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Two bookes of epigrammes, and epitaphs

Dedicated to two top-branches of gentry: Sir Charles Shirley, Baronet, and William Davenport, Esquire. Written by Thomas Bancroft
Bancroft, Thomas (fl. 1633-1658)

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The First Booke of Epigrammes.
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To Sir Charles Shirley, Baronet.
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2. To the Reader.
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3. To the same.
 4. 
4. To his Booke.
 5. 
5. On the Spheares.
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6. On severall Countries.
 7. 
7. On cracking of Nuts.
 8. 
8. On Thomas Randall.
 9. 
9. To a Glazier, shrewdly married.
 10. 
10. Of the Earth.
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11. A drunken brabler.
 12. 
12. An Epitaph on his Father and Mother, buried neare together in Swarston Church.
 13. 
13. To Iame Shirley.
 14. 
14. The Usurer.
 15. 
15. An Epitaph on Mistris Anne Knyveton.
 16. 
16. Another on the same.
 17. 
17. To Thomas Pegge Gentleman.
 18. 
18. To an Eunuch.
 19. 
19. Against Drunkennesse.
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20. An Epitaph on Master Henry Hopkinson.
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21. To Ben. Ionson.
 22. 
22. To the same.
 23. 
23. To Oliver Cookerill.
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24. To Caspar the Foote-man.
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25. To Godfrey Froggat.
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26. On humane bodies.
 27. 
27. An Epitaph on George Siddon of the Bull-head in Bosworth.
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28. To Thomas May of Sutton-Cheney, Gentleman.
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29. On Maltworme.
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30. To Sampson Baker.
 31. 
31. To Thomas Dixie, Gentleman.
 32. 
32. To Amoret.
 33. 
33. To Sir Iohn Harpvr.
 34. 
34. To the same.
 35. 
35. To William Bottome.
 36. 
36. A tricke for your Learning.
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37. To Tom Dizzy.
 38. 
38. To a Red-ey'd Conjurer.
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39. To Sir Andrew Knyveton, in his Travaile.
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40. To the same at his Returne.
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41. An Epitaph on Mistresse Gray, Grandmother to Sir Andrew Kniveton.
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42. On Gentry.
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43. Gluttons and Lechers.
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44. The Life of Man.
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45. To Master Farnaby.
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46. To old Sir Iohn Harpur of Swarston, deceased.
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47. On Martiall Boggard.
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48. To Master Pestell of Packinton.
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49. An Epitaph on Mistresse Anne Roberts of Naylston.
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50. To Dabbler.
  
61. Ingrossers.
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62. An Epitaph on Alexander Hill.
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63. To a Detractour.
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64. An Epitaph on William Holorenshaw, the Mathematician.
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56. To Briskape the Gallant.
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57. On a French Knight, and Mistris Wolsley.
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58. To the Slanderer, Stinks.
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59. To Sir Gilbert Knyveton.
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60. To a Musitian, on his hurt finger.
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61. An Epitaph on Captaine Knyveton.
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62. The brevity of Mans life.
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63. To Mistris Dorothy Harpur, (now the Lady Fitzherbert.)
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64. To Mr. William Roberts watch-maker.
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76. An Epitaph on the King of Sweden.
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76. To William Jernegan, Gent.
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77. To Captayne Roberts.
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78. To Trent.
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79. To Swarston.
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80. On Pillard with his Periwig.
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81. To Grace-dieu.
 82. 
82. On a curst wife.
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83. On Poets.
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84. Our Grandames infirmities.
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85. Of Warre.
 86. 
86. On Scheltco, the Astrologer.
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87. To John Fretchvile Esquire.
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88. The New World.
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89. On Sir Philip Sidney.
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90. To Charnwood.
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91. On a Woman.
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92. On the same.
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93. On the motion of the Starres.
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94. On Gluttony and Lechery.
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97. To the Honorable Esquire, IOHN MANNOVRS of HADDON.
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98. To our Queene MARIE.
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99. To Vicar Blunder.
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100. On Iohn the Warrener, falne in love with Ioane the Net-worker.
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101. To the Lord Uerulam.
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105. To Nathaniel Carpenter, on his Geography.
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106. To a Tell-tale.
 107. 
107. To Baull, the Cryer.
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108. To our King CHARLES.
 109. 
109. On deafe Joan, the Ale-wife.
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109. Copernicus his opinion.
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111. To our Prince Charles.
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112. To Sir Thomas Overbury, on his Wife.
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113. To Zounds the Swaggerer.
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114. To the same.
 115. 
115. A point of hard fortune.
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116. To George Slanders, on his Marriage.
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117. To Th. Ch. Esquire.
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118. To Shakespeare.
 119. 
119. To the same.
 120. 
120. To Aston Cokaine, Esquire.
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121. The World.
 122. 
122. On Blinkes, a pretender to Poetry.
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123. To William Coke Esquire.
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124. An Epitaph on Mris. Hope Alford.
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125. Peace and Warre.
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126. An adumbration of Mans life.
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127. Dulman to Ignoramus.
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128. Ignoramus his reply.
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129. To Sir Iohn Fitzherbert of Narbury.
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130. An Epitaph on Foxe the Tinker.
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131. On Pride.
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132. The Miller to the King.
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133. On Captayne Milward, lying dead upon Trent banke.
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134. On the same.
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133. To Iohn Milward Esquire:
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136. To Doctor Donne.
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137. To the Lords of the privy Councell.
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138. The foure Elements.
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139. On a good Phisitian over-match't with an ill wife.
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140. On Nell Lusty.
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141. On Celestiall bodies.
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142. Death, a sure friend.
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143. A Cure for Impatience.
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144. On the same.
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145. To I. P. an old Fencer.
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146. Time alters all things.
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147. To Gilbert Knyveton, Gentleman.
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148. On Sleepe.
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149. To Hugh the Cryer.
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150. A good wits dyet.
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151. To the prime Lady Fainebe.
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152. To Sir Landlesse Ramkin.
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156. To the same.
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157. To Doctor Butler, in his last sicknesse.
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158. To the Lord Silly sense.
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159. To Captaine Iames, after his intended discovery of the North-west passages.
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160. On the Searchers of the North-west passage.
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161. Loves Remedy.
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162. The Pulpets complaynt of a Diabolicall Lyer.
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163. The Lyer.
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164. Naked Love.
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165. An Epitaph on George Agard, Gent.
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166. On Nuptiall love.
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167. On Church-bells.
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168. Evacuation of the foure humours.
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169. On the Kings Iester.
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170. To cracking Iohn.
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171. To Humphrey Okeover, Esquire.
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172. To Robert Lincolne, Gentleman.
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173. On Thomas Draper, Gentleman.
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174. To T. R.
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175. To Sir Henry Merry deceased.
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176. On old Trudge the Termer.
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177. Christmas in a Consumption.
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178. On the Ocean.
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179. An Epitaph on Walter Merry, Gent.
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180. On old Sharke.
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181. To Bertholdus Swart, Inventor of the Gun.
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182. The greatest Clerkes, not the wisest men.
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183. On Tobacco taking.
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184. Maides and Wives.
  
The prayse of Poverty.
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185. To William Lilly.
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186. On Excessive drinking.
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187. On Carnall mirth.
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188. To a young and wealthy wanton.
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189. The Ægyptian Isthmus.
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190. The Prodigall, on himselfe.
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191. To old Canker, a wicked Gardener.
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192. To John Ford, the Poet.
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193. To his Brother Iohn Bancroft deceased.
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194. The penitent Prodigall, to his loose-bodied Mistresses.
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196. On Lust.
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197. To Iustice Much-ill.
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198. A Prince and a Parasite.
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199. Of Man.
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200. Of the Æthiopian Mountaine, Amara.
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201. Mans gradation.
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202. To Envy.
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203. On Greene-wit Gosling.
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204. Hope of preferment.
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205. Loves Motion.
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206. To Plots, a pretender to the Mathematicks.
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207. To Mr. Henry Meller, the first Major of Darby.
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208. To Innocent Heartlesse, on his Imperious Wife.
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209. On Hypocrites in friendship.
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210. To Sir Iohn Curzon.
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211. To a lying Victualler.
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212. To Mistresse Mutable.
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213. To a Giglot, with her greene sicknesse.
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214. To Iohn Gell, Esquire.
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215. On Wood of Kent, that prodigious Gormund.
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216. Money, a fruitfull commodity.
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217. The English, too like the French.
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218. An Acrostick to Mistris Elizabeth Corbet.
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219. To Tumbrell Gullygut.
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220. On Pot-valiant Champions.
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221. On Ioane Easie.
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222. The Roman Eagle.
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223. To Nath. Bate, Gentleman.
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224. On Pickwell the Miller.
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225. To John Whiteall, Gentleman.
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226. To Canary Birds.
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227. To Master Thomas Lightwood.
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228. To Mammons bond-slaves.
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229. A tryall of right.
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230. To the same.
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232. Of carnall pleasure.
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233. To Francis Quarles.
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234. To the Honourable Matron, the Lady Grace Cavendish.
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235. An Epitaph on Mistris Anne Port.
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236. To the Lady Maunsfield, now the Countesse of New-Castle.
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237. To his Muse.
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238. To the Flower of Youngsters, Rose Verney.
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239. To Sir Charles Shirley, Baronet.
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218. An Acrostick to Mistris Elizabeth Corbet.

Expresse your worth I cannot, loveliest friend,
Let those attempt it, whose rare wits ascend
In righter lines above the vulgar spheare;
So (as your forme is) may your fame be cleare,
And all the wandering Starres in beauties skie
Be but as clouds beneath your Galaxy.
Egregious Nymph! whose excellence refines
These drossie fancies, and these weaker lines
Helps to corroborate; if wishes could
Crowne merits, yours were precious stones and gold.
O! could I on a loftier Muses wings
Raise high my straines above terrestriall things,
Bearing the golden treasure of your name
(Endear'd to Vertue) to the starry frame,
Then should you Phœbe see (in honours show)
To plucke her hornes in, and her Orbe forgoe.
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