recreations for vacant houres, not the grand businesse of his soule. To the former Qualifications I might adde that which would crowne them all, his rare moderation in diet (almost Lessian temperance) he never created a Muse out of distempers, nor (with our Canary scribblers) cast any strange mists of surfets before the Intelectuall beames of his mind or memory, the latter of which, he was so much a master of that he bad there under locke and key in readinesse, the richest treasures of the best Greek and Latine Poets, some of which Authors bee had more at his command by heart, than others that onely read their works, to retaine little, and understand lesse. Enough Reader, I intend not a volume of praises larger than his booke, nor need I longer transport thee to think over his vast perfections, I will conclude all that I have impartially writ of this Learned young Gent. (now dead to us) as be bimselfe doth, with the last line of his Poem upon Bishop Andrews Picture before his Sermons Verte paginas. -Look on his following leaves, and see him breath. The Teare. W I. Hat bright soft thing is this Sweet Mary thy faire eyes expence ? A watry Diamond; from whence 2. O'tis not a teare, 'Tis a star about to drop From thine eye its spheare, The Sun will stoope and take it up, O'tis a teare, 3. Too true a teare; for no sad eyne Raine so true a teare as thine; 4. Such a Pearle as this is (Slipt from Aurora's dewy Brest) The Rose buds sweet lip kisses; With ungentle flames, does shed, 5. Such the Maiden gem By the wanton spring put on, Peeps from her Parent stem, And blushes on the watry Sun: This watry blossome of thy Eyne, Ripe, will make the richer Wine. 6. Faire drop, why quak'st thou so? The dust shall never be thy bed; A pillow for thee will I bring, 7. Thus carried up on high, (For to heaven thou must goe) And in soft slumbers bath thy woe, 8. There thy selfe shalt bee An eye, but not a weeping one, Yet I doubt of thee, Whether th' had'st rather there have shone, An eye of heaven; or still shine here, In th' Heaven of Maries eye a teare. Divine Epigrams. On the water of our Lords Baptisme. E Ach blest drop, on each blest limme, Acts. 8. On the baptized Ethiopian. LEt it no longer be a forlorne hope To wash an Æthiope: Hee's washt, his gloomy skin a peacefull shade And now, I doubt not, the Eternall Dove, A black-fac'd house will love. On the miracle of multiplyed Loaves. Ee here an easie Feast that knowes no wound, That under Hungers Teeth will needs be found, A subtle Harvest of unbounded bread, What would ye more? Here food it selfe is fed. H Upon the Sepulcher of our Lord. Ere where our Lord once laid his head The Widows Mites. Wo Mites, two drops, yet all her house and land The others wanton wealth foams high and brave; |