. Emblems . love will then refrefh my grief,Then weep mine eyes as he hath bled; vouchfafcTo drop for every drop an Epitaph* 4But is the crown of GloryThe wages of a lamentable ftory ? Or caa fo great a purchafe rife From a fait humour ? Caa mine eyeRun faft enough t* obtain this prize ?If lo. Lord, who*s fo mad to die ?Thy tears are trifles; thoumuftdo:Alas I cannot then endeavour : 1 will! But will a tug or two Suffice the turn ? Thou muft perfever :1*1 flrivetiil death -, aad lliall my feeble firifeBe crowned ? Il crown it with a crown of life. But is there fuch a dearthThat thou muf
. Emblems . love will then refrefh my grief,Then weep mine eyes as he hath bled; vouchfafcTo drop for every drop an Epitaph* 4But is the crown of GloryThe wages of a lamentable ftory ? Or caa fo great a purchafe rife From a fait humour ? Caa mine eyeRun faft enough t* obtain this prize ?If lo. Lord, who*s fo mad to die ?Thy tears are trifles; thoumuftdo:Alas I cannot then endeavour : 1 will! But will a tug or two Suffice the turn ? Thou muft perfever :1*1 flrivetiil death -, aad lliall my feeble firifeBe crowned ? Il crown it with a crown of life. But is there fuch a dearthThat thou muft buy, what is thy due by birth ?Jie whom thy hands did form of dafl And give him breath upan condition;To love his great Creatour, muft He now be thine by compofition fArt thou a gracious God and mild. Or man rebellious rather ?O, mans a bafe rebellious thou a very gncio-is Facher:Thegifc is rhme; we itrive, thoacrowaft our ftrife;Thciiftivft Uj Faith ; and Faith, acro^o of ,. The mini of tkc Frontifpie^i, This Bubbles Man: Hope. Rar, falic Jov snd Trouble,Arc thofc Four Winds which daily tofs this Bubble. ^ To the Right Honourable Joth in BLOOD and VIRTUE, And Moft Accompliilid Lady MARY. Counters of VOKSET, Lady Covernefs fotbe Moft Illoftrious CHARLES. AND JAMES DUKE of rORK. Excellent Lady, [Prefent thefe Tapors to hum under thefafe froteiiion of your Honour alk I^ame;ibere, I prefume, they ftand Jecure from theyawps of Ignorance, and Blafls of Cenfure,X It The Epiftle Dedicatory. // is afmall part of that abundant fervkewhich my thankful heart oweth your incom*parable goodnefs. Be pleafed to honour itwith your noble Acceptance, which fhall hnothing but what your own efieem fhall make MADAM, Yout LadifliipsMoft Humble Servant^ fra. Quarks. n To the READER. IF you are fatisfied with my EmhlemSy \here fet before you a ftcond Service. Itis an Egyptian Difh, drefl on the EnglijbFalhion : They, at their Feafts, ufed toprefent a Deaths-Head at the
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