On these she lifts the world; and on their base
Showes the two termes, and limits of Time's race:
That, the creation is; the judgement, this ;
That, the World's morning; this, her midnight is.

NOTE.

As explained in preceding Note, I add here the poem so long misassigned to CRASHAW.

ON THE FRONTISPIECE OF ISAACSON'S CHRONOLOGIE EXPLAINED,

TY PR. EDWARD RAINBOW, BISHOP OF CARLISI E.

It with distinctive eye, and mind, you looke
Vpon the Front, you see more than one Booke.
Creation is God's Booke, wherein He writ

Each creature, as a letter filling it.

History is Creation's Booke; which showes
To what effects the Series of it goes.

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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,
Hid not th' aspining Tower of Babylon
Contus'il the tongues, and in a distance hurl'd

As fine the speech, as men, o' th' new fill'd world.

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Set then your eyes in method, and behold Time's embleme, Saturne; who, when store of gold Coyn'd the first age, devour'd that birth, he fear'd; Till History, Time's eldest child appear'd; And Phoenix-like, in spight of Saturne's rage, Forc'd from her ashes, heyres in every age. From th' Rising Sunne, obtaining by just suit, A Spring's ingender, and an Autumne's fruit. Who in those Volumes at her motion pend, Vnto Creation's Alpha doth extend. Againe ascend, and view Chronology, By optick skill, pulling farre History Neerer; whose Hand the piercing Eagle's eye Strengthens, to bring remotest objects nigh. Vnder whose feet, you see the Setting Sunne, From the darke Gnomon, o're her volumes runne, 30 Drown'd in eternall night, never to rise, Till Resurrection show it to the eyes

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Of Earth-worne men; and her shrill trumpet's 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 than the double Art,
Astronomy, Geography, impart.

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To th' Church he did allow her dresse,
True Beauty, to true Holinesse.

Peace, which he lov'd in life, did lend

Write these lines, Reader, in thy brow,

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And by his faire example's light,

Burne in thy imitation bright.

So while these lines can but bequeath

A life perhaps unto his death;

His better Epitaph shall bee,

His life still kept alive in thee.

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OUT OF CATULLUS.1
COME and let us live my deare,
Let us love and never feare,
What the sowrest fathers say:
Brightest Sol that dyes to day

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1 Appeared originally in 'Delights' of 1646 (pp. 132-3), and was reprinted in 1648 (p. 42); but not in 1670. Our text is that of 1648; but all agree. The original is found in Carm. v. 2. The SANCROFT M.S. reads line 4 Blithest :' line 9 numerous:' line 12 A:' line 17 'our.' G.