Choice emblems : natural, historical, fabulous, moral and divine, for the improvement and pastime of youth : ornamented with near fifty handsome allegorical engravings, designed on purpose for this work : with pleasing and familiar descriptions to each, in prose and verse, serving to display the beauties and morals of the ancient fabulists : the whole calculated to convey the golden lessons of instruction under a new and more delightful dress : written for the amusement of the right honorable Lord Newbattle (1772)
Wynne, John Huddlestone, 1743-1788, Wale, Samuel, d. 1786, Ovenden, fl. 1772, Riley, George · London : Printed for George Riley, in Curzon Street, May Fair · leaf 106
the armour ofvirtue, v/e muft advance boldly to the com-bat ; we muft conquer all bad inclinations*and with the aftiftance of the Divine Grace,make war upon the depravity and wickednefsof our own nature. This is the conqueft we Ihall ( 88 )fTiall find hardeft to gain, but when obtained it will… … E M B L E .M XXIII, Op Fortitude. SAFE in its ftrength, the Rocks broadbafe derides.The roaring tempeils and tJie raging tides,Unmovd tho Boreas blufter from on high.Or Ocean lift his billows to the Iky :Its fixd foundations which by Heavn were call\\TienTime began, withTime itfelffhall lall. Be…
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