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A31360 Dionysius Cato his four books of moral precepts translated out of Latine hexameter into English meeter by J.M. J. M. 1700 (1700) Wing C1512; ESTC R35937 7,690 49

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greater portion find Abound in Bounty and abhorre A wretched Miser's Mind ● Sage counsel from thy Servants mouth Disdain not to respect ●or any Mens advice that may Thy proper good effect ● If wonted wealth and substance fail Yet banish Care and Greif ●nd live content with what the times Shall yeild for thy Relief 11. Beware thou marry not a Wife For Wealth and Wordly store And if she falsity her Faith Admit her Love no more 12. By many Mens example learn What to embrace or flee An others Life in this behalf May thine instructer be 13. Attempt not matters past thy strength Left over-prest with pain Thy Labour fail and so thy work And Enterprise prove vain 14. What ill thou know'st of others wrought Spare not in time to tell Lest by thy silence thou subscribe and seem to like it well 15. By Law unjust condemned seek The Judges help to have For Lawes themselves by Equity To be reformed crave 16. What penalty deserv'd inflicts To bear thou must not grudge For guilty to thy self in ought Thy self thou ought to judge 17. Improve thy self by Reading much And mending things amiss For Poets many marvels write Whose Credit doubtful is 18. At Feasts and Banquets busie not Thy Tongue with too much chat Lest while thou would be pleasant thought Thy Talk be laughed at 19. The Speeches of thy angry Wife Let not thy Courage daunt For Women with their wylie Tears Their Husbands oft enchant 20. Use that thou hast to do thee good But see thou make no waste Who vainly spend their own and want Seek other Mens at last 21. Resolve fond fear of future Death To banish from the still Which though it be not good it self Yet makes an end of ill 22. With inward and Religious love Thy Parents both embrace And to offend thy Mother dear forbear in any case Dionysius Cato His MORAL PRECEPTS BOOK IV. The PREFACE WHOSO thou art that do'st desire To lead a quiet Life And touching Manners to eschew Corruptions that are rise This little Volume oft revolve Wherein thy self shalt find Such Precepts grave as Tutor-like May teach and rule thy Mind 1. ONE special Note of Blessedness Is Riches to deny Which whoso covets to engross Lives always beggarly 2. Dame Natures Wealth he cannot want VVho curbs his vain desires And measures his Expence with what Necessity requires 3 Through want of care if thine Affairs Succeed not to thy mind Accuse not fained Fortune nor Reproach her to be blind 4. Love Money well but to the stamp Put not thy mind in thrall Which honest and Religious Men Do not respect at all 5. If thou be rich bestow the more On Physick for thine Health A rich Man sick hath store of Coin But wants his chiefest wealth 6. If of thy Master thou receive Correction more severe Thine angry Fathers sharp Reproof With Patience see thou bear 7. In things that profite may procure Thy labours exercise But never undertake Affairs Where Doubt or Errour lies 8. What thou may'st give from him that craves Desire not to detain For why to benefite the best Is held the greatest Gain 9 Suspecting ought to find it out With speed have due regard For things at first neglected prove Mischievous afterward 10. To Venus damned pleasures prone If thou thy self distrust Forbear to feed on costly Meats As Motives unto Lust 11. Whereas thou shunest savage Beasts Whose Forces fearful are I only wish thee to avoid Lewd Men more cruel far 12. Not strength of able Limbs alone That others most surmount But wisdom manageing the Might True Valour Men Account 13. Seek Comfort of thy constant Friend Afflicted if thou be For no Physician in his Cure May more prevail then he 14. For thine Offence why should thy Beast In Sacrifice be slain To hope for Health by others Death Fond Folly doth maintain 15. A good Companion or a Friend In seeking to select Regard not what his Fortunes are His honest Name respect 16. Make use of Wealth and scorn the Name Of Niggard evermore What good do Riches to tho Man That starves in midst of store 17. If thou desire in Life and Death A good report to find All Earthly pleasures vain and vile Abandon from thy mind 18. Deride not Ages dull conceit In things to thee more plain For whoso lives till he be Old Shall waxe a Child again 19. Learn something and if Suddenly Thy Substance should decay Thy Skill remaining may relieve Thy Wants another way 20. Observe with Silence whereunto Each ones Discourse doth tend For Speech Mens Manners doth cnoceal And utters in the end 21. Though learned yet thy Studies grave By no means intermit As labour keeps the hand in use So practice helps the wit 22. Regard not how the Fates conspire In time to work thee Spight He dreads not Death in doubtful Life That learns not to delight 23. Learn But of such as learned are Thy self instruct the rest For knowledge where it may do good Ought not to be supprest 24 Drink what thou canst For forced Draughts Mens Health doth much impair Such beastly Pleasures oftentimes Procures the Bodies Care 25 What ever thing thou shalt approve Or Praise in publick place Condemn not lightly afterward Lest thou sustain Disgrace 26 In time of calme and quiet rest Remember stormes aloft Again in trouble hope the best Sith Fortune alters oft 27. To learning still thy mind apply By study wisdom growes And prudence rare to industry In time her Treasure shows 28 Commend thy Friend more sparingly And rest content with this That time at length shall manifest His Merit what it is 29 Blush not of Ignorance to shew Thy willingness to learn As wit 's a glory so scandalous for those VVho nothing will discern 30 In Wine and Women wise men say Both good and evil rest What therefore is in either bad Refuse and take the best 31 Of sad and sullen countenanc'd And silent Men beware For when the stream is calmest there The waters deepest are 32 If discontented with thy state Thou weigh the sad Decline Of other men superiors late Thou need to repine 33 Attempt according to thy strength Close by the shoar to keep Is safer then to hoise up Sails And launch into the deep 34 Against a just and upright man Contend not wickedly For God in justice doth revenge All wrong and injury 35 Bereft of Riches sorrow not Nor vex thy self in vain Be rather merry if thou may'st Recover them again 36 To suffer loss of all a wrack Intolerable were Yet things there are which patiently Behoves a freind to bear 37. In no wayes promise to thy self Long Life and many Years For like a shadow at the back Death every where appears 38 With incense make the Altar smoak Spare Oxen to the Plow Burnt Sacrifice with Blood embru'd The LORD doth not allow 39. Give Fortune place and bear thy self To mighty Men submiss For he that knows to yeeld in time May profite him and his 40 In oft offending never free Thy fault from punishment In cureing wounds one smart we see Another doth prevent 41 Thy ancient friend dishonour not Though he unconstant prove And change his manners yet respect The bonds of former love 42 To gain the greater Love of all In thankfullness abound Lest thou incurr the Name of one In whom deserts are drown'd 43 Flee vain Suspicions lest thou lead Thy Life in Misery For fearful and surmising Folks Are aptest still to die 44. VVhen for thy proper use thou buyer bond-Servants now and then And call'st them Slaves Remember yet That they are also Men. 45. Occasion fit to apprehend VVith speed have due respect Lest afterwards thou seek in vain VVhat late thou did'st neglect 46 Rejoice not in the sudden Death Of Sinners caught away For Saints whose Lives unspotted are Must Death's Arrest obey 47. If thou be poor and hast withall A VVife of ill report Barre such as by the Name of Friends VVould to thy House resort 48. Although by Studies thou be brought Deep matters to discern Yet shew thy self in things unknown Desireous still to learn 49. And wonder not that plainest words My Poems entertain Sith brevity my Muse affects To help the shallow Brain FINIS