. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . FLEE LOVE, AND IT WILL FOLLOW THEE. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP. Qui Capiat, I 111 HITTKN. up in air, the fca-nicw IpicsAn oylK-r lying on the (trand,Gaping with open fhell t inhale The fummer breeze from off the fei/e the lufcious morfel quick —With fiidden fwoop and deadly pick,The fca-bird darts his horny beakBetween the ovfters Oiell : HOLD-FAST A OOOD DOQ. FORCE WITHOUT FORE-CAS
. Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works . FLEE LOVE, AND IT WILL FOLLOW THEE. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP. Qui Capiat, I 111 HITTKN. up in air, the fca-nicw IpicsAn oylK-r lying on the (trand,Gaping with open fhell t inhale The fummer breeze from off the fei/e the lufcious morfel quick —With fiidden fwoop and deadly pick,The fca-bird darts his horny beakBetween the ovfters Oiell : HOLD-FAST A OOOD DOQ. FORCE WITHOUT FORE-CAST IS OF LITTLE AVAIL. But clofing on It quick as thought,The bird is by the oyfter caught! And nipped Co tight and well;That ftrive and ftruggle as he may,To free his beak, and get away ;He keeps him captive, firmly with return of tide hes to themfelves would all appropriateOf that they fee, deferve the fea-mews fateNor doth he fail to meet it, soon or late,Whofe nofe is thruft in everybodys plate. The Event is often different from the Intent. F^EFEATING our intent and expectation, In strange reverse of that we think to see ;When certain most,—we find ourselves mistaken. And he is caught, who would the catcher curb the pride and
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