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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

watry Element But let your Book be sentenc'd ev'ry vote Proclaims your wit shall reach times highest Note 68. To the most learned Gentlewoman Mris. Jane Owen I Never heard of nor did ever see Those Sisters a Fifth Father gave to Thee Therefore how many and how Qualifi'd By unacquaintance could not be descry'd Yet what they are Dear Jane I full well know If 't be their happiness to be like you 69. To his Friend THough I hate none I 'll not be twice a Friend My Friendship once begun shal ne'r have End 70. The Vsurers Grammar TAke Bird Beast Fish or any creeping thing This that all these acknowledge Love their King Yet Mr. Gold Dame Plate a thing call'd Cash Compar'd with Love proves that proud Victor Trash 71. To one like neither of his Parents WHy do you neither Parent represent Since Both at your conception gave consent Not Fathers Mothers Features can you show For Both strove joyntly when they begot you 72. To two concealing their Names at their Return from Venice YOu went to Venice to seek four-fold Gains To fill your purses and reward your pains Since ye got good your friends were wel content That ye return'd though to their detriment 73. Adultery and Fornication THe idle Fornicator Pray how far Differs he from the loose Adulterer I shall resolve this Question if I can As much as Comick and Tragoedian 74. Concerning Hercules To C. D. NO Monster could Alcides hurt yet Love Trampled upon him and sate Queen above A Lion could not a Lass made him yeeld Not Beasts with Four but Two Legs won the field 75. A friendly Salute I Desire Phyllis three kisses to have At least as many as your Lips I crave She lends Me one is paid yet denies Two Take thine or give me mine why this adoe 76. A Problem to the Naturalist concerning a Kiss EIther a Kiss to taste belonging is Or why most proper by the Mouth to Kiss 77. To Labiemus THis is Promotion Heaven waites on Me Quoth Labiemus at the Gallow-Tree 78. Vpon Alexander TO Philip's Son a world gave not content Though he Rul'd North South West the Orient Though we the world vastly dilated finde It was too narrow to contain his Minde To Philip's Son the world prov'd much too vast For his long Arms to clasp it in the wast Though he was Great by Actions Great by Birth Yet this Great Man was Lesser then the Earth 79. To Firmicus against Aulus YOu Beleeve none yet Firmicus I see No Man such Sceptic but will Beleeve thee What others tell you Aulus suck all in But for your News no Man would give a Pin. 80. Vpon a certain Versifier YOu drink as if none could a Poet be Without from Ale they learn the Mysterie You swill as if the Muses lend an Hand To none but those whom Beer forbids to stand When drunk you Rhythm without all wit or Fear You may love drink your self an Hogs-head are 81. Upon certain Lying Letters I Frequenly receive Lines you endite But seldom never do you Gospel write 82. Physician heal your self To Gilbert I Bid you minde your self yet might Neglect You for your self have singular Respect 83. Vpon a certain Vsurer IN a good Mood you lent an Hundred Pound To Flava now ask Use but on what Ground If you get Principal 't is an Abuse To require more her Body paid you Use Quod non habet in Aere luat in Corpore 84. Upon an Hypocrite QUite through your life you dissemble or feign Though Fiction is a Labour th' other Pain 85. Erasmus his Encomium Moriae ERasmus was the First writ Folly's Praise Folly requited and his Fame did raise 86. The Anagrammatist WHat a stir here 's with Vowels here and there The Letters fly to light I know not where So by Augustus Favour to their Coats Thyrsis drove Sheep and Corydon the Goats 87. To a certain silly Doctor BEardless of late and very weak in Parts You seem'd a Master of the Seven Arts But now you are a Doctor no Beard want But yet hang Him that is more Ignorant 88. Love is Naked NAture cloathes Fields with Grass and Beasts with Hair Birds have their Plumes Sheep warm in Fleeces are What ever Animal is Born or Bred By Nature or by Art is covered But why should Love to Nakedness be sold Alone because it Naked feels least cold 89. Concerning the Exchequer To Sir Will Pits MOney collected runs into the chinks Of the Exchequer so Sea Rivers drinks Money disperst flies from 't as fast as though A thousand Rivers from the Sea should flow And yet the Sea is not full satisfy'd Nor lavish streams of Crystall Rivers dry'd 90. Upon one Perfidious I Was too creculous that made me Heir To Unbelief False Hopes taught me Despair 91. The sin of the Silver Age ALL Saturn's gilded Reign Whores did defie Till Jove was King the world woo'd Purity 92. A Baud YOur Body is all sold and you much scoul Because you want a Chapman for your Soul Who buys a Soul but none is so unwise Except Don Beelzebub to give your Price 93. Vpon Self-Love HE 's the third Person Second Thou first I No Third but loves the First's Supremacy 94. Wisdome WHo 's Rich a Wise Man who is Poor Unwise Therefore if I have wit my Bags will rise Who 's Wise a Rich man who 's a Fool one Poor Either I must be Rich or Fool therefore 95. The Etymologie of Venus VEnus A Veniendo * Tully sayes Because to all she comes without delayes But in another sense her Name I hold 'Cause she comes oft to Markets to be sold 96. To a certain Pox-catcher IF Gold were as much Drunk as Coveted Thy Guts would make a Royal Mine indeed 97. To Polla YOu deny Kisses unto None none Kiss But to their Mouths your Cheek reverted is The Name of New and Old is not the same Your new-found Kissing should have a new Name 98. A Friend A Wife SOuls are most Dear hence Friends love not to part But how comes thy Wife so she 's thy deer Heart 99. Anger BEcause it Vertue spurns I conjecture The Stagyrite miscall'd it Vertues Spur. 100. The Roman Flora TAxes on the whole World were by Rome laid Yet this Great City to the Tribute paid For what for Hackney-hire was given you Was but as Tribute to your Beauty due 101. The Etymologie of Anger ONe Angry is perplext so saith the Name Anger and An-gor are almost the same 102. Of Himself VVHilst light things I touch soberly I may Be rightly said to study as I Play Whilest I write sober things with a Light Pen My Play may be to Study compar'd then 103. Womens Titles of Honour LEt an Earl take to wife a Countrey Girl She is a Countess because He an Earl But let a Countess marry meanly She Adds not one Atom of Gentilitie So Phoebus gilds the Lady of the night But scorns to vapour in a Borrow'd Light 104.

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