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Natures Embassie

Or, The Wilde-mans Measvres: Danced naked by twelve Satyres, with sundry others continued in the next Section [by Richard Brathwait]
Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673)

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[Section I.]
  
[dedication]
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THE FIRST SATYRE. [OF DEGENERATION.]
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THE SECOND SATYRE. [OF PLEASURE.]
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THE THIRD SATYRE. [OF AMBITION.]
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THE FOVRTH SATYRE. [OF VAINEGLORIE.]
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THE FIFT SATYRE. [OF CRUELTIE.]
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THE SIXT SATYRE. [OF ADULTERIE.]
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THE SEVENTH SATYRE. [OF INCEST.]
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THE EIGHT SATYRE. [OF BLASPHEMIE.]
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THE NINTH SATYRE. [OF BEGGARIE.]
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THE TENTH SATYRE. [OF MISERIE.]
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THE ELEVENTH SATYRE. [OF HYPOCRISIE.]
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THE TWELFTH SATYRE. [OF EXCESSE.]
  
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A CONCLVSIVE ADMONITION TO THE READER.
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HERE FOLLOWETH SOME EPYCEDES
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I. ELEGIE. [NO LOVE LOST.]
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II. ELEGIE. [LOVE TO THE LAST.]
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III. ELEGIE. [LOVE STAIND WITH LVST.]
  
AN ELEGIE VPON THESE ELEGIES.
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THE SECOND SECTION OF DIVINE AND MORALL SATYRES:
  
TO THE WORTHIE CHERISHER AND NOVRISHER OF ALL GENEROUS studies, S. W. C. Knight R. B. His affectionate Country-man wisheth the increase of all honour, health, and happinesse.
  
Vpon the Dedicatorie.
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THE FIRST SATYRE. [OF SLOTH.]
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THE SECOND SATYRE. [OF CORRUPTION.]
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THE THIRD SATYRE. [OF ATHEISME.]
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THE FOVRTH SATYRE. [OF SINGVLARITIE.]
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THE FIFT SATYRE. [OF DOTAGE.]
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THE SIXT SATYRE. [OF PARTIALITIE.]
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THE SEVENTH SATYRE. [OF INGRATITVDE.]
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THE EIGHTH SATYRE. [OF FLATTERIE.]
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THE NINTH SATYRE. [OF EPICVRISME.]
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THE TENTH SATYRE. [OF BRIBERIE.]
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THE ELEVENTH SATYRE ELEGIACK. [OF INUENTION.]
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THE TWELFTH SATYRE. [OF DISDAINE.]
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THE THIRTEENTH SATYRE. [OF IDOLATRIE.]
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Three other Satyres composed by the same Author, treating of these three distinct subiects.
  
THE SATYRE. [OF TYRANNIE.]
  
THE SATYRE. [OF SECVRITIE.]
  
THE SATYRE. [OF REVENGE.]
  
THE EMBLEME. [OF MORTALITIE.]
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[IN IVRIDICVM.] A short Satyre of a corrupt Lawyer.
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Two short moderne Satyres.
  
[A Walking Hypocrite there was, whose pace]
  
[Drusus, what makes thee take no trade in hand]
  
An Admonition to the Reader vpon the precedent Satyres.
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THE SHEPHEARDS TALES.
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HIS PASTORALLS ARE HERE CONTINVED WITH THREE OTHER TALES; hauing relation to a former part, as yet obscured: and deuided into certaine Pastorall Eglogues, shadowing much delight vnder a rurall subiect.
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THE FIRST EGLOGUE Corydons tale
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The Argument.
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The second Argument.
  
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THE SECOND EGLOGVE Sapphus' tale
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THE THIRD EGLOGUE Linus' tale
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The Argument.
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The second Argument.
  
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The shepheards holy-day, reduced in apt measures to Hobbinalls Galliard, or Iohn to the May-pole.
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OMPHALE,
  
A Poem describing the leuitie of a woman: reseruing all generous respect to the vertuously affected of that Sexe.
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HIS ODES:
  
[Odes in straines of sorrow tell]
  
TO THE GENEROVS, INGENIOVS, AND IVDICIOVS Philalethist, Thomas Ogle Esquire: the succeeding issue of his diuinest wishes.
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THE TRAVELLOVR,
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THE NIGHTINGALL.
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THE LAPWING.
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THE OWLE.
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THE MERLIN.
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THE SWALLOW.
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THE FALL OF THE LEAFE.
  
To my knowing and worthie esteemed friend Avgvstine Vincent, all meriting content.
  
BRITTANS BLISSE.
  
Vpon the worthie and sincere Proficients and Professants of the common Law; an Encomiastick Poem.
  
[Danc'd are my Measures, now I must repose]

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[Drusus, what makes thee take no trade in hand]

In Drusum meretri-
cium Adiutorem.
Poligonia.

Drusus, what makes thee take no trade in hand,
But like Hermaphrodite, halfe man halfe womā
Pandors thy selfe, and stands at whoores command,
To play the bolt for euery Haxter common?
Spend not thy houres with whoores, lest thou confesse,
There is no life to thy obduratenesse.
Obdurate villaine hard'ned in ill,
That takes delight in seeing Nature naked,
Whose pleasure drawne from selfe-licentious will,
Makes thee of God, of men, and all forsaked;
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Shame is thy chaine, thy fetters linkes of sinne,
Whence to escape is hard, being once lock'd in.
What newes from Babell, where that purple whoore,
With seared marrow charmes deluded man,
So lull'd a sleepe, as He forgets heauens power,
And serues that hireling-Neapolitan?
I'le tell thee Drusus, sad and heauie newes,
Death vnto Drusus while he hants the stewes.
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