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A garden of graue and godlie flowers

Sonets, elegies, and epitaphs. Planted, polished, and perfected: By Mr. Alexander Gardyne
Garden, Alexander (1585?-1634?)
  
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TO THE MOST NOBLE LORDS OF HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTIE his most honorable Privie Councel, and Colledge of Iustice.
  
TO THE TRVELIE RELIGIOVS, RIGHT HONORABLE, AND VERIE LEARNED Alexander Gordon of Clunie. S.
  
TO THE DISCRET READER.
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CERTAINE ENCOMIASTICK POESIES to the Author.
  
VPON HIS MAJESTIES Armes quartered.
  
TO HIS SACRED MAIESTIE PROCLAMED KING OF Great Britane.
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Congratvlation FOR HIS MAIESTIES DELIVERIE FROM THE SVLPHVRIOVS Treason in the Parliament house.
  
TO THE CITTIE OF ABERDEN at the death of that excellent D. David Bishop of Aberd.
  
THE OPINION OF THE worldlie estate of the honorable and learned Mr Walter Steward Principall of the Kings Colledge of Aberdon at his death.
  
Non est mortale quod opto.
  
VPON THE HONORABLE the Laird of Tolquhon.
  
To the Countrey where he lyes.
  
Prosop. to his liuing friends.
  
Vpon his deare friend Mr A. M.
  
Vpon the verteous and worthie Virgin Helen Chein.
  
Vpon the honorable the Laird of Corss.
  
Upon the honorable I. Irv. of Pet.
  
DIALOG VPON THE DEATH OF P. F. Baillie of Aberden.
  
Remors and sorrow for sinne.
  
Inuocation for seasonable weather.
  
A PRAYER FOR THE ESTATE of the Church.
  
Comfort for my innocent afflicted friend.
  
A Passion.
  
Fortis est falsam infamiam contemnere.
  
Ane prayer for the faithfull.
  
VPON THE REVEREND AND GODLY M. N. H. Commissar of Aber.
  
DIALOGVE VPON THE VERTVOVS and Right honourable Sir Thomas Gordon of Clunie Knight.
  
To his louing friends.
  
A strong Opiniator.
  
Upon the death of the honorable Ladie D. H. B. L. Essel.
  
EIDEM.
  
To the same honorable Ladie.
  
Vpon the honest and vertuous, Ag. Chal.
  
Vpon the Right honourable A. I. of Drum.
  
VPON THAT HONORABLE AND worthie Gent. M. Patrik Cheyn of Rainstone.
  
THE CONTENTS AND SVMME of the Authors his Christian Knight
  
At the death of the right honourable Sir J. Wisehart of Pettarro Kn.
  
To his verie louing friend Mr. T. M.
  
TO A COVRAGIOVS YOVNG MAN William Keith, who for his Countries honour, slew an Englishman and suffered for the same.
  
To the Cittie Aberden at the death of Jho. Fo. Ba.
  
To the defunct his spouse.
  
To his courteous freind, T. B.
  
VPON THE DEATH OF THE WORSHIPFULL M. Alex. Cheyn Commisser of Aber.
  
An description of the World.
  
A desire of an Repentant spirit.
  
An admonition to the Soule to watch.
  
Invocation to the Lord Iesus to saue the wounded soule.
  
A Prayer for apaising of the Plague.
  
Vpon the Death of a verteous young man. Wm. Ke.
  
DIALOGVE.
  
An Confession of sinnes and Incalling of the Lord.
  
SCOTLAND HER GRIEF AT HIS Majesties going into England
  
An humble confession of Sinne.
  
Vpon his louing, deere and Courteous friend, Pa. Q.
  
Sighs of an sorrowfull soule.
  
A description of the fragilitie of man.
  
Idem.
  
THE AUTHOR HIS REPENTANCE fro wryting Poesies prophane.
  
A PROFITABLE ADMONITION, if wiselie followed.
  
OF THE ESSENCE, WISDOME, and Power of God.
  
Vpon the certaintie of death and the vncertaintie of the houre.
  
Man his Immoderate care for transitorious things.
  
Meanes how to bridle the carnall desires of men.
  
Comparison betwixt the bed and the Graue.
  
Of the breuitie and miseries of man his life.
  
To his Maiesties great Commissioner G. E. Marshall Lo. K. and Altrie.
  
Alex. Rupeo. Suo, S.
  
Vpon thee honourable gentleman Iohn Da. and Iohn Sibalds of Kair.
  
To the Ghost of the most noble Ladie, Ladie Elizabeth Gordon Countesse of Dunbar.
  
Of changing Fortune and her effects into This age.
  
TO THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED and most noble Earle George Earle of Anzie. L. G. &c.
  
EPITAPH VPON THE HONORABLE young Gentleman of singular expectation preuented by death Walter Vrquart apeir. of Cragstoun.
  
TO THE MOST HONOVRED LADIE, The Ladie Clunie.
  
Deus vnita protegat Sceptra Mag. Brit.

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A description of the fragilitie of man.

What be we wratches but,
A Masse of putrid mold,
VVhich vgly wormes and wild deuoures,
VVhen we are dead, and cold,
Borne in this wofull vail,
Jn moments, ar nought Men,
And in a period, departs?
VVhat are we nothing then,
Learne then to die, and let,
Not hope of youth, nor years,
Delude the least, the Fates, ay ferce,
That Man nor Beast forbeares,

Come on thee suddaine shall,
And warne thee vn-a-ware,
For mortall none, tho neere so wise,
From those excemed are.
Time flees, your gilt does grow,
Death at your doores does call,
Then take your time, and learne in time
To liue Perpetuall.
For you are nought, bot like
Dust driven with wind away,
And like vnto a brittle glasse,
Or shaddows fleing ay.
Or Roses redolent,
That in the morning shines,
And when the night draws neere anone,
Their pleasant tincture tines.
Now liuely-like anone,
Feasts for the creeping fry,
Now strong and fair, and now anone
A lump but life we ly.
T'accumulat great goods,
or what does profit vs
Jemm's, Jewels, Silver, Gold,
And all apparrell pretious?
What Scepters, Crowns, Estat's,
Or Kingdoms great to guide?
And what in Princelie Palaces
Shall buit vs to abide?
And others in our pryde,
What helps it to despise?
Or to account our selfs like to,
The Lord alone most wise.

If dreadfull Death shall come,
Most horrible and haw,
And with her Syth, (that here you see)
All which GOD made shall maw.
Or if like earthlie dust,
Or slyding shaddows, wee
O wretched misers miserable,
Shall fall away and flee.
And all the pride of flesh,
And this small glance of glore,
Shall in the day of Death departe,
Without returning more.
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