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With a Taste of the Variety of Other Poems, Left by Sir John Beaumont ... Set Forth by his Sonne, Sir Iohn Beaumont

Beaumont, John (1583-1627)

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An Elegy to the liuing memory of his deceased Friend, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Knight, Baronet.

An Elegy, dedicated to the memory of his much honoured friend, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Knight and Baronet.

To the worthy Muse of his Noble Friend, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Knight Baronet.

A Congratulation to the Muses, for the immortalizing of his deare Father, by the sacred Vertue of Poetry.

Vpon the following Poems of my deare Father, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet, deceased.

Vpon these Poems of his dearest Brother, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet.

On the honor'd Poëms of his honored Friend, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet.

To the deare Remembrance of his Noble Friend, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet.

Vpon the Honored Poems of his Vnknowne Friend, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet.

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Bosworth Field:

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An expression of Sibylls Acrostichs.

Virgil. Eclog. 4.

An Epigram concerning Mans life composed by Crates, or Posidippus.

The answer of Metrodorus.

Horat. Lib. 2. Sat. 6.

Horat. Carm. Lib. 3. Od. 29.

Avson. Idyll. 16.

Claudians Epigram of the old man of Verona.

Vpon the two great Feasts of the Annunciation and Resurrection falling on the same day,

Of the Epiphany.

Of the Transfiguration of our Lord.

On Ascension day.

An Ode of the blessed Trinitie.

A Dialogue betweene the World, a Pilgrim, and Vertue.

An act of Contrition.

In spirituall comfort.

An Act of Hope.

Of the miserable state of Man.

Of true Liberty.

Against inordinate loue of Creatures.

Against abused Loue.

A description of Loue.

The Shepherdesse.

On the Anniversary day of his Maiesties reigne ouer England, March the 24.

A thanksgiuing for the deliuerance of our Soueraigne, King Iames, from a dangerous accident, Ianuary 8.

To his late Maiesty, concerning the true forme of English Poetry.

To the glorious memory of our late Soueraigne Lord, King Iames.

A Panegyrick at the Coronation of our Soueraigne Lord King Charles.

Of the Princes iourney.

Of the Princes departure and returne.

Of the Princes most happy returne.

Vpon the anniuersary day of the Princes return October the fifth.

To the most illustrious Prince Charles, of the excellent vse of Poems.

An Epithalamium vpon the happy marriage of our Soueraigne Lord King Charles, and our gracious Lady Queene Mary.

At the end of his Maiesties first yeere.

An Epithalamium to my Lord Marquesse of Buckingham, and to his faire and vertuous Lady.

Of his Maiesties vow for the felicity of my Lord Marquesse of Buckingham.

My Lord of Buckinghams welcome to the King at Burley.

A Congratulation to my Lord Marquesse of Buckingham, at the Birth of his Daughter.

Of true Greatnesse:

Vpon my Lord of Buckinghams Armes.

Vpon my Lord of Buckinghams Shield at a Tilting, his Impresse being a Bird of Paradise.

To the Duke of Buckingham at his returne from Spaine.

To the Duke of Buckingham.

To my gracious Lord, the Duke of Buckingham, vpon the birth of his first Sonne.

Vpon the Earle of Couentryes departure from vs to the Angels.

To my Lord Vicount Purbeck: a Congratulation for his health.

To the memory of the faire and thrice vertuous Gentlewoman, Mistris Elizabeth Neuell.

Of the truly Noble and Excellent Lady, the Lady Marquesse of Winchester.

Vpon his Noble Friend, Sir William Skipwith.

An Epitaph vpon my deare Brother, Francis Beaumont.

Of my deare Sonne, Geruase Beaumont.

Teares for the death of the truly Honourable, the Lord Chandos.

Vpon the vntimely death of the Honourable, hopefull young Gentleman, Edward Stafford, Sonne and Heire to the Lord Stafford.

To the Memory of the Learned and Religious, Ferdinando Pulton, Esquire.

To the immortall memory of the fairest and most vertuous Lady, the Lady Clifton.

Vpon the death of the most noble Lord Henry, Earle of Southampton, 1624.

An Epitaph vpon that hopefull young Gentleman, the Lord Wriothesley.

Ivvenal. Sat. 10.

A funerall Hymne out of Prudentius.

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Of the Epiphany.

Faire Easterne Starre, that art ordain'd to runne
Before the Sages, to the rising Sunne,
Here cease thy course, and wonder that the cloud
Of this poore Stable can thy Maker shroud:
Ye heauenly bodies, glory to be bright,
And are esteem'd, as ye are rich in light:
But here on earth is taught a diff'rent way,
Since vnder this low roofe the Highest lay;
Ierusalem erects her stately Towres,
Displayes her windowes, and adornes her bowres:
Yet there thou must not cast a trembling sparke.
Let Herods Palace still continue darke,
Each Schoole and Synagogue thy force repels,
There pride enthron'd in misty errours dwels.
The Temple where the Priests maintaine their quire,
Shall taste no beame of thy Celestiall fire.
While this weake Cottage all thy splendor takes,
A ioyfull gate of eu'ry chinke it makes.
Here shines no golden roofe, no Iu'ry staire,
No King exalted in a stately chaire,
Girt with attendants, or by Heralds styl'd,
But straw and hay inwrap a speechlesse Child,

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Yet Sabaes Lords before this Babe vnfold
Their treasures, off'ring Incense, Myrrh and Gold.
The Cribbe becomes an Altar; therefore dies
No Oxe nor Sheepe, for in their fodder lies
The Prince of Peace, who thankfull for his bed,
Destroyes those Rites, in which their blood was shed:
The quintessence of earth, he takes and fees,
And precious gummes distill'd from weeping trees,
Rich Metals, and sweet Odours now declare
The glorious blessings, which his Lawes prepare
To cleare vs from the base and lothsome flood
Of sense, and make vs fit for Angels food,
Who lift to God for vs the holy smoke
Of feruent pray'rs, with which we him inuoke,
And trie our actions in that searching fire,
By which the Seraphims our lips inspire:
No muddy drosse pure Min'ralls shall infect,
We shall exhale our vapours vp direct:
No stormes shall crosse, nor glitt'ring lights deface
Perpetuall sighes, which seeke a happy place.