. Quarles' emblems, divine and moral: together with hieroglyphics of the life of man . uftful cinders thenTo broil the caibonadod hearts of men : The rofy cheeks did then proclaimA fhame of guilt, but not a guilt of fhame : There was no whining foul to HartAt Cupids twang, or curfe his flaming dart; The boy had then but callow fell Erinnys fcorprons had no ftmgs : The better-afi:ed world did moveUpon the fixed poles of truth and love. Love effencd in the hearts of men !Then reafon ruld, there was no paflion then; Till lull and rage began to enter,Love the circumfrence was, and love t
. Quarles' emblems, divine and moral: together with hieroglyphics of the life of man . uftful cinders thenTo broil the caibonadod hearts of men : The rofy cheeks did then proclaimA fhame of guilt, but not a guilt of fhame : There was no whining foul to HartAt Cupids twang, or curfe his flaming dart; The boy had then but callow fell Erinnys fcorprons had no ftmgs : The better-afi:ed world did moveUpon the fixed poles of truth and love. Love effencd in the hearts of men !Then reafon ruld, there was no paflion then; Till lull and rage began to enter,Love the circumfrence was, and love the centre; Until the wanton days of Jove,The fimple world was all compos*d of love ; But Jove grew flefhly, falfe, unjuft;Inferior beauty filld his vems with luft: And cucquean t Junos fury hurldFierce balls of rape into th inceftuous world : Aftraea fled, and love returndFrom earth, eaitn boild with luft, with rage it burn*d. And ever fince the world hath beenKept going with the fcourge of luft and fpleen^ ♦ fVittalyi: e, a Cticqueant \, e, whorilh, S. AM- ^/.. -Itl Cruce tuta cjuies. Book I. EMBLEMS. 19 S. AMBROSE. Luji is a Jharpfpur to vice, which always puttdhthe affcRions into afalfe gallop, HUGO. LuJi is an immoderate wantonnejs ofthejlejh, afueetpoifon^ a cruelpejlilence; a pernicious peifon, whichweakeneth the body ofman^ and effeminateth thejirengthcf an heroic mind, S. AUGUST. Envy is the hatred of anothers felicity : in refpcB of fuperiors^ becaufethey art not equal to them; in rejpe^ of inferiors, left hefJiould be equal to tke?n ; in refpeci of equals^ becaufe they are equal td them: through envy proceeded the fall of the worlds and death ofChriJi, EPIG. , Cupid, mufl the world be lafhd fo foon ?But made at morning, and be whipt at noon?Tis Hke the wag that plays with Venus more tis lalhd, the more perverfe it proves. ii. 17. All is vanity and vexation TOW is the anxious foul of man befooldjQ jL In his d
Size: 1426px × 1752px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorquarlesfrancis159, bookcentury1800, booksubjectemblems
