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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

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EMBLEMS Divine, Moral, Natural and Historical.
 I. 
[EMBLEM I.] The Phœnix.
 II. 
[EMBLEM II.] The good Wife.
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[EMBLEM III.] No Working, no Eating.
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[EMBLEM IV.] Take Time by the Foretop
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[EMBLEM V.] Whet no Let.
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[EMBLEM VI.] First consider, then speak.
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[EMBLEM VII.] Industry prevents Indigence.
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[EMBLEM VIII.] Soon ripe, soon rotten.
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[EMBLEM IX.] Sweet Meat, sowre Sauce.
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EMBLEM X. Beware of a Lyer.
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EMBLEM XI. Death and Sleep compared.
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EMBLEM XII. The Gardens excellencie.
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EMBLEM XIII. A Contented minde worth all.
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EMBLEM XIV. The World's drudgery.
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EMBLEM XV. The good Physician.
 XVI. 
EMBLEM XVI. Others Harms, our Arms.
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EMBLEM XVII. The World's Vanity.
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EMBLEM XVIII. The Womans defence.
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EMBLEM XIX. Know when ye are well.
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EMBLEM XX. Diligence makes rich.
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EMBLEM XXI. Pride will have a fall.
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EMBLEM XXII. For Work, or for Weapon.
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EMBLEM XXIII. The dutiful Son.
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EMBLEM XXIV. The Impotent Begger.
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EMBLEM XXV. Kindred not always Friends.
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EMBLEM XXVI. Try before ye trust.
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EMBLEM XXVII. Well fare a good Conceit.
 XXVIII. 
EMBLEM XXVIII. Every one hope the best.
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EMBLEM XXIX. Every thing in its Season.
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EMBLEM XXX. Labour in vain.
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EMBLEM XXXI. Shrubs safer then Cedars.
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EMBLEM XXXII. The Cheating Physician.
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EMBLEM XXXIII. Natural Affection.
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EMBLEM XXXIV. The Sayings of the seven Sages.
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EMBLEM XXXV. The Blessings of Peace.
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EMBLEM XXXVI. Nothing will last always.
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EMBLEM XXXVII. A friend at need, a friend indeed.
  
The Conclusion.

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EMBLEM XVIII. The Womans defence.

To Faire Women.
As a Jewell of Gold in a swines snout so is a fair Woman without discretion Pro: 11. 22.
When God Almighty made at first the world,
Out of the Chaos into which 'twas hurl'd,
A nature he gave all things, by whose law
In all respects they should be kept in awe.
By that same law, each creature had its arms,
Or to resist, or to keep off all harms.
Bulls, which for madness range about and roar,
When ought affronts them, with their horns can gore.
Horses, when any trouble they do feel,
Are nimble-footed, and can kick with heel.
What hurts the Lion, he straight gripes in's paws,
And rends it piecemeal with his hungry jaws.
If trembling Wat on hunt be hard pursu'd,
He with exceeding swiftness is indu'd.
If Fish endanger'd be by Anglers bait,
By help of fins they're out of harms way straight.
Birds on the wing betake themselves to flight,
If any danger come within their sight.
Woman is onely helpless left alone;
Arms of offence or defence she hath none.
But in their stead, Nature gave her a face,
Wherein is planted such an awful grace,
As makes the bold, fierce, swift, submit and bow,
In token of subjection they her owe.
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