. Emblems . his the d^y, whofe All-difcerning lightRanfacks the fecret dens of fevers good from bad; true joys from falfe delight, 7 You grovling worldlings, you, whofe wifdom trades Where light ncvr fhot his golden hide your actions in Cimmerian will your eyes endure thij day ?Hills will be deaf, and mountains will not hear;There be no caves, no corners there, Cfear. Tolhadcyour fouls from fire, to Ihicld your hearts from HUG O. 3ook 2. Emllemes. 99 HUGO. O the extreme loithfomaefs of flejhly Juf$y which not onlfffeminstes the mind, but enerves the body ; which
. Emblems . his the d^y, whofe All-difcerning lightRanfacks the fecret dens of fevers good from bad; true joys from falfe delight, 7 You grovling worldlings, you, whofe wifdom trades Where light ncvr fhot his golden hide your actions in Cimmerian will your eyes endure thij day ?Hills will be deaf, and mountains will not hear;There be no caves, no corners there, Cfear. Tolhadcyour fouls from fire, to Ihicld your hearts from HUG O. 3ook 2. Emllemes. 99 HUGO. O the extreme loithfomaefs of flejhly Juf$y which not onlfffeminstes the mind, but enerves the body ; which not onlyiiftaiaetb the foul, but difguifeth tbeperfon ! Jt is ufheredwitb■ury and wintonneji *, it 14 accompanied with pltkinefsand uitkaanefs; and it it followed with grief and rfpentunct. E P I G. 9. A^hat? fwect fac*d C«p/i, has thy baftard-treafurejrhy boaOed honours and thy pleafure?crplexd thee now ? ] told thee long ago,rowhatcheyd bring thee, fool, To wit, to woe. IfQ EmhUms^ B^ob i\\ Book i* £mlkmes. loi X. NAHUM :She is empty, andvoiJ, and wafte. SHc*i cmptY: bark? ftc foundf, there* nothing thereBut Boifs CO fill thy car jThy vain enquiry can at length but find A bUft of raurmring wind :Jt is a caskj that feeoiB as fun, as fair > But mecrly tunnd with air;Fond youth, go build thy hopes on better grousdi: The feul that vainly foundsHer joys upon this world but feeds on empty founds* Shes empty: hark, (hefounds: there nothingint, The fpark-ingendring flintShan fooQcr melt, and hardefc nunce IhaU firfc Diflblve and quench thy tbirfc,Erc this falfe world (hall ftill thy fcormy breafc With frnootb-facd calms of reft ?.Thou mayCt as well expeft Meridian lighc From (hades of black-mouthd night,As 20 this empty world to find a fuUddight. Shci lOi Emllemeu Book She*s empty: hark, fhefonnds; »tis void and vafc; Whac if fome fbttring blaftOf flatuous honour fhould perchance be there. And vyiiirper in thine eat ?It is but wind, and blows but where it li
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