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.

Ʋpstart Courtier. v. Fantastick.

The silken youths of Court, great Atlas of the State, That an high sayl of honour bear Using the fine Rhetorick of clothes, To win esteem, serious glorious fools, Court ear-wigs, wrigling to the ear of greatness Gaudy nothings. That can speak a tedious piece of nothing, Vary his face, as Sea-men do their Compass; Made of nothing but antick clothes and cringes, Signes of men, court bubbles, Gaudy glow-worms, carrying seeming fire, Fine clothes, with a bad lining. Barrels of others wit, His word like a phantastical banquet, just so many Strange dishes. A child of fancy, Pedlars of wit, That speak taffatie ph••ases. Mushrom gentlemen, That shoot up in a night to place and worship The glittering Cou••tier that in tissue stalks, That wear a Pedlars shop about them Like the Cynnamon-tree-bark more worth than the body. Like the Bird of Paradise feathers, more wor••h than the flesh. Living under the tyranny of Ceremonies.

Perfumed silk-worms. Inferiour orbes directed by the motion of higher sphears.

Living by the refl••ction of higher substances, Can better exchange a piece of gold than of reason. Such a man as his taylor pleaseth to shape him,

Putting much of his judgment away about the situation of his cloaths. There is a confederacy between him and his clothes, be∣twixt them to make up a puppy.

Proud of the ratling of his silks, (clothes being the remembrances of lost innocency) like a mad man that laughs at the ratling of his ••etters.