. Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : the whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress : written for the amusement of the right honorable Lord Newbattle . defire to be had In eftimatlon byothers, or aiTiiled by them in time of difcrefs,we
. Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : the whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress : written for the amusement of the right honorable Lord Newbattle . defire to be had In eftimatlon byothers, or aiTiiled by them in time of difcrefs,we mull firft learn what is due to ourfelves andact up to the dignity of our own Nature, bynot being defiled with vice, and fo renderingourfelves unworthy of fapport and alTiicance. Neither are to cxpe£l that thofe who de-lude us into evil actions, will be always readyto proteifl us in the commifTion of them.—Thegreater they are, the farther will they be re-moved from us in the day of neceffity ; andif they have any power, they will ufe it tofcreen —A fruitlefs pity is themofl that can be expecled from them, andthat only exprefTed v/hen it is too late fortheir compafTion to reflect any difhonour oathemfelves or to give us any confolation. Finally,, ( i>6 ) Finally, if we expect ordefjre tliat Heavenfhould net forfake us, we fhould not forfiikeHeaven, and if we fliudder at the ^mc-it:of an offender we fhould learn betimes to avoidthe crimes which occafioned it. EMBLEM ( 117 ). EMBLEM XXX. Of THE JUST Punish ME XT OF theSelfish. H E groviing beaH whofe favageilrength deilroys, -The flowry garden that the Rvain enjoys ;Sliews that when in his beafliy pafbime flain,His death alone can be his mailers gain.— The wicked feliifh man who gripes the rates the injurd orphan from his door;Like the bafe Swine his neighbours peace deftroys,And all his powr in evil flill employs ;When all his riches he has left , alone he benelits mankind. T
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