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Or two centvries of epigrammes. Written by William Gamage
Gamage, William
  
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To his friend, and familiar W. Gamage of his Epigrams.
  
To my lo. friend W. Gamage in the praise of his Epigrams.
  
Another of the same.
  
The Author to the Praisers of his booke.
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THE FIRST CENTVRIE.
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Epig. 1. To his heroike, and splendent Patronesse, Katherine, Lady Mansell.
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Epig. 2. On her name.
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Epig. 3. To the worthy founder of our famous Oxonian Librarie, Sir Tho: Bodley, built in the forme of a T.
 4. 
Epig. 4. To the Reader, of his Poëmes.
 5. 
Epig. 5. On Zoylus, of his Booke.
 6. 
Epig. 6. A Courtizan, Etymologized.
 7. 
Epig. 7. The Noone-tide Walker of Pawles.
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Epig. 8. Garnet, with his twelue Apostles.
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Epig. 9. The sickemans Dialogue.
 10. 
Epig. 10. On our Bacchanalians.
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Epig. 11. To his deare interressed friend Mr M. Cradocke.
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Epig. 12. In Lanuginosos Buccinatores.
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Epig. 13. To the worthie Mecænas of learning Mr Anthony Guin, Esquier.
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Epig. 14. To the studious Gent. Mr I. Carne.
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Epig. 15. Unum necessarium.
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Epig. 16. To our Moderne Epigrammatists, of his Poemes.
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Epig. 17. One Mounsier Elatus, deceased.
 18. 
Epig. 18. A new Convert.
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Epig. 19. A rare Metamorphosis.
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Epig. 20 The Epitaph of the studious Gent. Mr Hop. Price.
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Epig. 21. Duke Humfrey entomb'd.
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Epig. 22. Gullus, Grillus.
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Epig. 23. To I. G.
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Epig. 23. Tillage.
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Epig. 25. The Sympathy of Law, and Logicke.
 26. 
Epig. 26. Quicquid in Buccam venerit,
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Epig. 27. Fides sola iustificat.
 28. 
Epig. 28. On Curius, and Curiosus.
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Epig. 29. To Mounsier After.
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Epig. 30. To King Iames, Brittaines Royall Monarch.
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Epig. 31. To the most Illustrious Brothers, the Earles of Pembroke, and Mountgomerie.
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Epig. 32. To the learned and ingenious Divine. Mr D. Hall, of his vowes Cent.
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Epig. 33. In the praise of Brasen-nose-Coll.
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Epig. 34. To his loving fr. Mr Io. Price. Batc. of Divinitie.
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Epig. 35. On perfidious Carle, the loue-maker.
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Epig. 36. To his friend and Phisition Mr VVm Uoyle.
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Epig. 37. To his golden Gildus.
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Epig. 38. To sober Mr Bevans.
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Epig. 39. The Sheapheards Calenders Arithmeticke.
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Epig. 40. Perkins.
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Epig. 41 To Sr Io. Stradling, Knight and Baronnet, of his learned Epig.
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Epig. 42. Iewell, the Hammer of Hereticks.
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Epig. 43. D. Rainolds Ghost.
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Epig. 44. To Mr Blable the Tale-teller.
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Epig. 45. To the Ho: and most vertuous Lady, Barbara, Uice-countesse de Lisles, the Omega of the Gamages.
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Epig. 46. Gabriell Goodman, heretofore Deane of Westminster.
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Epig. 47. Tam Baccho, quam Uulcano.
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Epig. 48. To the noble heroike Gent: Sir William Sidney Knight, of the place of his Nativitie.
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Epig. 49. To Zutphen, a towne in Gilderland, at the Beleagring of which, the renowned Sir Phillip Sidney was killed.
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Epig. 50. On Elizabeths Embleme, late Queene of England, Tanquam Ovis.
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Epig. 51. In Du Bartas praise, and his Translator.
 52. 
Epig. 52. To wise Lusca.
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Epig. 53. To publicke Lata alias Wh[illeg.]
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Epig. 54. On Fabius, to the Readers.
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Epig. 55. Pilling, and Polling.
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Epig. 56. To the most learned, and Heavenly Divine, Doctor Holland, Doctor of the Chaire, lately Deceased.
 57. 
Epig. 57. To Sir Hebes, the Unctions Empericke.
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Epig. 58. To his loving friend Mr Ie: Mayos, Preacher of Gods Word.
 59. 
Epig. 59. To his friend R. Loue.
 60. 
Epig. 60. To the Illustrious L: Viscount de Lisle, brother to Noble Sir Phill: Sydney.
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Epig. 61. To the worthy Mecænas of learning, Oliver, Lo: St Iohn, Baron of Bledso.
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Epig. 62. The Gilden Mile.
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Epig. 63. Ius, and Iurista Robbing poore Luscus.
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Epig. 64. On Thraso, the kill Cow.
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Epig. 65. Spiritus, & Caro.
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Epig. 66. Brittaines Bursse.
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Epig. 67. To the ingenious Epigrammatists Io: Owens, and Io: Heath, both brought vp in New Coll: in Oxenford.
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Epig. 68. To Blincke, the Archer.
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Epig. 69. Pecunia potest omnia.
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Epig. 70. The capring Corde.
 71. 
Epig. 71. On the Worldlings question.
 72. 
Epig. 72. On the Nativity of Queene Elizabeth, borne on the Eue of the Nativity of Ma.
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Epig. 73. To our Navigators, seeking heare the Port of Rest.
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Epig. 74. A paire royall of Fiends.
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Epig. 75. To his loving Cosen Mr Rees Myricke.
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Epig. 76. On Fuske, the Gormandiser.
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Epig. 77. On an Inne, Grac'd with the Flowre-de-Luce.
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Epig. 78. Coytie Castle, and Radyr house exclaiming ou Time.
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Epig. 79. Almes Deed's.
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Epig. 80. To the studious, and noble Gent. Sr R. Sydney, knight of the Bath.
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Epig. 81. Lalus, and Lelius.
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Epig. 82. On Prudentius, a Christian Poet.
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Epig. 83. To the most Rever. in Christ, Francis. B. of Landaffe u his Catalogue.
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Epig. 84. The Crab tree.
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Epig. 85. On our fleering, fawning, trecherous Gnathoes.
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Epig. 86. On Golden Simonie.
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Epig. 87. Heavens Diademe.
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Epig. 88. Perkins cases, the Divine.
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Epig. 89. To the most Rever. Father in Christ, Anth. B. of St Davids.
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Epig. 90. On his brother, buried in Zeland,
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Epig. 91. To the hypocriticall Papist, wearing the Gospell of St Iohn about his necke.
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[Epig. 92.] To his cordiall fr. Mr Moore Fortune heretofore a Traveller. Of Virgina.
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Epig. 93. In medio virtus.
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Epig. 94. To the learned, honest, and Pious Gent.
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Epig. 95. On the Orchadians, with their Bestiall fellowship.
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Epig. 96. To the Censurers of these vulgar Poesies, Epigrams.
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Epig. 97. To ingenious Ben. Iohnson.
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Epig. 98. The Traveller.
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Epig. 99. To long Megge of Westm.
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Epig. 100. To the kinde Reader, of the Censure of my Booke.
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THE SECOND CENTVRIE
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Epig. 1. To his worthy Ho: Patronesse, Catherine, Lady Mansell.
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Epig. 2. On our vulgar Pie-Poets.
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Epig. 3. To the learned Divine Mr Francis Sydney
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Epig. 4. On the Mercilesse Nigard,
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Epig. 5. To his lo: friend Mr M. Hopkins.
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Epig. 6. The Naturalized Dutchman.
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Epig. 7. On the worldlings Avarice.
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Epig. 8. Agriculture.
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Epig. 9. To one, declining vnder the yoke of Affliction.
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Epig. 10. Babilon Metamorphosed.
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Epig. 11. On Sir Phill: Sidneys Arcadia.
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Epig. 12. To his lo: friend Mr M. Hop: for the loane of Dod, and Cleaver on the Decalogue.
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Epig. 13. On the monstrous sin of drunkennesse
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Epig. 14. To the hopefull, and courteous Courtier, young Sr Edw. Lewis,
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Epig. 15. Worm'shead.
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Epig. 16. Christ, and Apollo.
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Epig. 17. On our curious questionists.
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Epig. 18. To his lo. fr. Mr VV. Awbrey, an ingenious Anagrammatist, late turned a Minister.
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Epig. 19. Pengwin, the eight wonder of the world.
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Epig. 20. To the courteous Gent. M. Arth. Mansell.
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Epig. 21. The Ile of the Crosse.
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Epig. 22. On curious Damætas.
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Epig. 23. Iesus College in Oxford, speaking to King Iames.
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Epig. 24. Mors, Sceptra ligonibus æquat.
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Epig. 25 To the most famous, and Heroike Ladie Mary, L. Wroth.
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Epig. 26. The Canaries.
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Epig. 27 Goddesse fortune.
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Epig. 28. Hispana, in Hispanos.
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Epig. 29. On Terhernes Sepulture.
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Epig. 30. On the feminine Supremacie.
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Epig. 31. To the right worshipfull and most courteous knight, Sir Lewis Mansell, of his ho: mariage.
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Epig. 32. On Cottulus the vnconstant Professor.
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Epig. 33. To his Antiquious Academian friend Mr William Ie.
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Epig. 34. On the beloved Gossips, Læna, and Larga.
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Epig. 35. The Picture of a Paramour.
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Epig. 36. To the gastly Ghost of Terherne.
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Epig. 37. Coed Franke.
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Epig. 38. Of the lamentable Deaths, of H.3. and H.4. the french kings, murthered by a brase of Fryars.
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Epig. 39. To his Sickloe friend.
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Epig. 40. To Reverend vida, the filching Preacher.
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Epig. 41. To plaine Io: the versificator.
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Epig. 42. To Battus, the Catechiser.
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Epig. 43. On Mistresse Wag-taile.
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Epig. 44. Lex Talionis, on Rot, the Tyrant.
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Epig. 45. The Cacademons Epitaph.
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Epig. 46. Socrates.
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Epig. 47. To his honest kinde friend Mr Edw: Andrewes, of the Epithit, Honest.
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Epig. 48. An Anothomy for Husbandry.
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Epig. 49. To the worthie and famous Earle of Notingham, high Admirall of England.
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Epig. 50. The flushing fray.
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Epig. 51. Omnium rerum vicissitudo est.
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Epig .96. Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur.
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Epig. 53. To faire fac'd Margaret.
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Epig. 54. The voluble wheele of fortune.
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Epig. 55. To the worthy Gent. M. Rawley Bussie, involving the earthly Globe, & tossing of the Tenis ball, most expert.
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Epig. 56. To Mistris Lightfoot.
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Epig. 57. Uincit, qui patitur.
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Epig. 58. To his fragile firtree staffe.
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Epig. 59. On Stephen, the bloody Persecutor.
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Epig. 60. To the worthy Knight, Sr Ro. Wroth, of his house call'd Durance.
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Epig. 61. On our Popish Fugitiues.
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Epig. 62. Mother B's Translation.
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Epig. 63. Licentia Poetica.
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Epig. 64. On the Popes Holinesse.
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Epig, 65. To the Paracelsian Empericke.
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Epig. 66. Of H. I. king of England, whose invenomed braine, being dead, kill'd his owne Physitian.
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Epig. 67. To M. Monoculus, the Sagittarie.
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Epig. 68. To Zantippa, the Scold.
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Epig. 69. The Epitaph of his deerely beloued Scoole-master, M.VV. Edwards:
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Epig. 70. To Rome, with her Romish brood.
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Epig. 71. To Gill: the fingring Lawier, and ambodexter.
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Epig. 72. A new forme of finding out Petigrees.
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Epig. 73. Tom of Christ Church in Oxford.
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Epig. 74. God, and the Pope.
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Epig. 75. To glorious Mopsa, of her stolen feathers.
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Epig. 76. On Cornutus, the Monster.
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Epig. 77. Quævis terra alit artem.
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Epig. 78. To his Cosin Lieftenant William Watkins, of flushings Scituation.
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Epig. 79. On Nic: Herberts Posie, (Lley Kymero.)
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Epig. 80. To the right Reverend father, Io: King, Bishop of London, a most persuasiue Preacher.
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Epig. 81. Tobaccho.
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Epig. 82. A paire Royall of Clerkes.
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Epig. 83. Of the Ambitious.
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Epig. 84. To Sir Humfrey the Recorder.
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Epig. 85. To Morus, the Baulepate.
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Epig. 86. Cupid, the blind God.
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Epig. 87. To Cæcus, the painefull Preacher, of our Dumbe Dogges.
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Epig. 88. To his loving friend Io: Spencer, skilfull in Arithmeticke, of Mounsier Mutilus.
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Epig. 89. On bibbing Belgicus.
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Epig. 90. On Del Lucifer.
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Epig. 91. The Imparatiue Moode.
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Epig. 92. To the ingenious Poet, Mr William Herbert of his booke intituled the Prophesie of Cadwalader.
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Epig. 93. To the snarling censurer.
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Epig. 94. On Montanus, the Bibber.
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Epig. 95. On Simon Magus, the Roman,
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Epig. 96. On Luke-warme loue.
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Epig. 97. Tempus edax rerum.
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Epig. 98. On Iudeas, the Usurer.
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Epig. 99. To the Readers of his Epigrams.
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Epig. 100. To the Printer, of Detractors.
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Disce aut Discede.
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Epig. 1.
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Epig. 2. On Tricongius, who was made Consull by Tyberius Cæsar, only for his Drinking.
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Epig. 3. On conscionable Surdaster.
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Epig. 4. On Lollus loftie Tombe.
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Epig. 5. On Cherillus the Poet.
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Epig. 6 To his loving, and beloued Cosen, M. I. Pralph Cler. of the Sager, a Hill scituated in parish. apud Heref.
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Epig. 7. Nusquam tuta fides.
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Epig. 8. To the Holy Well, on Maw verne Hill.
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Epig. 9. To M. Heaven of Heaven, in the Countie of Heref.
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Epig. 10. Decimæ Minutæ.
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Epig. 11 On Cressa's feminine flaterie.
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Epig. 12. On Bariesus, the Magician, and his Sectaries
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Epig. 13. On the whore in Graine, Helen of Greece.
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Epig. 14. To his lo. fr. M. VV. Galloway, an Irish Gent. a student at Grayes Inne, of his fortunate escape of shipwracke at Gorwer sland.
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Epig. 15. Blind affections picture.
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Epig. 16. The Epitaph of Sir William Harbert of Swansey.
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Epig. 17. To our wise Brittish Barde, Mr W: Matthew, Esquire; for wit, and iudgement excellent.
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Epig. 18. To his lo: Cosin H. Price, of Neptunes Purgation.
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Epig. 19. The Papists, and Anabaptists Symphathized.
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Epig. 20. To his old friend and Schoolefellow, Mr D. Ien-Ienkins, a worthy Barrister in the Lawes.
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Epig. 21. Patience is a Vertue.
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Epig. 22. Of the wonder, in Herefordshire; being a Peece of ground, that mov'd of it selfe.
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Epig. 23. To his lo: and constant friend Mr Moore
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Epig. 24. An Adonicke.
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Epig. 25. Semel insanivimus omnes.
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Epig. 26. To the best Indenture drawer, Titubus, the nightwalker of fleet streete.
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Epig. 27. To the ever living, and never dying memory of the most Reverend father in God, Io: Whitgift, late Archb: of Canterburie.
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Epig. 28. On the most ho: and worthy lo: Lord Viscount de Lisles Posie.
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Epig. 29. To the Malevolent, and Taxing Censurer, of his Epigrammes.
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Epig. 30. To his friend the Printer of his booke.
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Epig. 31. On the Authors vneven period of his forlorne Hope.

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Epig. 98. The Traveller.

Costing Catita, t'was my chance to meet
Alumnus poore, whome kindly I did greet:
And ask't what newes? who, sighing, did impart,
Which to vnlace, said he, torments my heart.
But hoping, friend thou wilt condole with me:
I will vnfold what I too common see.
The vnderling in Church, and Common-weale,
Must travaile, trudge, of bondage the viue seale;
And when his sorrie Sallarie would gaine,

He oft receaues his labour for his paine.
The poore Pedant, who liues a servile life,
Which ever toiles, turmoiles in endlesse strife;
Must be to all, yea to the Clowne a Salue,
And for his owne, with cap and knee must craue.
The needy student wanting meanes to liue,
Detesting by the former waies to thriue:
The Oc'ean furrowes, being quite out of hope,
And either serues fierce Mavors, or the Pope.
Alas, quoth I, is this the best reward?
That good deserts reapes in this fertile soile?
Yes certs,, said he, but for the soules regard,
T'were better farre at the plow's taile to toile.
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