. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . But,they,if with difnleafure, them he view,Sooic lofe their Glory, and contemned grovve. All, are not Heliotropes that favourd growe,In Courts; nor Marigolds , bearcThe golden blolTomes; but fame fpring below,Like Dayfie pwrs, that in the Pathwaycs arc:Yer al! (hall fcele it, when their Sovraignes eyeDoth frowne, or fmile, regard, or elfe neglect:Yea, it will finde them in bbfeurtty,By fomc Diiheartning, or fome fwect Effeft. Voucrfa
. A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries ... . But,they,if with difnleafure, them he view,Sooic lofe their Glory, and contemned grovve. All, are not Heliotropes that favourd growe,In Courts; nor Marigolds , bearcThe golden blolTomes; but fame fpring below,Like Dayfie pwrs, that in the Pathwaycs arc:Yer al! (hall fcele it, when their Sovraignes eyeDoth frowne, or fmile, regard, or elfe neglect:Yea, it will finde them in bbfeurtty,By fomc Diiheartning, or fome fwect Effeft. Voucrfafe to mine on Mee, my Gracious King, And then my Witherd Leaves, will frcflily fpring. Z The The , is Ytrtuc^Patb,Though rugged Pajfages it I LLVSTR. XXVI. ■N&3 ?Fany covet knowledge of that Path,Which thither tends, where Peace her dwelling bath,This Emblem (being well obfervd) will (howOn whether fide, it will be beft to goe. The Left-hand way, feemes to be walkd, at ealc,Through Lawnes,and Downcs,and green-fwathd PaShges;And, much allures the Traveller, to trieThe many Pleafures, which doe that Way lye. The Right-hand-comrje, is through a Pathlfje-moundOf newly ploughed, Ground ;Which, as uneafie feemeth,tob. gone,As, in appearance, rough to looke up , this is Verne s Path: This Way uneven,Is that, which untoevry man is given,Totravailein ; and, hath a fafcr ending,Then thofe, whereon more Pleajuresate attending:And (though it leades us thither, where we feeFew promifes of outward Glories bee,)It briogs (us when we pafle the common fight)Through eafy Tracts, togaineour Hearts delight. The other Way (though fecming ilreight3it lyes,To Pleasures Pallaces, before our eyes)Hath many rubs, and per
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