. Quarles' emblems, divine and moral: together with hieroglyphics of the life of man . is civn feet^ and. walketh upona fnare» WHat! nets and quiver too ? vMzt tieed there aliThefe fly devices to betray poor men ?Die they not faft enough, v^^hen thoufands fall Before thy dart P what need thefe engines, thenfAttend they not, and anfwer to thy call, Like nightly coveys, where thou lift and when?What needs aftratagem, where ftrengthcan fway ?Or what needs ftrength compel,where none gain*,{fay?Or what needs ftratagem or ftrength, where hearts fobey i 2. HuftDand thy fleights ^ it is but vain to wa
. Quarles' emblems, divine and moral: together with hieroglyphics of the life of man . is civn feet^ and. walketh upona fnare» WHat! nets and quiver too ? vMzt tieed there aliThefe fly devices to betray poor men ?Die they not faft enough, v^^hen thoufands fall Before thy dart P what need thefe engines, thenfAttend they not, and anfwer to thy call, Like nightly coveys, where thou lift and when?What needs aftratagem, where ftrengthcan fway ?Or what needs ftrength compel,where none gain*,{fay?Or what needs ftratagem or ftrength, where hearts fobey i 2. HuftDand thy fleights ^ it is but vain to wafte Honey en thofe that will be catch*d with gall;Thou canft not, ah ! thou canft not bid fo faft As men obey : thou art more ilow to callThan they to come j thou canft not make fuch haftcTo ftrike, as they, being ftruck, make haftetofall*Go fave thy nets for that rebellious heartThat fcorns thy powr, and has obtained the artTavoid thy flying (haft, to quench thy liry dart. 3-Loft mortal! how is thy deftru£lion fure. Between two bawds, ^d both without ttmor(c I The B .Jl, Noil amat Ifte ; fed liarmaf. .Amoir. Book IL E M B L E M S. 63 The ones a linp, the other is a lure; This, to intice thy foul ; that, to enforce :Wav-laid by both, how canft thou ftand fecure ?That draws ; this wooes thee to theternal charming tyrant 1 how haft thou befooldAnd flavd poor man, that would not, if hecould^Avoid thy line, thy lu-re ; nay, could not, if he would I 4-Alas ! thy fweet {Perfidious voice betrays His wanton ears with thy Syrenian baits jThou wrappft his eyes in mifts, then boldly lays Thy Lethal gins before their cryflal gates ;Thou lockft up €\*vy {^e with thy falfe keys,AD willing prisoners to thy clofe deceits : His car moft nimble, where it deaf ftiould be;His eye moft blind, where moft it ought to fee ;And when his hcan*s moft boond, then thinks himfeiif [moft free. 5- Thau grand impofter ! how haft thou obtained The wardfhip of the world 1 Are all men turnedI
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