A monument, and plant it round with shade
Of laurel ever green and branching palm,
With all his trophies hung, and acts enrolled
In copious legend, or sweet lyric song.
Thither shall all the valiant youth resort,
And from his memory inflame their breasts
To matchless valour and adventures high; 1740
The virgins also shall, on feastful days,
Visit his tomb with flowers, only bewailing
His lot unfortunate in nuptial choice,
From whence captivity and loss of eyes.
Chor. All is best, though we oft doubt
What the unsearchable dispose
Of Highest Wisdom brings about,
And ever best found in the close.

Oft he seems to hide his face,

But unexpectedly returns,

And to his faithful champion hath in place

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Bore witness gloriously; whence Gaza mourns,

And all that band them to resist

His uncontrollable intent.

His servants he, with new acquist

Of true experience from this great event,
With peace and consolation hath dismissed,
And calm of mind, all passion spent.

All is

best

THE END

POEMS

ENGLISH AND LATIN

WITH A FEW IN

ITALIAN AND GREEK

COMPOSED AT SEVERAL TIMES

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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

1645

"THE STATIONER TO THE READER.

'It is not any private respect of gain, Gentle Reader wine (for the slightest Pamphlet is nowadays more vendible needs than the works of learnedest men), but it is the love I no bush have to our own Language, that hath made me diligent

to collect and set forth such Pieces, both in Prose and Verse, as may renew the wonted honour and esteem of our English tongue; and it's the worth of these both English and Latin Poems, not the flourish of any prefixed encomions, that can invite thee to buy themthough these are not without the highest commendations and applause of the learnedest Academicks, both domestic and foreign, and, amongst those of our own country, the unparalleled attestation of that renowned Provost of Eton, SIR HENRY WOOTTON. I know not thy palate, how it relishes such dainties, nor how harmonious thy soul is perhaps more trivial Airs may please thee better. But, howsoever thy opinion is spent upon these, that encouragement I have already received from the most ingenious men, in their clear and courteous entertainment of MR. WALLER's late choice Pieces, hath once more made me adventure into the world, presenting it with these ever-green and not to be blasted laurels. The Author's more peculiar excellency in these studies was too well known to conceal his Papers, or to keep me from attempting to solicit them from him. Let the event guide itself which way it will, I shall deserve of the age by bringing into the light as true a birth as the Muses have brought forth since our famous SPENSER wrote; whose Poems in these English ones are as rarely imitated as sweetly excelled. Reader, if thou art eagleeyed to censure their worth, I am not fearful to expose them to thy exactest perusal.

'Thine to command,

'HUMPH. MOSELEY.'

PART I

THE ENGLISH POEMS