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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.
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[EMBLEM I.] The Phœnix.
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[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.
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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.
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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 XXXV. The Blessings of Peace.

To the lovers of Peace
I make peace, and create evil Isa. 45. 7.
When noise of War hath filled all mens ears,
And dread of sad events hath rais'd their fears;
When bloud and slaughter hath gone quite its round,
And nothing but destruction's to be found:
How grateful then is settlement and peace,
When Union doth begin, and Discord cease!
Great Princes then laying by their armed Bands,
In signe of friendship do as 'twere shake hands.
And Subjects setting all revenge aside,
Fall to their Callings, and therein employ'd,
They are made rich, grow wealthy, and thereby
Can better (when need is) their Prince supply.
Peace, love and amity prevent all broyls,
And free the world from all those Warlike toyls
That wrath and envie raise among mankinde,
(They being by nature thereto much inclin'd.)
One Nation now is to another true,
There's no encroaching on anothers due;
No cause for Arms at Land, nor for Equipping
(For safeguard of the Seas) a Fleet of Shipping.
The Swords to Plow-shares now converted are,
And now are banisht quite all thoughts of War:
All hostile acts are works of peace become;
More pleasing musick's heard then Fife and Drum.
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