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

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

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.