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His Efieemed^ William Coles, upon 

 his S^Cj'P Methodised Hijlorj of 



^Onie may condemn your forwardncffc, that you 



3 Venture thus fooii into the publick view ; 

 But by the vvilc-ft Tort 'tis undcrftood. 

 No man can be too hafty to do good. 

 And may all thole that en vioufly do brouzc 



UponyouT Leavesjfitre lilie the Vicars * Cow.cs ; 'Seethe An 



The feait will be their own, .yet ftill 'tis trucj «/Simpling, 



In tevf there's poyTdjij. though tlicre^s none in You : Chap. 19. 



For you hSvc fcrutiniz'd' Dame-Natures ftorc, 

 Tofiritf otftRemcdies,thatn)ayrcftore , 



EKpiring Healthy wheh thd cold Hand vf pcatb> 

 is ready; to extbftoUi*vitall breathe 

 And as Dl/cafcs rubtilly do part 

 Themfelvf s in Squadroris V iotp& invade the heatt, 

 OthffsthrHcadfurjMrifej aadothiiSsfti'ive . 



I f not td kill, to make Us dye alive, . . 

 So.youyour Hot ihgenibufly have iiicJ,' .' , ." 



To raifc ftout Forces with (mail Cbarjges pairfj '' _ 

 To charge tlieirfeverall Partitt in each parti ' , 



And Nature marches Hand in hand With' Art." i ; '. 



Ki nd Nature alwaycs hath held fofth her Book., "^ - 

 But few have thought it worth their paiosi to loiJfc - 

 Within thofe precious Leaves, vvhciriioeacfixiirc' 

 Is plainly legible it\ signature. 



You have feyiv'd that Knowledge, and by Her, ^ 



Youwill bethought hex beft/>«wy>rf^. Y- r, ,- o> 



He fay no more j your Books thetiifelveswHlpr^Ue'i Z ■ 

 And every Garden yidd you vetdant Bayes^' ;'\ ! \ ; 

 And they thiat find the^ood, withall their Soois, 

 VVill wiihiV'.f/p-Ctf/??,; Way fend all fuchCoMi;: ' 

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Anthraciiu Botanophiluft 



TO 



3. A Siimple poetical triljute. 



