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A30953
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Nympha libethris, or, The Cotswold muse presenting some extempore verses to the imitation of yong [sic] scholars : in four parts.
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Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.
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Wing B804; ESTC R2233
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gloria magna tuae Scilicet ingenii cum praesteâ— ipse vigore Obscuro lucem conciliare placet Sim vanus nisi me laudes meruisse negáro Quas tua facundè Musa benigna dedit Nec tamen immeritas aspernor non mihi â—ale Ingenium nec ita est cornea fibra mihi En â—â—bi Doctoâ—um Elogia at ne sâ—erne virorum Do Tibi par nullum scribiter Elogium XXIX Mens regnum bona possidet c. Sen. RIches exalt not men on high Noâ— costly clothes of Tyrian dy Nor Court noâ— Crown nor other thing Is the mark proper of a King He that from all base fears hath rest That banishes vice from his breast Whom no Ambition doth move Nor the unconstant peoples lâ—ve Whose Mind 's his best Dominion Free from unruly passion He 's truly King Thus if you live A Kingdom to your self you give XXX Answer to one that asked why he lov'd a Gentlewoman not extreme handsome THe Reason Sir is if you would needs know That which the Poet hath expressed so There 's no such thing as that we beauty call It is meer cousenage all For though some long ago Lik'd certain colours mingled so and so That doth not ty me now from choosing new If I a fansie take To black and blew That fansie doth it Beauty make XXXI His Love HOw can I chuse but place my high-born Love Where I these Graces find come from above Humble in Heart in minde discerning chast And temperate in Body without vast Unlimited Desires whose passions all At their Queen Reasons voice both rise and fall Couâ—teous in speech and gesture of a Face Which Modesty and Mildness sweetly grace Ears undâ—fil'd Restâ—ained Eyes a Tongue Well govern'd â—eady to defend not wrong To God devâ—ut a Friend unfeigned prone To give and forgive Good to all Best to One. These beauties â—nvy can't see can 't approve I see and seeing cannot chuse but love XXXII At the Funeral of his School-fellow C. M. COme Scholars I invite you all Unto your Fellows Funeral Not to afflict your selves and grâ—eve But take a lesson how to live Of the Dead learn Humility Obedience love modesty Learn what to Scholars learning gains Assiduous Industry and pains Learn above all to think upon How soon a mortal life is gone And seeing this life is perplext Esteem him blest whose turn is next Whilst we with toil do con our parts He 's rais'd above all humane Arts Hee needs no more Tuition For lecture he hath Vision XXXIII Another ANd shall we never meet again no way Neither aâ— Scâ—ooâ— nor Field at Books nor play Is death so envious to our harmless Age To calâ—â—â— thus untimely off the stage Or is' t not envie but more pity ' cause Such Tâ—agedies are acted here the Laws And Learning silenc'd by the Drum 'T is so I see what 's best come all away let 's go Let 's leave this evill world while we are Young Untainâ—ed by this Generation XXXIV Vpâ—n the Death of his Brother C. M. to his Vncle R M. I Have heard that Man himself is only spirit And doth no dy but only goes to inherit A better â—ife that he â—s then set free And rescuâ—d from the Bodies Custodie If this be all the hurt that Death can do us Why should we fear our Deâ—th when it comes to us Or grieve our Friend-departure T is no crosâ— Unless we think our Friends gain is our loss â—et am not I so wife to moderate The sorrow for my Brothers eaâ—ly fate On such Considerations If I stâ—y The Cuâ—rent of my Teaâ—â— I must needs say 'T is through a childish in adveâ—tency And waâ—t of wâ—t sadly to weigh what I Have lost in such a Brother how I am Half dead at least in him Brother 's a name More near than Friend and Friends are stil'd the same This would pierce deâ—p did I not find in you Brother and Uncle yea and Father too XXXV Epitaphium Magistri T. Reading Qui potuit felâ—ce Scholam formare Minerva Cujus ab oâ—e â—ios pulpita docta sonoâ— â—ui mores simul Jugenium praeclara dedere Noâ—ina Quem vivum toâ— coluere â—oni 〈◊〉 Eâ—â—â—viae hic compostae pace quieâ—â—unt Ipse sed est coelo redditus ante sue XXXVI An Epitaph upon Mr. Jo. Thomas VAin Mortall bid conceits Adâ—eu Happinesse lost was never true Art thou â—orn in noble place â—â— thy ' Education like thy Race Hast thou of Land and Wealth such store That thou wouldst desire no more Hast thou a wise vertuous and fair Ready to blesse thee with an heiâ— Hast thou Honor Hast thâ—u Friends Hast thou all that Fortune lends Pride not thy self Loe here lyes One Who had all these and He is gone XXXVII Upon the same RUde Death was 't fit that thy pale hand should light Upon that Face and in eternall night Close up those eyes Hâ—dst thou but a while stood And vâ—ew'd him first his youth his beauty his good Graces and vertues Thâ—se might mitigate If ought could move inexorable Faâ—e But thou greedy of a rich prize in hast Our Friend in thy cold killing arms embrac't Keep what thou canst of him but know thou must Be accountabâ—e for that precious Dust XXXVIII Vpon the Death of Mris. Dorothy Thomas A Divine Gift is exprest in her Naâ—e And in heâ— lâ—fe and death she was the same A divine Gift she was first in her Birth Blessing her parents and adorning eâ—rth A divine Gift â—nto her Husband dear When Marriage made them a most happy pair A divine Gift in Death where in She is Returned unto everlasting Bliss Her Name she doth in life and death maintaine Fiâ—st Giv'n by God then Giv'n to God againe XXXIX Upon her Dying few dayes after her Husband Great with Child WAs not the noble Husband sacrifice Suffiâ—ient to please the angry eyes Of cruel Destiny but the wifâ— too So vertuous so yong so fair so true Must with him to the Grave Were not they twain Enough for Death but they must dye again In their yong child and that i' th' veâ—y womb Taking the Mothers body for hâ—s Tomb. Aâ— Death thrice cruel Death Can we That could not beare one bâ—ow bear three XL. Upon my La. C. and her sisters comming into the Country in a very rainy ' Day WHy doe the Heav'ns thus melt in streams to day At the approach of Vertuous Ladies say 'T is not for soâ—row at so fair a sight They 'r tears of â—oy â—hat thus ecclâ—pse the light And see the Fit being past the Heav'ns look cleer Opening their flaming eye to see them here Here may they passe time with content and stay Lest Heav'n weep sadly when They goe away XLI Pro Schola reparata Ad Maecenates EIoquar at tenerae vix est audacia linguae Eloquar liceat cuilibet esse pâ—o Me pietas gratum esse jubet nam me quoque tangit Ornatae vestro munere cura Scholae Quas possum