. The doctrine of morality : or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy : exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the Late French King, with an explanation of each plate . ibus obfeuras injicit ilia manus. Sapiens ad omnem incurfum munitus eft, non fi pau-pertas, non ft lutlus, non fi ignominia, nonfi morsimpetum faciat, pedem referet. Interritus contraiSa ibit & inter ilia. You muft at laft your native Country quit,And from your Houfe and Wife removeThe darling ObjecT: of your Love ;The hated Cyprefs only will be


. The doctrine of morality : or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy : exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the Late French King, with an explanation of each plate . ibus obfeuras injicit ilia manus. Sapiens ad omnem incurfum munitus eft, non fi pau-pertas, non ft lutlus, non fi ignominia, nonfi morsimpetum faciat, pedem referet. Interritus contraiSa ibit & inter ilia. You muft at laft your native Country quit,And from your Houfe and Wife removeThe darling ObjecT: of your Love ;The hated Cyprefs only will be fit,Of all the Trees thy Hand did plant, to goWith thee, its fhort-lived Lord, thy Grave to lavilh Heir, more free than you to fhowHis generous Mind, the Wines fo rareThat you lock up with fo much Care,Shall moft profufely fpend ; the Chambers flowWith coftly Wines, fuch as deferve at leaft,Neer to be drank, but at a Bifhops Feaft- Things the moft facred, Death dont fpare,All that falls in his hands, alike does fare. A wife Man is armd for all Attacks; fhouldPo-verty, Difgrace, or extreme Grief, nay, evenDeath itfelf aflail him, he would not ftart ; but,void of Fear, not only oppofe, but pafs throughthem all. A View of Human AymaUlefolitudevù jay lâme ravie, Et goufte le bon-heur que les deux mont qui mttfijJeiL les plaifirs de ma vie ;Et vous rare beauté que jay toujours fervie. Malgré deux puijfants jour viendra que la Mort blefme,M arrachant moy-même a moy-même,Marrachera du«eut vos objects amoureux; Je pajferay dans lombre éternellement noire ; Et perdant la mémoire,Je perdray malgré moy, lamour que jay pour eux. Sweet Solitude, which to my ravifhd MindA Tafta of Heaven gives, and Joys refind ;Books, bleft Companions of my leifure Hours,1And you, fweet Beauty ,whom the mighty PowersHave granted .me, in whom Im highly bîèfsd jThough Im of you, and all I wifh, pofleft :Yet there fhall come a fad and fatal Day,When from you


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