. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . BOUDNESS IS PRUDENCE. SEMPER OB INSIDIIS CYNTHIA FLERE SOLET. Dum floral, WHILE SHE WEEPS, SHE DEVOURS. \LLING a few days fince to pavA vifit to my miflrefs fair,Her face quite filld me with difmay, She lookd fo pale and wan with fhe, fo full of life and fong, As was her wont, thus fad fhould be,Made me conclude, that fomething wrongHad her befalln—or prhaps that flicHad got fome filly doub
. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . BOUDNESS IS PRUDENCE. SEMPER OB INSIDIIS CYNTHIA FLERE SOLET. Dum floral, WHILE SHE WEEPS, SHE DEVOURS. \LLING a few days fince to pavA vifit to my miflrefs fair,Her face quite filld me with difmay, She lookd fo pale and wan with fhe, fo full of life and fong, As was her wont, thus fad fhould be,Made me conclude, that fomething wrongHad her befalln—or prhaps that flicHad got fome filly doubts of me. VRIENT, LETER OP; MEN VINTER NOCH. BEAUTE ET FOUIE SONT SOUVENT Well, deareft love !—but what is this ? What ails? what has occurrd to theeWhy then so cold ? — not een one kifs Art ill—or difcontent with me ?Nay, nay, thourt ill Im fure—I fee, I know it by thy drooping lookft not as thourt wont on me, Come let me know,—why then that figh ?- Speak, speak, did I yet aught deny ? But long fhe made me no reply. Though ftill fhe fighd, and I could fee,^) The more I faid, the more her eye 2 ^ Was fiUd with tears, and turnd from me; ! Z Z Until at length quite grievd, I faid, > -* Come ceafe this weeping—fpeak then, do— q. Tell me
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