Proverbs in verse, or, Moral instruction conveyed in pictures for use of schools, on the plan of Hogarth moralized . •V^*»*^mmiw\»wMW(l«l\lli[ Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire,. ** Nature for detence aiibrds Fins to Fish, and wings to Birds ; Hoofs to Horses, claws to Bears, Swiftness io the fearful Hares. Mans endowd with art and sense; What have Women for defence ? Beauty is their shield and arms, Womens weapons are their charms. *So far the Grecian Poet sings,Religion teaches other things;It teaches that Hic mind of Mans(On T\ ider, more extensive plans,) • Anacrton. <( 66 Impressed w
Proverbs in verse, or, Moral instruction conveyed in pictures for use of schools, on the plan of Hogarth moralized . •V^*»*^mmiw\»wMW(l«l\lli[ Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire,. ** Nature for detence aiibrds Fins to Fish, and wings to Birds ; Hoofs to Horses, claws to Bears, Swiftness io the fearful Hares. Mans endowd with art and sense; What have Women for defence ? Beauty is their shield and arms, Womens weapons are their charms. *So far the Grecian Poet sings,Religion teaches other things;It teaches that Hic mind of Mans(On T\ ider, more extensive plans,) • Anacrton. <( 66 Impressed with Fear, for wiser ,To guard that creature God defends,From enemies, from war, from strife,Which often tend to shorten life:To guard him from impending ill,So apt the human blood to chill,With anxious care and thought to fillThe mind of man with rueful make him careless of the morrow:To guard him also from the Devil,The common author of all Evil;From sin, the most material free his Conscience from its sting;But not to run away from Justice,Or God, on whpm his greatest trust is;But of the dangers that appal the least that must befal hi
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