up to the brimm, till she make euen

their full topps with the faire eyed heauen,

And heauen to guild those glorious Hero's birth
stoope and kisse earth:

II. Long may this happy heauen tyed band exercise its most holy art,

keeping her heart within his hand,

keeping his hand upon her heart,
but from her eyes

feele he noe Charmes,

finde she noe joy

but in his armes ;

May each maintaine a well fledged neast

of winged loues in eithers breast,

Be each of them a mutuall sacrifice
of eithers eyes:

12. May their whole life a sweet song proue
sett to two well composed parts,

by musickes noblest master, Loue,
playd on the strings of both their harts;
whose mutuall sound

may euer meete

in a just round,

not short though sweet;

Long may heauen listen to the songe,

and thinke it short though it bee long;

oh proue't a well sett song indeed, which showes

sweet'st in the Close.

120

130

140

Creation is Gods Booke, wherein he writ

Each Creature, as a Letter filling it.
History is Creations Booke; which showes
To what effects the Series of it goes.

Chronologie's the Booke of Historie, and beares
The just account of Dayes, Moneths, and Yeares.
But Resurrection, in a Later Presse,
And New Edition, is the summe of these.
The Language of these Bookes had all been one,
Had not th' Aspiring Tower of Babylon
Confus'd the Tongues, and in a distance hurl'd
As farre the speech, as men, oth' new fill'd world.
Set then your eyes in method, and behold
Times embleme, Saturne; who, when store of Gold
Coyn'd the first age, Devour'd that Birth, he fear'd:
Till History, Times eldest Child appear'd;
And Phanix-like, in spight of Saturnes rage,
Forc'd from her Ashes, Heyres in every age.
From th'rising Sunne, obtaining by just Suit,
A Springs Ingender, and an Autumnes Fruit.
Who in those Volumes at her motion pen'd,
Vnto Creations Alpha doth extend.
Againe ascend, and view Chronology,
By Optick Skill pulling farre History
Neerer; whose Hand the piercing Eagles Eye
Strengthens, to bring remotest Objects nigh.
Vnder whose Feet, you see the Setting Sunne,
From the darke Gnomon, o're her Volumes runne,
Drown'd in eternall Night, never to rise;
Till Resurrection, show it to the eyes

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20

30

On the Frontispiece &c. See Commentary, p. 463, below, and foot-note, p. 191, above.

I distinctive] dictinctive 46 Moneths 70

8 Moneths] and Monthes 1633: of

Of Earth-worne men; and her shrill Trumpets sound
Affright the Bones of Mortals from the ground.
The Columnes both are crown'd with either Sphere,
To show Chronology and History beare

No other Culmen; then the double Art
Astronomy, Geography, impart.

Meliùs purgatur stomachus per vomitum,
quàm per secessum.

Um vires refero vomitus, & nobile munus,

Di

Da mihi de vomitu, grandis Homere, tuo.
Nempe olim, multi cùm carminis anxia moles
Vexabat stomachum, magne Poëta, tuum;
Ægraque jejuno tenuabat pectora morsu,

Jussit & in crudam semper hiare famem :
Phæbus (ut est medicus) vomitoria pocula præbens
Morbum omnem longos expulit in vomitus.
Protinus & centum incumbunt toto ore Poëtæ,

Certantes sacras lambere relliquias.

Quod vix fecissent, (scio) si medicamen ineptum
Venisset miserè posteriore viâ.

Quippe per amfractus, cæcique volumina ventris
Sacra (putas) hostem vult medicina sequi ?
Tam turpes tenebras hæc non dignatur. at ipsum
Sedibus ex imis imperiosa trahit

Ergò

Per vomitum stomachus meliùs purgabitur. alvus
Quàm quà secretis exit opaca vijs.

Ο

Priscianus verberans, & vapulans.

Uid facis? ah! tam perversâ quid volvitur irâ ?
Quid parat iste tuus, posterus iste furor ?

Ah, truculente puer ! tam fædo parce furori.
Nec rapiat tragicas tam gravis ira nates.
Ecce fremit, fremit ecce indignabundus Apollo.
Castalides fugiunt, & procul ora tegunt.
Sic igitur sacrum, sic insedisse caballum

Quæris? & (ah) fieri tam malè notus eques?

36 beare] beare, 46 Meliùs purgatur &c. Ixiv, above,

IO

See Introduction, p. Priscianus verberans &c. See Introduction, p. lxiv, above.

Ille igitur phaleris nitidus lucebit in istis?

Hæc erit ad solidum turpis habena latus?
His ille (haud nimium rigidis) dabit ora lupatis?
Hæc fluet in miseris sordida vitta jubis?
Sic erit ista tui, sic aurea pompa triumphi ?

Ille sub imperijs ibit olentis heri?
Ille tamen neque terribili stat spumëus irâ ;
Vngula nec celso fervida calce tonat.
O meritò spectatur equi patientia nostri !
Dicite Jö. tantum quis toleravit equus?
Pegasus iste ferox, mortales spretus habenas,
Bellerophontæâ non tulit ire manu.

Noster equus tamen exemplo non turget in isto:
Stat bonus, & solito se pede certus habet.
Imò licèt tantos de te tulit ille pudores,

Te tulit ille iterum. sed meliore modo.

Tunc rubor in scapulas ô quàm bene transijt iste,
Qui satis in vultus noluit ire tuos !

At mater centum in furias abit, & vomit iram
Mille modis rabidam: jura, forumque fremit.
Quin fera tu, taceas; aut jura, forumque tacebunt :
Tu legi vocem non sinis esse suam.

O malè vibratæ rixosa volumina linguæ !

Et satis in nullo verba tonanda foro!
Causidicos (vesana !) tuos tua fulmina terrent.
Ecce stupent miseri: ah! nec meminêre loqui.
Hinc tua, (fæde puer) fædati hinc terga caballi
Exercent querulo jurgia lenta foro.
Obscænas lites, & olentia jurgia ridet
Turpiter in causam sollicitata Themis.
Juridicus lites quisquis tractaverit istas,
Oh satis emunctâ nare sit ille, precor.
At tu de misero quid vis, truculente, caballo?
Cur premis insultans, sæue! tyranne puer !
Tené igitur fugiet? fugiet sacer iste caballus?
Non fugiet. sed (si vis) tibi terga dabit.

39-40 Also in Nisus verberans et vapulans.

Vpon a gnatt burnt in a candle.

LIttle-buzzing-wanton elfe,

Perish there, & thanke thy selfe.
Thou deseru'st thy life to loose,
For distracting such a Muse.

Ad librum &c. See Introduction, p. lxiv, above.

Vpon a gnatt &c. Also in R7

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