and the Cross in Cheap in the Parish of St. Peter Why 's Peter's Golden Paul's a Leaden Cross Why because Golden words Paul's Cross ingross 137. Loves Chronicle A Moment multipli'd amounts t' an Hour A Day 's made up with Hours twenty four Days many make a Month twelve Months a year So with more Times my Love doth more appear 138. Twins Nothing 's unlike in us all 's like sole we Differ in number we two Bodies be 139. Friends We scarce in number differ Two we be Yet One You Twins in Body In Mind we 140. Of the Art of Love Though Naso's Art of Love some prove-approve Yet men unexpert know not what is Love Love is by Nature taught not learn'd by Art By th' Eyes not Ears Love enters in t ' our Heart 140. Seneca the Philosopher Thy Dictates seem like Epigrams almost But that in Numbers they be not ingrost 141. To Attalus Thou saidst once at thy Table as I take it Thou didst not relish Salt but didst forsake it For Salt thou needst not care nor is' t a fault All almost that thy Tongue doth speak is Salt 142. Sir Philip Sidney ' s Life Who while they liv'd writ Books deserving Fame Their Lives need not he writ there lives their Name The Corps not Life of Sidney's in the Tomb His short Lifes longer Glory keeps more room 143. The Bodies Valediction to the Soul I for thy sake did Mother Earth forsake The Soul departing Fool I left God my Father to betake My self to Thee Now call'd I t' him return And leave thee to thy Mother in thine Urn. Till when For we till then shall meet no more Th' Earth Thee to Me God Me to Thee restore 144. A Kingdom divided Two Kingdoms undivided are Heaven Hell As in themselves There Good here Bad do dwell On Earth alone oh shame Division raigns Which Good and Bad promiscuously sustains But time will come when th' Earth shall lie divast When Heav'n and Hell shall both be fill'd at last 145. How Waters Tears prest-exprest do tacite Love declare Love Tears begets Fire Water Strange and Rare 146. Of Wit and Memory To Ponticus 'T is ask'd Why wit is called sharpness Why Because what 's sharp doth pierce more inwardly The Memory is to retain not pierce Thus Vessels are made round and with reverse Whence I supect that or thy Wit is round Or sharp thy Memory Both unprofound 147. Comfort for the Poor To the Rich. Inconstant Fortune various appears Whence Hopes arise to Me to The â— but Fears 148. Of Titius and Gellia One in disgrace did Titius upbraid That 's Wife when first he took her was no Maid What 's that to Me thus Titius repli'd She then was Semprones Daughter not my Bride 149. The Heart Why in the left side rather than the right Is Mans Heart plac'd to Good 'cause opposite 150. The Flesh and Spirit God made mans Body first and when created He with a living Soul it animated Hence the dull Body doth I think deny T' obey the Soul pleads Seniority 151. The Innocents Proto-Martyrs For Christ the Children suff'red death before Christ for the Children shed his precious * Blood Gore 152. To his Friend The Dual Number oft doth Friendship bound Scarce in the Plural Number Love is found 153. To a friend growing old 1607. Thou wert a youth when I a Child And now Thou art grown old while I a youth do grow Thee therefore Death expects and Old Age Me Certain's thy lot though mine uncertain be 154. Of A. G. Thy Name and Face is Mans Wit Animals A Fool in Specie learn'd in Generals 155. Harmony To Divines Of Gospels Harmony have divers writ But who that Harmony Great Labour's it 156. Dissonancy So great discordance doth abound with Men That what Souls Peace is scarce knows One of Ten Here 's Base depress'd There Elah too much rear'd That scarce the Tenor or the Mean is heard 157. To Pontilianus Art jealous of thy Wife Th' art wise in part But art not jealous Then thou wiser art To watch thy Wife is vain That wife loves best That though can will not raise her husbands Crest 158. To Porcia Art thou the Daughter of the Night or Light Born in the Day begotten in the Night 159. An Epitome of the Histories of his Time To Marianus We worse are than our Fathers worser they Than their Fore-fathers apt to run astray If our Posterity prove worse than we Nothing can worse than our Poster'ty be 160. London To J. W. A London Gold-smith As Thames the Rivulets drinks up and drowns So London swalloweth the poorer Towns Though Thames with Flux re-flux Send and resend Its Floods to Sea Th' art still a constant Friend 161. Debtor and Creditor To Will. Cawley A London Merchant Though in my Book thou find if there thou look Thy Name My Name yet is not in thy Book I owe thee nought but Love Of this to thee A Creditor and Debtor still will be 162. Fools and Dwarfs Though we be not accounted men of might Yet are we great mens sport and their delight 163. To Pontilian Poor Irus still was careful why 'Cause poor Croesus was careful why For 's wealth was more One's vex'd because he wants a Wife and thou Because thou hast a wife art vexed now 164. Union To Married Britains One God and Union the World supply Wedlock on Earth was the first Unity 165. The Elements War Though God created all things for mans sake Yet th' Elements against us Wars do make How many have alas been swept from hence With the contagious Air by Pestilence How near hath London felt the Trojan Flames How many have been drench'd and drown'd in Thames Earth stops her Fruits Yet no man doth repent Though Heav'n with Tears and Earth our sins lament Though th' Earth be mollifi'd with moistning showers Yet sin our stubborn hearts more-more obdures 166. An Epithalamy To Tullia By day Thou the sole Object of my Sight Shalt be the Subject of my Love at Night 167. To Sextus an Academian That thou mayst mind thy Grave before th' art dead 'T is said by day thou mak'st for Night thy Bed That in Remembrance thou thy Death mayst keep Why dost not oftner go to Bed and Sleep 168. To his Beloved Thee known I love I lov'd thee when unknown Fame then thy Face hath made me now thine own I now know Love I love not lov'd Yea now I know not to be lov'd to love I know 169. The Younger Brother I m poor My Parents Fault not mine nor other Who did not me beget before my Brother 170. The Firmament Th' Earth stands unmov'd standing there moves the Creature Heav'n moves yet the fix'd Stars move not by Nature 171. The blessed Virgin Although the blessed Virgin we thee call Thou among women blessed art withal I profit nothing by thy Virgin vest But as a Mother Me Thou profitest 172. Hope and Faith Faith is no Faith unless but One firm
Gold but seldom give They Physick give take none yet healthy live A Diet They prescribe the Sick must for 't Give Gold Each other Thus supply-support 54. Of Lawyers Lawyers are prudent provident beside For prudently They for Themselves provide 55. A Courtier If good Thou mayst be better but not greater If great more great not better nor compleater 56. To Marcus a Monoculist Thou Marcus wantst an Eye Enough 's one Eye Both Eyes may more not better Things espye I have both Ears but hear no Truth now told Both Eyes but can with Them no good behold 57. Of Paulus Thou to preserve thy Fame hast built thy Tomb As if that Tombs should not to ruine come 58. A Secret against Grey Hairs To Bithynicus Lest in old Age thine hairs should silver'd be Thy youth hath made Thee bald O happy Thee 59. Of Theodore Thou newly married didst think th' hadst found A narrow Passage to the Starry Round But that New Passage led t' another Road T' a lower not the strait way but the broad 60. Of Apollo and the Muses The Muses Femes Apollo's Masculine For One Apollo's worth the Muses Nine 61. Of Alanus grown old His Cubit with 's Wives Cubit measuring Alanus said O sweet concubiting 62. The Calends of January Of Olus and Quintus To th' Rich Ole gives not lest his Gifts ask more Nor to the Poor because Himself is poor But Quintus gives expecting by that shift For what He durst not ask a better Gift 63. Of Pontia One wish'd All Cuckolds cast i' th' Sea but t' Him His Wife thus said Learn Husband first to Swim 64. A work of Darkness 'T is to preserve the Species of profit But th' Individuum's th' Opposer of it 65. Thou Lyest Beware t' a Souldier give not the Lye He takes it for the great'st Indignity Ye that the Lye for such Disgrace esteem Why then to Lye so great a grace d' ye deem 66. Of an Hypocrite Thou wilt not swear 't is Sin but thou wilt Lye Is this Religion or Hypocrisie 67. Androgynus Who Venus-like and Mercury's in fight Nor Man nor Woman 's an Hermaphrodite 68. Venus Love like the Sea doth flow doth Ebb again What wonder For Venus sprung from the Main No Trust 's in Her she 's light and plac'd with Mars Among the Planets not the fixed Stars 69. Of Rivals Each unt ' himself would Phillis have but There Doth more of Envy than of Love appear 70. A Woman A woman from mans Womb was ham'd but Eve Did from Mans Bone not Flesh her Form receive 71. The Alliance of Physicians and Lawyers Physicians and Lawyers in their Trade Are like their gain of others loss is made To Patients Those to Clients These apply Their helping-hand but help themselves thereby 72. Of Pamphilus to Philippe Nature doth no Vacuities admit Pamph ' therefore as his Leader follows It. 73. To one Bald. Leaves to the Trees and Grass returns to Ground But not one hair on thy bald pate is found 74. Nilus in the Eyes Aetna in the Heart Cold Nilus entred hath my burning Eyes Mine Heart with Aetna's Flames inflamed fryes No Floods of Tears can quench so great a Fire Nor burning Love can make those Floods retire So though discording Fire and Water be Concording yet They shew their force in me 75. Caeteris paribus The rest alike Of Camilla â—wo Suiters did Camilla love and Court The beautiful in Stature yet but short That other not so fair but taller prov'd The Maid b'ing ask'd which of them best she lov'd â—he looking on the Taller when she spies â—is Nose Arms Leggs Feet all of longest size â—he thus or Impudent or prudent spake â—f all he like I will this long Man take 76. Of Gyants and Dwarfs Giants and Dwarfs are Monsters in their Forms Those are like Elephants and these like Worms 77. Of an Abbat's two Bastards When in the Temple with the rest you pray You two not fictly Abba Father say 78. Of Priests Priests wedded are what thereby gain they more They had as much as that in Tenths before 79. A Participle A Verb if Eras Mus a Noun's declin'd What is Erasmus let the Reader find 80. A Cuse To the Lawyers A Man lies with a Wife which is his own Whom he suppos'd Anothers till 't was known Whether the Child by such mistake begot Be spurious legitimate or not 81. Of the Morning Dost wonder why the Light 's expatiated â— th' Morn before the Sun 't was First created 82. Of the Day Though Night than Argus be more full of Eyes The Day 's One Eye more clearly things descries 83. Of the Night Why doth dark Night put on her black Array It Widow-like mourns for departed Day Should not the Stars inlighten mourning Night Grief would oppress us e're the Mournings light 84. To Marcus Thy Verses praise Me but I think because I should thy Verses praise with mine Applause 85. Of Death Thieves shall restore their Theft Robbers their Prey But Nothing Death For Death takes All away 86. To his Friend Half of thy Dear whom Thou dost dearly love Sith th' art and Half thine own how Mine dost prove Yet writ'st thy self still Mine while having thine Own Wife art scarce thine own how canst be Mine 87. A good Man If what is Rare 's preclare and of Account A good Man doth all Rarities surmount 88. Of a certain Old man Thy Beard once black Age hath made white thy Minâ— Once white 's now black once candid now 's unkind 89. Of Paulinus When I thy Friend a Boon from Thee would borrow Thine Answer is It shall be done to Morrow Wilt that I Thanks condigne should Thee repay Thou shalt have Thanks to Morrow not to day 90. Of painted Ladies You that your Faces paint may well nay must With (1) Horaâ—â— Flaccus say We Shadows are and Dust. 91. Of Cotta Thy Wives Thou Wholly but not solely art She 's solely Thine not wholly but in part 92. A Politician Dissemble Feign Thy Self comport-comply With Humours with the Times 't is Policy If Thou be wise thy Self comply-comport To serve the Times that Times may serve Thee for 't 93. Of Venus Why follows Venus Mars his lawless Flame Because t' his lawful Venus Vulcan's lame 94. Of Marinus None can Two Masters serve without disaster But Thou Two Mistresses dost serve no Master 95. Of Marcus 〈◊〉 Beard doth grow thine hairs from head do fall â—â—â—ve bearded but light-headed th' art withal 96. To Mr. John Hoskins â—â—en I convers'd with Thee my Friend instil'd â—outh at (1) New Colledge in Oxford Oxon (2) Winchester Colledge where the Scholars are called Children Winton at a Child 〈◊〉 without doubts in doubts I found thy love 〈◊〉 Friendship without Fraud I oft did prove 〈◊〉 that thy Love which then thou shew'd'st to Me â—â—mands commends These grateful Lines to Thee 97. Of Death to Epicharmus â—â—y wouldst not die but yet be dead O why â—â—uldst without dying Epicharmus
sin did buy 46. Democritus and Heraclitus That only laugh'd this only wept but whether Shall be laugh'd at or wept for Both or Neither 47. Of Langa Langa she Papist ' spous'd t' a Lutheran T' avoid contesting thus to speak began Lest future Discords should disturb our Peace To me be facile and I thee will please Grant me the Liberty of Conscience And with all other things I will dispence 48. King Arthur's Round-Table Why thy Round Table dost t' a Square prefer Men made things Square God made * The World the Circular 49. To Theophila B. C. He must love much and have no vulgar spirit Who doth thee praise and love as thou dost merit 50. Of Hernicus His Soul to God his Body to the Ground Hernick bequeath'd And lying in a Swound He heard some whisp'ring that his wife had gain'd A new-another Husband which disdain'd By th' envious Man he gave his wife the Lye Reviv'd whereas before he thought to die 51. Of Love and Faith Love is from Faith divorc'd that ever is Suspicious not once suspected this 52. A Lover Uncertain Hope Fear constant flying Pleasure Sad Joyes sweet Grief Love bitter Where 's the Treasure 53. The Golden Age. Before the virtue was of Gold disclos'd Why was that Age the Golden Age suppos'd 54. Of Alana In Bed Alana's Place is lowest yet At Table in the high'st Place She 's set Her facile Husband parts with her the Sway He rules by Night She governs all the day 55. Germanick Death to Polynicus Death 's not to be saith Seneca some think And Germans too that Death is not to drink 56. Of Philodemus Rare things 'cause dear thou shunnest seekest common To thee more dear's a vile than dearer Woman 57. Of Battus Thou secrets tell'st crave'st pardon for the wrong Wouldst have no need of Pardon Hold thy Tongue 58. The Gordian Knot The Gordian Knot cut once with Sword Is it Now rather to be loos'd by Sword or Wit None can dissolve this Knot by Wit or Word Nor yet can Alexander with his Sword 59. Love Wars Peace again these things occur in Love Content Contention in one Circle move 60. Strifes Laws to J. C. Strife Laws produc'd and Law produceth Strife None without One of these can live this Life 61. The Miser and Prodigal My study's Rhetorick saith Prodigal And mine the Miser saith is Logical Logick close-fisted Avarice descries And Rhetorick mens Prodigalities 62. Labour Though th' active Romans Grief no Labour deem'd Th' inactive Greeks Labour a Grief esteem'd 63. A good strong wise man Good Men want Wealth but have divine supplies Wit to the Strong Faith's wanting to the Wise. 64. The Order of the Golden Fleece Philip the Duke of Burgundy 't is feign'd That Order of the Golden Fleece ordain'd Whose Heirs the Golden Indies now possess This Order was an Oracle no less 65. The Motto of Thomas Earl of Dorset Nec temerè nec timide Not hastily nor heartlesly Wisely suspect and stoutly things expect Be circumspect lei thee no Fear deject 66. The Motto of Henry Neville Knight Ne vile velis Not vile's thy will Neville thy will ne-vile or vain brings forth Sith vile things little vain are Nothing worth 67. To Sir Philip Sidney of his Arcadia Thou did'st command when passing to thine Urne Witness thy Wife they should th' Arcadia burn If it should die for kindling Lovers Flames It ought not to be burn'd but drown'd in Thames In this thy Book no Line no Letter 's found That merits either to be burn'd or drown'd What ever censure on thy Book may fall Thy Wit nor censure merits Death nor Gall. 68. To Jane Owen a most learned woman None of thy Sisters have I heard or seen Though Five to th' aged Father born have been How many then I know but what they be I know not yet I know if like to thee 69. To his Friend He be none's Enemy nor twice a Friend My Friendship where it doth begin shall end 70. The Usurers Grammer Things Creeping Swimming Going Fleeing All Love These Those all things all Men doth inthral He She That Coyn Money and Gold these Three Do conquer Love by whom all conquer'd be 71. To one like neither Parent Why did thy Parents thee not like unt ' Either Beget when they Consented Both together Thou no right form of Either Parent hast While both of them to form thee did what 's past 72. To two nameless returning from Venice That your Adventure fourfold might return Your Journey you to Venice did adjourn From whence when with your gain you came again Your Friends though to their loss rejoyc'd amain 73. Adultery and Fornication What differs base Adulterers from vile Fornicators Tragick as from Comick stile 74. Of Hercules to C. D. No force could force or Hercules remove What was the greatest of his Labours Love A Lioness not Manness he could tame No Monstress him a Mistress overcame 75. A Saluting Kiss Give me three Kisses Phyllis if not three So many as thy Lips are give to Me Thou giv'st and takest one deny'st one more Or take thou thine or mine to me restore 76. A Problem to Naturalists of Kisses If Kisses to the Tast bring nothing sweet Why Kiss we with our mouth when Friends we meet 77. Of Labienus This Thief the Gallows mounting there to die Thus thus said he we scale the Starry Sky 78. Of Alexander One World one Alexander not confin'd O than the world immenser was his mind To this one World one Man was not compleat Great Alexander but the World more great 79. To Firmicus of Aulus Thou Firmick credit'st none all credit thee Aulus trusts all but cannot trusted be 80. Of a certain Poetaster Thou pottest so as if no Pot no Poet. No Poetry as if Pots only show it Drunken (1) Carnifex an Hangman Carminifex from out this word Take Mi the rest to thee will well accord 81. Of ones Lying Letters Thy false Epistle oft comes to my sight Or rare or never thou dost Gospel write 82. Physician heal thy self to Gilbertus Vain is advice to thee thy self to cure For 't is thy greatest care that cure t' ensure 83. Of a certain Usurer The thousand Pounds thou did'st to Flava lend Thou for it with full Usury dost send If like for like she gave th' art paid thereby Thou hadst her Bodies use for th' Usury 84. Of an Hypocrite All things he doth dissemble or surmise Though Labour hence thence Dolour doth arise 85. Of Erasmus his Book of Follies Erasmus was the first who Folly prais'd This Folly shew'd his wit his wisedom rais'd 86. Of Anagrammatists Whither O whither will your wits inforce Vowels and Letters here and there to course As when Augustus leisure gave in one Thyrsis his Sheep his Goats brought Corydon 87. Of a certain indoctrin'd Doctor Master in Art thou Beardless-Artless wert Now Bearded Doctor th' art but more inert 88. Of naked Love Nature the Fields the Birds the
Sheep the Beasts With Grass with Plume with Fleece with hair invests What ever under th' Air is born or bred By Nature or with Art is covered Why are all cloath'd but naked Love express The more Love naked is 't is call'd the less 89. Of the Exchequer to Sir William Pits Knight Into the Treasury collected Coyn Runs as fresh Rivers run into the (1) The Sea Brine Out of the Treasury the Coyn dispers'd Runs as the Rivers from the Sea revers'd Nor all those Rivers can the Sea supply Nor are the Fountains in the Mountains dry 90. Of a persidious Person I learn by trusting not to trust Pretences My false and hapless Hope beguil'd my Senses 91. The Silver Sin No Whoremongers did Saturns Kingdom stain The World was chast till Jupiter did Reign 92. A Bawd No part from Sale is of thy Body Free Nor is thy Soul if one would buy 't of thee Thy Soul 's expos'd to Sale but none will buy it For all except the Devil will deny it 93. Self-Love I the First Person Second Thou Third He Yet Each t' himself seems First of all the Three 94. Wisdom Who 's Rich the Wise Who 's Poor the Fool by which If I be wise I shall be quickly Rich. Who 's wise the Rich Who 's Fool the Poor then seâ— If Rich I am not I a Fool must be 95. The Etymology of Venus Venus saith (1) Cicero de Nat. Deorum Lib. 2. one spontan'ous doth advene Unt ' all things doth he not uâ—t ' all men mean 96. Of a certain Drunkard If Potable as Optable were Gold What Mines of Gold would thy vast Guts insold 97. To Polla A Kiss thou nor deny'st nor givest one But turn'st thy Cheek arid as is a Bone If new things must have new Names not the same Kisses must have a New another Name 98. A Friend and a Wife Life's dear unt ' us a Friend is therefore dear A Wife t' her Husband 's dear why 'cause so near 99. Anger Because that Anger Valour doth precur Call'd Aristotle Anger Valours Spur 100. The Roman Flora. Proud Rome to which the world did Tribute pay Paid Tribute unto thee by night by day For All that was contributed to thee For Portage thou may'st call thy Tribute Free 101. The Etymology of the English word Anger Ira. Angry men Anguish have in Deed in Name Anger and (1) Vexing Angor then are near the same 102. Of Himself I grave in Trifles Study playing when In grave things trifling I play studying then 103. Womens Titles A Court when spous'd his Wife a Countess makes A Countess makes no Count the Spouse she takes So from the Sun the Moon receives her Light The Sun's Light is his own no borrow'd Right 104. To Zoilus The Praiser Praise the Lover Love doth merit Praise then if Praise Love if thou 't Love inherit 105. Of the middle Age an indefinite Definition While drawing is our frail Life's latest Line No Line the Middle Place can it assign That which th' unlearn'd and learn'd call Middle Age None knows till finish'd is his Pilgrimage 106. To a Grey-hair'd Dier Thy Beard once colour'd Black 's now colour'd White This Nature not thine Art wrought brought to Light 107. To Aulus New Rome expell'd her King proud she the proud What wonder Pride Kings lov'd not nor allow'd Tell why so few Kings Friends are found 'cause there 's Few that are Kings Competitors or Peers 108. The Bed What th' English Bed the Welch call Sepulcher The Bed a Tomb and Sleep doth Death infer 109. Riders Library What means arrided Riders Book thus stil'd A Library sith but one Book 's compil'd And that of words It therefore should not carry The Name of Library but Dictionary 110. Nummus Money Do Latine Criticks (1) Money Nume and Numisme name That which the Greeks Nome and Nomisme proclaim Or is' t O Nummus 'cause thou numbred art Thy Name from Numb'ring comes in whole or part Or is' t because the world esteems Queen Coyn To be some Goddess Numen or Divine 111. Of J. S. a Covetous Man An Iron Chest thy Gold Iron bars inviron Thy Gate House and House-holder all are Iron 112. Of Roman Flora to Grammarians The Romans for the Flowers of their Fruit Did Flora for a Goddess constitute She too too prodigal of Flesh and Fame Did neither bear good Fruit nor keep good Name But prostitute i' th' Flower of her youth She lost both Fruit and Flowers in their growth 113. Of J. Protus As Leaves from Trees in Autumn by the wind Are whiffled all away none left behind The bald-man so by shaking of his head Hath shook off all those Hairs which there were bred 114. Of Theodorus When David threescore years and Ten was old A fair young Virgin kept him from the cold Thou to be like that Prophet great and sage A young wife hast espous'd in thine old Age. 115. Of the Plague in England 1603. This Plague so many men and women slew That scarce is place for any Plague anew 116. To a certain Woman If Fortune had thee favour'd as did Nature England had not a more accomplish'd Creature When Trojan Wars began hadst thou been born Troy for thy sake might have been sack'd and torn 117. Of a Perjured Person Convicted by his own Hand-writing In vain perfidious thy words deny That Truth which thine own hand doth testifie That words more constancy than Deeds should have One Mouth to thee not two thy Maker gave But one Tongue though two hands to thee belong Why single are thine Hands double thy Tongue 118. Of Cottula a Grammaticaster Thus Cottula did Labyrinth expound Because quoth he great labour in 't is found 119. Anagram of Rome to the Carthaginians Stout Annibal in a few hours delay'd His fortune having not Romes wealth survey'd He knew to conquer knew not how to prize His Conquest though an African and wise Alas what loss had he Procrastination Though small preserv'd great Rome from Devastation 120. Of a great Clark Sick Stomachs much receive not much concoct So thou know'st much I know yet art indoct 121. Of one called Davis From London Davisses thou bragg'st Descent And dost dissent from British Orient Ignoble thou a noble Stock and pure Disclaim'st and claim'st from Parents more obscure Thou with thy native soyle dost well agree For thou of it and it 's asham'd of thee 122. Of Aulus Thee wise men think a fool Fools think thee wise What art what think'st thou of thy self Advise 123. Of Linus a Doctor Why dost for form things frame so coveting Wit slightest Form gives Essence to the thing If thou deny this Philosophick Norme I vouch it thou wert Doctor made for Form 124. Of Thais O would thou wert less fair or honest more For no thing 's fouler than the fairest Whore 125. Of a nameless Voluminous Writer When dire-dure Hunger and sad wants opprest thee When Thirst insatiated did molest thee Thy Books
thou self distracted didst distract What should'st thou do Famine advis'd that Act. Thee Poverty compell'd thy Books with sweat Compil'd first pen'd after to vend and eat 126. On a Bald Pate Lo not an hair thine heads bald Crown doth Crown Thy Faithless Front hath not one hair thine own Before Behind thine hair 's blown off with Blast What 's left thee to be lost thine Head at last 127. To Claudius and Linus Lewd Claud to make thee good thou want'st sole will Thou Linus want'st sole Power to make thee ill 128. To George (1) Nom. George whether thou desir'st to b' in my Book Wherein a Verse averse is if thou look (2) Gen. Or whether of thy Kindred I should raise Trophys in Verse oft sounding Thine-their Praise (3) Dat. Or whether I to thee would recommend Due thanks my Verse cannot due thanks repend (4) Accus 'T is well no Verse of mine thee doth accuse In this thy Name well pleaseth Me-my Muse. (5) Vocat If generous O George thou would'st be call'd Thou in th' extremest Place shalt still b' install'd (6) Ablat Wo's me that I my Verse cannot inforce Longer to hold with thee a long Discourse 129. A Lover is a Warrior Souldiers with Harlots Aulus well compar'd Mars bodies arm'd Venus unarm'd doth guard 130. The Military Oath The Latines Sacrament call'd sacred Oath Which Souldiers to their Captain did betroth If Sacraments be but an Oath then there More Sacraments than two will soon appear 131. Of Alanus Covetous and Lame Give but a Gift t' Alanus He though Lame Is hundred-handed to receive the same But if for Gift a Gift he must restore He 's Lame that hundred-handed was before 132. The Condition of Kings While This forbears That fears Truth to relate To Kings O miserable Kingly state 133. Vis Jus Force Right to J. C. Vis Force Jus Right are adverse yet the Name Of Vis and Jus inverted is the fame 134. Of Marcus Wives Widows Maids Whores Wenches women-kind Thou lov'st but thine own Wife thou leav'st behind Among so many kinds of Venus sports Why leav'st the lawful lov'st th' unlawful sorts 135. Desperate Debt Who 's not in Debt t' his wise who (1) Solvency or Payment is not to be understood but of one that is able to pay the whole debt Jabol de verb. signif 1. solvendo solvent is None solid but insolvent is in This. 136. Of Culianus Wise men are (1) Cic. de Divin lib. 2. wonders wonders now are none Then now there is no wise man no not one But Culian th' art wise then wonders are Or thou from wisdom Culian art far 137. Of Marcus a man venust or comely Too much of Venus (1) Burnt usted part of Thee That in some Part thou maist Venustus be 138. Of Adrian 5. Derided Epigrams derided Verse Thou writest which with mirth have no commerce No mirth is in them yet the Reader smil'd Because both wit and mirth from them 's exil'd 139. I Thou He. There 's no man but prefers Himself unt ' All Hence the first Person I we count and call Thou fam'st thy present blam'st thine absent Friend He Thou next Me and He next Thee doth tend 140. Petite dabitur vobis Ask and it shall be given you That which was promis'd Askers heretofore Is given now to Givers men no more Will gratis give what 's gratis comes from Heaven Of nought comes nought Give and it shall be given Date dabitur vobiâ— 141. Married Persons Children Parents Husband and wife once two are now but one Once one two now are Father and his Son 142. Of Marcus a Lawyer Thou pleadest for thy self not Client he Not for himself but brings his Gold for thee The certain Laws uncertain Causes cross Thou sure of gain thy Client 's sure of loss 143. To his Father As man more excellent than woman is I so thy son do more excel in this 144. An Italian Th' Italians of their wives as Books comprize The parts incluse-sâ—cluse Monopolize This what God said unt ' Eve the woman gains By this I will multiplicate thy pains 145. What Wife the Author would have I like a woman facile to be lov'd To love difficile comely well approv'd Rivals in love I like deserve she should The love of all not love alone I would 146. To one complaining that his Children were not like him Would'st on thy wife beget a Self-like Child First get a wife like thee compos'd-compil'd 147. To the Married Of Conjugal Love When Adam had espoused Eve his Bride No woman was for him to love beside Love Conjugal is therefore First and best Paternal doth the Second Love attest 148. Sir Francis Drake ' s Epitaph Though Papistry should rage in time to come It would not Drake I think dig up thy Tomb Thou need'st not fear it should thy Body burn For in the water safe from Fire 's thine Urne 149. A Childs Epitaph dying before his Grandfather and Father Death keeps no method Logick's Art denies A Son before his Sire and Grandsire dies 150. Epitaph of Maurus His Soul of 's Corps his Corps of 's Soul 's hereft Maurus wants both his Name is only left 151. Epitaph of Pyramus and Thisbe Death friendly-foe from you that grief remov'd Which brought on Death before because you lov'd 152. Tho. Moor dying Moor had his Head from 's Body severed But would not have his Hair cut from his Head 153. Three Languages Crucified Hebrew Greek Latine First Next Third commixt Sacred Learn'd Roman all three Crucifixt 154. Don Antonio King of Portugal Between thee and thy Kingdom a Divorce Was lately made against thy will by force Now thou maist of thy Kingdom took away What Christ Himself (1) My Kingdom is not of this World did of his Kingdom say 155. Alexander Aristotle He great'st of Kings of Sophists this compleater Great Alexander Aristotle greater This learn'd made Alexander more compleat Great He made Aristotle not more great 156. Of Plato The Bees which swarm'd on Plato's lips do still Distill rare Sweets from his mellistuous Quill 157. Virgil ' s Georgicks Thou Maro writ'st rich Verse of Husbandry And dost manure the Readers wit thereby 158. Persius the Poet. Dark Persius I read but not conceive I' th' dark he doth his Readers lead and leave 159. Tacitus Thee Candor made Truth-telling Nature wise Briefness obscure and Gravity concise 160. To Martial Persons thou know'st to spare to speak of things All thy Conceits are honyed have no Stings 161. To Petrarch While O thy Laura's read the doubt will be Lawrel or Laura whether fitt'st for thee 162. Pliny Englisht by Philemon Holland a Physician Pliny writes many things is long is short Much writing Holland's (a) Because more plene longer (b) Because more plaiâ—â— shorter for't 163. Of Cicero to Catullus What thou didst tell Catullus and foretell Of Cicero was true for it befell
all Arts laid up in Natures breast That man might thence require acquire the best 90. Adams Apology Why am I blam'd as Author of mans sin I sin'd not first Eve did to me begin 91. The Serpent Thou thy self-tempter self-deceiver wert None did attempt to tempt or thee pervert 92. Still the same One God in all the World was is and shall Why is not then the same one faith for all One faith like day the world t' enlighten even As one Sun 's in the Sky one God in Heaven 93. Mental Prayer Let Soul be pure House Oratory Reader The Spirit cleansed Heart Prayers the Pleader 94. The five Wounds Balsoms not wounds were th' wounds which Christ endur'd For by those wounds our wounds are clos'd are cur'd 95. Feigned Friendship While the dark World the Suns bright beams accend The shadow on the body doth attend But when Clouds intervening shade the shine The shadow doth thy body then decline While Fortune smiles thy friends will follow thee As shadows Bodies when Sun shines we see 96. Vertue Vertue consisteth not in words but Deeds Faith Hope and Charity are Herbs not Weeds 97. Rachel Why dost bewail thy loss in thy lost Son Thou brought'st him forth with pain with grief he 's gone 98. Solomon So many Miracles as wise men are For than a wise man what 's more strange more rare But Solomon's before the seven Sages He 's then the first not the Eighth by our Suffrages 99. Hope Sith in things future artless is my Skill Why should I hope for good or fear what 's ill Yet I despair not without hope I die Long hope prolongs my short Lifes Brevity 100. Mans Ignorance I scarce know what 's to live no wonder I Then know not what 't is to be born or die 101. Christ the Way Would'st know the way which doth unt ' Heaven tend The Way from Heaven doth to thee descend 102. Of Fame Seek vertue but the praise thereof disclaim Not of the man the praise is but the Name 103. Faith Faith in Pythag'ras principles 's a Prince His Ipse dixit did convince-evince 104. Aequanimity Whether Deaths hour be come or not abhor it To be too willing or unwilling for it 105. Newest Times The Times which first produced things in view Were the New Times for then the world was new Tell me learn'd Reader of the Books inroll'd Whether our Times be the New Times or Old 106. The Will Wilt thou be good Will sole it shall be so Who gave thee Will will on thee Pow'r bestow 107. To the Sun Fair Phoebus who twice fourscore times by guess Art than th' Earth greater though thou seemest less Thou who to me poor worm so small dost seem How little Ah am I in thine esteem 108. Honesty The wise man than the good 's more wise no matter While that the good is than the wise man better 109. Man His Heart 's but care his flesh a Carkass and Sickness his Birth his Life at Deaths command 110. Multiloquy to a Preacher Multiloquy shews Ignorance what needs So many words when thou dost see the Deeds 111. Death with and against Nature By Natures course O Death thou shouldst not gather Nor take away the Son before his Father In Life and death we Natures Rules apply Nature will have men live will have men die 112. Eloquence Not to speak much but well is Eloquence As fertile Fields good fruit not much dispence 113. God As from our sight thick Clouds the Skies obscure So God's invisible to minds impure None have seen God and few have heard Him speak Hence (a) Faith is by Hearing Love by Seeing Faith 's so rare but Love 's more rare more weak 114. To Ponticus Thou ask'st what years thou hast I answer None For what thou had'st thou hast not they be gone 115. Love and Friendship to Carolus From a long custom Nature doth dissent As Love from friendship differs in th' extent 116. Princes You seem to shew a zealous-pious care For true Religions Progress to prepare But your Religion moves t' have Honour more Not th' Honour true Religion to restore 117. O Times O Manners Why doth man blame the Manners and the Times Imputing to their pravities his Crimes In Times or Manners is no fault at all Not by Them in Them are we criminal 118. Philosophy All much would know but to believe it few Hence many much believe yet few do know 119. Infinite Evil. Born but one way a thousand waies we die Our thousand Sores have but one Remedy 120. Of Controversies Divines contend and yet is their contest Under the Judge O would it there might rest Divines contend and of the Judge complain O would that all the strife did there remain Or that in us there was such strife of Love As Love of strife in ev'ry Sphere doth move 121. Christ on the Cross. When Christ was Crucifi'd two Thieves between Then Vertue never or i' th' midst was seen 122. Times Daughter Though truth be sometimes hid 't will be proclaim'd Hence by the Greeks it is (a) Without Obliviâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nam'd 123. Physick and Law If Mortals would as Nature dictates live They need not Fees to the Physicians give If men were wise they need not have their Cause Pleaded prolonged by th' ambiguous Laws So Bartolus might Feeless go to Bed And Mice corrode Hippocrates unread 124. Man and Wife The total House us holds not when we chide But one Bed serves us both when pacifi'd 125. The shortest Day One Day the last is our Lifes shortest Day For it is next our End and will away 126. Vertues Complaint Rare 's love of love love of Vertue 's rare Price is now priz'd and Honours honour'd are Riches are prostitute Coyn Money buyes And Vertue 's vile she must her own worth prize 127. An hard Father A sparing Father is most liberal T' his Son For dying he doth leave him all 128. A Prayer to God in Sickness Nature of Nature O good God when I Can live no longer give me will to die 129. To a litigious Person If Judge to thee be deaf thy Cause is lost Thy gain is vain Experience with cost 'T is better Judges please than plead the Laws Those before these indulge unto thy Cause 130. Of Brunonius Our Fathers instituted Fasts that they Their Flesh the Spirit that it might God obey But with full Table thou keep'st Fast that thence Thy Spirit may thy flesh thy flesh serve sense 131. Time Age all things brings all things bears hence with it All things have Time and Time hath all things fit 132. Miracles Sith Miracles are ceas'd what shall I speak Is Gods hand shorter or our faith more weak 133. To Irus Thou still wouldst live but live thou caust not still Though still to live thou maist dost wish and will But sith thou liv'st so poor I know not why Though life thou will'st thou should'st not wish to die 134.
Knowledge Methinks they sole are happy here below That either all things or else no things know 135. Christ. As Morning ends the Night begins the Day So thou Death's End wert and Lifes rising Ray. 136. Who art Thou Whom do mine Eyes behold mine Eyes are blind What sees my mind my mind doth want a mind If my best part my mind it doth not know How can I what I am unto thee show 137. The Kingdom of Heaven Why do so few the Kingdom gain of Heaven Because the way 's so strait uncouth uneven 138. Grief and Pleasure Mans heart and body present Grief doth grieve Future with fear doth vex past doth relieve Present Delight bought with past pain doth please But fear of future pain doth it disease 139. Peter Jerusalems last High Priest Caiaphas was But Romes first High Priest was they say Kephas 140. Of Sleep If Sleep be but as Death Death but as Sleep The more I Sleep the less of Life I keep 141. Rome The world begun Abel was kill'd by Cain Rome Founded Remus was by Rom'lus slain The world and Rome with blood alike stain'd stand Both did begin in blood by Brothers hand 142. Mans Perfection The chief Perfection of ev'ry Creature Is to return t' its principles by Nature Then I shall perfect be when I return My Soul to God my Body to mine Urne 143. Lord increase our Faith Luk. Cap. 17. Faith needs not an increase but a decay Sith scarce so many men as Faiths bear sway Each hath his Faith his Tutor of his own Never more Faiths more faithless men were known Lord diminish our Faith 144. On the Covetous He Hercules Nil ultra doth pass by And Carolus Plus ultra doth apply 145. Good Transcending Good all transcends and boundless is alone None therefore in the world is good not one 146. All is Vanity Heraclite living would our Manners mourn Our Times Democritus would laugh to scorn Though to deride what vain on Earth is seen Democritus hath not enough of spleen Nor to lament poor Mortals miseries Heraclitus hath tears in both his Eyes 147. Of Epicurus Young men complain that short's their youthful sport And old men murmur that their Life 's so short The life of pleasure pleasures life arise Both short who vilipends them both is wise 148. Works Good men shall follow their good works But then Their wicked works shall follow wicked men 149. Wisdoms Beginning None would for Heaven hope if none fear'd Hell Fear in the prudent hope creates 't is well 150. Of Battologus Thou not content to tire the learned ear With words and with vain babbling Time to tear But after a Tautology long spun Dost yet complain that Time too fast did run Return unt ' Oxford and distinguish better Thy Sermon long short time was not thy debtor 151. Of the same Learn'd Tullies long Orations seem not long Nor would thy Sermons couldst thou clip thy Tongue 152. Of Polytheans O foolish folk what madness doth y' insnare To think there be more Gods than worlds there are 153. Of Wit and Study Wit if not whet with Study waxeth null As Knives without the Whetstones help are dull Wit is by Study cherish'd perish'd there As Whetstones make Knives sharp and sharpning tear 154. Know thy Self None knows himself aright yet mind he can Himself a Child when old a younger man 155. Long Art short Life An Age to make one wise doth not suffice Death 's at our backs before we can be wise 156. Of Moranus an old man Not to be learn'd but to be unlearn'd by thee Are many things if thou wilt better be But how thou wilt unlearn or learn wilt thou To be made good thus old is hopeless now 157. To D. T. Twice wretched thou because once fortunate Twice happy 's he who wretched was of late 158. All seek their own The Laick Gain not Christ seeks uncontroll'd And thou O Clerick seek'st not God but Gold 159. Of Brunonius Why doth the Pest as is suppos'd attest God's wrath sith thee the Pest doth not infest The reason 's ready and a solid one Thou to thy Country art a Pest alone 160. Respect thine End Look back on thy beginning and thine End Foresee scorn Earth in Soul unt ' Heav'n ascend 161. Sense Reason Faith Charity God Sense without Reason Reason faithless Dull Faith without love love without God is null 162. Of Prudence Prudence is useful matters to dispence And of three Vertues is the Quintessence For what is Good in Life she doth impart As Logick teacheth what is Truth in Art 163. To his Parents Dear Parents I am of your Flesh and Bone You both are in my Flesh yet Flesh but one 164. Prudence and Fortitude Wise men must ills beware Strong must them bear That those may suffer none these none may fear 165. In the sweat of thy Brows c. He that injoyn'd thee t' eat thy bread in sweat Will not to th' idle give th' eternal Meat 166. Of Faith and Charity As Trees first planted are e're Fruit they bear So where are vertues faith must first appear Life lives by Faith not without Love as poor Do live in hope yet labour more and more Faith's first Love's chief for 't is a vertue great God to believe to love God's more compleat 167. If thy right Eye c. Mat. 5.29 If the Right Eye by sinning oft must out The world would suddenly be blind no doubt 168. Christian Adverbs Adverbs all Adjectives do far excel God less rewards good Deeds than Deeds done well 169. Lifes Brevity T' an unborn Infant and an old man dead Time 's all alike that 's future this is fled Abate time past abate the time to come From both how little then 's Lifes total Summ. 170. Like for like To Aulus Thy Predecessors Facts thou dost not read Strange if Posterity read thine when dead 171. Time Time things Devourer us and all out-wears We wear out Time and thus are we compeers 172. Abundant Caution Not temerous nor timerous nor late Art quickly wary not precipitate Is nature fearful Prudence strength prepares None danger fears of danger that bewares 173. John opposing Though all Antiquities oppose thy sense Thou canst them all with one word No convince 174. Justification Do Faith or Facts sole justifie declare Facts Faith by God sole justified are 175. Doomsday When all for all their works shall t' answer come Sufficeth one day for so great a Doom 176. To Marianus The Good hate sin because they vertue love Few therefore now on Earth good men do prove Vice is so priz'd Vertue so vile reputed That 't is almost a sin to b' unpolluted 177. Mary Magdalens Tears Two fluent Fountains from two Mountains rise Whence flows a double River from mine Eyes 178. Of the Soul The Soul 's from God not drawn from mortal Line For with the Body then it would decline 179. To Marcus In Bed thou prayest with thy Face erect No wonder slothful
hopes and thee without a name will leave 52. Upon a domestick Carper And me thy Brother thou my Brother dear Woundst with thy tongue and with thy teeth dost tear Why dost maligne my Verse if praise it merit If blame to spare it 't were a brothers spirit 53. A Cuckold Why for my Wives close Thefts am I alas Traduc'd men call me Cuckold as they pass And point at me For what I did not sign But you I know not who I call not mine 54. A Self-Lover Love like thy self thy Neighbour saith the Text I do thou say'st I to my self am next 55. Fortune assists the Bold Fair women are like Fortune Neither she Nor they love men that slothful-bashful be 56. Love blind Love not too fierce at first hath large extent For slow things longer last than violent Lovers in hast are like that breeding kind which like blind love bring forth their younglings blind 57. Love not blind to Firmicus Love is not blind Argus to love is prone But Polyphemus blinded loveth none Love's bred by Seeing therefore Love's not blind Which through th' Eyes windows doth inflame the mind 58. To Quintus a Courtier Ulysses fear hast Quintus but one Eye An hundred hast beware of Mercury 59. Epitaph of Justice E're since Astraea last of heav'nly Race Abandon'd Earth and took in Heav'n her place Laws Altars Justice Temples are forsook And t' each his * Jus signifies Right Pottage Jus to give sole knows the Cook 60. Of Marcus skulking Wisely th' art hid if hid thine hiding were But open thy close hiding doth appear 61. Jesus Colledge and Christ Church Colledge in Oxford not fully Finished 1607. Jesus one House unfinish'd bears thy Name And Christ thou hast another like the same Among so many Noble Structures those Thy two thy former Poverty disclose 62. Merchants Trust. Poor Irus paid rich Croesus all now which Is of the greater credit Poor or Rich 63. Muses most sad Shorne is Apollo now unshorne e're while Scarce in a year doth our Apollo smile O he mistook who call'd the Muses merry Phoebus his Harp's untun'd his hand is weary 64. Incredulity Credulity's an errour not a fault Too much an errour is too little naught 65. Credulity Him I distrust who trusteth all by guess The more thou me I credit thee the less 66. Faiths Obsequiousness to young men I like Pythagoras his Discipline Which seven years Tryal did for Trust assign Wilt have th' unlearn'd thee trust th' learn'd trust rather Wilt have thy son thee trust trust then thy Father 67. Better to give than receive God giveth man receiveth and doth bow Never I think were fewer Gods than now 68. Of Ponticus a Client Thy Gout's i' th' hand thy Lawyer dost not Fee His is in 's Feet he moves no Foot for thee 69. Tho. Wolsey I and my King I and my King with Grammer Rules comply Good Manners teacheth thus My King and I. This is the way to live that to discourse This in the Court that in the School's of force 70. To the Gauls Each drinks in his own Glass I like it well But who 's content with his own wife to dwell 71. Philautus to Philaristus Calend. January Thou lookst I should a Gift to thee commend I but my self have nothing else to send 72. Philaristus to Philautus Thou nothing sent'st thy nothing I repell Thou gav'st thy self I give thee back Farewell 73. To Henry Fanshaw Knight 1606. Augustus Empire had it been thy Fate T' have had or else Mecaenas his Estate In these our times had many Maro's been Now no Mecaenas nor no Maro's seen 74. To Henry Good-yeer Knight upon his Wifes Decease 1606. Men to command women t' obey to bear Nature injoynes thy Wife did both while here Sh' obey'd she bare sweet Pledges hopeful Sons Which props support the Ports of greatest Dons O happy Good-yeer thrice four times and more If one as good succeed as went before 75. Ulysses and Penelope Death 's t' us Ulysses-like when snatch'd from 's Wife As she her Thread so we spin out our Life 76. Of Mancinus an Artless Master Thou the whole day from Street to Street dost walk Yet lest thou shouldst be thought thy Book to baulk Thou sleep'st at night by Candle-light thine Oyl Mancinus thou wilt lose but not thy Toyl 77. Upon a certain woman Though thy two sons be both unlike to thee Each yet with 's Fathers likeness doth agree 78. The Celestial Archer to William Ravenscroft J. C. Thine Arrow Faith Bow Love thy Bow-string Hope Let Heaven be thy Mark and God the scope 79. Ponderous things descend No Creature in the World is more sublime Than Man why must he slabber in the slime Of th' Elements of what 's the World within The solid Earth most pond'rous is save sin What wonder then that man is downward prest Sith man is nothing else but sin at best 80. Of a litigious Debtor Thou dost not pay me dost the Lawyer pay Thy Folly this that doth thy Fault display 81. Of the same Thy care is not to pay thy Debts thy care Is not to pay thy Debts what e're they are 82. Of the Church Derivative Sith that there 's but one Faith one Church that 's true Sprung from the Fount of Life within the new Jerusalem what Church doth not derive It self from thence erres from the Primitive 83. Four Seas Britain's Trine-like Triangular why be Four Seas therein and yet but Kingdoms three 84. To a Rich Friend If by the want of things their worth is known I know the worth of Wealth for none's mine own 85. The Generation of one is the corruption of two The male and female in the course of nature Corrupt two bodies to produce one Creature 86. The Wedding Ring A Ring at Nuptials the Bridegroom gave The Bride in sign of Love a custom grave The wife should rather give the Ring to th' man Let him reach out his Finger for it than 87. The Worlds of Democritus If Worlds so many were as doth attest Democritus this were the worst o' th' rest 88. Of Epigrams to the Reader An Epigram is like a fair-fac'd woman Which is because more beautiful more common But common once her beauty 's out of date And then Adulterers it nauseate 89. The Earth The Heavens though in motion constant prove For with the self-same motion still they move But th' Earth is most inconstant though fast fixt Each Angle of it is with Errors mixt 90. The Moon Cynthia th' art call'd the Star that rules the Seas Thou rather rulest now the Land than these 91. Covetous Liberality to Acerra Thou giv'st to take not tak'st to give Acerra Thy mark 's Receiving Giving is thine Arrow 92. Of Paula a false Catholick If any ask of Paula what 's her Faith 'T is Catholick Apostolick she saith I think her love is Catholick unt ' all But I would have her Faith Catholical 93. A Prodigy Penelope's chast trust a Proverb was But
fixt Nor Hope is Hope if not with doubts commixt 173. Novelty Reviv'd are many things which heretofore Fell and shall fall though now they flourish more New things now please but will not still because What 's now new will wax old and full of Flaws 174. Marcus his Looking-glass Why is thy Fool before thee still All-Ass Thou view'st thy self in him as in a Glass 175. To one Uxorious The Field's not alway plough'd Thy Wife 's a Field Yet she loves dayly to be duly till'd 176. To a Friend Four years and more praeter-plu-perfect past First sprung thy love and then was rooted fast In vain thou now dost seek it to remove No new young Plant an old grown Tree's thy Love 177. To Porphyrius We read that Christ wept twice not laugh'd at all Why dost mans Nature Risible then call 178. To Pontilianus As a Blind Man by Boy or Woman led Ways t' him unseen-unknown doth often tread So Venus or her Boy thee blind in Love Hither and Thither lead move and remove 179. Love is beyond all Exception To a certain Friend Though some new cause old Love may chance suspend I by the Laws of Friendship am thy Friend My Love 's beyond Exception unto thee Except thou lov'st not as thou shouldst love me 180. Of Ponticus aged sixty years In all thy Life thou good hast done to none When wilt thou now begin Thou sayst upon My death I all will to the poor bequeath Too late he 's wise that is not wise till death 181. Of Nigella Candidated Rare Bird on Earth thou art and Swan-like white White are thy Cloaths thy Skin as black as night 182. Le Carneval de la vit Why doth the Soul abhor the Bodies death Fears that to die when this hath lost its Breath Or doth it fear that after death remains Unt ' it short Judgement but long lasting pains I doubt this doth the Soul in death dismay That to the Flesh it cannot farewel say 183. Quintina ' s Praise Should I thee praise thou then wouldst prouder be I praise thee not Th' art proud enough I see 184. Earth ' s Son Heaven looks on us and we must look on Heaven For Stars in Skies God Eyes to thee hath given Thou scarce the thousandth part of Earth canst see Half Heaven yet is visible to thee Fool why dost Earth prefer unt ' Heaven rather But as some love their Mother more than Father 185. The lowest Species Though Mankind is the chief yet him we call We account the lowest Species of all Heav'n hath but few More men in Hell do lie Who mens unhappiness can then deny 186. Of Envy a Paradox If Vertue did Envy would less abound For where 's more Vertue there less Vice is found 187. James of that Name The sixth King of Scotland The first of England Happiness to Britain What hath been often wish'd scarce hop'd for came 'Twixt Hope and Fear unto thy royal Name King James the first the sixth of Regal Line Sice Ace the best chance of the Dice was thine 188. To James the First King of Great Britain c. Thine Hand four Crowns four Scepters doth command Four Languages are spoken in thy Land The Britains Language though not one their Heart Is One of thy three Kingdoms being part At first the Devil did mens hearts divide But God their Languages And all for Pride 189. Kings and Prophets Out of his Countrey no King rules in chief No Prophet in his Countrey gains Belief 190. Vertue A double Genius while transitory Attends on Vertue Good Bad Envy Glory 191. Envy Envy corrodes mens praises like a Slave As Worms corrode their Bodies in the Grave 192. Of Battus Thy many Queries I in brief respond Not 'cause so many but 'cause foolish fond 193. Sleep Death Though in my sleep I seem as dead in sort Yet no part of my Life 's the sweeter for 't 'T is strange what should in Death so bitter be Sith Sleep Deaths Image is so sweet to me 194. The Triumvirs Clients unto the Lawyer go because Wealth their chief Good 's secured by the Laws In Sickness the Physician comes next Wealth The second thing to be secur'd is Health Divines who first to have been sent for ought Come last unto the sick â—â—sent-unsought 195. Lovers Patience Lover wouldst have thy wish Be patient He that will live in Peace must be content 196. Of a certain Grammaticaster Thou Letters knowst a good Grammarian And nothing knowst but them A learned man 197. To a pompous Dame Be like Men'laus or Ulysses Wife If thou wouldst famous live beyond thy Life For Vice not only Vertue doth survive Helen's Penelope's Names are yet alive 198. Of Aulus a Grandee Truth-telling Fools speak things to be conceaâ—'d But wise men see what 's sit to be reveal'd Aulus to trust his Servants wits afraid Keeps four fools still about him for their Aid 199. Gold from Dung Virgil from Ennius Dung did Gold extract What Virgils was is now Physicians act 200. Loves Secret A Lover's seldom lov'd Be loveless if Thou wilt not be belov'd love then in chief 201. Mon Tout To Marcia Oft thou me call'st all thine That I deny All thine I am not But thine all am I. 202. Of Quintus and Orus Quintus and Orus have of late declar'd Themselves Papistical On what regard That for their Faiths Antiquity And this For Novelty thereof a Papist is 203. Ariadne ' s Thread As Theseus by Ariadne's Thread Was Led so Men One Faith to Truth doth lead 204. Of Wills and Vows In Testaments or Wills the Last must stand In Vows if good the first hath chief command When God created all things with one vote Two Wills or Testaments he made-he wrote 205. To a Covetous Friend The Covetous hath all himself not giving He nothing hath Himself but wants while living 206. To Ponticus A Lawyer Part of thy Life thou to thy wife dost give Part to thy Client When to th' self wilt live 207. Of Preachers and Players Preachers and Players check our crimes With Tears The Preachers and the Players with their Jeers To that I wretched foolish seem to this This numbers and that ponders mine amiss 208. The Births of Christ and J. Baptist. John in the Summer Christ in Winter came That did Baptize with Water This with Flame Well did those Contraries * The two Baptisms of Christ and John Floods Flames convene Our Sins Fire purgeth Water washeth clean 209. No Man is hurt but from himself None 's free from Crimes nor Discords For most times Our Discords are procur'd by our own Crimes 210. Upon a bawling Ass. I do not call thee Momus ev'ry Ass But that which the false Prophet Balaams was Not that which into Salem Christ did carry For this was mild and mute but that contrary 211. Of his Heirs To the Lawyers None of his wife but Adam was secure And none but Eve was of her husband sure In Wedlock the poor
shalt not kill thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not steal this Law 's for Lawyers writ Thou shalt not kill this for Physician 's fit 12. Of Alanus A decocting Chymist This Chymist Gold to Not-Gold brought in Fact But he from not-Gold could not Gold extract 13. To the Prince Ones own be first If not let none decline Anothers to be while he may be thine 14. To Richard Earl of Dorset returned from France The change of Air hath chang'd which is most rare Thy Qualities and wit both better'd arc More learn'd more good thou now return'st thy Fate In both great Earl I do congratulate 15. Nine Muses Mutes When mute the Muses be what odds in fine Whether thou sayst nine Mutes or Muses nine If th' Idiome the diff'rence constitutes What diff'rence 'twixt the Muses and the Mutes 16. Honours Etymologie Genealogie In Hebrew wealth's call'd Hon in French Gold Or Hence Hon-or hath its name and Metaphor 17. To Cornutus Pythagoras his Letter hath upon 't A Bipartite That Letter 's on thy front 18. To Dindimus Of Salt a Bushel thou with me must eat Thou sayst to make our Amity compleat Thou never eatst as I remember Salt What shall thy friendship then for ever halt 119. A Cannical Woman A Woman 's like a Rule that 's general Which many times deceives so women all 20. Solomons wish Why did the wise King wisdome wish not Health Had Solomo◠been wise h' had wish'd for wealth But Solomon wish'd wiser He did prize Wisdome 'fore Wrath 〈…〉 was not 〈◊〉 21. What News Here 's nothing new saith Solomon yet bold Columbus found a new World in our old 22. A Trine of British women from whom came the British union (a) Henry the seventh Henry's wife Mother Roses red and white (b) Margaret the Wife to James the fourth King of Scots Mother of the Union Conjoyn'd his Daughter did the Crowns Unite Happy O Son happy O Husband rather (c) James the First Britains Monarch Thrice happy Henry seventh as a Father 23. Doron Basilicon A Kingly Gift To thee the Wisdome's wish'd of Solomon Thy wish thou hast Doron Basilicon 24. Blessed are Munisicents Pacisicents King James the Britains state munites unites Munificent unificent he writes 25. Of Gaurus a Church-Canon Wisdome is read in Texts Apocryphal Thou though unwise art yet Canonical 26. A Snayl Emblematical Like Snayls are disagreeing Man and Wife One House will not contain them in their strife 27. Christopher Columbus (a) The Dove Columba was the first which did relate That Land appear'd and waters did abate And thou Columbus was the first whose hand Discover'd to the World the (b) America New-found-Land This Gold an Olive Branch that did produce That Pleasures and this Treasures for mans use 28. Against Regicides Cut off thy (a) Mat. 9.43 Right Hand if it make thee sin Thy (b) v. 45. Foot likewise if errours it walk in If that thy (c) v. 47. right Eye cause thee to transgress Then pull it out what Member more or less Is peccant in the Body strike it dead Except Divines and (d) Physicians Doctors say the Head 29. A Gratulation To George Arch-bishop of Canterbury 1511. At Oxford Rector thence thou didst arise A Dean two Cities didst Episcopize Thou Londons Bishoprick soon hadst and thee The Metropolitan we soon did see Thou in the Triple Senate fitt'st on high What more remains for thee to doe To die * Litchueld and Coventry 30. To Decianus a Judge I would not have thee deaf nor dumb but blind Not lame but maim'd not cruel nor too kind 31. To Caesar Caesars to God Gods All Pow'r on Earth beginning hath and end God solely doth beyond them both extend Indefinite not infinite are Powers On Earth God's Infinite but finite Ours 32. Three Sabbaths Saturn The Sun and Venus in a Trine To th' Jews Turks Christians Sabbaths three design The Jews their Sabbath have And they the same From pale-fac'd-leaden colour'd Saturn name The Turk whose Law permitteth many Wives His Sabbaths Name from Venus Name derives But Christians their Sabbath on the Day The Sun of Righteousness arose display 33. To David Murray Knight one of the Bed-chamber unto Prince Henry Kings Favours to their Favourites impart Wise Kings to those alone of best desert Our King in this excels For Favours he Daigns sole to worthy men to Thee like Thee 34. I can will will not Anomals I will but cannot what I can I nill Mans total Life is only Nill and will 35. Patience The man that suffers overcomes But then The suff'ring woman 's overcome by men 236. Of Genu-flexion A Probleme When Honour is conferr'd or Friend to Friend Why man but one Knee Woman both doth bend Man once but Woman twice must serve in Life While Maid her Father Husband when a Wife 37. To William Earl of Pembroke one of the Kings privy Council Not old in years nor young in Judgement sound The King thee fit for him thy Countrey found Shall I for this thine Honour praise thy Fate Or thy Desert I both congratulate 38. To the Bishop of London The learned King of the Metropolis Thee Pastor made The City wish'd for this The See-seat vacant many sought for it As their Reward for Learning and for Wit The King th' Arch-bishop thee the City call'd And thou the See-seat vocant art install'd 39. Of rising and setting Remember at Sun-setting Death thine Urn And at Sun-rising mind thy thence return 40. To Peter Junius a Scot-Britain formerly Tutor to King James He 's born unworthy from whom none is born But thou thy birth thy being dost adorn For seven from thy Loyns are issu'd forth Th' Idea's of thy Body Wit and worth So many learn'd from thee their Father sprung As Wise men did to learned Greece belong 41. Of Gaurus Thou wise and foolish art Who credits it Wise in conceit Foolish for want of Wit 42. S. T. S T. though a note of silence doth expound Without a Vowels help a vocal sound 43. The saying of Henry Earl of Northampton Uni Univoce One and Onely We Britans are univocal serve one Only King James uniting us alone 44. Of Quintus a Dreamer Oft in the Morn I thee complaining heard That in thy Dreams by Night no Truth appear'd What wonder while by day thou speakst but lye◠That all thy Dreams by Night are falsities 45. To Robert Carre of the Kings Council c. The vulgar seldome love whom Kings prefer The King as seldom loves the popular 'T is difficult to purchase both their Loves Thy Motion 's double for with both it moves 46. Of a certain Hypocrite Thy left hand knows not what thy right hand gives True For it gives to none nor one relieves 47. The death of Justus Lipsius 1606. The seventi'th and sixth year of thine Age Finish'd oh Grief thine Earthly Pilgrimage That Day brought first mine Epigrams to Light When thon didst die
Masters can perform great things 84. Of Ruffus An Hypocrite Thou sayst that Ignorance makes men devout Thou then shalt be the chief of all that Rout. 85. To the English A Probleme Wherefore do Spanish French Italian Sleight Wives They reckon Women not * Hommes Femmes Hombres Mugeres Huomini Donne Humane 86. To Cinna A Physician Thou cur'st Diseases How Thou kill'st the Sick And what thou dost like Judas thou dost quick Thy Patient is blest Thou wilt not wrong His Patience to let him languish long 87. We have one Advocate in Heaven One Advocate we have in Heav'n saith Paul Are no more Advocates within that Hall 88. To one young in years old in manners Why doth the Gout which doth unt ' age belong Thee vex A Souldier Scholar and so young The Gout mistook it saw thee grave and sage And took thee for an old man fulâ— of age 89. Anger is a short fury Though wrath be short 't is not for fury sit If furious 't is fit to shorten it 90. To Henry Good-yeer Knight Kal. Jan. 1610. What new-years Gift shall I present to thee I wish (a) A good year thy Name thou many years mayst see 91. Love Active and Passive To Pontia Wilt know what differs I'm lov'd from I love That I suppose My knowledge this doth prove 92. To the Prince My dreams by night are much of Royal Gold But in the morning there 's no Gold all 's cold If thou O Prince wilt with thine Hand assist I shall have Real Gold not in a Mist. 93. Arithmetical Division To J. S. Merchant 1607. Though living thou give nothing to thy Friends The total Sum at Death in nothing Ends. 94. The Court Louse The pratling Parasite through all the court To Grandees Chambers make their most resort So this vile Beast the Louse doth ost infest Mens Bodies but their Heads above the rest 95. Aesculapius Three-fac'd The Physick Doctor seems three-fac'd to be Unto the Sick God Man and Devil 's he In giving Physick he doth seem a Man If the disease be cur'd a God he 's than If Health 's restor'd and the disease destroy'd When Doctor comes for Fees Satan avoid 96. Of Galatea The Stag 't is said his Horns doth yearly mew Thine Husband daily doth his Horns renew 97. Waters and Earths Epithalamy All generated are in Earth and Water Both these God hath united former later That nothing to Man-kind unkind should prove Th' Earth lieth under Water flows above Earth's waters Wife Both one Globe constitute And well concurr Humor doth (a) The Ground Hume salute 98. Of the same Why Water which flows round doth slow from th' Earth 'Cause Thirst this should not suffer nor that Dearth 99. Death 's in the Pot. To Court Criticks Is Death i' th' Pot or Port that is in (a) With the antient Latines Olla and Aula signifie the same Court For Plautus saith Pot Court the same import 100. The Deluge A double Probleme Why saith the (a) So sound as a Fish Proverb As a Fish so sound Fish sole was sav'd when all the World was drown'd All drown'd why were the Fish from drowning freed Because the Mother would preserve her breed 101. A Cole of Wood. Born in the Fire and perishing thereby Woods spoiling I deserve by Fire to die 102. Of Gellia Thou from thy youth a Papist wert But now Worse Papist art How Catholick art thou 103. Of Aulus As ost as Sickness casts thee on thy Bed Or hollow Tooth doth ake or stupid Head O would I were in Heaven from this smart Thou sayst Thine Heir saith O would thou wert 104. A Woman what Creature Virgins untouch'd want sense and Husbands grant To them their sense but then they Reason want 105. Reason and Oratory Rhet'rick's the Palm and Dialect's the fist This Combats that Triumphs within the List. 106. Testicles To signifie the Sex or is our Name Call'd Testicles t' attest thy Sin-thy Shame 107. Upon the Death of Hen. Cuff 1600. Learn'd well in Greek happy thine Alpha was But thine Omega hapless prov'd Alas 108. Of Festus Wilt marry now th' art old If thou bâ—â— wise With Lillies learned Grammer first advise There indeclinable the Horn thou 'lt find Old men have seldome that hard Rock declin'd 109. Sir Thomas Moore Imprison'd Moore to guess what would befall Inspects his Urne in an Urinall He saw no signs of Death But had he seen The Kings the signs there of his death had been 110. Of Cornelius Thou knowst Th' art Horn'd tacite Cornelius Now thou shalt be Cornelius Tacitus A Tripple Lie Vented Invented Painted 111. On Tullus Carvers invent the painters paint a Lie Who vents it Thou Thou dost adventure high The End of the First Book THE SECOND BOOK OF JOH OWENS Epigrams To Prince Henry 1. To Henry Prince of Wales GOD grant thee will the best the Truth to know Who gave these gifts can * It is good to be Great better to be Learned best to be Good greatest Gifts bestow 2. To James of Great Britain c. King the Best-Greatest Tyrants are fear'd of all fear all Nor wants Their fearing force fearful concomitants No need for thee O thou great King of Kings Best King to fear such formidable things 3. Hysteron Proteron In Englishâ— The Cart before the Horse Cambridge and Oxford words so plac'd in force Are like to these The Cart before the Horse 4. On a decrepit Husband of a third Wife First Clotho Lachesis thy second wife Thy third wife Atropos cuts off thy life 5. Love Imprison'd-Liberty Peace-war sweet-sowre Hope-fear Gall-honey Love doth laugh and lowre 6. Minos A Judge who to be Just on Bribes doth look Is like a Fish which while it takes is took 7. Doubtfulness Both I suspect know neither ready either To credit Phoebus he can tell me whether 8. To the Princes Secretary Honours mens former Manners ' change in Fine 'T is the worlds course but 't is no course of thine Thou changed dost not change 'T is strange to see Some follow fortune but she follows thee 9. To Thomas Puckeringe Knight and Baronet Dear Thomas if to speak such things be fit I first did exercise thy noble Wit I thy first Tutor was thou Pupil mine I am not what I was but still am thine 10. Three Draughts First draught thirst past present the next abates And the third future thirst anticipates 11. A double Riddle Tell me t' her Mother that was spous'd what (a) Eve womaâ— Her (b) Adam Mother being Man Her (c) Goâ— Father no Man 12. Of Faith A five-fold Anagram True Faith is sure no Schismatick nor Greek Nor Creete whose Faith is fleeting or to seek 13. To Sir Edward Cooke Knight a learned Lawyer Judge c. The Laws of Nature Nature of the Laws Thou knowst thou judgest Clients and their cause Thine Answers our Apollo are more clear Than th' Oracles that were at Delphos were Thou cutt'st off present
strifes dost countermand The future Those with Tongue and these with hand 14. A Mathematical Instrument vulgarly call'd a Jacobs Staff To the Mathematician Take Jacob's Staff his (a) Jacob ' s Ladder Gen. 28.13 Ladder give to me I more by this than thou by that shall see 15. Earth's Scituation Th' Earth ever stands if Solomon we credit If Naso then it sits for Naso said it Sitting it weary would be quaking found If standing fall'n What then it lieth round 16. To Henry Davers Baron of Dantesay Thy Valour Fortune Prudence conquers Chance Thine Hopes above vile-servile fear advance Thee Fortune follows fellows Prudence leads None but th' Almighties Arm thine Armour dreads March on where e're the King thee calls Thee guide Leading or serving conquest 's on thy side 17. Death ' s Epitaph To the Death of Death The cross flew Death no more from Death to rise Thy Death was Death's thy Cross his Obsequies 18. Of the Pope and Luther The Pope indulgent Father frees for fees Mens Souls with indulgencies from the Lees Of Purgatory But more Indulgence Luther doth grant He Souls exempts from thence 19. Of God and Man God is the Word and with his Word made all We Men make Words and like our Words do fall 20. To Sir George Carew Knight Master of the Pupills 1612. Jun. 13. The King Commending Pupills to thy care He doth his care of thy deserts declare 21. Of fasting Why keeps the Pope so many fasts i' th' year 'Cause Peters successor he might appear 22. A New Metamorphosis A loving Man and Wife make up one Man Which four feet hath that with two Feet began 23. Of Anonyma Thou Fabians nerve inflamed hast Now he May truly say I â—urn with love of thee 24. Good from the Dung. The Scavenger from Dung doth Gold extract The like Physicians and Rusticks act 25. To Face no Trust. The Wives offence i' th' Husbands front is writ Yet Man for Pen Woman for Paper 's fit 26. To Will Ravenscroft J. C. A Batchelor In single Life leading a Life divine What few can be thou canst be solely thine Thy Friends and kindred are as Sons to thee While I thy Kinsman or thy Friend may be 27. History of this time Th' old Law for History was this none might Nor dar'd untruth nor fear'd the truth to write But Hist'ries now-new Law doth th' old oppose None fears untruth nor dares the truth disclose 28. A fair Dowry I like a naked Beauty but not bare I would that matter with the form should square 29. A Gallick Virgin Gallick virginity belongs t' a Child For in their Speech (a) Pucelle that is a little one the Freâ— call Virgin a Child 's a Virgin stil'd An English Virgin â—est English with French words should near assent â—latonick men are by our Virgins meant 30. Upon a new Noble-man Thy Mother spun thy Father fish'd with nets â—hence thy Descent from a long Line thou get'st 31. Penelope's Riddle to her Suitors â—here is * Osculum a Kiss Os the Mouth Culus the Posteriors a thing my Verse dares scarcely name Thou would'st I should on thee bestow the same The former Syllable's mine husbands due Take thou I am not hard those other two 32. Bias. Who said that all that 's mine with me I carry â—ias the wise It seems did never marry 33. Chrysostome in Greek by H. S. exactly set forth at Eaton To H. S. 1612. Good-godly Chrysostome liv'd in the flesh â—n Spirit now deceas'd he lives afresh He lives in 's Books First life was Natures Fee The next to God the third is due to thee 34. The Philosophers Wife Vulcan fair Venus Jove did Juno wed But chast Minerva was not married Why so She wisest of the Deities Would wed no man why because no Man's wise 35. (a) Omni homini soli et semper Propria quarto modo He falsly spake who said that Thais was common Each every man hath singly Thais as Woman 36. A pair of Fools Claud'us like (a) Mule comes from a He-Ass and a Mare Mule Gorgon like (b) A little Mule comes from an Horse and a Shee-Ass Hin is slow Both for their dulness to their Parents owe. 37. To Edward Sack-ville the Earl of Dorsets only Brother returned from France Nature thy prudent Mother gave thee Wit Experience abroad improved it From Sirens Songs and Circes charms th' art come More sage though with more age unto thine Home 38. Of Jealousie English-French-Italian Why do th' Italians in more grievous sort Than French or English take their Wives stoln sport Beast's worse than Bird Th' Italians wife's loose smile Him (a) Becco Cornuto an He Goat bestiates French-English (b) Un cocu in French in English a Cuckold Cuculus Birds the while English and French are Birds th' Italian Sole horn'd Beast of these three must lead the Van. 39. Socratical Wisdoms All things I thought I knew But now confess The more I know I know I know the less 40. King Arthur's round Table The Delphick Oracle will'd write no Fable The seven wise mens Names in a round Table So thy Knights Names wise Arthur first and last On the round Table were in order plac't 41. Subsidie Clergy Purse-Prayers People Bodies bring The Nobles Courage-Coyn t' assist the King 42. A new World The Cabalists of many Worlds assure us Innumerous they be saith Epicurus But count aright sole two th' account affords That old of Deeds our now-new World of Words 43. Two-fac'd Janus Thy force of Wit and strength of Memory Before behind to see thou dost apply 44. Earth 's Body Th' Earth's Bones are Stones Skin Surface Metalls Nerves The Grass for Hair for Blood the Water serves 45. To Pannicus of Maurus What Maurus hath between thy Wife and Thee â—e doth divide thou Words and Deeds hath she 46. Of Paula an English Dissimulatrix With painted Face with counterfeit Address â—hy Custome is to dress thy wickedness â—hou driv'st the Drones dull Cattle from thy Stall â—nd what 's thy Love but Honey mix'd with Gall 47. A Physician and Lawyers â—ost'nan gives Honours Galen Wealth so be â—his be no Patient nor Client he 48. To Edward Wotton Baron c. One of his Majesties privy Council He 's dead who did his place to thee resign Which was before in Pallas Judgement thine None worthier than thou this place t' inherit And thy great worth a greater place doth merit 49. Galen Anagram Angel Galen art Angel good or bad A good Angel preserving Health if understood 50. Blind Love is Deaf Their Wives defaults kind Husbands will not see Who truly love by love all-blinded be Against their Dears they trust nor Eyes nor Ears Thus Love not only Blind but Deaf appears 51. Of Dindâ—mus amerchant Arithmeticks three first parts learn'd thou hast Learn but the fourth thou shalt be bless'd at last 52. Anagramma Uxoris The Anagram of a Wife Orcus and Uxor But the English words
might'st Cashier But th' Horns thy Wife thee gave thou needs must wear 50. Things adjudged Though Cicero call Law the sum of Reason And that Law 's best which thence proceeds in season Few Lawyers are Logicians Use Example The Laws and Statutes are of either Temple 51. A Woman Fair women famous Youthful sportful are If Witty Wise Buxome and Chast are rare 52. The four Terms at Law The first Term's from Saint Michael declar'd For now (a) The form of the Arch-Angel in this English Piece of Gold th' Arch-Angel doth the Lawyers guard The next is Hilary this Term doth cause The Lawyers Hilarity by th' Laws The third from Easter Feast its Title took The Lawyers Dockets are like (b) The Parsons Easter Book th' Easter Book The fourth Term's called Trinity But why Because (c) The Client Lawyer Judge each cause hath a Triplicity 53. The Cross in the Poultrey To Christ. The Crosses Image stands thine 's took from thence Than thee the Cross hath greater Reverence 54. That the Lawyers two Colledges the Middle and Inner Temple are the same One house both have and both one Law apply No Middle-Inner sense i' th' Law doth lie What 's Middle is the great World's inner Cell For than the Center what doth inner dwell The Middle Temple then though Middle wrote From th' Inner Temple differs not one Jot 55. Of the same Two Parl'aments you have one convocation Two Kitchens but one Altar for oblation One Master calls to Supper but the same One Horn doth not your Dinner time proclaim Nor the same winding both your Horns inflates Yet one mind both your bodies animates 56. A bountiful Mecaenas Thou liberal and free dost nourish many And me thou nourishest as well as any 57. To Faustinus Thou sayst my Book is good O if 't be good I wish I were my Book and understood 58. O the times The Times are Chang'd and in them Chang'd are we How Man as Times grow worse grows worse we see 59. Stammering To Balbinus Though thou dost stammer in thy Speech yet none Can (a) The Pope Pa-pa (b) Father pater say but thou alone 60. Agna-Oxon Thou Bride to Benedict not so well nam'd Suppos'd a Lamb a Wolf art found art fam'd 61. To Aulus a Physician a vernal Gratulation Sick persons purge their Bodies in the Spring I thee salute Spring doth thine Harvest bring 62. A Poet Laureate In Fire the Bay-leaves crackle Poets live In Death Hence to the Poet Bays we give 63. To a Citizen Sick of a Fever thou dost make repair From Town to Countrey for exchange of Air And going thither leaving Cities gain Thy former Health thou dost again attain Returning home to London healthful poor Thou dost increase in Wealth But as before Thy Fever comes Now which is better try Sickness with Wealth or Health with Poverty 64. Of Labienus A Self-Lover He solely loves himself beside loves none Loves sole himself and loves himself alone 65. A Widow Who weds a Widow buys as 't may be scann'd A Garment in Long-Lane at second hand For all such Garments more or less were wore So more or less all Widows were before 66. Pyramus and Thisbe A fatal wall us parted O how near How far asunder we two lovers were 67. To Pollux a Client Thy Suit depends in law Better suspend Than it should long depend Pay there 's an end 68. Hot Cold. Women though cold their lovers yet inflame So Lime in water cast doth heat the same 69. By my Faith None swear by Love too many by their Faith Yet (a) Jo. Ep. 1. cap. 4. v. 16. that is God but this no God-head hath 70. Astrology Physiology Sublime Astrology soars in the Sky And Natures secrets in the Center lie I neither of these Mysteries can sound That for me 's too sublime this too profound 71. Of Ponticus Thou nothing giv'st but dying wi lt Then dy He giveth twice who giveth speedily 72. Unequal Conflict His Sword at all Times Matho cannot wield But Pontia still ready hath her Shield 73. Of Lands and Money To Pontilian a Merchant All Money with its Interest hath bounds But doubtless bottomless are Lands and Grounds Founts better are than Cisterns Ground than Chest Though Cisterns greatest are and Fountains least 74. Of Fame Fame seldome praiseth good bad oft proclaims Freely from thence evil the name of Fame's 75. Of Galla. Thine Eyes inflame me Galla Touch me not If seeing burn touching will be more hot 76. Of decrepit Linus Saturn from Saturate or full of years Was call'd thine age now Saturn-like appears 77. A Dance Th' Heart dictates Love Tongue 's silent Feet advance Love's cunning meaning in a wanton Dance 78. The Meditations and Vows of Joseph Hall of Cambridge Thou vowing vow'st writ'st to be read blest man Who reads thy Vows if them perform he can 79. Anagram to Priscus an old man Priscus thine Hairs were Crisped Why no more I Priscus am who Crispus was before 80. The Britains Night The Britains with short Night are pleas'd (a) Juvenal Sat. 3 't is said But British Maid no long Night hath dismay'd 81. To Naevia We wish for th' absent Sun the present shun O how our Love in this is like the Sun 82. Of Festus a Lyar. All men are Lyars Festus will confess Then call him man he 's Lyar call'd no less 83. Of Carpophorus From home he laughs with Lasses which he keeps At home with 's weeping wife dissembling weeps 84. The World Two Worlds are in the World one undefil'd This most defil'd yet each the World is stil'd 85. To an Usurer The more thou giv'st the more thou gainst a Friend But get'st a Foe where thou the more dost lend 86. Of Giving and Satisfying Give crys Laws voice in the West-minster Hall Though satisfie saith Law Pontifical Lawyers take much give little much apply Themselves to speak little to satisfie 87. A Wichamite I no Pompeian no Caesarian No Syllan I I am a (a) Of Winchester Colledge and New Colledge in Oxon both founded and indowed by William Wicham Bishop of Winton and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary Marian. 88. Against that common Proverb viz. The younger Brother is the ancienter Gentleman Adam was first of generous Mankind For him his maker next himself design'd Then he that 's nearest t' Adam's period More generous is and nearer unto God 89. No man hath seen God Dark minds see not Gods might nor Owls the Light These see not day nor those the God of might 90. An old man is no man A young Man's laughing weeping Child and Woman An old man dry both hath unlearn'd he 's no man 91. Of a Saracen Atheist Bless'd Abr'hams Bosome seems a tale to thee In Sara's bosome thou would'st rather be 92. Custome Custome and usage seems t' have force of Law Now wickedness the ballance down doth draw 93. Of Albinus Merchant Albinus is of all berest Goods Credit He to lose hath