Facetiae : Musarum deliciae, or, The Muses recreation, conteining ...

Epigrams. 131 6. To Mr. James Shirty on his Comedy',viz, the yong Admirall.How all our votes are for thee (Shirty} comeConduct our troops, strike up Apollo's drum,We wait upon thy summons and do all,Intend to choose thee our yong Admirall.17. To Mr. Philip Massinger.Apollo's Messenger, who doth impartTo us the edicts of his learned art,We cannot but respect thee, for we knowPrinces are honour'd in their Legats so.1 8. To Mr. John Ford.If e're the Muses did admire that wellOf Hellicon, as elder times do tell,I dare presume to say upon my word,They much more pleasure take in thee, rare Ford.19. To Mr. Thomas Heywood.Thou hast writ much and art admir'd by those,Who love the easie ambling of thy prose ;But yet thy pleasingst flight, was somewhat high,When thou did'st touch the angels Hyerarchie:Fly that way still it will become thy age,And better please then groveling on the stage.20. To Mr. Tlwmas Goffe on his tragedies.f.(iiWhen first I heard the Turkish Emperours speakIn such a dialect, and Orestes break ;t