Chance divide The Roses His The Kingdoms are thy Bride 40. The Apocalypse of John Napeir Ninety two years the World continue shall If as thou Calculat'st it stand and fall Why dost not th' End to be more near surmize Lest thou a Lyer should'st be found th' art wise 41. God Man God cannot die nor man Death conquer can But Christ did both he was both God and Man 42. Death Death unto bad men bane to good men bliss An endless Ill or End of all Ill is 43. God God is Immense all measuring alone And He 's Innumerable for but but one 44. Miracle Let others Miracles admire but I Admire their Maker only God on high 45. Adam ' s Fall Mens Bodies Goods and Souls Adam's foul fall To Physick Law Divines did first inthrall 46. To Adam False Eve Death's Parent thee deceiv'd by Fruit And foully ruin'd with a fair salute 47. To Preachers The Cock the Mornings Herald claps his wings To rouze himself before he Crows or Sings Preachers should do the like first should begin To rouze themselves next others raise from sin 48. The Tempter As Mice in Walls so Satan in man's heart Orfinds or makes a way with his black Art 49. Mortification We live to die and die to live O why Then learn we not to die before we die 50. Hodie to Day This Day was yesterday to Morrow nam'd To Morrow shall be yesterday proclaim'd To Morrow not yet come nor far away What shall to Morrow then be call'd To Day 51. Against thee only have I sinned Subjects do sin 'gainst God the King the Laws A King 'gainst God alone A King because 52. Prayer As Christ transpiere'd the Doors fast shut at Even So Prayers pierce th' Impenetrable Heaven 53. Mary Magdalens Tears Vain wandring Eyes sinning by seeing vain Wip'd off by weeping with those Eyes sins stain I err if not that weeping faculty Because th' Eye first did sin 's infus'd in th' Eye 54. Of Hope and Fear Riches and Fear Hope want concomitate Hope 's to be wish'd for Fear 's a froward fate Poor men have Hopes the Rich men Fears But I These Fears had rather than those Hopes apply 55. Mathusalem is dead Life is not long but still to live what profit Is in long life when Death 's the sequel of it 56. Of Law and Justice The way to Law than Justice more we trace Though this the shorter that 's the longer Race 57. Intemperance We who desire long life before we die Why do we shorten it by Luxury We will and will not lengthen our short spans We nill our selves will by Physicians 58. To Ponticus Art poor 't is hard to make thee rich but when Th' art rich 't is easie to be richer then 59. The Pharisees They say but do not 't is our Ages sin First say then do Faith so doth enter in 60. Liberty If happy 's he that all things hath at will Why do men will yet are repining still The best-great'st vertue 's Liberty sole he Can live at will whose will is well to be 61. Christ whence Conceiv'd at Nazareth at Beth'lem born Thy Natures two two Countries did adorn 62. Christ Crucified To th' Erring Dying Sick the Way Life Cure The Crosses Cross Deaths Death didst Cross endure 63. Christs Cross. The Cross bare Christ Christ bare the Cross and thus Christ bare the Cross the Cross Christ all for us 64. Of Religion A pleasant Tree planted in pious breast Whose Root hath labour fruit hath honours Crest Fear first brought Gods into the world no lye For to fear God is the prime Piety In Piety's root 's Gall Honey's above For Fear 's Religion 's Fount the River Love 65. On the Prodigal and Miser This till his death gives nothing that at 's death Hath nothing left to give or to bequeath 66. The Married Let man love's wife let wife submissive be T' her husband he 's her Head his Heart is she 67. Study Students grow mad by studying much to know None mad by studying to be good doth grow 68. Remember Death Death of uncertains hath most certainty Uncertain when but certain once to die None from his birth none from his death is far Yet none of this is a Remembrancer 69. The Blessed Virgin Gods Spouse her Fathers Parent her Sons Child Virgin by man without man Mother stil'd 70. What 's rare not dear A Paradox Vice common is yet nothing is more dear Vertue seems vile yet rare it doth appear 71. A Beast Past hope what 's past sole future hope doth rest Things hopeless pass hopes fruitless with the Beast While past things vex future perplex with care Us men Beasts wiser pleas'd with present are 72. Reason Reason's the Queen of things their Mother's Nature This brings them forth that is their Regulater 73. Nature Wise Nature hath with Reason us supply'd Which wills us to take Nature for our Guide 74. Freedom of Speech Thou seem'st t' have freedom fables to relate But free enough's the Tongue that less doth praâ—â— 75. To Marcus a Problem Be'st good or bad what matter 's it For those Force like the Lawes these Laws like force oppose 76. Upon Old and New Fashions 'T is foolish Envy new things to despise And envious folly new things sole to prize 57. A Christians Death Death like the way leads thee to life and is No dying but an Entrance into Bliss 78. To Christ. Anchor of Hope Faiths Ship Loves shoreless Sea Earth's Salt Heavens Sun the Souls sole saving Plea Death by thy death is kill'd Death dead doth lie Yet who would think that ever Death could die 79. Self-Love Who sees not his own faults but others spies Is wise unt ' others but t' himself unwise 80. Saints Lives 'T is vain Saints Lives to read and not to lead Do both the lives of Saints read lead lead read 81. Our Country A good man 's still at home not in Exile Each Land each Sea is as his native soyle Exile's where ill our Country where contrary In this Good Bad are each ubiquitary 82. Upon an Atheist No faith of past nor hopes of future move Within thy Soul the present's thy sole love 83. Of Hereticks Virgil from Enn'us dross did Gold extract But Hereticks from Gold do dross compact 84. An Encomiastick The Good by praise is better worse the bad The Crafty craftier the fool more mad 85. Not too fast None 's on the sudden good hast not too fast Although in Vertues way thou makest hast Good counsel us'd in hast proves bad we find First recollect and then correct thy mind 86. The Envious and Fool. This wants right Reason that a candid heart This cannot and that will not Truth assert 87. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sermo Speech Gods Speech all Reason's ours all Oraizon So what God speaks and man 's a speaking Tone 88. Opinion None will believe yet all would be believ'd â—o faith like friendship is by gain atchiev'd 89. Art God hath
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
To the same Thou who before thy Birth a burden were Unto thy Parent born her honour art 3. To the Reader of his Book Lest this my Book displease the candid Eye I fear and fear lest it with Fools comply 4. The Virgin Birth of Elizabeth Queen of England 1602. England and Scotland are united by Th' auspicious Birth of thy Virginity T' unite then multiply's of greater worth And thou best Parent by not bringing forth 5. To the Hollander 1602. Thou not against Minerva's will didst fight Whil'st Englands Pallas back'd thee with her might But thy fate chang'd Death like Ulysses come Took hence thy Pallas and Palladium 6. To James King of Great Britain c. The Golden Age is come long since foretold When but one King should wear Brute's Crown of Gold Who should the Britains that divided were Unite of Peace should th' Olive Branches bear That having Peace all good unt ' us comes forth We now may say most truly from (a) For Owen Grandfather to King Henry the seventh came from North Wales And King James from thâ— North of great Britain the North. 7. To the Prince Great Britaines Hope son of so great a Sire Half of each Parent for Example higher Almost than imitation in rare Parts Follow'd by few belov'd in all mens hearts Hadst thou these vertues from thy Sires instinct Or from thy Mothers Breasts from both I think 't 8. Basilicon Doron to the King None needs this Author none this Book proclaim He This This Him resounds with Trump of Fame 9. To the Lady Mary Neville Thy Glass reflects thee fair fame calls thee chast Thou nor from Glass nor Fame a fable hast Fame that of all things hath the swiftest wing Dares not presume thy fame to stain or sting 10. Of her daughter Cecily No Painter can delineate the mind Yet in this Picture thou thy self maist find 11. To the Candid Reader My good Verse best indifferent mine ill Kind Reader thou dost call with candid will To the malevolent Reader My bad Verse worst indifferent my good Thou call'st black Reader so thy censure stood 12. Hercules By-way Some in Quadruples some in Triples erre Th' Herculean Duple is most sinister 13. Of Vertue Vertue contemneth praise though praise incline To Vertue Shadows as to Bodies joyn For Vertue 's real praise but verbal bare As Bodies something Shadows nothing are 14. Lifes Dyal From East to West without return am I Born yesterday live this day next day die 15. Of God So great thy Greatness Euclide could not show And such as Aristotle did not know 16. Of an Atheist There is no God the Fool in secret saith But none so soolish as to make 't his Faith If none a God deny who 's th' Atheist he Who doth desire that there no God should be 17. Charity As Wives where loveless there do faithless prove So 's Faith depriv'd of Charitable love 18. Dives and Lazarus The Gospel doth a nameless Rich man blame Where Lazarus hath an eternal Name 19. Increase and Multiply The first man was at first but one till God Of him made two evening the number odd After when God unt ' Eve did Adam tye God made them one again to multiply God first made one then two then as before He made them one to multiply the more 20. Union Divine is Union Division evil's For there 's one God innumerable Devils 21. Three Tempters The World Flesh Devil are three Sophisters In Logick he in Rhet'rick they converse 22. The Spirit and Flesh. Me Flesh and Spirit hither thither force Jove Caesar are in me Competitors Peace to you both were you but once at Peace Peace then in all the world would soon increase 23. Man to Man a God Wolf Man is to man a God a Wolf why when For Christ's a God Adam a Wolf to men 24. God's word Men few things see God all things sees foresees Hence men speak often God but once decrees 25. The Broad and Narrow way The Scripture bids us strive 't is our concern To walk the Narrow way to Life eterne If that way leads us not t' inherit Bliss The broader way will lead us down to Dis. 26. St. John Baptist. The Baptist Christ preceded as the Light Precedes the Sun brings day dispells the night 27. Of Autumn Autumn shakes off the Leaves and for man's use Produceth fruit let us the like produce 28. The Misery of Life Who long would live wretched although and poor That is he would be wretched more and more Poor-wretched Irus dies against his will That iâ— he would be poor and wretched still 29. Of Nature and Grace Nature like to the Moon gives pallid Light Grace like the Sun more splendid shines and bright 30. The Catechism Twelve things thou must believe must pray for seven And ten things do if thou wilt enter Heaven 31. A Rich Man Why are few rich men sav'd because their bent Repents Expences nothing else repent 32. O guileful Hopes O rather guileful things our Hope a friend Most faithful us concomitates to th' end 33. The Redeemer One man by dying man from Death hath freed Which was to man for one mans sin decreed Christ all things did post-pone lost man to win Contemn'd-condemn'd O Adam for thy sin 34. The Holy Spirit As Doves to whitest Houses soonest come So th' holy God makes cleanest Hearts his home 35. Fortitude The Wise doth know the Just will do what 's right Who dares thus shall b' esteem'd a man of might 36. Of a King Law where 's no King 's like light when Sun 's away King where 's no Law 's like Sun without a Ray. People first chose a King The King with them Made Laws yet subject to the Diadem 37. A Welch Man English and Scots by name are one with thee Now Welch-man sole thou shalt not British be 38. English-Scots Disjoyn'd in Laws what Law shall them conjoyn The Kingdoms safety best of Laws divine 39. Henry the Roses James the Kingdoms To the King The Roses English colours Red and White Like Cadmus new-sprung Host ingag'd in Fight And as the Twins which one Egge did include Do Rise and Set in a vicissitude As Day the Night as Night succeeds the Day The Roses so did bear alternate sway Till Mother Mona (a) A British Proverb Mon Mam Gymri in English thus Anglisey the Mother of Wales British Angles'y An Isle which Tacitus not tacitely Recordeth happy Mother happier By bearing British Owen Theodor From whom arose a Noble Prince a Rose Whose Wife and Mother sprung from Stem of those Who thousand dangers pass'd in Nuptial Bed United (b) Remarkable here that the Triple Empire of Britain by a certain occult Fate was restored to the British Blood 1 The Kingdom of Scotland by Stuart 2 The Kingdom of England by Tyder 3 The Empire of the whole Island by James the first descended from both both the Roses White and Red. Which Union lest Change or
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
thou self distracted didst distract What should'st thou do Famine advis'd that Act. Thee Poverty compell'd thy Books with sweat Compil'd first pen'd after to vend and eat 126. On a Bald Pate Lo not an hair thine heads bald Crown doth Crown Thy Faithless Front hath not one hair thine own Before Behind thine hair 's blown off with Blast What 's left thee to be lost thine Head at last 127. To Claudius and Linus Lewd Claud to make thee good thou want'st sole will Thou Linus want'st sole Power to make thee ill 128. To George (1) Nom. George whether thou desir'st to b' in my Book Wherein a Verse averse is if thou look (2) Gen. Or whether of thy Kindred I should raise Trophys in Verse oft sounding Thine-their Praise (3) Dat. Or whether I to thee would recommend Due thanks my Verse cannot due thanks repend (4) Accus 'T is well no Verse of mine thee doth accuse In this thy Name well pleaseth Me-my Muse. (5) Vocat If generous O George thou would'st be call'd Thou in th' extremest Place shalt still b' install'd (6) Ablat Wo's me that I my Verse cannot inforce Longer to hold with thee a long Discourse 129. A Lover is a Warrior Souldiers with Harlots Aulus well compar'd Mars bodies arm'd Venus unarm'd doth guard 130. The Military Oath The Latines Sacrament call'd sacred Oath Which Souldiers to their Captain did betroth If Sacraments be but an Oath then there More Sacraments than two will soon appear 131. Of Alanus Covetous and Lame Give but a Gift t' Alanus He though Lame Is hundred-handed to receive the same But if for Gift a Gift he must restore He 's Lame that hundred-handed was before 132. The Condition of Kings While This forbears That fears Truth to relate To Kings O miserable Kingly state 133. Vis Jus Force Right to J. C. Vis Force Jus Right are adverse yet the Name Of Vis and Jus inverted is the fame 134. Of Marcus Wives Widows Maids Whores Wenches women-kind Thou lov'st but thine own Wife thou leav'st behind Among so many kinds of Venus sports Why leav'st the lawful lov'st th' unlawful sorts 135. Desperate Debt Who 's not in Debt t' his wise who (1) Solvency or Payment is not to be understood but of one that is able to pay the whole debt Jabol de verb. signif 1. solvendo solvent is None solid but insolvent is in This. 136. Of Culianus Wise men are (1) Cic. de Divin lib. 2. wonders wonders now are none Then now there is no wise man no not one But Culian th' art wise then wonders are Or thou from wisdom Culian art far 137. Of Marcus a man venust or comely Too much of Venus (1) Burnt usted part of Thee That in some Part thou maist Venustus be 138. Of Adrian 5. Derided Epigrams derided Verse Thou writest which with mirth have no commerce No mirth is in them yet the Reader smil'd Because both wit and mirth from them 's exil'd 139. I Thou He. There 's no man but prefers Himself unt ' All Hence the first Person I we count and call Thou fam'st thy present blam'st thine absent Friend He Thou next Me and He next Thee doth tend 140. Petite dabitur vobis Ask and it shall be given you That which was promis'd Askers heretofore Is given now to Givers men no more Will gratis give what 's gratis comes from Heaven Of nought comes nought Give and it shall be given Date dabitur vobiâ— 141. Married Persons Children Parents Husband and wife once two are now but one Once one two now are Father and his Son 142. Of Marcus a Lawyer Thou pleadest for thy self not Client he Not for himself but brings his Gold for thee The certain Laws uncertain Causes cross Thou sure of gain thy Client 's sure of loss 143. To his Father As man more excellent than woman is I so thy son do more excel in this 144. An Italian Th' Italians of their wives as Books comprize The parts incluse-sâ—cluse Monopolize This what God said unt ' Eve the woman gains By this I will multiplicate thy pains 145. What Wife the Author would have I like a woman facile to be lov'd To love difficile comely well approv'd Rivals in love I like deserve she should The love of all not love alone I would 146. To one complaining that his Children were not like him Would'st on thy wife beget a Self-like Child First get a wife like thee compos'd-compil'd 147. To the Married Of Conjugal Love When Adam had espoused Eve his Bride No woman was for him to love beside Love Conjugal is therefore First and best Paternal doth the Second Love attest 148. Sir Francis Drake ' s Epitaph Though Papistry should rage in time to come It would not Drake I think dig up thy Tomb Thou need'st not fear it should thy Body burn For in the water safe from Fire 's thine Urne 149. A Childs Epitaph dying before his Grandfather and Father Death keeps no method Logick's Art denies A Son before his Sire and Grandsire dies 150. Epitaph of Maurus His Soul of 's Corps his Corps of 's Soul 's hereft Maurus wants both his Name is only left 151. Epitaph of Pyramus and Thisbe Death friendly-foe from you that grief remov'd Which brought on Death before because you lov'd 152. Tho. Moor dying Moor had his Head from 's Body severed But would not have his Hair cut from his Head 153. Three Languages Crucified Hebrew Greek Latine First Next Third commixt Sacred Learn'd Roman all three Crucifixt 154. Don Antonio King of Portugal Between thee and thy Kingdom a Divorce Was lately made against thy will by force Now thou maist of thy Kingdom took away What Christ Himself (1) My Kingdom is not of this World did of his Kingdom say 155. Alexander Aristotle He great'st of Kings of Sophists this compleater Great Alexander Aristotle greater This learn'd made Alexander more compleat Great He made Aristotle not more great 156. Of Plato The Bees which swarm'd on Plato's lips do still Distill rare Sweets from his mellistuous Quill 157. Virgil ' s Georgicks Thou Maro writ'st rich Verse of Husbandry And dost manure the Readers wit thereby 158. Persius the Poet. Dark Persius I read but not conceive I' th' dark he doth his Readers lead and leave 159. Tacitus Thee Candor made Truth-telling Nature wise Briefness obscure and Gravity concise 160. To Martial Persons thou know'st to spare to speak of things All thy Conceits are honyed have no Stings 161. To Petrarch While O thy Laura's read the doubt will be Lawrel or Laura whether fitt'st for thee 162. Pliny Englisht by Philemon Holland a Physician Pliny writes many things is long is short Much writing Holland's (a) Because more plene longer (b) Because more plaiâ—â— shorter for't 163. Of Cicero to Catullus What thou didst tell Catullus and foretell Of Cicero was true for it befell
for a Prodigy it now may pass 94. Of Annetta a Franck. Nature with very little is content But of thy Nature this I think 's not meant 95. Of Marcus a Souldier blind and blear-cy'd One of thine Eyes doth Marcus yet remain Which with continual drops thy Face doth slain Why is that Eye with Tears so much imâ—ost Because his Brother in the Wars was lost 96. Peace in Europe to Divines Kings war and Kings in peaceful Leagues combine 'T is something yet t' enjoy sweet peace in Fine The Priests with an immortal strife contend And their contests nor measure have nor End Hence by Tongues virulence it doth appear That than the Sword the Pen is more severe 97. To Carolina As oft as in the Glass thou view'st thy face Lest that thy beauty make thee proud abase Abate thy Pride think though th' art fair alas Th' art fraile though beautiful yet like thy Glass 98. Florals As in the Scene obscene came Cato thence To go so man comes here to pass from hence And never to come hither from his Urne As Caâ—o to the Scene did not return 99. Man's Epitaph Who lies here no man no man here doth lie A liveless Corps doth not a man imply 100. The Souls Horizon Th' high Elements we see not Fire and Air Water and Earth we see the lower pair So we know men and beasts with us below But God and th' Angels ah we do not know 101. The Souls Eclipse As th' Earth 'twixt Sun and Moon doth stand we see In her Eclipse so sin 'twixt God and me 102. A Merchant Plautus a Tale the Merchant call'd compil'd The next like it is the Deceiver stil'd 103. Worshipper of Images Who Grandees honour Idolize 't is clear Sith woman mans man doth Gods Image bear 104. Erasmus his desire Erasmus Desiderius I could Desire who sole might write what e're he would 105. A Neuter Pompey and I if Pompey win the Field If Caesar then to Caesar I will yield 106. Scandalizing Grandees to the Servants of Servants The Master saith I will my Servant have To be still faithful how my Goods to save Stand watch go come perform the most th' art able Th' art yet a Servant but unprofitable 107. Mars and Venus Venus and Mars themselves alike extend Mars common Foe Venus a common Friend 108. February Thou sole of many Brothers not one other Hast eight and twenty daies most like thy mother 109. To E. J. Thy modesty thee vertue like doth praise I to thy wit with leave would Tropheys raise But O thy modest Face and candid spirit Cause me to praise thee less than is thy Merit 110. A Circles Square What is a Circles Square but this alone Th' Earth parted in four parts at first but One. 111. Whether an Arithmetical unite answereth to a Geometrical Point God than a Point is more yet is but One Like as a Point doth differ from a * Unity Mone 112. From the Womb to the Tomb. Man 's born to death most certain which comes on As a lean Ox feeds to be fed upon 113. To the King O of what Force Example's in a King Actest thou bidst forbearst forbidst the thing A Prince moves principal a King doth steer As Skyes the Stars so Kings the People bear 114. The Head and Body to the same Reason's i' th' Head there it s five Agents â—bide Little 's Divine in the whole Man beside 115. Report of the Death of Henry 4. the French King To the French King What Kings to hear and Servants fear to tell Fame sounds i' th' Ear To die remember well 116. Light and Air. Air though a Body is unseen with th' Eye Light hath no body yet is seen on high 117. One God many Friends Though no man can two Masters serve as slave What hinders but two Patrons one may have One God forbids not to seek many friends As one Faith many Arts not discommends 118. Donna Danno Adam a Rib lost for the womans sake And for her sake he laid his Soul at stake 119. Womens Tire This is more like an house than cov'ring this Is not to deck t' erect the Head it is 120. All things Nothing All things who made of Nothing He 's sole All What God of Nothing made we Nothing call 121. The East and Western Church The right-true Faith i' th' Worlds left Part resounds Faith sinister i' th' Worlds right Part abounds 122. Anger Patience Ire minds inflames and Patience cools that Ire As Fire doth temper water water fire 123. Ruine of Heaven and Earth Th' Earth lowest is Heav'n highest is of all Yet that hath whither this no where to fall 124. To Henry Howard Earl of Northampton Ally'd unt ' one Uncle to two great Counts Of great Account thy Fame thy Name surmounts Of many Noble Dukes sprung from the Stemm Ones Brother Nephew unto three of them An Earls son who but Fates did not so please Had been the fourth Duke in this Series An Earl thy self None wonders at thy Fates Whom wit conducts Fortune concomitates 125. To Pontia I from thy sight which wounds mine Heart remove Not that I love thee not but that I love 126. To an Adulterer Adam in Eden was forbid to taste One Fruit the rest were all for his Repast I wonder having so much at command That He from One could not withhold his hand Thou contrary art All forbid but One That thou may'st use the rest must let alone Less strange than Adam that thou didst decline Whose Liberty was greater far than thine 127. To the Reader Salt meats cause thirst O that my verses might The Reader cause to thirst with Appetite 128. To an Uxorious Man Let not thy Wife command give if she crave Make not thy Wife thy Master nor thy Slave 129. To Ponticus Thy Life 's a Comick Death a Tragick Story Unlike thy Death will be to thy Life's Glory 130. Of a certain married Priest A Levite born a Levite made thy Wife Of Levi's Tribe Levitical's thy Life 131. Of Innovators You pull down All Things No Thing you rebuild Are you with Zeal or fiery fury fill'd The Spirit you pretend doth you compell What Spirit is' t * Apoc. 9.11 A bad one Abaddon One from Hell 132. Of Cotta God out of Nothing All things did Create Thou Chymist All things dost Annihilate 133. Tho. Egerton Chancellour of England and Francis Leigh his Son-in-law â—any Vertue loves and Honours Arts â—hat Father and this Son act both these parts â—ave Egerton Brave Leigh the Muses love â—he Son would not unlike the Father prove 134. Consubstantiation To the same Francis and Mary his Wife You have not both one Soul but both one Mind Nor both one Body but one flesh conjoyn'd Man Wife in name are two but one in Troth They diff'rent are in Sex but humane both 135. Funeral Sermons Good men are wrong'd while living prais'd when dead O black Life O Death candid-honoured 136. Paul's Cross
fixt Nor Hope is Hope if not with doubts commixt 173. Novelty Reviv'd are many things which heretofore Fell and shall fall though now they flourish more New things now please but will not still because What 's now new will wax old and full of Flaws 174. Marcus his Looking-glass Why is thy Fool before thee still All-Ass Thou view'st thy self in him as in a Glass 175. To one Uxorious The Field's not alway plough'd Thy Wife 's a Field Yet she loves dayly to be duly till'd 176. To a Friend Four years and more praeter-plu-perfect past First sprung thy love and then was rooted fast In vain thou now dost seek it to remove No new young Plant an old grown Tree's thy Love 177. To Porphyrius We read that Christ wept twice not laugh'd at all Why dost mans Nature Risible then call 178. To Pontilianus As a Blind Man by Boy or Woman led Ways t' him unseen-unknown doth often tread So Venus or her Boy thee blind in Love Hither and Thither lead move and remove 179. Love is beyond all Exception To a certain Friend Though some new cause old Love may chance suspend I by the Laws of Friendship am thy Friend My Love 's beyond Exception unto thee Except thou lov'st not as thou shouldst love me 180. Of Ponticus aged sixty years In all thy Life thou good hast done to none When wilt thou now begin Thou sayst upon My death I all will to the poor bequeath Too late he 's wise that is not wise till death 181. Of Nigella Candidated Rare Bird on Earth thou art and Swan-like white White are thy Cloaths thy Skin as black as night 182. Le Carneval de la vit Why doth the Soul abhor the Bodies death Fears that to die when this hath lost its Breath Or doth it fear that after death remains Unt ' it short Judgement but long lasting pains I doubt this doth the Soul in death dismay That to the Flesh it cannot farewel say 183. Quintina ' s Praise Should I thee praise thou then wouldst prouder be I praise thee not Th' art proud enough I see 184. Earth ' s Son Heaven looks on us and we must look on Heaven For Stars in Skies God Eyes to thee hath given Thou scarce the thousandth part of Earth canst see Half Heaven yet is visible to thee Fool why dost Earth prefer unt ' Heaven rather But as some love their Mother more than Father 185. The lowest Species Though Mankind is the chief yet him we call We account the lowest Species of all Heav'n hath but few More men in Hell do lie Who mens unhappiness can then deny 186. Of Envy a Paradox If Vertue did Envy would less abound For where 's more Vertue there less Vice is found 187. James of that Name The sixth King of Scotland The first of England Happiness to Britain What hath been often wish'd scarce hop'd for came 'Twixt Hope and Fear unto thy royal Name King James the first the sixth of Regal Line Sice Ace the best chance of the Dice was thine 188. To James the First King of Great Britain c. Thine Hand four Crowns four Scepters doth command Four Languages are spoken in thy Land The Britains Language though not one their Heart Is One of thy three Kingdoms being part At first the Devil did mens hearts divide But God their Languages And all for Pride 189. Kings and Prophets Out of his Countrey no King rules in chief No Prophet in his Countrey gains Belief 190. Vertue A double Genius while transitory Attends on Vertue Good Bad Envy Glory 191. Envy Envy corrodes mens praises like a Slave As Worms corrode their Bodies in the Grave 192. Of Battus Thy many Queries I in brief respond Not 'cause so many but 'cause foolish fond 193. Sleep Death Though in my sleep I seem as dead in sort Yet no part of my Life 's the sweeter for 't 'T is strange what should in Death so bitter be Sith Sleep Deaths Image is so sweet to me 194. The Triumvirs Clients unto the Lawyer go because Wealth their chief Good 's secured by the Laws In Sickness the Physician comes next Wealth The second thing to be secur'd is Health Divines who first to have been sent for ought Come last unto the sick â—â—sent-unsought 195. Lovers Patience Lover wouldst have thy wish Be patient He that will live in Peace must be content 196. Of a certain Grammaticaster Thou Letters knowst a good Grammarian And nothing knowst but them A learned man 197. To a pompous Dame Be like Men'laus or Ulysses Wife If thou wouldst famous live beyond thy Life For Vice not only Vertue doth survive Helen's Penelope's Names are yet alive 198. Of Aulus a Grandee Truth-telling Fools speak things to be conceaâ—'d But wise men see what 's sit to be reveal'd Aulus to trust his Servants wits afraid Keeps four fools still about him for their Aid 199. Gold from Dung Virgil from Ennius Dung did Gold extract What Virgils was is now Physicians act 200. Loves Secret A Lover's seldom lov'd Be loveless if Thou wilt not be belov'd love then in chief 201. Mon Tout To Marcia Oft thou me call'st all thine That I deny All thine I am not But thine all am I. 202. Of Quintus and Orus Quintus and Orus have of late declar'd Themselves Papistical On what regard That for their Faiths Antiquity And this For Novelty thereof a Papist is 203. Ariadne ' s Thread As Theseus by Ariadne's Thread Was Led so Men One Faith to Truth doth lead 204. Of Wills and Vows In Testaments or Wills the Last must stand In Vows if good the first hath chief command When God created all things with one vote Two Wills or Testaments he made-he wrote 205. To a Covetous Friend The Covetous hath all himself not giving He nothing hath Himself but wants while living 206. To Ponticus A Lawyer Part of thy Life thou to thy wife dost give Part to thy Client When to th' self wilt live 207. Of Preachers and Players Preachers and Players check our crimes With Tears The Preachers and the Players with their Jeers To that I wretched foolish seem to this This numbers and that ponders mine amiss 208. The Births of Christ and J. Baptist. John in the Summer Christ in Winter came That did Baptize with Water This with Flame Well did those Contraries * The two Baptisms of Christ and John Floods Flames convene Our Sins Fire purgeth Water washeth clean 209. No Man is hurt but from himself None 's free from Crimes nor Discords For most times Our Discords are procur'd by our own Crimes 210. Upon a bawling Ass. I do not call thee Momus ev'ry Ass But that which the false Prophet Balaams was Not that which into Salem Christ did carry For this was mild and mute but that contrary 211. Of his Heirs To the Lawyers None of his wife but Adam was secure And none but Eve was of her husband sure In Wedlock the poor
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
my morning was thy night 48. Sir Thomas Overbury 's ingenious Poeme of a Compleat Wife Thou dost describe a Wife in such a dress As Tully doth an Orator express And if to such a wife thou wedded wert She would be far too short of thy desert 49. Conferring Benefits Good done t' a Child is lost at least forgot Good done t' an old man is as good as not 50. Ambiguous Right Physicians and Lawyers expert are These for our wealth those for our Health take care These to the Clients their just Portion give With just proportion those the sick relieve Dost ask what difference is between their Notions These arid Portions give those liquid Potions 51. To Prince Henry born the nineteenth of February 1594. (a) The Numbers of the Figure 1549. by Arithmetical Addition are reduced to the Golden Number viz. 19. v. g. 1.5.9 and 4. put together make 19. good or Golden luck 1612. 19. Jun. Thou hast attain'd thy Nineteenth year of Age The (b) 19. Golden Number doth much good presage And this a Golden year if I not err (c) A Golden verse Will Honour Gold and Good on thee conferr 52. To the King Noah who liv'd before the Flood and since Di'd in his Nineteenth Jubily Great Prince Might my Vote pass thou shalt our (a) A King before and after the Union of Britain Noah be Likes ages as he Jubilies to see 53. On a Certain Miser I praise thy Tongue but not thine Hand None knows To promise more than thou none less bestows 54. Of Thomas More formerly Chancellour of England To Thomas Baron of Elesmere Chancellour of England Integrity of Life sweet Eloquence Rare Wit advanc'd More to more Eminence And thee thy Wisdome Candor grave Aspect Makes Eminent sublim'd from Vulgar Sect. Thy Life with such Integrity so led Proves thee to More more like but that he 's dead And thou to More shalt be more like in all Except his fatal end and final fall 55. Natura Brevium Praise of Brevity To the Reader Some praise prolixe Polysticks I affect Short Disticks Dwarf-like a short dialect Not sole in Epigrams but in what sort Of Things soe're What 's Neat Good Sweet is short 56. Thou shalt marry a Wife and another shall sleep with her Deut. 28. This Scripture is in these our Days compleat One weds a wife another doth her treat 57. The Original of Britains union British Ile Mona Monads (a) Owen Theodore Grand-father to Henry the seventh-by the Father Author bare Rare Daughter Monas (b) In English call'd Anglesley in British Mon. Mona Parent rare 58. To the learned King James To b' a good Poet 's rare if understood As rare a thing a man to be that 's good But a good King is a transcendent thing Yet thou good Poet art good man good King 59. Of Cotta Saint Paul's Rule Cotta keeps t' his wife He 's one That hath a Wife and is as if h' had none 60. As well to Mars as Mercury Neptune to Bacchus Mars t' Apollo joyn Art calmeth Rage as Water cooleth Wine 61. To John Harington Knight Nobility Wit Vertue these in thee Strive for Precedence Honourable three These noting to speak Truth why should I fear Of youths in Court thy Peer doth scarce appear 62. The Lottery in French (a) Every thing is to be nam'd from the major Part. the Blank Here mourn the White the Black rejoyce Yet this Black colour proper more for mourning is Why gains the Black the White the while doth lack Is' t for that Dis give Wealth And Dis is black 63. To G. R. A Batchelour A Wife is good a good Wife better best No Wife I wish thee this me that at least 64. On trifling Cotta In serious things thou trislest seriously Thy folly 's serious thy Wit 's laid by 65. On Paetus Thy Front hath Horns 'T is ask'd who fix'd them there An Author gave them write what-ere he were Write Authors gave them On the Moon-like front There must be two that fix'd those Horns upon 't 66. Deltoton Or the Letter D. Rocks to mans Life three Deltaes are these be (a) Riches Dives Delights and Devils Deltaes three 67. The Gallows To P. L. A Robber's End 's a Rope Death circles it And Ropes for Thieves I think are Robes most sit But many scape 'T is true some have some scope Yet commonly a Robber's End 's a Rope 68. Of Womens Wit A Probleme Why is a woman than a Man less wise Because Eve from mans Rib not Head did rise 69. Minerva Evah Minerva Joves Brains issue wedded none But Eve was wedded born from Adams Bone 70. Of Helius Lawyers grow rich by Clients at Debate Thus Helius hath gain'd a vast Estate 71. The State of Britains Union To the King This I le Elisa raigning was like Wool By thee spun Henry will make 't Cloth in full 72. Whether Bacchus be a God To Germanus Seest not when drunk with Wine that Bacchus shakes Thine Head above thy low Feet lofty makes He raising humble Feet Heads list on high Dejecting proves himself a Deity 73. To Sir Thomas Chaloner Chamberlain to Prince Henry Thee from thy youth endow'd with noble Arts Advanc'd by Caesar for thine able Parts Thee who to thy poor friends a friend dost prove Not as so great but as so good I love 74. I love a Passive I am loved an Active Voyce Who loves doth serve Who 's lov'd doth bear the sway This Active is that Passive must obey 75. On Julius a pretended Monk Not in the World is Julius but rather The World 's in him This from his Life I gather 76. Priest and People Priests pray for People for Priests People toil Those praying these are ploughing all the while 77. On Pope Julius 2. Behold two Swords said Peter arm'd with Sword Behold two Keys O Peter said his Lord. Peter left Sword and did the Keys receive But thou dost take the Sword the Keys dost leave 78. Like to like Females deformed though find Males by kind And knavish Davâ—s will a Master find 79. Know thy Self Wouldst know thy Self Then Nature joyn to Grace This shews the Souls and that the Bodies Face 80. Death's Equity Rivers from Rivers differ Man from Man While Men in Life Rivers in Channels ran Ingulph'd in Seas all Rivers have like Tast So Death doth all men equal make at last To Thomas Button 1612. From Britain almost all the World apart I wish fair Gales thou sailing Westward art Seek thou shalt find the great Seas Mysteries Prince Henry's way 's found by the Destinies 82. On Gellia painted Thy Picture is not like thee But 't is plain Thou like thy picture art as vile as vain 83. Conjurers contest In Magick Art the Conjurers contest Scottus Parmensis did excel the rest He with the Devil had a contract made Who knew most could do most in that black trade Like as chief servants in the Courts of Kings Under great
might'st Cashier But th' Horns thy Wife thee gave thou needs must wear 50. Things adjudged Though Cicero call Law the sum of Reason And that Law 's best which thence proceeds in season Few Lawyers are Logicians Use Example The Laws and Statutes are of either Temple 51. A Woman Fair women famous Youthful sportful are If Witty Wise Buxome and Chast are rare 52. The four Terms at Law The first Term's from Saint Michael declar'd For now (a) The form of the Arch-Angel in this English Piece of Gold th' Arch-Angel doth the Lawyers guard The next is Hilary this Term doth cause The Lawyers Hilarity by th' Laws The third from Easter Feast its Title took The Lawyers Dockets are like (b) The Parsons Easter Book th' Easter Book The fourth Term's called Trinity But why Because (c) The Client Lawyer Judge each cause hath a Triplicity 53. The Cross in the Poultrey To Christ. The Crosses Image stands thine 's took from thence Than thee the Cross hath greater Reverence 54. That the Lawyers two Colledges the Middle and Inner Temple are the same One house both have and both one Law apply No Middle-Inner sense i' th' Law doth lie What 's Middle is the great World's inner Cell For than the Center what doth inner dwell The Middle Temple then though Middle wrote From th' Inner Temple differs not one Jot 55. Of the same Two Parl'aments you have one convocation Two Kitchens but one Altar for oblation One Master calls to Supper but the same One Horn doth not your Dinner time proclaim Nor the same winding both your Horns inflates Yet one mind both your bodies animates 56. A bountiful Mecaenas Thou liberal and free dost nourish many And me thou nourishest as well as any 57. To Faustinus Thou sayst my Book is good O if 't be good I wish I were my Book and understood 58. O the times The Times are Chang'd and in them Chang'd are we How Man as Times grow worse grows worse we see 59. Stammering To Balbinus Though thou dost stammer in thy Speech yet none Can (a) The Pope Pa-pa (b) Father pater say but thou alone 60. Agna-Oxon Thou Bride to Benedict not so well nam'd Suppos'd a Lamb a Wolf art found art fam'd 61. To Aulus a Physician a vernal Gratulation Sick persons purge their Bodies in the Spring I thee salute Spring doth thine Harvest bring 62. A Poet Laureate In Fire the Bay-leaves crackle Poets live In Death Hence to the Poet Bays we give 63. To a Citizen Sick of a Fever thou dost make repair From Town to Countrey for exchange of Air And going thither leaving Cities gain Thy former Health thou dost again attain Returning home to London healthful poor Thou dost increase in Wealth But as before Thy Fever comes Now which is better try Sickness with Wealth or Health with Poverty 64. Of Labienus A Self-Lover He solely loves himself beside loves none Loves sole himself and loves himself alone 65. A Widow Who weds a Widow buys as 't may be scann'd A Garment in Long-Lane at second hand For all such Garments more or less were wore So more or less all Widows were before 66. Pyramus and Thisbe A fatal wall us parted O how near How far asunder we two lovers were 67. To Pollux a Client Thy Suit depends in law Better suspend Than it should long depend Pay there 's an end 68. Hot Cold. Women though cold their lovers yet inflame So Lime in water cast doth heat the same 69. By my Faith None swear by Love too many by their Faith Yet (a) Jo. Ep. 1. cap. 4. v. 16. that is God but this no God-head hath 70. Astrology Physiology Sublime Astrology soars in the Sky And Natures secrets in the Center lie I neither of these Mysteries can sound That for me 's too sublime this too profound 71. Of Ponticus Thou nothing giv'st but dying wi lt Then dy He giveth twice who giveth speedily 72. Unequal Conflict His Sword at all Times Matho cannot wield But Pontia still ready hath her Shield 73. Of Lands and Money To Pontilian a Merchant All Money with its Interest hath bounds But doubtless bottomless are Lands and Grounds Founts better are than Cisterns Ground than Chest Though Cisterns greatest are and Fountains least 74. Of Fame Fame seldome praiseth good bad oft proclaims Freely from thence evil the name of Fame's 75. Of Galla. Thine Eyes inflame me Galla Touch me not If seeing burn touching will be more hot 76. Of decrepit Linus Saturn from Saturate or full of years Was call'd thine age now Saturn-like appears 77. A Dance Th' Heart dictates Love Tongue 's silent Feet advance Love's cunning meaning in a wanton Dance 78. The Meditations and Vows of Joseph Hall of Cambridge Thou vowing vow'st writ'st to be read blest man Who reads thy Vows if them perform he can 79. Anagram to Priscus an old man Priscus thine Hairs were Crisped Why no more I Priscus am who Crispus was before 80. The Britains Night The Britains with short Night are pleas'd (a) Juvenal Sat. 3 't is said But British Maid no long Night hath dismay'd 81. To Naevia We wish for th' absent Sun the present shun O how our Love in this is like the Sun 82. Of Festus a Lyar. All men are Lyars Festus will confess Then call him man he 's Lyar call'd no less 83. Of Carpophorus From home he laughs with Lasses which he keeps At home with 's weeping wife dissembling weeps 84. The World Two Worlds are in the World one undefil'd This most defil'd yet each the World is stil'd 85. To an Usurer The more thou giv'st the more thou gainst a Friend But get'st a Foe where thou the more dost lend 86. Of Giving and Satisfying Give crys Laws voice in the West-minster Hall Though satisfie saith Law Pontifical Lawyers take much give little much apply Themselves to speak little to satisfie 87. A Wichamite I no Pompeian no Caesarian No Syllan I I am a (a) Of Winchester Colledge and New Colledge in Oxon both founded and indowed by William Wicham Bishop of Winton and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary Marian. 88. Against that common Proverb viz. The younger Brother is the ancienter Gentleman Adam was first of generous Mankind For him his maker next himself design'd Then he that 's nearest t' Adam's period More generous is and nearer unto God 89. No man hath seen God Dark minds see not Gods might nor Owls the Light These see not day nor those the God of might 90. An old man is no man A young Man's laughing weeping Child and Woman An old man dry both hath unlearn'd he 's no man 91. Of a Saracen Atheist Bless'd Abr'hams Bosome seems a tale to thee In Sara's bosome thou would'st rather be 92. Custome Custome and usage seems t' have force of Law Now wickedness the ballance down doth draw 93. Of Albinus Merchant Albinus is of all berest Goods Credit He to lose hath
both good or one a bad Were best to marry with thy Querie's had If I must choose I then would choose the least Of both these Evils one though bad is best 35. Love is the fulfilling of the Law Of the ten Precepts keep two of the two Keep one that 's Love it will suffice This do 36. Devotion The pious people caus'd the Clergy's weal Ungrateful off-spring of religious Zeal 37. Of Heaven and Earth Th' Earth's greatest part is hid Heav'n spreads abroad I think that th' Earth's asham'd of Men her load 38. To Aulus On Sextus Of Quintus Me Sextus envies him I pity I Quintus who me not envies I envy 39. Of Pollio Thy Wife thou dost forsake but why Before Thou didst her wed thou saidst she was a Whore A Pre-contract doth Wedlock break I know But why a Pre-contact should do 't me show 40. Meer trifles To Thou truly saidst that Whores meer trifles are For Harlots skins are always base and bare 41. To banish'd Pannicus A Probleme In Exile free thou liv'st as 't were the while Thy native Soil did thee from it exile Which of these Fortunes gives thee best content Freedome abroad or from home Banishment Rather I would for I disclose my mind From home live free than live at home confin'd 42. The Evening The Sun declin'd behind leaves little light So Gods sole back was shew'd to Moses sight The Morning Wee see bright Phoebus shine in th' Orient Th' Antipodes on 's Back look discontent 43. Baptism to the Jew Baptism doth cure but Circumcision wound The Laws wounds are by Baptism rendred sound 44. Heatuontimoroumenos Self-vexing While Death to shun Life to preserve poor Man Doth vex himself the space of all his span â—rute Beasts enjoy the present Life's supply Living they live and when they die they die 45. To William Sidley Knight and Baronet Thy noble worth doth Gold doth Honour merit Yet both flag far beneath thy gen'rous spirit 46. To J. P. A brisk wise Wife that Latine speaks and Greek That can dispute in Logick thou dost seek One that the Major and the Minor takes And from bad Premisses worse sequence makes One that was vers'd in puny Naturals While puny Maid now Mistress of her Art in all 's One that can render all Opponents mute And of all entities can well dispute â—f such a Wife so rational were mine â— would exchange with thee though brute were thine 47. On Ramista bipartite Thou first definest then what was defin'd Thou dost divide defin'st-divid'st each kind The whole thou in so many parts dissect'st That now thy comment's longer than the Text's 48. To Saint Paul Of the City of God Thou for thy self when threatned with the Scourge A Citizen of Rome to be didst urge But in the fatal day of final Doom Wilt serve to plead that priviledge of Rome 49. Christ. Christ came into this World saw mortal men Death overcame returned into Heaven 50. To W. Cambden Of his Britannia Great Britains Isle almost forgot almost In Lethe's Lake of black Oblivion lost In name in fame by thee reduc'd alive Thou shalt in her while she survives survive 51. To Perpenna Like a Parenthesis thy fore-head is Horn'd Crescent-like An hard Parenthesis An hard Metathesis Thy Wife too free Of flesh all flesh doth make all Horn of thee 52. Of Vices and Riches No man doth crimeless live or Coinless here A full fill'd Purse from crime is seldome clear 53. Apology of Death and the Shambles If Death no Youths Butchers no Bullocks kill'd The World with Fools and Calves would soon be fill'd 54. Eve and Proserpine compar'd The Serpent Eve seduc'd and Proserpine Was caught by Pluto's specious design Eve fell from Paradise to prejudice For eating th' Apple which she thought no Vice And Proserpine might have escaped Dis Had she not been surpriz'd in that Abyss Death captiv'd Eve and Pluto Proserpine This of feign'd Jove that Child of Jove divine Both took forbidden things this Flow'rs that Fruit Like Punishments to their like Sins did suit 55. Astrologer and Geographer You two the total World divide The Stars Astrologers th' Earth claim Geographers 56. To Fannia Noble Fair Poor Fann'a thou-fain wouldst with some rich man wed But for thy Poverty canst not be sped Though thou be nobly born of fair aspect The sordid Lover Wealth doth more affect In Categoricks substance sole we find More prevalent in Love than form or kind 57. Con-sci-ence Love's Verbal now not regal as of yore Belief depends on sense not reasons score Religion scars i' th' Head not sinks i' th' Heart It in the Brain not Breast doth act its part 58. An unspotted Sacrifice Gods Temple 's th' Earth Altar the Cross the Priest The Sacrifice and Sacrificer's Christ. 59. Of Mortal and Venial Sin To Christ. Thy Death hath clear'd the Sins men double call Thy Cross doth Mortal Sins make Venial 60. Upon in-hospitable persons 〈◊〉 to those houses am no Page nor Guest Whose Gates are to the Thresholds fast when Feast 61. Another the same His own none others let him be that 's mine Let him be friendly that 's my Friend in fine 62. Suffer little Children to come unto me The wanton flesh doth youth to sin seduce Old age in wickedness is more profuse Hence I suspect that few scarce one in seven Of old men or of young men enter Heaven 63. Of Paracelsus She Salt of th' Earth Christ his Disciples nam'd Why then that th' Earth is salt have * Paracelsians Chymists fam'd 64. Of Eggs. The second Person humane form assum'd The third like an Egg-breeding Dove was plum'd The great Creator Birds and Fishes blest Egg-breeders not Life-breeders had his Test. 65. Of Rome and the World Old Rome was square and then the World was round The World 's now square and new Rome Wheels hath found 66. Magical Generation If Satan man succumb in Womans stead No Child from such coition can proceed But if like man h' incumb a Woman thence Some monstrous birth may chance t' have Effluence 67. Of Bread and Butter In Genesis I (a) Bara the first Word in Genesis Bara (b) Menin the first in Homers Iliads Bara in Welsh signifies Bread Menin Butter Menin find In th' Iliads two Welsh words one (c) by Scripture divin'd 68. The Age of Moses and David Mans life is (a) Gen. 6.3 six-score years as Moses said And (b) Deut. 34.7 he so many years liv'd undecay'd King David said man in his Pilgrimage Lives (c) Psal. 90.10 This Psalm is called a Prayer of Moses the man of God threescore years and ten (d) 2 Sam. 5.4 such was his age Each of them liv'd so long before they di'd As each had said his Death each propheci'd He who taught Moses David the Divine Their days to number wills thee (e) Psal. 90.12 number thine 69. Even and uneven Number Each Number hath its mid odd half doth want What 's even
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
sin did buy 46. Democritus and Heraclitus That only laugh'd this only wept but whether Shall be laugh'd at or wept for Both or Neither 47. Of Langa Langa she Papist ' spous'd t' a Lutheran T' avoid contesting thus to speak began Lest future Discords should disturb our Peace To me be facile and I thee will please Grant me the Liberty of Conscience And with all other things I will dispence 48. King Arthur's Round-Table Why thy Round Table dost t' a Square prefer Men made things Square God made * The World the Circular 49. To Theophila B. C. He must love much and have no vulgar spirit Who doth thee praise and love as thou dost merit 50. Of Hernicus His Soul to God his Body to the Ground Hernick bequeath'd And lying in a Swound He heard some whisp'ring that his wife had gain'd A new-another Husband which disdain'd By th' envious Man he gave his wife the Lye Reviv'd whereas before he thought to die 51. Of Love and Faith Love is from Faith divorc'd that ever is Suspicious not once suspected this 52. A Lover Uncertain Hope Fear constant flying Pleasure Sad Joyes sweet Grief Love bitter Where 's the Treasure 53. The Golden Age. Before the virtue was of Gold disclos'd Why was that Age the Golden Age suppos'd 54. Of Alana In Bed Alana's Place is lowest yet At Table in the high'st Place She 's set Her facile Husband parts with her the Sway He rules by Night She governs all the day 55. Germanick Death to Polynicus Death 's not to be saith Seneca some think And Germans too that Death is not to drink 56. Of Philodemus Rare things 'cause dear thou shunnest seekest common To thee more dear's a vile than dearer Woman 57. Of Battus Thou secrets tell'st crave'st pardon for the wrong Wouldst have no need of Pardon Hold thy Tongue 58. The Gordian Knot The Gordian Knot cut once with Sword Is it Now rather to be loos'd by Sword or Wit None can dissolve this Knot by Wit or Word Nor yet can Alexander with his Sword 59. Love Wars Peace again these things occur in Love Content Contention in one Circle move 60. Strifes Laws to J. C. Strife Laws produc'd and Law produceth Strife None without One of these can live this Life 61. The Miser and Prodigal My study's Rhetorick saith Prodigal And mine the Miser saith is Logical Logick close-fisted Avarice descries And Rhetorick mens Prodigalities 62. Labour Though th' active Romans Grief no Labour deem'd Th' inactive Greeks Labour a Grief esteem'd 63. A good strong wise man Good Men want Wealth but have divine supplies Wit to the Strong Faith's wanting to the Wise. 64. The Order of the Golden Fleece Philip the Duke of Burgundy 't is feign'd That Order of the Golden Fleece ordain'd Whose Heirs the Golden Indies now possess This Order was an Oracle no less 65. The Motto of Thomas Earl of Dorset Nec temerè nec timide Not hastily nor heartlesly Wisely suspect and stoutly things expect Be circumspect lei thee no Fear deject 66. The Motto of Henry Neville Knight Ne vile velis Not vile's thy will Neville thy will ne-vile or vain brings forth Sith vile things little vain are Nothing worth 67. To Sir Philip Sidney of his Arcadia Thou did'st command when passing to thine Urne Witness thy Wife they should th' Arcadia burn If it should die for kindling Lovers Flames It ought not to be burn'd but drown'd in Thames In this thy Book no Line no Letter 's found That merits either to be burn'd or drown'd What ever censure on thy Book may fall Thy Wit nor censure merits Death nor Gall. 68. To Jane Owen a most learned woman None of thy Sisters have I heard or seen Though Five to th' aged Father born have been How many then I know but what they be I know not yet I know if like to thee 69. To his Friend He be none's Enemy nor twice a Friend My Friendship where it doth begin shall end 70. The Usurers Grammer Things Creeping Swimming Going Fleeing All Love These Those all things all Men doth inthral He She That Coyn Money and Gold these Three Do conquer Love by whom all conquer'd be 71. To one like neither Parent Why did thy Parents thee not like unt ' Either Beget when they Consented Both together Thou no right form of Either Parent hast While both of them to form thee did what 's past 72. To two nameless returning from Venice That your Adventure fourfold might return Your Journey you to Venice did adjourn From whence when with your gain you came again Your Friends though to their loss rejoyc'd amain 73. Adultery and Fornication What differs base Adulterers from vile Fornicators Tragick as from Comick stile 74. Of Hercules to C. D. No force could force or Hercules remove What was the greatest of his Labours Love A Lioness not Manness he could tame No Monstress him a Mistress overcame 75. A Saluting Kiss Give me three Kisses Phyllis if not three So many as thy Lips are give to Me Thou giv'st and takest one deny'st one more Or take thou thine or mine to me restore 76. A Problem to Naturalists of Kisses If Kisses to the Tast bring nothing sweet Why Kiss we with our mouth when Friends we meet 77. Of Labienus This Thief the Gallows mounting there to die Thus thus said he we scale the Starry Sky 78. Of Alexander One World one Alexander not confin'd O than the world immenser was his mind To this one World one Man was not compleat Great Alexander but the World more great 79. To Firmicus of Aulus Thou Firmick credit'st none all credit thee Aulus trusts all but cannot trusted be 80. Of a certain Poetaster Thou pottest so as if no Pot no Poet. No Poetry as if Pots only show it Drunken (1) Carnifex an Hangman Carminifex from out this word Take Mi the rest to thee will well accord 81. Of ones Lying Letters Thy false Epistle oft comes to my sight Or rare or never thou dost Gospel write 82. Physician heal thy self to Gilbertus Vain is advice to thee thy self to cure For 't is thy greatest care that cure t' ensure 83. Of a certain Usurer The thousand Pounds thou did'st to Flava lend Thou for it with full Usury dost send If like for like she gave th' art paid thereby Thou hadst her Bodies use for th' Usury 84. Of an Hypocrite All things he doth dissemble or surmise Though Labour hence thence Dolour doth arise 85. Of Erasmus his Book of Follies Erasmus was the first who Folly prais'd This Folly shew'd his wit his wisedom rais'd 86. Of Anagrammatists Whither O whither will your wits inforce Vowels and Letters here and there to course As when Augustus leisure gave in one Thyrsis his Sheep his Goats brought Corydon 87. Of a certain indoctrin'd Doctor Master in Art thou Beardless-Artless wert Now Bearded Doctor th' art but more inert 88. Of naked Love Nature the Fields the Birds the