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Miscellaneous works of George Wither

Wither, George (1588-1667)

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Vox Pacifica:
  
Carmen Eucharisticon:
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A Suddain Flash
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A Triple Paradox:
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A Proclamation In the Name of the King of Kings, To all the Inhabitants of the Isles of Great Brittain:
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I. To those Friends, unto whom this Author hath been scandalously mis-represented in private, by some false Brethren and others.
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II. A causual Meditation on Faith, Hope, Fear and Love.
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III. To those who enquire, why this Author is now imprisoned in Newgate?
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IV. A Hymn of Thanksgiving, for deliverance from a dangerous and sharp Sickness, during his Imprisonment.
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V. To them who say, or suppose, that a vain desire of Fame, was this Authors principal motive, to the Composure of what he hath written and published.
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VI. A Meditation, occasioned by considering the manifold Temptations to distrust in GOD, whereby his best Servants are otherwhile proved and exercised.
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VII. Another Scrap, to them, who carp at this Author's frequent writing.
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VIII. An Eccho from the Thunders, in the celestial Temple, reverberating, in part, the effect of what was uttered by their Voices.
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IX. A brief Reproof of them, who take pleasure in Scandalous Invectives, whereby others are personally defamed.
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X. A Disclaim, by way of Advertisement, of a Paper, falsly imputed to this Author.
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XI. To them who object it as a fault, that this Author hath written several Poems, since he resolved to write no more.
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XII. Of Governours and Governments; and how we ought to demean our selves toward them.
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XIII. A Scrap added to the former, since the sending of the Authors Remonstrance to the house of Commons.
  
Verses written by Mr. George Wither upon three Trenchers with Oker, during his close-Imprisonment, and carried to the Lieutenant of the Tower by the said Prisoners Keeper.
  
Hearing it reported, that the Diurnal women cryed the news of his Impeachment for Treason, he composed this Epigram.
  
Ingenii Largitor Venter.
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But, such a Blessing, never can be got
Or kept, by that whereon most Nations dote.
The constitution of whose Governments
Are made according to such presidents
As Jeroboam left, and lost thereby
That Kingdom which on his posterity,
Should have been fixt, had he not counsel took
From flesh and blood, and Gods advice forsook.
Not those men, whose Advantages are least,
Or most, shall thrive; but, they who use them best;
Make GOD alone their Refuge, and contend
That cursed strife, in blessed peace may end.
'Tis not your carnal policies, or forces,
Your Forts, Ships, Armies, Guards of men & horses;
Your fair pretending what was never ment,
Your heavy Taxes beyond president,
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Your flattering Parasites or your Buffoones,
Your roaring Hectors, and your Pantaloones,
Or Oaths inforced, or great Brags and lies,
Nor their complyings whose Hypocrisies
Are much depended on, that will effect
Those Conquests and those Triumphs they expect
Who boast before their Armour is put off,
And, at the weapons of the spirit scoff:
For, what by vanity may be obtained
Shall thereby, be devour'd assoon as gained.
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