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Flovvers of Epigrammes

Ovt of sundrie the moste singular authours selected, as well auncient as late writers. Pleasant and profitable to the expert readers of quicke capacitie: By Timothe Kendall

Kendall, Timothy

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VV. Seymour gentleman of Grayes Inne: in commendation of the author.

George VVhetstones gentleman in the authors commendation.

E. G. To the reader.

Abraham Fleminge vpon T. K. his translated Epigrammes.

A. VV. gent. to the courteous reader, in commendation of these flowers.

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FLOWERS OF EPIGRAMS: out of sundrie the moste singuler authors selected.

Out of Pvlix an auncient Poet.

EPIGRAMMES OVT OF MARTIAL.

EX XENIIS, ET APOPHORETIS, MARTIALIS.

ANGELVS POLITIANVS.

CYNTHIVS IOANNES BAPTISTA.

NICOLAVS BARTHOLOMAEVS LOCHIENSIS.

HIERONYMVS BALBVS.

ERASMVS IN HIS Chiliades.

ANTONIVS MVRETVS.

MICHAEL TARCHAMOTA MARVLLVS.

ANDREAS DACTIVS.

IOANNIS BAPTISTA PIGNA.

CÆLIVS RHODIGINVS.

GEORGIVS SABINVS.

IOANNES SECVNDVS.

SIMON VALLAMBERTVS Avalon.

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OVT OF GREEK EPIGRAMMES.

How to vse riches.

Mannes miserie.

Of a Thracian lad.

Pittie and compassion.

To Orestes preparyng to kill his mother.

How death is hastened.

Three thynges bothe hurt and helpe.

Nothyng hid from God.

Fayned frendship.

To muche brynges lothsomnesse.

Against stepdames.

Of the contempt of Fortune.

A controuersie betwene Fortune and Venus.

The seuen sages names, saiynges, and countryes, in seuen verses.

The report of the multitude not to be regarded.

Of a foolish Astronomer.

When Women profite.

Of Castors Nose.

Of a foule wife.

To one, hauyng a long nose.

Of a deaf Iudge, a deaf plaintife, and a deaf defendant.

Of Marcus a sluggard.

Against one very deformed.

Against a drunkerd.

Of drunkennesse.

Againe of the same.

Against a miser.

Of Chrisalus couetous.

Of a riche miser.

Of Aulus, Auarus.

The same otherwise.

Of Asclepiades, a greedie carle.

A beard makes not a Philosopher.

To one lame and loutishe.

Cassander his Epitaphe.

Timocritus his Epitaphe.

Olde age longed for, yet lothed.

Death euerywhere.

It matters not where a man dye.

Liuyng on the Seas.

Venus to Praxiteles.

Of Venus in armour.

Of Cinyras a Fisher.

Of Alcon an Archer.

Timon his Epitaphe.

THEODORVS BEZA Vezelivs.

IO. IOVIANVS PONTANVS.

GASPAR VRSINVS.

ANTONIVS GOVEANVS.

CLAVDIVS ROSELETTVS.

CLAVDIVS CLAVDIANVS.

IACOBVS ROGERIVS.

GEORGIVS BVCHANANUS SCOTVS.

OVT OF THE POEMES of M. Gvalter Haddon.

IHON PARKHVRST, late Bishop of NORWICH.

M. ROGER ASCHAM.

TRIFLES BY TIMOTHE KENDAL deuised and written (for the moste part) at sundrie tymes in his yong and tender age.

To his Cosen Ihon Kendall.

To his dere brother Ihon Sheppard gent. of Grayes Inne.

An Epitaphe vppon the death of the right wise and worthy Matron the Lady Alse Avenon.

An Epitaphe vppon the death of his deere Mother, Alse Kendall. Which died and lieth buried at Northaston.

An Epitaphe vpon the death of his deare father, William Kendall: which died (beyng cut of the stone) and lyes buried at Northaston in Oxford shire.

An Epitaph vpon the death of his deare aunt Ellen Kendall: which died, and lyes buried at Bloxam.

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To muche brynges lothsomnesse.

To muche of any thyng is naught:
yea alwaies proue you shall

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That to muche euen of hunny hurts,
and bitter seemes as gall.