from Fire thy Lust with Fasting tame Sit from a Woman far as from a Flame If nor the former cool thee nor the later Then take a wife she will b' instead of water 12. Troynovant To the Londoners As Phoenix Ashes do the Phoenix breed So from old Troy new London did proceed 13. The Lawyers Deity Rome had one God call'd Terminus of old But Westminster more Terms than one doth hold 14. Of the Earth In all things we the Middle things commend For they to Mediocrity do tend Th' Earth therefore than the Skyes hath greater grace Because i' th' world it holds the middle Place 15. To King James Defender of the Faith Thou greatest art of Christian Kings in this That to thy Faith the Faith committed is 16. To the Lord Treasurer of England Th' art Kings and Kingdoms faithful Treasurer Thy Faith before all Treasures I prefer 17. To the Kings Principal Secretary Thou secret keep'st the Kingdoms Secrets even So secret that Faith to thy Faith is given 18. To the Venetians Your Cities Scituation O wonder Is Founded unconfounded th' Ocean 's under Lest only Fish should in the water dwell Y' have seated in the Sea your Citadel Where th' Ocean was a City 's now compleat What Nature made a Sea Art made a Seat Y' have constituted to your grand Renown Th' Inconstant water constant to your Town What wonder then by Laws your City stands When it the lawless waters countermands 19. To the Lord Chancellour of England Lest Force the greatest Enemy to Law Should violate it Law keeps Force in awe But thou the Laws Extreams hast pow'r t' abate And in the Chancery to moderate 20. To Richard Sackeville Earl of Dorset Though thou from Noble Ancestors wert born And dost thy Birth with Noble Parts adorn Yet thou which was a wonder heretofore And for a Prodigy now stands or more Merit to Mercenaries Peace to War Vertue to Strength Worth dost to Birth prefer 21. Caecil Treasurer of England 1597. Arms are and Stratagems of small concern If Caecil's Counsel sits not at the Stern Caecil and Atlas nobly both prognate This doth support the Skyes and that the State 22. To Guil. Caecil Virtut Duce Comite Fortuna Great Queen Elisa Fortune made a Count Why Vertue did She not t' a Dukedom mount 23. To Richard Vaughan Bishop of London O of the British Thou th' immortal Grace Art the First British Bishop of (1) London this Place 24. To the same I like those Preachers best who Preach and Act Not those that only Preach but wave the Fact Thou therefore dost excell for thou dost teach What should be done and dost what thou dost Preach 25. To Thomas Bilson Bishop of Winchester Bilson I was thy Scholar heretofore And to thy Precepts owe these Lines and more 26. The Life of William Wickham formerly Bishop of Winchester written in Latine by Thomas Martin Dr. in the Civil Law Life to the Dead to give the Dead to raise From Death to Life 's a Work deserving Praise Which hadst not done thou Martin hadst been dead But now both in this one Book live are read 27. Winchester Colledge Europes prime School whereof a little Part I was to my great'st praise in Learnings Art Zoilus himself will not to thee deny Thy Founder Wickham known this Primacy 28. To Sir Philip Sidney Great Alexander call'd Achilles blest Whom Homer prais'd in Verse above the rest Unhappy I because thou half Divine Canst not made happy be by Verse of Mine 29. To Sir Philip Sidney Whose Deeds worth writing Lines worth reading are Is Rare Thou therefore doing both art Rare Thy Lines worth reading Deeds worth writing shew Thee learned candid equaliz'd by Few 30. Upon the Marriage of William Earl of Pembroke and Mary daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury 1605. In Manners Personage Wit Age Estates And in Nobility you Both are Mates Yet thou deserv'st a better Bride than Shee A better Bridegroom She deserve than Thee 31. To Elizabeth Countess of Rutland Sir Philip Sidney ' s Daughter 'T was Philip's Praise thou wert his Child But rather Thine that thou Daughter wert of such a Father 32. To Lucy Countess of Bedford Iury thy splendid Name à Luce came That splendent through the World might be thy Names Thy Noble Parents brought thee forth to sight But thee thy Vertues brought into the Light 33. A Knights Ring To Henry Goodyeer Knight Nobility the Gold the Gem be Grace This Ring upon thy Finger ever place 34. To D. J. H. Thy Verse is Nameless though not worthless while Others their worthless Verse with Names instile 35. To D. B. Thou livest well if one well hid well lives And thy great wit conceal'd more splendour gives 36. To Th. M. the Princes Tutor Thou so dost form inform the Prince that He King of his Realms and of Himself will be This Fifth to prize before those Kingdoms Four And of Himself as well of them t' have Power 37. To Th. M. the Princes Tutor Thou so dost teach for times of Sword and Gown The docile Prince prime Hope of Britains Crown That scarce in future times 't will be discern'd Whether He be more great more good more learn'd 38. To Walter Gwyn Th' Increase of the good Prince thou votest fair And say'st * Seeming a fatal Anagram of the Prince as appeareth in the Book of Anagrams of Mr. Walter Gwyn published in Scotland before Britain reborn Increase to sit in Arthur's Chair Nature gave Wit may Grace attend his youth Grow may thine Honour with the Princes growth 39. Francis Drake 1581. Thy Travels Drake have reach'd Earths utmost bound Have seen both sides of the Terrestrial Round If men be mute the Stars will blaze thy Name And both the Poles will sound-resound thy Fame Beyond (1) Hercules Pillars the Gades Thou maist these words repeat I greater am than Hercules the Great 40. Britains Strength To the Prince The (1) Havens Ports are Englands Gates the Ships her Walls Camp Seas Forts Bodies Hearts the Generals 41. The Terrestrial Globe Of Water and of Earth's the Globe Sea Land That movable this unremov'd doth stand 42. Health unhealthy The more thou drink'st of drunken Healths the less Of Health of Happiness thou dost possess I wish a thousand of such Healths to thee And envy not One Health's enough for me One Health's enough for sober men and sane No Health's in Drinking Healths no Boon but Bane 43. The Divine To know thine 's nothing if not known 't is known The Politician If known 't is nothing then to know thine own 44. All Things affect good From Opto's Optimus without contest For he that 's wise doth wish himself the best 45. A Phoenix on Earth A certain Maid of Burgundy surpriz'd With Maiden Sickness helpless and advis'd To take a little Ment an Herb a thing Helpful to many taken in the Spring She rather than to live by sin would die Death being all the Purchase
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
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
thou self distracted didst distract What should'st thou do Famine advis'd that Act. Thee Poverty compell'd thy Books with sweat Compil'd first pen'd after to vend and eat 126. On a Bald Pate Lo not an hair thine heads bald Crown doth Crown Thy Faithless Front hath not one hair thine own Before Behind thine hair 's blown off with Blast What 's left thee to be lost thine Head at last 127. To Claudius and Linus Lewd Claud to make thee good thou want'st sole will Thou Linus want'st sole Power to make thee ill 128. To George (1) Nom. George whether thou desir'st to b' in my Book Wherein a Verse averse is if thou look (2) Gen. Or whether of thy Kindred I should raise Trophys in Verse oft sounding Thine-their Praise (3) Dat. Or whether I to thee would recommend Due thanks my Verse cannot due thanks repend (4) Accus 'T is well no Verse of mine thee doth accuse In this thy Name well pleaseth Me-my Muse. (5) Vocat If generous O George thou would'st be call'd Thou in th' extremest Place shalt still b' install'd (6) Ablat Wo's me that I my Verse cannot inforce Longer to hold with thee a long Discourse 129. A Lover is a Warrior Souldiers with Harlots Aulus well compar'd Mars bodies arm'd Venus unarm'd doth guard 130. The Military Oath The Latines Sacrament call'd sacred Oath Which Souldiers to their Captain did betroth If Sacraments be but an Oath then there More Sacraments than two will soon appear 131. Of Alanus Covetous and Lame Give but a Gift t' Alanus He though Lame Is hundred-handed to receive the same But if for Gift a Gift he must restore He 's Lame that hundred-handed was before 132. The Condition of Kings While This forbears That fears Truth to relate To Kings O miserable Kingly state 133. Vis Jus Force Right to J. C. Vis Force Jus Right are adverse yet the Name Of Vis and Jus inverted is the fame 134. Of Marcus Wives Widows Maids Whores Wenches women-kind Thou lov'st but thine own Wife thou leav'st behind Among so many kinds of Venus sports Why leav'st the lawful lov'st th' unlawful sorts 135. Desperate Debt Who 's not in Debt t' his wise who (1) Solvency or Payment is not to be understood but of one that is able to pay the whole debt Jabol de verb. signif 1. solvendo solvent is None solid but insolvent is in This. 136. Of Culianus Wise men are (1) Cic. de Divin lib. 2. wonders wonders now are none Then now there is no wise man no not one But Culian th' art wise then wonders are Or thou from wisdom Culian art far 137. Of Marcus a man venust or comely Too much of Venus (1) Burnt usted part of Thee That in some Part thou maist Venustus be 138. Of Adrian 5. Derided Epigrams derided Verse Thou writest which with mirth have no commerce No mirth is in them yet the Reader smil'd Because both wit and mirth from them 's exil'd 139. I Thou He. There 's no man but prefers Himself unt ' All Hence the first Person I we count and call Thou fam'st thy present blam'st thine absent Friend He Thou next Me and He next Thee doth tend 140. Petite dabitur vobis Ask and it shall be given you That which was promis'd Askers heretofore Is given now to Givers men no more Will gratis give what 's gratis comes from Heaven Of nought comes nought Give and it shall be given Date dabitur vobiâ— 141. Married Persons Children Parents Husband and wife once two are now but one Once one two now are Father and his Son 142. Of Marcus a Lawyer Thou pleadest for thy self not Client he Not for himself but brings his Gold for thee The certain Laws uncertain Causes cross Thou sure of gain thy Client 's sure of loss 143. To his Father As man more excellent than woman is I so thy son do more excel in this 144. An Italian Th' Italians of their wives as Books comprize The parts incluse-sâ—cluse Monopolize This what God said unt ' Eve the woman gains By this I will multiplicate thy pains 145. What Wife the Author would have I like a woman facile to be lov'd To love difficile comely well approv'd Rivals in love I like deserve she should The love of all not love alone I would 146. To one complaining that his Children were not like him Would'st on thy wife beget a Self-like Child First get a wife like thee compos'd-compil'd 147. To the Married Of Conjugal Love When Adam had espoused Eve his Bride No woman was for him to love beside Love Conjugal is therefore First and best Paternal doth the Second Love attest 148. Sir Francis Drake ' s Epitaph Though Papistry should rage in time to come It would not Drake I think dig up thy Tomb Thou need'st not fear it should thy Body burn For in the water safe from Fire 's thine Urne 149. A Childs Epitaph dying before his Grandfather and Father Death keeps no method Logick's Art denies A Son before his Sire and Grandsire dies 150. Epitaph of Maurus His Soul of 's Corps his Corps of 's Soul 's hereft Maurus wants both his Name is only left 151. Epitaph of Pyramus and Thisbe Death friendly-foe from you that grief remov'd Which brought on Death before because you lov'd 152. Tho. Moor dying Moor had his Head from 's Body severed But would not have his Hair cut from his Head 153. Three Languages Crucified Hebrew Greek Latine First Next Third commixt Sacred Learn'd Roman all three Crucifixt 154. Don Antonio King of Portugal Between thee and thy Kingdom a Divorce Was lately made against thy will by force Now thou maist of thy Kingdom took away What Christ Himself (1) My Kingdom is not of this World did of his Kingdom say 155. Alexander Aristotle He great'st of Kings of Sophists this compleater Great Alexander Aristotle greater This learn'd made Alexander more compleat Great He made Aristotle not more great 156. Of Plato The Bees which swarm'd on Plato's lips do still Distill rare Sweets from his mellistuous Quill 157. Virgil ' s Georgicks Thou Maro writ'st rich Verse of Husbandry And dost manure the Readers wit thereby 158. Persius the Poet. Dark Persius I read but not conceive I' th' dark he doth his Readers lead and leave 159. Tacitus Thee Candor made Truth-telling Nature wise Briefness obscure and Gravity concise 160. To Martial Persons thou know'st to spare to speak of things All thy Conceits are honyed have no Stings 161. To Petrarch While O thy Laura's read the doubt will be Lawrel or Laura whether fitt'st for thee 162. Pliny Englisht by Philemon Holland a Physician Pliny writes many things is long is short Much writing Holland's (a) Because more plene longer (b) Because more plaiâ—â— shorter for't 163. Of Cicero to Catullus What thou didst tell Catullus and foretell Of Cicero was true for it befell
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
might'st Cashier But th' Horns thy Wife thee gave thou needs must wear 50. Things adjudged Though Cicero call Law the sum of Reason And that Law 's best which thence proceeds in season Few Lawyers are Logicians Use Example The Laws and Statutes are of either Temple 51. A Woman Fair women famous Youthful sportful are If Witty Wise Buxome and Chast are rare 52. The four Terms at Law The first Term's from Saint Michael declar'd For now (a) The form of the Arch-Angel in this English Piece of Gold th' Arch-Angel doth the Lawyers guard The next is Hilary this Term doth cause The Lawyers Hilarity by th' Laws The third from Easter Feast its Title took The Lawyers Dockets are like (b) The Parsons Easter Book th' Easter Book The fourth Term's called Trinity But why Because (c) The Client Lawyer Judge each cause hath a Triplicity 53. The Cross in the Poultrey To Christ. The Crosses Image stands thine 's took from thence Than thee the Cross hath greater Reverence 54. That the Lawyers two Colledges the Middle and Inner Temple are the same One house both have and both one Law apply No Middle-Inner sense i' th' Law doth lie What 's Middle is the great World's inner Cell For than the Center what doth inner dwell The Middle Temple then though Middle wrote From th' Inner Temple differs not one Jot 55. Of the same Two Parl'aments you have one convocation Two Kitchens but one Altar for oblation One Master calls to Supper but the same One Horn doth not your Dinner time proclaim Nor the same winding both your Horns inflates Yet one mind both your bodies animates 56. A bountiful Mecaenas Thou liberal and free dost nourish many And me thou nourishest as well as any 57. To Faustinus Thou sayst my Book is good O if 't be good I wish I were my Book and understood 58. O the times The Times are Chang'd and in them Chang'd are we How Man as Times grow worse grows worse we see 59. Stammering To Balbinus Though thou dost stammer in thy Speech yet none Can (a) The Pope Pa-pa (b) Father pater say but thou alone 60. Agna-Oxon Thou Bride to Benedict not so well nam'd Suppos'd a Lamb a Wolf art found art fam'd 61. To Aulus a Physician a vernal Gratulation Sick persons purge their Bodies in the Spring I thee salute Spring doth thine Harvest bring 62. A Poet Laureate In Fire the Bay-leaves crackle Poets live In Death Hence to the Poet Bays we give 63. To a Citizen Sick of a Fever thou dost make repair From Town to Countrey for exchange of Air And going thither leaving Cities gain Thy former Health thou dost again attain Returning home to London healthful poor Thou dost increase in Wealth But as before Thy Fever comes Now which is better try Sickness with Wealth or Health with Poverty 64. Of Labienus A Self-Lover He solely loves himself beside loves none Loves sole himself and loves himself alone 65. A Widow Who weds a Widow buys as 't may be scann'd A Garment in Long-Lane at second hand For all such Garments more or less were wore So more or less all Widows were before 66. Pyramus and Thisbe A fatal wall us parted O how near How far asunder we two lovers were 67. To Pollux a Client Thy Suit depends in law Better suspend Than it should long depend Pay there 's an end 68. Hot Cold. Women though cold their lovers yet inflame So Lime in water cast doth heat the same 69. By my Faith None swear by Love too many by their Faith Yet (a) Jo. Ep. 1. cap. 4. v. 16. that is God but this no God-head hath 70. Astrology Physiology Sublime Astrology soars in the Sky And Natures secrets in the Center lie I neither of these Mysteries can sound That for me 's too sublime this too profound 71. Of Ponticus Thou nothing giv'st but dying wi lt Then dy He giveth twice who giveth speedily 72. Unequal Conflict His Sword at all Times Matho cannot wield But Pontia still ready hath her Shield 73. Of Lands and Money To Pontilian a Merchant All Money with its Interest hath bounds But doubtless bottomless are Lands and Grounds Founts better are than Cisterns Ground than Chest Though Cisterns greatest are and Fountains least 74. Of Fame Fame seldome praiseth good bad oft proclaims Freely from thence evil the name of Fame's 75. Of Galla. Thine Eyes inflame me Galla Touch me not If seeing burn touching will be more hot 76. Of decrepit Linus Saturn from Saturate or full of years Was call'd thine age now Saturn-like appears 77. A Dance Th' Heart dictates Love Tongue 's silent Feet advance Love's cunning meaning in a wanton Dance 78. The Meditations and Vows of Joseph Hall of Cambridge Thou vowing vow'st writ'st to be read blest man Who reads thy Vows if them perform he can 79. Anagram to Priscus an old man Priscus thine Hairs were Crisped Why no more I Priscus am who Crispus was before 80. The Britains Night The Britains with short Night are pleas'd (a) Juvenal Sat. 3 't is said But British Maid no long Night hath dismay'd 81. To Naevia We wish for th' absent Sun the present shun O how our Love in this is like the Sun 82. Of Festus a Lyar. All men are Lyars Festus will confess Then call him man he 's Lyar call'd no less 83. Of Carpophorus From home he laughs with Lasses which he keeps At home with 's weeping wife dissembling weeps 84. The World Two Worlds are in the World one undefil'd This most defil'd yet each the World is stil'd 85. To an Usurer The more thou giv'st the more thou gainst a Friend But get'st a Foe where thou the more dost lend 86. Of Giving and Satisfying Give crys Laws voice in the West-minster Hall Though satisfie saith Law Pontifical Lawyers take much give little much apply Themselves to speak little to satisfie 87. A Wichamite I no Pompeian no Caesarian No Syllan I I am a (a) Of Winchester Colledge and New Colledge in Oxon both founded and indowed by William Wicham Bishop of Winton and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary Marian. 88. Against that common Proverb viz. The younger Brother is the ancienter Gentleman Adam was first of generous Mankind For him his maker next himself design'd Then he that 's nearest t' Adam's period More generous is and nearer unto God 89. No man hath seen God Dark minds see not Gods might nor Owls the Light These see not day nor those the God of might 90. An old man is no man A young Man's laughing weeping Child and Woman An old man dry both hath unlearn'd he 's no man 91. Of a Saracen Atheist Bless'd Abr'hams Bosome seems a tale to thee In Sara's bosome thou would'st rather be 92. Custome Custome and usage seems t' have force of Law Now wickedness the ballance down doth draw 93. Of Albinus Merchant Albinus is of all berest Goods Credit He to lose hath
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