. Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman . r to fing mourn-ful notes in folitary places. APPLICATION. This is the fable of Philomela ; the moralis fuch as fhews the impropriety of defperatecourfes taken in times of misfortune, grief,or afflidtion.—The Nightingale laments,ever bments the lofs of her young ; buther la
. Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman . r to fing mourn-ful notes in folitary places. APPLICATION. This is the fable of Philomela ; the moralis fuch as fhews the impropriety of defperatecourfes taken in times of misfortune, grief,or afflidtion.—The Nightingale laments,ever bments the lofs of her young ; buther lamentations are all in foothing ilralns,H 6 not i ii;6 J not in notes of terror and deftra6lion : plt^^indeed is often awakened by her fojig. buthorror never, She all night long Chaunts to the liftning woods her moumfirfiale;but Ihe chaunts it infuch a manner,that Nights fair Queen Liltens attentive from her throne ferene. From this fweet Bird let \is take ourlefTon; at leaft fo far as to moderate ourcomplaining; for though nothing is morehumane than to dilTolve in forrrow for thedeath or misfortunes of our friends or rela-tipnsj yet nothing is more abfurd than tolet thjat forroyv. dege-rierate^ into a difguHfulgloom in our behaviour towards men, or aprefiimptuous arraignment of the difpenfa-tions of Heaven. EMBLEM. EMBLEM LIII. Of Parental Affe^ion, TtARK ! loudly chauntingfiom the vernal fpray,■^^ The joyful Linnets pour the ruftic lay !Sweer, feathered warblers of the vocal grove,Tliey -^rain their tuneful throats to ling of tender brood they fofter with delight,Supply with food, and prune their wings for flight,WakM by whofe cries they quit their peaceful homejAnd far abroad to feek provifions roam :Nor flay in lawns, in groves, or verdant fields, the various fweets the feafon yields ;But to their young with eager hade repair,And prove trtie Emblems ^f paternal care. TH£ [ 158 ] THE Linnet is a bird of fine plumage,but yet more excellent note ; it is
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