I'll tell you of more, and lie, so you will come : A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER. HEAR me, O God ! A broken heart Is my best part : That I may prove If thou hadst not Been stern to me, But left me free, Myself and thee. For, sin's so sweet, As minds ill bent Rarely repent, Their punishment. Who more can crave Than thou hast done? That gav'st a Son First made of nought ; With all since bought. His glorious name Quite overcame; And slight the same. Before my loss, Me farther toss, Under His cross. LEGES CONVIVIALES. QUOD FELIX FAUSTUMQUE CONVIVIS IN APOLLINE SIT. I NEMO ASYMBOLUS, NISI UMBRA, HUC VENITO. 2 IDIOTA, INSULSUS, TRISTIS, TURPIS, ABESTO. 3 ERUDITI, URBANI, HILARES, HONESTI, ADSCISCUNTOR. 4 NEC LECTÆ FEMINÆ REPUDIANTOR. 5 IN APPARATU QUOD CONVIVIS CORRUGET NARES NIL ESTO. 6 EPULÆ DELECTU POTIUS QUAM SUMPTU PARANTOR. 7 OBSONATOR ET COQUUS CONVIVARUM GULÆ PERITI SUNTO. 8 DE DISCUBITU NON CONTENDITOR. 9 MINISTRI A DAPIBUS, OCULATI ET MUTI. A POCULIS, AURITI ET CELERES SUNTO. JO VINA PURIS FONTIBUS MINISTRENTOR AUT VAPULET HOSPES. II MODERATIS POCULIS PROVOCARE SODALES FAS ESTO 12 AT FABULIS MAGIS QUAM VINO VELITATIO FIAT. 13 CONVIVÆ NEC MUTI NEC LOQUACES SUNTO. 14 DE SERIIS AC SACRIS POTI ET SATURI NE DISSERUNTO. 15 FIDICEN, NISI ACCERSITUS, NON VENITO. 16 ADMISSO RISU, TRIPUDIIS, CHOREIS, CANTU, SALIBUS, OMNI GRATIARUM FESTIVITATE SACRA CELEBRANTOR. 17 JOCI SINE FELLE SUNTO. 18 INSIPIDA POEMATA NULLA RECITANTOR. 19 VERSUS SCRIBERE NULLUS COGITOR. 20 ARGUMENTATIONIS TOTIUS STREPITUS ABESTO. 21 AMATORIIS QUERELIS, AC SUSPIRIIS LIBER ANGULUS ESTO. 22 LAPITHARUM MORE SCYPHIS PUGNARE, VITREA COL LIDERE, NEFAS ESTO. 23 QUI FORAS VEL DICTA, VEL FACTA ELIMINET, ELIMINATOR. 24 NEMINEM REUM POCULA FACIUNTO. FOCUS PERENNIS ESTO. RULES FOR THE TAVERN ACADEMY ; From the Latin of Ben Jonson, engraven in Marble over the Chimney, in the Apollo of the Old Devil Tavern, at Temple Bar; that being his Club-Room. 1 As the fund of our pleasure, let each pay his shot, Except some chance friend, whom a member brings in. 2 Far hence be the sad, the lewd fop, and the sot : For such have the plagues of good company been. II. 3 Let the learned and witty, the jovial and gay, The generous and honest, compose our free state ; A And the more to exalt our delight whilst we stay, Let none be debarred from his choice female mate. IlI. 5 Let no scent offensive the chamber infest. And the cook, in his dressing, comply with their wishes. IV. 8 Let's have no disturbance about taking places, To shew your nice breeding, or out of vain pride. 9 Let the drawers be ready with wine and fresh glasses, Let the waiters have eyes, though their tongues must be ty'd, V. 10 Let our wines without mixture or stum, be all fine, Or call up the master, and break his dúll noddle. 11 Let no sober bigot here think it a sin, To push on the chirping and moderate bottle. VI. 12 Let the contests be rather of books than of wine. 13 Let the company be neither noisy nor mute. 14 Let none of things serious, much less of divine, When belly and head's full, profanely dispute. VII. 15 Let no saucy fiddler presume to intrude, Unless he is sent for to vary our bliss. 16 With mirth, wit, and dancing, and singing conclude. To regale every sense, with delight in excess. VIII. 17 Let raillery be without malice or heat. 18 Dull poems to read let none privilege take. 19 Let no poetaster command or intreat Another extempore verses to make. IX. 20 Let argument bear no unmusical sound, Nor jars interpose, sacred friendship to grieve. 21 For generous lovers let a corner be found, Where they in soft sighs may their passions relieve X. 22 Like the old Lapithites, with the goblets to fight, Our own ʼmongst offences unpardoned will rank, XI. 23 Whoever shall publish what's said, or what's done, Be he banished for ever our assembly divine. 24 Let the freedom we take be perverted by none, To make any guilty by drinking good wine. BALLANTYNE PRESS: LONDON AND EDINBURGH |