Absolon's IX worthies, or, A key to a late book or poem, entituled A.B. & A.C. 1682 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A23700 Wing A110 ESTC R6271 12987296 ocm 12987296 96236 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. A23700) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 96236) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1:25) Absolon's IX worthies, or, A key to a late book or poem, entituled A.B. & A.C. Dryden, John, 1631-1700. Absalom and Achitophel. 1 sheet ([2] p.) s.n., [London : 1682] Poem dedicated to Dryden, author of Absalom and Achitophel. Place and date of publication from Wing. Reproduction of original in Harvard University Libraries. 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. EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2002-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-08 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2002-08 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Absolon's IX Worthies : OR , A KEY to a late BOOK or POEM , Entituled A. B. & A. C. I. A Chitophel led on the black Forlorn , Villain , that only was for mischief born . Who happy might have been before his Tomb , If 's Sire had never Tapp'd his Mothers Womb. II. Next Zimri , Banckrupt of Wit , and Pence , Prov'd Jew by 's Circumcised Evidence . T' enjoy his Cosbi , He her Husband kill'd ; The rest 'o th story waits to be fulfill'd . III. Then kind Uriah Junior whose distress'd Lady the beauteous Absalon caress'd . So like in Head , in Heart , in Mind and Will , T' was thought by some , they both had piss'd in a Quill . IV. The next Priapus-Balaam , of whom 't is said , His Brains did lye more in his Tail than 's Head ; Sprouted of Royal Stem in ancient dayes , 'T is an ill Bird that his own Nest bewrayes . V. Chast Caleb next whose chill embraces charm Women to Ice , was yet in Treason warm ; O' th ancient Race of Jewish Nobles come , Whose Title never lay in Christendome . VI. Then Prophane Nadab , that hates all Sacred things And on that score abominateth Kings . With Mahomet Wine he damneth ; with intent T' erect his Paschal-Lambs-Wool-Sacrament . VII . Ungrateful Jonas next to Nineveh Plead's Treason gratis , that 's without his Fee ; Which he n'eer did before for King or Clown : That got most by 't , yet most disgrac'd the Crown . VIII . Shimei that Curses all that he should love , That hates all Kings , and Gods because above . Whose kinder Fasces spares Dissenters Backs , Though he long since would fain have us'd the Axe . Last Corah , unexhausted mine of Plots , Incredible to all but Knaves and Sots . He surely may for a new Sampson pass , That kills so sure with Jawbone of an Ass. To the Author of that incomparable POEM above mentioned . Homer amaz'd resigns the Hill to you , And stands i' th Crowd amidst the panting Crew . Virgil and Horace dare not shew their Face , And long admired Juv'nal quits his place ; For this one mighty Poem hath done more Than all those Poets could have done before . Satyr or Statesman , Poet or Divine , Thou any thing , Thou every thing that 's fine . Thy Lines will make young Absolon relent , And though 't is hard Achitophel repent . And stop — as thou has done . — Thus once thy Rival muse on Cooper's Hill , With the true story wou'd not Fatina Kill . No Politicks exclude repentance quite , Despair makes Rebels obstinately fight . 'T is well when Errors do for Mercy call , Unbloody Conquests are the best of all . Methinks I see a numerous mixed Croud Of seduc'd Patriots crying out aloud For Grace to Godlike David . He with Tears Holds forth his Scepter to prevent their Fears . And bids them welcome to his tender Breast : Thus may the People , thus the King be blest . Then tunes his Harp , thy Praises to rehearse , Who owes his Son and Subjects to thy Verse . FINIS .