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Epigrams of That most wittie and worthie Epigrammatist Mr Iohn Owen

Translated by Iohn Vicars

Vicars, John (1579 or 80-1652)

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TO THE MOST HIGH, HOPEFVLL and Happy Charles, Prince of Wales.

THE TRANSLATOR to the most Worthy and wel-deseruing Author.

To the Courteous Readers.

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Out of the first Booke.

Out of the second Booke.

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Out of the third Booke.

Epig. 2. To the Lady Mary Neuil .

Epig. 3. To the Reader of his Booke.

Epig. 8. Basilicon Doron, to the King .

Epig. 13. Of Vertue .

Epig. 20. Union.

Epig. 21. Three Tempters .

Epig. 23. Man to Man's a God, a Wolfe .

Epig. 28. The Misery of this Life.

Epig. 29. Of Nature and Grace .

Epig. 30. A Catechisme .

Epig. 31. The Rich-man .

Epig. 34. The Holy-Ghost .

Epig. 36. Of the King .

Epig. 41. God-Man.

Epig. 42. Death.

Epig. 44. A Miracle .

Epig. 45. Adams Fall, Mans Thrall.

Epig. 46. To Adam .

Epig. 48. The Tempter .

Epig. 49. Mortification.

Epig. 51. Against thee-onely haue I sinned. Psalme 51.

Epig. 52. Prayer.

Epig. 53. Mary Magdalens Teares.

Epig. 55. Methusalem is Dead .

Epig. 56. Of Law and Iustice .

Epig. 57. Intemperance.

Epig. 60. Liberty.

Epig. 63. The Crosse of Christ .

Epig. 64. Of Religion .

Epig. 66. Marryed-folke.

Epig. 67. Study.

Epig. 69. The Blessed Virgine .

Epig. 74. Liberty of Speech .

Epig. 75. A Probleme to Marcus .

Epig. 78. To Christ .

Epig. 79. Selfe-Loue.

Epig. 84. A Prayser .

Epig. 92. Al-wayes the same.

Epig. 94. Christs Wounds.

Epig. 101. Christ the Way .

Epig. 104. Patience or Content .

Epig. 109. Man.

Epig. 112. Eloquence.

Epig. 117. O Times and Manners!

Epig. 120. Of Strife or Contention .

Epig. 124. Marryed-folke.

Epig. 135. Christ.

Epig. 140. Of Sleepe .

Epig. 147. Against Epicures.

Epig. 148. Workes.

Epig. 161. Sence, Reason, Faith, Loue, God.

Epig. 164. Wisedome, Fortitude.

Epig. 165. Labour.

Epig. 168. Christian Aduerbes.

Epig. 171. Time.

Epig. 172. Much Admonition to his Friend Michael Heydon .

Epig. 176. Honesty, Dishonesty.

Epig. 178. Of the Soule.

Epig. 180. Hell.

Epig. 192. Man.

Epig. 196. Wise Simplicitie.

Epig. 206. Vpon the Death of Charles Blunt, Earle of Deuonshire .

Out of one sole Booke.

Out of the sixe last Bookes.

Out of the three last Bookes.

To the Excellent Translatour of the Epigrams of Master Iohn Owen, Master Iohn Vicars.

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Epig. 60. Liberty.

If He be well, which hath what he can wish,
Why then doe Men for stinging Serpents fish?
True Liberty, 'mongst Vertues beares the Bell;
He may Liue as he Will, which Will Liue Well.