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Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick

Six books, also the Socratic Session, or the Arraignment and Conviction, of Julius Scaliger, with other Select Poems. By S. Sheppard
Sheppard, S.

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The Language Of The Frontispeice.
  
To Mr. Sheppard on His Epigrams.
  
To the Author on his exquisite Epigrams and other Poems.
  
To the Author on his Epigrams.
  
To my much honoured Friend the Author, on his most Excellent Epigrams.
  
A due Encomium on the Author and his Ingenious Epigrams.
  
To the Author on his excellent Epigrams.
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EPIGRAMS
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The First Book
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The Second Book.
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THE THIRD BOOK.
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THE FOVRTH BOOK.
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THE FIFTH BOOK.
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Epig. 1. To Lydia.
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Epig. 2. Unmanly Feare.
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Epig. 3. To Cap. Purvey .
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Epig. 4. A Callidonians Character.
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Epig. 5. To Mr. E. H. Complaining of his Wife.
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Epig. 6. Sir John Harringtons translation of Ariosto .
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Epig. 8. To Mr. John Sands, on his excellent Water-Worke called the Chaos .
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Epig. 9. A Constellation betwixt bad and good Fortune, for Antiquitie, and Supremacie.
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Epig 10. To H. P.
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Epig. 11. The Invention of Letters.
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Epig. 12. On the death of the late Prince of Orange, by the Small Pox.
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Epig. 13. The Boy-preaching Furrier.
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Epig. 14. To Delia.
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Epig. 15. To Claudius.
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Epig. 16. The Prodigall.
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Epig. 18. An Alderman.
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Epig. 19. Christmasse Day.
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Epig. 20. To Mr. L. H. Esquire.
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Epig. 21. To E. K.
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Epig. 22. A Dialogue 'twixt Lydia, and the Poet, for the renewing their Loves after a long time of suspension.
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Epig. 23. On excellent strong Beere.
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Epig. 24. Leanders Ruine.
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Epig. 25. A Frolick to Capt. Baines the Poet being Prisoner (for his Loyalty) in Whittington Goale.
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Epig. 26. Martagon, and Ancilla in the person of the Poet, and Mistris E. R .
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Epig. 27. On Mr. Websters most excellent Tragedy, Called the White Devill.
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Epig. 28. Epitaph on that Excellently Learned young man Mr. Anthony Dyer .
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Epig. 29. To his Muse in (reference to his Faerie King.
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Epig. 30. Epitaph on my dearely loved Kinsman Thomas Clapham .
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Epig. 31. To his Book.
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Epig. 32. It is the greatest Conquest for a Conquerour to Conquer himself, to conquer his Irascible passions, which Alexander could not doe, and his Concupiscible, which Hercules could not do, so vassalized to his IOLE, to him, Dei ira Hercules.
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Epig. 33. Ben Johnson's due Encomium.
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Epig. 34. Epitaph on a Virgin dying for Love.
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Epig. 35. The Paper Hero's .
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THE SIXTH BOOK.
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The SOCRATICK SESSION,
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A MAUSOLEAN MONUMENT, ERECTED By a Sorowfull Sonne over His Deceased Parents: With Three Pastorals. Two of them alluding to some Late Proceedings between Parties. By S. Shepard.
  
To the Reader on the Errors of the Presse.

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Epig. 2. Unmanly Feare.

Thunder affrighteth Infants in the Schooles,
And Threatnings are the Conquerours of Fooles.
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