. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illvstrations, both morall and divine, and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good counsell may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation . Illvstr. XIII. ^^^Hen firft I knew the worId,(and was untaught By tryde expcricnce,what true Friendjhif meant)That I had many faithfuUfriends, I thoughtjAnd, of their Love, was wondrous confident. -For, tew fo young in ycares, and meanc in their Familiars, had fuch troopes,as I,Who did their daily fellowfhip importune jOr,reeme (o pleafed in their com
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illvstrations, both morall and divine, and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good counsell may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation . Illvstr. XIII. ^^^Hen firft I knew the worId,(and was untaught By tryde expcricnce,what true Friendjhif meant)That I had many faithfuUfriends, I thoughtjAnd, of their Love, was wondrous confident. -For, tew fo young in ycares, and meanc in their Familiars, had fuch troopes,as I,Who did their daily fellowfhip importune jOr,reeme (o pleafed in their all their friendly meetings, I was one;And, of the ^Imrum^ in their honeft game:By day or night, I feldome fate alone;And, welcome fcemed, wherefocrc T came. But,where are now thofe multitudes of Friends fAlas ! they on a fudden flartic love begun, bur, for fome fenfuall ends,Which fayling them, it would no longer I to vainc expenccs, would have movd them,They,nor their faims, norwould havefpared;Bur, in a reall need, if I had provd them,SmalLfliowes of kindneflTe, had bin then thrice three thoufands, two, perhaps, or left me now, which (yet) as Friends I prize 5Bur, none of them,
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