. 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 . der af-fiiftions, what cordial fnould we have to op-pofe to the thoufand heart-corr
. 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 . der af-fiiftions, what cordial fnould we have to op-pofe to the thoufand heart-corroding cares,which this frail life abounds with ! It is tlien we avail ourfelves of this anchor,and of the three chriftiau graces, are mclirelieved by Hope, which leads on, thrcugiiFaith, to the pramife of happier days here, ora better fiate hereafter. To be without Hope would be the mcfldreadful of all earthly punifnments: it is therefuge of the poor and nttdvy and renders thedifiribution of the lots of men belcw moreequal. Since the high and low, the rich andpcor cannot with juftice be deemed fo widelyC ^ diiFe- ( 32 ) different in their eilates, when we confider that ** Thefe are placed in Hope and thofe infear. Hope is, in fhort, our beft companion herebelow, which leads us as it were by the handthrough the midft: of all difficulties and dan-gers J and it mayjuilly be faid of it that it is *• The cordial drop Heavn in our cup has thrown,** To make the naufeous draught of life go down. EMBLEM ( 33 ). EMBLEM IX. 1 Of Z i: a l towards God.^~|~^0 the all-chearing funs enlivenLng raysThe grateful plant its opning leavesdifplays,P>.ejoicing in his beams and radiance brightExpands and opens with approaching light;But when dim night exiends her duiky fhadeIts clofing beauties iicken all and fade !The flowr which Phoebus warmth bade to rifeLives in his beams, and in his abfence dies. Each human breafl may this examplemoveTo a£ls of gratitude and heavnly loveTo Hi m who gi
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