. Quarles' emblems . 9 Vv /^rs/i trcmblcth for fear of thcc; and I am afraid of thyjudgments.—?SM^U CXl^. 120. Let others boast of luck, and go their waysWith their fair game ; know, vengeance seldom pla}-To be too forward, but doth wisely frameHer backward tables for an after-game :She gives thee leave to venture many a blot ;And, for her own advantage, hits thee not :But when her pointed tables are made fair,That she be ready for thee, then beware ;Then, if a necessary blot be set,She hits thee ; wins the game ; perchance the set :If prosprous chances make thy casting high,Be wisely temprate

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. Quarles' emblems . 9 Vv /^rs/i trcmblcth for fear of thcc; and I am afraid of thyjudgments.—?SM^U CXl^. 120. Let others boast of luck, and go their waysWith their fair game ; know, vengeance seldom pla}-To be too forward, but doth wisely frameHer backward tables for an after-game :She gives thee leave to venture many a blot ;And, for her own advantage, hits thee not :But when her pointed tables are made fair,That she be ready for thee, then beware ;Then, if a necessary blot be set,She hits thee ; wins the game ; perchance the set :If prosprous chances make thy casting high,Be wisely temprate ; cast a serious e> eOn after dangers, and keep back thy game ;Too forward seed-times make thy harvest left-hand fortune give thee left-hand wisely patient; let not envious glancesRepine, to view thy gamesters heap so fair ;The hindmost hound oft takes the doubling Quarlcs Emblems. The worlds great dice are false ; sometimes they go Extremely high, sometimes extremely low : Of all her

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