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 130
rved to fucceed him, he lefthis empire to be divided and torn v.ith intef-tine broils, which in a courfeof years made itan eafy prey to the Romans, who led the laftKing of Macedonia in triumph through theftreets of Rome, and, at length, ftarved himto death in a dungeon. Such ( 112 ) Such are the… … EMBLEM XXIX. Of the Reward of Vice. T O, here the nymph, by hex own fathers JLj dooms Lor.demnd alive to periih in her tomb,aufe fhe yielded to a flattring tale,i oer her virtue let her .love prevail;groans no pity from a parent claim, ji-- links bereft, at once, of life and fame. Thofe who quit…
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