. Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman . cnflancy of the mollf^eady fixed ftnr we can obferve, or anyt)ther principle in Nature. Why the^ may we nor conclude the fameof Fate, whofe partiality we are fo ready toaccufe, when it does not favour us ?—Butwho was ever heard to accufe fste for thegood dealt to him, thoug
. Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman . cnflancy of the mollf^eady fixed ftnr we can obferve, or anyt)ther principle in Nature. Why the^ may we nor conclude the fameof Fate, whofe partiality we are fo ready toaccufe, when it does not favour us ?—Butwho was ever heard to accufe fste for thegood dealt to him, though, for aught heknew, many worthy people might be theworte for it ? On this Emblem we may found a fyllemof rational phllofophy, fince it teaches thofewho polTefs much, not to be too proud ofwhat they may foon be deprived of: it com-forts thofe who have but little, that a daymay come, when their fliall have annd ; and if not fo, that Time certainly muftby its Revolution, bring them eafe, andchange their condition and life together. Defpond nor, therefore, though thou artnot arrived to the polTeliion of thy wiflies—•think on thefe Morals, and be wife—aboveail things, ftick to Virtue, for that will be I found unchangealJe, and will certainly carryits reward with it, either here or hereafter., F a EMBLEM. EMBLEM XXXIII. Of the Snares of Fice, \ H I fee you yonder Bird, devoid of care,•^* Which langand fluttcrM near the Fowlersfnare!•Too foon, alas! her flate flie will deplore,Boomd to a lonefome cage, to mount no more;But plaintive notes, imprifonM ftill to try,And wifh in vain for naiivt liberty^ MORAL. Beware of Vice, whofe empire will contro«l,The native freedom of a genrous foul;Avoid her fnares, where certain mifchiefs wait,Nor rufh, unthinking, on deftruftiv&fatc. BEHOLD [ loi ] BEHOLD the filly Bird ftruggllngin theSnare which the artful Fowler has contrivedfor its dellrucVicn.—Too late the poorflutterer finds its fatal error, too late repentsits rafli
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