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 |
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A due Encomium on the Author and his Ingenious Epigrams.
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A due Encomium on the Author and his Ingenious Epigrams.
The ancient Shephards of th' Arcadian PlainesElegant were in Verse and witty Strains,
So thou partak'st of their Eternall Fame:
In thy facetious Fancy Learning, Wit,
Which merit in Apollos Chaire to fit,
And to correct the Sisters in their Layes,
Each of which offer thee a Crown of Bayes,
Which like another Martiall thou dost merit,
And shalt (in these thy Epigrams inherit)
Which elevate thine honour to the skie,
And tells the World the Ingenuity
Of these thy lines, are of such excellence
As may be termed, (Wits rare Quint-essence)
Even in this criticall and carping Age,
When few in Epigrams durst vent their rage,
Yet thy Minerva (doubtlesse) will be free,
From Envy, as from Thunder, Daphne's Tree,
And Sheppard by his sharpe ingenuous Quill,
Shall honour gaine, and grace Parnassus Hill.
Samuell Holland.
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