. 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 . on ;he who inclines to them will court a vainfhadov/ and will ever like the youth i
. 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 . on ;he who inclines to them will court a vainfhadov/ and will ever like the youth in thefable, find himfelf difappointed. And befides, what tribute of applaufs, wliatfiiare of honeft fame can he expect to receiveat the hands of others, who is ever employedin admiring his own perfon, and foundingforth his own praifss f But it happens to too many perfons of weakminds, as it did to NarciiTus, that they fufferthemfelves to be led away with fuch vanitiesbefore they know that they are poffeffed bythem and, are far gone in the intoxication ofI 3 Self ( 172 ) Self-love before they are aware of It—The ill-habit, flrengthened by cuftom thus grows toopowerful for their reafon, and the confequenceis that they often become the authors of theirown misfortunes only by loving themfelves too well. Refled on this and prevent the growingevil; confider thefe things and be wife; forhe who is too proud of himfelf is not in theroad to fuccefs, 6i^t he that himhleth himfelffhcdl he etcalied. EMBLEM ( 173 ). EMBLEM XLIV. Of the Danger of Greatness.•^T 7 ITH dreadful force, the lofty tree of Is ft ruck and rent by lightning from above,MofTy and old its fniverd trunk appears,The growth of ages, yet unhurt by years;Long had it flourifhd and with (lately pride,The utmoft force of fighting winds yet in dufi: its honours llrctchd at dreadful ruin by th a:therea1 blaft;While the low Ihrub, in far more humble to Greatnefs, Hands fecure from i^te. Would yo
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