. 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 . e,And, truly fquard by vertuous DifciplweyWill kecpe (though changes them flial! turnc& wind)The forme and firm»ejfe of an hcmfi-minde, Ifjdiggiflg deepc, h\s Fortunes lay him, he hisownc,and others weights mufl bcare,(There, many yeares compelling him to lie,Oppreft with dif-rcfpci^ or poverrie)Hce kccpes the place to which hee flands br
. 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 . e,And, truly fquard by vertuous DifciplweyWill kecpe (though changes them flial! turnc& wind)The forme and firm»ejfe of an hcmfi-minde, Ifjdiggiflg deepc, h\s Fortunes lay him, he hisownc,and others weights mufl bcare,(There, many yeares compelling him to lie,Oppreft with dif-rcfpci^ or poverrie)Hce kccpes the place to which hee flands brooks his chances with a conftant fhee remoovehim thence, and fee him upOn rcmporall Projperities hi^h rop,The Sqmrencjfe of Plaine dealing hee retaines,And, in the fame integritie re;-Tiaines ;Nor coveting vaine Wealth, or falfc eflecmes^Nor, being any other than he fecmcs. Although by Nature, wee are wondrous , let us into fuch like Stones be fquard;Then, place us in thy fpiritwall Jemple, fo,That, into one firme StruHure, v/e m^y grow;And,whcn we,by thy Grace,^te fitted thus,Dwell Thou thy felfe, for evcrmorc,in us. Defor- Dcfotmitic^yptthin may hee^i Where oiaward Beauties Ti>e doe fee. —_ , ■ f*. ILLVSTR. XXI. **^-4 .^j^^Ooke well, I pray,upon ihis Beldamc,heic,8 -For, in her habtt, though fliee gay appeare,^Sm. You,through her youthful! efpyShccs of an old her £, by her wainfcot face^it may bee feene,Shoe mioht your Grandims firft drj nurfc havcbeCD. This is an Emblem, fitly fliaddowing making fairc, and honeft outward flaowes,Are inwardly dcformd; and,nothing fuch^As they to bee fupoosd, have ftrived chufe ihc\xmrds, and play well-adcd p^, hide moft loathfome projects in their hearts;And,whcn you think fweet Frtendjhip ly Tre/ip»,ineets you in the hacc a pain edS iJivj linuchdiflikeA Maydcivblufli, dawhd on a furrowed Chcekt:And, l abhoncto fee old Wantons ^hy^And, l
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