Recreation for ingenious head-peeces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in of epigrams 700, epitaphs 200, fancies a number, fantasticks abundance : with their addition, multiplication, and division.

The 12 Signes of the Zodiack.

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Venus to Mars, and Mars to Venus came, Venus contriv'd, and Mars confirm'd the same: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the place, the game what best did please, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Vulcan▪ found the Sun in ARIES.

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TAURUS, as it hath been alledg'd by some, ••s fled from Neck and Throat to roare at Rome. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 now the Bull is growne to such a rate, The price has brought the Bull quite out of date.

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CANCER the backward Crab is figur'd here. O'r stomack, breast, and ribs to domineere. Eve on a rib was made, whence we may know, Women from Eve were Crab'd and backward too▪

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VIRGO the Phoenix signe (as all can tell ye) Has regiment o'r bowells, and o'r belly. But now since Virgo could not her belly tame, Belly has forc'd Virgo to lose her name.

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SCORPIO Serpent-like, most slily tenders, What much seduceth man, his privy members: Which mov'd our Grandam Eve give eare unto That secret-member-patron Scorpio.

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The goatish CAPRICORNE that us'd to presse 'Mongst naked Mermaidens, now's faln on ••s 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Where crest-faln too (poor Snake) he lies as low As those on whom he did his horns bestow.

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With arm in arm our GEMINI enwreath, Their individuate parts in life and death:

The arms and shoulders sway, O may I have But two such friends to have me to my grave.

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LEO a Port-like Prelate now become, Emperiously retires to th' Sea of Rome: A Sea, and yet no Levant-sea, for than He were no Leo, but Leviathan.

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LIBRA the reins, which we may ••ustly call A signe which Tradesmen hate the worst of all: For she implies even weights, but doe not look To find this signe in every Grocers-book.

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If thou wouldst please the lasse that thou dost mar∣ry, The signe must ever be in SAGITTARY: Which rules the thighs, an influence more common Mongst Marmosites & Monkies, then some women.

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AQUARIUS (as I informed am) Kept Puddle-wharfe, and was a Waterman, But being one too honest for that kind, He row'd to Heaven, and left those knaves behind.

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PISCIS the fish is said to rule the feet, And socks with all that keep the feet from sweat▪ One that purveyes provision enough, Of Ling, Poore-Iohn, and other Lenten stuffe.