. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . hich we neglect. But, let this Emblem teach us to regard ^ What Way of Working, to each Worke pcrtaines! So, though fome Portion of our Hopes be band, Wc mall not, altogether, lofe our paines. Some things zxeftrong, and, othcrfome areweake- With Labour, fome; and, fome with Eafibe wrought Although the Reed will bend, the Kexe will brcakc j And, what mends one thing, makes another this; And, when much Hafle will marrc thy Spied,That,
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . hich we neglect. But, let this Emblem teach us to regard ^ What Way of Working, to each Worke pcrtaines! So, though fome Portion of our Hopes be band, Wc mall not, altogether, lofe our paines. Some things zxeftrong, and, othcrfome areweake- With Labour, fome; and, fome with Eafibe wrought Although the Reed will bend, the Kexe will brcakc j And, what mends one thing, makes another this; And, when much Hafle will marrc thy Spied,That, then, thou take good Lttfarc , take thou Of Litde-Gaines, let Care be had j Ftr9 offmaU Ewes,great Mowes are Illvstr. L. \ ^Mong the many Faylings of the lime,This Emblem givcth Caufe to mention one,Which, unto me, doth feeme the gteater Crime,Beciufe, to many, itappeareth none. I finde, that petty things are fo negledh d(Well nigh of all) in Lofmgs and in Winnings,As if, what ere they thought to have effected,Subfifted without Members, or Man, that lofeth every Month a Penny,May falve-up Twelve-months Loffes, with a , if of other Loffes he hath many,To fave a Pin, at leneth, he (hall be , he that fees his Wine-filld FeJfeU diopy(Although a Drop, in value,bebut fmall)Should, thence, Occafion take, the Leake to flop,Left many Droppings draine him drye of , th;-y, that will to Greatntfje rife,A Courfe, not much unlike to this, muft keepe:They ought not Small-Beginnings to difpifc •Nor, ftrive to runne, before they learne to many fingle Eares, together brought,The Hand is filld ; by Handfulls,vts way gaineA Sheafe; with many S
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