Poem by Thomas Urquhart

Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 26. Consolation to a poore man

THat you are poore, it should not much disheart you;
For povertie securely keepes your house
From theeves, & Robbers: and makes roome to vertue,
By banishing of pride, and the abuse
Of riches: the losse thereof, and feare of losse,
Surfets, and vices, that prejudge the health:
Which being shut out of doores, strive to compose
Your mind to quietnesse, more worth, then wealth;
For without wealth you may have happinesse:
But not without tranquillitie, and ease.

1. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 24. No man should glory too much in the flourishing verdure of his Youth
2. Epigrams. The Third Booke. ¹ 8. The resolution of a proficient in vertue
3. Epigrams. The First Booke. ¹ 30. That wise men, to speak properly, are the most powerfull men in the world
4. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 22. A very ready way to goodnesse, and true VVisedome
5. Epigrams. The Second Booke. ¹ 3. The couragious resolution of a valiant man

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