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Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick

Six books, also the Socratic Session, or the Arraignment and Conviction, of Julius Scaliger, with other Select Poems. By S. Sheppard
Sheppard, S.

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The Language Of The Frontispeice.
  
To Mr. Sheppard on His Epigrams.
  
To the Author on his exquisite Epigrams and other Poems.
  
To the Author on his Epigrams.
  
To my much honoured Friend the Author, on his most Excellent Epigrams.
  
A due Encomium on the Author and his Ingenious Epigrams.
  
To the Author on his excellent Epigrams.
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EPIGRAMS
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The First Book
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The Second Book.
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THE THIRD BOOK.
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Epig. 1. The Sectaries of these times.
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Epig. 2. A Contented Citizen called Horne.
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Epig. 3. To Penelope.
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Epig. 5. To Clarissa
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Epig. 6. To the most excellent Poet, Sir William Davenant .
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Epig. 8. Of Sillius.
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Epig. 9. The fall of the Druinian Oake.
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Epig 10. To my Friend Lucius Varrus .
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Epig. 12. Carbo the Courtier.
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Epig. 13. On a Lady singing.
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Epig. 14. To my noble Friend Van Velsen, the merited praise of the famous Citty of Amsterdam .
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Epig. 15. Epitaph on Prince Henry .
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Epig. 16. The Lady E. D. had her Picture drawn thus.
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Epig. 17. Joves Cup-Bearer.
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Epig. 18. Wicked Myrha.
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Epig. 19. To Cupid.
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Epig. 20. Homers Prophesie of our Saviours Incarnation and Passion, &c. Odiss. 12.
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Epig. 21. To Mr. Glascow, a solution of his Question, what Wit is, and who ought chiefly to drink Sherrie.
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Epig. 22. Joves Raping Europa.
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Epig. 23. Lucians memoriall.
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Epig. 24. The transformation of Narcissus .
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Epig. 25. Tis money makes the man.
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Epig. 26. To Mrs. Rhodes .
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Epig. 27. Epitaph on a young man that dyed on his Wedding Day.
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Epig. 28. On the death of Mary Queen of Scots.
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Epig. 29. To my much honoured unckle M. Paul Clapham .
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Epig. 30. On Sir Phillip Sydneys Decease.
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Epig. 31. Disorder the fore-runner of Ruine.
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Epig. 32. A journey to Totnam Court.
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Epig. 33. Valour alwaies accompanied with Love.
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Epig. 34. To Mr. K. R.
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Epig. 35. Lodowick and Artesia.
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Epig. 36. The basenesse of the present age.
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Epig. 37. On the death of that Incomparable Hero, Sir Walter Rawleigh Knight.
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Epig. 38. On Mr. Sands inimitable translation of Ovids Metamorphosis .
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Epig. 39. The power of money, to Sir Edward Buzbey Knight.
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Epig. 40. A Simile.
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Epig. 41. An Apollogie to Sir Thomas Engham .
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Epig. 42. To Sir Alexander Wroth, of the most noble Order of the Garter Knight, a Resolution to his Demand, &c.
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Epig. 43. On the probable continuance of these Civill Warrs, the Scot, and Irish not reduced.
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Epig. 44. King Arthur.
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Epig. 45. Lots Wife turned to a Pillar of Salt.
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THE FOVRTH BOOK.
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THE FIFTH BOOK.
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THE SIXTH BOOK.
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The SOCRATICK SESSION,
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A MAUSOLEAN MONUMENT, ERECTED By a Sorowfull Sonne over His Deceased Parents: With Three Pastorals. Two of them alluding to some Late Proceedings between Parties. By S. Shepard.
  
To the Reader on the Errors of the Presse.

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Epig. 16. The Lady E. D. had her Picture drawn thus.

In her faire hand just overthwart her wombe
A green bay-branch, one sprig whereof did come
Up to her Heart, another downward ranne,
Shading the place of procreation:
And crosse the branch these words all might espie,
“Fetch'd from the Fields, Here let me never die.
Upon the upper sprig was written, HITHER,
Upon the lower, (who would not come)
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