The foure ages of man. 1635 Calver, Edward, fl. 1649. 1635 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 8 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A09405 STC 197.7 ESTC S115885 99851102 99851102 16358

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A09405) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 16358) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1675:08) The foure ages of man. 1635 Calver, Edward, fl. 1649. Four plates Are to be sould by P. Stent [i.e. J. Hind], [London] : [1635]] 4 engraved plates with verses. On the engraved title page, Hind's imprint has been partly erased and replaced by that of P. Stent. No copy of the first state is known, but the British Library has 2 copies the second state with P. Stent's name in imprint--STC. Imperfect; imprint altered and text not filmed. Reproductions of the originals in the British Library.

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The foure Ages of Man. 1638

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PASSION AND DISCRETION, IN YOVTH, AND AGE.

Here in a plaine, and moſt familiar kinde You may behold a Combat in the Minde: Mans differing motions are the jar in queſtion. The Combatants are Paſſion, and Diſcretion: Each ſtriving to be chiefe in the deſire. Or, if you pleaſe to ſtraine in any higher, Then here you, partly, may behold the ſtrife Betweene the Fleſh, and Spirit in this Life.

LONDON, Printed by T. & R. Cotes, for Francis Grove, dwelling on Snow-hill, neere the Sarazens head, without New-gate. 1641.

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Paſsion and Diſcretion in Youth and Age. WHen that arch light, which makes things made appeare, Dame natures Nurſe, bright Phoebus doth draw neare, And from our Clymate, this times guider, Sol Cals winter backe to the Autarticke Pole: Then doth our late froſt-bitten regions ſmile, Our piercing ayre, cold winds and, fruitles ſoyle, All ſuffer change, yea cheeriſhed by the Sun All things beneath rejoyce in what is done. The earth puts on its rich, and ſweet attyre, Sweete to the ſenſe, and rich to the deſire. Fiſh in the waters do both ſcip and flote: Birds in the ayre tune a melodious note; Beaſts on the earth, yea Nature ſeemes to ſing By ſignes of joy to well-come in the ſpring. How ſhall theſe creatures in ſubjection pent, Declare ſuch ſignes and tokens of content, Theſe ſenſles creatures glory in this meaſure, And in their youth, the ſpring time take ſuch pleaſure; And ſhall not I, who hitherto lay hid, Like Natures pow'r, in winter time, as dead? In this my ſpring time have a cheerefull voyce, Now in my youth be merry and rejoyce? 〈38 pages missing〉 But here lyes that which doth undoe us ſtill, That which, deare ſelfe, converts our good to ill; God in his mercy having daign'd to give us Innumerable good things to rel • eve us; We out of weakeneſſe, either quite ref • ſe them, Or in the uſing of them quite abuſe them: Which moſt prepoſt'rous cuſtome to ſuppreſſe, Let love and friendſhip be without exceſſe.
Paſsion in Age. FOnd man what meant I? what was in my minde? When I was Youthfull how was I inclind? I then was heedleſſe, ignorant, and nice, And counted care of worldly gaine a vice: Youths chiefe contentments, vaine delights & pleaſure Were all I ſought for, they were then my treaſure. I held them muck wormes, and in much diſdaine, That did not value pleaſure above gaine: I felt no ſorrow then for what I ſpent, Becauſe it purchas'd that which gave content. But now I ſee my errour in the ſame, How fooliſh I was, and how farre to blame, How wanton pleaſure did delude my minde, And wrought upon my weakneſſe in this kinde. How many opportunities moſt fit, Which both advice, and reaſon did admit, Of gaine or profit did I then neglect, Without all care in any ſuch reſpect?

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〈4 pages missing〉 And therefore this ſhall be my higheſt pitch, Onely to toyle, and ſtudy to be rich, And this I will endeavour to expreſſe: Though with my tongue, I doe not it confeſſe. But if I muſt, for tender Natures ſake, Some further uſe of Recreation make, My Liberary to my view preſents The ſweet fruition of moſt choyce contents: There I have certaine ſtatute Bookes at hand, Where I may view the Tenours of my Land: There I have juſt Arethmatickes to count Unto what ſummes my uſuries amount: And eke an Affamerides, which may Shew me my other commings in each day. And there to pleaſure me, I may behold My bonds, and bills, my ſilver, and my gold; Which Jewels if I ſhould but feele, I thinke, It would refreſh me more than meate and drinke.
Diſcretion in Age. DEare ſelfe, what art thou all inclin'd to earth? Is nothing elſe in thy account of worth? Or, at the leaſtwiſe, nothing elſe that may Here upon earth, be valu'd with this clay? Earth is, indeed, the matter of thy frame, And thou muſt ſure, againe unto the ſame; For things Created naturally run, Into thoſe elements where they begun) This cannot be deny'd: that in this kind Thou mayſt be ſomething to the earth inclin'd. 〈1… pages missing〉 〈1 page duplicate〉 〈1 page duplicate〉 〈1 page duplicate〉