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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.
 III. 
[EMBLEM III.] No Working, no Eating.
 IV. 
[EMBLEM IV.] Take Time by the Foretop
 V. 
[EMBLEM V.] Whet no Let.
 VI. 
[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.
 X. 
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.
 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.
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EMBLEM XX. Diligence makes rich.
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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.
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EMBLEM XXV. Kindred not always Friends.
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EMBLEM XXVI. Try before ye trust.
 XXVII. 
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.
 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.
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EMBLEM XXXV. The Blessings of Peace.
 XXXVI. 
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 XXV. Kindred not always Friends.

To Fowlers.
In vaine the net is spread in the sight of any bird. prov. 1. 17.
Eating of wild fowl being now in season,
The fowler how to catch them plotteth treason:
Pursuant whereunto, he spreads his Net,
Wherein he hopes good store of Ducks to get.
He's careful nought to do that may them scare,
Lest he should be deprived of his fare;
And patiently doth wait the happie hour
When he may get his game within his power.
But these fowls flie so high up in the air,
That them to take the fowler would despair,
But that he had been taught a cunning art,
To make one of themselves to act his part.
A tamed Duck therefore he doth provide,
Which be'ng let flie when once the game is spi'd,
Joyns with the flock, and stays, till at the last
Down she flies to the Net, and they as fast.
Thus many by relations are decoy'd
With fair pretences, till they are destroy'd;
And they oft-times who on their kin rely,
Do finde that they their trust most falsifie.
No wonder then that such distinction is
'Twixt friends and kindred. And I tell ye this:
Were I to make my choice of one or t'other,
I'd chuse a Friend before I'd chuse a Brother.
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