. Quarles' emblems, divine and moral: together with hieroglyphics of the life of man . ed brook the wind ; when lower tapers die* [^•8] Y Mat. 254 HIEROGLYPHIC IV, M AT T HEW ix. 12. The whole need nst the phyjician, I. ALways pruning, always cropping ?Is her brightnefs ftill obfcure*d ?tver dreffing, ever topping ?Always curing, never cured ? Too much fnuffing makes a waftejWhen the fpirits fpend too will (hrink at evry blaft. that always are beftowingCoftly pains in life repairing,Are but always overthrowingNatures work by over-caring :Nature, meeting v/ith her fbfj
. Quarles' emblems, divine and moral: together with hieroglyphics of the life of man . ed brook the wind ; when lower tapers die* [^•8] Y Mat. 254 HIEROGLYPHIC IV, M AT T HEW ix. 12. The whole need nst the phyjician, I. ALways pruning, always cropping ?Is her brightnefs ftill obfcure*d ?tver dreffing, ever topping ?Always curing, never cured ? Too much fnuffing makes a waftejWhen the fpirits fpend too will (hrink at evry blaft. that always are beftowingCoftly pains in life repairing,Are but always overthrowingNatures work by over-caring :Nature, meeting v/ith her fbfjIn a work fhe hath to a pride to overthrow. 3- Nature knows her own perfef^ her pride diTdains a tutor jCannot (loop to arts fhe fcorns a co-adjutor. Saucy art fhould not fhe whifper in her ear ;Hagar flees, if Sarah bear. 4-Nature worketh for the better. If not hinderd that flie cannot jArt {lands by as her abetter,Ending nothing ihe began not;If diftemper chance to feize(Nature foild with the difeafe),Art may help her if {he pleafe. But. C ur artdo lab ^ F/^ntf A trrmrmttff ;rr /ritf/if ,Jiitt f/t/ri tri/n/ntnif nmAcv fAe Taper . ^ HIEROGLYPHIC IV. 255 5; B\it to make a trade of trying Drugs and dofes, always pruning,is to die for fear of dying ; He*s untuned, thats alw^ays that often loves to lackDear-bought drugs, hath found a knackTo foil the man, and feed the quack. 6. * O the fad, the frail condition Of the pride of natures glory !How infirm his compofition,And, at befl, how tranfitory !When this riot doth impairNatures weaknefs, then his careAdds more ruin by repair, 7-Hold thy hand, healths dear maintainer. Life:, perchance, may burn the ftronger :Having fubilanee to fuftain her. She, untouchd, may laft the longer:When the artift goes aboutTo redreio hir tlame, I doubt,Qfientimes he fnuffs it out. Y 2 NI- 256 HIEROGLYPHIC IV. N I C O C L E S. Phyjicians, of all msn^ are mojl h
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