. Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : the whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress : written for the amusement of the right honorable Lord Newbattle . what nature gave her thanman of that covering for which, at bel^, he isobliged to t
. Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : the whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress : written for the amusement of the right honorable Lord Newbattle . what nature gave her thanman of that covering for which, at bel^, he isobliged to the brutes or to the vegetable crea-tion. Is it of the beauties of his perfon that he isvain. Let him confider how ihortly ficknefsor accident may, hovy certainly old age 77iuji^if he attains it, deprive him of thofe. Lethim confider likewife, at befr, how worthlefsthey are without mental qualin-cations. A£ne houfe unfurniined is but an uncomforta-ble dwelling. ( i6o ) Yet to be vain of great talents Is ub-furd—Whatever men poilefles comes fromHeaven ; to Heaven then let him give theglory, and always remember that the wifeftof men are far from the proudefl, accordingto thofe lines of the poet. ■ What is It to be wise ? * Tis but to know what l i t t l e s to be known,•■* To fee all other s faults, and feel our own. \\\ ihort, let us argue the matter how v/ewill, every fenfible pcrfon muft be convincedby reafon that nothing is fo odious as Pri df^liothinp; fochildiih as Vain Glory. EMBLEM ( i6i ). EMBLEMOf Applau XLI. FAME! that llrange powr which evrymoment grows:* And gather ftrength and vigour as fhe goes,** Firft fmall with fear (he fwells to won-drous fize, And llalks on earth, or towrs above the ikies, Beneath her various plumes fhe ever bears,** A thoufand piercing eyes and liftning ears, And with a thoufand mouths and bab-bling tongues ! to this goddefs evry mortal bends, And ilill from pole to pole her and virtue will for ev
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