Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick ::

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.

EPIGRAMS

The SOCRATICK SESSION,

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.

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FUNERAL ELLEGIES.

THE ADVENTUROUS Bard. OR (UXORIOUS) ORPHEUS His Descent.

PASTORALS.

ANINTOR. MARTAGON.

To the Reader on the Errors of the Presse.

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Epig. 18. An Alderman.

Yonder goes Carrus in his Velvet Gown,
And is reputed one of great Renown,
He stroakes his Beard, and on the Bench doth Cough
And seldome is beheld to smile or laugh,

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Ascends his Coach with an austeere aspect,
And gravely all his Actions doth direct,
He would be thought a very sollid man,
As equalizing the fam'd Ithacan,
Yet hath not braines enough for to endite
A Letter, when occasion calles to write.
O Fortune, thou wert cursed from thy birth,
And aye wilt be so: Fooles have all on Earth.

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Epig. 18. An Alderman.