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A86610	Poems, viz. 1. A panegyrick to the king. 2. Songs and sonnets. 3. The blind lady, a comedy. 4. The fourth book of Virgil, 5. Statius his Achilleis, with annotations. 6. A panegyrick to Generall Monck. / By the Honorable Sr Robert Howard.	Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698.; Virgil.; Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius); Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1660 (1660)	Wing H3003; Thomason E1824_2; ESTC R202055	150,777	320

to be worshipped as Daemons and all that 〈◊〉 any thing profit●ble for their Country Cicero also in his 〈◊〉 S●●p maketh him say that all which died in the service of their Country be rewarded with Divinity On which see Macrobius lib. 1. c. 4. There are some that believe Serapis whose Idol had a Bushell on its head was Joseph worshipped by the Aegyptians Mr. Mede in his Apostasie of the last times citeth Ph●lo Byblius who in his Preface to Sanchuntathon the antient Phaenician Historian saith The Phoenicians and Aegyptians account those as the greatest Gods who had found out any thing profitable for the Life of man or deserved well of any Nation See Eusebius de praepar Evang. l. 2. c. 6. about the middle To these also were Temples erected as well as to their Daemon-gods Thu●ydides lib. 2. saith The Athenians who after the Persian War inhabited the Country altering their resolutions went to dwell in the City but finding it not large enough to ●eceive them they filled also the Temples and Chappels of the Heroes Clemens Alex. in his Protrept and Strom. giveth many the like instances which I forbear to adde Onely shewing that the Daemons joyned their own worship to that of Heroes or deified men as being the aptest course to draw men from the worship of the true God Religion in the infancy of the World being most confirmed by visibilities Which way God himself was pleased to allow and the Devils imitated The worship of these Heroes or Baalim we find to have been wholly Tragicall as Plutarch de defectu oracu●or describeth it ut collig●mus ex utrorumque sacrificiis orgiis ritibus sacrorum multa admixta funebria lugubria cernentes Now this was an expression of sorrow for the deceased which grew a part of the religion Wherefore we read Lev. 19. 28. Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead So Lev. 21. 5. They shall not make baldnesse on their heads nor make any cuttings in their flesh This cutting off hair we find often an expression of sorrow among the antient Poets And its being forbidden by God is a plain Demonstration that it was part of the Idolatrous worship of Daemons or Heroes Yet sometimes it was used onely for an expression of sorrow See Jer. 48. 37. To this effect Saint Augustine de civ dei l. 6. c. 10. q●oteth a place of Seneca's not exstant in his works ●●●ut praefixed by Lipsius in his Edition who thus describeth this ●●●latious and Tragicall employment Ille viriles sibi partes amputat ille lacertos secat Se ipsi in temp●●s contrucidant vulneribus suis sanguine supplicant An exacter description cannot be had of their cutting and lancing themselves and making their wounds their supplications This sad manner of worship we may plainly see to be no other th●●●●at of Baal or Jove as it is expressed 1 Kings 18 28. And th●● cried aloud that is the Priests of Baal and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancers till the blood gushed out upon them Thus have we seen the worship of of Baal or Jove that is Cham or Ham the son of Noah Whose ill mind it is probable was easily enticed by Spirits to cause himself to be worshipped when dead We shall find his son Bacchus to have had no other rites but those of his I will not stand to dispute when Bacchus lived whom Clemens Alex. lib 1. Strom. placeth after Moses Neither will I set down the reasons of learned Vossius who saith he was Moses This would be too large a field to walk over and at this time not greatly to my purpose I will onely shew that his worship was the same with that of Daemons or Heroes as Baal's or Jove's was First it will not be amisse to take notice that Bacchus had the title of Heros given him Plutarch Quaest Graec. 36. His name BACCHUS signifieth something fu●ious So he is also called Maenoles ●b insania of which see Eusebius Praep. Evang. l. 2 c 3. who expresseth it according to Clemens Alex. in Protreptico where he applieth the word Evan which when they kept their Bacchanalta they used to houl out being crowned with Serpents to the first Serpent the Tempter Et signum Bacchicorum orgiorum est Serpens initiatus mysteriis And by the way this perhaps was the cause why in these rites they used to be crowned with Ivy This being always young and flourishing is the hieroglyphick of the Serpent who by casting his skin reneweth his youth Bochartus sheweth how Bacchus his name commeth à luctu from the funera●l rites and howlings used in his worship But such were not proper to Bacchus but common to all Daemons or Heathen gods Alexand. ab Alex. lib. 3. c. 12. Non animali victimâ nec hostiâ sed suo cruore sacrificant And perhaps these sad ceremonies of wounding themselves were by some over-devout Zelots extended to human sacrifices which were offered to divers Heroes and among them to Bacchus as Clemens Alex. in Proireptico reporteth from Dosidas and others Eusebius Praep. Evang. l 4. c. 16. relateth the same out of Porphyrius where he mentioneth others besides Bacchus to whom human sacrifices were offered The 〈◊〉 of his Priests we often met with leaping and dancing on the 〈◊〉 ●●horus's So Baal's Priests are described 1 King 18. 26. And ●●y leapt upon the altar which was made The Margin●ll Note according to the Hebrew is They leapt up and down a or about the altar The cries and wailings in the Bacchanalia were ●o other than the howls which accompanied these ceremon●●● 〈◊〉 Isa 15. 2. Moab shall howl over Nebo and over Medeba on all th● 〈…〉 shall be baldnesse and every beard cut off And that the rites 〈◊〉 appear the same in all things we may see the very cutting and lanching that is the effusion of blood mentioned in Baal's Worship to be also performed in the Feasts of Bacchus as Statius intimateth describing the wandring Polynices who leaveth Ogygiis ululata furoribus antra Deserit pingues Baccheo sanguine colles Those caves which furious rites with howlings fill And with Bacchean blood th'enriched hill Upon which Lactantius saith Citheronem significat ubi se Bacchae secant in honorem Liberi that is By the hill is meant Citheron where the Bacchae the Priests of Bacchus cut themselves in honour of Liber or Bacchus Thus have I made it appear that the worship of Bacchus was exactly the same with his father Jupiter's and both no other than that of Heroes and Daemons And herein was there an imitation of the worshippers of the true God as may be gathered from Jer. 41. 5. There came certain men from Shechem from Shiloh and from Samaria even fourscore men having their beards shaven and their clothes rent and having cut themselves with offerings and incense in their hand to bring them to the house of the Lord. And because the Lord saw that this would be

fate to love She had been else no more concern'd Than those that now survive Mir. And she perhaps as unconcern'd to dye Nothing but a deserving Love Could have taught her a way so glorious To end all cares She now enjoys him too Or else insensible that e're she lost him Prin. Did that young Prince command that day the Army Mir. Yes and as we learnt he was the Heir To the Tartarian Empire Prin. 'T is nothing but a Prince Could have been so unhappy to lose at once His Love his Life his Empire Enter hastily Hyppasus Lysander Hyppasus takes Mironault aside Hyp. My Lord Mir. Ha Hyp. Let not the Princesse see it The Castle is surrounded by a Troop of Souldiers Commanded by Phylanter I fear you are their aim Mir. I Hyp. You may guesse the causes Jealousie and Baseness Think or you 'r lost Mir. Ha 't is very happy Pys I don't understand that Mir. I 'le presse them nobly Are they many Hyp. They are divided as we guesse The gates are yet kept shut Pys I 'le go view and ins●antly return Exit Mir. The Devill on the mischief if their aim Be towards me it must be for my life A Parly cannot save me I am resolv'd To sell it Phil. Upon my life Madam there 's some disorder View but the eyes of Mironault Prin. My Lord why are you mov'd Mir. I Madam Prin Pray Sir let me entreat of you the cause Hyp. Nothing that ought to give you trouble Madam There 's something that requires The presence of my Lord without Prin. If there be any that would speak with him They shall be here dispatcht Hyp. That cannot be Madam Prin. Come my Lord. There 's something I can guesse at if I be not deceiv'd That does assure me I may command you What business breeds this alteration Mir. I dare not disobey you The Castle is surrounded by Phylanter With Troops of Soldiers and as we guesse My life 's their aim Prin. The Castle surrounded and your life their aim It is impossible they dare not think it I will go see their rudenesse Mir. Not for the world they know that you are here And their intents they 'l act unto their power Prin. Is there a better way Mir. Yes any rather than dye tamely Pysa For heaven's sake Sir resolve Phylanter's now Enter Pysander Forcing the gates being denied entrance For all his Souldiers who loudly now Call you A Traitor Upon one side Which I 'le conduct you to it is most probable You may escape Prin. Ah me Mir. May I believe fair wonder of your Sex That though your cruelty designes my fate Yet you 're displeas'd that these should be The Executioners I shall then dare To oppose all their furies that my Life May be Love's sacrifice alone forgive me too If I dare own that Love you frown upon You need not scruple to grant this To any that must aske no more And may that peace you give my dying thoughts For ever live with yours Prin. Pray say no more think of your safety Mir. See she weeps With pitty ever dwells forgivenesse too My wishes then are crown'd and I can have No greater unlesse that it were possible I might hope more and live Prin. O Mironault So much confusion mingles with my thoughts I know not what to say and yet I wish That you might live and cannot be displeas'd Though hope should be the cause Mir. So Saylers in a sinking vessell May see a calm begin This treacherous world Never wants mischiefs to prevent The greatest blessings that are near-approaching To crown man's greedy wishes But I mistake to doubt that Life Which you have given leave I should enjoy Who only have the power of it This shall witnesse Draw How much I covet to preserve What you wish safety to nor is it possible That I should unsuccessfull prove That have no other use for life but love Exeunt Prin. The gods protect and guide you O Phylena What 's to be done Phy. Collect your self dear Madam all may be well Let 's to a window that o're-looks that side Where they intended to break forth Prin. I dare not see him fall Phy. Fear not Madam Heaven will preserve So fair a Life that has your prayers too Prin. Hark they are ingag'd le ts see if it be possible A noise of fighting To give him more assistance than our wishes Exeunt ACT 1. SCEN 5. Enter Mironault wounded A noise Mir. STay hasty drops not to preserve The life that does pursue you But the blest shrine where Mirramente dwells See 't is not my wishes stayes the purple current Man's still most near to dye when he would live And live when he would dye calamity And the more dangerous extream prosperity Commits this violence upon mens wishes Yet since the gods denied for either cause To destroy life or to protect In stead of Choice we should oppose Neglect Hark the noise increases still Noise sure they are lost They fought it nobly though if my ears Deceive me not I hear some comming Enter Hyppasus and Pysander Ha Hyppasus and Pysander Then I am happy in spight of all misfortunes Hyp. Dear Sir you cut your way so nobly We should have reach'd you sooner else Pys And so we had Sir but two or three good-fellows Still s●aid us upon conference Mir. Well here 's no staying we must forward But whither Heaven knows 't was an unworthy action Pys For the honorable part of the story Wee 'l if you please comment upon it hereafter In the mean time 't is more needfull to observe What a condition we are in to help one another Hyppasus would make dainty whistles My bones are already rattles The best house of receipt I know would be an Hospitall A noise again On good Sir Hyp. The most by-ways must guide us Mir. Heaven direct us Pys O what a speech could I now make Of this frail world But however I 'le not stay now to do it Exeunt ACT 1. SCEN. 6. Enter Princesse Philena Prin. HE cannot sure escape Phy. Rather believe he must there is a better fate Reserv'd for so much worth Our hopes are now The policy as well as justice of our hearts You know we did discern how o're the plain Some hasted single and Pylander said they were divided At first you saw how fast he made his way Triumph and Danger waiting on his Sword The villains too like dull opposing clowds Gave way to the fair Sun And then Phylanter Was on the other side Prin. Alas Phylena Fears are so powerfull That in concerned breasts they govern all Phyl. It is our follies that enthrones them so And to just wishes hopes are much more due Use them dear Madam Prin. I need not blush Phylena to confesse And yet I shall whilst I am doing it That I have more concern for him Than others have VVhen you know this You will not judge your counsell then So easie to be followed Phil. Pardon me

Chiron nor doth nor shall know what we doo His breast in vain she tries where rougher seeds Were sown and stories of his Father's deeds Thus a proud horse with vigorous blood inflam'd And heat of youth contemneth to be tam'd But doth through fields and unto rivers flie O'rejoy'd with his affected liberty He scorns to yield to the restraining Bitt And wondreth at his fellows that submit What God with craft inspir'd the Mother's mind And unto softnesse her rough Son inclin'd By chance to Pallas on the shore that day The Syrians did their sacred offerings pay Hither the King with his fair daughters came Though seldome seen unto the holy flame The image of the rigid Pow'r they crown'd With fragrant wreaths her spear with garlands bound All wrondrous fair Their youthfull blossoms grew Now like ripe fruit as fit for gathering too But as the Sea-nymphs are by Venus looks Excell'd by Cynthia's those of lesser brooks So from her Sisters such lov'd victories Were challenged by bright Deidamia's eyes Her rosy looks did vanquish'd Jewels shame And on her purple garments threw a flame She might compare with Pallas when she takes Her gentlest looks and layes aside her snakes At this fair Object the fierce Youth remains Fix't like a Statue and receiv'd Love's flames Nor would th' insulting passion be conceal'd His sparkling eyes the inward fire reveal'd Like the Massagetans red liquor mixt With milk or purple stains on ivory fixt Such mixture his new kindled passions bred His cheeks now pale but straight with blushing red At length not brooking to be so delay'd Th' advancing Youth was by his Mother stay'd Like a young Bull to rule the herd design'd His horns not yet with full perfection twin'd When Love first kindleth in his savage breast Those ruder passions for some snowy beast He somes at mouth whilest th' exspecting swains Joy at the certain witnesse of his flames His knowing Mother finding the fit time Was now thus said Canst thou dear Son repine With this fair crue to share unknown delights Can Pelion or cold Ossa shew such sights Oh that my cares were thine that thou would'st give A young Achilles in mine arms to live At this with blushes gentler he remain'd And though he yielded yet she still constrain'd A womans dresse doth now the youth enclose And his strong arms he learns how to compose His hair 's not now neglected as before And on his neck she hangs the chain she wore Within rich robes his steps confined now Move in a gentler pace and he 's taught how To speak with a reserved modesty Thus changing Wax which nimble fingers plie First rendered soft by active heat inclines Unto that form the workman's hand designes So Thetis to another shape convey'd Her Son Nor needed she to what she said Have added more For in his beauty too All things appear'd which to the sex were due Yet as they went along she still renews Her words and her instructions thus pursues Dear Child in gentle looks compose thy face And imitate each motion and each grace Thou seest these beauties wear or else I fear Unto the King our cous'nage may appear This said still as they go some Ornament Her busie fingers mend Thus Cynthia went From hunting with her Mother toil'd with sport And with her quiver to her Father's Court Her arms now hid her garments losely flow'd And in a better form her hair bestow'd Then to the King her Son the goddesse brings And thus the Altars witnessing begins Receive Achilles Sister as thy guest Are not her Brothers looks in hers express'd She in her quiver and her bow delights And like the Amazons scorns marriage-rites Achilles is enough to be enjoy'd By me Let this in these rites be employ'd Let thy best care of her allay my fears Errors are incident to tender years Let her not rove the woods nor Gymnick game Frequent lest with her cloathes she put off shame Let her still live with this fair company Nor ever let thy shores unguarded lie Thou saw'st the Trojans lately without cause Did violate the world 's observed Laws This said the unknown Youth the King receives Who finds out fraud when 't is a God deceives And further rendreth all his thanks as just To her who thought him worthy such a trust The pious troup with fixed eyes amaz'd Upon his beauty and proportion gaz'd So much excelling others then invites Their company unto their sacred rites So the Idalian birds that nimbly flye Through yielding air in a known company If to the flock a stranger joyn his wings He with himself an admiration brings At last acquainted all with joy receave The stranger and the aire together cleave The lingring Mother still yet loth to part Now takes her leave repeating all the art She taught before and what she more could tell And with her whispered wishes bids Farewell Then takes the waves her looks still backward bends And to the shore these gentle wishes sends Dear earth which hold'st my dearest joy to thee Committed with a fearfull subtilty Be ever happy and in silence just To me as Creet to Rhea in her trust Long may thy glories last and may thy name Grow greater then the wandring Delos fame Lesse hurt by storms then all the Cyclades That break the billows of th' Aegean seas Let thy name be the Sailer's sacred vow Yet to thy shores no Grecian ships allow Tell Fame with thee no warlike spears are found But headlesse ones with Ivy-garlands Crown'd Whilst Mars the parted Worlds such rage doth give Here let Achilles like a Virgin live ANNOTATIONS on the II Book of STATIUS his ACHILLEIS 5. THrace Thetis considering with her self whither she might with most safety convey her Son in the first place feared Thrace conceiving that it would be an hastening of his destiny to commit him to that warlick people Whose Country received its name from the son of Mars or as Stephanus saith à regionis asperitate quam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Graeci appellant So Pomponius witnesseth that this Region is obliged neither by aire nor soil especially near the Sea The roughnesse of the place wrought a like disposition in the Inhabitants And hence haply it is said that Mars was here nourished It is confined on the West by Macedonia and the River Nessus as Ptolomy but by Strymon as Plinie saith See Thucydides lib. 2. 6. The Warlick Macedonian race Macedonia bordereth on Thrace Epirus Illyris and Thessalie so called from Macedo son of Osiris or as Stephanus and Solinus of Jupiter and Thyria daughter of Deucalion Thucydides lib. 2. praiseth them for an hardy and warlick people But Statius had more reason to give them that character as living after Alexander the Great 's time whose Victories were that Nation 's greatest glorie In their Militia the Phalanx had the pre-eminence This Nero imitated Sueton. Nerone ubi vide Casaubonum This steady Band consisted all of tall and able Souldiers six foot high or