. Francis Quarles' Emblems and : Hieroglyphics of the life of man, modernized : in four books . ?The caged Parrot laughs and cannot ilir beyond his Grates. The Moral. Poor, vaunting Mortal, of thy State fo proud,Whofe Wealth and Honours Fame proclaims aloud;Will thefe the Anguifh of thy Heart Pain and Sicknefs on thy Body feize ?Will thefe the inward gnawing Worms Confcience lighten, or recal thy Joy ?Will thefe ward off the threatend Stroke of Death ?Or evn one Moment lengthen out thy Breath?Riches take Wing, and fly in hafte Fortune changes each f
. Francis Quarles' Emblems and : Hieroglyphics of the life of man, modernized : in four books . ?The caged Parrot laughs and cannot ilir beyond his Grates. The Moral. Poor, vaunting Mortal, of thy State fo proud,Whofe Wealth and Honours Fame proclaims aloud;Will thefe the Anguifh of thy Heart Pain and Sicknefs on thy Body feize ?Will thefe the inward gnawing Worms Confcience lighten, or recal thy Joy ?Will thefe ward off the threatend Stroke of Death ?Or evn one Moment lengthen out thy Breath?Riches take Wing, and fly in hafte Fortune changes each fucceeding a frothy Bubble filld with Air,Its burfls, and all its Beauties by the Peoples Breath, it fhines the fame Breadth will its gay Glories may tempt, and Honours may delude,But Virtue only is the laliing Good. L48 ] V V* V* V*^/VV* VV *• ••V* • V*^/V* V VV V VV^,•■ \. •/ \f •«.• *..•* >.••■ *••••■ *. w •% .• s • / ■•«• *./ ../X.* ••.,•*%*• •..•* ••■ \ EMBLEM Gold Is the Idol we adore ;He that has That can neer be , he is poor, and wretched will for This his Heavn forego* [ 49 1EMBLEM V, 7he Deceitfulnefs of Riches, AH, Wretch, thy Tablets fpread with Coin,And temptingly the Pieces ihine ;Thy World is Ituck with Jewels add more Glories to thy Shew. The Gold is counterfeit and bafe,Akho* it bears great C^/ars Face ;Thy Jewels ^re but glitcring Stones,Pebbles not worth Groat an Ounce. Such, when theyre proved, theyre ever foundsAnd thiir whole Values in their Sound ;He who thefe Beauties will carefs,Poifon and Cankers muH poiTefs, The Moral. Wealtli is a Screen that hides unnumberd Ills,And many a heavy Heart and State the Man indeed exalt,Drazzle the Eye, and lefTen evry fhould we judge him by unerring Truth,Negleft his Pride, nor fhould his Folly flagrant Vices, his corrupted So
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