. Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman . en Thebds sdpire, drew [169] drew men from their woods and wild?, and,by his perfuafive manner, induced them tofubied themfelves to laws, and live in har-mony and fellowfliip with each other. APPLICATION. SuEORPixATioN Is the life of fociety,and muft be enjoined by all good
. Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman . en Thebds sdpire, drew [169] drew men from their woods and wild?, and,by his perfuafive manner, induced them tofubied themfelves to laws, and live in har-mony and fellowfliip with each other. APPLICATION. SuEORPixATioN Is the life of fociety,and muft be enjoined by all good who will not obferve it are fit onlyto live in defarts, as they break that Unionwhich is neceirary in all idea that all men Ihould be equal, isas pernicious as it is abfurd. It tends tofubvert all order; and where it takes placefor one inftant of time, muft be changed inanother; fince all men are neither equallyftroag, valiant, nor prudent. As to tholereftlefs fpirits, who pretend to defpife alllaws, and excite others to refift the legalgovernment, and break through the rulesprefcribed by the conllituticn of theircountry, the Sword in the Emblem, is juftlyapplicable to fuch, as it is better theyIhould perifh, than that, by their rafhnefs,the whole community fhould be endan-gered. I EMBLEM. EMBLEM LVIIL Of Humility, •nENE ATH the friendly far extended fhad-,The lowly Violet lifts her blooming head;No fwelling pride her gentle boCom knows,The rich in Springs perfume fhe beauteous grows:Content flie views tlie lofty tree afpire,Which gives her fhelter from the Solar Fire:Averts the Ilorms thai threaten from on high,And all the fury of thinclement iky. MORAL. Emblem of thofe, who in an humble flate,Stand flielterdfrom the ftorms of adverfe Fate;Who ftill fubmifllve to fuperior fway,Eniw proteftien, and in Peace obey. THERE [ i;i ] THERE is fomechirg very ilnking- lotlni) Emblem, which ought to be par:icu-larly attended to by young people, ho^vare too a
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