Du Bartas His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester |
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 | Du Bartas |  |
Bvt, awfull Iustice will with keener Edge
Clip short (I hope) this sawcie Priuiledge;
And at one Blowe cut-off this Ouer-Drinking,
And euer Dropsie of TOBACCO-stinking:
When Our Alcides (thoug at Peace with Men,
At Warre vvith Vices) as His armed Pen
[Among the Labovrs of his Royall hand,
Where Piety and Prudence (ioyntly) stand
Eternall Pillers to His glorious Name;
Vnto all Times to testifie the same,
BRITANN's right Beau-Clerk, both for Word and Writ:
The Miracle, The Oracle of Wit:
For Knowledge, Iudgement, Method, Memory:
Diuine and Morall ENCYCLOPAEDIE ]
Hath, as with Arrowes, from His sacred Sides,
All-ready chaç't These stinking Stymphalides;
Shall, with the Trident of some sharp Edict,
Seuere enacted, executed strict,
Clense all the Staules of This Augæan Dung,
Which hath so long corrupted Old and Young:
Or, at the least, impose so deep a Taxe
On All these Ball, Lease, Cane and Pudding Packs;
On Seller, or on Buyer, or on Both,
That from Henceforth the Commons shal be loath
(Vnwilling-Wise) with that graue Greeke, to buy
Smoak and Repentance at a Price so hie.
Clip short (I hope) this sawcie Priuiledge;
And at one Blowe cut-off this Ouer-Drinking,
And euer Dropsie of TOBACCO-stinking:
When Our Alcides (thoug at Peace with Men,
At Warre vvith Vices) as His armed Pen
[Among the Labovrs of his Royall hand,
Where Piety and Prudence (ioyntly) stand
Eternall Pillers to His glorious Name;
Vnto all Times to testifie the same,
BRITANN's right Beau-Clerk, both for Word and Writ:
The Miracle, The Oracle of Wit:
For Knowledge, Iudgement, Method, Memory:
Diuine and Morall ENCYCLOPAEDIE ]
Hath, as with Arrowes, from His sacred Sides,
All-ready chaç't These stinking Stymphalides;
Shall, with the Trident of some sharp Edict,
Seuere enacted, executed strict,
Clense all the Staules of This Augæan Dung,
Which hath so long corrupted Old and Young:
Or, at the least, impose so deep a Taxe
On All these Ball, Lease, Cane and Pudding Packs;
On Seller, or on Buyer, or on Both,
That from Henceforth the Commons shal be loath
(Vnwilling-Wise) with that graue Greeke, to buy
Smoak and Repentance at a Price so hie.
If, notwithstanding, Yet some Wealthy, will
Needs poyson, and vndoo them with it, still;
It shall be onely some of Those profane
Loose Prodigals (their Countries Blot and Bane)
Best to be spar'd, least to be mist; whose Lands
(If anie left) will come to Wiser hands
Than such weak Ninnies, needing Wardship yet;
Not for their want of Age, but want of VVit.
Needs poyson, and vndoo them with it, still;
It shall be onely some of Those profane
Loose Prodigals (their Countries Blot and Bane)
Best to be spar'd, least to be mist; whose Lands
(If anie left) will come to Wiser hands
Than such weak Ninnies, needing Wardship yet;
Not for their want of Age, but want of VVit.
Aviaius Cassius (as Lampridius showes)
Did first inuent, and first of all impose
That vncouth Manner of tormenting Folk;
On a high Beame to smoother them with Smoak:
Where had TOBACCO bin then known, he need
But haue enioyn'd them to haue tane that Weed.
Did first inuent, and first of all impose
That vncouth Manner of tormenting Folk;
On a high Beame to smoother them with Smoak:
Where had TOBACCO bin then known, he need
But haue enioyn'd them to haue tane that Weed.
But, with more Reason and more Equitie,
Seuerus Cæsar when he did discry
The double-dealing of Vetronius
[A Cousening Courtier (Such are none with Vs.)
A Iack-of-both-sides, with both hands to play
(As now-adayes some Lawyers doo, they say)
Faining great Fauour with his Soueraign,
To take great Bribes of Many, to obtaine
Great Suits; for whom his Prince he neuer mou'd]
Aloud complain'd of, and apparant prou'd;
Caus'd his false Minion with this Doom to choak,
Let the Smoak-seller suffocate with Smoak:
Which, our Smoak-Merchants would no lesse befit;
TOBACCO-Mungers, Bringers-in of it:
Which yeerly costs (they say, by Audit found)
Of better Wares an hundred Thousand pound.
Seuerus Cæsar when he did discry
The double-dealing of Vetronius
[A Cousening Courtier (Such are none with Vs.)
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(As now-adayes some Lawyers doo, they say)
Faining great Fauour with his Soueraign,
To take great Bribes of Many, to obtaine
Great Suits; for whom his Prince he neuer mou'd]
Aloud complain'd of, and apparant prou'd;
Caus'd his false Minion with this Doom to choak,
Let the Smoak-seller suffocate with Smoak:
Which, our Smoak-Merchants would no lesse befit;
TOBACCO-Mungers, Bringers-in of it:
Which yeerly costs (they say, by Audit found)
Of better Wares an hundred Thousand pound.
And, if the Sentence of this Heathen Prince,
On That Impostor, for his Impudence,
Were iust: How iuster will the Heau'nly God,
Th'Eternal, punish with infernall Rod,
In Hell's darke Fornace (with black Fumes, to choak)
Those, that on Earth will still offend in Smoak?
Offend their Friends, with a Most vn-Respect:
Offend their Wiues and Children, with Neglect:
Offend the Eyes, with foule and loathsom Spawlings:
Offend the Nose, with filthy Fumes exhalings:
Offend the Eares, with lowd lewd Execrations:
Offend the Mouth, with ougly Excreations:
Offend the Sense, with stupefying Sense:
Offend the Weake, to follow their Offense:
Offend the Body, and offend the Minde:
Offend the Conscience in a fearefull kind:
Offend their Baptisme, and their Second Birth:
Offend the Maiestie of Heau'n and Earth.
On That Impostor, for his Impudence,
Were iust: How iuster will the Heau'nly God,
Th'Eternal, punish with infernall Rod,
In Hell's darke Fornace (with black Fumes, to choak)
Those, that on Earth will still offend in Smoak?
Offend their Friends, with a Most vn-Respect:
Offend their Wiues and Children, with Neglect:
Offend the Eyes, with foule and loathsom Spawlings:
Offend the Nose, with filthy Fumes exhalings:
Offend the Eares, with lowd lewd Execrations:
Offend the Mouth, with ougly Excreations:
Offend the Sense, with stupefying Sense:
Offend the Weake, to follow their Offense:
Offend the Body, and offend the Minde:
Offend the Conscience in a fearefull kind:
Offend their Baptisme, and their Second Birth:
Offend the Maiestie of Heau'n and Earth.
Woe to the World because of Such Offenses;
So voluntaire, so voyd of all pretenses
Of all Excuse (saue Fashion, Custome, Will)
In so apparant, proued, granted, Ill.
Woe, woe to them by Whom Offences come;
So scandalous to All our Christendome.
So voluntaire, so voyd of all pretenses
Of all Excuse (saue Fashion, Custome, Will)
In so apparant, proued, granted, Ill.
Woe, woe to them by Whom Offences come;
So scandalous to All our Christendome.
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