An essay of a character of the right honourable Sir George Treby, Kt. Lord Chief Justice of His Majesty's Court of Common-pleas / addressed to the learned Dr. Fowke by N. Tate, servant to His Majesty. Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. 1699 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A62915 Wing T187 ESTC R32745 12752783 ocm 12752783 93339 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. 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SIR , WHAT Present can the Muse's Servant send To You , the Muse's , and your Country's Friend ? To You , who , like Apollo , are renown'd For Physick's Pow'r , — Like Him , with Wisdom crown'd . From whence we learn , both how we may enjoy Long Life , and Usefully that Life employ : How , with firm Health , right Reason we may gain , And , in sound Bodies , a sound Mind retain : By Virtue 's Rules , that is , by Yours , to Live ; The best Prescription Art it self can give . Fain would I send , what Fame and You desire , A Picture of the Man you Both Admire . Phoebus himself might envy my Success , Could I the great Original Express ; Or cou'd , at least , to humane View impart Your TREBY — as He 's Pictur'd in my Heart . But ah ! how faint I This Resemblance find , To the Sublime Idea in my Mind ! How short my Words of what my Thoughts design'd ! So when some Prophet would an Angel draw , Whom He in silent Contemplation saw , He 's forc'd to speak as Mortal Language can , Describe the Seraph as a Glorious Man. INdulge One Labour more , my drooping Muse , ( Which neither Love nor Duty can refuse ) For TREBY's worthy Praise new String thy Lyre , And sing a Theme that will thy Verse inspire . The grateful Song would Charm the listning Globe , Could'st Thou his Name Adorn , as He the Robe . See how from Specious Falshood he divides Wrong'd Truth , and like an Oracle decides ! Whose Large , and Richly furnisht Mind appears A Register of long-transacted Years ; Past Presidents so faithfully deriv'd , As more than Nestor's Age he had surviv'd : As He the Practise of all Courts had seen , And from Law 's Infancy her Guardian been . For Law , that do's a boundless Ocean seem , Is Coasted all , and Fathom'd all by Him. Yet , tho' with such sagacious Knowledge crown'd , No less for Justice than for Skill renown'd : His Judgments he from Truth 's clear Fountain draws , Respecting not the Party , but the Cause : Makes haughty Pow'r to humble Right give Place ; Want fears no Wrong , and Wealth expects no Grace . Proceedings so unbias'd , clear , and free , They charm the lost Astrea down , to see On Earth , such Primitive Integrity . But when on Life's Tribunal he is set , Justice and Mercy are together met ; With Looks and Language Awful , not Austere , So circumspect in Dooming , so sincere , That ev'n the Sentenc'd think him not Severe . Could Verse assume His Style , of Strength and Ease , Compacted Sense , with all the Charms to please , My Muse , that with the Accomplisht Judge began , Might next proceed to Sing th' Accomplisht Man. But who , in fetter'd Numbers , can Comprise The Great , the Good , the Just , the Learn'd and Wise ? The steddy Temper , condescending Mind , Indulgent to Distress , to Merit kind ; Knowledge sublime , sharp Judgment , Piety , From Pride , from Censure , and Moroseness free . Cautious in Promise , in Performance Sure ; Swift of Dispatch , yet in Dispatch Secure . Solemn as Night , and chearful as the Day . O Golden Mean ! O Worth without Allay ! Renown'd amongst the noble gen'rous Few Who Vertue 's most exalted Rules pursue , As if for Nature's last Reserve design'd , To prop the Sinking Credit of Mankind . When high in Publick Seated , to dispense Impartial Right , we wish him never Thence ; Yet when withdrawn , his private Friends to bless , With Transport fir'd we wou'd for ever press , Ingross the Bliss , and his whole Time possess . Thus Patriarchs heretofore , at vacant Hours , Treated their Visitants in Sylvan Bow'rs ; Thus Socrates th' Esteem of Athens gain'd , Thus Plato's happy Guests were entertain'd ; Such Conversation may ev'n Gods invite , Where Learning , Reason , Wit , their Force Unite , Experience , Truth , Instruction , and Delight . LONDON : Printed by R. Roberts , for the Author . MDCXCIX .