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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45166	Characters of vertue and vice described in the persons of the wise-man, the valiant man ... attempted in verse from a treatise of the reverend Joseph Hall, late lord bishop of Exeter / by N. Tate.	Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.; Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. Characters of vertues and vices.	1691 (1691)	Wing H372; ESTC R3871	10,123	38

CHARACTERS OF VERTUE and VICE Describ'd in the Persons of The Wise-Man The Valiant Man The truly Noble The Patient Man The true Friend The Hypocrite The Superstitious The Profane The Busy-Body The Envious Attempted in Verse FROM A TREATISE OF THE Reverend IOSEPH HALL Late Lord Bishop of Exeter By N. TATE LONDON Printed for Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange 1691. PREFACE THE Representing of Vertue and Vice in their respective Beauties and Deformities is the genuine Task of Poetry the true and proper Themes of Panegyrick and Satyr The giving Precepts of Morality was originally the Employment of the Muses and establish'd their first Reputation Few Poets have excell'd who merited not the Character ascrib'd by Horace to Homer Qui quid sit pulchrum quid turpe quid utile quid non Pleniùs ac meliùs Chrysippo Crantore dicit It was for useful Prescriptions of Politie and Private Life that Orpheus and Amphion were celebrated and the Faculty it self reputed Sacred Sic Honor Nomen divinis Vatibus atque Carminibus venit If the Virgil's and Horace's of our Age could have been prevail'd with to have Adorn'd the following Subjects it had sav'd my imperfect Performance But I could not refuse the Temptation when it was propos'd to me to proceed upon the Hints and Groundwork of a Treatise Written by the Ingenious and Learned D r Hall Bishop of Exeter by which means my Reader would be secure of good Sense in the Version If I have added no Grains I hope that at least I have lost nothing of the Oar in Melting it down The Character of some Vices will naturally run into Humour requiring Instances and Expressions that are Familiar and Sermoni propiora In a word I am sufficiently sensible of my Imperfections in this Essay but Comfort my self with the Hopes that abler Performers may be incited in meer Compassion to Rescue such worthy Subjects from so ill Hands THE MAN of WISDOM THE Man that 's Wise to Know All Things aspires But First the Knowledge of Himself desires How far the Compass of his Strength can go But his own Weakness studdies most to know He Reasons more by Practice than by Rule His Logick's learnt in Observation 's School Taught by Experience truly to reflect Can First Himself and then his Friends direct He ne'er suspends but in a doubtful Case Ne'er doubts where Resolution should take place Of ev'ry needful Thing just Care do's take But most concern'd for his immortal stake Without that scope counts fruitless each endeavour Nor would be Happy Once if not for ever Himself best Knowing best Himself can Trust Others so far as He has prov'd them Just. The World may Him deceive but ne'er Abuse Who Trusts no more than He can bear to lose While close Retirement is to Him a Skreen Himself looks through and sees the World Unseen Yet shews when forc'd the Day-light to abide Prudence not Affectation made him hide Does never Causeless from his purpose Range When Reason calls He never fears to Change While th' ablest Master He 's allow'd to be No Scholar more dispos'd to learn than He. From ev'ry Thing Instruction He can draw And from Him each Instruction is a Law To Ages past his nimble Thoughts can Climb In Things to come prevent the speed of Time Unborn Events by past Events forestall And in Conjecture be Prophetical His Passions He ne'er suffers to Rebel Or hastens their first Mutiny to Quell By Honour's Light in all his Projects sails And Boards a second when a former fails Makes Disappointment but improve his skill And fetches Strength from what succeeded ill Some Wrongs He sees not but with silent Art Dissembles Wounds too pow'rful Foes impart Loves to owe less in good turns than He may For Bad wou'd be in Debt and never pay Censures Unjust or Just alike to Him Those He Deserves not These he can Contemn Slights Scandal lays no violent Hands on Blame Gives Slander scope till it expire with Shame His Joy no Fears his Hope knows no Despairs Safe in the Circle of his own Affairs From others strife he timely do's Retire Nor thrusts his Hand into a needless Fire He best the Purchase of his Wit can tell And how to Value Keep and Use it well Himself his own best Lawyer and his skill His readiest and most faithful Oracle Consulted He 's in no Man's Business Blind But in his Own of more than Eagle-kind THE VALIANT MAN BOld without Rashness without Fury Warm He long Consults but do's with speed perform He seeks not Dangers when on Him they press He bears 'em down with Courage and Success Arm'd Death Enthron'd on Slaughter He can spy March on and with a scornful smile pass by Forecasts the worst Events and in his Thought Before one stroke Exchang'd the Battle 's fought If unexpected Ills his Heart surprize One Minute to disperse 'em will suffice With instant Sally he prevents the Blow And turns Amazement back upon the Foe Ne'er seen to fly but from some foul Offence And fears no Strength below Omnipotence Peace he wou'd chuse and when the Sword he draws He looks not on his Hand but on his Cause Nor weighs what Succors wait to take his Part How strong his Arm but Innocent his Heart O'erpower'd may fall with numbers Vanquisht be And leave the Foe to Blush at Victory Call'd out by Honour to some bold Attacque His Hearts Blood may be seen but ne'er his Back On base Conditions he disdains to Live And what he asks would to the Vanquish'd give Ne'er known the Blood of Innocents to shed On Carcases or suppliant Foes to tread He 'll rather stifle Wrongs he might Resent Than take Revenge upon the Impotent Nor can determine which he 'd rather be Of Cowardice impeach'd or Cruelty His sparing Words no room for Boast affords His readiest Language is his Hand and Sword By Action heard whose never-ceasing Force Keeps every Talker furnish'd with Discourse Not idlely Prodigal of Life or Blood But sparing neither for his Countrey 's good While Fate does noble Means of Life supply He Lives but those refus'd can bravely Dye His Pow'r to which his Reason still gives Laws It 's Right Confest the Exercise withdraws Thinks he does then the greatest Triumph gain When He can Hurt yet from Revenge abstain Without Servility He can Obey And in Command no Tyranny Display He Courts not Fortune's Smiles nor fears her Hate Nor can she change his Mind with his Estate That his high Spirit still o'erlooks Mischance Springs not from Senselesness nor Ignorance But th' utmost Pow'r of Fate computing first He knows her strength and bids her do her worst In Purpose Cool in Resolution Fir'd In Enterprizes Daring and Untir'd Glorious though not successful in Design And when o'ercome His Heart does last Resign THE TRULY NOBLE ADvantages of Ancestry and Birth He counts but Fortune's Gift and borrow'd Worth What he atchieves he only calls