The man-mouse taken in a trap

...in pickle, and here I present him to the world: a Dish of Soused Nonsense original: "Sous'd Non-fence" — "soused" refers to meat (often a pig's head) that has been pickled. The author is suggesting his opponent's writing is a preserved mess of absurdity.. This is my subject, Sir, and now I must tell you, my address to yourself has something of duty in it. I had no sooner left milk for meat A biblical reference to Hebrews 5:12–14, signifying the transition from basic, elementary lessons ("milk") to advanced, solid knowledge ("meat")., but my first learning came from you. Be pleased to accept this small acknowledgment from:

From Heliopolis original: "Heliopolis" — Greek for "City of the Sun." As an alchemist and Hermetic philosopher, Vaughan uses this symbolic location rather than a physical city.
1650.

Your pupil and servant,
E. P. Eugenius Philalethes, the pseudonym of Thomas Vaughan (1621–1666).