. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . ■f-X c>0^ ^^SEP^ S<^S^<^ ALUS WELL. THAT ENDS NA/ELL. -S^^-Ss^. MKRFIN we fee a fomewliat novel Sight,To which the Readers notice we invite:One man doth fhear a Sheep, and ftrange to fee,Another fhears a Pig in us confider what this thing may mean ;Perchance therefrom fome leffon we may , who the Pig doth (hear, the fenfelefs he knows full well what hes about; VEEU
. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . ■f-X c>0^ ^^SEP^ S<^S^<^ ALUS WELL. THAT ENDS NA/ELL. -S^^-Ss^. MKRFIN we fee a fomewliat novel Sight,To which the Readers notice we invite:One man doth fhear a Sheep, and ftrange to fee,Another fhears a Pig in us confider what this thing may mean ;Perchance therefrom fome leffon we may , who the Pig doth (hear, the fenfelefs he knows full well what hes about; VEEU GFSCHREEUWS, EN UUTTEU WOU. DONT LEAVE THE HIGH ROAD FOR A SHORT CUT. And that when done, to him there will accrue By far the greater profit of the two. The Pigs the heavieft beaft he thinks, no doubt, Has thickeft fat, and much the longeft fnout; But the unruly brute, like all his kind. Is hard to manage, nor at all inclind To yield fubmiflive to his treatment new, And gives his Shearer roughifh work to do. Rending the air with (brilleft, piercing fhrieks, He kicks and ftruggles, twifts about and fqueaks With fuch untiring ftrength and energy,■ That all the neighbours round look out to fee ; < Or gather near to afcertain aright The real meaning of
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