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Sok'd in his enemies blood, and from the stream
With lavers pure and cleansing herbs wash off
The clotted gore. I with what speed the while
(Gaza is not in plight to say us nay)
Will fend for all my kindred, all my friends,
To fetch him hence, and folemnly attend
With filent obfequy and funeral train

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Home to his father's houfe: there will I build him
A monument, and plant it round with shade 1735
Of laurel ever green, and branching palm,
With all his trophies hung, and acts inroll'd
In copious legend, or fweet lyric fong.
Thither fhall all the valiant youth refort,
And from his memory inflame their breasts
To matchless valor, and adventures high:
The virgins also shall on feastful days
Vifit his tomb with flow'rs, only bewailing
His lot unfortunate in nuptial choice,
From whence captivity and lofs of eyes.

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Chor. All is beft, though we oft doubt, What th' unfearchable 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 refift

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His uncontrollable intent;

His fervants he with new acquist
Of true experience from this great event
With peace and confolation hath dismist,
And calm of mind all paffion spent..

1755

THE END.

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To the first edition of the author's poems printed in 1645 was prefixed the following advertisement of The STATIONER to the READER.

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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.

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SEVERAL OCCASION S.

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ANNO AETATIS

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On the death of a fair Infant, dying of a cough.

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Fairest flow'r no fooner blown but blafted,
Soft filken primrose fading timelesly,

Summer's chief honor, if thou hadft out-lafted
Bleak Winter's force that made thy blossom dry;
For he being amorous on that lovely dye

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,
He thought it touch'd his deity full near,
If likewise he fome fair one wedded not,
Thereby to wipe away th' infamous blot

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Of long-uncoupled bed, and childlefs eld, (held. Which 'mongst the wanton Gods a foul reproach was

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