. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . leWith Bruittjl) Creatures, if with Men it faile. Moft vaine is then their Hope, who dreame they canMake wretched, or undoc, an , he whom Vertuous Innocence adornes,Infults ore Cruelties j and, , that,by which, Men purpofe totwdoe him,(In their defpight) (hall bring grear Honours to him. ArtonMVe, the Malice of the World,Harh inro Seas of Troubles often hurldDeferving Men, although no Caufc they had,But that their W
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . leWith Bruittjl) Creatures, if with Men it faile. Moft vaine is then their Hope, who dreame they canMake wretched, or undoc, an , he whom Vertuous Innocence adornes,Infults ore Cruelties j and, , that,by which, Men purpofe totwdoe him,(In their defpight) (hall bring grear Honours to him. ArtonMVe, the Malice of the World,Harh inro Seas of Troubles often hurldDeferving Men, although no Caufc they had,But that their Words and Workes lwcet Mufickc all their outward Helps it hath bertfc them \Normeanes,nor hopes of Comfort havebecne fefi therajBut fuch, as in the Houfe of Mourning are,And, what Gotd-Conjcience can afford them ^Dolphin-likc, their Innocence hah rcaidTheir Heads above thofe Dangers that vouchfafd their harmelcffe Cjnfe to heed, in Thraldoinc, fo their Heai ts hath I 1 hat, whilft they feemd opprclfcd and forlt They Ioyd, and Sung, and 1 v^FooIe, in Folly taketbPaine,Although he labour flill in vaine^. II. ILLVSTR. X I. , ! Maflie Mil-ftone up a tedious Hill,k With mighty Labour, Sifyfhus doth roll»Which being raisd-aloft, downe-tumbleth,fiiII,To keepe imployed his afflicted him, this tedious Labour is imposd •And (though in vaine) it rauft be ftill aflayd :But, fome, by no Neceflity inclosd,Vpon themfelves,fuch needlefle Taskes have Iayd„Yea, knowing not (or caring not to know)That they are worneand wearyd out in vaine,They madly toyle to plunge themfelves in Woe;And, feeke uncertaine Eafi, in certaine Paine. Such Fooles are they, who dreame they can acquireA Minde-content, by LabrwgflMfor more :For, Wealth encreafing, doth encreafe Deftre,And makes Contentment letter then before. Such Fooles are they, whofe Hopes doevaincly ftretchTo climbe by Titles, to a happy Height :For, having gotten one Ambitious-Reach)Another co
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