Poem by Thomas Urquhart

Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 43. That inconveniences ought to be regarded to before hand

TO wait for crosses, that may happen, is
The meane▪ whereby to beare them easily;
They not being much unlike the Cockatrice,
Which, if fore-seene by us, dyes instantly:
While unexpected misadventures kill
Joy in the breed, and tyrannize the will.

1. Epigrams. The First Booke. ¹ 30. That wise men, to speak properly, are the most powerfull men in the world
2. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 3. The couragious resolution of a valiant man
3. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 24. No man should glory too much in the flourishing verdure of his Youth
4. Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 8. The resolution of a proficient in vertue
5. Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 17. VVhy we must all dye

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