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 190
hem and, are far gone in the intoxication ofI 3 Self ( 172 ) Self-love before they are aware of It—The ill-habit, flrengthened by cuftom thus grows toopowerful for their reafon, and the confequenceis that they often become the authors of theirown misfortunes only by loving themfelves too well.… … EMBLEM XLIV. Of the Danger of Greatness.•^T 7 ITH dreadful force, the lofty tree of Is ft ruck and rent by lightning from above,MofTy and old its fniverd trunk appears,The growth of ages, yet unhurt by years;Long had it flourifhd and with (lately pride,The utmoft force of fighting winds defyd.Bat…
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