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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A09405) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 16358) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1675:08) The foure ages of man. 1635 Calver, Edward, fl. 1649. Four plates Are to be sould by P. Stent [i.e. J. Hind], [London] : [1635]] 4 engraved plates with verses. On the engraved title page, Hind's imprint has been partly erased and replaced by that of P. Stent. No copy of the first state is known, but the British Library has 2 copies the second state with P. Stent's name in imprint--STC. Imperfect; imprint altered and text not filmed. Reproductions of the originals in the British Library. eng Art -- Themes, motives -- Early works to 1800. Age groups in art -- Early works to 1800. Engraving -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. eebo The foure ages of man. 1635. Calver, Edward, 1635 12 1000 19 0 0 0 0 44 132190 F The rate of 132190 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2010-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2010-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-03 Sampled and proofread 2010-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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The foure Ages of Man . 1638

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PASSION AND DISCRETION , IN YOVTH , AND AGE .

Here in a plaine , and most familiar kinde You may behold a Combat in the Minde : Mans differing motions are the jar in question . The Combatants are Passion , and Discretion : Each striving to be chiefe in the desire . Or , if you please to straine in any higher , Then here you , partly , may behold the strife Betweene the Flesh , and Spirit in this Life .

LONDON , Printed by T. & R. Cotes , for Francis Grove , dwelling on Snow-hill , neere the Sarazens head , without New-gate . 1641.

Youth Next place of office which I do attaine is ●washing whiffler with my staff and ch●ine In which hot office when J long haue binn J swaggering leaue and to be stayd beginn
Passion and Discretion in Youth and Age. WHen that arch light , which makes things made appeare , Dame natures Nurse , bright Phoebus doth draw neare , And from our Clymate , this times guider , Sol Cals winter backe to the Autarticke Pole : Then doth our late frost-bitten regions smile , Our piercing ayre , cold winds and , fruitles soyle , All suffer change , yea cheerished by the Sun All things beneath rejoyce in what is done . The earth puts on its rich , and sweet attyre , Sweete to the sense , and rich to the desire . Fish in the waters do both scip and flote : Birds in the ayre tune a melodious note ; Beasts on the earth , yea Nature seemes to sing By signes of joy to well-come in the spring . How shall these creatures in subjection pent , Declare such signes and tokens of content , These sensles creatures glory in this measure , And in their youth , the spring time take such pleasure ; And shall not I , who hitherto lay hid , Like Natures pow'r , in winter time , as dead ? In this my spring time have a cheerefull voyce , Now in my youth be merry and rejoyce ? But here lyes that which doth undoe us still , That which , deare selfe , converts our good to ill ; God in his mercy having daign'd to give us Innumerable good things to rel●eve us ; We out of weakenesse , either quite ref●se them , Or in the using of them quite abuse them : Which most prepost'rous custome to suppresse , Let love and friendship be without excesse .
Passion in Age. FOnd man what meant I ? what was in my minde ? When I was Youthfull how was I inclind ? I then was heedlesse , ignorant , and nice , And counted care of worldly gaine a vice : Youths chiefe contentments , vaine delights & pleasure Were all I sought for , they were then my treasure . I held them muck wormes , and in much disdaine , That did not value pleasure above gaine : I felt no sorrow then for what I spent , Because it purchas'd that which gave content . But now I see my errour in the same , How foolish I was , and how farre to blame , How wanton pleasure did delude my minde , And wrought upon my weaknesse in this kinde . How many opportunities most fit , Which both advice , and reason did admit , Of gaine or profit did I then neglect , Without all care in any such respect ?

Man Hood ●N liuery gowne and hoode I now haue gott 〈◊〉 which in ranck and ffi●e to poules I trott And swim in sholes to wesminster in barges and to feed high spare nether cost nor charges

Olde Age. But if my ffeasting haue to lauish bin I must be fforced to turne Child a gin In stead of posie beare a burning tape● . 〈◊〉 man begins in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 .

And therefore this shall be my highest pitch , Onely to toyle , and study to be rich , And this I will endeavour to expresse : Though with my tongue , I doe not it confesse . But if I must , for tender Natures sake , Some further use of Recreation make , My Liberary to my view presents The sweet fruition of most choyce contents : There I have certaine statute Bookes at hand , Where I may view the Tenours of my Land : There I have just Arethmatickes to count Unto what summes my usuries amount : And eke an Affamerides , which may Shew me my other commings in each day . And there to pleasure me , I may behold My bonds , and bills , my silver , and my gold ; Which Jewels if I should but feele , I thinke , It would refresh me more than meate and drinke .
Discretion in Age. DEare selfe , what art thou all inclin'd to earth ? Is nothing else in thy account of worth ? Or , at the leastwise , nothing else that may Here upon earth , be valu'd with this clay ? Earth is , indeed , the matter of thy frame , And thou must sure , againe unto the same ; For things Created naturally run , Into those elements where they begun ) This cannot be deny'd : that in this kind Thou mayst be something to the earth inclin'd .