. The doctrine of morality : or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy : exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the Late French King, with an explanation of each plate . , like a true Bird ofPrey, lets not go what he has fo ardently purfued. You may perceive that he holds her fo faft, thatall the Oils of Afia cannot unclinch his Hands till he reaches the Grave, into which he throws her withall the Scorn and Fury that file deferved. The Grave being made by his Order of uncommon Depth,he bids the Earth be thrown u
. The doctrine of morality : or, A view of human life, according to the stoick philosophy : exemplify'd in one hundred and three copper-plates, done by the celebrated Monsieur Daret, engraver to the Late French King, with an explanation of each plate . , like a true Bird ofPrey, lets not go what he has fo ardently purfued. You may perceive that he holds her fo faft, thatall the Oils of Afia cannot unclinch his Hands till he reaches the Grave, into which he throws her withall the Scorn and Fury that file deferved. The Grave being made by his Order of uncommon Depth,he bids the Earth be thrown upon her, and departs, leaving no other Monument but her own deteftedActions to record her Name to Pofterity. Hor. 5. -Anus improba fhebis, Ex teftamento fie eft elata : CadaverUnclum oleo largo, nudis humeris, tulit hares ;Scilicet elabi fi poffet mortua. CredoQuod nimiùm inftiterat viventi. At Thibes a wicked Woman dyd, her HeirWas, by a Will fhe made, injoind to bearOn his bare Back her Body to the GraveNaked, and oild, doubtlefs in hopes to haveThe pleafure to efcape his Hands when dead,Whofe Importunities fhe living fled :For I fuppofe that he with too much CareDid wait and tend, in hopes to be her Heir. A. Viert of Human Life. in. LAvare eft pleine dIre & dEnvie ; The Covetous ate fiUM with Spite and Rage ; Le temps qui change tout, nen change point leforti Time that all things does change, and Age, fut méchant toute fa vie, In them no Change can make, wicked alive // Ieft encore après fa mort. And dead, their Malice does furvive. Hh iï8 The DoBrim of MORALITY; of, The Explanation of the Nine-and-Fiftieth Plate. Les RichefTes font Bonnes aux BonSi Riches are a Blefmg to Good Mem j A g? & des Poifons. ]PRES tant dexemples des Crimes &• des Mal-heurs, dont les Richejfes font\ accompagnies, nous fommes réduits, mei direz,-vous, à la necefjitêdeffregueux: toute notre vie, & de regarder les5 Biens du Monde, comme des MonfiresNullement, mes chers Amis, pourveuq
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