betrays the Marriage Bed Why wears her Husband Horns Because he 's Head 164. To Germanicus Calend. Jan. Or give m' a Gift my Verses or restore Which I on that condition gave before 165. Christ-Church Colledge in Oxford Though this imperfect House to ruine tend It s large Quadrangle yet doth it commend 166. Of Phyllis Phyllis pretends my Verse her Fancy moves She loves a Verse but something more she loves 167. Of Himself I spend the Time in Trifles and in Folly Thus lest my Time be lost I lose it wholly 168. To the Reader of Himself My Brevity perchance seems Sloth t' imply Believe me no small labour 's Brevity I not as some speak much in foolish sort Perhaps my Speech is foolish but 't is short 169. Of boasting Thraso Why doth Sir Thraso wear great Spurs Because Glory doth wear great Spurs to gain Applause 170. Of Himself Ask saith Saint James it shall be given thee O that King James would say the same to me 171. Court Musick consisting of two Voices The Favourite's advanc'd and Elah sings Another all his Tunes t' a Cadence brings 172. To the Reader Lest this my Book should make Tobaco vapour Wipe rather thy Posteriours with my Paper 173. To his Book My Book Me living thou maist die perhaps What then A Child doth oft to death elapse Before his Father So then whether I Survive Thee or Thou me We both must die The End of the First Book To M r. Thomas Harvey on his Translation of the First Book of Owen's Epigrams WHen what 's begun tha ' ast finish't Owen shaâ—â— Be the Translation thine th' original Thy Native Tongue the vigour doth express More of his Fancy than his Latine dress So from thy Version he derives this Good To be esteem'd in being understood T. M. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE EPIGRAMS OF John Owen Englished by Thomas Harvey Gent. Incept 10. Novemb. 1672. 1. To the Reader LEst this my Book please Fools whereof are Many I would not have It many please if any Few Readers are enough but One if wise If none do read me none shall me suffice 2. To the Lady Mary Neville The Praise of many's rais'd by Poets Art But all thy Praise springs from thine own desert 3. To the same Thou to thy Foes if any be dost will Dost wish none ill to Friends art Candid still This one thou never dost forget That other Thou never didst remember Maid nor Mother 4. To the same In Tables men fair Faces paint and place There to survive when Fates the Face deface I cannot paint but I can Poetize And Verses can give Life when Picture dies Though sole Apollo sole Apelles able's Thee to describe in Verse to paint in Tables 5. To D. J. H. I am no learned Poet but a Learner No Learner Thou but Poets learn'd Discerner 6. What News The foolish People as I pass the Street Iâ—â—uisitive thus ask when me they meet What News I tell them I know nothing New Or if I knew I say no News I knew 7. The Court. He that complies not in the Princes Hall With All the witty hath no wit at all 8. Of Aulus Wert Knighted that thy wise should love thee more She loves thee less her self more than before Her Garb her Garments must new fashion'd be So that thy Dear will be more dear to thee 9. Of the Chymist The Chymist Gold decocts till leaving none He loseth all his Gold to find a Stone 10. A Trojan Troy lost at last the Trojans Wiser grew What man is not in this a Trojan true 11. Loves Remedy Take Wood
Sheep the Beasts With Grass with Plume with Fleece with hair invests What ever under th' Air is born or bred By Nature or with Art is covered Why are all cloath'd but naked Love express The more Love naked is 't is call'd the less 89. Of the Exchequer to Sir William Pits Knight Into the Treasury collected Coyn Runs as fresh Rivers run into the (1) The Sea Brine Out of the Treasury the Coyn dispers'd Runs as the Rivers from the Sea revers'd Nor all those Rivers can the Sea supply Nor are the Fountains in the Mountains dry 90. Of a persidious Person I learn by trusting not to trust Pretences My false and hapless Hope beguil'd my Senses 91. The Silver Sin No Whoremongers did Saturns Kingdom stain The World was chast till Jupiter did Reign 92. A Bawd No part from Sale is of thy Body Free Nor is thy Soul if one would buy 't of thee Thy Soul 's expos'd to Sale but none will buy it For all except the Devil will deny it 93. Self-Love I the First Person Second Thou Third He Yet Each t' himself seems First of all the Three 94. Wisdom Who 's Rich the Wise Who 's Poor the Fool by which If I be wise I shall be quickly Rich. Who 's wise the Rich Who 's Fool the Poor then seâ— If Rich I am not I a Fool must be 95. The Etymology of Venus Venus saith (1) Cicero de Nat. Deorum Lib. 2. one spontan'ous doth advene Unt ' all things doth he not uâ—t ' all men mean 96. Of a certain Drunkard If Potable as Optable were Gold What Mines of Gold would thy vast Guts insold 97. To Polla A Kiss thou nor deny'st nor givest one But turn'st thy Cheek arid as is a Bone If new things must have new Names not the same Kisses must have a New another Name 98. A Friend and a Wife Life's dear unt ' us a Friend is therefore dear A Wife t' her Husband 's dear why 'cause so near 99. Anger Because that Anger Valour doth precur Call'd Aristotle Anger Valours Spur 100. The Roman Flora. Proud Rome to which the world did Tribute pay Paid Tribute unto thee by night by day For All that was contributed to thee For Portage thou may'st call thy Tribute Free 101. The Etymology of the English word Anger Ira. Angry men Anguish have in Deed in Name Anger and (1) Vexing Angor then are near the same 102. Of Himself I grave in Trifles Study playing when In grave things trifling I play studying then 103. Womens Titles A Court when spous'd his Wife a Countess makes A Countess makes no Count the Spouse she takes So from the Sun the Moon receives her Light The Sun's Light is his own no borrow'd Right 104. To Zoilus The Praiser Praise the Lover Love doth merit Praise then if Praise Love if thou 't Love inherit 105. Of the middle Age an indefinite Definition While drawing is our frail Life's latest Line No Line the Middle Place can it assign That which th' unlearn'd and learn'd call Middle Age None knows till finish'd is his Pilgrimage 106. To a Grey-hair'd Dier Thy Beard once colour'd Black 's now colour'd White This Nature not thine Art wrought brought to Light 107. To Aulus New Rome expell'd her King proud she the proud What wonder Pride Kings lov'd not nor allow'd Tell why so few Kings Friends are found 'cause there 's Few that are Kings Competitors or Peers 108. The Bed What th' English Bed the Welch call Sepulcher The Bed a Tomb and Sleep doth Death infer 109. Riders Library What means arrided Riders Book thus stil'd A Library sith but one Book 's compil'd And that of words It therefore should not carry The Name of Library but Dictionary 110. Nummus Money Do Latine Criticks (1) Money Nume and Numisme name That which the Greeks Nome and Nomisme proclaim Or is' t O Nummus 'cause thou numbred art Thy Name from Numb'ring comes in whole or part Or is' t because the world esteems Queen Coyn To be some Goddess Numen or Divine 111. Of J. S. a Covetous Man An Iron Chest thy Gold Iron bars inviron Thy Gate House and House-holder all are Iron 112. Of Roman Flora to Grammarians The Romans for the Flowers of their Fruit Did Flora for a Goddess constitute She too too prodigal of Flesh and Fame Did neither bear good Fruit nor keep good Name But prostitute i' th' Flower of her youth She lost both Fruit and Flowers in their growth 113. Of J. Protus As Leaves from Trees in Autumn by the wind Are whiffled all away none left behind The bald-man so by shaking of his head Hath shook off all those Hairs which there were bred 114. Of Theodorus When David threescore years and Ten was old A fair young Virgin kept him from the cold Thou to be like that Prophet great and sage A young wife hast espous'd in thine old Age. 115. Of the Plague in England 1603. This Plague so many men and women slew That scarce is place for any Plague anew 116. To a certain Woman If Fortune had thee favour'd as did Nature England had not a more accomplish'd Creature When Trojan Wars began hadst thou been born Troy for thy sake might have been sack'd and torn 117. Of a Perjured Person Convicted by his own Hand-writing In vain perfidious thy words deny That Truth which thine own hand doth testifie That words more constancy than Deeds should have One Mouth to thee not two thy Maker gave But one Tongue though two hands to thee belong Why single are thine Hands double thy Tongue 118. Of Cottula a Grammaticaster Thus Cottula did Labyrinth expound Because quoth he great labour in 't is found 119. Anagram of Rome to the Carthaginians Stout Annibal in a few hours delay'd His fortune having not Romes wealth survey'd He knew to conquer knew not how to prize His Conquest though an African and wise Alas what loss had he Procrastination Though small preserv'd great Rome from Devastation 120. Of a great Clark Sick Stomachs much receive not much concoct So thou know'st much I know yet art indoct 121. Of one called Davis From London Davisses thou bragg'st Descent And dost dissent from British Orient Ignoble thou a noble Stock and pure Disclaim'st and claim'st from Parents more obscure Thou with thy native soyle dost well agree For thou of it and it 's asham'd of thee 122. Of Aulus Thee wise men think a fool Fools think thee wise What art what think'st thou of thy self Advise 123. Of Linus a Doctor Why dost for form things frame so coveting Wit slightest Form gives Essence to the thing If thou deny this Philosophick Norme I vouch it thou wert Doctor made for Form 124. Of Thais O would thou wert less fair or honest more For no thing 's fouler than the fairest Whore 125. Of a nameless Voluminous Writer When dire-dure Hunger and sad wants opprest thee When Thirst insatiated did molest thee Thy Books
164. Of Historians in this Age. Historians of old wrote truth no lyes Now to write lies no truth it doth suffice This Nay that Yea concludes O which I pray Shall the next Age believe of Yea or Nay The certain Reader is uncertain whether He Neither of them shall believe or Either 165. Kings People By Kings unlearn'd the People's led-misled Like faultring feet by a distemp'red Head 166. The Senate Kings Reign alone why rule they not alone He ruleth best who 's rul'd by more than one 167. To an Historian Thou conversant in Histories dost read And travelst without danger without dread An History doth teach in Time though short More than long Times Experience doth comport 168. Of Diet to J. H. If old thou wouldst be slowly then use all Med'cines like Modicums Reciprocal Like too much meat Med'cines may health infest And meat like Med'cines us'd is most times best 169. The Peers of France Not altogether Peers for it appears Imparity with Parity co-heres 170. P. Magnus C. Major F. Maximus Pompey Cato Fabius This great'st less than the great greater than he The Greater which is greatest of the three 171. To T. S. Thy wit and Judgement in my Verse to show My wit and Judgement are too weak too low Thy wit and Judgement I transcendent find Or else my wit and Judgement both are blind But whatso'ere my Judgement is or wit I to thy wit and Judgement mine submit 172. Of himself What wonder if bad Verse my Muse unveils For I nor claw mine Head nor gnaw my Nails 173. The Five Senses These Five to will and pleasure that relate Do they their Office or officiate 174. Seeing The more the sight assimilates the Mind The more it draws it makes it more inclin'd 175. Hearing How soon sounds vocal vanish from our Ear Like Air they come like Air they disappear 176. Smelling Between the mouth and Eyes th' expanded Nare Doth carnal with spiritual things compare 177. Tasting That meat may be more pleasing to the Tast Hunger like Sauce will sweeten the repast 178. Touching Some Touch sole pleaseth some hath Titillation This youth that Age affects with Delectation 179. Objects of the Senses Sight Hearing Smelling Tasting Touching these Affect infect my Senses as they please 180. Touching and Tasting Some are who can nor Smell nor Hear nor See And of five Senses are depriv'd of three Why want none Tasting Touching 'cause of these That th' individ this guards the Species 181. Epigrams Satyres Satyres are but long Epigrams And these Are but short Satyres to displease or please Satyres avail not if they be not tart Nor Epigrams unless like Satyres smart 182. A dumb man He moves his Lips but utters no true sound Let Apollonius his mind expound 183. Blind and Deaf Why this with 's Eyes with 's Ears more quick is he This hears with 's Eyes he with his Ears doth see 184. Teeth and Tongue (1) A Tooth Dens comes from Edens Eating Lingua Tongue From Licking each from what doth t' it belong 185. The Phoenix and the Viper The dying Phoenix leaves a living seed But living Vipers dying are to breed 186. The Silk-Worm Me skill doth kill I make my self my Tomb I draw my fatal Thread spin Death my Doom 187. The Right-Hand To give or take I use my Right-Hand Why Lest what my Right-Hand doth my left should ' spy 188. The Left-Hand From Pleasantness the Left-Hand hath its name An idle Hand and in all Labour lume 189. Sunday Why 's that day call'd when Light was first dilated Sunday when yet the Sun was not created 190. Terra di Lavoro Why is Campania so fully fam'd For Pleasure now the Land of Labour nam'd 191. Garments New things wax old and old things are renew'd Thus men are pleas'd with a vicissitude 192. Wine Wine from sad hearts expelleth Grief and mine Letificates dilating when supine 193. A Sheep Want we flesh skins young dung dice Musick-strings Wooll Milk one Sheep supplies with all these things 194. Soyling of Fields Dung's a vile Excrement yet hath its worth Its Element mine Aliment brings forth 195. Harmony Discording Concords best concur in Nature So man and woman generate a creature 196. A Parret If words t' invert be lawful and unblam'd A Parret then a prater shall be nam'd 197. Ink and Paper That it may more apparent be we write With cole-black Ink on Paper Snow-like white 198. A Comedy The Scene our facts obscene describes descries Our faults are found not feign'd in Comedies 199. A Cloak My Cloak from th' Earth than I my self more far 's A Gown My Gown sweeps th' Earth my Mind transcends the Stars 200. A Satyre One reason Satyres did produce and Laws Ill Manners of both's being were the Cause 201. An Eunuch My Testicles I want yet I attest My self a Man a Masculine at least 202. An Hour-glass False is the truest Hour-glass for with use The Sand wears smaller wider grows the Sluce 203. A Merchant 'T is hard to say That Merchant's rich or poor Who to the trustless Seas intrusts his store 204. Lust. That thing 's deform'd fair form'd by night should seem 'T is not black Nights but 't is blind Lust's esteem 205. Donna Lady By how much more man's Lord of 's wife why than His wife his Lady calls th' uxorious Man 206. A Souldier Though Wars give bloody Skarrs yet more are harm'd By naked Venus than by Mars when arm'd 207. An Army Huge Hulk Faith faithless inhumane too greedy Of bloodshed to shed humane blood too speedy 208. Lovers Tears As fervent fire from wood the moisture drills So Love within the Tears from th' Eyes distills 209. The Stars He that affects th' odd Number that is God Created all the Stars in number odd 210. The Venetians As Seas with Waters Skyes with Stars abound So Riches the Venetians surround 211. An Harp Sith th' Harps discording Strings concording be Is' t not a shame for men to disagree 212. A Fowler Shun cruel Flames not knowing sports events All Elements give thy sport Aliments 213. The Echo No skill nor Art a voice can form or found Sole Echo doth reiterate the sound 214. A Looking-glass Than Phid'ias or Apelles wiser thou The Bodies moti'on form'st they knew not how 215. The Echo and Looking-glass Nothing of Life hath th' Echo but to squeake The Glass would seem to live if it could speak 216. Musick The name of Musick from the Muses came Best Art none other Science hath this Name 217. Albion To the King England was once an Heptarchy that while Into nine Parts was parted all this Isle Unhappy Britain when divided thus United happy made by thee for us The End of the Second Book THE THIRD BOOK OF JOH OWEN'S Epigrams 1. To the Lady Mary Neville I Gloze not lye not thee when I applaud None more deserveth less desireth land Thou seek'st not praise though thou deserv'st it best And of thy praises this is not the least 2.
To the same Thou who before thy Birth a burden were Unto thy Parent born her honour art 3. To the Reader of his Book Lest this my Book displease the candid Eye I fear and fear lest it with Fools comply 4. The Virgin Birth of Elizabeth Queen of England 1602. England and Scotland are united by Th' auspicious Birth of thy Virginity T' unite then multiply's of greater worth And thou best Parent by not bringing forth 5. To the Hollander 1602. Thou not against Minerva's will didst fight Whil'st Englands Pallas back'd thee with her might But thy fate chang'd Death like Ulysses come Took hence thy Pallas and Palladium 6. To James King of Great Britain c. The Golden Age is come long since foretold When but one King should wear Brute's Crown of Gold Who should the Britains that divided were Unite of Peace should th' Olive Branches bear That having Peace all good unt ' us comes forth We now may say most truly from (a) For Owen Grandfather to King Henry the seventh came from North Wales And King James from thâ— North of great Britain the North. 7. To the Prince Great Britaines Hope son of so great a Sire Half of each Parent for Example higher Almost than imitation in rare Parts Follow'd by few belov'd in all mens hearts Hadst thou these vertues from thy Sires instinct Or from thy Mothers Breasts from both I think 't 8. Basilicon Doron to the King None needs this Author none this Book proclaim He This This Him resounds with Trump of Fame 9. To the Lady Mary Neville Thy Glass reflects thee fair fame calls thee chast Thou nor from Glass nor Fame a fable hast Fame that of all things hath the swiftest wing Dares not presume thy fame to stain or sting 10. Of her daughter Cecily No Painter can delineate the mind Yet in this Picture thou thy self maist find 11. To the Candid Reader My good Verse best indifferent mine ill Kind Reader thou dost call with candid will To the malevolent Reader My bad Verse worst indifferent my good Thou call'st black Reader so thy censure stood 12. Hercules By-way Some in Quadruples some in Triples erre Th' Herculean Duple is most sinister 13. Of Vertue Vertue contemneth praise though praise incline To Vertue Shadows as to Bodies joyn For Vertue 's real praise but verbal bare As Bodies something Shadows nothing are 14. Lifes Dyal From East to West without return am I Born yesterday live this day next day die 15. Of God So great thy Greatness Euclide could not show And such as Aristotle did not know 16. Of an Atheist There is no God the Fool in secret saith But none so soolish as to make 't his Faith If none a God deny who 's th' Atheist he Who doth desire that there no God should be 17. Charity As Wives where loveless there do faithless prove So 's Faith depriv'd of Charitable love 18. Dives and Lazarus The Gospel doth a nameless Rich man blame Where Lazarus hath an eternal Name 19. Increase and Multiply The first man was at first but one till God Of him made two evening the number odd After when God unt ' Eve did Adam tye God made them one again to multiply God first made one then two then as before He made them one to multiply the more 20. Union Divine is Union Division evil's For there 's one God innumerable Devils 21. Three Tempters The World Flesh Devil are three Sophisters In Logick he in Rhet'rick they converse 22. The Spirit and Flesh. Me Flesh and Spirit hither thither force Jove Caesar are in me Competitors Peace to you both were you but once at Peace Peace then in all the world would soon increase 23. Man to Man a God Wolf Man is to man a God a Wolf why when For Christ's a God Adam a Wolf to men 24. God's word Men few things see God all things sees foresees Hence men speak often God but once decrees 25. The Broad and Narrow way The Scripture bids us strive 't is our concern To walk the Narrow way to Life eterne If that way leads us not t' inherit Bliss The broader way will lead us down to Dis. 26. St. John Baptist. The Baptist Christ preceded as the Light Precedes the Sun brings day dispells the night 27. Of Autumn Autumn shakes off the Leaves and for man's use Produceth fruit let us the like produce 28. The Misery of Life Who long would live wretched although and poor That is he would be wretched more and more Poor-wretched Irus dies against his will That iâ— he would be poor and wretched still 29. Of Nature and Grace Nature like to the Moon gives pallid Light Grace like the Sun more splendid shines and bright 30. The Catechism Twelve things thou must believe must pray for seven And ten things do if thou wilt enter Heaven 31. A Rich Man Why are few rich men sav'd because their bent Repents Expences nothing else repent 32. O guileful Hopes O rather guileful things our Hope a friend Most faithful us concomitates to th' end 33. The Redeemer One man by dying man from Death hath freed Which was to man for one mans sin decreed Christ all things did post-pone lost man to win Contemn'd-condemn'd O Adam for thy sin 34. The Holy Spirit As Doves to whitest Houses soonest come So th' holy God makes cleanest Hearts his home 35. Fortitude The Wise doth know the Just will do what 's right Who dares thus shall b' esteem'd a man of might 36. Of a King Law where 's no King 's like light when Sun 's away King where 's no Law 's like Sun without a Ray. People first chose a King The King with them Made Laws yet subject to the Diadem 37. A Welch Man English and Scots by name are one with thee Now Welch-man sole thou shalt not British be 38. English-Scots Disjoyn'd in Laws what Law shall them conjoyn The Kingdoms safety best of Laws divine 39. Henry the Roses James the Kingdoms To the King The Roses English colours Red and White Like Cadmus new-sprung Host ingag'd in Fight And as the Twins which one Egge did include Do Rise and Set in a vicissitude As Day the Night as Night succeeds the Day The Roses so did bear alternate sway Till Mother Mona (a) A British Proverb Mon Mam Gymri in English thus Anglisey the Mother of Wales British Angles'y An Isle which Tacitus not tacitely Recordeth happy Mother happier By bearing British Owen Theodor From whom arose a Noble Prince a Rose Whose Wife and Mother sprung from Stem of those Who thousand dangers pass'd in Nuptial Bed United (b) Remarkable here that the Triple Empire of Britain by a certain occult Fate was restored to the British Blood 1 The Kingdom of Scotland by Stuart 2 The Kingdom of England by Tyder 3 The Empire of the whole Island by James the first descended from both both the Roses White and Red. Which Union lest Change or
Prayers want effect Such praying as vain words of one not praying God hears as if he heard not by gainsaying 180. Hell As Art black colours cannot turn to white So from dark Hell none can return to Light 181. To a poor Friend Is' t bad I would 't were worse for at the worst Oft better things succeed than came at first 182. The Parts of the World The world though round is parted in t ' a Square Whereas four Parts so * Jews Christians Mahumetans Pagans four Religions are 183. The Causes of Discord Self-sense Self-reason each man regulates Each his own will his own Faith estimates Each wilful is hence Brethren strive the while Will only wants all strifes to reconcile 184. The Liberal The just man gives unt ' each his own but thou To Rich men theirs to poor must thine allow 185. The Temperate He that things causes knows with Times complies Calms his affects orders his acts is wise 186. The Wise. Fate governs Fools the wise more sublimate Themselves by wisdom govern not by Fate 187. Anonymus an Infant dead before Baptiz'd What dead Al is unnam'd and unbaptiz'd O Christ I nameless must by thee b' agniz'd I' th' Book of Life without a Name me write For in thy name alone mine hope is scire 188. The Flatterer and Carper These differ not in Nature but in Name This Good that Bad maligneth Both to blame 189. Love and Friendship The knot of Friendship 's to be broke for Love But Love for Friendship must not once remove 190. Peter and Paul The Sword keeps Kingdoms Coyn the Keys by which Peter than Paul reputed is more rich Saint Paul in an Epistle saith he 's poor Saint Peter no where doth his wants deplore 191. Socrates Thou nothing knowst this one thing knowst and this One thing is something something nothing is 192. Man Born weeping being born at first didst cry Thou then not pleas'd why now displeas'd to die 193. To Paul inhum'd Thou naked cam'st to th' world from mothers womb With Shirt and Shroud returnst unto thy Tomb More than thou broughtst thou tak'st hence to thy Grave Thou giv'st thy mother more than she thee gave 194. To the Courtly Reader If much for School for Court here 's little note That this for Court that for the School we wrote 195. Wise Simplicity That thou do wrong to none be like a Dove That none thee wrong wise like a Serpent prove 196. The Common-Wealths Eyes Religion and Law conjoin combine That curbs mens hearts their hands this doth confine 197. To Doctor John Gifford a Learned Physician That in Apollo's Art thou skilful art No wonder for thy parts thou knowst apart If Galen saith not this yet wise Apollo Saith Know thy Self his dictates thou dost follow 198. The Daw. No Birds more loquent-eloquent than I The Goose. But I write more than thou canst Crake or Cry 199. Jobs Miseries Satan the Lord permitting did disrobe Of Children Wealth and Health poor-poorest Job When all was gone his wife did yet remain Who vex'd him more than all his loss and pain 200. The Temples of St. Paul in London St. Peter in Westminster At Peter's West th' Exchequer Law Courts are White-Hall the Princes Palace thence not far At Paul's the Preacher things divine declares And Stationers there vend their sacred Wares All things convene here Paul and Peter there Peter more rich more learn'd doth Paul appear 201. Of the Conspirators in the Gun-Powder Treason upon Tuesday the Fifth of November 1605. Heav'n to provoke from Earth and from below Upon the Gods above our threats to throw What is if this be not t' accumulate On Ossa Pelion to fabricate The Tower Babel old Troy new to burn And in t ' a Chaos all things to return 202. Of the same And would you Troynovant to Cinders turn By the same Fate which Phrygian Troy did burn Unfit was Tuesday for such fatal Flashes Ash wednesday is the day design'd for Ashes 203. The King to Britain Fame brought a Rumour of my death to thee O do not credit Fame but credit Me. 204. To England of the uniting of Britain Concord intern-etern Crowns Britains Brow For her three Nations are united now Scotland with Shield Wales doth like Walls immure Thy Land O England thou maist rest secure 205. To Thomas Nevill an hopeful Child Extract from Nevil's Noble Blood the Grace Of both thy Parents shines in thy sweet Face Their Natures not sole Features thou shewst forth Thy Mothers Vertues and thy Fathers worth 206. Upon the Death of Charles Blount Earl of Devonshire 1606. Whether with Eulogies or Elegies With Praise or Tears thy Death to solemnize 'T is doubtful divers men speak divers things Good speak the best malignants wound with Stings 207. To the Reader Reader these Epigrams are short and few For many if though short they long would shew Reader these Epigrams are few and short For few if long a many would import 208. Of speaking and writing Though words be living voices writings dead Yet these survive when those are vanished The End of the Third Books EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBROBRITAN A Single Book Dedicated To the most Learned Heroine the Lady ARBELLA STUART LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. John Owen's EPIGRAMS A Single Book 1. To the Lady Arbella-Stuart ILlustrious Virgin sprung from Regal Race Whose Real worth thy Royal Birth doth Grace He that his wits First-fruits thee gave ev'n He Doth tender render now new Fruits to Thee Upon thine * A fair Altar Ara-Bella as most fit I consecrate I sacrifice my wit 2. To the same Thy constant Life doth from thy youth express The Genius of thine Ingeniousness Adverse things quell thee not nor prosp'rous swell Thy Sails thy front and mind are parallel And thy rare signal vertues are the cause That none will think I flatter for applause 3. To his Book Before innum'rous Judges thou must plead Not one or two will censure when they read Perhaps unread thou shalt not censures flee And more Reprovers will than Readers be 4. Union to the Britains 1606. Who unless mad will off'red Gold refuse Here 's Union This Pearl who will not choose 5. Vacuity The Ethicks of vacuities complain But Physicks shew that nothing's made in vain 6. On Zoilus Zoilus is torn with an eternal Verse Though e're two thousand years he lies on 's Hearse Is it because his heirs do never die He 's punish'd for his whole Posterity 7. From the Center to the Circumference Not from the Center to th' Circumference Sole one Line 's yet but one way t' Heaven 's hence 8. Cock-Crowing to the Prince France felt and did our English Forces see No Gallick sound could make our Lion flee 9. Of Quintus Money 's a Noun a Verb to promise he Promis'd a Noun but
and the Cross in Cheap in the Parish of St. Peter Why 's Peter's Golden Paul's a Leaden Cross Why because Golden words Paul's Cross ingross 137. Loves Chronicle A Moment multipli'd amounts t' an Hour A Day 's made up with Hours twenty four Days many make a Month twelve Months a year So with more Times my Love doth more appear 138. Twins Nothing 's unlike in us all 's like sole we Differ in number we two Bodies be 139. Friends We scarce in number differ Two we be Yet One You Twins in Body In Mind we 140. Of the Art of Love Though Naso's Art of Love some prove-approve Yet men unexpert know not what is Love Love is by Nature taught not learn'd by Art By th' Eyes not Ears Love enters in t ' our Heart 140. Seneca the Philosopher Thy Dictates seem like Epigrams almost But that in Numbers they be not ingrost 141. To Attalus Thou saidst once at thy Table as I take it Thou didst not relish Salt but didst forsake it For Salt thou needst not care nor is' t a fault All almost that thy Tongue doth speak is Salt 142. Sir Philip Sidney ' s Life Who while they liv'd writ Books deserving Fame Their Lives need not he writ there lives their Name The Corps not Life of Sidney's in the Tomb His short Lifes longer Glory keeps more room 143. The Bodies Valediction to the Soul I for thy sake did Mother Earth forsake The Soul departing Fool I left God my Father to betake My self to Thee Now call'd I t' him return And leave thee to thy Mother in thine Urn. Till when For we till then shall meet no more Th' Earth Thee to Me God Me to Thee restore 144. A Kingdom divided Two Kingdoms undivided are Heaven Hell As in themselves There Good here Bad do dwell On Earth alone oh shame Division raigns Which Good and Bad promiscuously sustains But time will come when th' Earth shall lie divast When Heav'n and Hell shall both be fill'd at last 145. How Waters Tears prest-exprest do tacite Love declare Love Tears begets Fire Water Strange and Rare 146. Of Wit and Memory To Ponticus 'T is ask'd Why wit is called sharpness Why Because what 's sharp doth pierce more inwardly The Memory is to retain not pierce Thus Vessels are made round and with reverse Whence I supect that or thy Wit is round Or sharp thy Memory Both unprofound 147. Comfort for the Poor To the Rich. Inconstant Fortune various appears Whence Hopes arise to Me to The â— but Fears 148. Of Titius and Gellia One in disgrace did Titius upbraid That 's Wife when first he took her was no Maid What 's that to Me thus Titius repli'd She then was Semprones Daughter not my Bride 149. The Heart Why in the left side rather than the right Is Mans Heart plac'd to Good 'cause opposite 150. The Flesh and Spirit God made mans Body first and when created He with a living Soul it animated Hence the dull Body doth I think deny T' obey the Soul pleads Seniority 151. The Innocents Proto-Martyrs For Christ the Children suff'red death before Christ for the Children shed his precious * Blood Gore 152. To his Friend The Dual Number oft doth Friendship bound Scarce in the Plural Number Love is found 153. To a friend growing old 1607. Thou wert a youth when I a Child And now Thou art grown old while I a youth do grow Thee therefore Death expects and Old Age Me Certain's thy lot though mine uncertain be 154. Of A. G. Thy Name and Face is Mans Wit Animals A Fool in Specie learn'd in Generals 155. Harmony To Divines Of Gospels Harmony have divers writ But who that Harmony Great Labour's it 156. Dissonancy So great discordance doth abound with Men That what Souls Peace is scarce knows One of Ten Here 's Base depress'd There Elah too much rear'd That scarce the Tenor or the Mean is heard 157. To Pontilianus Art jealous of thy Wife Th' art wise in part But art not jealous Then thou wiser art To watch thy Wife is vain That wife loves best That though can will not raise her husbands Crest 158. To Porcia Art thou the Daughter of the Night or Light Born in the Day begotten in the Night 159. An Epitome of the Histories of his Time To Marianus We worse are than our Fathers worser they Than their Fore-fathers apt to run astray If our Posterity prove worse than we Nothing can worse than our Poster'ty be 160. London To J. W. A London Gold-smith As Thames the Rivulets drinks up and drowns So London swalloweth the poorer Towns Though Thames with Flux re-flux Send and resend Its Floods to Sea Th' art still a constant Friend 161. Debtor and Creditor To Will. Cawley A London Merchant Though in my Book thou find if there thou look Thy Name My Name yet is not in thy Book I owe thee nought but Love Of this to thee A Creditor and Debtor still will be 162. Fools and Dwarfs Though we be not accounted men of might Yet are we great mens sport and their delight 163. To Pontilian Poor Irus still was careful why 'Cause poor Croesus was careful why For 's wealth was more One's vex'd because he wants a Wife and thou Because thou hast a wife art vexed now 164. Union To Married Britains One God and Union the World supply Wedlock on Earth was the first Unity 165. The Elements War Though God created all things for mans sake Yet th' Elements against us Wars do make How many have alas been swept from hence With the contagious Air by Pestilence How near hath London felt the Trojan Flames How many have been drench'd and drown'd in Thames Earth stops her Fruits Yet no man doth repent Though Heav'n with Tears and Earth our sins lament Though th' Earth be mollifi'd with moistning showers Yet sin our stubborn hearts more-more obdures 166. An Epithalamy To Tullia By day Thou the sole Object of my Sight Shalt be the Subject of my Love at Night 167. To Sextus an Academian That thou mayst mind thy Grave before th' art dead 'T is said by day thou mak'st for Night thy Bed That in Remembrance thou thy Death mayst keep Why dost not oftner go to Bed and Sleep 168. To his Beloved Thee known I love I lov'd thee when unknown Fame then thy Face hath made me now thine own I now know Love I love not lov'd Yea now I know not to be lov'd to love I know 169. The Younger Brother I m poor My Parents Fault not mine nor other Who did not me beget before my Brother 170. The Firmament Th' Earth stands unmov'd standing there moves the Creature Heav'n moves yet the fix'd Stars move not by Nature 171. The blessed Virgin Although the blessed Virgin we thee call Thou among women blessed art withal I profit nothing by thy Virgin vest But as a Mother Me Thou profitest 172. Hope and Faith Faith is no Faith unless but One firm
husbands sole defence And comfort is in 's Wife t' have confidence 212. An hollow Tooth The Fire Me cast therein doth not consume But I am hollow made by Watrish Rheume 213. Vertues Praise As the Suns constancy consists in Motion So Vertue 's force in Action hath best Notion 214. Aesop ' s Tongue No Member is that doth to man belong More Noble or Ignoble than the Tongue 215. To the Children of Winchester Colledge I am not what I was once all for Plays A Child of Festivals and Holy-days 216. Wisdome leading Fortune following Of Ancus If ill advice chance well in vulgar Eyes Ancus the Fool shall be reputed wise If good advice come by mischance to nought Wise Cato shall himself a Fool be thought 217. Grief Loss present's to be griev'd for We bemoan Past ah too late and future loss too soon 218. Vicissitude Mirth Mourning ends and Mourning Mirth concludes Hope Fear w' are various by Vicissitudes 219. To Germanicus Thy Wife hath rais'd the Number of thy Friends This her fertility in part commends This Benefit in Wedlock doth accrew A new Wife gains new Friends and Friendship new 220. Armed Wickedness Of Linus As the best Wine makes Vinegar most tart So the more witty thou more wicked art 221. Opinionist How ah Opinion reigns the World thoughout The Truth I know not yet I must not doubt Who doubteth errs not Yet for both prepar'd Error b' Opinion not by doubt's declar'd 222. Alma Mater Academia Oxonia Fair Mother Oxford University Nature was Mother of my Brain Thou Now She dura Mater pia Mater Thou 223. The Poet. Rewards not words Meâ—enas Poets gave The Grandee What more than words can I from Poets have 224. Man is to Man a God A Man 's a Man though he but sparing lives A Wolf that spoils a God who freely gives 225. Homer If that be true which some of thee do write Thou never sawst thy Books yet see the Light 226. Three Secretaries Thou must to th' Lawyer thy whole case untwist To th' Doctor thy Disease thy Sins to th' Priest If thou respect'st thy Soul's and Body's weal Nothing from this Triumvirate conceal 227. To D. C. G. The Gout thee vexeth and a pest contrary Thy Wife makes thee to run the Gout to tarry 228. Ubiquitaries All th' Earth's before the poor where e're he roam He 's never exil'd ever is at home 229. Lovers Love is in us as in the Wood is Fire As Fire the Wood Love burns us with desire But Fire in Air Wood t' Ashes doth consume We Ashes are And what 's our Love but fume 230. Speech A Speech is like to Grief is like to sport If long 't is trivial if grave 't is short 231. On an esseminate old man Bacchus old age Venus doth youth ingage This therefore fit for youth and that for age 232. On Harpalus a covetous Youth The World thy Friendess is wretch thou t' adore it That 's old thou youthful 't is enough t' abhorr it 233. To the Reader Who writes is fam'd of these is blam'd of those Himself to censure still he doth expose He daily pleads his cause desisteth Never And Reader unto Thee the Judge is ever 234. Of a Looking-glass Thou gav'st m' a Glass my Face to represent One to present thy Face would more content 235. Of Quintia a Hypocrite Learn'd Comely youthful fair Benign and Chast Thou if not proud of these some Goodness hast 236. A Probleme The Prodigal the Miser doth detest Why then do Misers Prodigals love best 237. Sleep Venus Shall I you call Death's Sisters or Allies Thou pleasing Venus Thou Sleep easing Eyes You both indulge your Selves on Beds to lie And Feds are made your Pleasures to supply Dull Sleep lewd Venus hate the light And this Is the Souls Death the Senses Death that is 238. Lifes length and shortness To sloathful men the Day Night Month and Year Seem long though posting on with swift career We trifle out our long-thought time in vain Why of Life's shortness do we then complain 239. The Treasury Birds are with Bird-lime caught both young and old So Treasuries like Lime-twigs catch our Gold 240. To self-loving Ponticus Thy mind and Eye themselves did never see That thou so lov'st thy self how can it be 241. Scrutiny O that what Christ unt ' his Disciples spake Prince Priest and people would their Query make What do men say of me This askd in th' end Men would their Errors see and them amend 242. Light of Grace The Moon enlight'ned by the Sun doth shine So shines the Soul inspir'd with Grace divine 243. Fame Error Rumours and Errors further going grow Greater and greater like a Ball of Snow 244. Historical Tradition of King Brutus To William Camden Books may be burn'd and Monuments may lie Demolished thy works and mine may die But a Tradition National alive While is that Nation will in force survive 245. To Roger Owen A Learned Knight Thou knowst the Britains Laws their old new Rites And all that their whole History recites In thy Discourse Th' art so profoundly read A living Library seems in thine Head 246. On a Covetous Man Thou wretched man why for a thousand year Provid'st and canst not live one hundred here Why such vast sums of Moneys up dost heap And seek'st long Joys in this short life to reap Thou sayst I one day shall be rich if I Live close Why sayst not I shall one day die 247. One Foot in the Grave We live upon Deaths shore our life 's as near To death as Seas unto the Shores appear Life Death are almost one thing in repute As Earth and Water one Globe constitute 248. Britains Mercury To J. H. Of mundane things Moore wrote the best and good Thou writ'st the worst but Truth if understood 249. Of Himself Some say I am no Poet 't is no lye For I write nothing else but verity 250. To William Butler Physician at Cambridge Some to desired Health preferr their Wealth Thou sleightest Wealth thy care 's for cure for Health Thee the Physician let none despair Of Health that 's sick Physick as Phoebus Heir Thou giv'st I flatter not the truth I speak Nor comes this Praise from one that 's Sick or weak 251. To Paulus A Lawyer Why calls the common Law a Relict her Whose husband 's dead to th' wedded that referr No need a Wife her husbands death expect To lodge in mournful Bed with Face erect 252. The last Divorce If man to Bliss to Dis wife pass away Or contrary No more one flesh are they 253. The World The Earth is like a Gaol like Walls the Skies The Gaoler's Sin the Fetters Womens Eyes 254. Laws Nullity We many Laws have made almost not any For if not any kept what good 's so many That Laws be kept this one Law more ordain Which if soon marr'd will soon be made again 255. The state of man If one Foot down Then th' other is
above Thus one mans Fall anothers Rise doth prove 256. To a certain Man Doctor beginning O begin to be Now Ductior more learn'd for thy degree 257. Beside Women and Children Read through the sacred writ though they surmount * Mat. 14.21 Women and Children pass not in account Women and Children are not Officers Nor are they trained up or arm'd for wars Women and Children for their Garments have Long Coats they beardless are and never shave Women and Children will Tears quickly shed And are by Flatterers soon led-misled O with what Arts do you man-kind destroy Thou woman Venus Cupid thou her Boy 258. A Nose of Wax Do sacred Scriptures promise good unt ' us Our Faith believes it soon is credulous Do they require our duty Then O then 'T is durus sermo difficult for men 259. Heavens Ladder 1 Cor. 13.8.13  y   t  h i  t r e i a p a h o F C H Three Vertues as by steps ascend in t ' Heaven Good Hope by four by five Faith Love by seven Hope to the Moon Faith doth to th' Sun aspire But Charity to th' highest Heav'n and higher 260. Of Battus Thy Tongue thine Heart interprets let thine Heart Be silent e're thy Tongue thy Mind impart Th' interpreter must silent stand as long As the Embassadour doth use his tongue 261. The Praise of the Ass. Be ye not like an Horse or Mule which have no understanding With Horse and Mule why was not th' Ass brought on Because he was to carry David's Son 262. A pair of impair Courtiers The Carper the Parasite They well agree not nor keep equal ways This all things praiseth that doth nothing praise 263. Four causes of man What is Mans form but a bad mind vain will What Principle Material But Nily Suspect not matter with the form respect Th' Efficient and End On these reflect 264. The last Line Sad Death is of a merry Life last Act A serious Life doth Joys in Death attract 265. Upon the Death of Rich. Vaughan Bishop of London 1607. I who thee living did most justly praise Well knowing that thy worth deserv'd the Bays Ah thee now dead why praise I not more full Joys did my wit make brisk Grief makes it dull While with more Tears than Verse I found thy knell My Tears confound my Verse my words farewel 266. Of Life and Death One way to Life to Death a thousand 's had 'T is well Death is a good thing Life a bad 267. Of decrepit Paul A Builder Thou build'st an House wherein to die not dwell Whether thine House or Tomb thou canst not tell 268. Of Sextus a Prodigal Robber We thee confess Munificent who thine Not only giv'st but tak'st from me what 's mine 269. On Zoilus Thou spar'st the Dead the Living dost envy I will not therefore wish my self to die 270. A Pair Royal of Friends To the English-Scots Britains Scots-Welsh Britains Welsh-English Britains In friendship this doth seem a royal pair When three between one love commands the Chair To make a pair in Love if there be three Each of the three must then twice numbred be 271. A Kingdom divided This world hath nothing pertinent And this World cannot stand because divided ' t is 272. The Ring of Concord To the Britains in Parliament 1607. Scotland the Jewel brings to make the Ring England the Gold the Goldsmith is the King Speed Europes Peace lest else the Ring-like year Before the Ring be finish'd disappear 273. Britain As thou wert i' th' Beginning now as then So O so be World without End Amen 274. Steganography To the curious Reader Why that my Verses are obscure dost say Not well to b' understood without a Key An Epigrammatist must not dilate 'T is therefore fit he should abbreviate 275. One God One Adam was the Father of all Men Nor can there be more Gods than Fathers then 276. To the Lady Arbella Stuart If in bare words were honour I could raise Could write a thousand Verses in thy Praise My Muse may by thy worth ennobled be But my poor Muse can nothing add to thee FINIS An Anagram of the Authors Name Invented by D. Du. Tr. of Paris JOANNES AUDOENUS Ad Annos Noe Vives Of the same A Distich This Anagram is false concerning thee But of thy Book it verifi'd may be D. Du. Tr. Med. Of the same Of Thee thy Book this Anagram is right Thou brought'st thy Book thy Book brings thee to light John Rosse J. C. A Temples EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAN Three Books Two Dedicated unto Henry Prince of Wales One unto Charles Duke of York Englished by Thomas Harvey LONDON Printed by R. White for Nevil Simmons at the Sign of the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard and for Thomas Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1677. The Author to the Reader IN th' Authors Praise according to the Mode Dost wonder thou canst find nor Verse nor Ode No Patronage can to my Verses add For if they 'r good they 'r good if bad they 'r bad The same to the same MIne Epigrams are not like strifes nor are They like a Lawyers Client at the Bar None can our Verses nor have Kings such power If low make lofty lofty if make lower EPIGRAMS OF John Owen A CAMBRO-BRITAN To Henry Prince of Wales The First Book 1. To Prince Henry IN Love for Custome Books we Dedicate And I the Prince choose for my Principate 2. To Mecaenas I for my Verses no Mecaenas look I want one for my self not for my Book 3. To Marcellus A Lawyer Thou wert Paulinus Patient for it Let him thy Client be Then are you quit 4. To Henry Prince of Wales Thy Breast Brain Reason Head Affections Heart In thee with good Effects perform their Part Thy Wit thy Courage Reason rules thy Sense Thine Head compleats thine Heart with Eminence Wales had three noble Princes * Three Princes of Wales surnamed Great Great surnam'd And Thou Great Prince shalt be the fourth proclaim'd 5. Mercury Gallo-Belgick Not ev'ry Tree will make a Mercury This Artist yet doth to 't all Woods apply 6. Orpheus Orpheus did fetch his Wife from Hell But when Fetch'd any Wife her Husband from that Den 7. Academical Vests To the Students of Oxford and Cambridge Why are you Students and our Clergy clad In black their Vestments wearing fable sad Is' t that our Muses for Apollo mourn Or for Mecaenas closed in his Urn Mecaenas yet left Heirs 'T is true some one Heir of his Goods but of his Goodness none 8. Wheter Peter were at Rome Whether at Rome Saint Peter ever were 'T is doubtful doubtless Simon was is there 9. To Be and Have 'T is good to Be and Have A Greek I think Once said an Alman added and to drink 10. To Ligurinus Arr'us thy Wife doth till doth fill The seed He sow'd but thine 's what Harvest it doth breed 11. Thou
will not compleat it (a) Prov. 30.13 The Womb and Tomb insatiable are Saith the wise King He did them both compare Who falls on Wife descends into the Pit A Wife in sense not sound is like unt ' it 53. The Answer A Wife I 'm nam'd not that I vex the man But that mine Housewifes care's Quotidian Is Man in Woman as Belzeb's in Hell Man's Satan then if Woman be that Cell 54. The Religious What 's well done's ill done if in publick done The Politician What 's ill done's well done if reveal'd to none 55. Three Goddesses Chast Juno wanton Venus Pallas learn'd Pure Virgin 's rare between those two discern'd 56. English Proteus New-fashions in Apparel ' states do wast Sole Pleasure pleaseth us though lost at last 57. One protects two The saying of H. 4. The French King One King protects two Kingdoms yet both fail'd Thee to protect but one when Death th' assail'd 58. The Birth and Scite of the Sun The Sun fourth midst is of the Planets seven (a) The Sun was created the fourth day Gen. 1. The fourth day made plac'd in the midst of Heaven 59. The Sepulchers of Caesar Pompey and Crassus Africk for Pompey Asia doth mourn For Crassus Europe hath great Caesars Urn. 60. City Buildings most City-like of Henry Earl of Northampton The Structure of an House Beneath Above The Builders Ingenuity doth prove Who raise rude Piles of Buildings to thy Praise By thine Example may their Buildings raise 61. To Oranus Thy Wifes rich Sire oft said This Daughter mine In stable Wedlock I to thee will joyn Too stable Wedlock hath you joyn'd sith she So much unstable is in love to thee 62. Of Faelix Faelix through all the City walks per deiu Who scarce two Cities in the World did view Who many Men and Cities saw the Poor In his own City beggeth at the door 63. Francis Drake No time shall Drake forget He cross'd the Seas And Drake-like swam unto th' Antipodes Or This. Drakes Name and Fame no time shall ravel out He sail'd amid the Seas the World about 64. Man Before thy Birth which thou remembrest not Thou nothing wert Dead something is thy lot 65. Of Phoebus and Neptune The Sun 's of swift the Sea 's of swister force That runs but once this twice a day its course 66. Uxor Vi n cta that is A Wife bound Conquer'd The Brides Tongue brid'led th' Husband's Conquerer He sole o'recomes his Wife that quiets her 67. Naked Truth Of Alethus If as saith Plato Vertue naked might Be seen 't would fill mens hearts with rare Delight Alethus as 't is said saw (a) Four Curtizans call'd by the names of the four Vertues Vertues four Naked at Venice and did them deflour 68. Of Bacchus and Byrrhia Wine and Beer Wine simple-single's prais'd but double Beer Double is good but single best doth cheer 69. Of Gellia To the first Matter Gellia inclines That all forms fancies this sole Masculines 70. Of Papilus pulling off his hoar Hairs Thou need'st not pull thine hoar hairs from thine head Proceed in (a) Riot Greek they of themselves will shed 71. Be not many Masters While none would Scholars be but Masters all All Scholars none we can a Master call 72. Hen. 8. Defender of the Faith This Title (a) Leo the tenth a Florentine by Nation 1521. Leo Pope a Florentine To th' King of Flow'rs and Lions did assign 73. To Pope Leo. That Title with the Sword thou gav'st the King He thee denies the Sword thy Death did bring 74. The Pride of Life Man though of vile Earth made with Pride doth swell Th' Earth made of nothing swells with man as well So man like th' Earth aspires above his kind Th' Earth mounts in Mountains Man mounts up in Mind 75. To Guarene Tounsend J. C. Thy Tongue no Law-court courts nor avaricious Is prostitute t' excuse the guilty vicious Thou dost contemplate Natures Mysteries Scripture Laws History thou dost revise Three Graces seven Arts Sisters thrice three Causes to know but not to plead teach thee 76. Genesis and Saint Matthew's Gospel Christ's Birth in this Adam's that Book is in Gospel and Law from Genesis begin 77. Some Body No Body The sacred Hebrew Text Men Souls doth stile As if that Man were solely Soul the while None no body one some body we call In English as if we were Bodies-All 78. A Love Fancy If Lesbia thou wert the Zodiack I would I were the Sun for thy sweet sake The Sun compleats the Zodiack once a year But once a Night I would compleat thy Sphear 79. To Book-gelders If wise then gild my Book but geld it not That other Books by this may be begot 80. To Gellia In earnest speak Why dost thou so profuse Give that to many promis'd for ones use 'T is an old custome common as a Clock That many Keys should be t' a single Lock 81. Eve's and the Serpents Conventicle By Eves and Satans Parley sin did come O would she had been deaf or he been dumb 82. To Robert Johnson a Scottish-Britain Reading thy British (a) Of the affairs of great Britain and Ireland In his Time History I love Thy self I like thy Method both approve No such Book 's extant that 's more genuine More genial than that same Book of thine Excepting (b) Sir Tho. Moore Moore Who wrote the Life-the fate Of (c) Richard the third Richard Thee next him I emulate 83. Of Himself I of the Minor Brothers orders am My Fathers Lands to th' Major Brother came 84. Sell all that thou hast and give to the Poor To Paetus Of this Advice thou kept'st the former part But not the latter There remiss thou wert Th' hast sold and given all Part to thy Whore Part to thy Riot nothing to the Poor 85. Nor Of Evils the least Of Good the greatest Though she were best I would not have my Bride A Giant nor a Dwarf though worst beside 86. Sirens Songs If thou thy Reins wouldst keep from Blain-from â—ane Flee Sirens Songs thou shalt be safe and sane 87. A Love Letter Love wants not Hope in hope the Lover lives But Hope without thee thine me nothing gives 88. Blind Love Love and Ebriety are like They blind Mens Eyes of Body this that of the Mind 89. The Will of rich T. S. Thou givest all no longer here to live Nor hence to take it Couldst Th' would'st nothing give 90. Air Water Earth Hell The fordid Earth receives the dross of th' Air Earth's dregs unto th' infernal Caves repair What Evil's in the World shall t' Hell descend As pond'rous things unto the Center tend 91. The Christian Zodiack The twelve Apostles their Stars four times three My Zodiack Faith and Christ my Sun shall be 92. Erasmus Praise of Folly Thou didst not folly praise Erasmus solely Thee many praise and many praise thy folly 93. Of Gymnicus A Pastor Thou feed'st thy flock with
friends me forsook as 't is in use Unhop'd for Help you three did me produce Your three Names therefore next the Prince his name I joyn Mecaenas sole deserves such fame 3. Lawyer and Physician Unless he subtile be this rashly bold They both perhaps may beg their bread when old 4. The Courtiers Ladder None but by many steps doth rise at Court But falling one's enough too much though short 5. To Edward Noel c. Though I Mecaenas send this Book to thee Others may read it if 't worth reading be How is my Patron better by this sped Than Readers Thus he readeth and is read 6. On Tomasine Many these times in praise of Asses writ I read a Book and read thy praise in it 7. To A Courtier The bold by Fortune th' eaters are by meat Aided Wilt something be be bold and eat 8. Honour and Riches compared God gives men Riches Honour claims as Donor Preferr'd before all Riches therefore 's Honour 9. On fabulous Poets Poets of old making small difference 'Twixt Truth and Lies made something of each Ens Their proper name from making Poets gather From making something making nothing rather 10. On Fabianus Some bald without thou bald within 't is plain They want their Hair thou want'st as much of Brain 11. Osculum a Kiss Lovers affect three Syllables this word Is given by the Lovers that accord Is the first given Doubtless then in fine The rest will follow from the femiâ—iâ—e 12. Dalilah Strong Sampsons Wife despoyl'd him of his hair Our times have many Dalilahs as fair 13. Coventry and Warwick Midland Cities Not the same Prelate the same Judge you see Your Spirits differ but one flesh you be 14. The Birth-day To present born reborn to future things The present's first the last more comfort brings 15. On the Art of Love I think 't was rudeness th' Art of Love t' impart Love is the work of Nature not of Art 16 On Gallio Rare Judge who giftless doth his office Why Because with gifts he did his office buy 17. On Phyllis The Love of Phyllis for a Solar year Endures not Lunar 't is like Phoebe's Sphear Her love is like her Body monthly sick Lunar's her Love her self is Lunatick 18. On Paetus A Probleme Nor Father Step-father nor kin to those Thy Wife brought forth What shall we thee suppose 19. On Pontiliana Why wert thou wedded on bright Lucy's light Because 't was shortest Day and longest Night 20. To Fronto a Lawyer I many Penal statutes Fronto saw But not one Premial in all your Law Laws Penal Premial support a State This age hath lost the last the first 's in date 21. To Edward Noel c. Wise Nature did to thee much Wit impart To Natures strength thou dost add helps of Art Good Fortune with thy Vertue doth combine Unto thine Art and Wit thou Wealth dost joyn Fortune enables thee to succour wants And Vertue makes thee willing Both God grants 22. On Festus an unjust Judge What Judas did or Pilate do the same Hang'd wouldst not be Wash then thine hands from blame 23. Paronomasia i. Gingling with words A Maid looks on her Lovers face not mind If wedded 't is enough her Husband 's kind Venus had rather courted be than painted With Acts than Complements she 's more acquainted 24. To Martha Of Quintus Quintus in Love is prodigal recluse Of thy Love covetous of 's own profuse 25. Of Mans Back-parts are in Latine Neuters stil'd But all his parts please Women well compil'd 26. Of Colinus dying Intestate Dying Colinus nothing did bequeath Lest all In Life a Dog an Hog at 's Death 27. Of Virginity and Wedlock Virginity's a narrow way a broad Is Wedlook Hence most People ride this road 28. Of Pansa Great strife 'twixt Pansa and Eunomius Arose about Church Rites which they discuss Eunomius to prove his Period The Scripture cites th' undoubted word of God With Scripture what have I to do replies Pansa my Bible in my Law books lies 29. To D. T. Thou followest two Masters strange to me If or thou pleasest both or both please thee 30. Merchants Faith Where Debtors credit's less less credit give The Creditors by trust how should they live Sole trust these times hath many Merchants split To trust now therefore 't is nor safe nor fit 31. Gerunds and Supines Di-do-dum while Aeneas was away Did want her Gerunds and Un-supine lay 32. Give me an Angel and I will give thee the Spirit The Spirit here an Angel Michael Is promis'd there here Gifts there Hands excell 33. To a certain rich Man If now thou givest much thy love 's compleat If much thou creditest thy Faith is great 34. To a servant of two most penurious Sisters Three Parce fatal Sisters once were known Thou now poor wretch two such dost serve and own 35. A Louse Thou me dost bite I kill thee True but small Thy Crime 's thy Punishment is Capital 36. From bad to worse He falls on Scylla that Charybdis shuns Who newly sick to the Physician runs Fools one extreme t' avoid act the contrary When trifles men to Law to Lawyers carry 37. Of the Prodigal and Covetous Both these are wretched And it oft doth fall That th' Heirs of Cov'tous men prove Prodigal 38. Divine Vengeance on G. R. 1603. Thou kept'st the Prelates House against his mind Against thy mind th' art now t' an (a) a Prison House confin'd 39. Of Damas. As oft as I thy promise claim and I Claim it more oft fith thou dost not comply Thou never sayst I have oft sayst I will No more I will but say I do fulfill 40. On unfortunate Linus What wonder fortune is to thee contrary Thy front is bare and bald her Front is hairy 41. To Gaurus Thy Whispers did of me some samll gift crave Wilt have a Culus gift Thou shalt it have 42. Man all-eating Air Water Earth with all the vast Extents Of th' Elements scarce serve Mans Aliments If all man eateth in t ' his Substance ran As 't is suppos'd what Monster would be man 43. The broad way Broad is the way much trod unt ' Hell that leads The Blind himself the Guide this broad way treads 44. To In Of. Of In To these three words my Book inhems Of Teacheth To Commendeth In Condemns 45. On unmerciful Quintus When any Poor or Naked at thy door Beg Alms how canst deny while such implore Thou sayst none ought to Begg by th' English Laws But no Law barrs relief to th' poor when cause 46. Error is humane I read a just man falls seven times a day How oft a Woman falls I cannot say 47. On a certain foolish writer O that all black had been thy Papers white Or tinctur'd with no black when thou didst write 48. The usurers Apology What good doth me my Money without use Gold 's bright with use use doth me gain produce 49. On a Cuckold Hadst Horns by Nature them thou
hath its half of mid is scant 70. Physicians and Lawyers compared To Galen Galen the feared Tyrants fear thee Why The Life and Death of Kings in thee doth lie Physicians next to God are Arbiters Of Life and Death none can their Pow'r reverse A Judge may Sentence give of Death though loth Not without Crime and witness thousans both 71. Of King People Law Kings Shepheards People Sheep Laws Fodder are For sick Sheep Doctors Kings Laws cure prepare Orthography and Orthodox Faith To the Hebrews If the Right hand the Right side should decline And the left hand the left side Both disjoyn But if the left incline to th' right the right Incline unto the left hand Both unite You Jews right Writers we right Teachers are The Spirit 's ours yours is the Letter bare 73. Few are chosen Each and sole man adores the Pow'r divine Each and sole man offends against the trine Each and sole man the Saviour came to save Sole man yet not each man this Boon shall have 74. Of salt Pits Ambiguous Though generous English have Ingeniousness Yet Salt they prize at little Wit at less Though English Salt be white and Gallick brown Yet that French Salt sells dearer than our own 75. Novelty What 's new will not continue new nor will A pleasing Novelty be pleasing still What new then solely pleaseth not 'cause new But that best pleaseth whence good doth ensue 76. Man no man Man 's born by Nature man did Arts invent Art is mans work not man Arts instrument None follow Natures Rules by Art all live And now mans work t' Himself a Work doth give 77. Authors of Sin To Grammarians Authors of Errors Autor and Auctor you too much confound Pythagoras his a saying was renown'd Th' unhappy Tree produc'd Original Sin Whence Adam are but did not first begin The Serpent Autor was Eve did proceed Adam not (b) Beginner or Author Autor (c) Increaser Auctor was indeed (a) Ipse dixit He hath said it 78. Anagram of Diabolus The Devil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vis Fraus Force Fraud The Devil like a Lion seeks to find Souls to devour with force more fierce than Wind He Fox-like spreads close frauds and secret snares Surprizing or by Force or unawares 79. To Teach and Do Acts 1.1 Preachers good words teach people to believe But their good Works more lively Doctrine give He preacheth best whose Words and Works do preach Their ill Works hurt more than their good Words teach 80. Usury and Lot Be with thy Lot content Usurious gain Is sinful with thy Lot content remain 81. Invention of Truth To the Dubious Pythagoras 't is said when Truth he found Lid sacrifice an Oxe with Garlands crown'd Truth now 's so rarely seen with mortal eyes A Calf's enough for thee to sacrifice 82. Circumcision and Baptism Thou Christ wa st Circumcis'd thou wast Baptiz'd Though neither thou did'st need yet both were priz'd Sins which both cannot purge though joyn'd together Why may not I O Christ have one of either 83. The Wisdome of Solomon and of Siracides Wisdomes two Books Apocryphal we call Wise men must then be still Apocryphal 84. On Covetous Persons Sell all that thou hast and give to the Poor This killing Letter doth all misers kill What say they doth the Spirit herein will The Spirit wills what you will not your store To give but you give nothing to the poor 85. Of Sextus Is the Church visible Thou ask'st Why Ours Is visible invisible is yours 86. An Exiles Comfort Not banish'd while I live while Earth doth stand Nor exil'd shall I be while th' Earth's call'd Land When dead exil'd from Earth I shall at rest In Heaven be blessed among the blest 87. Man an Hunter Fisher Fowler I hunt for Riches Fowl for Praise and Honour I Fish for Mysteries Would know their Donor While Fool I strive to know Proud Honours crave Sordid seek Wealth I travel to my Grave 88. Of the same The Dog hunts on the Ground Fish swim in Seas The winged Birds poys'd are in th' Air at case A wise man Fish-like sounds things hid-profound Proud men soar Bird-like covetous hunt like hound 89. Foot-mens Comfort An Horse in t ' Heaven did not Castor bear Nor rode Triptolemus in 's Chariot there Heav'ns way 's strait-narrow Foot-men travel it The broad way 's most for Horse and Chariot fit 90. Of Wax I trebly useful am for Church Laws Health I bring Divines Physicians Lawyers Wealth 91. Of a certain Fair Fickle Woman The King of Stars thee decks the Queen directs The Sun thy Face the Moon thy Breast aspects 92. Of the Soul and Body A Probleme The Greeks their Slaves did Bodies call because The Soul 's free from the servile Bodies Laws A Lord 's the Bodies Lord a King 's its King But not the Souls From God Souls solely spring Bodies begotten are But Souls divin'd Deduce from God their unbegotten kind 93. Of Christs Miracles To one incredulous Thy Faith 's not great wonders thou canst do none Nor hast thou Faith to credit what are done 94. The old Testament A Testament while the Testator lives Is of no force invalid nothing gives Yet Gods word 's call'd th' old Testament But why Sith God who did ordain it cannot die 95. The New Testament This was of Christ call'd the new Testament By few first now by general consent Yet not a letter of this Book was writ While the Testator liv'd t' attestate it 96. All things are full of Errors Cic. Physicians are sick Lawyers mistake Many Divines pass to th' infernal Lake 97. Against all Nations One only God one man did make on Earth One man once made to many Gods gave Birth 98. On Atheists Fear first taught to fear God But now alas The fear of God without all fear doth pass 99. To his Mecaenas William Sidley c. Who to thee wisheth not old Nestors years Would wishes serve before thou climb the Sphears I wish thee not more years one year wish I I wish thee Plato's year before thou die 100. On Cotta a poor and foolish writer Thou sayst thou wantst new Clothes That 's true I grant But I think rather thou new Wit dost want The End of the Second Book EPIGRAMS OF John Owen AN OXONIAN AND CAMBRO-BRITAIN To his Mecaenas Roger Owen Knight The Third Book 1. To Roger Owen his Mecaenas IT is thy Vertue Vertue to propose To be thy Study this thy Judgement chose Where thou most Vertue find'st thou lov'st it there While thou with the most vert'ous art Compeer 2. To Ponticus Sound-unsound In health and wealth thou dost with Pride abound But when thou shalt be sick thou wilt be sound 3. What a Clock is' t Death creeps on Life and Age on youth The while 'T is ask'd What is' t a Clock Hours us beguile 4. Bacchus his Deifying Wine Truth doth speak doth secret things display Dry Souls are silent moyst things open lay
intreats 94. Of a certain Bedlam for Fools Bride-well for Knaves is best To which of these thou wilt thou mayst b' a Guest 95. The Mother Church You be Christs Brethren I his Spouse thereby I am your Sister call'd your Mother why 96. Of Sects Five Senses in a man the Sophist finds Three Souls But who can tell how many minds 97. Life in the Blood Moses the Legislator did confine Life in the Blood In Christ's Blood I do (a) My Life mine 98. To Thomas Baron of Ellesmer Chancellour of England a Consolation upon the death of Mary his only Daughter an excellent Woman 1612. Nestor no doubt and old Mathusalem Saw many Funerals and wept for them Long livers live oft see their Childrens Urns An happy man unhappy Fortune mourns I of thy Children grieve thy Loss to see But glad that they saw not the loss of thee 99. On a foolish Writer Thy Books eternal are My vote I spend For neither they beginning have nor end 100. To his three Mecaenates E. N. G. S. and R. O. You strive still may you strive which of you three Should be the best Mecaenas unto me This Strife a strife-less strife I will foment And wish your Emulation permanent You by this noble Strife have nothing lost And I thereby great profit have ingrost 101. Upon the Death of Prince Henry 1612. Dead is the Prince bewall'd with Floods of Tears Great Britains Hope his Parents Joys and Fears His second no man but his German Brother And but his German Sister not another A Prince while living honour'd dead belov'd Both of his Countrey while he liv'd he prov'd While I these things with weeping Eyes perpend Salt Tears from both mine Eyes like Floods descend Reader believe me this me so doth touch That I can speak no more I weep so much 102. To the Prince his Ghost Thou living didst m' an yearly Stipend give Lost now because thou didst no longer live Yet O I wish thou hadst surviv'd thought Had nothing gain'd by thy superstity Though neither of us now can t' each incline Yet who can barr my thanks unto thy Shrine 103. To the same Prince Henry I said (a) Epigram 1. lib. 1. To E. Noel thou shalt my Caesar be but I Must now alas Thou wast my Caesar cry The End of the Third Book The Epilogue To the Readers The British Owen with his Latine verse Is here rais'd up in English from his Hearse Here many things of note accost your Eye 'T were pity such-so many things should die Not but that they survive in what he writ Yet all our English understand not it If any thing seem in the Scene obscene 'T is wash'd and here wrapp'd up in Linnen clean You need not fear to lodge between the Sheets They be perfum'd with Aromatick Sweets I wish t' ye all a sweet-a safe repose By day by night And thus the book I close Tho. Harvey Epitaphium Johannis Owen in Templo Divi Pauli Londini Parva Tâ—be Statua est quia parva Statura Supellex â— Parva volat parvus magna per ora Liber Sed non parvus honos non parva est Gloria quippe Ingenio haud quicquam est majus in Orbe tuo Parva domus texit Templum sed grande Poetae Tum verè vitam cum moriuntur agunt Posuit Reverendus Pater D. Johannes Williams Episcopus Lincolniensis Magni Sigilli Anglia custos This Epitaph thus Englished Thy Statue Stature thine Estate thy Book All little great Men yet on this do look Nor is thine Honour or thy Glory small For greater wit than thine is not at all Thy little house in a great Temple lies A Poet lives not truly till he dies Tho. Harvey FINIS