. Hermathenæ; or, Moral emblems, and ethnick tales, with explanatory notes . D 2 Emelejvl ( 5X ). M B L E M XVII. Om?2ia 7nea mectim porto, {a) CTILPO, of {/?) Stoic Caft, who firft Stoutly refusd to fear the Worfl;Who knew no III could hurt the Soul,Where confcious Virtues all in all;Who [c) Zeno taught thofe rigid Rules,The future Maxims of his Schools;When old {d) Antigomis\ Son,So oft a King, fo oft undone,Like a tempeftuous Whirlwind fct [c) Mcgara in a Flame : Stript ( 53 ) Stript of his All, half-naked wentTo leek the haughty Vid:ors Tent:The Tyrant Imild; but movd to feeMerit

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. Hermathenæ; or, Moral emblems, and ethnick tales, with explanatory notes . D 2 Emelejvl ( 5X ). M B L E M XVII. Om?2ia 7nea mectim porto, {a) CTILPO, of {/?) Stoic Caft, who firft Stoutly refusd to fear the Worfl;Who knew no III could hurt the Soul,Where confcious Virtues all in all;Who [c) Zeno taught thofe rigid Rules,The future Maxims of his Schools;When old {d) Antigomis\ Son,So oft a King, fo oft undone,Like a tempeftuous Whirlwind fct [c) Mcgara in a Flame : Stript ( 53 ) Stript of his All, half-naked wentTo leek the haughty Vid:ors Tent:The Tyrant Imild; but movd to feeMerit exposd to Mifery,Orderd the Captains of his HoftTo give him back the Goods hed the ufelefs Boon denydjForbear^ viijlaken Prince^ he cryd,Tve nothing loj}^ fince what was ini?2e^Wifdom and Virtue Ji ill I findTriwnpha?7t in my Soul; the re/l^Meer Toys of Lije, are all a Monarch bluflid with Shame^Confcious of Stilpos brighter FamejThis Alan J he cryd, has conquerd mo?eBy Virtue, than my Arms by may burn, and Empires fill,But Virtue triumphs over All. N

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