. Quarles' emblems . Even in laughter the Jieart is sorrowful; and the end ofthat mirth is heaviness.—Prov. XIV. 13. Alas ! fond child,How are thy thoughts beguildTo hope for honey from a nest of wasps ?Thou mayst as wellGo seek for ease in hell,Or sprightly nectar from the mouth of asps. The worlds a hive,From whence thou canst deriveNo good, but what thy souls vexation brings :But case thou meetSome petty-petty drop is guarded with a thousand stings. Why dost thou makeThese murmring troops forsakeThe safe protection of their waxen homes ? 16 Qnarlcs Emblems. Their hive containsNo.

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. Quarles' emblems . Even in laughter the Jieart is sorrowful; and the end ofthat mirth is heaviness.—Prov. XIV. 13. Alas ! fond child,How are thy thoughts beguildTo hope for honey from a nest of wasps ?Thou mayst as wellGo seek for ease in hell,Or sprightly nectar from the mouth of asps. The worlds a hive,From whence thou canst deriveNo good, but what thy souls vexation brings :But case thou meetSome petty-petty drop is guarded with a thousand stings. Why dost thou makeThese murmring troops forsakeThe safe protection of their waxen homes ? 16 Qnarlcs Emblems. Their hive thats worth thy pains;Theres nothing here, alas! but empty combs. For trash and toys,And grief-engendring joys,What torment seems too sharp for flesh and blood ;What bitter pills,Composd of real ills,Men swallow down to purchase one false good ! The dainties here,Are least what they appear ;Though sweet in hopes, yet in fruition sour:The fruit thats yellow,Is found not always mellow ;The fairest tulips not th

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