epite

presumptums

Chosen thou hast; and they that overween,

And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen,
No anger find in thee, but pity and ruth.
Thy care is fixt, and zealously attends

des dam.

To fill thy odorous lamp with deeds of light,
And hope that reaps not shame. Therefore be sure,
Thou, when the bridegroom with his feastful friends
Passes to bliss at the mid hour of night,
Hast gain'd thy entrance, virgin wise and pure.

V.

TO THE LADY MARGARET LEY.

(1644?)

IO

DAUGHTER to that good Earl, once President
Of England's Council and her Treasury,
Who lived in both, unstain'd with gold or fee,
And left them both, more in himself content,
Till the sad breaking of that parliament arch 10, 1629.
Jach 1947, 1629 Broke him; as that dishonest victory dichonsable

At Chæronea, fatal to liberty,

Kill'd with report that old man eloquent.secrates, 3388.C.
Though later born than to have known the days
Wherein your father flourisht, yet by you,

Madam, methinks I see him living yet;

So well your words his noble virtues praise,

That all both judge you to relate them true,
And to possess them, honour'd Margaret.

VI.

A mire ON THE DETRACTION WHICH FOLLOWED UPON MY
WRITING CERTAIN TREATISES.

(1645.)

ΙΟ

book on dive.

A BOOK was writ of late call'd Tetrachordon,
And woven close, both matter, form and style;
The subject new: it walk'd the town awhile,
Numbring good intellects; now seldom por'd on.
Cries the stall-reader, 'Bless us! what a word on 5

A title page is this!' and some in file

Stand spelling false, while one might walk to Mile-
End Green. Why is it harder, sirs, than Gordon,
Colkitto, or Macdonnel, or Galasp?

Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek
That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp.

II

Thy age, like ours, O soul of Sir John Cheek, tutor to Idward
Hated not learning worse than toad or asp,

When thou taught'st Cambridge, and King Edward Greek.

VII.

ON THE SAME.

I DID but prompt the age to quit their clogs
By the known rules of ancient liberty,

When straight a barbarous noise environs me
Of owls and cuckoos, asses, apes, and dogs.

5

in fee ample, in full possessio, in perpetical sub – Jestine.

As when those hinds that were transform'd to frogs
Rail'd at Latona's twin-born progeny,
Which after held the sun and moon in fee.
But this is got by casting pearl to hogs,
That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood,
And still revolt when truth would set them free. IO
License they mean when they cry liberty;
For who loves that, must first be wise and good;
But from that mark how far they rove we see,
For all this waste of wealth, and loss of blood.

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VIII.

Ju dar,

when Pan. afollo

TO MR. H. LAWES, ON THE PUBLISHING HIS AIRS.

(Feb. 9, 1645-6.)

setting at

HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song
First taught our English music how to span
Words with just note and accent, not to scan
With Midas' ears, committing short and long; Varia
Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng,

5

were extending, decises for Pan; thereupan Apollo changed his ears rits than of an

With praise enough for Envy to look wan;

IO

To after age thou shalt be writ the man,
That with smooth air could'st humour best our tongue.
Thou honour'st Verse, and Verse must lend her wing
To honour thee, the priest of Phoebus' quire,
That tun'st their happiest lines in hymn, or story.
Dante shall give Fame leave to set thee higher
Than his Casella, whom he woo'd to sing,
Met in the milder shades of Purgatory.

by Dante in Purgatory.

IX.

ON THE RELIGIOUS MEMORY OF MRS. CATHARINE THOMSON,
MY CHRISTIAN FRIEND,

not necessarily in

Moderes souse.

Deceased December 16, 1646.

WHEN Faith and Love, which parted from thee never,

Had ripen'd thy just soul to dwell with God,
Meekly thou didst resign this earthy load

Of Death, call'd Life, which us from Life doth sever.
Thy works and alms and all thy good endeavour
Staid not behind, nor in the grave were trod;
But as Faith pointed with her golden rod,
Follow'd thee up to joy and bliss for ever.
Love led them on, and Faith who knew them best
Thy hand-maids, clad them o'er with purple beams
And azure wings, that up they flew so drest,
And spake the truth of thee on glorious themes
Before the Judge; who thenceforth bid thee rest,
And drink thy fill of pure immortal streams.

X.

TO MR. LAWRENCE.
6

LAWRENCE, of virtuous father virtuous son,

Now that the fields are dank, and ways are mire,
Where shall we sometimes meet, and by the fire
Help waste a sullen day; what may be won
From the hard season gaining? time will run

5

IO

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6 eury Larorence, de. P. in the Little Pail. 7 16.53. Pruisn't

! Cromwell's Council, and

7 byriack thimin wither was Bridget, accord dan. ledward boke, bheif Justice of Lengland.

TO CYRIACK SKINNER.

On smoother, till Favonius re-inspire Zephyru

The frozen earth; and clothe in fresh attiré
The lily and rose, that neither sow'd nor spun.
What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice,
Of Attic taste, with wine, whence we may rise
To hear the lute well toucht, or artful voice
Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air?

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of Fir

has self

He who of those delights can judge, and spared enough

To interpose them oft, is not unwise.

XI.

TO CYRIACK SKINNER.

CYRIACK, whose grandsire on the royal bench fir bed. boke

Of British Themis, with no mean applause
Pronounc't, and in his volumes taught our laws,
Which others at their bar so often wrench;

To-day deep thoughts resolve with me to drench .5
In mirth, that after no repenting draws;

Let Euclid rest and Archimedes pause,

Refers to thirty

5-81648.

And what the Swede intend, and what the French. Jars Han,
To measure life learn thou betimes, and know ban the
Toward solid good what leads the nearest way; out bet.
For other things mild Heav'n a time ordains,
And disapproves that care, though wise in show,
That with superfluous burden loads the day,
And when God sends a cheerful hour, refrains.

BECAUSE you have thrown off your Prelate Lord,

And with stiff vows renounc'd his Liturgy herchmen holding

To seize the widow'd whore Plurality

From them whose sin ye envied, not abhorr'd,

Dare ye for this adjure the civil sword

more plac

they could

attend to.

To force our consciences, that Christ set free;byterian And ride us with a classic hierarchy Taught ye by mere A. S. and Rutherford? Stewart Men whose life, learning, faith and pure intent

Would have been held in high esteem with Paul, 10
Must now be nam'd and printed heretics,

By shallow Edwards and Scotch what d'ye call/

triumour But we do hope to find out all your tricks, Corel of Your plots and packing worse than those of Trent;1545–1563 That so the Parliament

May with their wholesome and preventive shears

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proceedings. Jure Clip your phylacteries, though balk your ears, stop short at. And succour our just fears; (18. discutory

strips of parchment. on their

them!

When they shall read this clearly in your charge, comfited
New Presbyter is but old Priest writ large. in full

foreheads, - but for hyprocnicy.

XII.

TO THE LORD GENERAL FAIRFAX.

20

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(1648.)

FAIRFAX, whose name in arms through Europe rings,
Filling each mouth with envy or with praise,
And all her jealous monarchs with amaze,
And rumours loud, that daunt remotest kings,
Thy firm unshaken virtue ever brings

Harmillan MarVictory home, though new rebellions raise che into langland, thean Their Hydra-heads, and the false North displays Judy & Now8. phil Her broken league to imp their serpent wings. league had unted yet a nobler task awaits thy hand, to at a new fine to The broken wing For what can war, but endless war still breed? 10 Lawk of a Till truth and right from violence be freed, And public faith clear'd from the shameful brand Of public fraud. In vain doth Valour bleed, While Avarice and Rapine share the land.