. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . MORAL EMBLEMS. / v. Emblem XXLThe Just Perfection. X N vain imperfect Man confumes his YearsA In deep Refearches after Natures Laws;Frail Reafon is unequal to his Cares, While he unknows the one Al
. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . MORAL EMBLEMS. / v. Emblem XXLThe Just Perfection. X N vain imperfect Man confumes his YearsA In deep Refearches after Natures Laws;Frail Reafon is unequal to his Cares, While he unknows the one Almighty Caufe 5The learned Ideot feems profoundly wife, And talks and argues from the Force of Senfe,His Talent all in Speculation lyes, Buryd in Trifles and Impertinence, More MORJL EMBLEMS. More true the humble Soul her End calmly to her Juft Perfection moves jWhofe pious Hope a facred Zealjnfpires, Who feeks to know her God, believes and loves:Who thirfts for Knowledge at the awful Source Of Truths-eternal Spring, that Chryftal StreamUnfullyd HeavVs high Will 5 whence all the ForceOf Heavn-born IVifdom to the World firft drink, my thirfty Soul, and drink again ;The Draught is holy, tis a Tafte of Heavn,A Flood of Dirine Knowledge, which to Man Eternal Goodnefs has in Mercy ! that weak Man woud ceafe his native Pride! And humble Reafon, Tyrant of the Soul!No more the facred Truths
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