. Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man . lames consume with youth, with age expire :The worlds a bubble ; all the pleasures in it,Like morning vapours, vanish in a minute :The vapours vanish, and the bubbles broke jA slave to pleasure is a slave to , Stoic, cease thy laughter, and repasti Thy pickled cheeks with tears, and weep as fast. S. HiERON. That rich man is great, who thinketh not himselfgreat because he is rich; the proud man (who is thepoor man) braggeth outwardly, but beggeth inwardly : heis blown up, but not full. Petr. R
. Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man . lames consume with youth, with age expire :The worlds a bubble ; all the pleasures in it,Like morning vapours, vanish in a minute :The vapours vanish, and the bubbles broke jA slave to pleasure is a slave to , Stoic, cease thy laughter, and repasti Thy pickled cheeks with tears, and weep as fast. S. HiERON. That rich man is great, who thinketh not himselfgreat because he is rich; the proud man (who is thepoor man) braggeth outwardly, but beggeth inwardly : heis blown up, but not full. Petr. Rav. Vexation and anguish accompany riches and honour ;the pomp of the world, and the favour of the people,are but smoke, and a blast suddenly vanishing ; whichif they commonly please, commonly bring repentance jand, for a minute of joy, they bring an age of sorrow. Epig. 4. Cupid, thy diet^s strange : it dulls, it rouses,It cools, it heats ; it binds, and then it looses :Dull-sprightly, cold-hot fool, if eer it winds theeInto a looseness once, take heed, it binds thee. EMBLEMS. 6i Embl em. Non omne quod hie micat aurum est. PROV. XXIII. 5. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not f forriches make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle. rj^ALSE world, thou lyst : thou canst not lend The least delight :Thy favours cannot gain a friend, They are so slight:Thy morning pleasures make an end To please at night :Poor are the wants that thou supplyst:And yet thou vauntst, and yet thou vystWith Heaven ; fond earth, thou boastst; false world,thou lyst. 62 EMBLEMS. Thy babbling tongue tells golden tales Of endless treasure :Thy bounty offers easy sales Of lasting pleasure ;Thou askst the conscience what she ails, And swearst to ease her ;There^s none can want where thou supplyst,Theres none can give where thou denyst,Alas ! fond world, thou boastst; false world, thou lyst. What well-advised ear regards What earth can say rThy words are gold, but thy rewards Are painted clay :T
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