Poem by Thomas Urquhart

Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 23. Of foure things, in an epalleled way vanquished each by other

AS Death o'rthroweth man, and cuts his breath:
And fame most gloriously subdueth Death:
So gourmandizing time doth fame or'come:
And to eternity time must succumbe.

1. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 25. That vertue is of greater worth, then knowledge. to a speculative Philosopher
2. Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 12. An vprightly zealous, and truly devout man is strong enough against all temptations
3. Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 35. To a Gentleman, who was extreamly offen∣ded at the defamatory speeches of a base detractor
4. Epigrams. The First Booke. ¹ 17. The expression of a contented mind in povertie
5. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 3. The couragious resolution of a valiant man

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