Ar't asleepe husband? A boulster lecture; stored with all variety of witty jeasts, merry tales, and other pleasant passages; extracted, from the choicest flowers of philosophy, poesy, antient and moderne history. Illustrated with examples of incomparable constancy, in the excellent history of Philocles and Doriclea. By Philogenes Panedonius.

SECTION IX. Their Eminent Labours; And how they were Assistants in the ex∣quisitest Workes that have been formerly composed, eyther for History or Poesy.

Under which Subject are these Stories concluded.

1 WHat happinesse attends those men who cast their Lots in faire fields: and what infelicity ac∣companieth the contrary.

306 307

2 A Catalogue of such creatures, whose sweet nature and choice temper have both with mo∣desty and majesty tender'd their Consorts a Boulster Lecture.

308

3 Zenobia, beside other Princely Tasks, made an abridgement of the Alexandrian, and all the Orientall H••stories.

ib. ••09

4 What inward beauty upon their Sexe, be∣stowed that vertuous Cornelia, mother to the victorious Gracchus; Portia, Brutus his wife; Cleobula, daughter to Cleobu∣lus, one of the seven Sages of Greece; the daughter of Pythagoras; Theano daughter to Metapontus; Phemone, that mysterious Sibill, who first gave life to an Heroicke verse; Sulpitia, Calanus his wife; Hor∣tensia, daughter to the famous Orator Hor∣tensius; Edesia of Alexandria; Corin∣nathia, who contended for the Laurell with Pindarus; Paula, Seneca's wife; Argen∣gentaria Pollia, or Polla, wife to Lucan; and his assistant in his highest & heroick'st composures?

309, &c.

5 Such as these might make good Companions to pray, play, and converse with.

312

6 Mouth-lovers are but Month-lovers: when their Honey-month is done, their love-threed is spun.

ib.

7 Modest Matrons will admit no youthfull parliance: nor stoupe to any uncomely dal∣liance.

ib.

8 Those loves quickly expire and dye, which receive their only infusion by the eye.

ib.

9 Lovers easily deluded, when by their Sense only directed.

ib.

10 A Curtezans Anatomy-Lecture.

313, &c.

11 Love grounded on Sence, produceth jealousy; jealousy revenge.

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12 These very moderne times afford Ladies, so highly enriched with unequall'd abilities both by Art and Nature as they have deservingly acquired, & constantly reteined that select style of THE WITS. Their de∣sire is, to have their Muses rather buskin'd than busked. Sweet and dainty Ayres, their choicest cares.

316

13 Others we have, though not altogether so happy for strength of fancy, yet no lesse use∣full in another faculty: by reading Prin∣ciples of House-wivery to their well order'd family.

ib. & 317

14 These welcome their husbands home with a smile: and entertaine his friend without a thought of ill.

ib.

15 To gaine themselves more improvement, they taske themselves to some imploiment.

ib.

16 They read not to dispute, but to live: not to talke, but to know.

ib.

17 A man ill-married, (and finding in him∣selfe a willingnesse to suffer) may boast that he possesses in the person of his wife, all ne∣cessary qualities to be put into the List of Martyrs.

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A man well-married is so far from that o∣pinion, as he ha's a Consort ever ready to afford him sweet Musick without Division.

ibid.

18 In the conclusion of this Section, he exhorts Ladies to reteine a memory and resem∣blance

of those he ha's described: and he shall acknowledge this his Labour and Ser∣vice addressed to them, highly requited.

ib.

• 1 Menippus his Madrigall, to his Coy-duck, Clarabell.
• ...2 Loves Festivall at Lusts Funerall.