. 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 . he lower clafs of peo-ple, who without them be reduced to aflarving condition
. 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 . he lower clafs of peo-ple, who without them be reduced to aflarving condition, or have recourfe to beg-ging, in order to procure a fubfulance. In countries where fuch arts and manufac-tures are encouraged, though it is certain thatnobody can guard againil ficknefs or otheraccidents, yet, in general, all ranks of men areenabled to get an honeft livelihood, by a pro-per degree of induilry:—but fome prefer a lifeof idlenefs to exerting their talents for the be-nefit of themfelves and others ; yet thcfe areever crying out upon tlieir ill fortune, whichindeed is of their own making, and, whilethey refufe to earn their bread, complain theycannot procure it. Such may learn a leflbn cfH 4 per- ( ^r- ) perfeverance from this emblem, Let themput their fhoulders to the wheel and Herculeswill help them to lift their carriage out of themire. if you feek the blefiings of Fortune fh-ive byunremitted labour to attain \ethe bread you eat, and leave the red to Hcaven. EMBLEM ( 153 ). E M B L E M XXXIX, Of Evil and its Punishment. WHILE the Aveet nightingale chauntsforth her lays,Her warbling tliroat the hidden neft betra\ ?,Eager to feize it, haftes the thoughtiefs boy,And all the motliers comfort to deftroy ;\^hen lo ! the faithlefs branch in pieces broke,Elis limbs are fhatterd with the dreadfulllroke So, when we feek fome dear-prizd joy o And buy cur pleafure with anothers flippr} fleps to evil are betraydWe fill unoirv^d in the fnare we
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