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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 VI.] First consider, then speak.

To Bablers

Let thy words be few Eccle: 5. 2.

The while the Bird remains within our hand,
So long 'tis at our absolute command:
But when it once hath scap'd and fled away,
Then we in vain may call to bid it stay.

Whoere he be that walketh warily,
And makes his foot keep even pace with's eye,
Shall many a rub and knock thereby avoid,
Wherewith unwary persons are annoy'd.

That man that takes another for his friend,
Had need some time in his probation spend:
For whom oft-times we think for friend we have,
Proves nothing better then a flattering knave.

He that a good Horse hath, and doth him prize
For service, shape, for colour, or for size,
Will have the greater care of him therefore,
And ere the Steed be stole, shut stable-door.

A word once spoken cann't be call'd again,
Let it be good or bad, useful, or vain:
All wise men therefore will consider well,
Before they speak, what they to others tell.

For they that thus do, boldly may speak on:
But he whose tongue before his wit doth run,
Out of his lips such things doth often vent,
Whereof he ever justly may repent.