Know thy self Hammond, John, d. 1707. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A45478 of text R218423 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing H619A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A45478 Wing H619A ESTC R218423 99830022 99830022 34469 2240855231

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A45478) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34469) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2030:15) Know thy self Hammond, John, d. 1707. 1 sheet ([1] p.) These are to be given away by the author, at the Sarazens-head within Ald-gate, [London] : [ca. 1656?] Verse - "Man's curious nature still contends to know". By John Hammond. Place of publication from Wing; publication date conjectured by cataloger. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. eng Man (Christian theology) -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. A45478 R218423 (Wing H619A). civilwar no Know thy self. Hammond, John 1656 1 379 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 C The rate of 26 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2005-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2005-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-01 Sampled and proofread 2006-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Know thy self . MAn's curious Nature still contends to know What 's acting in the heavens , what 's done below ; Hee 'l number Stars ; unfold what is to come ; Fathom the Seas , bring sand into a summ. He will maintain he knows the year , the day Wherein this glorious Fabrick shall decay . Hee 'l quere his Creator , and reply His own Inventions , his own vanity : Poor man look back , look on thy self , that Book Will teach enough ; man should no further look Till that be throughly learn'd , 'T is such a task The learning of it many an age will ask . Study thy self , and all thou canst is study , For all thy actions are but dull and muddy ; Leave off vain questions , meddle not at all With heavens decrees , 't is diabolicall : First know thy self , then shalt thou know the power That gave this Knowledge , 't is the strongest Tower Man can repair to ; This being truly known , Makes man entitled man , and all his own . But oh Ambition , how it fools the sence Of worm-like man ! and hurries reason thence . How great an influence has vain-glory got On weak , weak man whom it doth thus besot . These actings are mens own , and these intrusions Of fame hereafter , are but meer delusions . Oh give me moderation , let me live No longer than I shall forbear to grieve My Christian and my Naturall brethren so ! As to condemn their Zeal , or urge their wo ▪ God is a God of order , Man below Should not confound , nor seek Mans overthrow ; I 'le neither envy Man , nor censure passe , How God shall deal hereafter , for alasse ! Man cannot Know himself , how can he then Presume to Know , what God shall act , or when ? Or how , or where , or by what means , or why ? He that pretends to this presumes too high .

These are to be given away by the Author , at the Sarazens-head within Ald-gate .