That each of Life fought other to deprive,

All mindlefs of the Golden-fleece which made them

(ftrive.

And eke of private Perfons many moe, That were too long a Worke to count them all; Some of fworne Friends, that did their Faith forgoe; Some of borne Brethren, prov'd unnatural ; Some of deare Lovers, foes perpetual;

Witness their broken Bands there to be seen, Their girlonds rent, their bowres dispoiled all; The Monuments whereof there byding been, As plaine as at the firft, when they were fresh and

(green.

Such was the Houfe within; but all without
The barren Ground was full of wicked Weeds,
Which the her self had fowen all about,
Now growen great, at first of little Seedes,"
The Seedes of evil Words, and factious deedes;
Which when to ripeness due they growen are,
Bring forth an infinite increase, that breedes
Tumultuous tronble, and contentious Jarre,

The which most often end in blood-fhed and in warre.

And thofe fame curfed Seedes do alfo ferve To her for bread, and yield her living food : For Life it is to her, when others fterve Through mischievous debate, and deadly feood, That the may fuck their Life, and drink their blood, With which the from her Childhood had been fed, For fhe at firft was born of hellish brood,

And by infernal Furies nourished,

That by her monstrous Shape might eafily be read.

Her Face,moft foule and filthy was to fee, With fquinted Eyes contrary waies entended, And loathly Mouth, unmeet a Mouth to be; That nought but gall and venim comprehended, And wicked Words that God and Man offended:

Her

Her lying Tongue was in two Parts divided, And both the Parts did fpeak, and both contended; And as her Tongue, fo was her heart decided, That never thought one thing, but doubly ftill was (guided.

Als as fhe double fpeake, fo heard the double,
With matchless Eares deformed and diftort,

Fil'd with falfe rumors, and feditious trouble,
Bred in Affemblies of the vulgar fort,
That ftill are led with every light report.

And as her eares, fo eke her feet were odde,
And much unlike; th' one long, the other short,
And both misplac't; that when th' one forward godę,
The other back retired, and contrary trode.

Likewife unequal were her handes twaine; That one did reach, the other pusht away;

The own did make, the other mard againe, And fought to bring all things unto decay; Whereby great riches, gathered many a day, She in fhort space did often bring to nought, And their Poffeffours often did difmay.

For all her ftudy was, and all her thought How the might overthrowe the thing that Concord (wrought.

So much her Mallice did her Might furpass,
That even th' Almighty felf fhe did maligne,
Because to Man fo merciful he was,

And unto all his Creatures fo benigne,
Sith the her felf was of his Grace indigne :

For all this World's faire Workmanship the tride,
Unto his laft Confufion to bring,

And that great golden Chain quite to divide,
With which it bleffed Concord hath together tide.

DISDAIN.

A sturdy Villaine, ftrideing ftiffe and bold,
As if the Highest Foe defie he would;

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In his right Hand an Iron Club he held, But he himself was all of golden mould,

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Yet had both life and fenfe, and well could weld That curfed weapon, when his cruel Foes he queld.

Difdaine he called was, and did difdaine

To be fo call'd, and who fo did him call:

Sterne was to look, and full of Stomack vaine,.. His Portance terrible, and his Stature tall, Far paffing th' height of Men terreftiall; Like an huge Giant of the Titan's race, That made him fcorn all Creatures great and fmall, And with his Pride all other's Power deface: More fit amongst black Fiends than Men to have a (Place.

For he was fterne, and terrible by nature, And eeke of Perfon huge and hedeous,

Exceeding much the measure of Man's stature, And rather like a Giant monftruous :

For footh he was defcended of the House

Of the old Giants, which did Warres darraine
Against the Heaven in order battailous,

And fib to great Orgolio, which was flaine
By Arthur, when as Una's Knight he did maintaine.

His looks were dreadful, and his firey Eyes
(Like two great Beacons) glared bright and wide,
Glauncing afkew, as if his enimies.

He fcorned in his overweening Pride;
And stalking stately, like a Crane, did stride
At every step upon the tip-toes hie:
And all the way he went on every fide
He gaz'd about, and ftared horribly,

As if he with his lookes would all men terrifie.

He wore no Armour, ne for none did care, And no whit dreading any liveing wight; But in a Jacket quilted richly rare,

Upon

Upon Cheeklaton, he was ftrangly dight,
And on his Head a roll of Linnen plight,
Like to the Moores of Malabar, he wore,
With which his Locks, as black as pitchy Night,
Were bound about, and voyded from before,

And in his Hand a mighty iron Club he bore. Spen.
Difdainfully fhe look'd, then turning round,
She fix'd her Eyes unmov'd upon the Ground ;
And what he fays and swears, regards no more
Than the deaf Rocks when the loud Billows roar :
But whirl'daway to fhun his hateful Sight. Dryd.Virg.

DISEASES.

Nigh the Recefs of Chaos and dull Night,
Where Death maintains his dread tyrannick Sway,
In the clofe Covert of a cypress Grove,
Where Goblins frifk, and airy Spectres rove;
Yawns a dark Cave moft formidably wide,
And there the Monarch's Triumphs are defcry'd.
Confus'd and wildly huddled to the Eye,
The Beggars Pouch, and Princes Purple lye:
Dim Lamps with fickly Rays fcarce feem to glow,
Sighs heave in mournful Moans, and Tears o'erflow.
Old mould'ring Urns, pale Fear, and dark Distress
Make up the frightful Horrour of the Place.
Within its dreadful Jaws thofe Furies wait,
Which execute the harsh Decrees of Fate.
Febris is first; the Hag relentless hears

The Virgin's Sighs, and fees the Infant's Tears.
In her parch'd Eyeballs fiery Meteors reign,
And restlefs Ferments revel in each Vein.
Then Hydrops next appears amongst the Throng,
Bloated and big, fhe flowly fails along:
But, like a Mifer, in Excefs fhe's poor.
And pines for Thirst amidst her wat❜ry Store.
Now loathfom Lepra, that offenfive Spright,
With foul Eruptions ftain'd, offends the Sight:

She's

She's deaf to Beauty's foft perfwading Pow'r,
Nor can bright Hebe's Charms her Bloom fecure.
Whilft meagre Phthifis gives a filent Blow:
Her Strokes are fure, but her Advances flow :
No loud Alarms, nor fierce Affaults are flown;
She starves the Fortress first, then takes the Town.
Behind ftood Crowds of more inferiour Fame,
Too num'rous to repeat, too foul to name..
The Vaffals of their Monarch's Tyranny,
Who, at his Nod, on fatal Errands fly.

When raging Fevers boil the Blood,

The standing Lake foon floats into a Flood:
And ev'ry hoftile Humour, which before

Garth.

(Achit.

Slept quiet in its Channel, bubbles o'er. Dryd. Abf.com
Difeafe, thou ever moft propitious Pow'r,
Whofe kind Indulgences we tafte each Hour;
Thou well canft boaft thy num'rous Pedigree,
Begot by Sloth, maintain'd by Luxury.
In gilded Palaces thy Prowefs reigns,"
But flies the humble Shades of Cottage Swains.
To you fuch Might and Energy belong,
You nip the blooming, and unnerve the ftrong.
The purple Conqueror in Chains you bind,
And are to us Phyficians only kind.
And in return all Diligence we pay,
To fix your Empire, and confirm your Sway.

DISSIMULATIO N.

And after them 'Diffemblance and Sufpect Marcht in one rank, yet not an equal paire, For fhe was gentle, and of mild Afpect, Courteous to all, and feeming debonaire, Goodly adorned, and exceeding faire:

Gar.

Yet was that all but painted and purloin'd, And her bright brows were deckt with borrowed haire, For deeds were forged, and her words falfe coyn'd, And allwaies in her hand two clewes of Silk fhe

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