. Hieroglyphikes of the life of man . with Flouts ;He is a Nothing, all composed oiDoahts, Doej waft thy Inch, proud 5/>^» of living earth;Confume thy golden daiesIn flavifh freedomc; Let thy waicsTake beft advantage of thy frolick mirth; Thy Stock of Time decaics;And laviOi plenty ftill foreruns a Dearth :The bird thats flowne may turne at lafl:;And paineful! labour may repaire a waft;But paines nor price can call thy minits paft. SEl HI B R o G 11 P u. 4y Sen. ExpeH^-eatyy yvben thoujhall lay dowru the mnd of a Childymid deferze t^efideefAnvife rrcui, for at thofeycmcs childhoodfipali, bl


. Hieroglyphikes of the life of man . with Flouts ;He is a Nothing, all composed oiDoahts, Doej waft thy Inch, proud 5/>^» of living earth;Confume thy golden daiesIn flavifh freedomc; Let thy waicsTake beft advantage of thy frolick mirth; Thy Stock of Time decaics;And laviOi plenty ftill foreruns a Dearth :The bird thats flowne may turne at lafl:;And paineful! labour may repaire a waft;But paines nor price can call thy minits paft. SEl HI B R o G 11 P u. 4y Sen. ExpeH^-eatyy yvben thoujhall lay dowru the mnd of a Childymid deferze t^efideefAnvife rrcui, for at thofeycmcs childhoodfipali, blit oftentimes child Jhnefs remams^ trd robat ii worfe^ t!:ouhafl the Authmiy of a. Mm^ but the zicciofa Childe. EPi G. II. To the declining Man»Why ftandft thou difcontented ? Is not heAs from the Toppe as thee >Wfaat then may caufe thy difcontented frowne ?Hce*s mounting up the Hill; Thou plodding downedI>3 ^j( CI I PH. XII. =.i>>J^S!^^\\^\\\^v>\\ \\v\y.\VMIi!«/;/«>,^; /,^/^-- v< -:: l^tSol ^^ardorc Virilj WiV^MatJh^.fiutt!it. Hi V ROG Lxru. XII. 47 ^^s thy daies^fojhallthy flrength 25, The Poft Of fwift foot Time Hath now , at length, begua The Kalends of our middle Stage : The numberd Steps that wc have gone, do (liow The number of thofe Steps wee are to goc: The Buds and bloflbms of our Age Are blowne,dccay*d,and gone. And all our prime Is loft ; And what we boaft too much, wehaveleaftcaufeto (^boaft. Ah mee! There is no Keft , Our Time is alwaies fleeing: What Rein can curb our headftrcg hours \ They poft away : They pafTc wee know not how: Our Now is gene, before wee can fay, Notv: Time paft and futurs none of ours 5 That y hath as yet no Being j AndThis hath ceaft To bee : What is, is OHely ours: How fliort a Time have AVee! D4 And 4§ And now j^plloes eare Expeds haifiionious llraines. New minted fro the Thractan Lyrej For now the Virrue of the twiforkt Hili infpires the raviilit fancy, and do


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