. Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display 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 the right honorable Lord Newbattle . ;hofe errors which have almoil: all ages pre-vailed among the generality of man
. Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display 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 the right honorable Lord Newbattle . ;hofe errors which have almoil: all ages pre-vailed among the generality of manliind—Buttliat to be gocd is to be happy is a fecret referv-ed for the wife and virtuous few, who are the grace ( 4° )grace and ornament of tlieinfelves, theirfriends, and their country. An exalted Hation always brings with it aweight of cares, and he is happier, who in thehumble vale of life, purfues his way in thepaths of reafon and of virtue, than he whofhares the favours of a prince or the applaufesof a giddy multitude.— As for a monarch, if he is a tyrant, he muilbe in perDQtual fears of his fubjefts, if a goodprince, he mull be involved in perpetual caresfor them : Either way, he Hands a chance ne-ver to taile of real happinefs; and thofe prin-ces who have gone through the world withthe greateft eclat have been ready to declarethat the Crown of Gold was ever accompaniedby one of Thorns and that he who refolves togratify his amhitioti, mull always expeft tofacriiice his haptim/s. EMBLEM ( 41 ). M B L E M Brotherly O! here the valiant tv/ins, whofe gloriousMl-J name The Pcets confecrate to endlefs fame ! wo bodies fwayd by one agreeing mind ;Loving in life, and not in death feats of arms through all the world renowndFor friendfhip morCf the brother chiefs v/ere found :—Thro lifes whole race one common fate they ihare,Alike united, or in peace or v/ar,For Pollux, Castor fights; in battle flain,Pollux for Castor begs new life in half h
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