. Quarles' emblems: illustrated by Charles Bennett and W. Harry Rogers . a lust ? The true-bred spark, to hoise his name Upon the waxen wings of fame, Will fight undaunted in a flood Thats raisd with brackish drops and blood. And shall the promisd crown of life Be thought a toy, not worth a strife % An easy good brings easy gains; But things of price are bought with pains. The pleasing way is not the right: He that would conquer Heavn must fight. S. HiERON. in labour is hard, no time is long, wherein the glory ofeternity is the mark we level at. Quarles Emblems. 111 S. GREG. Lib. viii. M
. Quarles' emblems: illustrated by Charles Bennett and W. Harry Rogers . a lust ? The true-bred spark, to hoise his name Upon the waxen wings of fame, Will fight undaunted in a flood Thats raisd with brackish drops and blood. And shall the promisd crown of life Be thought a toy, not worth a strife % An easy good brings easy gains; But things of price are bought with pains. The pleasing way is not the right: He that would conquer Heavn must fight. S. HiERON. in labour is hard, no time is long, wherein the glory ofeternity is the mark we level at. Quarles Emblems. 111 S. GREG. Lib. viii. valour of a just man is, to conquer the flesh, tocontradict his own will, to quench the delights of this pre-sent life, to endure and love the miseries of this world forthe reward of a better, to contemn the flatteries of prosperity,and inwardly to overcome the fears of adversity. EPIG. i i. 0 Cupid, if thy smoother way were right, 1 should mistrust this crown were counterfeit:The ways not easy where the prize is great:I hope no virtues, where I smell no
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