. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . eth to exprefTc*,The truftleflc nature of a wborifh woman ,For, fhee to all difplayes her wantonnefle,And, circs to kecpe her fecrefies,from no her bofome, nothing long fhee keeps,But, whatfoever fhee conceives or knowe?,Streighr, from the heart, up to her tonguc,it a cepsjAnd,round about the Citie, then,it goes. Pee warned therefore, and commit thou notThy perfon,ftatc, or fame,to fuch as thefejLeft, they thy Reputation doe befpet,Con
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . eth to exprefTc*,The truftleflc nature of a wborifh woman ,For, fhee to all difplayes her wantonnefle,And, circs to kecpe her fecrefies,from no her bofome, nothing long fhee keeps,But, whatfoever fhee conceives or knowe?,Streighr, from the heart, up to her tonguc,it a cepsjAnd,round about the Citie, then,it goes. Pee warned therefore, and commit thou notThy perfon,ftatc, or fame,to fuch as thefejLeft, they thy Reputation doe befpet,Confurae thy Snbjlance, or thy Mwde , moft of all, bee wary, left the crime,Which here wee doc reproove,thy mind infe<5t:For, Viet, like weeds, will grow in little time,And, out-grow Venues, if wee them fureft way to kcepc fuch errors our,And, in ourfclves ixtieVertnes ro maintaine •Is, to bee booft with Temp ranee, round about,And, our out-flowing humors to thus we pradifc, twill prevent rhc wrongsOf our owne errors, and of others tongues. Hew However thou the Viper take-»A dmgrout hazard thou dofl H7 »Hh Figure warncs us, that wee meddle notWith makers, whereby nothing may becgof,Save harnie or UJJe ■ and, fuch as once begun,Wee may,nor farely ^,nor leave undone,I mould bee loath to meddle in the ftrif cArifing twixt a Husband, and his WifehFor, Truth conce ld,or fpoke, on either fide,May one or thother grieve, or both would not wirh my mod familiar Matt,Be Partner in the whole of my eftatc;Left I,by others errors, might offend,Or, wrong my Family, or, lofe my would not, willingly, in my diftielTe,From an unworthy hand, receive redreflc;Nor, when I need a Suretie, would I callAn Fnthrift, or a roaring Prodtgall:For, either thefe I tha^klefly muft fliun,Or, humour them, and be perhaps would not heaie my Friend \xnmic\y prareThofe things, of which I muft informetheSMK .And,fenne unfriendly ; or,clfe lea
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