The old gentleman's wish, or The reformed old gentleman. Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687. 1685 Approx. 10 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A78154 Wing B804aA ESTC R32828 12770791 ocm 12770791 171555 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A78154) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 171555) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1029:12 or 2561:6) The old gentleman's wish, or The reformed old gentleman. Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for John Barksdale bookseller in Cirencester., [Cirencester] : 1685. On the right side of the sheet: Authors and books. Signed: C.B. In verse. Item at 1029:12 has been divided into 2 sheets. Attributed to C.B., and identified as Wing B44 in unit 34, reel position 1029:12 (number cancelled in Wing 2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2008-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-10 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Old Gentleman's VVISH , OR The Reformed Old Gentleman . I am grown old , Alas ! My seventy years are past : I Wish with all my heart , I may grow wise at last . 2. When I was past a Child , I left the Grammer-school , ( Fond Parents ! ) Ah! I Wish , I had not been a Fool. 3. Having my liberty , And Money , every day , ( I Wish none wou'd do thus ) Ah! I did game and play . 4. Youth is the feeding time , From whence good fruits shou'd grow I brought forth noisom weeds : I Wish I 'd not done so . 5. I kept ill Company , My Hawks , and Hounds , and worse : One can't to enemies wish any greater Curse . 6. I and my bonny Fellowes Had many a vagary , And after drank down sin , In Clarret and Canary . 7. But now I see my faults , How I have gone astray : That God wou'd set me right , I hugely Wish and Pray . 8. O Happy Change ! When Grace Assisting Industry , Preventing , following Grace ( I Wish ) may wants supply . 9. My old Companions Themselves from me withdraw : I sadly Wish , I had Their Faces never saw . 10. O Time ! most precious Time ! I Wish thee come again . Impossible it is : To Wish it is in vain . 11. Time past cannot return : You can't undo , what 's done . 'T is as hard , as in 's course To stop the Giant Sun. 12. Yet I do Wish and pray , My Time I may redeem , By double Diligence : This a Wise Wish will seem . 13. And now I entertain A Sober , Learned Friend , To'improve me , and I Wish To keep him to my end . 14. We read the Psalmodie , And Gospel , every Day : At the Church and at home , We Two together pray . 15. We love God's Ministers , Obey in every thing : We dayly pray and Wish All Honour to the King. 16. My Noble Friends , do ye Get such a Guide , and then You may be what I Wish , Right good Old Gentlemen . C B. AVTHORS and BOOKS . Part I. 1. BRownrig of Exon's first and second Tome Yield you good Sermon-notes , apply them home . 2. Ascham restor'd pure Latin , S r. John Cheek Restor'd the true pronouncing of the Greek . 3. Eastern tongu'd Pocock , in his writing quick , 'mong many Works , made Grotius Arabick . 4. Savilian Bernard , a good Learned man Will give us his Josephus when he can . 5. Walton hath written Lives , and doth deserve To have a fair Memorial of himself . 6. Spelman did greatly ( Father and the Son ) Serve th' English Church , by good things they have done . 7. The Linguist Wheelock hath taught us to read , Saxon and Latin venerable Bede . 8. Patrick , in 's Pilgrim , Prayr's , Advice , Debate , Is learned , pious friendly , moderate . 9. Wotton , long time Ambassador , at last His mind at Eaton had a sweet repast . 10. George Herbert , noble both in Arts and Birth ; No Parson equals His in all the Earth . 11. Cave's Books to Auction ? God forbid , how then Shall he write th' History of all learned Men ? 12. Hales sold his Books to live upon : this thing Shall not befall Cave under a good King. 13. Wake the Orator , King James's Ambassador ; His Rex Platonicūs he had wrote before . 14. Fulman a Country Parson , and yet he Can judge of all Books , all Antiquity . 15. Perinchief , write his Dionysius durst , Wrote at return the Life of Charles the first , 16. Excellent Brierwood hath great favour done's By 's Numms , by 's Languages , and Religions . 17. Cotton himself , a noble Antiquary , Friend to all such by his rare Library , 18. The great Son of great Vossius , is ours , Prebend of that Church , known by Royal Tow'rs . 19. The famous Raulegh's History General , We glory in ; grieve , that we have not all . 20. Smiths Law fed both the Universities , Deserves our Universal Memories . 21. Juxon great Tresuror , Primate and a Friend , Waited on Charles the Martyr at his end . 22. Moulin of Canterbury , ( as his Father was ) Many good learned pieces written has . 23. Goodman for 's old Religion and the rest , Chiefly the Parable of the Prodigal , is blest , 24. Whitmore & Adams ( friends of Learning ) prime Aldermen , faithful to 's Majesty at worst time . 25. The admirable Grotius stands in these lines For the great love , he had for our Divines 26. Lord Verulam ! his Works the Learned please He is admir'd here and beyond the Seas . 27. Lord Faulkland slain , lamented is by all ; With him , Vertue and Learning had a fall . 28. John Oxon Patron of Arts , no time can His Name Extinguish , nor his Cyprian . 29. Spotswood Scots loyal Primate , and his Son , For Charles the first have suffer'd much , much doe . 30. Grave and mild Juckson , of deep thoughts , great sense , High Phrase , above common Intelligence . 31. For 's Primitive Christianity , our Cave And for his Fathers lasting praise will have . 32. Sweet Chillingworth by Preaching won the day , A Conqueror again by his safe way . 33. Brave More for Godliness , for Antichrist &c I long to see his state of Philadelphia . 34. Dean Field in writers of the Church is one Of the best ; see the best Edition . 35. Sheldon the Dean , first entertains his King At the Chapel , with David's Thanksgiving . 36. Nicolsons worth , Bishop of Gloucester , In his Defense of our Church does appear . 37. Frampton our Bishop made against his will , A Bishops Office does with praise fulfill . 38. Dean Marshals forreign learning , he that lists , May perceive , by the Gotth Evangelists 39. The senior Prebend Washbourn's Devotions , We expect with his holy Meditations 40. Two Samways Cosin-Germans , both we see In Studies and Devotions agree 41. Vesey , a primate wrote Bramhal's life : his name , And Bishops vertues commend him to Fame . 42. Thrice noble Boyl , of Royal Society , Hath led his fellows to Theology . 43. That reverend man , Bishop of Chester , Fern , Hath written whence obedience we may learn. 44. Arch deacon Hyde hath merited a good Lot In Bodley's Catalogue , Walton's Polyglot . 45. The Primate Usher did revive Hierom , And the most eloquent Preacher Chrysostom . 46. Humfrey of Bangor , Warren's friend and mine , In Life and Learning is a true Divine . 47. Bedel of Kilmore with Wotton the Seas crost , 'T is pitty his great Irish Bible's lost . 48. Dodwel a writer rational and profound , By various Works , hath Love and Glory found . 49. Heylin of Westminster , smart Man , see 's life , Well writ by my friend Vernon , with some strife . 50. Godwin of Abingdon deserves of me , Thanks for Roman and Hebrew Antiquity . " Reader , take these from me , I leave the rest " To those who have more light and see 'em best . " I beg no pardon for what I have done , " Out of my Love and Admiration . C. B. Printed for John Barksdale Bookseller in Cirencester . 1685.