. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . that it were juftTo difefleeme the breathleffe CareajfesOf Kings and Princes, when they fleepe in Daft;For, Civill-Rcverence is due to , ought we, in their Life-time, to applyThe Truth, which by this Emblem is declard,The Dignities of Men to vilifie ;Or, bring upon their Perfons lefle regard. That, which from hence, I rather wifh to preach,Is this; that evry Man of each degree,Would marke it fo, that he, himfelfe might teachWhat thoughts
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . that it were juftTo difefleeme the breathleffe CareajfesOf Kings and Princes, when they fleepe in Daft;For, Civill-Rcverence is due to , ought we, in their Life-time, to applyThe Truth, which by this Emblem is declard,The Dignities of Men to vilifie ;Or, bring upon their Perfons lefle regard. That, which from hence, I rather wifh to preach,Is this; that evry Man of each degree,Would marke it fo, that he, himfelfe might teachWhat thoughts and deeds, to him rnoft proper he be great • let him remember, then,That (fince, nor Wealth, nor Title, can procure himExemption f« om the Doomcs of other Men)He ought to feeke, how Jcrtue may fecure he be Poorc • let him tlvs Comfort take,That, though, awhile, he be affli^ed here,Yet, Death .ray him as fully happy make,As he,that doth a Crowne -lmperiallwcsxc. For, when his Fatall-blow, Death comes to (hike,He, makes the Beggar, and the King,alike. What What cannot be by Force attainV»By Leifare, cM Degrees, is gain d. 4-9. [Ome Foolifh Boyes (and fuch a Boy was I) ! When they at Schoolc have certain? houres to pafle, V fo which the y are compelld unwillingly) Much time they fpend in ihaking of the Glajfe .• Thus, what they pra&ife, to make-fhort their ftay, Prolongs it more 5 for while they fceke to force The Sands, to runne more fpeedily away, They interrupt them -} and, they paiTe the ight fo, in other things, with us it fares 5 (And, feeming wife, we ate(Je,v}hich we neglect. But, let this Emblem teach us to regard ^ What Way of Working, to each Worke pcrtaines! So, thou
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