. 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 . t parents and guar-dians to be of their charge, of vv^hich theymull one day render
. 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 . t parents and guar-dians to be of their charge, of vv^hich theymull one day render up an account, where noidle excufes will be admitted, no evafion, norequivocation can avail them ! If it be then found that they have beencarelefs in this great work, hov/ poignantwill be their fliame, and how fevere theirpunifhment! But if they have faithfully difcharged thi^truft committed to them by Heaven itfelf, ho \vgreat will be their honour, how glorious thecrown of their reward I The education of chilcren is indeed a mat-ter of fach confequence that it concerns no^only private perfons but the public in general and ( 84 ) and that nation will always be the mofl vir-tuous, and the moH refpedlable, whofe youthare educated with the greateil care, and araearlieft inftrudled in the duties of men andof chrillians. Thefe, like the generous Vine, will fullyrepay the pious care of the planter, and, whilethey are known by their fruit, will refleft ho >nour upon the hands that reared them. EMBLEM ( 85 ). EMBLEM XXII. Of resisting the Evil Principle. BY great Apollos arms the Python llretchd oer many an acre on tk^^plain;The world rejoices from the monilicr Godhead triumphs in the glorious deed,.For feats like thefe, heroic chiefs of Fames bright temple highell honour hold. With valiant heart proceed in virtues gain the tribute of immortal praife ;The monller Vice with all yourpowrs rife the Phabus of another age. THE ( ^0 ) THE Se
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