as God-mother your honour Name That through the world might shine your Lucid Fame You for your Birth to noble Parents owe But wit and Vertue you the Light did show 33. The Knights Ring To Sir Henry Goodyear LEt Honour be the Gold Vertue the Stone Until that Ring your Finger leaves alone 34. To Mr. J. H. YOur Verses deserve well yet want Applause Some Writers are much prais'd for little cause 35. To D. B. IF he who keeps things close lives well then you You hide your Faculties they greater show 36. To Th. M. the Princes Tutor TO a Decorum you the Prince do bring Will make him of himself as Britains King Rule of himself all other will out-vie This one excels the Four-fold Soveraigntie This one laid in the Balance will weigh down Babylon Persia Grecia Romes proud Crown 37. To the same NOw Age makes our Prince docil his green youth Imbibes grave Precepts from your learned mouth O Teach him so that future times may say Our King is great good learned which bears sway 38. To Mr. Walter Gwyn YOu make the Princes happiness compleat By Prophesies * flourish in Arthur's Seat Nature hath given Parts let Fortune be As much profuse in her Indulgencie And as the Prince grows bigger I wish you May swell in Honour and still greater grow 39. Francis Drake 1581. DRake hath embrac'd the Word and did espy Both Polar Tenter-hooks which hold the sky If men be silent Stars will blaze thy Fame And Soâ— will Trumpet his Dear Comrades Name Drake did but bait at Calpe and may cry Great was Alcides true but Greater I. 40. Britains Strength To the Prince HAvens are England's Gates the Navy Wals Sea Tents works Bodies and Hearts Admirals 41. The Terrestrial Globe WAter Earth make but one Globe 't is strange For Earth moves not the waters always range 42. The mad way to Health THe more Healths in your Belly swim the less Shall your drown'd Body dwell with healthfulness I envy not your thousand Healths to me A single Health is a sufficiency It is the only Health no Healths to drink In drinking Healths there is no Health I think 43. The Divine YOur knowledge is a Cypher without you To light your Brothers Candle it allow The Politician MY Brother shall be hang'd first before I Reveal one tittle of my Mystery 44. All things desire that which seems Good DOth Optimus from Opto steal its Name The Best to Wish in Latin ne'r the same Why may not this be so since none can rest From Wishing except Fools what they think Best 45. A Black Swan A Maid of Burgundie lean as a Rake Made by Green-sickness was advis'd to take Sedum minus 2 M. which some vow As rare an Herb as can in Gardens grow The Pious Maid her Doctor did deny Chose before sin Sins wages and would Die 46. Democritus and Heraclitus DEmocritus laught at what e'r befell Plague Famine Murders stil the World went well At Feasts at Weddings brewing brinish Tears Sad Heraclitus with sore eyes appears Shall we weep for Heraclitus or thus Shall we laugh at merry Democritus 47. Vpon Langa LAnga a Papist wedded to a Man That did Profess himself a Lutheran To prevent Future strife Husband said shee I 'l make for once this fair offer to Thee Grant me but Free Will and then there 's an end About the other Points I sha'nt contend 48. King Arthurs Round Table VVHy did Heroick Arthur so much care For a Round Table and rejected square Not without Reason for Gods work is Round But humane heads the Quadrature have found 49. To Theophila B. C. HE must be zealous in Brains no whit dull Who can ye Love or praise unto the full 50. Vpon Hernicus HIs Soul to Heaven Body to the Grave Commended Hernicus about to leave This sinful world but hearing that his Wife Would quickly period her Widows Life In very anger he recal'd his Breath But before that he was resolv'd for Death 51. Of Love and Faith LOve and Faith are divorc'd we know it thus Faith is suspected Love suspicious 52. The Lover UNcertain Hope short Pleasures constant Fears Joy-grief sweet Pains fall to poor Lovers shares 53. The Golden Age WHen to fill Bags with Gold men did not rage Why did they call such Times the Golden Age 54. Vpon Alana NAture ordain'd you to Lie under yet At Table uppermost be sure you 'l sit Thus Man and Wife finde out Pacifique waies He rules the Rost by Night She rules the Daies 55. The German Death To Polynicus NOt to be Death grave Seneca did think But Germany supposeth Not to drink 56. Vpon Philodemus OF scarce Commodities you hate the Price But to take common if cheap are not Nice I 'le tell you what because a friend of Mine A cheap costs more then a dear Concubine 57. Vpon Long-tongue BAttus talks like a fool and then of course Comes out Pray pardon Sir my long Discourse No want of Pardon should to you belong If you could learn the Art to hold your Tongue 58. The Gordian Knot WAS the strain'd Gordian Knot rather unty'd By the Kings Wit or did his Sword divide Without wit you may untye this Knot but Were Alexander here He could not Cut 59. Love WAr Peace Peace War such faults are found in Love For Love from strife doth seldom far remove 60. The Laws The loss of Quiet To the Lawyers STrife breeds Laws Laws Strife without strife no Man Useth to live without the Laws none can 61. The Covetous and the Prodigal THe Prodigal affects high polisht strains Nothing but Rhetorick coms neer his Brains The Covetous in Logick takes delight And scrapes up Syllogisms day and night For Avarice Logicks close fist we call Suadas broad Palm denotes the Prodigal 62. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Labour or Trouble PAin was scarce Labour to most Active Rome To Idle Greece Labour was Troublesome 63. A Good man Valiant Wise GOod men have seldom wealth or stout men wit And to Beleeve a Wise Man few think fit 64. The Order of the Golden-Fleece FRom Philip Duke of Burgundie saith Fame The Order of the Golden-Fleece first came His Heir now wears Rich Peru's Regencie This was no Order but a Prophesie 65. Tho. Earl of Dorchester's Motto Nec Temere nec Timide Not Rashly not Cowardly WIsely Despair of all things Boldly Hope Beware of all things yet scorn fear to cope 66. Sir Tho. Nevil's Motto Ne vile velis Scorn Baseness LEt not vain or Vile things thy Honour stain Vile things are worth but little Nothing vain 67. To Sir Phil. Sidney concerning his Arcadia YOu did at Death witness your wife command That your Arcadia through some bloudy hand Should give a Treat to the Impartial flame And like a Phoenix Nest perfume thy Name But if the Crime be fatal that hot Fires Were by it kindled in Lovers desires Those queint Lines by more Justice had been sent A present to the
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
nay high-way men Death never will what a Jade is she then 86. To his Friend HAlf you your Mistress claims your self I fear The other half what part fals to my share I reade you mine in Complements thick sown But are you Mine when you are not your Own 87. A good Man IF scarcity will estimation bring Beleev 't a good Man is a precious thing 88. Vpon a certain old Man YOur beard once black cold age hath frosted gray Your mind once white is turn'd to black they say 89. Upon Paulinus WHatever old acquaintance beg of you Yes yes to morrow Paulin will it doe Must I be grateful for the Gifts you send My thanks until to morrow I 'le suspend 90. Upon painted Dames YOU who delight to paint need not forbear To cry with Horace Shadowes dust we are 91. Vpon Cotta COtta his Wife is wholy but not sole Camilla soly his I can't say whole 92. The Politician DIssemble what you know let falshood range To finde the yeelding grain of every change Feel the pulse of all times that all may bee To thy desires subservient good to thee 93. Upon Venus VEnus and Mars play the unlawful game Because in lawful sporting Vulcan's lame 94. Upon two Masters NO man can serve two Masters I confess Marinus saith I serve two Mistresses 95. Vpon Marc. YOur beard grows fast hairs fall off thence is it Your beard becomes so long so short your wit 96. To Jo. Hoskins AT Winchester a Boy at Oxford I Being a youth found your Fidelity In doubtful matters you shew'd sincere love And sans deceit to your trust true did prove Of sending this small gift Love was the ground To me Love ty'd you Me to you hath bound 97. Of Death To Epicharmus EPicharm will not die yet his own Breath Wishes exhal'd would die but not by Death Sorrows bring death Death sorrows makes to fly Far worse then death is grating Misery 98. Vpon Phyllis THe Parthians flying backward cast their darts By flying Phyllis wounds her Lovers hearts 99. Vpon Hallus the Grammaticastre HAllus whilst hungry cry'd I 'm hugely fam'd I 'm hugely full when his guts were reclaim'd 100. Of the Load-stone AS from all Iron Load-stones do exact Coition so Lords all the Gold attract Courtiers I ask ye nothing for ye are Stingy in giving what ye ask ne'r care You give for your own ends I cannot see Gifts retrograde I shall scarce ask of yee 101. Death ASk Me what Death is pray stay till I die Come ask me then your suit I sha'nt denie 102. The Client CLients returning before theefs may sing For back from London they can't money bring 103. Vpon Zoilus I Blame bad manners Zoilus you repine Perhaps misdoubting that I aim'd at thine Then all the world you are more fearful grown When I chide Vices I may mean my own 104. Children and fools tell Truth THe English Proverb cals such Fools as tell The very Truth a Liar bears the Bell Therefore if you speak Truth to English Men You may be for your labour Fool cal'd then 105. Vpon Bald-pate YOu had a thing call'd forehead when shook down The leaves were not from your well-shaded crown But since the hair fel off with reverence 'Twixt head and fore-head there 's no difference In jumbling head and face age hath mistook No credit can be given to your Look 106. To the same HOW many hairs I have I can't divine Nor you for all are lost canst number thine 107. An Apology for Fortune BAD Fortune is a fancy she is just Gives the poor Hope sends the rich Distrust 108. Vpon Cotta COtta went to a Bawd to be befriended But did not return with his business ended 109. Vpon Procillus A Noble IF you Procillus would no Liars hear That hellish brood your presence would revere 110. To Paul the Lawyer YOur practice eats the year your worships salf If for your own you Register one half Your Wife will claim Vacations by all Lawes You must be vacant to attend her Cause The other part 's ingrost when as a Quirk Non-suits your Wife succeeds your Clients work The years most busie months are cal'd aright A term They terminate your Wifes delight 111. To the same A Lawyer Terms Vacations never sees But alwaies findes the Leisure to take Fees 112. To Marinus AS oft as your abused Wife bewails Your impotency you shall feel her nails In vain you flatter good words nothing can She must and will have Satisfaction Man 113. The Chirurgion MY Trade will flourish Jove send peace send war Venus and Mars both my kinde patrons are 114. The Venereal Disease BOrn an Italian bred in France quoth Fame Which Country strives to give the Pox a name 115. Calumniators Flatterers OLD Anaxagoras that snow was black Related most like him love truth to wrack Old Reynards suffrage the Crow white decreed How many thousand Foxes Our age breed 116. Vpon Ponticus YOu have repented I sha'nt credit it None can repent but they must have some wit 117. An Herculean labour IF strong Alcides his wifes tongue could tame A thirteenth labour might augment his fame 118. War Death WAr brings forth famin famin is the cause That thrusts poor mortals on the plagues sharp jaws Then plague or famine two-edg'd war is worse The humane glutton supreme Jove's choice curse War is the Alpha of succeeding Wo Death the Omega of all trouble so When Canons thunder to fly Mars counts cheap From Alpha to Omega at one leap 119. Upon Cynthia THe gods conform your Nature to your shape And to your Lilly-hand be your minde Ape 120. Vpon Gellia YOu sin unseen that is a feign'd pretence You never sin but some give Evidence 121. Upon Albinus O Albin Felix cry'd your neighbor burn Home home with speed for next will be your turn Albin surpris'd his Horn-maker at home And cry'd Wise Felix Faith my turn is come 122. Vpon Claudius the raw Philosopher GOod hath three species which are inclin'd To sojourn in the body estate mind Sick poor and silly Claudius we see He cannot challenge one among these three 123. Vpon Bardella the Mantuan Thief A Monk Bardella to be hang'd cheer'd up And said To night in heaven thou shalt sup Bardel reply'd This I keep fasting-day If you please to accept my place you may 124. Upon lascivious Flora YOu tell of all your Bed-fellows and so More hurt by prating then by acting do 125. Upon Quintil. QUintil's friend can get nothing Quintil's Lass Hath got himself and what e'r worth he was 126. To Aulus concerning old Quintius CAn't Quintius marry at decrepit years But Aulus you must sting him with your jeers Why Epigrams Epitaphs best befit Old doting Lovers that have lost their wit An Elegie in all haste let him have For he hath dig'd already his own grave 127. Upon Costus SCotfree he sins that 's all Costus can plead But this fail'd when you know what lost its head 128. An Answer to Cynthia's
Spectators eyes you are Venust 138. Upon Adrian the Fifth YOur silly Epigrams your dull Verse fears It should endure the sting of acute Jeers Though they are not Facetious Readers smile And laugh to see no Wit come all the while 139. I Thou He. SElf-Love's the Quarry at which all Birds flie From hence the first of Persons must be I. You can both flatter and Back-bite thus see He stands next Thou and Thou the nearest mee 140. Ask and you shall Receive WE read in Scripture Ask you shall Receive But 't is perform'd only to those who Give Give your Acquaintance first then They 'l give you No Chinke no Drink Nothing is Gratis now Give and it shall be Given you 141. Husband and Wife Parents Children HUsband Wife are both one Flesh although Before the sacred Union They were Two Father and Son were both one Body yet They can't their Horses in one Stable set 142. Vpon Marc the Lawyer YOu plead your own in your poor Clients Cause He Bags no Gold for all 's seiz'd by your Claws To you the Law is certain Not to him He is as sure to Sink as you to Swim 143. To his Father BY how much Man surpasseth Woman I By being Male excel the Female Fry 144. The Italian THe Latine like a Lord commands his Wife And forceth her to lead a Prisoners Life This Man or none acts Gods curse o'er again O Woman I will multiply thy Pain 145. What kinde of Wife LEt Vertue Beauty be in Her conjoyn'd Let her be courted yet bear a chaste Minde Rivals I like in Love For I alone Should be a Fool to Fancy any One 146. To one complaining that he could Beget no Children like Himself FIrst get a Wife in Visage much like Thee Then draw thy Picture on Posteritie 147. To Husbands concerning Conjugal Affection WHen happy Adam took Eve for his Bride He lov'd her more then the whole world Beside He was the first of Husbands and the best To serve Eve in his room now Love is prest 148. The Epitaph of Sir Francis Drake SUppose Queen Maries Reign once more return You may rest certain Malice can't you Burn. You did complot your Corps from Fire to save When you elected such a watry Grave 149. An Epitaph upon a Youth dying before Father's or Grand-Father DEath 's no Logician not Methodical To make young Sons before old Parents fall 150. The Epitaph of Maurus THy Soul doth want a Body Body Soul You nothing have but Name you want the whole 151. The Epitaph of Pyramus and Thisbe GRief did contrive your Death Death like a Friend Reveng'd the wrong and brought Grief to its end 152. Sir Tho. More at his Execution VVHat though Head was from Body severed More would not let Body be cut from Head 153. Three Languages were Crucified THe Grecian Tongue Porter of Wit and Art The Regal Roman That God did impart 154. Don Antonio King of Portugal A Late Divorce the Kingdom from you rent Though to the Bill you never gave consent You may well say now from the Throne you 're hurl'd With Christ My Kingdom is not of this World 155. Alexander and Aristotle THe greatest King the man to wonder wise Under their Notions these two Names comprise Great was Macedo but the Stagyrite As much outshin'd as bright Day Cypress Night The Sages Learning did direct the King But the Kings Greatness could no honour bring 156. Plato THose Bees which chose thy sweet Mouth for their Hive To gather Honey from thy Works survive 157. Virgil's Georgicks THose Verses which you sent to hold the Plough The Readers fallow Wits both Till and Sow 158. The Poet Persius I Read your Satyrs but can't understand An Oedipus fetch Readers out of hand 159. Tacitus VErtue made you speake True Nature made Wise Shortness Obscure and Gravity Concise 160. To Martial YOu lov'd to speak of Things but persons spare Your Jests want Spleen sweet as Hony are 161. To Petrarch WHilst Laura may be view'd thy burnisht strains Start boundless disputes in the Gazors Brains Whether fair Laura is more due to Thee Or the Prostration of the Laurel-Tree 162. Pliny Translated into English by Doctor Holland PLiny is Long 'cause many things he writes Pliny is short much Matter He endites Holland is Longer Shorter because He Hath Writ more full hath shun'd Obscuritie 163. Concerning Cicero To Catullus NOne could of falshood Catullus convict Nor that which he of Tully did Predict 164. To the Historians of our Age BEcause of old Historians would not Lie They were rewarded with an Eulogie But now He all Competitors outvies Whose Pen is fertil with the Rampant Lies What one Protests others defie how can Posterity confide in this that Man No Sciolist to Blot his Species spares Scarce any Modern Author Truth reveres 165. The King His Subjects A Prince Imprudent Subjects will confound As the Feet stumble when the Brains are drown'd 166. The Parliament THe King is King alone unto him Sole Why not Affairs committed in the Whole Because of Justice this makes him the Fount That though he Rules He must give an Account 167. To the Historian YOu noting Story without harm commence Expert in Things which sad experience The Learned taught What would be long to Try Is quickly known from Classick History 168. Concerning Diet. To J. H. IF you would shun old Age be sure to Use Moderate Physick or not to abuse Your self with Feastings If you should like Meat Take Physick 't is the way not long to eat But if as upon Physick you Meals make Thin Diet 's Healthful and there 's no Mistake 169. The Peers of France NOt at all Equals yet sometimes we see Unequal Concord equals disagree 170. Publius Magnus Cato Major Fabius Maximus THe greatest was less then the Great yet still Made the Greater under wing keep his Bill Now you have read the Riddle Answer Me Which was the very Greatest of the Three 171. To T. S. MY Wit and judgment serve not to rehearse Thy rare Endowments in a polisht verse Your Judgment Wit over all Arts prevail Unless both Wit and Judgment in Me fail But though my Wit and Judgment little be Yet I have Judg'd the Truth concerning Thee 172. Of Himself NO wonder that my Epigrams are Lead I never bite my Nails nor scratch my Head 173. The five Senses DO the five servant-Senses more assist Us in our Wils and Pleasure or resist 174. Seeing TO pleasing Objects Sight conveys the Minde And as her Vassal doth it strongly binde 175. Hearing SWeet Sounds make in our Ears but little stay They come like Air like Air they fly away 176. Smelling THe Nose is plac'd betwixt the Mouth Eyes In Bodies Spirits doth Sent exercise 177. Tasting THat you may disgust nothing you should Eat Let Hunger give the Hogoo to your Meat 178. Feeling A Touch may Tickle or give bare Delight The first is young the last is old Mens Right 179.
131. Time TIme sweeps all things away as well as brings As all things have their Times Time hath all Things 132. Upon Miracles IS Gods Hand shortned that Miracles cease Is it not rather caus'd by Faith's decrease 133. To Irus YOu would Live ever ever you can't Live Yet you can wish you ever might survive But since you are so Poor I wonder still Though you may wish to Live that Live you will 134. Science IN my Judgment Happy are they alone Who all things know or they who know not one 135. Christ AUrora expels Night and Day begins Christ was Death's Ruine a Fount to purge sins 136. Who art Thou MY eyes fail when they should themselves behold My minde in Mental Scrutinies is cold If noblest Parts pass unknown I may cry To the next Comer Sir Pray who am I 137. The Kingdome of Heaven THough Heaven's large Most have an Hellish Doom Perhaps the straight way gives no Elbow-room 138. pain and Pleasure PResent Grief stabs Future holds in suspence The fearful Soul yet delights when gone hence Dolorous Pleasures please when Smart is past 'T is Sad if Pleasure fades whilst Sorrows last 139. St. Peter CAiphas was last High-Priest in that Place where Jehovah's Temple Jury did Revere Kephas was first High-Priest whose Chair did rest Where the Emperial Eagle built her nest 140. Sleep BY Metaphors of Death we sleep express The more Men sleep 't is sure they Live the less 141. Rome THe World was scarce of Age when Envious Cain His Brother Abel in the Field had slain Princely Rome was no sooner Edified But Remus Bloud her walls in Crimson Dyed Cain's cruel Murder did the World pollute Rome the worlds Mistress his steps prosecute 142. Mans Perfection 'T Is the Perfection of every thing To return to that whence it first did spring Frail flesh will my accomplishment adjourn Till I to Earth and Heaven shall return 143. Lord encrease our Faith Luk. 17. OUr Age shan't need after this form to Pray We rather Lord diminish Faith may say As numerous as Men Religions are Though Faiths be many Faithfulness is rare Lord decrease our Faiths 144. Vpon a Covetous Person HErcules travel'd till the furthest West Stopt his Career gave his wandrings rest The Covetous go further their desire Is alwaies Errant and can never Tire 145. Good transcends NO Genus no bounds Good can comprehend No Mundane Creatures do to Goodness tend 146. Omnia Vanitas All is Vanity VVHat showers of Tears had Heraclitus seen Our times Democritus had burst his spleen But one Democritus cannot suffice To Laugh at such mad Tricks as men devise And Heraclitus eyes approach not nigh Due Lamentations for our Misery 147. Upon the Voluptuous I Often hear young men complain how short The pleasures are of the Venereal sport I often hear Gray-headed Sirs thus cry O what a curse is vital Brevity Lifes Pleasure Pleasures Life are short who prize Them both at little may be termed wise 148. Works VErtuous and Vitious Persons when they Die Carry their Works with them for company 149. The beginning of Wisdome NOne desire Heaven but those who fear Hell Dread of the worst makes prudent Men Hope well 150. Vpon one delighting in Tautologies HOw you torment good Scholars I let pass And how your Tales run quite beyond the Glass When you have kil'd your Hearers in this sort You exclaim But I see the Time is short Return to Oxford and Distinctions learn Till you long Prating from short Time discern 151. Upon the same TUlly's Orations cannot be too long Who thy short Sermons fault their Judgment wrong 152. Upon those who imagine many Gods O Foolish People have ye lost your wits Over one World one God as Ruler sits 153. Concerning Ingenuity and Study NEglect of Study renders wit obtuse So Swords will rust by reason of disuse Study wits Ladder wits downfal hath bin As Grind-stones sharpen knives they wear them Thin 154. Know your Self NOne understand themselves yet a young Man The years of Child-hood well remember can And an old Father troubles much his Tongue To relate what he did when He was young 155. Art is long and Life is short LIfe is too short to make us truly wise Death creeps behinde and unawares surprise 156. To old Moranus AS you have many things for to acquire So to Unlearn if goodness you desire But how should you do either since you lie Under old Ages Incapacity 157. To D. T. CAuse you have happy been you must needs lie Under a double weight of Misery Happy is he who hath had heretofore Adversity for the Storm is blown o'r 158. Every one as they like THe Laick seeks not Christ but his own Gains Not to get Christ but Tythes Parsons take Pains 159. Vpon Brunonius THat Plagues are Gods sharp Arrows you confess Whence comes then Bruno your great Health-fulness The Reason's ready for a Plague like you Your Countrey disclaims that she ever knew 160. Reflect upon your End RAther fore-see thy end reflect on Birth Look up to Heaven and look down on Earth 161. Sense Reason Faith Charity God SEnse without Reason is worth little and Reason's unruly unless Faith command What is Faith without Love Love cannot bee Advantage till my God! it fix on Thee 162. Of Prudence OUr Actions are jejune unless address Be made to Prudence Vertues School-mistress She teaches what to choose what to eschue In Life as in Art Logick tels what 's true 163. To my Parents DEar Father I am part of you and part Of you dear Mother cast Lots for my Heart You two yet but one flesh my Body make What dangers fear I be they for your sake 164. Prudence and Fortitude PRudence foresees Evils valour can bear One seeks Prevention the other slights Fear 165. In the sweat of thy Face HE who commands Labour for daily Bread Will deny Manna to the drowzie Head 166. Of Faith and Charity BEfore there be a Tree who Fruit expect Above all Vertues we must Faith respect Love joyn'd to Faith do Life beget the Poor Can't live by Hope but they must labour more Faith is the Chieftain but Love is the King As well as Faith we must Affections bring 167. If thy right Eye offend thee c. IF as oft as they Sin Men were inclin'd To pluck out eyes the World would be stark blinde 168. Christian Adverbs NOt Adjectives Adverbs please the most High When we do good we must do 't Cordially 169. The shortness of Life TO unborn Infants all things equall are For what is past grave Seniors seldom care If past and future Times I should substract What a small number Present hours exact 170. Lex Talionis To Aulus YOu peruse not the Ancient History Expect like Justice from Posterity 171. Time TIme devours Things His Sithe our Legs will hit We have our pastimes Time and we are Quit. 172. Abundance of Caution hurts not BE not afraid yet look before you leap Be
Ground must lie 12. Vpon a Niggard SIr Sir you 're Poor say others what they please Use Riches makes saith Apollophanes Whilst you use your Estate so long 't is thine That ceasing your Heir may cry This is Mine 13. The Spiders Hunting A Busie Fly laying aside due Care Was fast entangled in a cobweb Snare The Spider Thanks good Fortune now she 's sure To have a Dinner Be not too secure Arachne's Stomach did her Anger whet She leaps to seize the Fly and breaks the Net The Spiders fall making her very faint Away flies Spoyl-meat from her loath'd restraint Under the very Ax Hope may remain A thousand Guards to wickedness are vain 14. Upon a Cynick indiscreetly abstinent A Stubborn and grave Cynick set his best Side outwards by this carriage at a Feast None could perswade him Radishes to Eat Vertue abhors such kinde of luscious Meat Casting about his dull unpleasant Eye He chanc'd fine tender Onions to espie He snaps up those Though Radishes a' nt Good It seems that Onions are a vertuous Food 15. Vpon a Chamber-maid deceased HEr Body serv'd Her soul was alwaies Free Kinde Death hath set that too at Liberty 16. Upon a Fisher-man who was faln in Love withall A Fisher intent on the dropping Net Cast it so well He did a Sweet-heart get It was a Rich mans Daughter so that He Prov'd Master of much Wealth immediately Said He Our Trade is Gainfull In retort His wife made Answer who may you thank for 't 17. Vpon Mediocrity PIndar tells us envy'd Felicity Surpasseth passeth far lamented Misery The Rich are hated the Poor scorn'd God grant I either may abound nor suffer Want Avant Extreams the Mean is best of all Peasants are kick'd Lords can't prevent their fall 18. Fear is altogether unprofitable ANd why so stupid as to lend an Ear To the false Alarms of amazing Fear If evils come not then our Fears are vain And if they do Dread will encrease the Pain 19. A Cause finely pleaded A Certain cause was come to Tryal where Plaintiff Defendant and the Judge Deaf were The Plaintiff pleaded that He had much wrong His Cash was due Five Moneths since All night long Said the Defendant my Mill went Why strive Reply'd the Judge your Mothers are alive 20. Vpon the uncertainty of the Hour of Death I Weep not for those conquered by Fate I weep the fear of Death should Macerate 21. Upon the same YOu would bewail next Moneth to meet chill Death And can you laugh next Hour may stop your Breath 22. Upon a certain Ridiculous Astrologer CVmaean Sybils could not more descry Although enlightned from Divinity Then our Astrologer whose profound Art Could through the Stars a thing when past impart 23. Upon the same THe Prophet counsel'd by the Stars did crye No Man so happy in a Wife as I Looking again when She was run away He gravely foretold that unlucky Day 24. On the same SAturns far distance makes him think all hush He can't discern a Hare from a Brake-Bush Thy Bashfull Moon adventures not to see Actions improper for Virginity Great Jove Europa lov'd Kind Venus led Stout Mars a Captive to her wanton Bed Sol courted Daphne Lovely in the eye Dame Hyrce was of craftie Mercurie Thy Wife securely may spread forth her Sailes For their own Honours Planets can't tell Tales 25. Death not to be feared WHat Madness 't is for Sickness Poverty To refuse Death the end of Misery That only once inflicts a short-liv'd Pain And that endur'd it troubles not again But some Diseases are so rude that they Revisit where they lodg'd but th' other day 26. Upon a certain Covetous and sordid Bishop IF old Methusalem I should outvie The Bishops Bounty claims my Memory He 's vastly Rich doth many Cities owe To his Commands an Hundred Servants bow Yet when I of mean Rank did him approach He kindly spoke and chid not for Encroach Nay more he search'd both Pockets for the Key Of 's Wine-Cellar saying You may be Dry 27. Upon the Inconstancy of Fortune FOrtune observes no Method for throughout Humane Affairs her Wheel is turn'd about With great Inconstancy Low things arise High are confounded by her quick surprize Good Fortune is transmuted into Ill For to make Evill Good is at her will Let not them grieve who under hard Fates lie Good Fortune's near at Hand for shame don't die 28. Vpon Death THey who brag themselves Rich shall quickly see When Death casts their Accounts how Poor they bee 29. Upon a Rabbet that was catch'd twice I Fled from a Mans hands into a Net Ah sad Escape must I pay twice a Debt 30. Concerning Wifes ALl Men exclaim they never in their Lifes Met such great Crosses as their brawling wifes Talke is but Talke for should the sixth wife die The seventh should succeed her presently 31. On the same Subject A Wife afflicts yet She may usefull be If shee 'l die quickly and leave all to thee 32. Upon an Emperick who sold a Drop of Balsam very Deer SIr Qâ—ack his Patient told nothing could cure The stubborn Feaver did He not endure To pay for precious Balsam to be found With none but Him One Drop would cost ten Pound Five I require to have lay'd down in Hand The other when you 're well I shall demand But about this there scarce can be a strife What is ten pound to secure a Mans Life The Bargain 's made from a well-cover'd Glasse A Grain of this Elixar taken was The sick crav'd all as willing to be sound No the Remainder 's worth an hundred pound Besides the present Dose would stand instead And so it did for He was quickly dead Unhappy Bargain what won't the Fates do Life was not onely lost but Balsam too 33. Vpon a Picture much resembling the Party YOur shadow for your self might almost passe 'T is not your Picture but your Looking-Glass 34. Vpon a Picture unlike I Going lately to a Painters Shop Thy Pourtraicture my wandring eyes did stop I am perswaded that He did compact You should sit three Dayes for to mak 't exact At the first view I understood 't was you For I believ'd the Limner swearing so 35. Vpon a Ridiculous Prognostication A Fam'd Astrologer all Ears did fill Saying This year the King of France lies still New Almanacks were scarcely come in Date Before the Christian King resign'd to Fate The Prophet persists in Defence of 's ill Roving and askes doth not France now lie still The vulgar made his speech a common Jest Often repeating The French King 's at rest This Pill the Starres Interpreter did choake Therefore in Anger He them thus bespoke Ye simple Souls are all your skulls of Lead Doth not the King lie still now he is dead 36. Vpon a Roman Nose PRoclus can't blow his Nose but must confesse Though his Hand 's great yet then his Nose 't is lesse Nor when he sneezeth can He Himself hear His Nostrils are
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
so remote from his Ear 37. On a certain Fool FLea-bitten Morio put out the Light Lest Fleas should see to finde Him ev'ry night 38. Aristotles Judgement concerning Sleep HAlf of our Lifes to gratefull Sleep we spare Thus half Their Time Rich and Poor equal are Croesus and Irus Rich alike are found When silken slumbers have their sences bound 39. The difference betwixt a good Prince and a Bad. A Good Prince like a Shepherd doth defend His Flock The Bad like Wolfs their Sheep do rend 40. Vpon a good King and vertuous Subjects THe Kingdom is a Man the King 's his Head Subjects as Members to it fastened Make the Compositum Who knows what smart 'T is for a King with one of 's Limbs to part The King 's requited for by filial dread No single Subject but adores his Head ACcept this Banquet and for it referre Gordial Thanks to the Just Lord Chancellour Our entertainment may please ev'ry Guest Fourty choice Dishes make a Noble feast HEROICK EPIGRAMS Upon Some choice Passages in the LIVES of the Twelve CAESARS And other worthy Subjects By T. P. Gent. Printed at London for Thomas Bassett in St. Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street 1659. HEROICK EPIGRAMS 1. Caesar quaesi celsus because he was cut out of his Mothers Womb LVcretia's Rape did such an Odium bring That warlike Rome could not digest a King Vice undermines the Greatest Rome no Place Much lesse a Throne would grant the Tarquin Race When the Republick had regain'd her Health Consuls were chose to steer the Commonwealth Who when the Waves did rage guided their ship By the sure Card of a Dictatorship Which was to last till th' Empresse of the Night Six times had glori'd in a globous Light Onely thy Sword Great Julius seal'd to Thee That Honour and its Perpetuity The Picture of thy Minde was Limn'd by Strife Thy Body before Birth was Cut to th' Life 2. Vpon Caesars Epilepsie or Fallen-sicknesse THat Emperour whose Universal Awe Prescrib'd both Tybur and the Thames a Law He whose Sword sent some Myriads of Souls To that dark Den where Cerberus grins and Houls In spight of Throne was cast upon the Ground His sence benighted in a sudden Swound He who was Victor over what He pleas'd Could not evade the Title of Diseas'd Such Physick was to 's Tympany apply'd The Fallen-sicknesse is the Scourge of Pride 3. Upon his Motto Caesar ex utroque CAesar was pleas'd himself for to expresse By the Heroick and rever'd Impresse Of a Sword and a Book Can it be thus That Tents and Studies are Synonimous He needs must Triumph over ev'ry Part Who takes Auxiliaries from Arms from Art 4. Venite huc IT is no News that some Commanders will Onely in Bushes Saw-pits shew their skill How stands our Case as Caesar did command So from the Hilt He stirr'd not his own Hand What Breast is so benumb'd as to count light The General should say Come let us fight 5. Veni Vidi Vici THough Pompey Mithridates over-threw Pharnax his Son began the Wars anew Caesar entreated by a gremial Friend To certifie him when Stern Mars did end Return'd this Note I came view'd did confound After Dispute as by his Promise bound If thy eyes send forth Deadly Rayes sure then The Basilisk hath left his Trade to Men 6. The most Cowardly of Caesars Souldiers were Couragious in Defence of his Honour THe trembling Bucks dread their own shadows but Who such Bravado's when they go to Rut Love scorns that any Remora should be That 's the true Sigil moving Gallantrie 7. Vpon Caesars Ambition CAesars aspiring Minde could not concurre With the Dictates of a Superiour It was more Delight to have sole Command In a poor Cottage and four Acres Land Then to have had such a disastrous Fate As might have dub'd him second to the State The World feeds many Millions hath four Parts Yet cannot Breakfast two Ambitious Hearts 8. Non Rex sum sed Caesar ROme as a Camerade to Caesars Fate By name of King did him Congratulate They hit the Grain for Prides Humour delights In nothing more then crouching Parasites One time the Cry remarkably was small Caesar laugh'd at the accidental Fall And demanded whence might the Error spring My Sirname's Caesar Gentlemen not King 9. Julio Caesare Consulibus CAesar and Bibulus elected were Joyntly the weight of Consulship to bear Caesar's Activity brought it to passe That nothing but by him transacted was And the swift Torrent of a flowing Fame Wash'd clean away grave Bibulus his Name Some Magistrates void Cyphers we may call Uselesse but to make others Decimal 10. Vpon Caesars Horsmanship IF we to Histories submit our Creed Caesar with 's Hands behinde could Run full speed There needs no Dispute to confirm this true That He Rid faster then Romes Eagle flew 11. Vpon his weeping over Pompey's Head WHat did thine eyes embalm Great Pompey's Head Could it prove Sorrow to see a Foe dead O admirable Caesar very fine Thy Brain should spend unnecessary Brine Yet the scal'd Crocodile out-weep Thee can Nay 't is her Practise But first Kils the Man 12. Upon his Burning such Letters as were found in Pompey's Trunks EQuivocating Fortune gave the Day To Caesar in the large Pharsalia Among the Spoyls that beautifi'd the Ground Chests pack'd with Letters the brave Victor found Who lest they should stir Anger was content They should unseen feed Vulcan's Element 'T was hard to Conquer But for to deny Himself was the Egregious Victory 13. Mori malo quam Timere CAesar refus'd a Guard nor did He care To provide Barricado's against Fear The Devil and his Dam can but cause Death Why should Dread gallop upon humane Breath 14. Upon his robbing of the Treasury CAesar in time of War did set light by The Sacriledge of Saturn's Treasury A Heathen would not do 't in times of Peace Although some Saints can swallow it at Ease 15. Disficilius est mihi hoc dicere quam Facere CAesars necessity made his Hands bold To purge the inner Treasury of Gold Metellus resolutely did resist Caesar commanded quickly to desist Or He should cease to Live I can thee kill with far more Ease young Man then say I will Caesar is dead Two thousand years ago We finde it easier for to Say then Do 16. Caesar's Wife should not only be without Fault but without the least Suspition of Fault VErtues Law is Man thy self regulate I can't prevent being unfortunate Let my Wife Answer for her self shall I Bear for her faults the Brand of Infamy Yes that you must and for your Servants too From the old Cock the Chickens learn to crow 17. Caesarem vehis Fortunam ejus IN a black Storm when Hail-stones fell in crouds And Hector Boreas chas'd the ruffled clouds Caesar was in a Pinnace void of Fear Although the Water-man conceiv'd Death near You silly Boat-swain If Neptune would drown The Earth's great Master he would spare his own
18. Caesar Sacrificing One of the Beasts wanted an Heart FOr many Laurel wreaths the Prince of Rome The Gods presented with an Hecatomb The wise Haruspex searching ev'ry Part Found out one Beast quite destitute of Heart The Sacrifice was counted Ominous No Heart the Gods will not be served thus 19 The Ides of March are come but not past LIllies Great Grand-father would often say Caesar outlives not Marches fifteenth day Time being come to run that Middle Race Caesar said in Astrologies Disgrace The Ides of March are come and so they bee Reply'd the Prophet but you 'l something see Before the Ides be past His words had grounds Before Night Caesar receiv'd twenty wounds Avant Security I am a Mark And Providence can hit Me in the Dark Though Dice be here who can Predict my Cast This Day is come but this Day is not past 20. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} CAesar by taking on him too much State And slighting Senators gave Birth to Hate This fatal Serpent propagated More Conspirators then are found in Three-score Caesar was stab'd and tooke it silently Till Brutus abhor'd damn'd Impiety Wrested out these few words And Thou my Son What have the Traytors mine own Bowels won Megaera must Conclude No sting but Hers shall bore Ingratitude 21. Upon the Brightness of Augustus Caesar's Countenance PHoebus did not so many Rayes comprise As were resplendent in Augustus Eyes No wonder Light in his Face made abode Whose Father by Adoption was a God 22. Vpon the styling of his Freckles Stars VEnus Cheek hath her Mole so fals it here Innumerable Freckles did appear Upon Augustus skin But such as far Excel'd the Common Mimicks of a Star That flattery which made his Eyes a Sun Could make these Stars by the same Art 't was done 23. Upon one of his Edicts WHen the Great God descended from on high To take the vesture of Mortality When the bless'd Jesus was the Angels Theme Whose Carols well-com'd Him to Bethlehem Unto Augustus it seem'd to be known For name of Lord he durst no longer own This Demy-God the Honour did confer On the Immortal and true Jupiter Jupiter quasi juvans Pator 24. Upon the ceasing of Oracles at the same Time IF the Emperial Head did chance to Ake Forthwith to Delphos Rome did Journeys take To enquire who the Successor should be To her redundant Soveraignity Augustus did on the same Message send But Hell was cop'd could not stand his Friend 25. Festina lente AUgustus pleasing to reprove rash Hast Us'd frequently this Proverb Not too Fast Seventy six years his Lungs were seis'd of Breath Perhaps he read that Lecture unto Death 26. Upon his Magnificence WHen Rome was in her Cradle Remus Bloud Wash'd her Foundation with a crimson Floud Not to be lull'd by Peace could she dispence As if Bellona's choicest Residence This made the City far unfit to be A Chair of State to Supreme Majesty But in Augustus Reign fierce Mars did cease And from mean Houses he rais'd Palaces That which was lately Brick now chang'd its Pitch And Pharian Columns did the Street enrich Rome now or never had atchiev ' her Prime Augustus found Materials and Peace Time 27. Vpon his Impartiality THe Commendamus which Augustus gave His Sons was only this Pray let them have My glorious Crown Provided that they be Worthy the Diadem of Majesty The Commonwealth keeps Jubilee is Blest VVhen great Men chiefly minde her Interest 28. Upon the Temple of Janus being shut THe Dove cal'd Concord had Release a while From Melancholy limits in Exile Swords became useless no sad Clamour fils The sublime Convex of the Quirine Hils Rome lockt up Janus Temple what was He The Two-fac'd God cited in Poetry For looking Back perhaps he deserv'd Praise But looking Forward * He could see our daies And let him exercise both Eyes and Minde His Temple shut He 's like no more to finde 29. Upon his Gaming AUgustus was not spotted with much Vice Yet He was Proud and hugely shak'd the Dice Antony out-threw all but him Alone Who by a lucky Passage won the Throne 30. Upon his Humanity THe Eagles Talons did so gripe the Jews That to pay Tribute they durst not refuse Augustus wil'd the Publicans to stay From grudg'd Collections on the Saturday Upon Morality Men may dispence With smaller Lapses done in Conscience 31. Upon Tiberius Caesar's Speech Thoughts and Words should be Free in a free State THe smallest Dust doth trouble much the eye The lightest Blow bruises a Monarchy How came Tiberius to unbarre the Tongue To coyn Pretences to Hang Old and young Extensive Freedom Men may Scot-free prate Not ev'ry Man but they who want Estate 32. A good Shepherd onely shears his Sheep c. NOne could perswade Tiberius to play The Tyrant for a while nor would He lay Taxations on the Provinces The Wool A carefull Shepherd clips Kings must not pull Their Subjects skins over their Eares 'T is right But who Complements thus An Hypocrite 33. Upon his forbidding Kisses TIberias by a promulg'd Edict Prohibited Salutes what what so strict Yes yes for He ador'd the Stews Just so Mall must not Kisse although her Madam do 34. Tiberias was rare Good at Ex Tempore PRemeditated Thoughts quite lost their Edge His Nest was Feather'd though his Words not fledge Gifted Tiberias 't was no Disgrace Dear St. revive thou'lt have an Elders Place 35. Oderint dum Probent ROme was his Ladder to the regal Throne For to requite her Love let him alone Who likes her Hatred How None disapprove But thee Biberius their Subjects Love 36. Upon his using the Laurel as a Shield to protect him against Lightning WHen as a fiery exhalation ror'd And through the Middle Region Passage bor'd Tiberias fortifi'd his Kingly Brow With the prov'd Helmet of a Laurel Bough The due Possessor Laurel frees from Harms Not Envy's Thunder-Bolt can pierce such Arms 37. It was a Capital Crime to name a Goat before Caius Caligula A Wanton Hee-Goat hath not moyster Pores Then that shag'd Monster which proud Rome adores Hence was it made High Treason for to say A Goat in Presence of Caligula A slight reflection Princes Glory blots Before the Moon forbear to talk of Spots 38. Vpon his wish that some Eminent Mischief might befall during his Reign CAius had a mishapen Body Face Exceeding Wan nor did fair vertue Grace His inward Parts yet the Audacious Clod Commanded Worship to himself as God You needed not to wish Calamity What Plague can exceed such a Prodigie 39. Upon his Cruelty CAligula's Bloud-thirsty Soul did rave To send a Man to an untimely Grave Through the mistake of Name a wrong was slain Mercilesse Caius did the Fact maintain For He deserv'd it too An apt Pretence He merited the Ax through Innocence 40. Upon his Dissimulation CAius a mediate Descent could frame From him who yellow Tyber gave a Name This cast Foundations but the