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Emblems Divine, Moral, Natural and Historical

Expressed in Sculpture, and Applied to the several Ages, Occasions, and Conditions of the Life of Man. By a person of Quality

EMBLEMS Divine, Moral, Natural and Historical.

[EMBLEM I.] The Phœnix.

II.

[EMBLEM II.] The good Wife.

III.

[EMBLEM III.] No Working, no Eating.

IV.

[EMBLEM IV.] Take Time by the Foretop

[EMBLEM V.] Whet no Let.

VI.

[EMBLEM VI.] First consider, then speak.

VII.

[EMBLEM VII.] Industry prevents Indigence.

VIII.

[EMBLEM VIII.] Soon ripe, soon rotten.

IX.

[EMBLEM IX.] Sweet Meat, sowre Sauce.

EMBLEM X. Beware of a Lyer.

XI.

EMBLEM XI. Death and Sleep compared.

XII.

EMBLEM XII. The Gardens excellencie.

XIII.

EMBLEM XIII. A Contented minde worth all.

XIV.

EMBLEM XIV. The World's drudgery.

XV.

EMBLEM XV. The good Physician.

XVI.

EMBLEM XVI. Others Harms, our Arms.

XVII.

EMBLEM XVII. The World's Vanity.

XVIII.

EMBLEM XVIII. The Womans defence.

XIX.

EMBLEM XIX. Know when ye are well.

XX.

EMBLEM XX. Diligence makes rich.

XXI.

EMBLEM XXI. Pride will have a fall.

XXII.

EMBLEM XXII. For Work, or for Weapon.

XXIII.

EMBLEM XXIII. The dutiful Son.

XXIV.

EMBLEM XXIV. The Impotent Begger.

XXV.

EMBLEM XXV. Kindred not always Friends.

XXVI.

EMBLEM XXVI. Try before ye trust.

XXVII.

EMBLEM XXVII. Well fare a good Conceit.

XXVIII.

EMBLEM XXVIII. Every one hope the best.

XXIX.

EMBLEM XXIX. Every thing in its Season.

XXX.

EMBLEM XXX. Labour in vain.

XXXI.

EMBLEM XXXI. Shrubs safer then Cedars.

XXXII.

EMBLEM XXXII. The Cheating Physician.

XXXIII.

EMBLEM XXXIII. Natural Affection.

XXXIV.

EMBLEM XXXIV. The Sayings of the seven Sages.

XXXV.

EMBLEM XXXV. The Blessings of Peace.

XXXVI.

EMBLEM XXXVI. Nothing will last always.

XXXVII.

EMBLEM XXXVII. A friend at need, a friend indeed.

The Conclusion.

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EMBLEM XIII. A Contented minde worth all.

To Contented.

In what soever state, I am therewith Content. phil: 4: 11:

In stately palaces, and buildings high,
Contentment does not always chuse to lie:
But very often it seems good to use
The meanest lodging, such as poor men use.

Diogenes would live within a Tun,
Which he in Winter open'd to the Sun;
But when he could not Summers heat abide,
Then he it open'd on the shady side.

This unto him so great content did bring,
That when he was demanded by the King
What favour at his hands he did desire,
Stand out o'th' Sun, (quoth he) I thee require.

Which did so much affect this great Commander,
That he said, If I were not Alexander,
Diogenes I straight would chuse to be,
That of all fear and care doth live so free.

Bias his goods about him well could bear,
And Codrus had mean cates his heart to chear;
His food was roots, his table was a stool:
Yet neither of these twain was counted fool.

For who is rich? He that doth nought require;
And who is poor? He that doth all desire.
When we have all we can, we still want more:
And he that always wants, is always poor.