. Choice emblems, divine and moral, antient and modern; or, Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select emblems .. . o what their Wits deferve> and they dejire)The prefent Age, and future Ages too,Might Gain have had from what they thoughtto do. Perhaps I drearnM fo once: But, God be praisd,The Clog which kept me down from being raisd,Was chaind fo faft, that (if fuch Dreams I had)My Thoughts and Longings are not now fo plain I fee, that had my Fortunes broughtSuch Wealth at firft as my fmall Wit hath fought,I might my felf and others have undone,Inftead of Courfes which I tho
. Choice emblems, divine and moral, antient and modern; or, Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select emblems .. . o what their Wits deferve> and they dejire)The prefent Age, and future Ages too,Might Gain have had from what they thoughtto do. Perhaps I drearnM fo once: But, God be praisd,The Clog which kept me down from being raisd,Was chaind fo faft, that (if fuch Dreams I had)My Thoughts and Longings are not now fo plain I fee, that had my Fortunes broughtSuch Wealth at firft as my fmall Wit hath fought,I might my felf and others have undone,Inftead of Courfes which I thought to run :I find my Poverty for me was fit $Yea, and a fluffing greater than my Wit, And whether now I rich or foor become,*Tis nor much ^leajing nor much tmihlefom. Xot 12, Divine and Moral. 4 9Lot 12. THou thinkft thy Wit had made thee Great,Had Poverty not been fome let:But had thy Wealth as ample been,As thou didft think thy Wit fo fine, Inftead of thy defired height,Perhaps thou hadft been ruind quite,Hereafter therefore be contentWith whatfoever Heavn hath fent. Emblem XIII. $0 Choice Emblems^ Emblem Stultorum Adjumenta Necumenta, The ^Divine and Moral. 5*
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