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
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
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
die 〈◊〉 of bringeth Death Death Grief extinguisheth 〈◊〉 therefore Epicharme is worse than Death 98. Of Phylllis 〈◊〉 Parthians in their Flight shoot wound their Foe 〈◊〉 Lovers Phyllis fleeing woundeth so 99. Of Hallus the Grammaticaster â—â—mous am while fasting but when full 〈◊〉 saith Hallus Infamous and dull 100. Of the Loadstone 〈◊〉 Court Magnates Gold to Them attract 〈◊〉 on the Magnetes All exact 〈◊〉 not deal with Such in Asking learn'd 〈◊〉 Giving flack in Taking most concern'd 〈◊〉 to Them go none from them come again 〈◊〉 I nill ask them lest I ask in vain 101. Of Death 〈◊〉 ask what 's Death till dead I know not (1) Verè 〈◊〉 to Me then I will resolve thy Quere (2) Certainly 102. Of Clients â—â—nts before a Thief run singing home 〈◊〉 from the City Money-less they come 103. To Zoilus 〈◊〉 I bad Manners check thou carp'st at Me â—onscious for reprehending Thee Why fear'st thou more than others I perhaps Blaming bad Manners blame mine own Relapse 104. Children and Fools tell Truth Our Proverb calls Truth-tellers Fools What then Is' t Folly to tell Truth in English Men 105. To one Bald-headed Thy Front had certain Measure till a blast I know not of what Wind thy Leaves off cast Thy Front hath sithence All thine Head ingrost And is perpetual at last not lost Thou canst not tell the largeness of thy Front No Trust is therefore to be built upon 't 106. To the same Mine hairs I cannot number 'cause so many Nor canst Thou number thine because not any 107. Fortunes Apology Dame Fortune doth an equiballance bear Shee fills the Poor with Hope the Rich with Fear 108. On Cotta Cotta the Stews advent'ring in return'd T' his house 't is said with something that was burn'â— 109. On Procillus a Noble-man If thou to Lyers wouldst not lend thine Ear None with a Lye before Thee durst appear 110. To Paulus a Lawyer Between thy self and Wife thou dost disjoyn The year so that scarce Half is wholly Thine One part 's thy Wives Vacation call'd t' apply Thy Wives Vocation or Vacuity That other part 's not wholly thine thy Bride Neglected Thou by Clients art employ'd This Part o' th' year the Term is call'd and why Because It Terminates thy Venery 111. To the same No Terms determine no Vacation's vain Thou wholly Vacant art by Strifes to gain 112. To Marinus As oft as from the Bed thy wife doth rise Untouch'd by Thee her Nails assault thine Eyes Thou speak'st her Fair but words in vain proceed She must be pleas'd in doing of the Deed. 113. A Chirurgion Shall I wish Wars or Peace Each serves for me Fierce Mars fair Venus both my Patrons be 114. The Venetian disease My Country 's Italy my Parents Gauls 'T is doubt which of those Names to me befalls 115. Back-biters Flatterers (1) Anaxagoras One said The Snow was Black an Author sad This Age hath Many seen as sad as bad The Fox a Crow's white Feathers prais'd Ah me How many Foxes in this Age have we 116. To Ponticus Thou said'st thou would'st repent I scarce believe Thee For I did never yet so wise perceive Thee 117. An Herculean labour To tame a shrewd Wives Tongue and haughty mind A Thirteenth Labour Hercules will find 118. Mars Mors. War Death War bringeth Dearth Dearth Death to Men on Earth War therefore 's worse than either Death or Dearth Our Troubles War begins Death finisheth In War small distance is 'twixt Dearth and Death 119. To Cynthia O that thy Feats were like thy Feature And O that thine Heart were candid like thine Hand 120. To Gellia In secret sins thou think'st thy self secure Though Nothing 's done in secret that 's impure 121. Of Albinus A Friend Albinus meeting said Retire Thine shakes for O thy Neighbours Wall 's on Fire Albinus hasting home his wife did take In th' Act O Now quoth He my Wall doth shake 122. Of Claudius a Philosophaster Sick Claudius poor foolish parts by 's Art Good in Three Parts but of Them hath no Part. 123. Of Bardella a Thief at Mantua A Monk the Thief Bardella judg'd to die Thus Comforted O thou shalt Sup on high Bardella then reply'd I fast this day Please you to Sup There in my Place you may 124. Of Flitting Flora. In thy Coition thou didst boast thine Act Thy boasting was more sinful than thy Fact 125. Of Quintillus He nothing gives t' his Friend but liberal T' his Friendless gives Himself his Wealth his All. 126. To Aulus of old Quintius Though Quintius a young wild Wife did Wed Why sentst an Epithalamy t' his Bed An Epitaph were fitter to confer For his own Grave he digg'd in Bedding her 127. Of Costus Thou sinn'st impunely but thy Fore-man paid Thy Pennance with his Head 't was burn'd 't is said 128. An Answer to Cynthia's Letter Thy Paper 's white thy Letter 's black within This doth denote thine Heart and That thy Skin 129. To Sextilian a Bastard Not to Create Thee but to recreate Himself thy Father thee begot 't was Fate If Givers Minds than Gifts b' accepted rather Thou dost not owe thy Life unto thy Father 130. Of Porcia an Hypocrite Thou 'cause my Book a Fore-man Names dost flout it Books Thou wouldst have but not a Man without it 131. Of Saturns Three Sons Divines Physicians Lawyers These Three Do regulate the World in their degree 132. Of a single Life To a Married man Woe to the sole said * Solomon Eccles. He that had a Wife Saint Paul doth much Commend a single Life (2) A Welch Proverb Gwelh iw guaâ— si na gua ni that is Better is woe to me than woe to us That Woe untâ— us saith This but Woe to Me That 's double This but single Woe can be 133. Of Corneus Hear mark be silent he whose Feminine Is wanton to these three must most incline 134. Of Cajus When Cajus was accus'd of Bigamy Confessing he professing did reply A Bishop Husband of One wife may be May not a Lay-man then have Two or Three 135. Of Pomponia She 's punctual her self that prostitutes Because with profit pleasure she commutes 136. Of Pinotus sick with the Colick Thy Life was sav'd by breathing out thy Breath That was thy Life which proves unt ' others Death 137. Of Pomponia A Plume of Feathers brave Pomponia wears What Mars his Ensign was now Venus bears As Mars his favour She doth wear 't that she May shew how friendly Mars and Venus be * Cic. Tusc. quaest lib. 5. Suum Cuique pulchrum 138. To H. L. Thou lov'st thy Neighbours wife he thine doth love So that ones own doth not still pleasing prove 139. Venus Sith Venus is expos'd to sale like Wine Why hangs there not before her door a Sign 140. To Marinus Difficilia quae pulchra If difficult what 's fair on this Result Take Facile thou give me the Difficult 141. To Theodorus By th' now
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
gave a Verb to me 10. Three Dimensions on Battologus Of three Dimensions thou but one dost sound That 's broad enough too long but not profound 11. To the Reader As after sev'ral Births a womans womb Past Fifty fruitless childless doth become So my three former Books of better strain Have stupifi'd and arifi'd my brain 12. To Simon Waterson Stationer Kind Waterson who first my Book didst take And undertake it publick for to make Though Monopolies Laws against arise Yet thou shalt all my wit Monopolize 13. The Sea Salt Meats cause thirst what 's salter than the Seas Fresh waters therefore are drank up by these 14. The Solstice of Ponticus an Atheist Death is Life's Solstice the Sun seems t' our Eyes To stand but stands not man to die not dies 15. To his Book My little Book by me forewarn'd forearm'd Observe at Court to keep thy self unharm'd Perhaps thou there maist find some one thy friend And some perchance that thee will reprehend If any be too rigid too severe Say thus My Master blame but me forbear 16. Courtship to his Friend a Courtier Loves thee the King his Page will then thee love As Shadows when the Bodies move do move Frowns but the King his Page will on thee frown As Shadows Bodies when the Sun 's gone down 17. On Corbulo Why 's Corbulo so bald upon his Pate For want of hair was it his fault or fate 18. To Pontilian Pontilian thee Christ'pher sues at Lawâ— Not thee but money 't is from thee to draw 19. To Sir Edward Herbert Knight Fame whisper'd that thou didst commend my Layes O that I could but equalize this praise Thou who dost praise this slender Muse of mine Dost merit to be prais'd by th' Muses Nine 20. Envies Genealogie to J. H. Vertue brings Envy forth brought forth defends From vertue this one-only Vice descends Know'st why to thee this Epigram I write Thou maist of right expect pale Envyes spight 21. Of Vertue a Paradox Each vertue 'twixt two vices hath its place If vice were plac'd there better were the case 22. The Seven Planets to Paula Among th' Erratick Stars thou well didst mark Five Males two Females wandring in the dark 23. To Marcus More than thy Promise thou must keep not less Hence but one Tongue two Hands thou dost possess But thou dost promise much performest none As if thou two Tongues hadst and Hands not one 24. A Roman Priest Would'st have Adultery not punished By death no wonder th' art unmarried 25. A Minister of Geneva Would'st have Adultery have loss of Life No wonder for thou hast a buxom Wife 26. Self-loving Poet. The Moon because of her vicinity Though least seems greatest Planet in our Eye So sith I 'm next my self my self the best I think of Poets though I am the least 27. Of a penurious Client Wonder'st the Judges Ears are shut to thee When unto them thine hands not open be 28. Of a certain Ass. That I thee call not name an Ass dost grieve We Names unt ' Horse not unt ' Asses give 29. Of the Picture in the Looking-glass Thou smiling there thine Image seems to smile And while thou weep'st it seems to weep the while It winks thee winking it thee moving moves But though thou speak'st thine Image speechless proves 30. Glaucus Change His Birth-right Esau unt ' his brother sold Jacob his Pottage for it gave not gold 31. Of Asellus a Dreamer Thou sleeping art inspir'd with Mysteries Which waking are concealed from thine Eyes O how would Death inform thee sith that sleep Deaths Image prompteth thee with things so deep 32. Wales and Kent Wales keeps though not its name its ancient Nation Kent keeps its name but not its first Plantation 33. Heauton-timoroumenos Self-vexing Angels not having Bodies happy are And the brute Beasts which Reason want want care Sole man who soul and body doth possess Is wretched knows and feels his wretchedness Yea ev'ry man hath Menedemus Fates Whom Reason ruinates not regulates 34. Of Linus Thou bound wert to me when I did thee lend Wilt have me bound to thee my Coyn repend 35. Single Life If Heaven to Good works be ascrib'd as Merit Thy Single Life hath wherewith Heav'n t' inherit 36. The Creation In the beginning God made Heaven Earth Man Why 'cause not to be sole he then began 37. Of Marcus Promise thou sayst makes rich but I by thee Thy Promises shall never richer be 38. Of Aulus an Atheist When we with thee discourse of God and Heaven With thee who prizest God at six and seven Thou sayst what 's us above concerns us not True for the lowest hole in Hell 's thy lot 39. Man a Stage-Player Hope is Lifes Argument for Life 's a Fable World Scene Faith Prologue Acts are Love unstable 40. To the Reader Why am I in mine Epigrams so brief It is O Reader for thy sake in chief As Gold than Silver is more light to carry So than long Epigrams short make less weary 41. New Stile Wherefore doth Rome which new things so detests So dotes on old ordain new Fasts new Feasts 42. To Marinus Motion 's the praise of th' Heavens constant Station Earths glory fix'd upon a firm Foundation Whence to thee Phillis seems of heav'nly birth Still moveable she nothing hath of Earth 43. Eves Fall The Sun 's not oft the Moon 's oft in th' Eclipse So women are than men more prone to slips 44. Neither in this nor in the World to come of Damianus Whether I present things or future mind I none more wretched than thy self do find Th' art wicked future times will thee condemn A Fool th' art present times do thee contemn 45. By wanting rather than having to Ponticus Thou knowst what wit what valour is if by Their want one their true value may descry 46. Manslaughter One man himself may kill a thousand men But two can scarce beget one man agen 47. Friendship to his Friend Why seeks Likes like Friends friend because that none Can long stand stedfast on one foot alone 48. To Sir John Harington son of the Lord Harington If vertue may be guess'd at by the front Thy Face hath wit and vertue stamp'd upon 't And herein is thy Fathers wisdom seen That learned Tovey hath thy Tutor been Sith all this Isle of Britain but a few Tutors like him Pupils like thee can shew 49. Polydore Virgil. Two Virgils were one Maro soaring higher A Poet next thou Polydore a Lyar. 50. Upon Momus an unjust Censurer of the former Epigrams Among so many wicked then alive Had but Gomorrha found of just men five It yet had stood And thou malignant Reader for a few Loose Lines wouldst all the Structure overthrow 51. On the same One whom I know not infamous by Fame Diana's Temple burn'd to get a Name So with black Teeth thou dost my Verses bite Hoping to have thy name in what I write But bite backbite thy fill I will deceive Thine
hopes and thee without a name will leave 52. Upon a domestick Carper And me thy Brother thou my Brother dear Woundst with thy tongue and with thy teeth dost tear Why dost maligne my Verse if praise it merit If blame to spare it 't were a brothers spirit 53. A Cuckold Why for my Wives close Thefts am I alas Traduc'd men call me Cuckold as they pass And point at me For what I did not sign But you I know not who I call not mine 54. A Self-Lover Love like thy self thy Neighbour saith the Text I do thou say'st I to my self am next 55. Fortune assists the Bold Fair women are like Fortune Neither she Nor they love men that slothful-bashful be 56. Love blind Love not too fierce at first hath large extent For slow things longer last than violent Lovers in hast are like that breeding kind which like blind love bring forth their younglings blind 57. Love not blind to Firmicus Love is not blind Argus to love is prone But Polyphemus blinded loveth none Love's bred by Seeing therefore Love's not blind Which through th' Eyes windows doth inflame the mind 58. To Quintus a Courtier Ulysses fear hast Quintus but one Eye An hundred hast beware of Mercury 59. Epitaph of Justice E're since Astraea last of heav'nly Race Abandon'd Earth and took in Heav'n her place Laws Altars Justice Temples are forsook And t' each his * Jus signifies Right Pottage Jus to give sole knows the Cook 60. Of Marcus skulking Wisely th' art hid if hid thine hiding were But open thy close hiding doth appear 61. Jesus Colledge and Christ Church Colledge in Oxford not fully Finished 1607. Jesus one House unfinish'd bears thy Name And Christ thou hast another like the same Among so many Noble Structures those Thy two thy former Poverty disclose 62. Merchants Trust. Poor Irus paid rich Croesus all now which Is of the greater credit Poor or Rich 63. Muses most sad Shorne is Apollo now unshorne e're while Scarce in a year doth our Apollo smile O he mistook who call'd the Muses merry Phoebus his Harp's untun'd his hand is weary 64. Incredulity Credulity's an errour not a fault Too much an errour is too little naught 65. Credulity Him I distrust who trusteth all by guess The more thou me I credit thee the less 66. Faiths Obsequiousness to young men I like Pythagoras his Discipline Which seven years Tryal did for Trust assign Wilt have th' unlearn'd thee trust th' learn'd trust rather Wilt have thy son thee trust trust then thy Father 67. Better to give than receive God giveth man receiveth and doth bow Never I think were fewer Gods than now 68. Of Ponticus a Client Thy Gout's i' th' hand thy Lawyer dost not Fee His is in 's Feet he moves no Foot for thee 69. Tho. Wolsey I and my King I and my King with Grammer Rules comply Good Manners teacheth thus My King and I. This is the way to live that to discourse This in the Court that in the School's of force 70. To the Gauls Each drinks in his own Glass I like it well But who 's content with his own wife to dwell 71. Philautus to Philaristus Calend. January Thou lookst I should a Gift to thee commend I but my self have nothing else to send 72. Philaristus to Philautus Thou nothing sent'st thy nothing I repell Thou gav'st thy self I give thee back Farewell 73. To Henry Fanshaw Knight 1606. Augustus Empire had it been thy Fate T' have had or else Mecaenas his Estate In these our times had many Maro's been Now no Mecaenas nor no Maro's seen 74. To Henry Good-yeer Knight upon his Wifes Decease 1606. Men to command women t' obey to bear Nature injoynes thy Wife did both while here Sh' obey'd she bare sweet Pledges hopeful Sons Which props support the Ports of greatest Dons O happy Good-yeer thrice four times and more If one as good succeed as went before 75. Ulysses and Penelope Death 's t' us Ulysses-like when snatch'd from 's Wife As she her Thread so we spin out our Life 76. Of Mancinus an Artless Master Thou the whole day from Street to Street dost walk Yet lest thou shouldst be thought thy Book to baulk Thou sleep'st at night by Candle-light thine Oyl Mancinus thou wilt lose but not thy Toyl 77. Upon a certain woman Though thy two sons be both unlike to thee Each yet with 's Fathers likeness doth agree 78. The Celestial Archer to William Ravenscroft J. C. Thine Arrow Faith Bow Love thy Bow-string Hope Let Heaven be thy Mark and God the scope 79. Ponderous things descend No Creature in the World is more sublime Than Man why must he slabber in the slime Of th' Elements of what 's the World within The solid Earth most pond'rous is save sin What wonder then that man is downward prest Sith man is nothing else but sin at best 80. Of a litigious Debtor Thou dost not pay me dost the Lawyer pay Thy Folly this that doth thy Fault display 81. Of the same Thy care is not to pay thy Debts thy care Is not to pay thy Debts what e're they are 82. Of the Church Derivative Sith that there 's but one Faith one Church that 's true Sprung from the Fount of Life within the new Jerusalem what Church doth not derive It self from thence erres from the Primitive 83. Four Seas Britain's Trine-like Triangular why be Four Seas therein and yet but Kingdoms three 84. To a Rich Friend If by the want of things their worth is known I know the worth of Wealth for none's mine own 85. The Generation of one is the corruption of two The male and female in the course of nature Corrupt two bodies to produce one Creature 86. The Wedding Ring A Ring at Nuptials the Bridegroom gave The Bride in sign of Love a custom grave The wife should rather give the Ring to th' man Let him reach out his Finger for it than 87. The Worlds of Democritus If Worlds so many were as doth attest Democritus this were the worst o' th' rest 88. Of Epigrams to the Reader An Epigram is like a fair-fac'd woman Which is because more beautiful more common But common once her beauty 's out of date And then Adulterers it nauseate 89. The Earth The Heavens though in motion constant prove For with the self-same motion still they move But th' Earth is most inconstant though fast fixt Each Angle of it is with Errors mixt 90. The Moon Cynthia th' art call'd the Star that rules the Seas Thou rather rulest now the Land than these 91. Covetous Liberality to Acerra Thou giv'st to take not tak'st to give Acerra Thy mark 's Receiving Giving is thine Arrow 92. Of Paula a false Catholick If any ask of Paula what 's her Faith 'T is Catholick Apostolick she saith I think her love is Catholick unt ' all But I would have her Faith Catholical 93. A Prodigy Penelope's chast trust a Proverb was But
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
Have nothing rich too much enough hath no man 36. To Henry Wotton Knight the Kings Embassadour c. 1612. In dubious things thou didst remember me In serious though late I think on thee At Venice at (a) A Town between France and Germany Sabbaudies for our King Thou Legate wert fair Winds thee back did bring The King must pay thee what he thee doth owe 'T is secret when But that he will I know 37. Foresee thine End Mans death not birth declares his bane or bliss None bless'd before his death nor wretched is 38. The Polar Sabbath To the Polars One day one Night doth your whole year display So that your Seventh year 's your sevenâ—h day 39. To the Desirers of the Salick Law In France the Virile Law sets men at th' Helm The female Distaff must not rule the Realm Would ye the Salick Law should here come in O Britains Be robust At home begin 46. To G. Gwyn That I no Disticks in thy praise design It is because thine better are than mine 41. Irus and Croesus Epitaph Croesus and Irus thus are different Both dead that hath this hath no Monument 42. The Inter-Calar Month 1612. Why February sole each fourth year grows 'Cause 't is the least month from the Moon that flows 43. Of Faelix Rich while alive thou wert now dead poor art Wishing with Lazarus a place a part 44. Ten Principles One Substance doth nine (a) Predicaments in Logick Categors confine As one Apollo doth the Muses nine 45. Logick A Creature horn i' th' dark Rude Infant Child Unt ' Oxford sent will soon a man be stil'd 46. To Samuel Daniel Poet. A. Pen thy right Hand Sword thy left doth follow Mars is Sinister Dexter's thine Apollo 47. Lover of Truth To Paulus Fond Novelties sottish Antiquities Me please not truth is all I praise-I prize I follow neither new nor old 'T is true But Truth I love whether 't is old or new 48. Humility Long Grass in valleys short on Mountains grows Low minds more Wisdome have than lofty Brows A Mind 's a Mount whose Top's a Type of Wit Each Top is bare and Type is like unt ' it 49. Three Self-Lovers I next my self and thou thy self art next What hinders but that he should be context 50. Saint Marks Festival To Marianus a Shepheard Why marks Saint Mark 's day Sheep not Goats Tell why Sheep Shall hereafter live when Goats shall die 51. To Dindimus Devouring time devoureth all that 's our But thou mispending time dost time devour 52. Of Heaven and Earth a double Paradox Heav'ns Motion errs not erring is th' Earth's Station Fast stedfast though yet full of Variation Trod under foot Plough'd Harrow'd ev'ry Morn Poor Earth while I am Earth I shall be torn 53. The Year Spring Summer Autumn Winter make the year Autumn doth Summer Spring doth Winter chear 54. A Client Hast care to cure and to secure thy Cause Incline then Client to thy Lawyers Laws 55. Of the Covetous Shooes wider than thy Feet thou wilt not have Why then more Wealth than 's fit or needs dost crave 56. Patience I will or must be patient hoping still All things by this I suffer can or will 57. The Serpent Eve Adam The Serpent not deceiv'd deceiv'd poor Eve Adam deceiv'd not but he did believe His Wise and was deceiv'd The Womans fault Was Active Passive Catch'd her self she caught 58. The Swan When Fates me call the Rivers Bank close by I sweetly sing my Requiem and die 59. To Polydore The Dative case than Ablative is better The Taker to the Giver is a Debtor Ah th' Ablative doth here too long remain When will the Dative case return again 60. To N. N. Unhappy Servant of two Masters thou This Nothing doth that Nothing hath t' allow 61. A Three-fold Continency of the Eyes Ears and Tongue Lest ill thou seest or hear'st thy Windows close Lest ill thou speak'st Locks on thy Lips impose 62. Saturns three Sons Nummipotent is one Hells President Next Amnipotent third Omnipotent 63. The old man speaks to the young Man My Life is short nor can long time import Thy Life seems long but shortly will be short 64. Of my Book Salted at Oxon youth then 't is the Mode Pepper'd at Winton then Child I abode If this my Book of Salt or Pepper tast First Winton Pepper gave Salt Oxon last 65. To Theo-dore Gods Gift A Physician In Greek and Latine Theodore's thy Name Thy skill in (a) The most high created the Physician The most High created Physick out of the Earth Ecclesiasticus 38.1.4 Physick makes it thrice the same 66. Of Quintus At School a Boy thou learn'dst four Swearing Adverbs Now grown a Man thou swear'st four thousand Mad Verbs 67. To an Angry man Let Anger set but not rise with the Sun Still let it with the Sun t' Antipoâ—es run 68. Of a Cloak and Coal Blew Coats with Sleeves and Badges yearly new Here Serving Men did wear a lazy crew Now Cloaks they wear Why Cloaks Because they may Flagens or Capons under Cloaks convey 69. Death Nothing 's here humane but inhum'd must be Earth swallows Earth but Souls from Earth flee free 70. Of Pontius A Poet. Pont'us on one Foot halts with th' other stumbles Hexameters Pentameters he rumbles 71. Of Fabian Do what thou say'st or say what thou do'st do But Fabian doth neither of the two 72. Edition of Books It happens that when Verses I have penn'd Fasting or full Edition is their end 73. God loves a chearful Giver Regard not what Reward thou giv'st the poor God will Regard and it Reward with more 74. Of Quintus Ramista his Fathers third Son As if one Tree bare two â—oughs none beside So thou dost all things in two Parts divide If all thing else should bipartited be What of thy Fathers Goods would come to thee 75. Cupid's Arms Bow and Arrows Offensive not Defensive weapons why Doth Cupid use He conquers all thereby 76. Of Prose and Verse A Probleme Why runs a Speech in Verse than Prose more fleet Because that wanteth not this wanteth Feet 77. Heaven Heaven 's the specious-spatious House of God All-potent Lord House patent all abroad 78. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Water 's made holy for Regeneration But 't is but simply water in Creation 79. A Nest of Boxes Suscipio Pyxidum Trias Scipio Pyxidum Trias Pio Pyxidum Trias The English cannot reach the conceit I for my Countrey Fathers People I Adventure dare said Scipio to die 80. Of Pontilian The fawning Dog with wagging Tail doth flatter Pontill for want of Tail with 's Tongue doth chatter 81. We are Dust and Ashes Horace Let none though clad with Earth of Heaven despair Nor any though a Shadow thin as Air Dust is our Flesh Christs Body 's of like clod Our Soul 's a shadow shadow yet of God 82. An Aenigma Tell what (a) Felicitas whole world in Heaven doth abound (b)
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