. 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 . n either of thefe cafes prefers theTulip to the Myrtle, and mufl expcd to fuc-ceed
. 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 . n either of thefe cafes prefers theTulip to the Myrtle, and mufl expcd to fuc-ceed accordingly. Be not therefore haily in your determina-tions in regard to or things ; but fry allthings, and hold faji that lijhich is not merely to the boaft of peoples abili-ties, nor the warmth of their profeffions toferve you, leil you be taken merely with thewind of words, and deferted in time of adver-fny. Above all, be careful how you are deceivedIjy an afFedlation of fandlity of manners,which is too often ufed as a cloak for evil, and ( 184 )and a fnare to delude the unwary into vice-Be more attentive to deeds than words, anddo not make connexions too haflily leil: yourepent them at leifure. Take care to be well acquainted with thedifpofition of ; for by their fruits youJhall krio^LV thern ; and remember that thofewho make the greateic profelTions are feldomthe friendly, and that conilancy and fm-cerity are the infeparable companions of vir-tue and merit. EMBLEM ( i35 ). E M B L E XLVIL Of the Frailty of sublu-nary T a I X G £. f^ H E lofty pile that reard its head To .. flill and pointing to the f/Ly,The boafl of ages, but their boall in vain :Oertumd atlafl andlevelld with the falls the pride of life ; Cd worlds muR fall,And one long, lafl cblivion bury all. Time conquers all things: Would you good, and in your virtuous actions live,For virtue fhail refill: the tyrants fvvay,dnA bloom, and fiourifh i
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