Grew both together fresh 2 in estimation:
And both growne stale, were cast away together :
What fame is this that scarce lasts3 out a fashion?

Onely this last in credit doth remaine,

That from henceforth, each bastard cast-forth rime,
Which doth but savour of a libell vaine,

Shall call me father, and be thought my crime;

So dull, and with so little sence endu❜d,
Is my grose-headed Judge, the multitude.

But Momus, I perswade myself that no man
Will deigne thee such a name, English or Roman.
Ile wage a but of Sack, the best in Bristo,
Who cals me Lepid, I will call him Tristo."

Epigrams, Book iii. Ep. 21. edition folio. D.

2 In other editions as Isham, but dropped out inadvertently from our text. G.

3 Isham badly 'last.'

G..

Finis. I. D.

Appendix to Epigrams:

(FROM THE HARLEIAN MSS. 1836.)

As explained in the Note, page 6 ante, I have gleaned a few additions to these Epigrams. At close of those of HUTTON,-in the MS. marked 60 and in Hutton's own volume 56,-on folio 15d, is the word 'finis.' Immediately under this, the MS. is continued in the same handwriting on to folio 19, whereon 'finis' is again placed: and on folios 19 and 20 Lines of Tobacco' with 'finis' once more. These Lines on 'Tobacco' are curious: and somewhat resemble those on 'Moly' given in the Hitherto Unpublished Poems of Davies, onward. G.

6

I. IN SUPERBIAM. Epi. 4.

I tooke the wall, one thrust me rudely by,
And tould me the King's way did open lye.
I thankt him yt he did me so much grace,
to take the worse, leave me the better place;
For if by th' owners wee esteeme of things,
the wall's the subjects, but the way's the King's.

IX :.

whilst thus my letters stand,

Am whiter then the plumbe1 of swan
or any ladye's hand;

Take but away my letter first,

and then I doe encline

That stood before for milke white snowe

to be the figure nine.

And if that further you desire

by change to doe som trickes,

As blacke as any bird I am.

CORNIX by adding COR to NIX.

3. Epi. 6.

Health is a jewell true, which when we buy

Physitians value it accordingly.

4.

IN AMOROSUM. Epi. 7.

A wife you wisht me (sir) rich, faire and young with French, Italian, and the Spanish tongue :

1 =plumage. G.

I must confesse yo' kindnesse verie much but yet in truth, Sir, I deserve none such. for when I wed-as yet I meane to tarryA woman of one language i'le but marry, and with that little portion of her store, expect such plenty, I would wish no more.

5. Epi. 9.

Westminster is a mill that grinds all causes,
but grinde his cause for mee there, he yt list:
For by demures and errours, stayes and clauses,
the tole is oft made greater then the grist.

6. Epi. 10.

He that doth aske St. James they [?] say, shall speed :

O yt Kinge James would answere to my need.