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

;Richer278 Epitaphs.Then Jasons Argo, though toGreece,They say, it brought the Golden Fleece.The skilfull Pilot steer'd it so,Hither and thither, to and fro,Through all the Seas of Poetry,Whether they far or near doe lye,And fraught it so with all the wealth,Of wit and learning, not by stealth,Or Piracy, but purchase got,That this whole lower world could notCommodities, or moreAfford to adde unto his store.To heaven then with an intentOf new discoveries, he went,And left his Vessell here to restTill his return shall make it blest.The bill of Lading he that looksTo know, may find it in his Books.l: JiA air! llr, fa *o cTtJOinriri cj orfw te\ bnA1 93. On Doctor Donnes Death.He that would write an Epitaph for thee,And do it well, must firstbegin to beSuch as thou wert ;for none can truly knowThy worth, thy life, but he that hath liv'd so.He must have wit to spare, and to hurle down :Enough to keep the Gallants of the Town.He must have learning plenty ;both the Laws,Civill, and Common, to judge any Cause ;Divinity great store, above the rest ;None of the worst edition, but the best ;