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Title: Emblems divine and moral
Year: 1839 (1830s)
Authors: Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 Toplady, Augustus, 1740-1778 Ryland, John, 1723-1792 Wilson, Robert, A. M
Subjects: Emblems
Publisher: London, J. Bennet
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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relystOn earth : vain man, thou doatst; vain earth, thou lyst. What mean dull souls, in this high measure To haberdashIn earths base wares, whose greatest treasure Is dross and trash ;The height of whose enchanting pleasure Is but a flash ?Are these the goods that thou supplystUs mortals with ? Are these the highst ?Can these bring cordial peace ? False world, thou lyst. * Vyst, a worp used at cards ; i. e. to challenge. 70 EMBLEMS. BOOK II. Pet. Bles. The world is deceitful: her end is doubtful; herconclusion is horrible ; her Judge is terrible ; and herpunishment is intolerable. S, August. Lib. Confess. The vain-glory of this world is a deceitful sweet-ness, a fruitless labour, a perpetual fear, a dangeroushonour ; her beginning is without providence, and herend not without repentance. Epig, 5. World, thourt a traitor ; thou hast stampd thy baseAnd chymic metal with great Csesars face ;And with thy bastard bullion thou hast bartredFor wares of price ; how justly drawn and quarterd!
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Sic decipit Oilns.led- /Kf /(/lo/t t/ii.v 11 (■/•/f. /rr T/ii/i>/.v a;l;n■,n^ BOOK II,—EMBLEM VI Job XV. 31. Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity ; for vanityshall he his recompense. Believe her not, her glass diffusesFalse portraitures : thou canst espy No true reflection : she abusesHer misinformd beholders eye ; Her crystals falsely steeld ; it scatters Deceitful beams ; believe here not, she flatters. This flaring mirror represents No right proportion, hue, nor feature : Her very looks are compliments ; They make thee fairer, goodlier, greater:The skilful gloss of her reflection But paints the context of thy coarse complexion. Were thy dimension but a stride.Nay, weit thou staturd but a span, Such as the long-billd troops defyd,A very fragment of a man ? Shell make thee Mimas, which ye will The Jove-slain tyrant, or th Ionic hill. 72 EMBLEMS. BOOK II. Had surfeits, or th ungracious star,Conspird to make one common place Of all deformities that are Within the vol

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