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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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77. Death, and VVarre.

Warre begets Famine, famine, Plague, plague Death,
War breathes forth woes, but Death stops all woes breath,

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Warre is great A of ills, and Death is Z.
In warres red Letters, Deaths feast-dayes are read.