. Quarles' emblems: illustrated by Charles Bennett and W. Harry Rogers . ell as of thy fires. Let grace conduct thee to the paths of peace, And wisdom bless the souls unblemished ways ;No matter, then, how short or longs the lease, Whose date determines thy self-numberd days :No need to care for wealths or fames increase,Nor Mars his palm, nor high Apollos , if thy gracious bounty please to fillThe floor of my desires, and teach me skillTo dress and choose the corn, take those the chaff thatwill. Quarks Emblems. 95 S. AUGUST. Lib. i. de Doct. things more ravish in the
. Quarles' emblems: illustrated by Charles Bennett and W. Harry Rogers . ell as of thy fires. Let grace conduct thee to the paths of peace, And wisdom bless the souls unblemished ways ;No matter, then, how short or longs the lease, Whose date determines thy self-numberd days :No need to care for wealths or fames increase,Nor Mars his palm, nor high Apollos , if thy gracious bounty please to fillThe floor of my desires, and teach me skillTo dress and choose the corn, take those the chaff thatwill. Quarks Emblems. 95 S. AUGUST. Lib. i. de Doct. things more ravish in the expectation thanin fruition : but things eternal, more in the fruition thanexpectation. life of man is the middle between angels and beasts:if man takes pleasure in carnal things, he is compared tobeasts : but if he delight in spiritual things, he is suited withangels. Epig. thou a child ? Thou wilt not then be fedBut like a child, and with the childrens bread ;But thou art fed with chaff, or corn undrest:My soul, thou savourst too much of the
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