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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

131. Time TIme sweeps all things away as well as brings As all things have their Times Time hath all Things 132. Upon Miracles IS Gods Hand shortned that Miracles cease Is it not rather caus'd by Faith's decrease 133. To Irus YOu would Live ever ever you can't Live Yet you can wish you ever might survive But since you are so Poor I wonder still Though you may wish to Live that Live you will 134. Science IN my Judgment Happy are they alone Who all things know or they who know not one 135. Christ AUrora expels Night and Day begins Christ was Death's Ruine a Fount to purge sins 136. Who art Thou MY eyes fail when they should themselves behold My minde in Mental Scrutinies is cold If noblest Parts pass unknown I may cry To the next Comer Sir Pray who am I 137. The Kingdome of Heaven THough Heaven's large Most have an Hellish Doom Perhaps the straight way gives no Elbow-room 138. pain and Pleasure PResent Grief stabs Future holds in suspence The fearful Soul yet delights when gone hence Dolorous Pleasures please when Smart is past 'T is Sad if Pleasure fades whilst Sorrows last 139. St. Peter CAiphas was last High-Priest in that Place where Jehovah's Temple Jury did Revere Kephas was first High-Priest whose Chair did rest Where the Emperial Eagle built her nest 140. Sleep BY Metaphors of Death we sleep express The more Men sleep 't is sure they Live the less 141. Rome THe World was scarce of Age when Envious Cain His Brother Abel in the Field had slain Princely Rome was no sooner Edified But Remus Bloud her walls in Crimson Dyed Cain's cruel Murder did the World pollute Rome the worlds Mistress his steps prosecute 142. Mans Perfection 'T Is the Perfection of every thing To return to that whence it first did spring Frail flesh will my accomplishment adjourn Till I to Earth and Heaven shall return 143. Lord encrease our Faith Luk. 17. OUr Age shan't need after this form to Pray We rather Lord diminish Faith may say As numerous as Men Religions are Though Faiths be many Faithfulness is rare Lord decrease our Faiths 144. Vpon a Covetous Person HErcules travel'd till the furthest West Stopt his Career gave his wandrings rest The Covetous go further their desire Is alwaies Errant and can never Tire 145. Good transcends NO Genus no bounds Good can comprehend No Mundane Creatures do to Goodness tend 146. Omnia Vanitas All is Vanity VVHat showers of Tears had Heraclitus seen Our times Democritus had burst his spleen But one Democritus cannot suffice To Laugh at such mad Tricks as men devise And Heraclitus eyes approach not nigh Due Lamentations for our Misery 147. Upon the Voluptuous I Often hear young men complain how short The pleasures are of the Venereal sport I often hear Gray-headed Sirs thus cry O what a curse is vital Brevity Lifes Pleasure Pleasures Life are short who prize Them both at little may be termed wise 148. Works VErtuous and Vitious Persons when they Die Carry their Works with them for company 149. The beginning of Wisdome NOne desire Heaven but those who fear Hell Dread of the worst makes prudent Men Hope well 150. Vpon one delighting in Tautologies HOw you torment good Scholars I let pass And how your Tales run quite beyond the Glass When you have kil'd your Hearers in this sort You exclaim But I see the Time is short Return to Oxford and Distinctions learn Till you long Prating from short Time discern 151. Upon the same TUlly's Orations cannot be too long Who thy short Sermons fault their Judgment wrong 152. Upon those who imagine many Gods O Foolish People have ye lost your wits Over one World one God as Ruler sits 153. Concerning Ingenuity and Study NEglect of Study renders wit obtuse So Swords will rust by reason of disuse Study wits Ladder wits downfal hath bin As Grind-stones sharpen knives they wear them Thin 154. Know your Self NOne understand themselves yet a young Man The years of Child-hood well remember can And an old Father troubles much his Tongue To relate what he did when He was young 155. Art is long and Life is short LIfe is too short to make us truly wise Death creeps behinde and unawares surprise 156. To old Moranus AS you have many things for to acquire So to Unlearn if goodness you desire But how should you do either since you lie Under old Ages Incapacity 157. To D. T. CAuse you have happy been you must needs lie Under a double weight of Misery Happy is he who hath had heretofore Adversity for the Storm is blown o'r 158. Every one as they like THe Laick seeks not Christ but his own Gains Not to get Christ but Tythes Parsons take Pains 159. Vpon Brunonius THat Plagues are Gods sharp Arrows you confess Whence comes then Bruno your great Health-fulness The Reason's ready for a Plague like you Your Countrey disclaims that she ever knew 160. Reflect upon your End RAther fore-see thy end reflect on Birth Look up to Heaven and look down on Earth 161. Sense Reason Faith Charity God SEnse without Reason is worth little and Reason's unruly unless Faith command What is Faith without Love Love cannot bee Advantage till my God! it fix on Thee 162. Of Prudence OUr Actions are jejune unless address Be made to Prudence Vertues School-mistress She teaches what to choose what to eschue In Life as in Art Logick tels what 's true 163. To my Parents DEar Father I am part of you and part Of you dear Mother cast Lots for my Heart You two yet but one flesh my Body make What dangers fear I be they for your sake 164. Prudence and Fortitude PRudence foresees Evils valour can bear One seeks Prevention the other slights Fear 165. In the sweat of thy Face HE who commands Labour for daily Bread Will deny Manna to the drowzie Head 166. Of Faith and Charity BEfore there be a Tree who Fruit expect Above all Vertues we must Faith respect Love joyn'd to Faith do Life beget the Poor Can't live by Hope but they must labour more Faith is the Chieftain but Love is the King As well as Faith we must Affections bring 167. If thy right Eye offend thee c. IF as oft as they Sin Men were inclin'd To pluck out eyes the World would be stark blinde 168. Christian Adverbs NOt Adjectives Adverbs please the most High When we do good we must do 't Cordially 169. The shortness of Life TO unborn Infants all things equall are For what is past grave Seniors seldom care If past and future Times I should substract What a small number Present hours exact 170. Lex Talionis To Aulus YOu peruse not the Ancient History Expect like Justice from Posterity 171. Time TIme devours Things His Sithe our Legs will hit We have our pastimes Time and we are Quit. 172. Abundance of Caution hurts not BE not afraid yet look before you leap Be

one to lead Nay shun such thoughts and get a sober Spouse VVho in the dark may lead you find your House 11. Upon Aulus an ignoble Nobleman FOR Honour sordid Aulus which you share To Predecessors you indebted are But your base Spirit hath contriv'd to let Posterity from living in your debt 12. Vpon Hernicus YOU Hernicus did disburse twenty pounds To buy a Fool what squander without bounds In time thy lavish Error prethee see I would not give such a large Price for Thee 13. Venus SOwre is the Exit though sweet the address Of the salacious Cyprian Emperess She dresses up the first salutes with Joy Till the sad parting proves her a Decoy So sweet and dulcid Rivers when they thrust Themselves on Neptune borrow salt disgust 14. To Doctor Gilbert YOu say the earth doth move what wonders slip From your sage mouth writ you this in a Ship 15. To the Physicians and the Lawyers OUR Sickness is thy Health O Galen prise Our folly Plowden for that makes ye wise 16. O Times O Reformation REnowned Scaliger in the worlds Eye Was the Refiner of Chronologie The shrivel'd Face of Time is washt The Man That will correct the Manners finde who can 17. The Judgment of Paris WHen Pallas Juno Venus did refer Their cause to Paris chose him Arbiter At first his dazled eyes could not descry Which radiant Beauty did the rest outvy The Majesty of Juno yet at last And Pallas Wisdom mist the winning-cast The golden Apple's Venus Trophie Love On earth is Victor rules the Gods above Were Judgment now reverst the Golden Lump Would win and Juno Money turn up Trump 18. The German Truth MErry Democritus affirm'd Truth did In some deep Hogs-head from Mens view lie hid Grant but the Adage true that Truth 's in Wine Upstarts the Dutch-man and swears Truth is mine 19. To Linus LInus hath his Study fill'd but what then Not Books but Bags make the most learned Men 20. To a certain young Noble-man THat until hoary Hairs you spin out Breath All your acquaintance wish but none your Death Conjoynt desires will afford a disease As for the Cure to wish that none will please 21. To a certain poor Medic. YOU who of late came to our City Poor Now cleanse the pores 't is not as heretofore Physick you give the Sick the sick gives Gold You cure his New disease and he your Old 22. Vpon a certain Woman YOur Beauty begot Fame but soon alas The Mother by the Daughter murder'd was Whilst a loose Carriage threw Ink on your Name And a good Face was scratch'd by a bad Fame 23. Vpon Marcus WHY durst you offer Marcus to aver Nature abhorr'd a vacuum confer But with your empty skull then you 'l agree Nature will suffer a vacuitie 24. Vpon the Writers of our times To the Reader WHether our Scriblers vent more Lies would'st know In an Octavo Quarto Folio Thousands of Lies are nothing in an Age Time bound in the Decimo-sexto Page If that the Sixteenth part such knacks can do What can a sheet's Gigantine Folio 25. Vpon Phyllis THE world can't bribe Phyllis to kiss But she Will receive millions if they profer'd be For cunning tricks pray let this Lass alone Give and Receive she understands all one 26. Vpon the same IF Love be fire as Proverbs talkt of old Accurst am I 'cause your fire burns so cold 27. The impious Atheist SNatch instant Time use things whilst in their prime The time wil be when thou shalt have no Time Resume let Grammar Have been Shall be I To secure Is will fix my industry 28. The Epitaph of the Atheist HE died as if there were no Future state And liv'd as one invincible by fate 29. The Optative Mode THE Mode call'd Optative's the same welnigh With that Mode cousin to Infinity Instance in those of most contented minde Yet such an end of wishing ne'er could finde 30. Vpon Alanus ALL the day-long Alanus now a wife Rails like a Bedlam at a wedded life After so many brawlings in the night They that think Marriage a fine thing think right 31. Prophets Poets THE Prophets predict true what is to come Poets in Fictions sing what hath been done 32. Upon Life and Death LIfe hurries on to Death the foaming floud Of Neptune so is Rivers period We ruminate on Life as a sweet notion But to all tastes Death is a bitter portion 33. Of Vulcan MOst glorious armour was by Vulcan made For the fierce god of war Mars drives a trade And gives him no less famous horns How now Take Horns for Steel not such a fool I trow 34. The Grammar in English THings only proper unto Males The Female Sex claim as their Vales. 35. Free Will FRee Will the nurse of sublunary Strife A man is cheated of by his own Wife 36. Of Life and Venus ALL actions labour to atchieve their ends But Life and Venus are to it no friends 37. The Elysian Fields GRand-sire Aenaeas thank Poets did come And view the levels of Elysium But in those times he gave Elisa due Benevolence the fiction proved true 38. The Cuckold and Cuckold-maker The Cuckold THis Wife I married she doth me forsake Not for your selves O Bees you hony make Cuckold-maker THese Boyes I got another reaps the praise Not for your selves O Birds do you nests raise 39. The new Rhetorick HEE that wants mony labours but in vain In disputations for to squeeze his brain Not he who knows to speak but who to give Under the roof of Rhetorick shall live 40. Upon Cotta lately turn'd a Monk COtta vext with his treble-tongued Wife Betook himself to a Monastick life To see this hour 't is happy you were born If putting on a Hood you put off Horn 41. The Arms of Geneva GEneva Bears the Eagle and the key The first proclaims Emperial Majesty Unto the last the Mitre is right Heir Which is successor to St. Peter's Chair Of pure Geneva's Arms what will become If Caesar takes the Eagle the Key Rome 42. Vpon the Poet Borbonius his toyes YOU call your verses Trifles be they so Ask your self privately and you 'l hear No I shall refrain my verdict yet I may Take leave to think what you thought good to say 43. Faith FIdes for Fiddle-strings is Plural when It Faith denotes 't is singular say then Our Predecessors were Emphatical They held a single Faith that Faith was all 44. Upon Paulinus the Physician CALL you a sick-man Patient since hee Is so impatient of his Pains and Thee With much adoe you are endur'd you may That he 's your Patient positively say His spirits by his sickness are much spent But 't is the Doctor which doth him torment 45. Upon Cottula IF Delphos did not flatter Socrates The attribute of Wise claim when you please Proud Plato's Master may stand in your Row You know for certain that you nothing know 46. Upon Fabiana LAnd bearing much was fruitful call'd of yore

nay high-way men Death never will what a Jade is she then 86. To his Friend HAlf you your Mistress claims your self I fear The other half what part fals to my share I reade you mine in Complements thick sown But are you Mine when you are not your Own 87. A good Man IF scarcity will estimation bring Beleev 't a good Man is a precious thing 88. Vpon a certain old Man YOur beard once black cold age hath frosted gray Your mind once white is turn'd to black they say 89. Upon Paulinus WHatever old acquaintance beg of you Yes yes to morrow Paulin will it doe Must I be grateful for the Gifts you send My thanks until to morrow I 'le suspend 90. Upon painted Dames YOU who delight to paint need not forbear To cry with Horace Shadowes dust we are 91. Vpon Cotta COtta his Wife is wholy but not sole Camilla soly his I can't say whole 92. The Politician DIssemble what you know let falshood range To finde the yeelding grain of every change Feel the pulse of all times that all may bee To thy desires subservient good to thee 93. Upon Venus VEnus and Mars play the unlawful game Because in lawful sporting Vulcan's lame 94. Upon two Masters NO man can serve two Masters I confess Marinus saith I serve two Mistresses 95. Vpon Marc. YOur beard grows fast hairs fall off thence is it Your beard becomes so long so short your wit 96. To Jo. Hoskins AT Winchester a Boy at Oxford I Being a youth found your Fidelity In doubtful matters you shew'd sincere love And sans deceit to your trust true did prove Of sending this small gift Love was the ground To me Love ty'd you Me to you hath bound 97. Of Death To Epicharmus EPicharm will not die yet his own Breath Wishes exhal'd would die but not by Death Sorrows bring death Death sorrows makes to fly Far worse then death is grating Misery 98. Vpon Phyllis THe Parthians flying backward cast their darts By flying Phyllis wounds her Lovers hearts 99. Vpon Hallus the Grammaticastre HAllus whilst hungry cry'd I 'm hugely fam'd I 'm hugely full when his guts were reclaim'd 100. Of the Load-stone AS from all Iron Load-stones do exact Coition so Lords all the Gold attract Courtiers I ask ye nothing for ye are Stingy in giving what ye ask ne'r care You give for your own ends I cannot see Gifts retrograde I shall scarce ask of yee 101. Death ASk Me what Death is pray stay till I die Come ask me then your suit I sha'nt denie 102. The Client CLients returning before theefs may sing For back from London they can't money bring 103. Vpon Zoilus I Blame bad manners Zoilus you repine Perhaps misdoubting that I aim'd at thine Then all the world you are more fearful grown When I chide Vices I may mean my own 104. Children and fools tell Truth THe English Proverb cals such Fools as tell The very Truth a Liar bears the Bell Therefore if you speak Truth to English Men You may be for your labour Fool cal'd then 105. Vpon Bald-pate YOu had a thing call'd forehead when shook down The leaves were not from your well-shaded crown But since the hair fel off with reverence 'Twixt head and fore-head there 's no difference In jumbling head and face age hath mistook No credit can be given to your Look 106. To the same HOW many hairs I have I can't divine Nor you for all are lost canst number thine 107. An Apology for Fortune BAD Fortune is a fancy she is just Gives the poor Hope sends the rich Distrust 108. Vpon Cotta COtta went to a Bawd to be befriended But did not return with his business ended 109. Vpon Procillus A Noble IF you Procillus would no Liars hear That hellish brood your presence would revere 110. To Paul the Lawyer YOur practice eats the year your worships salf If for your own you Register one half Your Wife will claim Vacations by all Lawes You must be vacant to attend her Cause The other part 's ingrost when as a Quirk Non-suits your Wife succeeds your Clients work The years most busie months are cal'd aright A term They terminate your Wifes delight 111. To the same A Lawyer Terms Vacations never sees But alwaies findes the Leisure to take Fees 112. To Marinus AS oft as your abused Wife bewails Your impotency you shall feel her nails In vain you flatter good words nothing can She must and will have Satisfaction Man 113. The Chirurgion MY Trade will flourish Jove send peace send war Venus and Mars both my kinde patrons are 114. The Venereal Disease BOrn an Italian bred in France quoth Fame Which Country strives to give the Pox a name 115. Calumniators Flatterers OLD Anaxagoras that snow was black Related most like him love truth to wrack Old Reynards suffrage the Crow white decreed How many thousand Foxes Our age breed 116. Vpon Ponticus YOu have repented I sha'nt credit it None can repent but they must have some wit 117. An Herculean labour IF strong Alcides his wifes tongue could tame A thirteenth labour might augment his fame 118. War Death WAr brings forth famin famin is the cause That thrusts poor mortals on the plagues sharp jaws Then plague or famine two-edg'd war is worse The humane glutton supreme Jove's choice curse War is the Alpha of succeeding Wo Death the Omega of all trouble so When Canons thunder to fly Mars counts cheap From Alpha to Omega at one leap 119. Upon Cynthia THe gods conform your Nature to your shape And to your Lilly-hand be your minde Ape 120. Vpon Gellia YOu sin unseen that is a feign'd pretence You never sin but some give Evidence 121. Upon Albinus O Albin Felix cry'd your neighbor burn Home home with speed for next will be your turn Albin surpris'd his Horn-maker at home And cry'd Wise Felix Faith my turn is come 122. Vpon Claudius the raw Philosopher GOod hath three species which are inclin'd To sojourn in the body estate mind Sick poor and silly Claudius we see He cannot challenge one among these three 123. Vpon Bardella the Mantuan Thief A Monk Bardella to be hang'd cheer'd up And said To night in heaven thou shalt sup Bardel reply'd This I keep fasting-day If you please to accept my place you may 124. Upon lascivious Flora YOu tell of all your Bed-fellows and so More hurt by prating then by acting do 125. Upon Quintil. QUintil's friend can get nothing Quintil's Lass Hath got himself and what e'r worth he was 126. To Aulus concerning old Quintius CAn't Quintius marry at decrepit years But Aulus you must sting him with your jeers Why Epigrams Epitaphs best befit Old doting Lovers that have lost their wit An Elegie in all haste let him have For he hath dig'd already his own grave 127. Upon Costus SCotfree he sins that 's all Costus can plead But this fail'd when you know what lost its head 128. An Answer to Cynthia's

be a swift evil yet it spares Your Ladiship not to vent slanders dares 10. Of Caecilia Daughter to that Lady NO Limner can Qualities shadow forth And yet you have a Picture of your worth 11. To the Candid Reader WHat I make Good you Praise my worst wit may Pass for indifferent Thus you please to say 12. To the Envious Reader IF I make any Bad none can be Worse If tolerable them you likewise Curse Hercules his two waies MOst men can err in four waies some in three Alcides lost his way in two we see 13. Concerning Vertue VErtue slights Praise yet Praise resolves to be Constant Retainer to her Familie Glory waits upon Merit as the shade Upon that Body which it perchance made Vertue is real Honour is not thus Substance are we not the shade waits on Us 14. Lifes Dial. MY Daies verge upon West lost are the Best Nor shall I see again the vanisht East I had my Birth last night Live just this Day Finde me to Morrow in the Grave you may 15. Of God THy Omnipresence Euclid's Rules confutes Plato's Scholar knew not thy Attributes 16. The Atheist THat there 's no God the Psalmists Fool avers But the most simple to Beleeve it fears If no Fool denies God what creature 's He Call'd Atheist One that wish no God should be 17. Charity NO Wife is Faithful but Love makes her so Where Faith resideth Charity dwels too 18. Dives and Lazarus DIves is put i' th' Gospel without Name But Poor were then call'd Lazers still the same 19. Encrease and multiply POor Man created was at first alone But shortly after Woman added one When Adam married Eve then as before The World was Rul'd by One and not one more After Creation Man did multiply God conjoyn'd Eve so came posterity 20. Vnion FRom Hell sprung Discord Union is Divine God is but One Hells Quotient none assign 21. The three Tempters THe World and Flesh will flatter Devil Lie They Oratory use He Sophistry 22. The Spirit and the Flesh WHat the Spirit command the Flesh controul Thus Grace and Sin divide my wretched Soul Would Flesh and Spirit but conclude a Peace Revenge Jars Wars quite through the world should cease 23. A man was a God to another Is now a Wolf MAn like a God his Brother did defend Man like a Wolf his Brother now will rend Christ to be God to Man came from on high But Adam practis'd Wolfish cruelty 24. Gods Word PRaescience belongs to God to Man mistakes Vain Man talks much God only one Word makes 25. The Narrow way TO the broad Streets of Heaven Scripture hath Commanded Us to choose the narrow Path. The straight way leads to Heavens Palaces Or Broad way puts ye in Hells Little-ease 26. St. John the Baptist AS the Suns approach is foretold by Light John before Christ saluted mortals Sight 27. Of Autumn AUtumn shakes off the Leaves and brings Fruit too I wish we could like gelid Autumn doe 28. The Miseries of Life ALL wish to Live though they be sickly poor Small Griefs will not suffice they wish for more The forlorn Irus desires not to Die That is is loath to part with Miserie 29. Of Nature and Grace NAture dispelleth Darkness like the Moon But Grace is like the Sun at exact Noon 30. A Catechism TWelve Articles of Faith you must believe That you may not the Holy Spirit Grieve If you desire effectually to Pray Christ's seven Supplications use you may Duties incumbent on all sorts of Men Have their Sum total in the Number Ten. 31. The Rich Man WHy go few Rich to Heaven why because They grieve for Breaking Sums but not God's Laws 32. O Treacherous Hope RAther fallacious World for Hope will stay Till extream Ruine sign our fatal Day 33. Vpon our Redeemer AS one Mans sin did Death on all entail So one Mans Death our souls from Hell did Bail The falsest Calumnies were meekly born Adam offended Christ was made a scorn 34. The Holy Ghost TO white Dove-houses Pigeons take their flights In candid Hearts God's Spirit much delights 35. Valour THe Wise Man knows the Just will render right He which joyns Courage is the Man of might 36. Of the King LAws without King in a Parallel run With duskish light discarded by the Sun King without Laws is Phoebus in the Night What though there be a Sun we see no Light The People chose their King they both made Laws Hence Laws hence Lords the Royal Scepter awes 37. The Welsh WAles is not sole Heir to the British Name For England Scotland answer to the same 38. The English-Scot THese Nations differ in their Customs how Came they espoused to an Union now The Law Predominant in ev'ry Land The Kingdom's safety joyn'd them hand in hand 39. Roses were united by Henry Kingdoms by James To the King THe superb Red and White Rose might Revie Fraternal wounds with Cadmus Progenie Like Leda's Twins they disdain'd to appear Consuls of the same convex Hemisphere But as the Argent Day routs Sable Night Then the Earth's shadow captivates the Light York should no longer an Occasion have Then till Lancastrian Prowess could Enslave Until the Isle of Man whence British bee Ambitious to derive their Pedigree Until this high-priz'd Isle which vaunts a Name By Tacitus put in the Rolls of Fame So happy was as to bring Thewder forth A {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} both by Name and worth This Gift of God to him was neer Allied Who in a Gordian Knot two houses tied Whose Red-rose Birth Thanks Hymen did unite The ●lister'd Discord of the Red and White But les● disgust should think Divorce to sue Henry betrothed Roses Kingdoms you 40. John Napiers Revelation NInety and two years hence the World shall end Is it at your disposal my Good Friend But why would you no shorter Time devise What to be call'd a Liar you are Wise God and Man GOd could not suffer Death and Man could not Over the Crave a Victory have got But Christ could Die and Vanquish because He Had God-head joyned to Humanity 42. Death DEath sought by Good shun'd by such as offend Ends Evils or brings those which have no End 43. God GOd is Immense because nothing can fly Commensuration by Omnisciency Numbers Perfection is by Him outgone The Dual begins Number God's but One 44. A Miracle THe Vulgar admire Miracles to Mee Nothing is Marveilous O God! but Thee 45. Adam's Disobedience GAlen Justinian Aquinas and all Might have been spar'd but that for Adam's Fall 46. To Adam THe Devil to deceive Thee lent Eve skill She gave Good Morrow but did mean to kill 47. To the Divine THe Countrey Horologe first claps his wings Before he News of grateful Day-light brings Thou that wouldst have thy Preaching take effect What thy own Life is first of all reflect 48. The Tempter AS nibling Mice use to deal with old Chests The Devil finds or makes waies into

so remote from his Ear 37. On a certain Fool FLea-bitten Morio put out the Light Lest Fleas should see to finde Him ev'ry night 38. Aristotles Judgement concerning Sleep HAlf of our Lifes to gratefull Sleep we spare Thus half Their Time Rich and Poor equal are Croesus and Irus Rich alike are found When silken slumbers have their sences bound 39. The difference betwixt a good Prince and a Bad. A Good Prince like a Shepherd doth defend His Flock The Bad like Wolfs their Sheep do rend 40. Vpon a good King and vertuous Subjects THe Kingdom is a Man the King 's his Head Subjects as Members to it fastened Make the Compositum Who knows what smart 'T is for a King with one of 's Limbs to part The King 's requited for by filial dread No single Subject but adores his Head ACcept this Banquet and for it referre Gordial Thanks to the Just Lord Chancellour Our entertainment may please ev'ry Guest Fourty choice Dishes make a Noble feast HEROICK EPIGRAMS Upon Some choice Passages in the LIVES of the Twelve CAESARS And other worthy Subjects By T. P. Gent. Printed at London for Thomas Bassett in St. Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street 1659. HEROICK EPIGRAMS 1. Caesar quaesi celsus because he was cut out of his Mothers Womb LVcretia's Rape did such an Odium bring That warlike Rome could not digest a King Vice undermines the Greatest Rome no Place Much lesse a Throne would grant the Tarquin Race When the Republick had regain'd her Health Consuls were chose to steer the Commonwealth Who when the Waves did rage guided their ship By the sure Card of a Dictatorship Which was to last till th' Empresse of the Night Six times had glori'd in a globous Light Onely thy Sword Great Julius seal'd to Thee That Honour and its Perpetuity The Picture of thy Minde was Limn'd by Strife Thy Body before Birth was Cut to th' Life 2. Vpon Caesars Epilepsie or Fallen-sicknesse THat Emperour whose Universal Awe Prescrib'd both Tybur and the Thames a Law He whose Sword sent some Myriads of Souls To that dark Den where Cerberus grins and Houls In spight of Throne was cast upon the Ground His sence benighted in a sudden Swound He who was Victor over what He pleas'd Could not evade the Title of Diseas'd Such Physick was to 's Tympany apply'd The Fallen-sicknesse is the Scourge of Pride 3. Upon his Motto Caesar ex utroque CAesar was pleas'd himself for to expresse By the Heroick and rever'd Impresse Of a Sword and a Book Can it be thus That Tents and Studies are Synonimous He needs must Triumph over ev'ry Part Who takes Auxiliaries from Arms from Art 4. Venite huc IT is no News that some Commanders will Onely in Bushes Saw-pits shew their skill How stands our Case as Caesar did command So from the Hilt He stirr'd not his own Hand What Breast is so benumb'd as to count light The General should say Come let us fight 5. Veni Vidi Vici THough Pompey Mithridates over-threw Pharnax his Son began the Wars anew Caesar entreated by a gremial Friend To certifie him when Stern Mars did end Return'd this Note I came view'd did confound After Dispute as by his Promise bound If thy eyes send forth Deadly Rayes sure then The Basilisk hath left his Trade to Men 6. The most Cowardly of Caesars Souldiers were Couragious in Defence of his Honour THe trembling Bucks dread their own shadows but Who such Bravado's when they go to Rut Love scorns that any Remora should be That 's the true Sigil moving Gallantrie 7. Vpon Caesars Ambition CAesars aspiring Minde could not concurre With the Dictates of a Superiour It was more Delight to have sole Command In a poor Cottage and four Acres Land Then to have had such a disastrous Fate As might have dub'd him second to the State The World feeds many Millions hath four Parts Yet cannot Breakfast two Ambitious Hearts 8. Non Rex sum sed Caesar ROme as a Camerade to Caesars Fate By name of King did him Congratulate They hit the Grain for Prides Humour delights In nothing more then crouching Parasites One time the Cry remarkably was small Caesar laugh'd at the accidental Fall And demanded whence might the Error spring My Sirname's Caesar Gentlemen not King 9. Julio Caesare Consulibus CAesar and Bibulus elected were Joyntly the weight of Consulship to bear Caesar's Activity brought it to passe That nothing but by him transacted was And the swift Torrent of a flowing Fame Wash'd clean away grave Bibulus his Name Some Magistrates void Cyphers we may call Uselesse but to make others Decimal 10. Vpon Caesars Horsmanship IF we to Histories submit our Creed Caesar with 's Hands behinde could Run full speed There needs no Dispute to confirm this true That He Rid faster then Romes Eagle flew 11. Vpon his weeping over Pompey's Head WHat did thine eyes embalm Great Pompey's Head Could it prove Sorrow to see a Foe dead O admirable Caesar very fine Thy Brain should spend unnecessary Brine Yet the scal'd Crocodile out-weep Thee can Nay 't is her Practise But first Kils the Man 12. Upon his Burning such Letters as were found in Pompey's Trunks EQuivocating Fortune gave the Day To Caesar in the large Pharsalia Among the Spoyls that beautifi'd the Ground Chests pack'd with Letters the brave Victor found Who lest they should stir Anger was content They should unseen feed Vulcan's Element 'T was hard to Conquer But for to deny Himself was the Egregious Victory 13. Mori malo quam Timere CAesar refus'd a Guard nor did He care To provide Barricado's against Fear The Devil and his Dam can but cause Death Why should Dread gallop upon humane Breath 14. Upon his robbing of the Treasury CAesar in time of War did set light by The Sacriledge of Saturn's Treasury A Heathen would not do 't in times of Peace Although some Saints can swallow it at Ease 15. Disficilius est mihi hoc dicere quam Facere CAesars necessity made his Hands bold To purge the inner Treasury of Gold Metellus resolutely did resist Caesar commanded quickly to desist Or He should cease to Live I can thee kill with far more Ease young Man then say I will Caesar is dead Two thousand years ago We finde it easier for to Say then Do 16. Caesar's Wife should not only be without Fault but without the least Suspition of Fault VErtues Law is Man thy self regulate I can't prevent being unfortunate Let my Wife Answer for her self shall I Bear for her faults the Brand of Infamy Yes that you must and for your Servants too From the old Cock the Chickens learn to crow 17. Caesarem vehis Fortunam ejus IN a black Storm when Hail-stones fell in crouds And Hector Boreas chas'd the ruffled clouds Caesar was in a Pinnace void of Fear Although the Water-man conceiv'd Death near You silly Boat-swain If Neptune would drown The Earth's great Master he would spare his own

words dispence To his Admirers Flowrs of Eloquence Learning about to die these late sad Wars Ordained yee Her Co-executors 5. To Sir Edmund Prideaux Attorney-General IF Law if Rhetorick my Muse avow In you Enthron'd I sing what all Men know Of your great Vertue most are Ignorant How Charitable unto those that want You have found out the untrack'd path to Bliss To sue for Heaven in Forma Pauperis 6. To those Excellent Conveyancers Sir Orlando Bridgman and the worthy Mr. Geofry Palmer WIse Greece Rome did both in this combine To make addresses to the Delphian Shrine And with divine Apollo to advise Was the Preludium of an Enterprise Few English men dare purchase an Estate Unless your Wisdom's unsophisticate The Title vouch Ye can stop Hymens way For Portions Joyntures both Sexes must pay Due Thanks Wise Fathers Ranters keep in awe Craving from ye the Oracles of Law Help to entail their Lands Whilst your selves be Tenants of Riches of Renown in Fee 7. To Mr. Recorder of the celebrious City of London YOur Pupil London did a great while Long To have a learned Head and fluent Tongue Now she vaunts happy Fortune for to you All sorts those two rare Faculties allow Pallas and Suada Triumphant are seen May you for ever flourish long be Green 8. To the Learned Lawyer and Eloquent Pleader Henneage Finch Esquire THe divine Samian guess'd aright in this That Souls affect a Metempsycosis The Penetration of Dimensions be Not dissonant from my Philosophie For two great Finches Souls the Sages know Pardon the Phrase concorporate in you 9. To his Honoured Cousin Edward Peck of the Inner Temple Esquire CErtain set Forms fixt in the Memory Almost accomplish for the Chancery It matters not in what your Practice lies Your Law your Love are no Formalities 10. To a certain old Barrister GRave Monsieur Plowden elected a time To tell my Father Law 's not writ in Rythme Ergo I must the two-topt Mount defie And give my Vale unto Poetry Were not thy skin good Buffe my Muse should send The Long-nail'd Furies which thy soul should rend I have fierce Satyrs that can assault Hell Dash out Medaeas Brains in spight of spell Reclaim an unback'd Impudence Make Bleed A Rock And stab the fell Medusa's Head And dares thy empty Skull bandy at Me Lord Paramount of gross Stupidity 11. To his most indulgent Grandmother Mrs. Anne Talbot THey who on Aesculapius Altars tend To my slack Memory this Notion lend That Children who are sent abroad to Nurse Delight in them and Love their Mothers worse If such Affection in Cradles appears What Love may you expect from mature years Your greatest Study was my Life to save Your self was prompt to Bail Me from the Grave When Tissical distempers stopt my Breath And my clog'd Wind-pipe seem'd to whistle death I beleeve Nature only gives Me Day That in some sort I might strive you to Pay 12. To his Honourable Father I Must acknowledge my Life did commence From you Dear Father Thanks to Providence Who ordain'd you Agent for what was done I could not choose a Father you a Son Reflecting on the Will we Actions call Vertues or Vices yours was General An Heir was wish'd but you could not foresee My Sex my VVit or my Stupidity For Birth my Muse shall grateful Hymns rehearse In praise of him who made the Universe My dutiful Devoirs to you are ty'd For my Well-being 'cause you thus Provide 13. To his Honourable Mother MOther-in-Lawes Poets much Vilifie You did I never no not secretly When own Mothers prove Sowre Unnatural Mother-in-Laws Sons may them aptly call She that is not by Nature yet may be An Own Mother by sweet Indulgency I shall endeavour Duty to improve According to the Merits of your Love You shall not lose those Favours you lend Me This is the Time for my Retaining Fee 14. To his Highly valued Vncle Thomas Pecke of Spixworth Esquire VVHen as it was my happy Chance to lie Sucking sweet Milk from th' University My happy Fortune prompted you to hold Fast my Affection by the Threads of Gold But now the Scene is chang'd You 'l not confer Your Cash but on the sprightful Traveller What though you cannot push me into France Though you cease Piping still my Love shall Dance 15. To the worthy Mr. Philips late Vsher of the Free-school of Norwich WHen Languishings gave leave I went to School To you kinde Sir your Favours made Me whole I cannot Chide your Passion for a Blow Not whipping then makes me obsequious now 16. To his very loving School-master Mr. Tho. Lovering MY weak endeavours you were pleas'd to prise As hating over Lads to Tyrannize Indulgence made my School-boyes Life a Sport You did not Lash to Study but Me Court This this perswades him to remain your Friend Who may perhaps prove witty in the End 17. To his Endeared Tutor Mr. Will. Naylour Senior Fellow of Gon. and Cai. Colledge in Cambridge TO your Protection Sir my Muse doth flie As conscious of her Imbecilitie It were Impiety to question now The Residence of Candour on your Brow Frequent Experiments made Manifest She as Queen Regent triumphs in your Breast I that am Flint to whatsoever Threat And can't be Anvil'd to a base Regret From things displeasing to you did refrain Nor were your Moral Lectures read in vain The Curb of Tutor did not chafe my will This made Me Obey then and Honour still On Pain of Death I durst not too much Rove Lest I should seem a Rebel against Love 18. To the highly deserving Dr. Love Master of Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge WHen first I read the Orphean History I conceiv'd it a gem of Poetry I must recant my error That is True For very Fresh-men Beadles adore you 19. To the learned Doctor Brown RAre Oculist whose Genius did devise To cut the Cataracts from Vulgar Eyes The Sun-shine of your Learning brought the day And chas'd the Fogs of Ignorance away Your Universal Judgment search'd about And put Gray-bearded Errors to the rout Yet Modesty made you mistake Most True A Phoenix exists The world Brown doth owe 20. To the Celebrated Doctor Scarborowe PSyche close vail'd from Galen made escape Nor could he view her Entrails in an Ape What dissect Beasts you are far more precize Galen himself you dare Anatomize 21. To the Honourable John Lord Herbert MAy my Pen venture to approach a Name Long since Espous'd to an Immortal Fame Deslowr'd Astraea in a Sable weed For your Grand-father did not weep but bleed Till she saw you who are intent to awe Audacious Vice and by your Life vouch Law 22. To the Honourable Lord Richardson OUr Virgin-Queen beheld with great content Our Sister Suffolk's happy Government But till her Progress she knew not the Cause To be the Gospels Marriage unto Lawes When to meet her the Justices did Ride Not one but had a Chaplain by his side To Love the Learned Pious