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KOSMOBREVIA[Greek], or the infancy of the world

With an Appendix of Gods resting day, Edon Garden; Mans Happiness before, Misery after, his Fall. Whereunto is added, The Praise of Nothing; Divine Ejaculations; The four Ages of the world; The Birth of Christ; Also a Century of Historical Applications; With a Taste of Poetical fictions. Written some years since by N. B.[i.e. Nicholas Billingsley] ... And now published at the request of his Friends
Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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The Worlds Creation, sung by Mr. Nicholas Billingsly, at fifteen years of Age.
  
To my friend the Author of this Book cui Titulus est Κοσμοβρεφια
  
Εκ Διος αρχομεα προς γαρ Διος εσμεν απαντες Πταχοι ------
  
To my Son (in Law) upon his Poem.
  
To my deare Brother the Author of this Book called Κοσμοβρεφια.
  
To my good friend Mr. Nicholas Billingsly in Honor of this work, penned by him about the fifteenth yeare of his age.
  
To my friend the Author, on his Poem intituled Κοσμοβρεφια.
  
To his very loving friend, Mr. Nicholas Billingsly, on his acurate Poem.
  
In Amici sui meritisimi: Nicholas Billingsly amænam Κοσμοβθεφια Synopsin Carmen Encomiasticon, Januar. 16. 1657.
  
Deo Ter Opt. Max.
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The Worlds Infancy.
  
To the reverend, his much Honored Freind, Mr FRANCIS TAILOUR
  
The Praise of Nothing.
  
Divine Ejaculations.
  
The Birth of Christ.
  
A Hymne in Commemoration of the Gun-powder Treason.
  
GENETHLIACON,
  
The four Ages of the World.
  
Monumentum Exequiale
  
His Epitaph
  
In Equum quendam ætate consumptum haud veloci pede promoventem Hexasticon
  
[In Equum quendam ætate consumptum haud veloci pede promoventem Hexasticon]
  
An Acrostick Elegy upon the death of the late Reverend, and Famons Divine
  
On Ambition.
  
Annagramma FRANCIS ROVSE, Rise Car Of Svn.
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A CENTURIE OF HISTORICAL APPLICATIONS, With a Taste of Poetical Fictions: Being the fruits of some spare Hours.

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In Equum quendam ætate consumptum haud veloci pede promoventem Hexasticon

Englished thus

I am no Trojan Horse, nor fruitless stock,
To tell the truth I'me a grave-walking block.
Any, that will, may ride me for their pleasure,
Two thousand stripes may make me go by leasure:
I mind mine own, and Masters health, lo! Stars
My sides reflect: I brood the God of warrs.
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