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Times Cvrtaine Drawne

or The Anatomie of Vanitie. With other choice poems, Entituled; Health from Helicon. By Richard Brathwayte

Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673)

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TO THE FAMOVS SEMINARY OF ALL ACCOMPLISH'D KNOWLEDGE, his deare foster-Mother, the Vniversitie of Oxford; the happie supplie of iudicious witts, with the encrease of all succeeding HONOVR.

A GRIEFE: PERSONATED IN THE AVTHOR, AND Dedicated to Time, of whom hee Borrowes the Subiect of his Passion.

The Proæme.

TIMES ANATOMIE, DISPLAYED Jn six distinct Subiects.

TO HIM VVHOM TRVE MERIT HATH ENNOBLED;

THE AVTHOR CONTINVES HIS FORMER DISCOVRSE, Anatomizing Man more fully in these foure Subiects.

A SHORT EMBLEME DESCANTING ON THE Worlds pleasure, entituled by the AVTHOR PLACENTIA.

A CONCLVSIVE EPIGRAM, ENTITVLED The Great-mans Alphabet.

TO THE HIGH AND ILLVSTRIOVS MONARCH, CHRISTIAN KING of Denmarke a Panegyricke

AN EMBLEME VPON THE ROYALL MASQVE PRESENTED in the King of Denmarkes last being here. Personated regally, shadowed really, and alluded rarely.

TO THE IVDICIOVS And generall approued, Hvmfrey Davmport, Esquire: Practitioner in the Common Lawes;

A PRAYER TO THE HIGH COVRT OF HEAVEN, FOR the high Court of Parliament now assembled:

PANEDONE: OR HEALTH FROM HELICON:

The second part.

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TO HIM VVHOM TRVE MERIT HATH ENNOBLED;

THE RIGHT HONORABLE IOHN EARLE OF BRIDGE-WATER VICOVNT Brackley, the accomplishment of his selectéedst wishes.

Hatcht in the nest of Honor, you are blest,
In hauing vertues to support your nest;

For though you'r grac'd by birth, and great by Bloud,
I more admire this Title, you are good.
For this (as it true greatnesse doth expresse)
Shall Crowne your Honor with all Happinesse.
But natiue vertue needs no Artfull Bayes;
“Vertue her selfe's her prize, her selfe her prayse.

Your Honors humbly deuoted; Rich: Brathvvayte.