. A Choice of Emblemes, and other devises : For the moste parte gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and Moralized. And divers newly devised . WITH,lime,and net, the Mauis, and thclarke^The fowler loe, deceaucd by his arte :But whiUlc alofte, he leucld at his did to highe exalte, his havvghtie adder fell, that in the graffe did lurke,With poifbned ftinge, did his deflruClion mortall men, that are butearthe, and dujfte,Not looke to highe, with pufFe of wordlie pride:But fbmetime, viewe the place wheretoo they mufte,And not delighte, the poorefl: to deride: Lef
. A Choice of Emblemes, and other devises : For the moste parte gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and Moralized. And divers newly devised . WITH,lime,and net, the Mauis, and thclarke^The fowler loe, deceaucd by his arte :But whiUlc alofte, he leucld at his did to highe exalte, his havvghtie adder fell, that in the graffe did lurke,With poifbned ftinge, did his deflruClion mortall men, that are butearthe, and dujfte,Not looke to highe, with pufFe of wordlie pride:But fbmetime, viewe the place wheretoo they mufte,And not delighte, the poorefl: to deride: Lefie when theire mindes, do mountc vnto the fkies^Their fall is wrought, by thinges they doe others are, that fitlic thisapplie,To thofe, whoe doe Aftronomie profefiTe:Whoe leaue the earthe, and iludic on the fkie,.As if they coulde, all worldlie thinges cxprelle ;Yet, when to knowe the ftarres they take in daungers neare, they doe not vnderftande. Sarins Siepifii in mro hibitttr penenum. 79. HE ARE L A Is fine, cloth brauc it on the mufkecattes f\^eere, and all fhec couldc defire :Her beauties beames, did make the youthe ta inwardlie Corinthus fet on fire: Bothe Princes,Peeres, with learned men, and graue,\Vith humble fute, did Lais fauour craue. Not eucrie one , mighte to Corinthus goe,The meaninge was, not all mighte Lais loac:The manchct fine, on highe eftates courfer chcatc , the bafer forte muft prooue:Faire Helen leaue for M e n e l a v s CoRiDONjletMABUB ftill thoughe, the poore maie not ptcfume is no caufe, they therefore fhoulde difpairc:For with his choife, doth I r v s ioye as dothe the Prince, that hathe a Venvs fairc:No highe tftate, can giue a quiet life,But God it is, that tslefleth man, and wife. Then make thy cUoife, amongfte thy cqualles thou miflike Dianas fteppes to trace :Thoughe Paris, had his Helen at his will,Thinke howe his fade, was I l i o n s foulc d
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