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Fidelis Achates, or, An Historical account of the most remarkable actions in the late reigns and the present revolution in heroick verse.
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grown Refin'd from Dross disdain'd a Pressure down It mounted like Aethereal Matter high To visit and inhabit in the Sky Augustus almost had with Grief expir'd Yea for a while his mighty Soul retir'd And on the wing with hers was half ways gone So everlasting was the Union Fate interpos'd and urg'd it down below To finish its Illustrious Stages thro' Who rightly can this Publick Loss disclose Too vast for Verse and too sublime for Prose Yet Burnet's Pen her wondrous Vertues told In his immortal Lines her deathless Fame 's enroll'd 'T was sure to punish murm'ring Albion's Land Albion that 's cloy'd with Manna that descends That Heav'n this Star from our Horizon calls And leaves no Copy of th' Original Or that she was a Master-piece Divine And Nature must fall short or end the Line Augustus still his Warlike Race pursues In Foreign Fields seeks out and meets his Foes No Plots Domestick cou'd his Life invade Th' Assassines all and their Designs betray'd Gallia at length fatigu'd does Peace implore And to the World its ravish'd Spoils restores Augustus rides in Triumph o'er the Main And sees Britannia bless'd with Peace again FINIS Books printed for and sold by J. Sprint at the Bell in Little Britain SYnopsis Medicinae Or A Compendium of the Theory and Practice of Physick In Seven Books Containing I. The Elements or Principles of the Art II. The Cure of Infants Diseases III. The Cure of Diseases in the Head IV. The Cure of Diseases in the Breast V. The Cure of Diseases in the Belly VI. The Cure of Diseases Universal VII The Cure of all sorts of Fevers Shewing the Names Signs Causes Differences Prognosticks and various Intentions of Curing all kinds of Diseases from Head to Foot hapning to Humane Bodies Galenically and Chymically performed The like never published before in any Language whatsoever The Fourth Edition Wherein besides the Addition of nearly the whole First Book there are several Hundreds of other Additions Alterations and Amendments throughout the whole Work By William Salmon Professor of Physick The Trades-man's Calling Being a Discourse concerning the Nature Necessity Choice c. of a Calling in general And Directions for the right managing of the Trades-men's Calling in particular By Richard Steele M. A. and Minister of the Gospel The Second Edition De Quatuor Summis Imperiis An Historical Account of the Four Chief Monarchies or Empires of the World Viz. I. The Assyrian or Babylonian II. The Persian III. The Grecian IV. The Roman continued down to the Beginning of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth Being a Relation of the most considerable Occurrences that have hapned in the World from Noah's Flood to the Year of our Lord J. C. 1520. Written in Latin by John Sleidan sometime Ambassador in England from the Protestant States of Germany Deputy for the City of Strasburgh in the Council of Trent and Author of The History of the Reformation of Religion in Germany Now newly Englished With his Life Innocent Diversion for the Ladies Gentlewomen and Maidens Being a Looking-glass for the Fair Sex wherein by a curious Book of Fortune they may find out Answers to their most doubtful Questions which can be proposed With a large Interpretation of Dreams and Visions incident to the Fair Sex Translated from the French The Pious Man's Directions Shewing how to walk with God all his Days By a Well-wisher of the Whole Duty of Man The Third Edition An Explicatory Catechism Or An Explanation of the Assemblies Shorter Catechism Wherein all the Answers in the Assemblies Catechism are taken abroad in Under-Questions and Answers the Truths explained and proved by Reason and Scripture several Cases of Conscience resolved some chief Controversies in Religion stated with Arguments against divers Errors Useful to be read in Private Families after Examination in the Catechism it self for the more clear and thorow understanding of what is therein learned By Thomas Vincent sometimes Minister of Maudlin Milk-street in London A Treatise concerning the Lord's Supper With Three Dialogues for the more full Information of the Weak in the Nature and Use of this Sacrament By Tho. Doolittle The Nineteenth Edition Time and the End of Time In Two Discourses The First about Redemption of Time The Second about Consideration of our Latter End By John Fox A Spark from the Altar Or A Sure Guide to Communicants before at and after Receiving the Lord's Supper Consisting of Meditations Hymns and Prayers for every Day in the Week To which is added Directions for Holy Living and Dying With a Pathetick Discourse on Death Judgment Heaven and Hell Cookery Refin'd Or The Lady Gentlewoman and Servant-Maids useful Companion I. Containing the curious Arts of Dressing all sorts of Flesh Fish and Fowl various Ways after the newest Mode with their proper Seasonings Sauces Garnishes Serving up and Carving II. The Experienced Pastry Cook in all Particulars To which is added The Art of Pickling Fruits Buds Herbs Flowers Roots Stalks c. By Mrs. A. M. a long Practiser in this Curious Art Arts Master-piece Or A Companion for the Ingenious of either Sex Containing I. The Art of Limning and Painting in Oil c. in all Particulars viz. Drawing and Painting Faces Bodies Garments Landskip Preparing and Laying on Colours also Colouring Mezzotinto Prints Gilding on Wood Metals and Leather II. The newest Experiment in Japanning to imitate the Indian Way Plain and in Speckles Rock-work Figures c. Receipts for making the several sorts of Varnishes Colours c. III. To make Artificial Tortoise-shell to Dye or Stain Ivory Horn Stone Bristles Feathers and sundry sorts of Woods for Cabinets IV. The Mystery of Dying Silks Stuffs Woollen and Linnen Cloth V. To take Spots Stains Pitch Tar and Iron-Molds out of Silks Stuffs Linnen and Woollen and to recover Faded Silks Linnen c. VI. The Art of Perfuming and Beautifying VII Divers Physical and Chirurgical Receipts VIII To make London Powder-Ink other Powder-Inks and the shining Japan-Ink With many other notable Things By C. K. The Experienc'd Fowler Or The Gentleman Citizen and Country-man's pleasant and profitable Recreation Containing I. The true Art of Taking Water and Land-Fowl with divers kinds of Nets Lime-Twigs Lime-Bushes and how to make the best Bird Lime II. Directions for Bat-Fowling Lowbelling Tramelling and Driving Fowl how to find their Haunts and take them with Springes Snares c. III. An exact Method for using the Fowling-piece at a true Level to shoot at the Water Ground Bush or Flying IV. How to make Shot proportion the Charge and know good Powder with the proper Use of the Stalking-Horse Bush Hedge and how to manage them V. Of Singing-Birds their Diseases and Cure VI. How to distinguish all sorts of Poulterers Ware c. VII To which is added Directions for destroying all manner of Vermine The true Art of Angling c.
certain News relate And give a true Account of ev'ry State The Strength and Numbers of their Troops he knew And of his own he takes exact Review For open Fight they too unequal were Their Odds too disproportionate appear So he resolves on a Defensive War Within a League of them a Villa stood And by it curles along a murm'ring Flood A Pass convenient to secure the Land Which his victorious Army did command And near adjoining lies an useful Bay Hither Provision's daily brought by Sea The Transport-Vessels here at Anchor ride Await their Orders and the Camp supply'd He mounts of strong Artillery a Train And rising Works that wou'd a Storm sustain His Engineers their num'rous Hands employ They regularly entrench and fortifie Parties piqueering round for Forage go And often meet and bicker with the Foe Lodg'd here secure it 's now resolv'd to stay Until the Foe to Quarters leads the Way Of all the num'rous Nations that await Augustus Arms and tempt a Martial Fate Some Gallic Subjects by a Prince severe Forc'd from their Homes receive Protection here Listed in Forms of War he entertains They serve beneath his Standard this Campaign With these distress'd Reform'd some Natives come Mash'd closely all true Votaries of Rome These with the Foe compact a black Design Confederate in the Treachery they join In Dead of Night when silent Sleep invades The drowsie Camp and covers all with Shades They on the Out-guard posted wou'd receive Caesario's Troops and all to Ruine give Yet to disguise and counterfeit it close They 'd entertain them loud with Fire and Noise Safely they might approach no Ball was there That wou'd a Death convey all Smoak and Air. This Treason to the Gen'ral is disclos'd Their hated Corps on Gibbets are expos'd This Project baffl'd startl'd high the Foes And all their settl'd Measures overthrows Howe'er for once they draw out on the Hills And ev'ry little Vale their Squadrons fills Bravado all it only threatn'd War A Martial Landskip moving from afar But now the Muse must sing a woful Scene Of British Heroes that lay dead not slain Those Men whom open Dangers ne'er deterr'd Who Death above a Vassalage preferr'd They now before a Foe resistless fall Without a Wound they find a Funeral A Winters Camp the Season all severe Clouds rise aloft and gather in the Air On Points of Mountains burst and scatter wide In Deluges and form a constant Tide Perpetual Showers the dying Men bemoan From ev'ry Sphere there issu'd forth a Groan This Execution's wondrous from the Skies Like Crocodiles they weep yet with their Tears destroy Death made sad Carnage and a cruel Spoil The sick'ning Soldiers die in Rank and File Their putrid Corps expos'd offend the Eye And ghastly Heaps in Tents entombed lie Those very Tents which late their Shelters were Officiously become their Sepulchers They fall in Numbers and deform the Field The Fields a sad inhumane Harvest yield Death in its Slaughters no Distinction makes The Soldier with his Officer it takes From this Campaign they both together go To take up Quarters in the Shades below Provision fails forbid by adverse Winds Sickness before and Famine press'd behind Distempers rage beyond the Power of Art No Drugs no Compounds can Relief impart Here no establish'd Methods cou'd prevail For what cou'd Physick do where Life did fail Where no Convenience for the Sick was found But Millions of Disasters all surround No Order here in Obsequies was shewn Piles heap'd on Piles in hollow Caves were thrown And many a Carcase scatter'd here and there Was Food for Wolves and Birds that wing in Air. Thus Ruine reign'd with Arbitrary Pow'r These Wars of Heav'n and not the Sword devour Ah! who can tell the Number of his Days The Universe th' Almighty's Nod obeys An armed Host but slender Guard affords When Heav'n incens'd draws its vindictive Sword The Foe cou'd make no Market of our Ills The same Destruction all his Quarters fills He first from Field removes we next attend And so this heavy sad Encampment ends Of all our Army scarce one Third remains Our Rolls cou'd scarce compleat Five thousand Men With these weak Pow'rs we all the North secure And ev'ry hostile bold Attack endure Whate'er Assaults they make are all in vain They all the Toil and all the Loss sustain Unto Augustus Fabius sends Express Acquaints him with his Loss and his Success How few his little Army did compose And how he lay obnoxious to his Foes Recruits were sent his Army to relieve Untill Augustus did himself arrive He 'd come attended with a Warlike Train And in Hybernia finish a Campaign Mean time Caesario sends to Gaul for Aid Vast Stores prepar'd and pow'rful Levies made Some fam'd Commanders that had won Renown In Wars supported by the Gallick Crown Are hither sent to manage this Affair And Head Hybernia's Natives to the War The Season's come which Mars's Off-spring warms And calls the Valiant forth to shine in Arms In verdant Fields when haughty Steeds can feed Their Strength renew'd they 're fiery to invade And bear their Riders on with rapid speed Two potent Armies Rival Kings lead on One to regain and one to keep a Throne More glorious Scenes of War were ne'er display'd The Sword an ampler Harvest never had Not sounding Fame has greater Actions told Of Captains that surviv'd in Years of old Not Caesar's War on large Pharsalia's Plains Which Lucan sings in strong and lofty Strains Exceeds the Deeds of these two Rival-Foes Nor more Heroick Enterprizes shows One with Revenge and vast Ambition's Fire His ravish'd Crown and Scepter does aspire Confederate with Gaul espous'd by Rome By Dint of War resolves to overcome A Train of Glories on this Side invite And press Augustus forwards to the Fight Religion Laws and wrong'd Britannia's Cries Inspire the Heroe on to gain the Prize These pompous Sights the God of War beheld And for a while stood Neuter in the Field Caesario's Army by a Rivers side Strongly entrench'd Augustus does abide Th' Assailant hazards when he storms the Foe Makes his Approach and gives th'assaulting Blow Caesario at the Head of all his Men A short and pithy Harangue thus began You faithful Followers that espouse my Side And hitherto an adverse Fate have try'd Your Troubles all will center here this Day Pursue the Chace as Fortune leads the way Your Country long has been oppress'd by Fate Redress its Wrongs its Freedoms vindicate Once more a just Possession strive to take Remember this for all your All 's at stake Our ancient Forms of Worship we 'll restore And Heresie we 'll banish from the Shore Your Courage only can Relief afford Your Safety is impendent on the Sword Th' Hybernians shout their moving Ranks prepare To Man their Works and meet the Shock of War Augustus mounted rides thro' all the Lines A Martial Ardour in his Visage shines His sparkling Eyes like darting Rays appear Dispell whatever looks like Dread or