's a Hurt procur'd by Care Our Corps Corruption dry W' are borne but how Oft to be sicke We Liue why oft to Dye EPIG 112. Eloquence NOt many Weedes but wholâ—some Herbes The fertile Grounds declare They 're Eloquent which Well can speake Not those which Babblers are EPIG 117. O Times and Manners WHy thus doe Men Mâ—nners and Times accuse When Mâ—n themselues Manners and Times abuse W' are Bad in theâ— they worsâ— by vs do grow Yet wee complaine that helpe to make them so EPIG 120. Of Strife or Contention O I could wish I might so happy bee Men Striue to Loue not Loue to Striue to see EPIG 124. Marryed-folke A House vs both in Discord can't contayne In Bed we both in Concord doe remayne EPIG 135. Christ. AS Morning is Nights End and Dayes beginning So Christ is Deaths End and Saluations Spriâ—ging EPIG 140. Of Sleepe IF Sleepe be Death then Death than Sleepe Can be esteeâ—'d nougâ—t els The more thou Sleeâ—'st then lesse thou Liu'st This playne â—xperience tels Aâ—d is our Death but like a Sleepe When Men haue Slept they Wake Then Courage Christian Feare ô Wretch Thee Heauen thee Hell shall take EPIG 147. Against Epicures OFt haue I heard both Yong and Old complaine That Loue Life don't Long-enough remaine Lifes Pleasure Pleasures Life is short soone spent He 's wise therefore can leaue both with content EPIG 148. Workes GOod-men to Heau'n their Good-Deedes follow well The Wicked's Ill-Deeds follow them to Hâ—ll EPIG 161. Sence Reason Faith Loue God SEnce voyd of Reason silly is Reason's bad without Faith Faith's Nothing-worth if Loue it lacke Loue 's good if God it hath EPIG 164. Wisedome Fortitudâ— T Is Wisedome Euils to beware To beare them 's Fortitude The Wise not beares nor Valiant feares Harmes borne and well eschew'd EPIG 165. Labour HE which by Sweat would haue Men Eate And by their Labour Liue If they take paine with him to Raigne Heau'ns Dainties will them giue Epig. 168. Christian Aduerbes Not Adiectiues but Aduerbes best can doe Not What-Good Hoâ—-Well God hath care vnto EPIG 171. Time TIme All Consumes both Vs and euery Thing We Time Consume thus Both one Song doe Sing EPIG 172. Much Admonition to his Friend Michael Heydon DOe nothing Rashly Faintly All with Heed Too-Late too-Soone doe nothing All with Speed Nature Thee faint Wisedome Thee valiant makes Who feares things fearefull which Heed of them takes EPIG 176. Honesty Dishonesty GOod-men hate Vice because they Vertue loue That there 's few-Good this then doth plainely proue Dishonesty is now so high ascended And Honesty so Low so vilipended That in these Sin-full Sin-foule dayes well-nigh T is counted Vicious to Liue Vertuously EPIG 178. Of the Soule MAns Soule Coelestiall is aboue the Skies For with the Body if it Rise it Dies EPIG 180. Hell AS Blacke by no meanes can be Dyed White From Hell to Heau'n so None can take their flight EPIG 192. Man MAn cryes in 's Birth what Ioy 's then to be Borne Why weep we at Mens Deaths as Men forlorne EPIG 196. Wise Simplicitie LIke harmelesse Doue to Liue in Loue To all Men doth belong Like Serpents wise Liue I aduise That none may doe thee wrong EPIâ— 206. Vpon the Death of Charles Blunt Earle of Deuonshire WHether Sad-Passion or sweet Prayse to vse An Elegie or Elogie to choose I doubt deuise such is my Loue thy Losse Oh greedy Death to take Gold leaue vs Drosse Now thou art Dead many trâ—ke much of Thee Good Best Bad Worst this is well prays'd to bee FINIS EPIGRAMS Out of one sole Booke EPIG 23. Against Marcus NAture hath giuen two-Hands one Tongue to Men They should performe more than they promiâ—e then Thou 'lt promise much nought giue but All delay As though thou hadst two Tongues no Hands to pay EPIG 24. The Romish Masse-Priest and Geneuian Minister Massâ—-Priest FOr Adultery no man should Dye Thus Baals Priest still cryes His Neighbours Wife he Loues a Life Himselfe hath None He 's Wise. Geneuian Minister For Adultery 't's fit Men should Dye Thus the Geneuian cryes But what 's the Cause hee 'd haue such Lawes His Wife is faire Hee 's Wise. EPIG 27. Against a Couetous Clyent WHat doft thou grudge because the Iudge Is Deafe and will not heare Thy Selfe 's to blame who to him came And Feeling didst forbeare EPIG 34. Against Linus THou wast my Debtour when I Lent thee Coine Pay mee mine owne and then I will be thine EPIG 39. Man is a Stage-Player MAns Life 's a Tragike Comedie Hope is his Argument The Prologue Faith the Acts are Loue The Stage Earths Continent And in this Manner when to Day Kings and Meane-Men doe end their Play To Morrow others take their Roomes Whiles they doe fill vp Graues and Tombes EPIG 44. Neyther in this World nor in the World to come Against Damiane WHether things Present or to Come I mind Than thou more Wretch i th' World I cannot find The World to Come auailes thee nought Th' art Bad And being a Foole no Good can heere be had EPIG 52. Against byting Momus or Carping Zoilus BAck-byter why doest thou thy Brother Bite In Enuying what he hath well effected In Carping-at what he hath Ill-neglected Brothers each Others Slips let-slip not smite EPIG 54. Against a Selfe-Louer VNto thy Neighbour be as kinde As to thy Selfe thou art Thou 'lt say I am how 's that my Selfe Am neerest mine owne Heart EPIG 63. Learning most neglected LEarned Apollo once vnshaued went But now Hee 's Cut shoâ—ne torne and all-berent space His Louely face is now in such a Case As scarce it Smiles once in a twelue-moneths Alas he Dreames that Deemes Parnassus pleasant Honour Arts Hope is giuen to euery Pesant To play on Phoebus Lute 's to play the Lout Learning goes Lame now and is Sicke o' th' Gout When Dâ—lâ—s haue Lucke on Honours step to stay Let Schollers burne their Bookes and goe to play EPIG 67. 'T is Better to Giue than to Receiue MAns propertie's to Take and Gods to Giue Too few such Giuing-Gods in these dayes Liue. EPIG 68. Against Ponticus the Clyent CLyent art Sicke of the Câ—thâgran-Gout And nothing on thy Lawyer wilt bestow O' th' Podagra He 's ill then cann't stirre out A Lazie Lamenes then doth on him grow For if he be not both oft Pray'd and Pay'd Thy Causâ— for this cause shall be long delayd EPIG 71. Philautus and Philaristo Philautus THou do'st expect my Philarist That I a Gift should send Except my Selfe Gift haue I none This I to Thee commend EPIG 72. Philaristo YOu sent a Gift and Nothing 't was I Nothing send to you You Gaue your Selfe your Selfe to you I send-backe so Adieu EPIG 73. To Sir Henry Fanshaw Knight IF Fortune had Alotted thee by Lot Augustus Empire or Mecoenas Store This Age had seene Poetick-Maro's more But No Mecoenas Maro is forgot EPIG 78. A Heauenly Archer
th' are Bad neglect them EPIG 4. To the Prince THy Heart in Brest Heaâ—ts Chest Sense Reason Will Thy Head thy Wit in Thee their Parts fulfill For Reason Sense thy Wit thy Will doth guide Thy Head is by thy Heart well rectifide Wales had three Princes stiled-Great thy Brother Made-vp the fourth i th' fift place Thou art th' other EPIG 6. Orpheus ORpheus his Wife Redeem'd from Hels hot flame Who e're knew Wife for Husband do the same EPIG 8. Whether Saint Peter were at Rome WHether or no Saint Peter were At Rome is Disputable â—ut yet that Simon hath beene there Is most Vn-refutable EPIG 16. Honours Etymo logic Honours Genea logic EBricians Hon French Or ' doe Riches call Hence then we see Hon-ors originall And since that Wealth is Honors Pedegree No maruell though Rich-Asses Honour'd bee EPIG 19. A Regular Woman A Woman to a Gen'rall-Rule We fitly may compare Why so Those Rules doe oft deceiue And so doe Women faire EPIG 20. Salomons Wish WHy did the Wisest King for Wisdome craue He had bin Wise t' haue wished Wealth to haue Hee wisht not Wealth Wisdome was his best Prize Wisdome hee wisht why 'Cause he was not Wise. EPIG 24. Blessed are the Power makers Blessed are the Peace makers GReat Britaines tott'ring State affaires Munite ' Vnited bee King IAMES our Gracious Peace-maker Power-maker blest is Hee EPIG 34. Irregularitie WHat I Require I can't Acquire And what I Can I Nill Thus all Mans Life is nought but Strife Now Nill anon hee Will. EPIG 63. To a Batchelour A Wife is Good Better 's a Good But Best is none at-all I wish the Best may be my Lot And none to thee may fall EPIG 66. Three Delta's THat i th' Worlds-Sea thou mayst not Ship-wracke make These Delta's three as Rockes see thou forsake Dis worldly Riches Diuels and Delight These Three to th' Spirit beare a mortall spight EPIG 67. A Payre of Gallowes to P. L. A Thiefes Hope is a Rope Death is his Due The Gallowes all such Fellowes doth pursue But many scape true yet their Fates attend them And at the last the horrid Hempe will end them EPIG 72. Whether Bacchus be a God To a Drunkard SEest thou not when th' art Drunke with dulcid Wine How Bacchus makes thy Head to th' Foot decline Since He low feet exalts high Heads brings downe This shewes that He 's thy God of high Renowne EPIG 76. The Priest the People THe Priests doe Pray both Night and Day The Lay-men they take paines These Plough the Soyle those Plough the Soule These Teach those Tithe their Gaines EPIG 58. To the most Learned King Iames. TO be a Poet-Good me thinkes is much To be a Good-Man is me thinkes as faire To be a Good-King I suppose few such Thou art Good Poet Man and King most rare EPIG 44. Against Quintus a Dreamer I Oft haue seene thee Quintus in sad plight And mourne i th' morne when thou from sleep didst rise Because thy dreames did neuer fall out right And maruell not for daily thou tell'st Lyes How then can Dreames the Truth to thee declare When all the Day to forge-Lyes is thy care EPIG 8â— Deaths Indifferencie FLouds fight with Flouds so Man with MaÌ„ 's at strife The Ocean striues in 's Motion Man in 's Life Riuers once Run to Sea haue the same sauour Death equals All as Waues Waues without fauour EPIG 86. Against Cinna a Phisician CInna cures sicknesse how he kils the sickly And what he doth he Iudas-like doth quickly Happy thrice happy are his Patients sure A tedious sicknesse they shall ne're indure EPIG 92. To the Prince ALL Night I Dreame of nought but Gold and Gaine Thus am I Rich all Nighâ— a Wreâ—ch all Day With Gold make-good my Dreames sweet Prince I pray So Reall-Royall-Rich I shall remaine EPIG 94. A Court Louse THe Smooâ—h-boote Flatt'rer Runs about the Court And vnâ—o Prince and Peeres doth most resort So Laâ—ines name the Louse for 's many-feet Lice much to th' Body most to th' Head doe fleet EPIG 96. Against Galatèa HArts yeerely change their snaggie Hornes they say Thy Husbands Hornes are changed euery-day EPIG 102. Against Gellia WIth Papists Gellia thou didst e're take part Worse art thou now how Catholike thou art EPIG 103. Against Aulus WHen Aulus is a little Sicke in bed Or hath the Tooth-ach or distemp'red Head O would to God I were in Heauen hee 'le say So th' Heyre for 's Father Would to God doth pray EPIG 108. Against Festus FEstus th' art old and yet wouldst marryed bee Ere thou doe so this Counsell take of mee Looke into Lillies Grammar there thou 'lt finde Cornu a Horne a word still vndeclin'd This Counsell's good take it not as a mocke For sure I thinke few old-men scape this Rocke EPIG 110. Against Cornelius ALthough Corn-elius know himselfe Cornute Yet hee with pacience holds his peace is mute Therefore I thinke hee 's not Cornelius But fitlier may be termed Tacitus FINIS EPIGRAMS Out of second Booke EPIG 5. What Loue is A Iocund-Iayle a wanton-warre A most vnpleasant Pleasure A tottering Trust a Bitter-sweet Is Loue Mirth without Measure EPIG 14. A Mathematicall Instrument called a Iacobs-Staffe to Mathematicks THy Iacobs-Staffe take vnto thee I le Iacobs-Ladder choose These Steps more than thy Staffe can show If I them well will vse EPIG 17. Death's Epitaph to the Death of Death DEaths Losâ—e was in Christs Crosse Thence ne're more rising Christs Death Deaths Death Christs Crosse Deaths Tombe comprizing EPIG 19. Of God and Man God is the Word and by his Word God All i th' World hath wrought Man vtters Words Words Mans chiefe Marke than words Man else is nought EPIG 21. Of Fasts POpes in the Yeere as may appeare Doe many Fasts ordayne For to declare that Peters Chaire They rightly doe retayne EPIG 39. Socrates Wisedome WHen I was Yong I thought I All-things knew The more I now-know more my wants I rue EPIG 44. Earths Body EArths Sinewes are her Mettels rich Her Bones are Stones most strong Water 's her Bloud her Superfice Her Skinne Grasse her Haire long EPIG 54. The Religious Man WHat 's Well-done 's Ill-done if too Publikely Politician What 's Ill-done 's Well-done if none doe it Spie EPIG 56. An English Proteus IN Clothes we Thrift and Honesty refuse For Pride and Pleasure 's All Nought Long wee vse EPIG 66. A Shrow Tamed WOuld'st Tame thy Wife first Tame her Tongue as Dumbe Who thus his Wife Comes-o're shall Ouer-come EPIG 74. Pride of Life MAn sweâ—s although his Gran-Dame is the Earth Earâ—h swels although from Nothing it had Birth So Man as Mouâ—d Him past Himselfe doth raise Mould swâ—ls with Mounts Mans Minde his Pâ—ide dâ—splayes EPIG 81. Eues and the Serpents meeting EVes and the Serpents Prattling wrought our Sin Oh would to God Hee Dumbe Shee Deafe had bin EPIG 85. Neyther too great a Good one Neyther too little
EPIGRAMS OF That most wittie and worthie Epigrammatist M r. IOHN OWEN Gentleman Translated by IOHN VICARS Epig. 233. Lib. Singu Authours haue Auctours of Good-Name or Shame As Readers Lookes to Writers Bookes doe frame LONDON Printed by W. S. for Iohn Smethwicke and are to be sold at his Shop in S. Dunstanes Church-yard vnder the Dyall 1619. TO THE MOST HIGH HOPEFVLL and Happy CHARLES Prince of Wales Epig. 7. Lib. Ter. Priorum Sex GReat Britaines great Hope Parents sprouting Vin Fathers and Mothers Halfe by Princely Line Wel-nigh vn-pattern'd Patterne of rare Parts WhoÌ„ though Few equall All Loue in their harts These Princely Parts whence had they this great growth From Fathers Loines or Mothers Paps From Both. Be still as th' art Parents Idea right Let none thee equall in such Princely Light That being Vertues Prince and Principall Heauen may Thee Blesse with Blisse Angelicall Most heartily desireth your Graces most humbly Deuoted IOHN VICARS THE TRANSLATOR to the most Worthy and wel-deseruing Author TRue Imitation of mens worthy Deedes From Loue of them as I suppose proceedes Yet many-times Ambitious Emulation May in such Actions staine True Imitation But vnto me Loue was the Golden-Spurre If otherwise I might iust shame incurre For what I should I could not what I could I heere haue done though farre from what I would Thy wit therefore braue Epigramatist To prayse condignely in me can't consist Yet that I may not Enuious bee deem'd Not caring though I be a Foole esteem'd Some thus I Prayse and thus their praise doe write I 'le none Disprayse most vndone passe my might Excuse heerein kind Sir what 's Mis-committed And pardon mee if ought be Ill-omitted Thine in the vnlimited limits of Loue IO. VICARS To the Courteous Readers ANtèus-like I long haue fought a fight But find in conflict a Superiour might Oft haue I wrastled but still foild and fell'd By my Competitor am farre excell'd Witnesse my weaknesse in this last assault Forc'd heere and there to tyre retyre and hault And marueile not kind Readers though I sweat Hauing to doe with this Alcides great Whose Policie and Power I haue found such As ere to equallize is too-too-much But heer 's my comfort though those Champions fought With Ire most dire to th' Death to fight it out Yet our Contention is with sweet desire My Authors Loue and Thine how to acquire Which if I gaine as t is my Hope I shall I 'le not thus flie but trie another fall Thine I. V. EPIGRAMS To the Prince I Not for Fashion but for Fauours sake From Thee Prime Prince my Proeme here do take Out of the first Booke Epig. 1. Lib. 1. Sex Librorum EPIG 1. To the Lady NEVIL THat this my Book where 't comes may Patrons find To th' Readers It My-selfe to Thee 's assign'd EPIG 2. To the Reader REader doâ—n't Prayse nor disprayse All I write Lest so I blaze thy Want of Wit or Spight EPIG 3. To IOHN HOSKINS I. C. of his Booke MY Booke 's the World my Verses People bee There 's few Good-men Heere few Good straines you 'l see EPIG 4 To the Lady MARY NEVEL IF that opinion of Pythagoâ—as Be true that Spirits one t' another passe Then Venus Iuno's Pallas Soules most rare By Beauty State and Learning in Thee are Such Three in One are seldome seene or found Many are rare for One Three haue Thee crown'd EPIG 5. To the same Lady AS Phoebus faire shewes shines i th' Ayre as Light i th' Sunne most bright So in thy face with Princely Grace Dwels Vertue with Delight For whosoere but comes Thee neere To Looke on Thee Thee Loues Thy Beauty Bounty wond'ring at So precious hee approues EPIG 13. Loue. LOues first approch Delights sweet SoÌ„g doth sing But in departure Shee Woes sting doth bring So the sweet streames of Springs to Sea which hie Mixt with Salt-waters taste vnsauerily EPIG 6 To Master THOMAS NEVEL Sonne to the foresaid Lady IN thee doe shine such Gifts worth admiration That thogh All-Tâ—ue they pasâ—e al true relatioÌ„ Who ChildreÌ„ praise their Hope 's not Hap do praise Thy Hap not Hopes thy wit thy worth doth blaze EPIG 9. To the Lawyer IF He be Blest that Knowes of things the Cause O What is He that Pleades a Cause by Lawes EPIG 11. To Degenerous Generous AVLVS I Gnoble Noble Aulus owes All to 's Progenitours And his Successours sure I thinke Will neuer bee his Debtours EPIG 12. Against Hernick HErnick thou Boughtst a Foole for 20 pound To Buy Thee at that rate I 'de not be bound EPIG 14. To D. GILBERT DOst say the Earth stands Not that 's admirable Thou wast at Sea sure when thou writ'st this Fable EPIG 15. To Phisicians and Lawyers OVr Sores and Sicknesse Galen made thee wise And thee Iustinian our great Fooleries EPIG 19. To LINVS TH' ast Bookes good store but thee more Learn'd I'de-hold If th' adst such store of Bags full cram'd with Gold EPIG 20. To a Noble young Gent. FRiends wish their Friends long Liues to Liue But None their Death desire As one should wish a sore Dis-ease But Ne're would Cure requiâ—e EPIG 23. Against MARCVS WHâ—t meant'st thou Marcus stifly to maintain That Nought in Nature Empty doâ—h remaine Since thou thy selfe hast such a huge great Head Of Wit most voyd and wholly Emptyed EPIG 26. To PHYLLIS IF Loue be Firy as Louers say and hold Thy fiery Loue is then alas most cold EPIG 31. Prophets Poets PRophets doe truly things to come fore-know Poets things past in Fictions false doe show EPIG 32. Of Life and Death AS Riuers pleasant Soâ—rce to th' Salt-Sea hastes So day by day Life vnto Death still wastes T is sweet to Liue but oh t is dire to dye Thus sweet with bitter ends Mortalitie EPIG 36. Of Life and Loue. THough euery Action to an End doth bend Yet Life and Loue doe hate their proper End EPIG 38. The Housband and the Cuck-old-Maker Housband FYe on this Life I tooke a Wife Her Loue Another got So you poore Bees with Hony-knees Your paines are othâ—rs Lot Cuck old-Maker O This is braue I Sonnes should haue Yet Others take my Due So you poore Birds doe hatch yong Broods For others not for you EPIG 39. New Rhetorike WHo so wants Gold in vaine doth hold An Argument with any He 's best Linguist that hath his fift Well fill'd with Make-way Mony Not Sillab'lls but Siluer-bells Now make the rarest ring Homer ar't poore then stand at Doore Though thou canst sweetly Sing EPIG 42. Against BORBONIVS the Poets Trifles WHat thou call'dst Trifles but not thought'st so much I call not Trifles but I thinke th' are such EPIG 48. To the True Statesman THough for thy Country it be prayse to dye Yet for her Good to Liue 's more dignitie EPIG 55. The Courtier IF thou be Good Better in time Not Greater thou mayst bee If thou be Great thee Greater then Not Better