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EMBLEM XXI. Pride will have a fall.
To the proude.
Pride goeth before destruction
pro: 16. 18.
Behold the dire effect of tow'ring pride,
In Niobe, who to one deifi'd
Would needs compare; for which presumption high
She saw the death of all her progeny.
In Niobe, who to one deifi'd
Would needs compare; for which presumption high
She saw the death of all her progeny.
At sight whereof, such grief did her surprise,
That flouds of tears did issue from her eyes,
Which so continued, until (says Fame)
A weeping Marble she at last became.
That flouds of tears did issue from her eyes,
Which so continued, until (says Fame)
A weeping Marble she at last became.
Thus mortals of their state impatient grown,
Aspire to get up higher, till they're thrown
Down to th'abyss of misery and wo:
Thanks to their pride that brought them down so low
Aspire to get up higher, till they're thrown
Down to th'abyss of misery and wo:
Thanks to their pride that brought them down so low
Birth, Honours, Titles, some so raise, that they
All others deem as contemptible; nay,
They on the rest at such a distance look,
As if themselves for more then men they took.
All others deem as contemptible; nay,
They on the rest at such a distance look,
As if themselves for more then men they took.
The Rich and Opulent that hoord up bags,
Contemn the Poor and Needy cloath'd in rags;
And for no other cause that I guess may,
But, t'other have not Coffers cram'd, as they.
Contemn the Poor and Needy cloath'd in rags;
And for no other cause that I guess may,
But, t'other have not Coffers cram'd, as they.
Whereas One, of one mold, did make us all;
The Poor as well as Rich; as Great, so Small:
Let not the High therefore the Low despise;
God brings down Proud, and makes the Humble rise.
The Poor as well as Rich; as Great, so Small:
Let not the High therefore the Low despise;
God brings down Proud, and makes the Humble rise.
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