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Skialetheia

Or, A shadowe of Truth, in certaine Epigrams and Satyres [by Edward Guilpin]
Guilpin, Edward

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To the Reader.
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EPIGRAMS.
 1. 
Proœmium. 1.
 2. 
To the Reader. 2.
 3. 
Of Titus. 3.
 4. 
To Liuia. 4.
 5. 
Of Matho. 5.
 6. 
Of Faber. 6.
 7. 
Of a railing humour. 7.
 8. 
To Deloney. 8.
 9. 
Of Paule. 9.
 10. 
Of Syluio. 10.
 11. 
To Gue. 11.
 12. 
Of Cotta. 12.
 13. 
Of the same. 13.
 14. 
To Licus. 14.
 15. 
Of Zeno. 15.
 16. 
Of Riuus. 16.
 17. 
Of Clodius. 17.
 18. 
Of Curio. 18.
 19. 
Of Faustus. 19.
 20. 
To Candidus. 20.
 21. 
Of Procus. 21.
 22. 
To Clodius. 22.
 23. 
Of Sextilius. 23.
 24. 
Of Fuscus. 24.
 25. 
Of Gnatho. 25.
 26. 
To Pollio. 26.
 27. 
Of the same. 27.
 28. 
Of Zeno. 28.
 29. 
Of Arion. 29.
 30. 
Of Chrysogonus. 30.
 31. 
Of Torques. 31.
 32. 
Of Lais. 32.
 33. 
Of Fidens. 33.
 34. 
Of Orpheus. 34.
 35. 
Of Cotta. 35.
 36. 
Of Metius. 36.
 37. 
Of the same. 37.
 38. 
To Licus. 38.
 39. 
Of Chrestina. 39.
 40. 
Of Næuia. 40.
 41. 
Of the same. 41.
 42. 
Of the same 42.
 43. 
Of Clodius. 43.
 44. 
Of Phrix. 44.
 45. 
In Zelotypum. 45.
 46. 
Of Gellia. 46.
 47. 
To the Reader. 47.
 48. 
To Lydia. 48.
 49. 
To Cotta. 49.
 50. 
To Women. 50.
 51. 
Of Chrestina. 51.
 52. 
Of Pansa. 52.
 53. 
Of Cornelius. 53.
 54. 
Of Issa. 54.
 55. 
To Mira. 55.
 56. 
De Ignoto. 56.
 57. 
Of Nigrina. 57.
 58. 
Of Drus. 58.
 59. 
To Mira. 59.
 60. 
De Ignoto. 60.
 61. 
Of Nigrina. 61.
 62. 
Of the same. 62.
 63. 
Of Bassus. 63.
 64. 
To Mira. 64.
 65. 
Of Nigrina. 65.
 66. 
Of Gellia. 66.
 67. 
Ad Crocum. 67.
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Of Cæius. 68.
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To the Reader. 69.
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Conclusion to the Reader. 70.
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SATYRE PRELUDIUM.
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Satyra prima.
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Satyra secunda.
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Satyra tertia.
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Satyra Quarta.
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Satyra Quinta.
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Satyra sexta.

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Of Cæius. 68.

As Caius walks the streets, if he but heare
A blackman grunt his note, he cries oh rare!
He cries oh rare, to heare the Irishmen
Cry pippe, fine pippe, with a shrill accent, when
He comes at Mercers chappell; and, oh rare,
At Ludgate at the prisoners plaine-song there:
Oh rare sings he to heare a Cobler sing,
Or a wassaile on twelfe night, or the ring
At cold S. Pancras church; or any thing:
Hel'le cry, oh rare, and scratch the elbow too
To see two Butchers curres fight; the Cuckoo,

Will cry oh rare, to see the champion bull,
Or the victorious mastife with crown'd scull:
And garlanded with flowers, passing along
From Paris-garden he renewes his song,
To see my L. Maiors Henchmen; or to see,
(At an old Aldermans blest obsequie)
The Hospitall boyes in their blew æquipage,
Or at a carted bawde, or whore in cage:
He'le cry, oh rare, at a Gongfarmers cart,
Oh rare to heare a ballad or a fart:
Briefely so long he hath vsde to cry, oh rare,
That now that phrase is growne thin & thred-bare,
But sure his wit will be more rare and thin,
If he continue as he doth begin.
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