. 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 . ereft fatire on falfe friends andungrateful perfons. There is nothing in which a ma
. 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 . ereft fatire on falfe friends andungrateful perfons. There is nothing in which a man lliould bemere cautious and deliberate than in his choice ( «6 ) choice of a friend, but having once chof^^nhim, he ihould repofe in him all manner ofconfidence, and in his turn keep his fecrets^and be ever ready to do him any manner offervice that is confiftent with the rules of reli-gion and virtue; he that requires any thingcontrary to thefe can never be a true friend;for that is properly fpeaking no friendfhipwhich is not founded upon a virtuous bafis,it is only a connexion of inter*!!, which theiirll puff of adverfe fortune will blow av/ay,and fcatter to the winds of heaven. But when you have really gotten a truefriend, ** Grapple him to your foul with hooks. of fieel Abide by him alike in profperity and inadverfity, and let no change of circumflanceschange your rerardt or fenices ;-—fo may youexpeifl affiftance in the time of your diftrefs2ind a comforter in the day cf EMBLEM ( 1/ ). E M R L E M V. Of Purity. SO nicely formd by natures hidden laws,.Lo ! from the touch the confcicus of purity ; which fiill retiresFrom the rude glowing of unhallowd fires ;Yet ftill more weak the frequent touch it in approaching, and by preilure dies. Shun evils firfl advance ; be timely at th appearance ; fly the na7ne of viceLike this fair plant th empcifond touch avoid,Nor be by too much confidence deilroyd :Stand not in your o
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