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Quodlibets, lately come over from New Britaniola, Old Newfoundland. Epigrams and other small parcels both Morall and Divine

The first foure Bookes being the Authors owne: the rest translated out of that Excellent Epigrammist, Mr Iohn Owen, and other rare Authors: With two Epistles of that excellently wittie Doctor, Francis Rablais: Translated out his French at large. All of them Composed and done at Harbor-Grace in Britaniola, anciently called Newfound-Land. By R. H. [by Robert Hayman]
  

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64 Deaths sweet and sowre.

To those that haue their liues in much mirth spent;
Death's sadnes is to sad men, merriment.

Or thus.

To those that liue in sinne, Death is good night;
Good morrow 'tis to those that liue vpright.