. 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 . a homely thatcht with reed,The Peafant feemes as plcafedly to hee,that in his Halt or Pirliur dines,Which Fret-workc Roofes, or coftly Cedar Lines ;And, wirh the very fame affcraions too,Both ro,and from it, hee do h come and r(!>rro/j,doubdcffe, doth no houfe-rcorac his tlouje will cover but his back-And, of his Tub, the Cjnick
. 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 . a homely thatcht with reed,The Peafant feemes as plcafedly to hee,that in his Halt or Pirliur dines,Which Fret-workc Roofes, or coftly Cedar Lines ;And, wirh the very fame affcraions too,Both ro,and from it, hee do h come and r(!>rro/j,doubdcffe, doth no houfe-rcorac his tlouje will cover but his back-And, of his Tub, the Cjnicke feemd as glad,As Alexander was of all hec I am fetled in a^jlacc I love,A fhrubby hedge-row, feemes a goodly Grove,My liking maketh PaUcts of Sheds,And, of plaine Couchesy carved Ivory Beds:Yea, cvry path, and pathlefTe wslke, which liesContemnd, as rhde, or wi!de,in others eyes,To mec is pleafant; not alone in , truly fuch; For, liking makes them pleasd in theirs, the Saailes, and Codes dwellAs doth a ScaHof in his pearly fhell; For,that commends the Houje. fthich makes it fir,To fcrvcthcirturnes,who fliould have ufe of it. The Ths King, hit powr from (j9d receiUs :Foryhee alone the Scepter giy> ILLVSTR. XV.
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