. 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 . agineJicUn ivaters to be fweet, and hidden bread tobe pleafant; and, proceeding on
. 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 . agineJicUn ivaters to be fweet, and hidden bread tobe pleafant; and, proceeding on this maximthey often plunge themfelves into the moilruinous circumflances, and repent only whenit is too late to amend them. The misfortune is, tliat they go on withoutconfideration, and when they find themfelvesattacked by evils they cry out Who ikouUhave thought it?* when in reality they them-felves might have determined upon the event,if they had thought at all, or believed the coun-fel of thofe who wilhed to promote their wel-fare. But they will overturn the hive, they muflhave the honey; while they little expefl theiling;—when they feel it (like the boy in theemblem,) furprize is added to their afHidion,and their diilrefs is doubled by their beingno ways provided to fullain the accident. If C 12 ) If you would be wife, take not the honejwhile tlie hive is fwarming, let not your plea-fures be mixed with guilt, and then you mayreft fecure, that they will leave no fting be-hind them^^ EMBLEM. ( ^3 ). E M B L E M IV. O F F I D E L I T Y, BEHOLD the faithful beaft, refolv^i todieNear where his much lovd mailers afhes- of conftancy, he yields his breathIor ancient love, and keeps his faith by death. Hence learn Fidelity;—with grateful mind^Repay the courteous; to your friends be kind:Whatever fortune on your life bell of treafures is a faithful friend. THE THE Dog is of all animals the moil faith-ful, as well as the moll fagacious. Thereare few things w
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