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A garden of graue and godlie flowers

Sonets, elegies, and epitaphs. Planted, polished, and perfected: By Mr. Alexander Gardyne
Garden, Alexander (1585?-1634?)
  
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TO THE MOST NOBLE LORDS OF HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTIE his most honorable Privie Councel, and Colledge of Iustice.
  
TO THE TRVELIE RELIGIOVS, RIGHT HONORABLE, AND VERIE LEARNED Alexander Gordon of Clunie. S.
  
TO THE DISCRET READER.
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CERTAINE ENCOMIASTICK POESIES to the Author.
  
[I seeme like Cynthia while thou shines I sweare]
  
[As Beautie still desires to be in sight]
  
[With Pyrameids, of Poliz'd Porphir proud]
  
SONET.
  
[Greene Garden great, and gallant is thy glore]
  
[In Good or Bad, the worke bewrays the Man]
  
[Whose pleasure is into his Paradise]
  
VPON HIS MAJESTIES Armes quartered.
  
TO HIS SACRED MAIESTIE PROCLAMED KING OF Great Britane.
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Congratvlation FOR HIS MAIESTIES DELIVERIE FROM THE SVLPHVRIOVS Treason in the Parliament house.
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Sonet. 1.
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Sonet 2.
  
TO THE CITTIE OF ABERDEN at the death of that excellent D. David Bishop of Aberd.
  
THE OPINION OF THE worldlie estate of the honorable and learned Mr Walter Steward Principall of the Kings Colledge of Aberdon at his death.
  
Non est mortale quod opto.
  
VPON THE HONORABLE the Laird of Tolquhon.
  
To the Countrey where he lyes.
  
Prosop. to his liuing friends.
  
Vpon his deare friend Mr A. M.
  
Vpon the verteous and worthie Virgin Helen Chein.
  
Vpon the honorable the Laird of Corss.
  
Upon the honorable I. Irv. of Pet.
  
DIALOG VPON THE DEATH OF P. F. Baillie of Aberden.
  
Remors and sorrow for sinne.
  
Inuocation for seasonable weather.
  
A PRAYER FOR THE ESTATE of the Church.
  
Comfort for my innocent afflicted friend.
  
A Passion.
  
Fortis est falsam infamiam contemnere.
  
Ane prayer for the faithfull.
  
VPON THE REVEREND AND GODLY M. N. H. Commissar of Aber.
  
DIALOGVE VPON THE VERTVOVS and Right honourable Sir Thomas Gordon of Clunie Knight.
  
To his louing friends.
  
A strong Opiniator.
  
Upon the death of the honorable Ladie D. H. B. L. Essel.
  
EIDEM.
  
To the same honorable Ladie.
  
Vpon the honest and vertuous, Ag. Chal.
  
Vpon the Right honourable A. I. of Drum.
  
VPON THAT HONORABLE AND worthie Gent. M. Patrik Cheyn of Rainstone.
  
THE CONTENTS AND SVMME of the Authors his Christian Knight
  
At the death of the right honourable Sir J. Wisehart of Pettarro Kn.
  
To his verie louing friend Mr. T. M.
  
TO A COVRAGIOVS YOVNG MAN William Keith, who for his Countries honour, slew an Englishman and suffered for the same.
  
To the Cittie Aberden at the death of Jho. Fo. Ba.
  
To the defunct his spouse.
  
To his courteous freind, T. B.
  
VPON THE DEATH OF THE WORSHIPFULL M. Alex. Cheyn Commisser of Aber.
  
An description of the World.
  
A desire of an Repentant spirit.
  
An admonition to the Soule to watch.
  
Invocation to the Lord Iesus to saue the wounded soule.
  
A Prayer for apaising of the Plague.
  
Vpon the Death of a verteous young man. Wm. Ke.
  
DIALOGVE.
  
An Confession of sinnes and Incalling of the Lord.
  
SCOTLAND HER GRIEF AT HIS Majesties going into England
  
An humble confession of Sinne.
  
Vpon his louing, deere and Courteous friend, Pa. Q.
  
Sighs of an sorrowfull soule.
  
A description of the fragilitie of man.
  
Idem.
  
THE AUTHOR HIS REPENTANCE fro wryting Poesies prophane.
  
A PROFITABLE ADMONITION, if wiselie followed.
  
OF THE ESSENCE, WISDOME, and Power of God.
  
Vpon the certaintie of death and the vncertaintie of the houre.
  
Man his Immoderate care for transitorious things.
  
Meanes how to bridle the carnall desires of men.
  
Comparison betwixt the bed and the Graue.
  
Of the breuitie and miseries of man his life.
  
To his Maiesties great Commissioner G. E. Marshall Lo. K. and Altrie.
  
Alex. Rupeo. Suo, S.
  
Vpon thee honourable gentleman Iohn Da. and Iohn Sibalds of Kair.
  
To the Ghost of the most noble Ladie, Ladie Elizabeth Gordon Countesse of Dunbar.
  
Of changing Fortune and her effects into This age.
  
TO THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED and most noble Earle George Earle of Anzie. L. G. &c.
  
EPITAPH VPON THE HONORABLE young Gentleman of singular expectation preuented by death Walter Vrquart apeir. of Cragstoun.
  
TO THE MOST HONOVRED LADIE, The Ladie Clunie.
  
Deus vnita protegat Sceptra Mag. Brit.

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Comfort for my innocent afflicted friend.

Let not blasphemous barking beasts bereaue,
Nor causles thy accustom'd courage quaill,
For giltles states the keenest courage craue,
And most does in adversitie availl:
Though raging Rog's, without all reason raill,
And wicked wretches at thy worth envy,
Yet all their falset in the fin shall faill,
When everie one thine innocence shall try:
To their eternall infamie and shame,
And to the lawd and honour of thy Name.
None bot the worthie are envyed worst,
And few traduc'd bot of the best estate,

The finest oft we finde vnfriendlie forst,
And with the beastlie borne at greatest hate;
Fooles onely at their Betters fortune frait,
And swels to see their credit to encresse,
Their malice yet should not thy mind amait,
Nor make thy priuat pleasures proue the Lesse:
Bot rather moue thee mirthfull more to bee,
And flout thy foolish foes that frouns on thee.
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