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Epigrams of that most wittie and worthie epigrammatist Mr. Iohn Owen, Gentleman. Translated by Iohn Vicars; Epigrammata. English. Selections
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Owen, John, 1560?-1622.; Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.
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third Booke EPIG 2. To the Lady Mary Neuil THou who Vn-borne the Burthen wast Of thy then parient-Stemme Now being borne her Beauty art Euen Parents ioyfull Iemme EPIG 3. To the Reader of his Booke I Feare kind Reader lest my Verse displease thee Carpe thou fond Momus it shall ne're disease mee EPIG 8. Basilicon Doron to the King WHat need wee Pen this Pen-mans prayse Or write his Workes rare worth Whose Prayse the Worke whose Worke th' Author T' each other full set-forth EPIG 13. Of Vertue TRue Vertue Prayse doth nothing prize Though Honour her attend As Shaddowes on the Body waite When 's raâ—es Sol forth doth send â—or â—ertue is Substantiall Glory but glittering shew As Bodies are Essentiall Shaddowes no Substance true EPIG 20. Vnion VNion's Diuine Diuision 's Diuellish found For ther 's one God but Diuels doe abound EPIG 21. Three Tempters OVr Life three subtill Sophisters retaines The World the Flesh Satan who ore theÌ„ raignes Satan's an old Logician th' other two Are Rhetoricians and much skill can shew EPIG 23. Man to Man 's a God a Wolfe MAn vnto Man a God a Wolfe is knowne The one in Chrisâ— in Adam tother 's showne For Christ both God and Man to Man 's a God Adam a Wolfe to Man Gods plaguing Rod. EPIG 28. The Misery of this Life LOng-Life though weake and wretched Man desires That is to be a Wretch he Long requires Weake wretched Irus dyes against his will That is he would haue Liu'd most wretched still EPIG 29. Of Nature and Grace A Gloomy-Moone-Light is our Natures Light But Grace doth Glister like the Sâ—n most bright EPIG 30. A Catechisme TWice Sixe beleeue for Seâ—en things pray Ten things performe and Liâ—e for aye This Catechisme vse aright And thou shalt see Heau'ns glorious Light EPIG 31. The Rich-man WHat is the Cause few Rich to Hâ—au'n doe goe 'T's a Costly-Iourney they 'le not much bestow EPIG 34. The Holy-Ghost AS Pigeons Liâ—e on Houses white And there-about abide So God aboue pure Hearts doth loue And with them will reside EPIG 36. Of the King A Light-lesse Sunne is Law without a King A King without a Law is nothing lesse Men marke the King Kings Men by Lawes redresse Thus Lawes and People Kings in order bring EPIG 41. God-Man GOd could not feele nor Man alone Death quell Christ God and Man did Both as Scriptures tell EPIG 4â— Death THe Bad flye from the Good doe Death attend Death 's th' End of Woe or Woe without an End EPIG 44. A Miracle LEt others Wonders wond'rously admire I God their Author most t' extoll desire EPIG 45. Adams Fall Mans Thrall BY Adams Fall Mans Soule did fall i th' power of the Preacher His Flesh to Phisike and his Goods To th' Lawyer that Gold-Reacher EPIG 46. To Adam THe Diuell Deaths-Dam Eue and Adam With Apple did deceiue With his All-Haile their Ioyes did faile And Edens blisse them leaue EPIG 48. The Tempter AS Mice make Holes in Walls to get their prey So Satan Findeâ— or Makes i th' Heart a way EPIG 49. Mortification THat thou mayst Liue when Dead thou art To Dye yet Liue must be thy part Learne first to Dye then ere thou Dye This Sinfull-flesh will Mortifie EPIG 51. Against thee-onely haue I sinned Psalme 51. SVbiects 'gainst God the King the Lawes offend Kings onely God because Kings All transcend EPIG 52. Prayer AS Christ did Heau'ns vn-op't Gates penetrate So Prayer by Faith must pierce Heau'ns fast bard Gate EPIG 53. Mary Magdalens Teares HEr wand'ring Eyes which view'd each Vanity Shee bleares with teares and weeps most bitterly The cause I iudge such brinish teares to bring Was that the Eye was Sinnes first Fount and Spring EPIG 55. Methusalem is Dead TO Liue-Long is not Life to Liue is Life What is 't to Liue-Long then to Dye from strife EPIG 56. Of Law and Iustice. THe Iudge not Iustice hath the most resort 'T is strange since Lawes-way's Long Iustice path Short EPIG 57. Intemperance SInce most desire a Long Life to enioy By Luxury why doe we Life destroy We faine would Liue yet will the meanes refuse We wrong our Health and then Phisicians vse EPIG 60. Liberty IF He be well which hath what he can wish Why then doe Men for stinging Serpents fish True Liberty 'mongst Vertues beares the Bell He may Liue as he Will which Will Liue Well EPIG 63. The Crosse of Christ. THe Crosse bore Christ Christ the Crosse did beare It Him He It bore vs to rid from feare EPIG 64. Of Religion REligion is a Tree fruitfull and faire And must be planted in each Good Mans Heart The Root is Labour and the Fruit most rare Is Honour euery Godly-Mans Desert And well is 't said Men first were Gods by feare For to feare God is Piety's first part Religions Root is bâ—â—ter betâ—er on high For Feare 's her Fount her Riuer's Charity EPIG 66. Marryed-folke MAn Loue thy Wife thy Housband Wife obay Wines are our Heart We should be Head alway EPIG 67. Study SOme men grow-mad by Studying much to know But who growes-mad by Studying Good to grow EPIG 69. The Blessed Virgine HEr Makers Mother Gods deare Spouse The Daughter of her Childe A Mayde yet Wise Mother yet Mayde Was Blessed Mary milde EPIG 74. Liberty of Speech SOme hold it th' onely Liberty to Prate But that 's true Freedome Speech to Moderate EPIG 75. A Probleme to Marcus WHat profits it or Good or Bad to bee Since little difference twixt them Both we see For Bad are punisht iustly as by force The Good by Might as if by Lawfull course EPIG 78. To Christ. OVr Hold-fast Anchor and safe Ship Of Faith our Sea of Loue Earths sauory Salt Coelestiall Sun Our Soules-Health from aboue Thy Crosse hath Crossed Deaths great rage By thy Death Death lyes Dead And is 't not strange that Death should Dye Or ere be vanquished EPIG 79. Selfe-Loue THey which the faults of others quickly spye But at their owne wil winke with Selfe-Loues Eye How euer Such to Some may seeme full wise Yet greatest folly this in them descryes EPIG 84. A Prayser BY Praysing Good-men Better bee Prayse Bad-men worse doth make Wise-men doe grow morâ— Cautulous Foolâ—s greater Pride doe take EPIG 92. Al-wayes the same ONe-God there euer was and ere shall bee Why then One-Faith amongst vs haue not wee One-Faith as doth One Day the world should light As One-God's in the world and Sunne most bright EPIG 94. Christs Wounds CHrists Wounds to vs were rather Salues than Sores For our Lost-Healtâ— by them He t 'vs restores EPIG 101. Christ the Way WOuld'st walke the Way which Leades to Life eternall 'T was Sent 't is Seene in Christ thy King supernall EPIG 104. Patience or Content thou 'dst Dye or not Dye Death or Stayes Or Comes yet take thy Lot T is Ill to Nill as Bad to Will When thou shouldst Dye or Not. EPIG 109. Man THe Heart
a Bad one A Giant-like tall stammell-Wife Though Exâ—'lleâ—t I 'de not choose A Bad-condition'd though a Dwarfe I will as soone refuse EPIG 88. Loue is Blinde LIke one another Drunkennesse And Loue are in effâ—ct Drunkennesse Blindes the Bodies Eyes Loue Blinds the Mindes aspect EPIG 87. An Amorous Epistle NO Loue is Hopelesse this makes Louers free The Thing not Hope I Loue No-Thing but Thee EPIG 91. A Christian Zodiacke TH' Apostles goodly Fellowship Are my twelue heauenly Signes My Zodiacke is perfâ—ct Faith My Sunne in Iesus shines EPIG 100. To the Reader I Leaue Narcissus when I Verses write When thou do'st Reade them banish Him thy sight FINIS EPIGRAMS Out of the third Booke EPIG 1. GOD the Beginning of All Things GOd was the first i th' first God did reside Before the first after the first shall bide First without firsts and from this first each thing That first was made did first-beginning bring EPIG 4. The Art of Memory SImonides found th' Art of Memory But none the Art of Wit could ere descry EPIG 6. SAtan o' th' Woman Bought-vs Christ re-Bought-vs Adam Impure but Christ Most-Pure hath wrought-vs EPIG 7. The Prayse of Liberalitie WHat e're we Giue doth euer liue Gifts follow Him that Giues The Giuer and the Taker both By Gifts the better Liue. EPIG 10. To Queene Anne Wife Daughter Sister Mother to a King What rarer Titles may wee to Thee bring With these foure Titles thou foure Vertues hast With what more Glory may a Queene be grac't EPIG 13. A New-Man DRiue what thou didst Deriue from th' Old-Man-Sinne Soone to Refresh thy Flesh from Sinne Beginne EPIG 14. Health EVen from my Heart much Health I Wish No Health I 'le Wash with Drinke Health Wish't not wash't in Words not Wine To be the best I thinke EPIG 15. Forbidden-Fruit WHen Adam Ate Forbidden-Meate Deluded by the Diuell He was not Euils Primitiue But worse than th' Apple of Euill EPIG 16. Troians and Greekes THe Troian sayes I much doe feare The Greekes when they bring Gifts Who is the Greeke The Poore-Man Who Are Troians Rich-Make-Shifts EPIG 21. N. A. N's first A followes Nought than All 's more old That God of Nought made All all Truth doth hold EPIG 23. Holinesse is Healthfulnesse NO man can Long Well all Men may Yet no Man Will Liue Well If thou 'lt Liue Long endeuour then In Vertue to excell A Bride is a Ship EPIG 25. THe Taile 's the Sterne Fore-Deckâ— the Beake The Keele the Belly is Her Wings the Sayles a Bird a Barke Is then not much amisse EPIG 30. Against Pannicus a Rich-Asse THat Fortune fauours Fooles canst thou not see Beleâ—ue thy Selfe if thou 'lt not Credit Mee EPIG 33. Homer MAruell not much though Homer blind tell Lyes Since He by Heare-say went not Sight of 's Eyes EPIG 35. Little Nothing Too-much Enough THe Poore haue Little Beggers None The Rich Too-much Enough not One. EPIG 37. To the Right Honourable William Earle of Pembrooke c. NOt Old in yeeres nor Young in each rare Part One of the Kings and Kingdomes Props thou art That on thee this great Grace thy King doth Lay Or should I ioy thy Merit Beth I may EPIG 48. Humility AS Low-Dales beare more fertile Grasse More Sterill Mountaines-high In Wisedome so Meeke Minds doe passe Selfe-flated Subtilty The Mind 's a Mount our Will 's a Hill The Mounts Top is Wils Wit Each highest Hill is Sterill still And Nimblest Wit vn-fit EPIG 54. The Clyent IF to thy Cause the Iudge shall Helpe apply Thy Knees to Him Clyent in-Cline wisely EPIG 57. The Serpent Eue Adam THe subtill Serpent heed-lesse Eue Deceiu'd was not deceiued Not Adam Her Shee Him made fall Both thus of Ioy bereaued Both Actiuely and Passiuely Shee therefore thus did Sin Deceiu'd Her-Selfe deceiueth Him Snar'd Snares Him in Deaths Grin EPIG 59. To Polydore O Polydore to Men most Poore The Datiue-Case is best Your Ablatiue doth them depriâ—e Of Comfort Ease and rest Giuers than Takers better are True but these Ablatiues This Age doth see too frequent bee Seld ' seene are Rich-Datiues EPIG 60. To ALas poore Creature-Seruing two Thou art in wofull state One-Master nothing hath to Giue Thy tother is Ingrate EPIG 61. Three-fold Continency WHen thou dost any Ill-thing Heare or See Thy Windowes Eares and Eyes fast shut let bee And that thou Speake-not vnaduisedly Locke-fast thy Doores thy Lips thy Tongue fast tye EPIG 62. Saturnes three Sonnes THree Sonnes had Saturne Poets faine And of especiall fame Hell was ones place Riches his Grace Nummi-potent by Name The Second had i th' Sea abode His Name Amni-potent To th' Third was giuen his seat in Heauen Call'd Ioue Omni-potent EPIG 63. The Old-man speakes to the Yong-man MY Life is short and Liue I cannot Long Thine shortly will bee short though now th' art strong EPIG 67. To an Angry-Man LEt Wrath and Anger with the Day decay Yet let them not with Phoebus next Day rise But as from thy Horizon Titan flyes Vnto th' Antipodes there let them stay EPIG 73. The Lord loueth Liberality THy Benefits it not-be-fits When Giuen to count and tell God will them both Remunerate And Ruminate full well EPIG 77. Heauen HEauen is Gods Spacious Spâ—cious Throne of Grace The Lords All-potent and All-patent Place EPIG 80. Against Pontilianus DOgges on thâ—ir Masters fawne and leape And wag their Tailes apace So though the Flatt'rer want a Taile His Tongue supplyes the place EPIG 81. To Distrust LEt none distrust though Dust Heau'ns light to see Nor none despaire though's Soule a shaddow be Our Flesh is Dust true but o' th very same The glorious Body of Christ Iesus came And though our Soule in vs a shaddow bee Yet 't is th' Idea of the Deitie EPIG 83. The Rich-Man THat Man 's most ' Retch which is most Rich Th' are oft defil'd that play with Pitch Men to be Great not Good desire Greatnesse not Goodnesse most acquire EPIG 87. To the Iewes The Law is your Religion And ours is Faith most pure You to beleeue will not be-led Nor we Good-workes inure EPIG 97. Riches GOld 's th' onely-God Rich-Men beare Rule Mony makes Maiesty Rich-Pluto not Plaine-Plato now Speakes with applause most high EPIG 98. Three Genders A Wife although most Wise and Chaste Is of the Doubtfull Gender A Queane o th' Common Foeminines Are Women small and tender EPIG 99. ST ST a Signe of Silence ST ST Men say Silence to signifie S Silence noâ—es T Taciturnity EPIG 100. Where I Doe-Well There I Dwell THat is my Country where I 'm Fed not Bred Not where I 'm Borne but where I 'm best-bested Where I may haue sufficient Sustenance And Liue in Loue ther 's my Inheritance EPIG 103. Actaeon ACtaeons Dogs his flesh bones skinne ate cleane His Hornes remayne in London to bee seene EPIG 112. A Paradox of Dreames DReames which be Bad are very Good Dreames that be Good are