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A90351	Parnassi puerperium: or, some well-wishes to ingenuity, in the translation of six hundred, of Owen's epigrams; Martial de spectaculis, or of rarities to be seen in Rome; and the most select, in Sir. Tho. More. To which is annext a century of heroick epigrams, (sixty whereof concern the twelve Cæsars; and the forty remaining, several deserving persons). / By the author of that celebrated elegie upon Cleeveland: Tho. Pecke of the Inner Temple, Gent.	Pecke, Thomas, b. 1637.; Martial.; More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.; Cottrel, James, fl. 1649-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing P1040; Thomason E1861_1	59,144	197

words dispence To his Admirers Flowrs of Eloquence Learning about to die these late sad Wars Ordained yee Her Co-executors 5. To Sir Edmund Prideaux Attorney-General IF Law if Rhetorick my Muse avow In you Enthron'd I sing what all Men know Of your great Vertue most are Ignorant How Charitable unto those that want You have found out the untrack'd path to Bliss To sue for Heaven in Forma Pauperis 6. To those Excellent Conveyancers Sir Orlando Bridgman and the worthy Mr. Geofry Palmer WIse Greece Rome did both in this combine To make addresses to the Delphian Shrine And with divine Apollo to advise Was the Preludium of an Enterprise Few English men dare purchase an Estate Unless your Wisdom's unsophisticate The Title vouch Ye can stop Hymens way For Portions Joyntures both Sexes must pay Due Thanks Wise Fathers Ranters keep in awe Craving from ye the Oracles of Law Help to entail their Lands Whilst your selves be Tenants of Riches of Renown in Fee 7. To Mr. Recorder of the celebrious City of London YOur Pupil London did a great while Long To have a learned Head and fluent Tongue Now she vaunts happy Fortune for to you All sorts those two rare Faculties allow Pallas and Suada Triumphant are seen May you for ever flourish long be Green 8. To the Learned Lawyer and Eloquent Pleader Henneage Finch Esquire THe divine Samian guess'd aright in this That Souls affect a Metempsycosis The Penetration of Dimensions be Not dissonant from my Philosophie For two great Finches Souls the Sages know Pardon the Phrase concorporate in you 9. To his Honoured Cousin Edward Peck of the Inner Temple Esquire CErtain set Forms fixt in the Memory Almost accomplish for the Chancery It matters not in what your Practice lies Your Law your Love are no Formalities 10. To a certain old Barrister GRave Monsieur Plowden elected a time To tell my Father Law 's not writ in Rythme Ergo I must the two-topt Mount defie And give my Vale unto Poetry Were not thy skin good Buffe my Muse should send The Long-nail'd Furies which thy soul should rend I have fierce Satyrs that can assault Hell Dash out Medaeas Brains in spight of spell Reclaim an unback'd Impudence Make Bleed A Rock And stab the fell Medusa's Head And dares thy empty Skull bandy at Me Lord Paramount of gross Stupidity 11. To his most indulgent Grandmother Mrs. Anne Talbot THey who on Aesculapius Altars tend To my slack Memory this Notion lend That Children who are sent abroad to Nurse Delight in them and Love their Mothers worse If such Affection in Cradles appears What Love may you expect from mature years Your greatest Study was my Life to save Your self was prompt to Bail Me from the Grave When Tissical distempers stopt my Breath And my clog'd Wind-pipe seem'd to whistle death I beleeve Nature only gives Me Day That in some sort I might strive you to Pay 12. To his Honourable Father I Must acknowledge my Life did commence From you Dear Father Thanks to Providence Who ordain'd you Agent for what was done I could not choose a Father you a Son Reflecting on the Will we Actions call Vertues or Vices yours was General An Heir was wish'd but you could not foresee My Sex my VVit or my Stupidity For Birth my Muse shall grateful Hymns rehearse In praise of him who made the Universe My dutiful Devoirs to you are ty'd For my Well-being 'cause you thus Provide 13. To his Honourable Mother MOther-in-Lawes Poets much Vilifie You did I never no not secretly When own Mothers prove Sowre Unnatural Mother-in-Laws Sons may them aptly call She that is not by Nature yet may be An Own Mother by sweet Indulgency I shall endeavour Duty to improve According to the Merits of your Love You shall not lose those Favours you lend Me This is the Time for my Retaining Fee 14. To his Highly valued Vncle Thomas Pecke of Spixworth Esquire VVHen as it was my happy Chance to lie Sucking sweet Milk from th' University My happy Fortune prompted you to hold Fast my Affection by the Threads of Gold But now the Scene is chang'd You 'l not confer Your Cash but on the sprightful Traveller What though you cannot push me into France Though you cease Piping still my Love shall Dance 15. To the worthy Mr. Philips late Vsher of the Free-school of Norwich WHen Languishings gave leave I went to School To you kinde Sir your Favours made Me whole I cannot Chide your Passion for a Blow Not whipping then makes me obsequious now 16. To his very loving School-master Mr. Tho. Lovering MY weak endeavours you were pleas'd to prise As hating over Lads to Tyrannize Indulgence made my School-boyes Life a Sport You did not Lash to Study but Me Court This this perswades him to remain your Friend Who may perhaps prove witty in the End 17. To his Endeared Tutor Mr. Will. Naylour Senior Fellow of Gon. and Cai. Colledge in Cambridge TO your Protection Sir my Muse doth flie As conscious of her Imbecilitie It were Impiety to question now The Residence of Candour on your Brow Frequent Experiments made Manifest She as Queen Regent triumphs in your Breast I that am Flint to whatsoever Threat And can't be Anvil'd to a base Regret From things displeasing to you did refrain Nor were your Moral Lectures read in vain The Curb of Tutor did not chafe my will This made Me Obey then and Honour still On Pain of Death I durst not too much Rove Lest I should seem a Rebel against Love 18. To the highly deserving Dr. Love Master of Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge WHen first I read the Orphean History I conceiv'd it a gem of Poetry I must recant my error That is True For very Fresh-men Beadles adore you 19. To the learned Doctor Brown RAre Oculist whose Genius did devise To cut the Cataracts from Vulgar Eyes The Sun-shine of your Learning brought the day And chas'd the Fogs of Ignorance away Your Universal Judgment search'd about And put Gray-bearded Errors to the rout Yet Modesty made you mistake Most True A Phoenix exists The world Brown doth owe 20. To the Celebrated Doctor Scarborowe PSyche close vail'd from Galen made escape Nor could he view her Entrails in an Ape What dissect Beasts you are far more precize Galen himself you dare Anatomize 21. To the Honourable John Lord Herbert MAy my Pen venture to approach a Name Long since Espous'd to an Immortal Fame Deslowr'd Astraea in a Sable weed For your Grand-father did not weep but bleed Till she saw you who are intent to awe Audacious Vice and by your Life vouch Law 22. To the Honourable Lord Richardson OUr Virgin-Queen beheld with great content Our Sister Suffolk's happy Government But till her Progress she knew not the Cause To be the Gospels Marriage unto Lawes When to meet her the Justices did Ride Not one but had a Chaplain by his side To Love the Learned Pious

Good Fabiana Thou hast born great store 47. A Joque upon the Covetous VVHat foolish humour makes men so intent Natures contentedness to complement Whilest on the other side but few are nice To cast stones at flint-hearted Avarice But little Nature craves well you 'l grant us That nothing will suffice the Covetous 48. To a Lover of his Countrey 'T Is Honour to dye for my Countrey fit Suppose Death may my Countrey benefit Yet to Live for my native Countrey I Humbly conceive more pleasant then to Dye 49. The World NO certainty the world 's turn'd upside down What wonder then that there no good is known 50. Vpon Aretine THings have their scantlings but out trials find A measure hateful to fair Venus mind Lust hath invented 1000 tricks a part May Nature challenge but the greater Art 51. Vpon Silius PApists you might not be nor could you love The Protestants thus Atheist did you prove 52. Upon Atheists NO house stands without owner and will you Unto the worlds great House no Lord allow 53. The Physician SIr Mountebank will take gold but none gives Physick will give himself without it lives The paunch Quack empties his Pouch the diseas'd One thing to crave anothers help is pleas'd 54. The Counsellor LAwyers by Law are Jurisprudents named By their great wisdom Bumkin's title 's lamed Let who will smart they for themselves provide No greater prudence in the world beside 55. The Courtier IF you be Good already then in time You will be better but scarce higher climbe If you be great already in time you May become greater but scarce better grow 56. Upon one-ey'd Marc. ONe-eye wants honest Marc one may suffice Discern more things not better can two eyes I have two ears yet with those never cou'd Hear truth of things two eyes yet see no good 57. Upon Paul LEst that your Name should perish edifie You will a tomb fond man that tomb must die 58. A Receipt against Baldness To Bithynicus NO fear in age you should be Bald-pate cal'd Your youth O happy Man hath made you Bald. 59. Upon Theodorus THeodore marrying was of the minde That now he heavens narrow way should finde After experiment the owl could say He found the road to Hell the curst Broad-way 60. Apollo and the Muses FEmales are the Muses Apollo Male Nine Muses can he single counter-vale 61. Upon Alanus now grown old ALanus wishing his cold limbs no harm Desires his wife to turn his place is warm Here 's wit at will Girls must not at Age spurn But last night Alan's wife had a good turn 62. New-years-Day TO the Rich Olus sends no New-years-Gifts Lest they should think he were put to his shifts Sending the poor 't is Prudence to neglect From them requital he can scarce expect Quintus to send makes it his yearly task What he 's asham'd to beg his Gifts shall ask 63. Upon Pontia HIs Wife told Pontius there was a Law All Cuckolds should be thrown where Surges aw The Mariner Pontia in love to him Cry'd out For God-sake Husband learn to swim 64. The Work of Darkness TO preserve species from wing'd decay Then Individuums what 's fitter pray Yet nothing more mischievous is then these Soft Individuums to Species 65. You Lie BEware to Souldiers lest you give the Lie There 's no disgrace like this indignity You Lie it seems is a detested phrase To Lie you love that 's little no disgrace 66. Upon an Hypocrite ALL Swearers Superstitious you 'l controul Yet Lie all weathers a religious Soul 67. Vpon an Hermaphrodite ANdrogynus may boast himself the Race Of Mercury and Venus by his Face Not Male nor Female Bless me what 's he then Ask Maids a Man a Woman ask but Men 68. Venus LOve hath his Flux and Reflux Venus bred Was in the soyl where Tethys layes her head No credit Venus merits her descry You may 'twixt Sol and seduc'd Mercury The Planets are her Cronists none so far Can scout from sense to call her fixed star 69. Vpon Rivals ALL Sutors Phyllis would appropriate Call you it Love 't is Envy at this rate 70. A Woman IN that rich Language which victorious Rome Bequeath'd to those Caesars did overcome A Woman drew her name from Softness 'cause Mans brawny hardness they excell by th' Lawes Of benign Nature Why so 't is well known Eve was not Adams Flesh but his hard Bone 71. The Relation betwixt Physicians and Lawers THE Lawyer and Physician for their pains Pick out of others Losses legal Gains The Medic heals the Body Lawyers prate To cure the Falling-sickness of Estate Both will assist each moment whilst you live If you subsist each moment to Give Give 72. To Philip concerning Pamphilus NAture defies a Vacuum We see How sweetly She and Pamphilus agree 73. To Bald-pate TRees regain Hair Fields the verdant Grass But when will your Head Leaf'd be as it was 74. Nilus in my Eyes Aetna in my Brest A Briny Nilus overflowes my Eyes Whilst with Aetnaean flames my scorcht heart fryes Rivers of Tears quench not my ardent Heat Nor my Loves Fire dries up my Brains salt sweat Water and Fire in temper disagree Yet will accord so they may torture mee 75. If all things be alike Vpon Camilla TWo Swashes did the fair Camilla court The one was handsome but in stature short The other Features could not boast at all But like a May-pole was exceeding tall Camilla being question'd which would do Exactly view'd them both from top to toe Observing in the one a Roman Nose Long legs long arms she prudently him chose And modestly reply'd None can mislike The proper man if all things be alike 76. Of Gyants and Dwarfs TWo monstrous creatures land at Natures wharf The Gyant is an Oxe a Dolt the Dwarf 77. Upon the spurious Off-spring of an Abbot VVHen you pray with the Covent O how true Is Abba Father when pronounc'd by you 78. To Parsons A Priest by marriage did himself great wrong For wifes before did to his Tithes belong 79. A Participle A Verb is Eras Mus a Noun pray pass Your Censure Reader what Erasmus was 80. A Cause for the Lawyers A Goatish man led his own wife by chance Supposing her his neighbours Cupid's dance Admit a Childe the product of this Fate Is it a Bastard or Legitimate 81. The Morning IS it a wonder light breaks forth before Phoebus begins to blazon mountains Or Light as an elder Brother did out-run By three daies journey the life-giving Sun 82. Of Day LEt night with Argos have an hundred eyes Yet more with one a duskish day descryes 83. Of Night HAth Night no other gown but black aray Alas poor Widow dead 's her Husband-Day Were not Stars Lanthorns to the mourning night We likewise might be vext before Day-light 84. Vpon Marcus YOur Verses praise me Marc I know these wayes You are so kind that I your verse might praise 85. Death PEtty theeves may restore

Letter YOu sent white paper but black was your Letter Your heart and body nothing express better 129. To Sextilianus A spurious Brat YOur Father never purpos'd to create You Sextil But himself to recreate If we not Gifts but Donors mindes respect To Thank him for your Life you may neglect 130. Upon Portia an Hypocrite FIe fie your wit is bawdy Good now grant My Book that which your Husband must not want 131. Saturn's three Sons THE corrupt Lawyer dubious Divine Cheating Physician the whole world enshrine 132. Of single-life to a certain married Man THE wisest King saith Wo to him alone Follow St. Paul and Wives ye shall have none The wedded Man cries Wo to us whilst he Who staies a Batchelor cries Wo to me Our wo is single but yours is not so You and your Wife must share a double Wo. 133. Vpon Corneus HEar see say nothing observe for thy Life Since thou hast got a wag-tail to thy wife 134. Upon Caius WHen lean Informers Caius did espie To have two Wives the Court they certifie Caius confest and resolute them told What they condemn'd he did most lawful hold One Wife St. Paul a Bishop will allow I hope then I a Lay-man may have two 135. Upon Pomponia POmponia sets her self to Farm who 's able To praise her joyning Sweet to Profitable 136. Upon Pinotus sick of the Cholick PInotus regain'd health by losing winde A Life in that which others kils you finde 137. Upon Pomponia LOok how the Feather daunces on her Hat 'T was Mars his badg but Venus now gives that 'T is to grace Mars Venus it deigns to wear This shews how friendly Mars and Venus are The Crow thinks her young ones fair Cicero Juscul Quaes lib. 5. 138. To H. L. YOur neighbours wife best contents you and he Counts yours most fair thus nobly ye agree Tully to prove his words may now despair Some Birds it seems think their own chick's not fair 139. Venus YOu may hire Wenches as well as buy Wines Why hath then Bacchus and not Venus signs 140. Things of worth are hard to come by To Marinus IF that fair Girls are nice I 'l choose the coy You may take leave the coming to enjoy 141. Upon Theodorus TO marry Gospel will not you allow Not a pin-matter the old Law will though But you have transgrest Moses Law before Your last wife was a widow first a whore Lev. 21. 7 13 14. 141. New-years-Day to Germanicus I Send you verses instead of a gift Return me gifts verses you off may shift 143. Sara SHe that will let her Husband kisse her maid We shall scarce match good Sara I 'm afraid 144. To D. T. YOu are your very Scholars servant and As your Lords School-master you may command Whilst thus you serve as Low command as High Your Titles I both pity and envy 145. Vpon Paula the Atheist A Maid two husbands or a man two wifes Whether should have to solve it Paula strives If you grant not a maid two Husbands how Can in one flesh consist the Plural two 146. Vertue consists in a Mean A Superb woman praunc'd betwixt two men Vertue her Medium had banisht then 147. Vpon Acerra TO 's Father Acer single did aver Happy is he whom others horns deter 148. To Pinotus VVHat Lass is for my Mony such an one As all would buy but vendible to none 149. Vpon Quintus and Quintina QUintus kneels to his wifes commands as though Commission from the Gods she could avow Her words are Laws poor Quintus trots about Thinks himself blest his eyes are not scratcht out 'T is against nature manners vulgar speeches Good Priscian never give women the breeches 150. A Paradox To his absent Friend I Burn in Love the more flames my desire By how much further I go from the Fire 151. Vpon Paulina PAulina her first husband made a Stag Nor had the last any great cause to brag She was as hard as horn to first and last But all the Interregnum she was chaste Yet not for vertues Love but her own sake Knowing her Tinder would but touch and take Although most urgent Gamesters came apace In her Vacation she would give no Place 152. Upon Gellia IF to take Gifts for Benefices be Or such like things accounted Simonie Then you are guilty who no fault at all Count to sell Love for love's spiritual 153. Vpon a certain Woman WIth wondrous speed in stature large you grow Omicron the last year Omega now 154. A Riddle TO finde this creature whither should I sail Whose Father is a Woman Mother Male 155. To Ponticus IT Startled me when your two eyes I spy'd Since that your Father Mother were one-ey'd 156. Vpon Mr. Calf I Shall not say that horns sprout on your skull But this I 'le swear to that you are a Bull What though a Bull I shall not call you mad Although of late your Cow 3 Calves hath had 157. To a certain man concerning a Dactyl WOuld'st Latin verses to thy Mris. show 'T is worth the while what foot will please to know All women love men should in Dactyls court Which have one long syllable and two short 158. Love Descends LOve begins in the eye by th' mouth descends Until at last she in her centre ends 159. Vpon a stammering Woman BAlba took leave of Phi-phi-philip thus Make quick return and Cuc-cuc-comfort us 160. A problem for the Lawyers concerning Theft TO take a thing without the Lords consent Is Theft what if the Lady be content 161. To Ponticus YOu promis'd fair but nothing will give me Galen gives nothing yet cries Recipe 162. Upon Cerellia married to Gallus an Eunuch HAd not we fools the Spartan fashion loath'd Then parties naked should have bin betroth'd Cerel in thought had married a game-cock But Cock prov'd Capon craven'd by a Smock 163. Of Horns A Problem A Wife is light her husband wears the Horn Why so He is her head it must be born 164. On New-years-Day to Germanicus YOur gifts or else my Verses let me have Upon that same condition I them gave 165. Christ-Church Colledge in Oxford IMperfect you were left in Wolsey's daies Yet you may claim a Quadrangle of Praise 166. Vpon Phyllis PHyllis with pleasure doth my Rythms rehearse But she loves Venus better then a Verse 167. Of Himself I Spend the Time in trifling and lest those Years of my Life should perish I them lose 168. To the Reader concerning himself I Think this Brevity my Fame can't hurt 'T is not a little Labour to be curt The vulgar talk much to small purpose I Perhaps talk Idle yet use Brevity 169. Vpon Thraso the Braggadocio DOn't Thrasos gingling Heels make a fierce show Glory to all is an huge Spur you know 170. Of Himself JAmes the Apostle saith Ask and Receive O that K. James to me would grant like leave 171. The Court-Musick for two Voices One Courtier cry'd When others climbe I shall my Self

advance T'other reply'd My Rise must be A Favourites mischance 172. To the Reader LEt not my Book Tobacco light but rather Let it the Refuse of your Close-stool gather 173. To his Book MY Life perhaps may my Books years out-vie The Son before the Father oft doth die But whether it dies first or sees Me Rot I understand A Mortal I begot OWEN'S EPIGRAMS THE SECOND BOOK 1. To the Reader LEt my Verse not please Fools the world is full I would not be the Darling of a Gull Few Readers will suffice grant me but one If no body me like I 'm pleas'd with None 2. To the Lady Mary Nevill OThers Renown is but the Poets praise Your splendid glory your own Merits raise 3. To the same IF you have Enemies they need not fear To oblige friends you make your chiefest Care This you observe Friends never to Forget Ne'r to Remember with Foes to cry Quit. 4. To the same THat a fair Face might beauty keep alive The curious Pencil helps it to survive I though a stranger to the Limners Trade To keep your Fame alive in Verse essay'd Although Apelles Pencil one Divine Should Draw Apollo's Verses her enshrine 5. To Mr. J. H. NO whit portentous but a Poet I You are no Poet but a Prodigie 6. What Newes ALL that know Me my Patience thus abuse Good Mr. Owen hear you any News I Answer I know None and tell them True Of all I know for I know nothing New 7. The Court HE who to all Mens Humours can't stoop down Hath got a foolish Humour for his own 8. Vpon Aulus WHy were you made a Knight because that more Your wife might love you then she did before But you mistook your self Sir Aulus she Will love her self the better but not thee Former expence must double every yeer You shall have cause to call your Lady Deer 9. Upon the Chymist IT is the silly Chymists doting Fate To seek for Gold and Lose his whole Estate None must Elixar have but He alone Till all away is squandred Stick and Stone 10. A Trojan AFter Troy's burning the Trojans grew wise In this True Trojan who Himself denies 11. The Cure of Love BY frequent Fastings take wood from the Fire Let not a Ladies Glance kindle desire If still your Fervour will not let you rest A Wife will quench the Flame Probatum est 12. Troynovant To the Londoners NO Phoenix beautifies the gilded East Before Sol lights her Mothers fragrant Nest So decimated Troy the Grecians burn Majestick London sprouts from Troy's pale Urn 13. The Lawyers God A Deity cal'd Term Rome did adore But now at Westminster He 's Worshipt more 14. The Earth TO charm our Tongues the middle hath a Spell For there we think the golden Mean doth dwel Therefore in play for Praise earth throws an Ace Above the Heavens here 's the Middle place 15. To King James De. of the Faith YOu are Faiths chiefest Guardian to intrust Her with your sacred self Envy thinks Just 16. To the Lord Treasurer A Treasurer whom Vertue makes to hold Vulturian Talons from the Regal Gold Is Himself greater Treasure then can shine In the Rich womb of an Exchequers Mine 17. To the Kings chief Secretary THe Secrets of three Florid Nations lie Committed to your Tested Secrecie The Kings thoughts are not safe till in the Chest They be lockt up of your most Tacid Breast 18. To the Venetians A Fair laid your Foundations at the first Neptune turn'd Foster-father and them nurst Nor shall mute Fish the Sea Monopolize Your Palaces make proud waves pay excize The Sea now fetter'd gives a City Birth Art baffling Nature water turn'd to Earth Your Empire survives time waves ebb and flow Yet never dare unconstant prove to you It is not strange Venice her self loves Lawes Since she the out-law'd Ocean over-awes 19. To the Lord Chancellor LEst that the Quirks or Rigour of the Laws Should accidentally Injustice cause Deservedly it in your power doth lie To bridle Common-Law with Equitie 20. To the Lord Richard Sacvil Earl of Dorchester YOur Ancestors were Noble you we see The glory of renew'd Nobilitie For you which was a Wonder in old time Seems now Prodigious to our vicious Clime Rewards attending Merits disrespect Love prudent Lawes devasting Arms neglect To prefer Vertue before Power think good And Learning's Jewel before Noble Bloud 21. Cecil Lord Treasurer 1597. ARms abroad are invalid unless that Prudence at Home and Cecil steer the State Cecil is Atlas Brother born Above Cecil Props up Elisa Atlas Jove 22. Vpon the Lord William Cecil's Motto Virtute Duce Comite Fortuna Vertue my Leader Fortune my Companion DIvine Elizabeth Fortune did grace Your wisht Companion with an Earls high place Since there was None her Pleasure durst Rebuke Why made She not Vertue your Leader Duke 23. To Richard Vaughan Bishop of London YOu British Honour are the first from Wales Arriv'd at Londons Sea through happy Gales 24. To the same THose Doctors alwaies pleas'd me who account Their good Lives their good Sermons to surmount Most learned Bishop you not only teach Others their duty but by Life do Preach 25. To Tho. Bilson Bishop of Winchester YOu were my School-master let who will know All these I write I to your Precepts owe 26. The Life of William of Wicham formerly Bishop of Winchester publisht in Latine by Tho. Martin Doctor of the Civil Law THat a dead Man a Person should have freed From deaths black Dungeon few wil make their creed Had you not don this work in Lethe's Brook You had bin drown'd now both live by this Book 27. Winchester Colledge EUrope's chief School our Winchester appears Where I was honour'd to spend younger years To give her the first place Zoilus is bound Suppose he knows great Wicham did her Found 28. Sir Philip Sidney BEcause old Homer did his Praises sing Achilles was thought happy by the King Of large Aemathia Poor wretch am I Whose Muse can't divine Philip Deifie 29. To the same VVHo acts things worthy to be writ or writes Things worth the Reading on no small bliss lights No Plummet sounds your Repute who alone By a rare Genius make these Two but One Readers your Writings covet ev'ry Act Might all Historians Table-books exact Your writings prove you Learned Deeds attest That Prowess Anchors in your noble Brest 30. Upon the Marriage of William Earl of Pembrook and Mary Daughter to the Earl of Salisbury 1605. FOr Nature Wisdom Beauty Age Estates Nobility ye are most equal Mates Yet Sir I this confess you have not wed So Nobly as deserv'd your Bridal-bed And I acknowledge Madam that you are Worthy a Husband yours excelling far 31. To Elizabet Countess of Rutland Daughter to Sir Philip Sidney RAre Philip's Praise did not on Error trip Since he was Father to your Ladiship That was his Honour Yours is for to be Daughter to such Heroick Chivalrie 32. To Lucia Countess of Bedford LIght gave

Upon Zoilus HE that will others praise and bears an heart Brim-full with Love shall himself help to part The Stakes with Men belov'd prais'd commend Thou canst not want Requital in the end 105. The middle Age is unknown BEfore the last Line of our Life shall trace The Grave no Line designs the Middle space What to be cal'd the Middle Age is grown Through Custom before Death cannot be known 106. To a Dyer waxing Gray YOur Beard was Black but now 't is turn'd to Gray Not Art but Nature found out this fine way 107. To the Courtier PRoud Rome Superbus to disgrace did bring What wonder Pride did never love a King Kings have not many friends a Reason why Because the Scepter detests Parity 108. Bed WHat English call a Bed the Welch call Grave A Bed and Tomb Death Sleep Resemblance have 109. Rider's Bibliotheca COnceited Rider merited great Blame When he his Book a Library did Name One Book can't make a Library Grave on His heap of words the Title Lexicon 110. Money DOth Latine from {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Greek To derive Nummus and Numisma seek Nummus denotes Money told out Upon This Fancy Number will give Etymon But I can derive't better Money is In all Mens Thoughts the chief of Goddesses This once premis'd it fals into our Road Nummus à Numine As Gold from God 111. Upon Covetous I. S. YOur Gates are Iron you in Iron hoard Your Gold your House is Iron Iron its Lord 112. Of Roman Flora To the Grammarians TO Flora Rome did Flowers sacrifice And her the goddess of Flowers devise But she of a good Name was Prodigal And therefore never brought forth fruit at all But being wanton in her youthful Flower Flower and Fruit that Canker did devour 113. Upon John Protus AS tepid Autumn by severer Blasts Trees verdent Beauty on the low ground casts So Calvus had a trick to shake his Crown Till he shak'd fair for ev'ry hair fell down 114. Vpon Theodorus WHen as King David was Threescore Ten A florid Virgin warm'd his cold sides then You to do like him who a Prophet was Have clapt at your old back a plump young Lass 115. To a certain Gentlewoman WEre Fortune to you so Propitious as Nature Profuse in your endowments was Had your Commands Troy fastned to the Stake It would have kiss'd the flames 'cause for your sake 116. The great Pestilence 1603. SO many Souls this Sickness sent to Styx There is scarce room for a new plague to fix 117. Vpon a perjured person convicted by his own Hand-writing IN vain by Oath did you confirm a Lie Since your Hand detects which you can't denie That Deeds might exceed Words God only gave Your Bodies Form to challenge one mouth leave Since God gave but one Tongue and yet Hands Two What makes Hand single your Tongue double so 118. Upon Cottula the Grammaticastre THe Greek word Labyrinth you well expound By telling us Labour-in-it is found 119. The Anagram of Roma To the Carthaginians HAnnibal took not Luck when 't was his course Not well considering the Roman Force The way to Conquer was known to this Man But though he were a subtle African He was found Ignorant to use his Lot So many strike not whilst the Iron's hot Roma by Mora Little Delay More Then fit made Rome as Great as once before 120. To a certain Great Clerk VVHere is Concoction in a sick mans Feast You know much I confess Nothing digest 121. Vpon one Davis TO boast your self of Cockney you think good Lest som should say you were of British Bloud You refuse that which would a Wise Man grace To procure descent from an obscure Race You and your Countrey Ill yet well Agree You are asham'd of that and that of Thee 122. Upon Aulus FOols count thee wise Wise Men A Fool i' th' Height What art I prethee in thine own Conceit 123. Upon Doctor Linus YOu wholly Act Formalities but why Do you slight Learning Form gives Entity If any dare this Axiom's Truth invade I prove it thus Form Linus Doctor made 124. Upon Thais VVOuld Handsomeness were less or Goodness more Nothing is worser then a Beauteous Whore 125. Upon a great Scribler ashamed to affix his Name WHen cruel Hunger did gag up thy Jawes And untam'd thirst to cry Fire gave the cause You like a Mad man Idle Pamphlets made What 's your excuse Ah! Hunger did perswade Curst Poverty makes you like Tereus Sup You beget Children and then eat them up 126. Vpon Mr. No-Hair ON this side that side before and behinde I search your Head yet not one Hair can finde Since Ev'ry Hair hath its Plantation fled What can you next lose Calvus what My Head 127. To Claudius and Linus NOthing wants to make Claudius good but Wil Nothing but Power to make Linus Ill. 128. To George IF you will be in my Book which you see Guilty enough of lazy Poetrie case Nom. If the Praise of your Family I take case Gen. For Theme of you I 'll seldom mention make Or if to give ye thanks my verse should strive To you as you deserve I cannot Give My Love and liking do to you belong case Dat. 'Cause you are not accus'd in any Song case Accu Or noble George shall I upon you call case Voc. Then you must sit inferiour to all And to spin out longer Discourse with you case Abl. My Muse is willing but she knows not how 129. Every Lover is a Souldier VVEnches to Souldiers Aulus did compare Men please Mars arm'd Venus when naked are 130. The Military Oath THe Latines call that Oath a Sacrament Which to New Leaders Times of war present If that a Sacrament be but just so The Pope is right for there are more then Two 131. Upon Covetous and Cripled Alanus ARe Gifts to maim'd Alanus gratis sent He then Briareus can represent But if you think a Recompence to see His hundred Hands prove Lame immediately 132. The Condition of Kings ONe loves not to tell Truth Another fears This greatest Misery fals to Kings shares 133. Vis. Jus The Anagram of Jus the Law is Vis Force THe Law disgusteth Force Force Law both bee In Name good Friends but Natures disagree 134. Vpon Marcus VVIth Wifes with Widows Chamber-maids your Life Is lewdly spent but a Fig for your Wife Let who will Ask your Back scorns to say no Any thing but what 's Lawful you will do 135. Desperate Debt MEn are bound to their wifes but who dares say He hath enough the Total sum to pay For though some to have paid may make pretence Yet they still owe a due Benevolence 136. Vpon Culianus A Wise Man is a * Miracle but now They are all ceas'd our Times no wise Man know But Culian you have wit I can't devise If Miracles be ceas'd you should be Wise 137. Upon Beautiful Marc. VEnus did Fire your Tenement of Lust In all

Beleeve as Friendship so Men Try Their Reputations by Utility 89. Art GOd did in Natures Bosom place the Arts That Man might have a Touch-stone for his Parts 90. Adam's Apologie FOr sin's first Author Men have flings at Mee Did not Eve pull the Apple from the Tree 91. The Serpents Answer THis Allegation prove you never can To Tempt you but your self there was no Man 92. Alwaies the same GOd alwaies was is shall be thought but One Why came not Faith down to the world alone One Faith as well as Day gives Light a Birth There 's but one Sun in Heaven God on Earth 93. Cordial Prayer SInce your Breast is the Church let it be pure The Holy Ghost for Minister procure And because God for uprightness will look Make a clean Heart thy devout Prayer-book 94. The five Wounds CHrist's Wounds we soveragn Emplaisters finde They heal the Ulcers of a troubled Minde 95. Friendship delineated WHen Sol puts on his splendid Robes of State Our Bodies Shadow turns Associate When Solar Beams yeeld to a churlish sky Our Shadows vanish with Celerity Whilst Fortune smiles upon ye never fear The want of Friends thou shalt have some to spare When the Stern Fates turn to storms serene Day Friends will as much as shadows Post away 96. Vertue NOt Talk but Actions Vertues Pearls comprise Faith Hope and Love are Real Entities 97. Rachel WHat weep because Children are from you torn Had you not Grief enough when they were Born 98. Solomon SO many wise Men as the world can cull So many things are in it wonderfull Solomon died before Greece seven nurst He was not the eighth Wise-man but the first 99. Hope I Can't prevent what must fall to my share I 'l neither Hope for Good nor Evils fear Yet Hope will do me all the Good she can Expectancy drawes out my Lifes short Span. 100. Humane Ignorance I Scarcely know what Life is how should I Tell what 't is to be Born and what to Die 101. Christ is the Way CAnst not thou the streight way to Heaven see Behold the Way it self comes down to thee 102. Of Fame DO well and crouch not to Plebeian Fame 'T is but an empty Adjunct to thy Name 103. Faith AMongst Opinions Faith had most Respect From the Tongue-tyed Pythagorean Sect. For whatsoever the old Samian knew An ipse dixit did confirm it true 104. Indifferency BE Death far off be the fatal stroke nigh 'T is culpable to wish or fear to Die 105. The freshest Date IF I mistake not I may boldly say That the first Age was the Worlds New-years Day Then studious Reader let me crave of you Are the Times we now live in Old or New 106. The Will WOuld you be Good Vertue you may acquire He will inable who made you desire 107. To the Sun TWice eighty times Astronomies express Sol bigger then the Earth yet seems much less If you a Pygmie Sol appear to Me A little Worm how small seem I to Thee 108. Probity GOod Men are oft out-witted and what then Since they excel in Vertue wiser Men 109. A Man THe chief Ingredient to Mans heart is Care Foul noysom Carkasses our Bodies are Birth is but sickness and that Life we have Frequently found a passage to the Grave 110. Concerning Loquacity To the Preacher SO many Sermons your bad Life denote For what need words if Men your Deeds might quote 111. Death is both contrary and according to Nature IF you would follow Nature cruel Death You should snatch Parents before Childrens Breath To Natures Dictates we obsequious be For Life and Death are both by her Decree 112. Eloquence GReat Talkers are not alwaies Eloquent A few neat Fancies Auditors content Nor is that field thought Fruitful whence proceeds A thousand Cart-loads full of stinking weeds 113. God AS Clouds permit not Heaven to descrie So none see God 'cause Mists on their mindes lie None have seen God but few did ever hear Hence * Faith is scarce but * Love is much more Rare 114. To Ponticus YOu would think Me unkinde should I deny To tell you how many years old am I Since my Age is this Moment I say None For the years I have Liv'd away are flown 115. Love and Friendship To Charles WHat space betwixt Nature and Habits lie So far is Love distant from Amitie 116. Princes HUgely Religious ye seem to be And very Zelots as to Pietie 'T is not Love of Religion makes ye thus But thirst of honour Sanctimonious 117. O the wickedness of our Times LEt the worst Vices happen to be nam'd Innocent Time is certain to be Blam'd Yet we can't prove him guilty of such Crimes Men are not undone by but in the Times 118. Philosophy THe World loves to know much but few things will Beleeve hence comes great Faith little skil 119. Evils are innumerable VVE Die a thousand waies are Born but One Thousand Diseases push at Health alone 120. Vpon Controversies WIll Divines everlastingly contend Would they were pleas'd a Judge the strife might End Concerning who should be the Judge they Brawl I wish sincerely that dispute were all Might I contemplate once within my Life As great a strife of Love as Love of Strife 121. Christ upon the Cross BEtwixt two Thiefs Christ fill'd the empty space Now Vertue had if ever Middle Place 122. The Daughter of Time TRuth lies along Time hid yet comes to Light Greece cals her {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 'cause she flies sight 123. Law and Physick IF Men would Live as Prudent Nature teach They should climb quickly out of Galen's reach If Men were wise they would not so long Jar Till they are witnest Fools by the whole Bar But Bartolus should then despair to please And Mice might comment on Hippocrates 124. Husband and Wife VVHen Angry a whole House can't us contain A Bed can hold when we are friends again 125. The shortest Day OUr Lifes last day doth the most short appear Quite through that Day the end is very near 126. Vertues Complaint LOve hath few servants who will Vertue own Credit and honour extreme dear are grown Riches are sold Mony made Merchandize Vertue for her Rewards must pay Excise 127. The Rigid Father THe Avaritious Father is most Free The more he scrapes the more He leaves to thee 128. A Prayer to God in time of Sickness NAtures great Parent when as thou shalt please My Soul from flesh Her Prison to release Let Grace with thy afflicting Hand comply When I want strength to Live give will to Die 129. To the Pleader WHere Judges Favour not they invent flaws 'T is not your Eloquence secures a Cause Throw Reports by and Study Day and Night What to turn Lawyer No but Favourite 130. Vpon Brunonius OUr Ancestors ordained Fasting-daies That Flesh might obey Spirit that God Praise Your Table turns Fasts into Feasts We see That Spirit might serve Flesh and Flesh serve Thee

Clergy is Vertue describ'd without Periphrasis You are the Obadiah who do feed The Prophets of the Lord Relieve their Need. Whilst you continue in this devout way My Muse shall sing and let the Clergy Pray 23. To those Eminent Members of Parliament Sir Horatio Townshead and Sir William Doyle OUr Mother Norfolk trusting in your Care As to Heroick Spirits and sincere Elected ye as Guardians to us all As Good Fathers let not your Children fall Ye who a splendid County represent Must strive to Give the wiser sort content A joynt consent made ye our Supreme Parts Your vertues attract to our Heads our Hearts 24. To the Noble Sir William Paston YOur Recreation is to feed your Eyes With the most select Things the Globe comprize I know the Medium to let you see A wonder Englands choicest Rarity Advance to the reflecting Looking-glass There you may view the Fam'd Mecoena's Face 25. To his highly valued Cousin Will Bloys Esq Author of that celebrated Book call'd Modern Policy I Am a Servant to Morality And thanks your Worth Cousin to Policy I must be Vertues Page lest I fall on The Tortures of your Colasterion 26. To the grave and wise Gentleman Mr. Tuthill TO select you from others of your Name The Epithite of Lord the Vulgar frame Let them call Lord I shall style you a King Who to subjection all your passions bring 27 To the Fair Lady his Daughter ACquaintance with your Father Me commands Humbly to Kiss your Ladiships snow-Hands I dare not approach nigh accept my Muse As she 's a Virgin you cannot Refuse I shall not muster up Hyperboles To make you Rival to the Deities Pallas your Soul Juno your Fortune Grace Venus sits smiling on your lovely Face You need no Poetry these great Truths are That Madam you are Vertuous Wise Rich Fair 28. To that profound Grecian Mr. Duport President of Trinity Coll. in Cambridge THe witty Limner ancient Poets fed With that which admir'd Homer vomited Your curious Palat hated that crude Meat Homer himself you disjoynted and Eat And lest his Children should the Fact reveal You devour'd them too the succeeding Meal 29. To his worthy Friends Work John Sherman B. D. Author of that Pious Work styl'd White Salt RAther then be ungrateful I express My high respect in this so rude a Dress What though my Muse is Lame my Love shan't Halt Nor shall she vend a cornel of Bay-Salt 30. To the Egregious Poet Sir Will. Davenant THat Ben whose Head deserv'd the Roscian Bayes Was the first gave the Name of Works to Playes You his Corrival in this Waspish Age Are more then Atlas to the fainting Stage Your Bonus Genius you this way display And to delight us is your Opera 31. To his Adopted Vncle James Howel Esquire VVHen first propitious Stars conceded Me The sweet enjoyment of your Company I was Adopted your Pity thought fit I at these years should be alli'd to wit Lest I should shame your choice I will Improve And fall to study in Dodona's Grove 32. To the lover of Ingenuity Tho. Stanly Esq NAture in the unfathom'd Stagyrite Compos'd a Body abject to the sight Fortune is more Close-fisted for we finde Few Poets Rich but only in the Minde Nature Fortune in you Cooperate Your Parts are Great Plentiful your Estate A Poet Rich a Mecoenas you be Can our Age Parallel in One these Three 33. To his Loving Friend Mr. Payn Fisher HOw few are English Poets but a Brain That can reach Ela in the Latine strain Is no small wonder Rare in both you be An Ambodexter in true Poetrie 34. To Mr. John Ogilbie YOur sparkling Genius I then did prise When you poor Aesop pleas'd to Manumise I sacrifice these Lines lest I alone Should prove the Cock slight a precious Stone Were Maro now alive He must you prise And by you Homer shall regain his Eyes 35. To his Loving Friend Edmund Wharton M. A. and Fellow of Gon. and Cai. Coll. in Cambridge OVer three Lustrums Time hath almost flown Since your Acquaintance I desir'd to own When Age adopted you were at Expence Of Time and Brains to purchase Eloquence Nor would you let profound Philosophy Be exempt from a serious Scrutiny Run on the Race be ever Fortunate I wish you egresse at Honoris Gate 36. Vpon Home-Spun One of the Ordinary sort of Preachers BUy a Gold Chain you must entreat true weight And 't is a Favour not to meet Deceit If sheets of Vulgar Lead you please to Buy Ask a Pound over Plummers can't Deny Chrysologus will stand but just his Hour Battus cries out My Lungs will hold for four 37. An Epigram that should have been inserted into a Book of the Authors called Advice to Balaams Asse under the Emblem of a Dog barking at the Moon WHen Phoebe's Glory the Curre did espy He flash'd out Lightning from a Threatning Eye And what 's the Reason what you may guesse soon People kick him while they admire the Moon Just so our Momus snarls at Osborns Prayse 'Cause his own Merits cannot reach the Bayes 38. There was also intended for that Book the Picture of an Asse in reference to the Title with this Epigram WE burthen not the dumb Asse which you see Our Pen must scourge lavish Garrulitie No shame to teach a Prating Brute Alasse It was an Angels Task to stop an Asse 39. Vpon the Parliament that voted down the Universities VVHen infant Vipers to the Light do come They kill their Dams by knawing of their Womb A Generation Bald-pate Time ne're Ey'd That durst concurre in voting Matricide Such Vipers as could not their Stings refrain Had not a Pia Mater to their Brain 40. Upon Owen FErtilis Autumno pinguescat Vallis opimo Aurea saxosis Mons habet Exta locis Anglia Doctrinae laetis ditescat Aristis Jactat Odoenum Wallia siccà Tagum Let crouded Wheat the humble Valleys line The steril Mountains Bowels with Gold shine Let England boast Sagacity Since Wales Can with her Golden Owen turn the Scales Verses made Ex tempore and writ in a Ladies book occasioned by a Friends recital of that well-known Fancy of Doctor Corbets Little Lute when I am gone c. And referring to the Covers of a singing Book Painted with Slips of Flowers to several statues which were there view'd and bitter Cherries tasted of by the Author The Lady being absent c. 1. WHen my voracious Eyes first lent a Look Unto the Florid Covers of thy Book I fondly thought this happy Hour Might blesse Me with my wished Flower 2. BUt since my Hopes deluded Me I went And some sad Musings in the Garden spent Where I 'cause thou wert Absent Dearest Love Became the statue of a mourning Dove 3. MY sights swift wheels rapidly roul'd about That it some friendly moisture might find out To quench my flaming Brest Alasse Thou hid'st thy Rayes and I dim-sighted was 4. AT last a smiling Cherry did invite Th' Embraces