. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . TO THE READER <^^^Gi^^O^€^-. OURTEOUS READER, The title-page will shew, if thou wiltlook, What are the proper subjects of thisbook :They re boys and girls, of all sorts and degrees,From thole of age, to children on the comprehensive am I in my notions,They tempt me to it by their childifh now have boys with beards, and girls that beHuge as old women, wanting do not blame me, since I thus defcribe them,Flatter I may not, left thereby I bribe them XIV TO THE READER. To have a better judgment of themfe
. Divine emblems; or Temporal things spiritualized, &c. . TO THE READER <^^^Gi^^O^€^-. OURTEOUS READER, The title-page will shew, if thou wiltlook, What are the proper subjects of thisbook :They re boys and girls, of all sorts and degrees,From thole of age, to children on the comprehensive am I in my notions,They tempt me to it by their childifh now have boys with beards, and girls that beHuge as old women, wanting do not blame me, since I thus defcribe them,Flatter I may not, left thereby I bribe them XIV TO THE READER. To have a better judgment of themfelves,Than wife men have of babies on the antic tricks, fantaftic modes, and way,Shew they like very boys and girls do play»With all the frantic fooleries of the age,And that in open view, as on a stage;Our bearded men do act like beardlefs boys,Our women pleafe themfelves with childifh minifters long time by word and penDealt with them, counting them not boys, but menThey shot their thunders at them and their toys,But hit them not, caufe they were girls and boy
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