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Epigrams of That most wittie and worthie Epigrammatist Mr Iohn Owen

Translated by Iohn Vicars

Vicars, John (1579 or 80-1652)

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TO THE MOST HIGH, HOPEFVLL and Happy Charles, Prince of Wales.

THE TRANSLATOR to the most Worthy and wel-deseruing Author.

To the Courteous Readers.

Out of one sole Booke.

Out of the sixe last Bookes.

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Out of the three last Bookes.

The First Booke.

Out of the second Booke.

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Out of the third Booke.

Epig. 9. Matrimoniall Rule.

Epig. 10. Against a certaine Proud-Woman .

Epig. 11. Faith.

Epig. 13. Contempt of the World .

Epig. 19. Knowledge, Loue.

Epig. 21. Of God and the World .

Epig. 22. The right of First-fruits and Tithes .

Epig. 50. Grauity, Leuity.

Epig. 52. Schoole-Diuines.

Epig. 58. Democritus, Heraclitus.

Epig. 60. Against Arrogant, Ignorant Linus .

Epig. 65. Against a Couetous Niggard .

Epig. 67. Against the Writers of this Age .

Epig. 69. The Authours Desire. A Good-mans Desire .

Epig. 78. Christs Life and Death .

Epig. 79. The Wise-Mens Starre .

Epig. 83. Of the Deluge and Worlds-End .

Epig. 86. Of the Iust and vniust.

Epig. 88. Our Redeemer .

Epig. 91. A Paradox .

Epig. 94. Difference betwixt a Good King and a Tyrant.

Epig. 95. Against a certaine ------.

Epig. 98: Life-Bloud.

Epig. 100. Against a Foolish Writer .

Epig. 102. Vpon the Death of Prince Henry. 1612 .

To the Excellent Translatour of the Epigrams of Master Iohn Owen, Master Iohn Vicars.

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Epig. 94. Difference betwixt a Good King and a Tyrant.

A Good-King marks what's godly, iust and right,
A Tyrant mindes his strict Command & Might;
I, Good-Kings Power preferre 'fore Tyrants Pray,
Th' Ones threates are treates, the Others Pay's, Decay.