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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.

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EMBLEM XXX. Labour in vain.

To the Naturall.

Bray a foole in a morter yet etc. prov: 27. 22.

The Prophet asks, Can Blackmoor change his skin?
Not as a thing he'd be resolved in;
But takes it to be granted as most true,
A Blackmoor possibly can't change his hue.

What's bred i'th' bone, wo'n't out o'th' flesh, we say;
No man his constitution alter may:
We may as well stop course of Moon or Sun,
As bring to pass what Nature wo'n't have done.

Put fool in Mortar, bray him while ye will,
A fool he was, a fool he will be still.
The sluggish person will a sluggard be,
Though he is sure 'twill end in beggery.

A man that naturally is proud and high,
Up he will climb, as if he'd scale the skie:
And he that fo of nature poor and base,
Wants confidence to look a man i'th' face.

In many others we might instance make,
With whom if we the greatest pains should take
To work a change, from morning unto night,
'Twould be but as to wash the Blackmoor white.

Then let us not in our attempts be vain,
By taking things in hand we can't attain;
But evermore such matters set upon
As are within our power to be done.