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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.
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Epigrams.
 
To the Prince.
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Out of the first Booke.
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Out of the second Booke.
 
Epig. 4. To the Lady Mary Nevell .
 
Epig. 10. A true Troian.
 
Epig. 16. To the Lord High Treasurer of England .
 
Epig. 24. To Richard Vaughan, once Bishop of London .
 
Epig. 29. To Sir Philip Sidney .
 
Epig. 32. To the Right Honourable Lucy, Countesse of Bedford .
 
Epig. 33. An Honourable Gold-Ring: To Henry Goodyeer, Knight.
 
Epig. 35. To D. B .
 
Epig. 40. The Strength of England to the Prince .
 
Epig. 41. The Terrestriall Globe .
 
Epig. 42. Vn-Healthy Healths.
 
Epig. 43. The Diuine, the Politician
 
Epig. 52. The Louer .
 
Epig. 55. The German-Death to Polynicus .
 
Epig. 61. The Niggard, the Prodigall .
 
Epig. 65. The Earle of Dorset his Adagie, Neyther furiously, nor fearefully .
 
Epig. 66. Sir Henry Neuill his Adagie. Wish no vaine thing .
 
Epig. 69. To his Friend.
 
Epig. 70. Money ouercomes all.
 
Epig. 73. Adulterie and Fornication .
 
Epig. 74. Of Hercules to C. D.
 
Epig. 85. Erasmus Fooleries.
 
Epig. 90. Against Vnfaithfulnesse .
 
Epig. 94. Wisedome.
 
Epig. 96. Against a certaine Drunkard .
 
Epig. 99. Anger or Wrath .
 
Epig. 106. To a certayne Dyer waxing-old.
 
Epig. 120. Against a great Clerke .
 
Epig. 124. Against an Harlot .
 
Epig. 127. To Claudius, and Linus .
 
Epig. 131. Against Couetous and Lame Alanus.
 
Epig. 142. Against Marcus a Lawyer .
 
Epig. 148. Sir Francis Drake his Epitaph .
 
Epig. 165. The King, the People .
 
Epig. 166. The Senate .
 
Epig. 168. Of Dyet, to I. H. Knight.
 
Epig. 173. The fiue Senses .
 
Epig. 179. The Obiects of the Senses .
 
Epig. 185. The Phœnix, the Uiper.
 
Epig. 186. The Silke-Worme .
 
Epig. 194. Manuring of the Ground .
 
Epig. 196. The Parret .
 
Epig. 206. The Souldier .
 
Epig. 208. The Louers Teares .
 
Epig. 213. Eccho.
 
Epig. 214. The Looking-Glasse .
 
Epig. 215. Eccho and the Looking-Glasse .
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Out of the third Booke.
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Out of one sole Booke.
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Out of the sixe last Bookes.
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Out of the three last Bookes.
 
To the Excellent Translatour of the Epigrams of Master Iohn Owen, Master Iohn Vicars.

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Epig. 94. Wisedome.

Who's wealthy? Wisemen; who are Poore?
Rude Dolts, and Sots vnwise;
If I be wise then, quickly, I
To Riches may arise:
But tell me, Now, what Man is wise?
The Rich; who Fooles? the Poore;
Then, if not rich, though wise, I may
Goe begge from doore to doore.
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