John Owen's Latine epigrams Englished by Tho. Harvey, Gent. ; dedicated by the author Mr. John Owen unto the Lady Mary Nevil, daughter of the Earl of Dorset.

The First Book. (Book 1)

To the Lady Mary Neville.

I Dedicate, lest Patron-less It be, My Book to th' Reader, and My Self to Thee.

2. To the Reader.

The Folly's blam'd, if Thou Commendest all That here Thou readest, no Thing if, thy Gall.

3. Of his Book, to John Hoskins, a Lawyer.

This Book is as The World: as Men, The Verse: Good Verses Here, as There good Men, are scarce.

4. To the Lady Mary Neville.

If us Pythagoras doth not delude, Thou, Juno, Pallas, Venus, dost include: For in Thee, though but One, Three vertues be: Where, One of Them is rare, in other Three.

5. To the same.

As in the Skies the Sun, i' th' Sun the Light, So vertue's splendor in thy Face seems scite: Who comes a Looker on; becomes a Lover: Thy Vertue, or thy Beauty's the sole Mover.

6. To her Son Thomas Neville.

Such rare Things of thy Genius are Pen'd, That though All true, they All belief transcend. Hope in a Child, not present Worth, is prais'd: Thee present Worth, not Hope alone hath rais'd.

7. To her Daughter Cecily.

Thou like thy Mother art, and needst none other Applause: It is enough, th' art like thy Mother.

8. Know thy Self. Of Harpalus.

Thou worthy to be known art not of worth: Fit for thy knowledge then seek something forth.

9. To a Lawyer.

If happy's he who knows of Things the Cause: How happy thou Cause-Pleader with Applause?

10. Of John Prote.

To lead a Wife, that is, to marry One, Oft hast Thou menac'd; Drunkards can do none: Rather a Wife must marry Thee, to lead Thee drunken from the City to thy Bed.

11. To Aulus an ignoble Noble-man.

Thou to thine Ancestors ow'st All: to Thee Posterity shall not indebted he.

12. To Hernicus.

Thou bought'st a Fool for Twenty Pounds, but I▪ Will not at such a price the Buyer buy.

13. Of Venus.

Love's first Sweet's better; bitter is in Fine: Venus comes smiling, mourning doth decline; So run fresh Rivers to the Sea, whose Taste Returns Them brackish-brinish at the last.

14. To Mr. Gilbert.

Thou th' Earth denyst to stand: prodigious Note, Thus writing, Thou perhaps wert in a Boat.

15. To Physicians and Lawyers.

Galen, thine Health doth from our sickness rise; Justinian, our Folly makes Thee wise.

16. O Times, O Manners!

Learn'd Scaliger The Worlds deformed Times Reformed: Who shall Now reform Mens Crimes?

17. Paris his judgement.

When Paris was elect a Judge to be Between Three Goddesses, and of the Three, Doubtful which to preferr; Pallas was wise, Juno majestick: Venus wan the Prize. Love Conquer'd All: were't now to vote again, One money'd Juno would the Prize obtain.

18. Germanical Truth.

Democritus affirm'd that Truth was drown'd In some profound Abyss, not to be found. If hid in Wine, as Proverbs have assign'd, The Teutons have It found, or will It find.

19. To Linus.

Thou, Linus, hast (1) 1.1 Labrorum store, but more Wouldst learned be (2) 1.2 Librarum hadst such store.

20. To a certain young Noble-man.

Old Age, not Death's Thee wish'd: the Sickness; Age, Not Death, the Cure, is wish'd Thee by the Sage.

21. To a certain poor Physician.

Thou that of late (1) 1.3 Mendicus cam'st to Town, Thy Name but changing (2) 1.4 Medicus art grown: Physick Thou giv'st the Sick, he gives Thee Coin, Thus his Disease Thou curest, and he Thine.

22. Of a certain Woman.

Thy Form brought forth thy Fame: But O the Child Did kill the Mother: fair Form; Fame defil'd.

23. On Marcus.

In Nature why dost (1) 1.5 Emptiness deny, Si••h in thine Head's so much vacuity?

24. Upon modern Writers. To the Reader.

Whether the vulgar more untruths unmask In Quart', Octav', or Folio dost ask? In Sexto-decimo some Writers I Suspect in ev'ry Folio to lie.

25. Of Phillis.

Phillis, Thou wilt not give, but tak'st a kiss, Knowing that taking One, a giving is.

26. To the same.

If Love be Fire (as doth the Proverb prove) Ah, woe to Me, how Cold a Fire's thy Love?

27. A wicked Atheist.

Use present Times and Things: A Time will be When there will be no Time at all for Thee: Grammarians, Past, Future Times display, But I will use the Present while I may.

28. The Atheist's Epitaph.

He died, as if dead, no Life There were: As if There were no Death, He lived Here.

29. The Optative Mood.

Th' Infinitive is near th' Optative Mood, For Infinite's the wish of Goods or Good.

30. Of Alana.

Wedlock to be th' intolerablest yoke Alana cries all day: but doth revoke When Night is come her Clamorous Regreet, And saith, No yoke like Wedlock is so sweet.

31. Prophets, Poets.

Prophets of Things to come the Truth predict: But Poets of Things past write false and fict.

32. Of Life and Death.

Life tends to Death, as Rivers to the Seas: For Life is sweet, Death bitter, doth displease.

33. Of Vulcan.

Vulcan made splendid Arms for Mars his Breast, Mars gave unt' him a specious-spacious Crest: Thou wert well paid O Vulcan for thy pains, Horns for thine Iron; Were such Glaucus gains?

34. An English Grammer.

The Feminine doth unt' It self design What's proper to the Gender Masculine.

35. Free Will.

Freedom of will, which is The worlds Contest, Husbands have lost, but Wives have It possest.

36. Of Life and Love.

Though ev'ry Action unt' its End doth tend, Yet Life and Love abominate their End.

37. The Elysian Fields.

Through Hells dark-dismal Cell A••neas walk'd Into th' Elysian Fields, as Poets talk'd: For when He shot Elisa's Gulph, who can Deny, He was i' th' Fields Elysian?

38. An Husband, and an Adulterer.

The Husband.

I have A wife, others her Love: so rather For Others not Themselves Bees Honey gather.

The Adulterer.

This Seed I rais'd, but in Anothers Field: So Birds for Others, not Themselves do build.

39. New Rhetorick.

His Arguments, who Money wants, are sick: Gifts Now, not words, are the New Rhetorick.

40. Of Cotta lately made a Monk.

Cotta perplex'd with's wife a (1) 1.6 Cucule bought, That dying He might die no Cuckold thought.

41. Geneva's Arms.

Geneva in her Ensign doth display Th' Imperial Eagle, and the Popedoms Key: But how Geneva Them to keep dost hope, Should (1) 1.7 Rodolph claim his Bird, his Key the Pope?

42. Upon the Trifles of Borbonius a Poet.

Thou Trifles thought'st not, what Thou so didst call: I call Them not, but think Them Trifles All.

43. Of Faith.

Not Faiths, but Faith is mention'd on Record: For former Times did but one Faith afford.

44. Of Paulinus a Physician.

Wherefore's a sick Man call'd thy Patient, Sith He's impatient at thine Advent? By suff'ring He's thy Patient, for He Doth suffer more, than by's disease, by Thee.

45. Of Cottula.

If what Apollo said of (1) 1.8 One be true, Th'art Wise: Thou knowst, Thou Nothing knowst: Adiew▪

46. Of Fabiana.

If Fields be fertile call'd that bear much Corn, Then Fab'an's fertile; for she hath many born.

47. A Joque upon Covetous Men.

The Vulgar, Nature pleas'd with little praise, And on the Covetous a Scandal raise: Yet sole the Covetous pleas'd with least we see; Nature, Enough thinks little, Nothing He.

48. To Philopater.

Though for Ones Country noble 'tis to die, Yet nobler 'tis to live for It, think I.

49. The World.

I' th' world's no Constancy; All's Circular: What wonder Then no Rectitude is There?

50. Of Aretinus.

In All Things there's a Mediocrity, Excepting in the Thing call'd Venery: Lust hath found out a Thousand means, with Art To do, what should be done on Natures part.

51. Of Silius.

Th'art Atheist: For Papist Thou mayst not be; And to b' a Protestant disliketh Thee.

52. Against Atheists.

No House doth want Its Lord; shall Then (alone) This specious-spacious House the World have None?

53. A Physician.

Physicians take 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.

'Tis 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, 'tis 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.

••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, ••he looking on the Taller, when she spies ••is Nose, Arms, Leggs, Feet, all of longest size, ••he thus, or Impudent, or prudent spake, ••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 'twas known: Whether the Child by such mistake begot, Be spurious, legitimate, or not?

81. Of the Morning.

Dost wonder why the Light's expatiated •• th' Morn before the Sun? 'twas 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 Min••▪ 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) 1.9 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: 'tis 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: ••••••ve bearded, but light-headed th' art withal.

96. To Mr. John Hoskins.

••••en I convers'd with Thee (my Friend instil'd) ••outh at (1) 1.10 Oxon, (2) 1.11 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, ••••mands, commends These grateful Lines to Thee.

97. Of Death to Epicharmus.

••••y wouldst not die, but yet be dead? O why ••••uldst without dying, Epicharmus, die? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of bringeth Death; Death Grief extinguisheth: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therefore (Epicharme) is worse than Death.

98. Of Phylllis.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Parthians in their Flight shoot, wound their Foe, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Lovers, Phyllis fleeing, woundeth so.

99. Of Hallus the Grammaticaster.

••••mous am while fasting, but when full, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, saith Hallus, Infamous and dull.

100. Of the Loadstone.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Court Magnates Gold to Them attract, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on the Magnetes; All exact: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not deal with Such, in Asking learn'd, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Giving flack, in Taking most concern'd: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Them go, none from them come again, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 I nill ask them, lest I ask in vain.

101. Of Death.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 ask what's Death? till dead I know not (1) 1.12, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Me then, I will resolve thy Quere. (2) 1.13

102. Of Clients.

••••nts before a Thief run singing home, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from the City Money-less they come.

103. To Zoilus.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 I bad Manners check, thou carp'st at Me, ••onscious for reprehending Thee.

Why fear'st thou more than others? I perhaps Blaming bad Manners, blame mine own Relapse.

104. Children and Fools tell Truth.

Our Proverb calls Truth-tellers Fools: What then? Is't Folly to tell Truth in English Men?

105. To one Bald-headed.

Thy Front had certain Measure, till a blast, I know not of what Wind thy Leaves off cast: Thy Front hath sithence All thine Head ingrost, And is perpetual at last, not lost: Thou canst not tell the largeness of thy Front, No Trust is therefore to be built upon't.

106. To the same.

Mine hairs I cannot number, 'cause so many: Nor canst Thou number thine, because not any.

107. Fortunes Apology.

Dame Fortune doth an equiballance bear, Shee fills the Poor with Hope, the Rich with Fear.

108. On Cotta.

Cotta the Stews advent'ring in, return'd T' his house ('tis said) with something that was burn'••▪

109. On Procillus a Noble-man.

If thou to Lyers wouldst not lend thine Ear, None with a Lye before Thee durst appear.

110. To Paulus a Lawyer.

Between thy self and Wife thou dost disjoyn The year, so that scarce Half is wholly Thine: One part's thy Wives, Vacation call'd, t' apply Thy Wives Vocation, or Vacuity. That other part's not wholly thine; thy Bride Neglected, Thou by Clients art employ'd. This Part o' th' year the Term is call'd, and why? Because It Terminates thy Venery.

111. To the same.

No Terms determine, no Vacation's vain, Thou wholly Vacant art by Strifes to gain.

112. To Marinus.

As oft as from the Bed thy wife doth rise Untouch'd by Thee, her Nails assault thine Eyes:

Thou speak'st her Fair, but words in vain proceed, She must be pleas'd in doing of the Deed.

113. A Chirurgion.

Shall I wish Wars, or Peace? Each serves for me: Fierce Mars, fair Venus, both my Patrons be.

114. The Venetian disease.

My Country's Italy, my Parents Gauls, 'Tis doubt which of those Names to me befalls.

115. Back-biters, Flatterers.

(1) 1.14 One said, The Snow was Black; an Author sad: This Age hath Many seen as sad, as bad: The Fox a Crow's white Feathers prais'd: Ah me, How many Foxes in this Age have we?

116. To Ponticus.

Thou said'st thou would'st repent: I scarce believe Thee, For I did never yet so wise perceive Thee.

117. An Herculean labour.

To tame a shrewd Wives Tongue, and haughty mind, A Thirteenth Labour Hercules will find.

118. Mars, Mors.

War, Death.

War bringeth Dearth, Dearth Death to Men on Earth; War therefore's worse than either Death or Dearth. Our Troubles War begins, Death finisheth, In War small distance is 'twixt Dearth and Death.

119. To Cynthia.

O that thy Feats were like thy Feature: And O that thine Heart were candid like thine Hand.

120. To Gellia.

In secret sins thou think'st thy self secure; Though Nothing's done in secret that's impure.

121. Of Albinus.

A Friend Albinus meeting, said, Retire, Thine shakes, for O thy Neighbours Wall's on Fire: Albinus hasting home, his wife did take In th' Act; O Now, quoth He, my Wall doth shake.

122. Of Claudius a Philosophaster.

Sick Claudius, poor, foolish, parts by's Art Good in Three Parts; but of Them hath no Part.

123. Of Bardella a Thief at Mantua.

A Monk the Thief Bardella judg'd to die Thus Comforted, O thou shalt Sup on high: Bardella then reply'd, I fast this day, Please you to Sup There in my Place, you may.

124. Of Flitting Flora.

In thy Coition thou didst boast thine Act, Thy boasting was more sinful than thy Fact.

125. Of Quintillus.

He nothing gives t' his Friend, but liberal T' his Friendless, gives Himself, his Wealth, his All.

126. To Aulus of old Quintius.

Though Quintius a young wild Wife did Wed, Why sentst an Epithalamy t' his Bed? An Epitaph were fitter to confer: For his own Grave he digg'd in Bedding her.

127. Of Costus.

Thou sinn'st impunely, but thy Fore-man paid Thy Pennance with his Head: 'twas burn'd, 'tis said.

128. An Answer to Cynthia's Letter.

Thy Paper's white, thy Letter's black within: This doth denote thine Heart, and That thy Skin.

129. To Sextilian a Bastard.

Not to Create Thee, but to recreate Himself, thy Father thee begot ('twas Fate,) If Givers Minds than Gifts b' accepted rather, Thou dost not owe thy Life unto thy Father.

130. Of Porcia an Hypocrite.

Thou, 'cause my Book a Fore-man Names, dost flout it: Books Thou wouldst have, but not a Man without it.

131. Of Saturns Three Sons.

Divines, Physicians, Lawyers; These Three Do regulate the World in their degree.

132. Of a single Life. To a Married man.

Woe to the sole, said * 1.15 He, that had a Wife: Saint Paul doth much Commend a single Life: (2) 1.16 That, Woe unt•• us, saith: This, but Woe to Me: That's double, This, but single Woe can be.

133. Of Corneus.

Hear, mark, be silent: he whose Feminine Is wanton, to these three must most incline.

134. Of Cajus.

When Cajus was accus'd of Bigamy, Confessing, he professing did reply, A Bishop Husband of One wife may be: May not a Lay-man then have Two or Three?

135. Of Pomponia.

She's punctual, her self that prostitutes: Because with profit, pleasure she commutes.

136. Of Pinotus sick with the Colick.

Thy Life was sav'd by breathing out thy Breath: That was thy Life which proves unt' others Death.

137. Of Pomponia.

A Plume of Feathers brave Pomponia wears: What Mars his Ensign was now Venus bears: As Mars his favour She doth wear't, that she May shew how friendly Mars and Venus be. * 1.17 Suum Cuique pulchrum.

138. To H. L.

Thou lov'st thy Neighbours wife, he thine doth love: So that ones own doth not still pleasing prove.

139. Venus.

Sith Venus is expos'd to sale like Wine, Why hangs there not before her door a Sign?

140. To Marinus. Difficilia quae pulchra.

If difficult what's fair, on this Result Take Facile thou, give me the Difficult.

141. To Theodorus.

By th' now▪new Law thou maist not wed, what then? By th' old thou maist without offending men But twice 'gainst * 1.18 Moses Law th' hast done amiss, Thy first wife was a whore, a widow this.

142. Ka'end. Jan To Germanicus.

Instead of Gifts I Verses send to thee: Send Gifts instead of Verses unto Me.

143. Sara.

She that her Maid would unt' her Husband give, As did rare Sara, now doth rarely live.

144. To D. T.

Thy Titles, Scholars Servant, Masters Lord, Mine Envy and my Pity both afford.

145. Of Paula an Atheist.

Whether a Man two Wives, or Husbands two A Maid should have, 'twas ask'd: This knot t' undo, Thus Paula said, A Maid two Men should have, Else how can two consist in one Concave?

146. In Medio virtus.

Between two Men a pompous Woman sate, Vertue the middle Place hath lost of late.

147. Of Acerra.

He's blest, whom others Horns have made afraid, Unwedded A'cer oft t' his Father said.

148. To Pinotus.

Dost ask, What I would have a Feminine? Not Venale, Vendible I would have Mine.

149. Of Quintus and Quintina.

Quintus his Wifes Intreaties for Commands, Her words for Laws, her Beck for Statute stands: She leads, she drives at will, the silly Sot, As if she had an Husband, and had not: 'Gainst Nature, Laws, Arts Rules: Grammarian Avaunt: For Here's He Woman, and She Man.

150. A Paradox to his absent Mistress.

I burn with Love: And I the more am burn'd, The more remote from me the Fire is turn'd.

151. Of Paulina.

False to the First false to the second Bed: Both void, She liv'd unblam'd-unblemished, Not for the fear of Sin; but fear of Shame Preferr'd Her without Blemish, without Blame: Though many did her treat, did her intreat, She granted unto none the Vacant Seat.

152. Of Gellia.

If it be Simony to Merchandize, And at a price Things consecrate to prize,

We well may call thee Simoniacal, Who sellest Love, For Love's Spiritual.

153. Of a certain Woman.

In small time how immense thy Things did grow? Of late but Omicron, Omega now.

154. Aenigma.

Tell where that Creature is, on Hill, or Vale, Whose Father Female, Mother is a Male?

155. To Ponticus.

That Both thine Eyes thou hast I wonder: Why? Because thy Parents Each had but One Eye.

156. Of D. Vitus.

I know not whether Horn'd, I know (by signs) That th' art a Bull, having Three Vitulines.

157. Of a Dactyle, to a certain Lover.

Wouldst with a pleasing Verse thy Mistris Court? 'T were fit to know what Feet should it support: Of all the Measures which a Verse do summon, The Dactyle Measure best delights a woman.

158. Of Love descending.

From th' Eyes Love riseth, by the Mouth descends Into Loves Center, where It hath it's Ends.

159. Of Balba.

Balba, leave taking of her Spouse, said Thus Phi-Philip you'l b' I hope soon-soon with us.

160. Of Theft, a Problem, to Lawyers.

Who takes a thing, ••illing his Lord, 's a Thief; But what if's Lordess in that Act be Chief?

161. Of Ponticus.

Of Promise thou dost no Performance make: Physician-like, who gives not, yet saith Take.

162. Of Cerellia, married to an Eunuch.

Now to the Spartane Customs I agree, That Men, Maids, when they wed should naked be: For Cerill having late espous'd a Frank, Thiking to gain a Prize, got but a Blank.

163. Of Horns, a Probleme.

When any Wife betrays the Marriage Bed, Why wears her Husband Horns? Because he's Head.

164. To Germanicus, Calend. Jan.

Or give m' a Gift, my Verses or restore, Which I on that condition gave before.

165. Christ-Church Colledge in Oxford.

Though this imperfect House to ruine tend, Its large Quadrangle yet doth it commend.

166. Of Phyllis.

Phyllis pretends my Verse her Fancy moves; She loves a Verse, but something more she loves.

167. Of Himself.

I spend the Time in Trifles, and in Folly: Thus lest my Time be lost, I lose it wholly.

168. To the Reader, of Himself.

My Brevity perchance seems Sloth t' imply: Believe me no small labour, 's Brevity: I not as some, speak much in foolish sort: Perhaps my Speech is foolish, but 'tis short.

169. Of boasting Thraso.

Why doth Sir Thraso wear great Spurs? Because Glory doth wear great Spurs to gain Applause.

170. Of Himself.

Ask, saith Saint James, it shall be given thee: O that King James would say the same to me.

171. Court Musick consisting of two Voices.

The Favourite's advanc'd, and Elah sings: Another, all his Tunes t' a Cadence brings. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 〈♫〉〈♫〉

172. To the Reader.

Lest this my Book should make Tobaco vapour, Wipe rather thy Posteriours with my Paper.

173. To his Book.

My Book, Me living, thou maist die perhaps: What then? A Child doth oft to death elapse Before his Father: So then, whether I Survive Thee, or Thou me, We both must die.

The End of the First Book.

Notes

• (1) 1.1

  Books.
• (2) 1.2

  Pounds.
• (1) 1.3

  A Beggar.
• (2) 1.4

  A Physician.
• (1) 1.5

  Vacuum.
• (1) 1.6

  A Monks Hood.
• (1) 1.7

  The Emperour.
• (1) 1.8

  Socrates
• (1) 1.9

  Hora••••
• (1) 1.10

  New Colledge in Oxford.
• (2) 1.11

  Winchester Col∣ledge where the Scholars are called Children.
• (1) 1.12

  Verè
• (2) 1.13

  Certainly.
• (1) 1.14

  Anaxagoras.
• * 1.15

  Solomon, Eccles.
• (2) 1.16

  A Welch Proverb, Gwelh iw gua•• si, na gua ni, that is, Better is woe to me than woe to us.
• * 1.17

  Cic. Tusc. quaest. lib. 5.
• * 1.18

  Levit. 21.7, 13, 14.