. 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 . of days, riches and ho-nour were added to them, becaufe God \va?pleafed with his re
. 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 . of days, riches and ho-nour were added to them, becaufe God \va?pleafed with his requefc, as he had aiked onlythat which was fit and neceffary. The man who is armed with true wifdomhas little to fear from the affauks of his ene-mies ; becaufe he finds his refource in himjelfjwhile he that depends only on the help ofethers is often deferted at his need, and findshis miftake when it is too late to redify it. Wifdom is the companion of virtue, asfolly is the filler of vice, and it is impoHiblefor a wicked man to be truly wife j for if hewere fo he would fee the foolilhnefs of his evilways and turn from them.—V/ifdom is a fafe-guard and a tower of defence and he thattrufts to her will ne^er have reafon to repenthis confidence. D 4 Be ( 56 > Be Virtuous, be Wife, and be Happy; forin the true fenfe of the words they are thefame thing, and from virtue and prudence allthe good we can hope for in this world is de-rived, without them we muH expe^ nothingbut mifery and anxiet). MBLEM ( 57 ). EMBLEM Instability. THIS is the fyren, whofe enchantingfongDraws the unthinking multitude feeds with faithlefs Hopes and luring baitThe poor deluded wretch (he means to cheat!Men call her falfe, inconflant, cruel, feek her favours with unwearyd unhappy bear her frowns, ftill led awayWith expectation of a better day,Th ambitious court her fmiles; but ilill the wifeDo her and all her gilded pomp defpifj. Her fairy kingdom, her fantailic goodAvoid
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