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 186
rkable for wifdom, which has been confpicuous in all their con-dud even to the end of their days, and tj-aHf-mitted in their writings to pofterity. Follow their example; follow the preceptsof ONE greater than them. Adopt the Ser-pents wifdom, though you avoid being taint-ed with his guile, left… … EMBLEM XLILOf the Vanity of Self-Love.^r^ HE fond NarcifTus in the chn^ftal flood,jL His own fair form v.ith fecretpleafureviewd,Of his own face enamoured oft retires,When the warm fun darts forth meridian fire?.To the clear fountain, there enrapturd lies,-*In vain to catch the fleeting fhadow…
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