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Parnassi Puerperium

or, Some Well-wishes to ingenuity, in the Translation of Six Hundred, of Owen's Epigrams; Martial de Spectaculis, or of Rarities to be seen in Rome; and the most Select, in Sir Tho. More...
Pecke, Thomas
  
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OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: THE FIRST BOOK.
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THE SECOND BOOK.
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THE THIRD BOOK.
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1. To the Lady Mary Nevill.
 2. 
2. To the same Lady.
 3. 
3. To the Reader.
 4. 
4. The Off-spring of the Virgin-Queen Elizabeth. 1602.
 5. 
5. To the Hollander, 1602.
 6. 
6. To King James.
 7. 
7. To the Prince.
 8. 
8. Basilicon doron. To the King.
 9. 
9. To the Lady Mary Nevill.
 10. 
10. Of Cæcilia, Daughter to that Lady.
 11. 
11. To the Candid Reader.
 12. 
12. To the Envious Reader.
  
Hercules his two waies.
 13. 
13. Concerning Vertue.
 14. 
14. Lifes Dial.
 15. 
15. Of God.
 16. 
16. The Atheist.
 17. 
17. Charity.
 18. 
18. Dives, and Lazarus.
 19. 
19. Encrease, and multiply.
 20. 
20. Union.
 21. 
21. The three Tempters.
 22. 
22. The Spirit and the Flesh.
 23. 
23. A man was a God to another: Is now a Wolf.
 24. 
24. Gods Word.
 25. 
25. The Narrow way.
 26. 
26. St. John the Baptist.
 27. 
27. Of Autumn.
 28. 
28. The Miseries of Life.
 29. 
29. Of Nature, and Grace.
 30. 
30. A Catechism.
 31. 
31. The Rich Man.
 32. 
32. O Treacherous Hope!
 33. 
33. Upon our Redeemer.
 34. 
34. The Holy Ghost.
 35. 
35. Valour.
 36. 
36. Of the King.
 37. 
37. The Welsh.
 38. 
38. The English-Scot.
 39. 
39. Roses were united by Henry: Kingdoms by James. To the King.
 40. 
40. John Napiers Revelation.
  
God, and Man.
 42. 
42. Death.
 43. 
43. God.
 44. 
44. A Miracle.
 45. 
45. Adam's Disobedience.
 46. 
46. To Adam.
 47. 
47. To the Divine.
 48. 
48. The Tempter.
 49. 
49. Mortification.
 50. 
50. To Day.
 51. 
51. Against thee only have I sinned.
 52. 
52. Prayer.
 53. 
53. Upon Mary Magdalen.
 54. 
54. Concerning Hope and Fear.
 55. 
55. Methusalem is dead.
 56. 
56. Of Lawes, and Justice.
 57. 
57. Intemperance.
 58. 
58. To Ponticus.
 59. 
59. The Pharisees.
 60. 
60. Liberty.
 61. 
61. What Countrey Christ was of.
 62. 
62. Christ's Crucifixion.
 63. 
63. Christ's Cross.
 64. 
64. Upon Religion.
 65. 
65. Upon the Prodigal, and Covetous.
 66. 
66. Man, and Wife.
 67. 
67. Study.
 68. 
68. Memento Mori. Think on Death.
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69. The Virgin Mary.
  
That which is Rare, is not alwaies Dear. A Paradox.
 71. 
71. A Beast.
 72. 
72. Reason.
 73. 
73. Nature.
 74. 
74. I must take leave to talk my Minde.
 75. 
75. To Marcus. A Problem.
 76. 
76. Upon Antiquarians, and Novators.
 77. 
77. What Death is to a Christian.
 78. 
78. To Christ.
 79. 
79. Self-Love.
 80. 
80. The Lifes of Saints.
 81. 
81. A man's Countrey.
 82. 
82. Against the Atheist.
 83. 
83. Upon Hereticks.
 84. 
84. The effect of Praise.
 85. 
85. Not too Fast.
 86. 
86. The Envious, and the Fool.
 87. 
87. Λογος. Reason.
 88. 
88. Opinion.
 89. 
89. Art.
 90. 
90. Adam's Apologie.
 91. 
91. The Serpents Answer.
 92. 
92. Alwaies the same.
 93. 
93. Cordial Prayer.
 94. 
94. The five Wounds.
 95. 
95. Friendship delineated.
 96. 
96. Vertue.
 97. 
97. Rachel.
 98. 
98. Solomon.
 99. 
99. Hope.
 100. 
100. Humane Ignorance.
 101. 
101. Christ is the Way.
 102. 
102. Of Fame.
 103. 
103. Faith.
 104. 
104. Indifferency.
 105. 
105. The freshest Date.
 106. 
106. The Will.
 107. 
107. To the Sun.
 108. 
108. Probity.
 109. 
109. A Man.
 110. 
110. Concerning Loquacity. To the Preacher.
 111. 
111. Death is both contrary, and according to Nature.
 112. 
112. Eloquence.
 113. 
113. God.
 114. 
114. To Ponticus.
 115. 
115. Love and Friendship. To Charles.
 116. 
116. Princes.
 117. 
117. O the wickedness of our Times!
 118. 
118. Philosophy.
 119. 
119. Evils are innumerable.
 120. 
120. Upon Controversies.
 121. 
121. Christ upon the Cross.
 122. 
122. The Daughter of Time.
 123. 
123. Law and Physick.
 124. 
124. Husband and Wife.
 125. 
125. The shortest Day.
 126. 
126. Vertues Complaint.
 127. 
127. The Rigid Father.
 128. 
128. A Prayer to God in time of Sickness.
 129. 
129. To the Pleader.
 130. 
130. Upon Brunonius.
 131. 
131. Time.
 132. 
132. Upon Miracles.
 133. 
133. To Irus.
 134. 
134. Science.
 135. 
135. Christ.
 136. 
136. Who art Thou?
 137. 
137. The Kingdome of Heaven.
 138. 
138. Pain, and Pleasure.
 139. 
139. St. Peter.
 140. 
140. Sleep.
 141. 
141. Rome.
 142. 
142. Mans Perfection.
 143. 
143. Lord encrease our Faith, Luk. 17.
 144. 
144. Upon a Covetous Person.
 145. 
145. Good transcends.
 146. 
146. Omnia Vanitas. All is Vanity.
 147. 
147. Upon the Voluptuous.
 148. 
148. Works.
 149. 
149. The beginning of Wisdome.
 150. 
150. Upon one delighting in Tautologies.
 151. 
151. Upon the same.
 152. 
152. Upon those who imagine many Gods.
 153. 
153. Concerning Ingenuity and Study.
 154. 
154. Know your Self.
 155. 
155. Art is long, and Life is short.
 156. 
156. To old Moranus.
 157. 
157. To D. T.
 158. 
158. Every one as they like.
 159. 
159. Upon Brunonius.
 160. 
160. Reflect upon your End.
 161. 
161. Sense, Reason, Faith, Charity, God.
 162. 
162. Of Prudence.
 163. 
163. To my Parents.
 164. 
164. Prudence, and Fortitude.
 165. 
165. In the sweat of thy Face.
 166. 
166. Of Faith, and Charity.
 167. 
167. If thy right Eye offend thee, &c.
 168. 
168. Christian Adverbs.
 169. 
169. The shortness of Life.
 170. 
170. Lex Talionis. To Aulus.
 171. 
171. Time.
 172. 
172. Abundance of Caution, hurts not.
 173. 
173. Sir, minde the matter in hand.
 174. 
174. Justification.
 175. 
175. The Day of Judgment.
 176. 
176. To Marianus.
 177. 
177. Mary Magdalens Sorrow.
 178. 
178. Upon the Soul.
 179. 
179. To Marcus.
 180. 
180. Hell.
 181. 
181. To his poor Friend.
 182. 
182. Europe, Asia, Africa, America.
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183. The causes of Discord.
 184. 
184. The Liberal Man.
 185. 
185. The Temperate.
 186. 
186. A Wise Man.
 187. 
187. Upon an Infant dying before Baptism.
 188. 
188. The Flatterer, and Envious.
 189. 
189. Love, and Friendship.
 190. 
190. St. Peter, and Paul.
 191. 
191. Socrates.
 192. 
192. A Man.
 193. 
193. To Paulus, after Burial.
 194. 
194. To such Courtiers, as shall please to Read.
 195. 
195. Prudent simplicity.
 196. 
196. The eyes of the Common-wealth.
 197. 
197. To John Gifford, Doctor of Physick.
 198. 
198. The Daw.
  
The Goose.
 199. 
199. The Afflictions of Job.
 200. 
200. Pauls, and Westminster-Abbey.
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201. Against the Conspirators, upon Tuesday, the Fift of November, 1605.
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202. Upon the same.
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203. The King, to his Kingdoms.
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204. To England, concerning the Union.
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205. To Tho. Nevill, an Ingenious young Gentleman.
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206. Upon the Death of Charles Blunt, Earl of Devonshire. 1606.
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207. To the Reader.
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208. The Difference betwixt Words, and Writings.
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Libellus de Spectaculis:
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Certain Select EPIGRAMS, Translated Out of the Works of that upright Lord Chancellor, and facetious Poet, Sr THO. MORE, &c.
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HEROICK EPIGRAMS, Upon Some choice Passages in the LIVES of the Twelve CÆSARS, And other worthy Subjects.
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Epigrams upon Various Subjects.

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147. Upon the Voluptuous.

I often hear young men complain, how short
The pleasures are, of the Venereal sport.
I often hear Gray-headed Sirs, thus cry;
O what a curse, is vital Brevity!
Lifes Pleasure, Pleasures Life, are short: who prize
Them both at little, may be termed wise.
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