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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

as God-mother your honour Name That through the world might shine your Lucid Fame You for your Birth to noble Parents owe But wit and Vertue you the Light did show 33. The Knights Ring To Sir Henry Goodyear LEt Honour be the Gold Vertue the Stone Until that Ring your Finger leaves alone 34. To Mr. J. H. YOur Verses deserve well yet want Applause Some Writers are much prais'd for little cause 35. To D. B. IF he who keeps things close lives well then you You hide your Faculties they greater show 36. To Th. M. the Princes Tutor TO a Decorum you the Prince do bring Will make him of himself as Britains King Rule of himself all other will out-vie This one excels the Four-fold Soveraigntie This one laid in the Balance will weigh down Babylon Persia Grecia Romes proud Crown 37. To the same NOw Age makes our Prince docil his green youth Imbibes grave Precepts from your learned mouth O Teach him so that future times may say Our King is great good learned which bears sway 38. To Mr. Walter Gwyn YOu make the Princes happiness compleat By Prophesies * flourish in Arthur's Seat Nature hath given Parts let Fortune be As much profuse in her Indulgencie And as the Prince grows bigger I wish you May swell in Honour and still greater grow 39. Francis Drake 1581. DRake hath embrac'd the Word and did espy Both Polar Tenter-hooks which hold the sky If men be silent Stars will blaze thy Fame And So● will Trumpet his Dear Comrades Name Drake did but bait at Calpe and may cry Great was Alcides true but Greater I. 40. Britains Strength To the Prince HAvens are England's Gates the Navy Wals Sea Tents works Bodies and Hearts Admirals 41. The Terrestrial Globe WAter Earth make but one Globe 't is strange For Earth moves not the waters always range 42. The mad way to Health THe more Healths in your Belly swim the less Shall your drown'd Body dwell with healthfulness I envy not your thousand Healths to me A single Health is a sufficiency It is the only Health no Healths to drink In drinking Healths there is no Health I think 43. The Divine YOur knowledge is a Cypher without you To light your Brothers Candle it allow The Politician MY Brother shall be hang'd first before I Reveal one tittle of my Mystery 44. All things desire that which seems Good DOth Optimus from Opto steal its Name The Best to Wish in Latin ne'r the same Why may not this be so since none can rest From Wishing except Fools what they think Best 45. A Black Swan A Maid of Burgundie lean as a Rake Made by Green-sickness was advis'd to take Sedum minus 2 M. which some vow As rare an Herb as can in Gardens grow The Pious Maid her Doctor did deny Chose before sin Sins wages and would Die 46. Democritus and Heraclitus DEmocritus laught at what e'r befell Plague Famine Murders stil the World went well At Feasts at Weddings brewing brinish Tears Sad Heraclitus with sore eyes appears Shall we weep for Heraclitus or thus Shall we laugh at merry Democritus 47. Vpon Langa LAnga a Papist wedded to a Man That did Profess himself a Lutheran To prevent Future strife Husband said shee I 'l make for once this fair offer to Thee Grant me but Free Will and then there 's an end About the other Points I sha'nt contend 48. King Arthurs Round Table VVHy did Heroick Arthur so much care For a Round Table and rejected square Not without Reason for Gods work is Round But humane heads the Quadrature have found 49. To Theophila B. C. HE must be zealous in Brains no whit dull Who can ye Love or praise unto the full 50. Vpon Hernicus HIs Soul to Heaven Body to the Grave Commended Hernicus about to leave This sinful world but hearing that his Wife Would quickly period her Widows Life In very anger he recal'd his Breath But before that he was resolv'd for Death 51. Of Love and Faith LOve and Faith are divorc'd we know it thus Faith is suspected Love suspicious 52. The Lover UNcertain Hope short Pleasures constant Fears Joy-grief sweet Pains fall to poor Lovers shares 53. The Golden Age WHen to fill Bags with Gold men did not rage Why did they call such Times the Golden Age 54. Vpon Alana NAture ordain'd you to Lie under yet At Table uppermost be sure you 'l sit Thus Man and Wife finde out Pacifique waies He rules the Rost by Night She rules the Daies 55. The German Death To Polynicus NOt to be Death grave Seneca did think But Germany supposeth Not to drink 56. Vpon Philodemus OF scarce Commodities you hate the Price But to take common if cheap are not Nice I 'le tell you what because a friend of Mine A cheap costs more then a dear Concubine 57. Vpon Long-tongue BAttus talks like a fool and then of course Comes out Pray pardon Sir my long Discourse No want of Pardon should to you belong If you could learn the Art to hold your Tongue 58. The Gordian Knot WAS the strain'd Gordian Knot rather unty'd By the Kings Wit or did his Sword divide Without wit you may untye this Knot but Were Alexander here He could not Cut 59. Love WAr Peace Peace War such faults are found in Love For Love from strife doth seldom far remove 60. The Laws The loss of Quiet To the Lawyers STrife breeds Laws Laws Strife without strife no Man Useth to live without the Laws none can 61. The Covetous and the Prodigal THe Prodigal affects high polisht strains Nothing but Rhetorick coms neer his Brains The Covetous in Logick takes delight And scrapes up Syllogisms day and night For Avarice Logicks close fist we call Suadas broad Palm denotes the Prodigal 62. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Labour or Trouble PAin was scarce Labour to most Active Rome To Idle Greece Labour was Troublesome 63. A Good man Valiant Wise GOod men have seldom wealth or stout men wit And to Beleeve a Wise Man few think fit 64. The Order of the Golden-Fleece FRom Philip Duke of Burgundie saith Fame The Order of the Golden-Fleece first came His Heir now wears Rich Peru's Regencie This was no Order but a Prophesie 65. Tho. Earl of Dorchester's Motto Nec Temere nec Timide Not Rashly not Cowardly WIsely Despair of all things Boldly Hope Beware of all things yet scorn fear to cope 66. Sir Tho. Nevil's Motto Ne vile velis Scorn Baseness LEt not vain or Vile things thy Honour stain Vile things are worth but little Nothing vain 67. To Sir Phil. Sidney concerning his Arcadia YOu did at Death witness your wife command That your Arcadia through some bloudy hand Should give a Treat to the Impartial flame And like a Phoenix Nest perfume thy Name But if the Crime be fatal that hot Fires Were by it kindled in Lovers desires Those queint Lines by more Justice had been sent A present to the

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

Spectators eyes you are Venust 138. Upon Adrian the Fifth YOur silly Epigrams your dull Verse fears It should endure the sting of acute Jeers Though they are not Facetious Readers smile And laugh to see no Wit come all the while 139. I Thou He. SElf-Love's the Quarry at which all Birds flie From hence the first of Persons must be I. You can both flatter and Back-bite thus see He stands next Thou and Thou the nearest mee 140. Ask and you shall Receive WE read in Scripture Ask you shall Receive But 't is perform'd only to those who Give Give your Acquaintance first then They 'l give you No Chinke no Drink Nothing is Gratis now Give and it shall be Given you 141. Husband and Wife Parents Children HUsband Wife are both one Flesh although Before the sacred Union They were Two Father and Son were both one Body yet They can't their Horses in one Stable set 142. Vpon Marc the Lawyer YOu plead your own in your poor Clients Cause He Bags no Gold for all 's seiz'd by your Claws To you the Law is certain Not to him He is as sure to Sink as you to Swim 143. To his Father BY how much Man surpasseth Woman I By being Male excel the Female Fry 144. The Italian THe Latine like a Lord commands his Wife And forceth her to lead a Prisoners Life This Man or none acts Gods curse o'er again O Woman I will multiply thy Pain 145. What kinde of Wife LEt Vertue Beauty be in Her conjoyn'd Let her be courted yet bear a chaste Minde Rivals I like in Love For I alone Should be a Fool to Fancy any One 146. To one complaining that he could Beget no Children like Himself FIrst get a Wife in Visage much like Thee Then draw thy Picture on Posteritie 147. To Husbands concerning Conjugal Affection WHen happy Adam took Eve for his Bride He lov'd her more then the whole world Beside He was the first of Husbands and the best To serve Eve in his room now Love is prest 148. The Epitaph of Sir Francis Drake SUppose Queen Maries Reign once more return You may rest certain Malice can't you Burn. You did complot your Corps from Fire to save When you elected such a watry Grave 149. An Epitaph upon a Youth dying before Father's or Grand-Father DEath 's no Logician not Methodical To make young Sons before old Parents fall 150. The Epitaph of Maurus THy Soul doth want a Body Body Soul You nothing have but Name you want the whole 151. The Epitaph of Pyramus and Thisbe GRief did contrive your Death Death like a Friend Reveng'd the wrong and brought Grief to its end 152. Sir Tho. More at his Execution VVHat though Head was from Body severed More would not let Body be cut from Head 153. Three Languages were Crucified THe Grecian Tongue Porter of Wit and Art The Regal Roman That God did impart 154. Don Antonio King of Portugal A Late Divorce the Kingdom from you rent Though to the Bill you never gave consent You may well say now from the Throne you 're hurl'd With Christ My Kingdom is not of this World 155. Alexander and Aristotle THe greatest King the man to wonder wise Under their Notions these two Names comprise Great was Macedo but the Stagyrite As much outshin'd as bright Day Cypress Night The Sages Learning did direct the King But the Kings Greatness could no honour bring 156. Plato THose Bees which chose thy sweet Mouth for their Hive To gather Honey from thy Works survive 157. Virgil's Georgicks THose Verses which you sent to hold the Plough The Readers fallow Wits both Till and Sow 158. The Poet Persius I Read your Satyrs but can't understand An Oedipus fetch Readers out of hand 159. Tacitus VErtue made you speake True Nature made Wise Shortness Obscure and Gravity Concise 160. To Martial YOu lov'd to speak of Things but persons spare Your Jests want Spleen sweet as Hony are 161. To Petrarch WHilst Laura may be view'd thy burnisht strains Start boundless disputes in the Gazors Brains Whether fair Laura is more due to Thee Or the Prostration of the Laurel-Tree 162. Pliny Translated into English by Doctor Holland PLiny is Long 'cause many things he writes Pliny is short much Matter He endites Holland is Longer Shorter because He Hath Writ more full hath shun'd Obscuritie 163. Concerning Cicero To Catullus NOne could of falshood Catullus convict Nor that which he of Tully did Predict 164. To the Historians of our Age BEcause of old Historians would not Lie They were rewarded with an Eulogie But now He all Competitors outvies Whose Pen is fertil with the Rampant Lies What one Protests others defie how can Posterity confide in this that Man No Sciolist to Blot his Species spares Scarce any Modern Author Truth reveres 165. The King His Subjects A Prince Imprudent Subjects will confound As the Feet stumble when the Brains are drown'd 166. The Parliament THe King is King alone unto him Sole Why not Affairs committed in the Whole Because of Justice this makes him the Fount That though he Rules He must give an Account 167. To the Historian YOu noting Story without harm commence Expert in Things which sad experience The Learned taught What would be long to Try Is quickly known from Classick History 168. Concerning Diet. To J. H. IF you would shun old Age be sure to Use Moderate Physick or not to abuse Your self with Feastings If you should like Meat Take Physick 't is the way not long to eat But if as upon Physick you Meals make Thin Diet 's Healthful and there 's no Mistake 169. The Peers of France NOt at all Equals yet sometimes we see Unequal Concord equals disagree 170. Publius Magnus Cato Major Fabius Maximus THe greatest was less then the Great yet still Made the Greater under wing keep his Bill Now you have read the Riddle Answer Me Which was the very Greatest of the Three 171. To T. S. MY Wit and judgment serve not to rehearse Thy rare Endowments in a polisht verse Your Judgment Wit over all Arts prevail Unless both Wit and Judgment in Me fail But though my Wit and Judgment little be Yet I have Judg'd the Truth concerning Thee 172. Of Himself NO wonder that my Epigrams are Lead I never bite my Nails nor scratch my Head 173. The five Senses DO the five servant-Senses more assist Us in our Wils and Pleasure or resist 174. Seeing TO pleasing Objects Sight conveys the Minde And as her Vassal doth it strongly binde 175. Hearing SWeet Sounds make in our Ears but little stay They come like Air like Air they fly away 176. Smelling THe Nose is plac'd betwixt the Mouth Eyes In Bodies Spirits doth Sent exercise 177. Tasting THat you may disgust nothing you should Eat Let Hunger give the Hogoo to your Meat 178. Feeling A Touch may Tickle or give bare Delight The first is young the last is old Mens Right 179.

Brests 49. Mortification UNless Sin Dies no hope of Life then try In time to make it facile for to Die 50. To Day THis instant time Men yesterday did call To Morrow what strange Name will it befal To Morrow the Name of Yesterday then Shall be put on it by all kinde of Men Cras is neer yet never comes I shall say Upon these Thoughts To Morrow is to Day 51. Against thee only have I sinned A Subject sins against God Law and King None but a Prince can such an excuse bring 52. Prayer AS Christ came in although the doors were shut So into Heaven Fervent Prayers get 53. Vpon Mary Magdalen WHat faults her eyes were guilty of in years Of wantonness she blots out with her tears A faculty to weep resides in eyes For by their Treachery most sins surprize 54. Concerning Hope and Fear RIches and Fears are huge Concomitants Hope a Companion unto him that wants Yet Hope is thought a comfortable thing But fear darts through the Soul a forked sting Hope belongs to the Poor to wealthy Fears You may take Hope I fancy Golden Cares 55. Methusalem is dead NOt to have Liv'd but to Live Life implies If Man lives many years at last He Dies 56. Of Lawes and Justice MEn the Laws Path more then Astraeas track Yet Justice they find quick and the Law slack 57. Intemperance THe Universal wish is to Live long Yet Luxury may freely lead us wrong We destroy what we wish for Life must be A debtor to Physicians not to Thee 58. To Ponticus 'T Is hard to become Rich since you are Poor If you were Rich 't were nothing to get more 59. The Pharisees THeir Life was foul Speech fair our Age likewise To cloud Hypocrisie are grown precise But if you credit what Grammarians tell Faith comes from Fio delights to do well 60. Liberty 'T Is Happiness what I wish to acquire Why then do Men destructive things desire Goodness is the grand Freedome only they Live to content whom Vertue teach the way 61. What Countrey Christ was of COnceiv'd A Nazaret Born Bethlemite But to Two Countrys Nature pretends Right 62. Christ's Crucifixion CHrist was a Life to such sad Souls as knew The Second Death was wages to them due To sick a Cure a Way to them at Loss Death unto Death a Torment to the Cross 63. Christ's Cross THe Cross bare Christ Christ the Cross up did take Thus Mercy mov'd Him for distress'd Mans sake 64. Upon Religion IN Pious Hearts a Tree must Grafted be Whose Fruit is Honour whose Root Industrie That Fear made Gods I readily assent For godly Fear is Graces Instrument Although the Root of Piety speaks Gall Yet She is Hony uppermost of all Fear is the Fount the River which thence springs Is Love whose ev'ry Drop much sweetness brings 65. Vpon the Prodigal and Covetous THe Miser not one Farthing gives till Death Spend-thrift hath nothing to give more then Breath 66. Man and Wife LEt Husbands Love their Wifes Wifes recompence Their Husbands Love with strict Obedience As Husband is the Head let the wife be Heart to her Head in meer humanity 67. Study SOme lose their wits by Study but ne'r they Grow mad who study Vertue Night and Day 68. Memento Mori Think on Death THe Hour of Death is dubious and yet A certain Time by Destiny is set No Man is far remote from West from East Yet when we think on them 't is but in Jest 69. The Virgin Mary GOd's Spouse her Fathers Mother might be styl'd A Daughter to her own Coelestial Child She was a Virgin and yet Married She A Mother was yet kept Virginitie That which is Rare is not alwaies Dear A Paradox VIce is a Disease Epidemical Yet 't is held Dear Its price will never fall Though seldom humane Eyes Vertue behold Yet for all that at easie Rates 't is sold 71. A Beast ON Future things not on those which are past Is it the fashion Hopes Anchor to cast Things Vanishing Hope Dies or hopes appear But where is the enjoyment that 's not near Times Past the Future both do Tyrannize The Beast takes what is present He is wise 72. Reason NAture is Mother Reason Queen of things Nature begets Reason to Order brings 73. Nature REason is Natures Childe and therefore saies If you 'l be Happy follow Natures waies 74. I must take leave to talk my Minde ALas poor Creature all your Freedom 's gone For you no more may rave against the Throne But Liberty of Tongue will never cease If you can obtain Leave to hold your Peace 75. To Marcus A Problem WHat if you take a Bad or honest Course For Bad by Law are punish't Good by Force 76. Upon Antiquarians and Novators 'T Is foolish Envy to pass all things by But what are moudly with Antiquity 'T is Envious Folly all things to explode But what are adorn'd with the newest Mode 77. What Death is to a Christian THrough Death at Life eternal we arrive 'T is not an End but Beginning to Live 78. To Christ LOrd thou Hopes Anchor art which never fails A Sea of Love the Ship where our Faith sails Thou art Salt to the Earth Sun to the Sky The Ransom paid for Souls captivity Destruction was destroy'd Death by thee slain Who thought Death could have suffer'd Deadly Pain 79. Self-Love THey who see others Faults and not their own For others Wise for themselves Fools are grown 80. The Lifes of Saints NOt to read Lifes of Saints but such to Live Is that which in the end will Profit give To turn Leaves over no Advantage brings Strive not to Read but Relish Holy things 81. A man's Countrey A Good Man alwaies is at Home a wise Under the fear of Banishment ne'r lies A valiant Son of Mars where e'r he be Converts that Place into his own Countrey Where we can't Thrive we there as exiles dwell My Countrey is where ever I am well A Good Mans Countrey from him can't be rent The wicked alwaies are in Banishment 82. Against the Atheist TIme past cannot Avail Future can't Ope To such a Reprobate the door of Hope Thy choyce desires only on that reflect Which for this moment doth the Sence affect 83. Upon Hereticks FRom Ennius dunghil Virgil scrapt up Gold Hereticks Dung from Truths most precious Mold 84. The effect of Praise GOod Men are made Better Bad worse by Praise Crafty More sly 't will the Fools folly raise 85. Not too Fast A Good Man is not quickly built take heed Though in plain way you make not too much speed Prudent Advice those slight which are in hast First thy self Collect then correct at last 86. The Envious and the Fool THe one wants Honesty the other wit One cannot see the other thinks not fit 87. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Reason 'T Is Reason which God speaks and which we Pray Thus God and Man both Rationally say 88. Opinion NOne will

Ground must lie 12. Vpon a Niggard SIr Sir you 're Poor say others what they please Use Riches makes saith Apollophanes Whilst you use your Estate so long 't is thine That ceasing your Heir may cry This is Mine 13. The Spiders Hunting A Busie Fly laying aside due Care Was fast entangled in a cobweb Snare The Spider Thanks good Fortune now she 's sure To have a Dinner Be not too secure Arachne's Stomach did her Anger whet She leaps to seize the Fly and breaks the Net The Spiders fall making her very faint Away flies Spoyl-meat from her loath'd restraint Under the very Ax Hope may remain A thousand Guards to wickedness are vain 14. Upon a Cynick indiscreetly abstinent A Stubborn and grave Cynick set his best Side outwards by this carriage at a Feast None could perswade him Radishes to Eat Vertue abhors such kinde of luscious Meat Casting about his dull unpleasant Eye He chanc'd fine tender Onions to espie He snaps up those Though Radishes a' nt Good It seems that Onions are a vertuous Food 15. Vpon a Chamber-maid deceased HEr Body serv'd Her soul was alwaies Free Kinde Death hath set that too at Liberty 16. Upon a Fisher-man who was faln in Love withall A Fisher intent on the dropping Net Cast it so well He did a Sweet-heart get It was a Rich mans Daughter so that He Prov'd Master of much Wealth immediately Said He Our Trade is Gainfull In retort His wife made Answer who may you thank for 't 17. Vpon Mediocrity PIndar tells us envy'd Felicity Surpasseth passeth far lamented Misery The Rich are hated the Poor scorn'd God grant I either may abound nor suffer Want Avant Extreams the Mean is best of all Peasants are kick'd Lords can't prevent their fall 18. Fear is altogether unprofitable ANd why so stupid as to lend an Ear To the false Alarms of amazing Fear If evils come not then our Fears are vain And if they do Dread will encrease the Pain 19. A Cause finely pleaded A Certain cause was come to Tryal where Plaintiff Defendant and the Judge Deaf were The Plaintiff pleaded that He had much wrong His Cash was due Five Moneths since All night long Said the Defendant my Mill went Why strive Reply'd the Judge your Mothers are alive 20. Vpon the uncertainty of the Hour of Death I Weep not for those conquered by Fate I weep the fear of Death should Macerate 21. Upon the same YOu would bewail next Moneth to meet chill Death And can you laugh next Hour may stop your Breath 22. Upon a certain Ridiculous Astrologer CVmaean Sybils could not more descry Although enlightned from Divinity Then our Astrologer whose profound Art Could through the Stars a thing when past impart 23. Upon the same THe Prophet counsel'd by the Stars did crye No Man so happy in a Wife as I Looking again when She was run away He gravely foretold that unlucky Day 24. On the same SAturns far distance makes him think all hush He can't discern a Hare from a Brake-Bush Thy Bashfull Moon adventures not to see Actions improper for Virginity Great Jove Europa lov'd Kind Venus led Stout Mars a Captive to her wanton Bed Sol courted Daphne Lovely in the eye Dame Hyrce was of craftie Mercurie Thy Wife securely may spread forth her Sailes For their own Honours Planets can't tell Tales 25. Death not to be feared WHat Madness 't is for Sickness Poverty To refuse Death the end of Misery That only once inflicts a short-liv'd Pain And that endur'd it troubles not again But some Diseases are so rude that they Revisit where they lodg'd but th' other day 26. Upon a certain Covetous and sordid Bishop IF old Methusalem I should outvie The Bishops Bounty claims my Memory He 's vastly Rich doth many Cities owe To his Commands an Hundred Servants bow Yet when I of mean Rank did him approach He kindly spoke and chid not for Encroach Nay more he search'd both Pockets for the Key Of 's Wine-Cellar saying You may be Dry 27. Upon the Inconstancy of Fortune FOrtune observes no Method for throughout Humane Affairs her Wheel is turn'd about With great Inconstancy Low things arise High are confounded by her quick surprize Good Fortune is transmuted into Ill For to make Evill Good is at her will Let not them grieve who under hard Fates lie Good Fortune's near at Hand for shame don't die 28. Vpon Death THey who brag themselves Rich shall quickly see When Death casts their Accounts how Poor they bee 29. Upon a Rabbet that was catch'd twice I Fled from a Mans hands into a Net Ah sad Escape must I pay twice a Debt 30. Concerning Wifes ALl Men exclaim they never in their Lifes Met such great Crosses as their brawling wifes Talke is but Talke for should the sixth wife die The seventh should succeed her presently 31. On the same Subject A Wife afflicts yet She may usefull be If shee 'l die quickly and leave all to thee 32. Upon an Emperick who sold a Drop of Balsam very Deer SIr Q●ack his Patient told nothing could cure The stubborn Feaver did He not endure To pay for precious Balsam to be found With none but Him One Drop would cost ten Pound Five I require to have lay'd down in Hand The other when you 're well I shall demand But about this there scarce can be a strife What is ten pound to secure a Mans Life The Bargain 's made from a well-cover'd Glasse A Grain of this Elixar taken was The sick crav'd all as willing to be sound No the Remainder 's worth an hundred pound Besides the present Dose would stand instead And so it did for He was quickly dead Unhappy Bargain what won't the Fates do Life was not onely lost but Balsam too 33. Vpon a Picture much resembling the Party YOur shadow for your self might almost passe 'T is not your Picture but your Looking-Glass 34. Vpon a Picture unlike I Going lately to a Painters Shop Thy Pourtraicture my wandring eyes did stop I am perswaded that He did compact You should sit three Dayes for to mak 't exact At the first view I understood 't was you For I believ'd the Limner swearing so 35. Vpon a Ridiculous Prognostication A Fam'd Astrologer all Ears did fill Saying This year the King of France lies still New Almanacks were scarcely come in Date Before the Christian King resign'd to Fate The Prophet persists in Defence of 's ill Roving and askes doth not France now lie still The vulgar made his speech a common Jest Often repeating The French King 's at rest This Pill the Starres Interpreter did choake Therefore in Anger He them thus bespoke Ye simple Souls are all your skulls of Lead Doth not the King lie still now he is dead 36. Vpon a Roman Nose PRoclus can't blow his Nose but must confesse Though his Hand 's great yet then his Nose 't is lesse Nor when he sneezeth can He Himself hear His Nostrils are

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

18. Caesar Sacrificing One of the Beasts wanted an Heart FOr many Laurel wreaths the Prince of Rome The Gods presented with an Hecatomb The wise Haruspex searching ev'ry Part Found out one Beast quite destitute of Heart The Sacrifice was counted Ominous No Heart the Gods will not be served thus 19 The Ides of March are come but not past LIllies Great Grand-father would often say Caesar outlives not Marches fifteenth day Time being come to run that Middle Race Caesar said in Astrologies Disgrace The Ides of March are come and so they bee Reply'd the Prophet but you 'l something see Before the Ides be past His words had grounds Before Night Caesar receiv'd twenty wounds Avant Security I am a Mark And Providence can hit Me in the Dark Though Dice be here who can Predict my Cast This Day is come but this Day is not past 20. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} CAesar by taking on him too much State And slighting Senators gave Birth to Hate This fatal Serpent propagated More Conspirators then are found in Three-score Caesar was stab'd and tooke it silently Till Brutus abhor'd damn'd Impiety Wrested out these few words And Thou my Son What have the Traytors mine own Bowels won Megaera must Conclude No sting but Hers shall bore Ingratitude 21. Upon the Brightness of Augustus Caesar's Countenance PHoebus did not so many Rayes comprise As were resplendent in Augustus Eyes No wonder Light in his Face made abode Whose Father by Adoption was a God 22. Vpon the styling of his Freckles Stars VEnus Cheek hath her Mole so fals it here Innumerable Freckles did appear Upon Augustus skin But such as far Excel'd the Common Mimicks of a Star That flattery which made his Eyes a Sun Could make these Stars by the same Art 't was done 23. Upon one of his Edicts WHen the Great God descended from on high To take the vesture of Mortality When the bless'd Jesus was the Angels Theme Whose Carols well-com'd Him to Bethlehem Unto Augustus it seem'd to be known For name of Lord he durst no longer own This Demy-God the Honour did confer On the Immortal and true Jupiter Jupiter quasi juvans Pator 24. Upon the ceasing of Oracles at the same Time IF the Emperial Head did chance to Ake Forthwith to Delphos Rome did Journeys take To enquire who the Successor should be To her redundant Soveraignity Augustus did on the same Message send But Hell was cop'd could not stand his Friend 25. Festina lente AUgustus pleasing to reprove rash Hast Us'd frequently this Proverb Not too Fast Seventy six years his Lungs were seis'd of Breath Perhaps he read that Lecture unto Death 26. Upon his Magnificence WHen Rome was in her Cradle Remus Bloud Wash'd her Foundation with a crimson Floud Not to be lull'd by Peace could she dispence As if Bellona's choicest Residence This made the City far unfit to be A Chair of State to Supreme Majesty But in Augustus Reign fierce Mars did cease And from mean Houses he rais'd Palaces That which was lately Brick now chang'd its Pitch And Pharian Columns did the Street enrich Rome now or never had atchiev ' her Prime Augustus found Materials and Peace Time 27. Vpon his Impartiality THe Commendamus which Augustus gave His Sons was only this Pray let them have My glorious Crown Provided that they be Worthy the Diadem of Majesty The Commonwealth keeps Jubilee is Blest VVhen great Men chiefly minde her Interest 28. Upon the Temple of Janus being shut THe Dove cal'd Concord had Release a while From Melancholy limits in Exile Swords became useless no sad Clamour fils The sublime Convex of the Quirine Hils Rome lockt up Janus Temple what was He The Two-fac'd God cited in Poetry For looking Back perhaps he deserv'd Praise But looking Forward * He could see our daies And let him exercise both Eyes and Minde His Temple shut He 's like no more to finde 29. Upon his Gaming AUgustus was not spotted with much Vice Yet He was Proud and hugely shak'd the Dice Antony out-threw all but him Alone Who by a lucky Passage won the Throne 30. Upon his Humanity THe Eagles Talons did so gripe the Jews That to pay Tribute they durst not refuse Augustus wil'd the Publicans to stay From grudg'd Collections on the Saturday Upon Morality Men may dispence With smaller Lapses done in Conscience 31. Upon Tiberius Caesar's Speech Thoughts and Words should be Free in a free State THe smallest Dust doth trouble much the eye The lightest Blow bruises a Monarchy How came Tiberius to unbarre the Tongue To coyn Pretences to Hang Old and young Extensive Freedom Men may Scot-free prate Not ev'ry Man but they who want Estate 32. A good Shepherd onely shears his Sheep c. NOne could perswade Tiberius to play The Tyrant for a while nor would He lay Taxations on the Provinces The Wool A carefull Shepherd clips Kings must not pull Their Subjects skins over their Eares 'T is right But who Complements thus An Hypocrite 33. Upon his forbidding Kisses TIberias by a promulg'd Edict Prohibited Salutes what what so strict Yes yes for He ador'd the Stews Just so Mall must not Kisse although her Madam do 34. Tiberias was rare Good at Ex Tempore PRemeditated Thoughts quite lost their Edge His Nest was Feather'd though his Words not fledge Gifted Tiberias 't was no Disgrace Dear St. revive thou'lt have an Elders Place 35. Oderint dum Probent ROme was his Ladder to the regal Throne For to requite her Love let him alone Who likes her Hatred How None disapprove But thee Biberius their Subjects Love 36. Upon his using the Laurel as a Shield to protect him against Lightning WHen as a fiery exhalation ror'd And through the Middle Region Passage bor'd Tiberias fortifi'd his Kingly Brow With the prov'd Helmet of a Laurel Bough The due Possessor Laurel frees from Harms Not Envy's Thunder-Bolt can pierce such Arms 37. It was a Capital Crime to name a Goat before Caius Caligula A Wanton Hee-Goat hath not moyster Pores Then that shag'd Monster which proud Rome adores Hence was it made High Treason for to say A Goat in Presence of Caligula A slight reflection Princes Glory blots Before the Moon forbear to talk of Spots 38. Vpon his wish that some Eminent Mischief might befall during his Reign CAius had a mishapen Body Face Exceeding Wan nor did fair vertue Grace His inward Parts yet the Audacious Clod Commanded Worship to himself as God You needed not to wish Calamity What Plague can exceed such a Prodigie 39. Upon his Cruelty CAligula's Bloud-thirsty Soul did rave To send a Man to an untimely Grave Through the mistake of Name a wrong was slain Mercilesse Caius did the Fact maintain For He deserv'd it too An apt Pretence He merited the Ax through Innocence 40. Upon his Dissimulation CAius a mediate Descent could frame From him who yellow Tyber gave a Name This cast Foundations but the

regal Chaire Became his Seat by leading life so faire But when he felt the Gratifying Crown Deboshed Clodius could not put him down Whilest Vices Wings are clipt it can't soare high Honour 's the Touchstone of Morality 41. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} A Grecian Lawyer 's Impudence did quote Claudius Dotage and as Fool him note Princes should not let loose the Reins A Frog Trampled his King when Jove threw down a Log 42. Vpon his ridiculous Resolution CLaudius was half resolv'd by his Edict To concede Leave Wind might no more afflict The Entrails detain'd by Civility At Feasts at Banquets the Guts might let fly His Nostrils alwayes wept you might suppose Before I told you this He wanted Nose 43. Vpon Nero's feigned Clemencie THe Bloud-Hound Nero when desir'd to set His Hand to fatal Warrants us'd Regret And to prevent th' Incursions of Hate In mercie wish'd himself Illiterate Whence was his Quill in writing obstructed The Ink was Black and He lik'd none but Red 44. Upon his Quinquennium TIll Sol had kiss'd the Equinoctial Line Ten times in Nero Vertues Rays did shine After five years He did degenerate And prov'd a Vulture to the Roman State Most Kings make Good beginnings Few endure A Murtherer waits till He seems secure 45. Occidar modo Imperet WHen Nero's Embryo did his Mother fill She search'd the Bowels of Chaldean skill Would'st know his Fortune Thy Issue shall be A King thy Life shall feel his Tyrannie Pride swell'd her Joy that she could not refrain Let my Son kill me so my Son may Reign Her wishes took Effect Nero was kinde To observe punctualy his Mothers minde 46. Vpon his inhumane Wish NEro hearing one say that when he dy'd He car'd not if the Earth in Fire were fry'd Belch'd forth this wish O might I live to see The World grone under that Catastrophe 'T were frivolous Alecto should so do Thy Tyranny may serve both Her and You. 47. Vpon his being deluded by the Oracle NEro consulting Delphos Oracle How long His Soul might in her Palace dwell Receiv'd this Answer Very carefull be To ten times seven when there's added Three This Age from Nero far remote appears His own were counted and not Galba's years When on Destruction the Gods are intent They use Security as Instrument 48. Upon his inordinate Delight in Musick BLest Agrippina your Dear Son can tell To Tune an Harp and play a Lesson well Why should his Faculty incurre dislike As great as He have learn'd to play Mardike 49. Vpon Sulpitius Galba's Deformity GAlba long since did lose becoming Hair Extreamly crooked both Hands and Feet were 'T is strange his Honour seven Moneths should stand Who was defective in Head Feet and Hand 50. Upon his Studies THe Study of the Laws did Galba please Better then other charming Sciences When Princes want the Knowledge of the Law 'T is Tyranny not Reason keeps in Awe 51. Vpon Salvius Otho's Perruck DEformed Otho's Hair was spred so thin That to wear False He accounted no Sin What did our Fashions lie in Otho's Road Yes if his Perruck were cut A la Mode 52. Upon his Curiosity FIve hundred times a Day the Looking-Glasse Commended Otho for a cleanly Face This Fool to make it Fair Sops did apply Had He no Wife to learn him Mercury 53. Vpon the Justice of Aulus Vitellius THose who with Galba's Bloud had their Hands stain'd To suffer death Vitellius constrain'd He who was thus precise was no whit Nice To plunge Himself into the Mire of Vice One Swallow makes no Summer Vertuous call Rulers when Vertue is Habitual 54. Upon his Gluttony TWo thousand Fishes and seven thousand Fowl Once Feasted this Epicurean Soul But He was granted but eight Moneths command A compleat year might have starv'd half the Land 55. Vpon Flavius Vespasians Vertue VEspasian during his Privacie Led such a Life as was Exemplary The Souldiers Love ordained him the Chair He grew more High and his Demeanour Fair In the 12 Caesars O how frail are Men Honour made but Two better Worser Ten. 56. Vpon his Avariciousnesse NOne could Vespasians Impositions flie But who were troubled with the Strangurie His manifest Extortions were so vile That Rome was taxed ev'ry Pissing while 57. Upon Titus Vespasians sweet Disposition DEbonaire Titus rejoyc'd to confer Benefits on the sad Petitioner His Love kept Sentinels lest some by chance Might return with dejected Countenance His Subjects were his Sons They well assign'd His Epithite The Darling of Man-kinde 58. Upon his Assiduity in Goodnesse THe Days bright Father had hid profuse Light Under the Curtains of a Pur-blinde Night When good Vespasian publickly did say Alasse my Friends I did no good this Day Fame take a Note Rome the like never Bred. Vespasian was a God and yet not Dead 59. Upon Flavius Domitians Timerousnesse DOmitian the tedious Day did passe In Galleries forging a Looking-Glasse By help of the Phengites Stone His Minde Was hugely intent to observe behinde His Cruelty had run much on the Score He look'd Behinde He should have look'd Before 60. Upon Domitians private Recreation CHildish Domitian no Pastime did prise To the Heroick Turnament at Flies Let Hercules Nemaean Lyons kill Or Julius with admiration fill The Worlds dimensions who did disarray The Two and fiftieth hot Battalia Fierce Meleager vapours in a Boare Let thy Carpophorus kill Twenty score Of short-Neck'd Bears What should Domitian trie Dangers so Evident A Flie a Flie EPIGRAMS upon Various Subjects 1. To His Serene Highnesse Richard Lord PROTECTOR c. A Vgustus was most lovely in the Eyes Of Romes Grave Senate who did Eternise His Fame and without Arguings agree To Honour him with Pater Patriae In a Pacifick and auspicious Hour You made an Ingresse to the Supream Power Your sweet Demeanour gives publick Content Love Candor finde but few Malevolent Your Father Julius was Augustus be Your Countreys Father Mecoena 's to Me 2. To the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Glyn. ONe of your Predecessors pleas'd to tell Posterity that the Law is a WELL Men are the thirsty Buckets which receive More or lesse Water as Reason gives Leave There 's an Eternal Spring or else no doubt You had long since drawn all the Water out 3. To the Right Honourable Oliver St. John Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas WHere ever Sol emits his innate Light On purpose to transport the drowzie Night The English valour will endure the Test Nor do her Lions fear the Eagles Nest Had Britain many Nestors like to you She should be as Renown'd for Wisdom too 4. To the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Baron Widdrington And his Brother Mr. Vniversity-Orator ANd did the Juncto of the Gods agree To make you Sol your Brother Mercury Nature doth seldome so exhaust her Store Of Ingenuity as to makemore Then one wise in an House ye needs must be Chronicl'd for an happy Prodigie You Grace the Law your Brother's