Sok'd in his enemies blood, and from the stream 1730 Home to his father's houfe: there will I build him 1740 1745 Chor. All is beft, though we oft doubt, What th' unfearchable dispose Of highest wisdom brings about, Oft he seems to hide his face, But unexpectedly returns, And to his faithful champion hath in place 1750 Bore witness gloriously; whence Gaza mourns 1 His uncontrollable intent; His fervants he with new acquist 1755 THE END. To the first edition of the author's poems printed in 1645 was prefixed the following advertisement of The STATIONER to the READER. Ith T is not any private respect of gain, gentle Reader, for the flightest pamphlet is now a days more vendible than the works of learnedeft men; but it is the love I have to our own language, that hath made me diligent to collect and fet forth fuch pieces both in profe and verfe, as may renew the wonted honor and esteem of our English tongue: and it's the worth of thefe both English and Latin poems, not the florish of any prefixed encomiums that can invite thee to buy them, though these are not without the highest commendations and applaufe of the learnedef Academics, both domeftic and foreign; and amongst those of our own country, the unparallel' d atteftation of that renowned Provost of Eton, Sir Henry Wotton. I know not thy palate how it relishes fuch dainties, nor how harmonious thy foul is; perhaps more trivial airs may please thee better. But how foever thy opinion is spent upon thefe, that encouragement I have alreadyreceived from the most ingeniousmen in their clear and courteous entertainment of Mr.Waller's late choice pieces, hath once more made me adventure into the world, prefenting it with thefe ever-green, and not to be blafted laurels. The Author's more peculiar excellency in thefe ftudies was too well known to conceal his papers, or to keep me from attempting to folicit them from him. Let the event guide itself which way it will, I fhall deferve of the age, by bringing into the light as true a birth, as the Mufes have brought forth fince our famous Spenfer wrote; whofe poems in thefe English ones are as rarely imitated, as fweetly excell'd. Reader, if thou art eagle-ey'd to cenfure their worth, I am not fearful to expose them to thy exacteft perufal. Thine to command, HUMPH. MOSELEY. O N SEVERAL OCCASION S. I. ANNO AETATIS 17. On the death of a fair Infant, dying of a cough. I. Fairest flow'r no fooner blown but blafted, Summer's chief honor, if thou hadft out-lafted That did thy cheek envermeil, thought to kiss, But kill'd, alas, and then bewail'd his fatal bliss. II. For fince grim Aquilo his charioteer By boiftrous rape th' Athenian damfel got, 5 ΤΟ Of long-uncoupled bed, and childlefs eld, (held. Which 'mongst the wanton Gods a foul reproach was So |