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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.

The Conclusion.

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[EMBLEM I.] The Phœnix.

To the Citizens of London.

Have ye suffered so many things in vaine. Gal: 3. 4

Arabia 's Bird, the Phœnix call'd by name,
May None-such well be term'd, since to the same
None may compared be; nor hath there been
'Bove one at once by any mortal seen.

Hundreds of years she having liv'd, at last
Into a bed of Spice her self doth cast;
Which being fired by the heat o'th' Sun,
She is consum'd; and so her life is done.

Then from her ashes doth arise a Worm,
Which of another Phœnix soon takes form.
And here great London-Citie comes to minde,
No less remarkable then that in'ts kinde.

For glory, honour, riches, and renown,
She pass'd all places in the world were known:
And whatsoere in others rare was found,
In our Metropolis did much abound.

Thus after many Ages prosperous Trade,
(Seeming as 'twere in Wealth her Nest t'have made)
She at the last (th'effect of heavenly ire)
Was put in flames, whereby she did expire.

Its ruines soon another Citie raised,
For grace and splendour much more to be praised:
Which God make lasting, and us thankful all,
To see This rise, that saw the Other fall.