The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole.

Noon.

What time the Sun doth dine, The highest tide and flow of light. The summer of the day, The head-strong day, The parted day in equall ballance held.

And now the Sunne, the shortest shadows made, Now East and West the equall sun partakes, Now Phoebus with inflaming eye doth view The crannied earth. Now Titan bore his equall distant sight, Betwixt foregoing and ensuing ligh••. When Phoebus from the height of all the skie Beholds the East and West with equall eye. When as the high pitch'd Sun invades The Earth with hottest beams and shortest shades, Now he that guides the Chariot of the sun, On his Ecliptick circle had so run, That his brasse-hoof'd fire-breathing horses wan The stately height of the Meridian, By this bright Phoebus with redoubled glory, Had half way mounted to the highest story Of his Olympick Palace. Now labouring men seeing the Sun decline, Take out their bags and sit them down to dine, The Sun was in the middle way, And had o'rcome the one half of the day. When as the Sun up to the South aspires, And seats himself upon dayes glorious T••rone, Ascending through heavens brightest azure vault, The Sun is now upon the highest hill Of his dayes journey, Now the Mid day had made the shadows short, The Evening and the Morn of equall port. The Rosie Morn resigns her light, And milder glory to the Noon.