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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.
 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.
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EMBLEM XXXI. Shrubs safer then Cedars.
 XXXII. 
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 XXXII. The Cheating Physician.

To Physick Cheats.
The Horsleech hath two daughters crying give, give. pro: 30. 15.
A certain woman being dim of sight,
Thought by Physicians help gain cure she might:
He being sent for, comes, and day by day
Took some part of her goods with him away.
This course he held until the cure was wrought;
For now her sight he had restor'd, she thought;
And thereupon he did demand his hire,
And she therein did grant him his desire.
Then she to look about her did begin,
To see what order all her goods were in:
But when she lookt, no goods were to be found,
Although she looked all about her round.
Stay, stay, quoth she, I am mistaken sure;
My sight I have not as I had before:
For in my house I used to behold
All sorts of Goods and Furniture of old.
But no such matter now that I can see,
Therefore my eyes still surely blinded be:
For were my sight restor'd as formerly,
In every place much Goods I should espy.
Many so much Physicians do attend,
That they thereby do all their substance spend:
For let th'advice be either good or bad,
Be sure the money must by them be had.
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