. 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 . (g ready to ac-cufe, when it does not favour us—But whowas ever heard to accufe P\i
. 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 . (g ready to ac-cufe, when it does not favour us—But whowas ever heard to accufe P\ite for the gooddealt to liim, though for aught he knew man/worthy people might be the worfe for it ? G 4 To ( 128 ) To return to the moral of our Emblem.—On this \ery change in the world may wefound a fyfcem of rational philofopliy, f neeit teaches thcfe v/ho poflefs much, not to betoo proud of what they may foon be deprivedof, and comforts thofc who have but little,and the captive and opprcfTed with the thoughtthat a day may come, even in this world, Vyhenthefe their forrows iliall have an end ; and ifnot {o, that yet moH certainly time muil byits revolutions brino- them esfe, and chano-etheir condition and their life together. Defpond not therefore,^ though thou art notarrived to the pofleiTion of thy wifhes—Thinkon thefe morals and be wife—Above allthings, ilick to virtue for that will be fcund^unchangeable, and will certainly earn/ its re-ward with it either here or hereafter. EMBLEM ( 129 ). EMBLEM the Snares of Vice. A H! fee you yonder bird, devoid of Whicli fang, and flutterd near the fowlers fnare 1Too foon alas! lier ftate {hQ will deplore,Docmd to a lonefome cage ; to mount no more :But plaintive notes, imprifond ftill to wifh in vain for native liberty. Bev/are of vice, whofe empire will control!,The native freedom of a genrous foul;Avoid her fnares, where certain mifchiefs waitNor rufh unthinking on deitru(^ive fate. G s BE ( Jjo ) BEHOLD h
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