Choice emblems, natural, historical, fabulous, moral, and divine : for the improvement and pastime of youth : displaying 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 a young nobleman (1793)
Wynne, John Huddlestone, 1743-1788 · London : Printed by J. Chapman for E. Newbery, corner of St. Paul's Church-yard · leaf 121
world, but by their deaths; when, ifthey have any riches, they may, perhaps,leave them to others, who will make a betterufe of thofe gifib than they have done. Therefore, if you would have men wifliyou life and profperity, live in fuch a man-ner as to be ferviceable to fociety; for, de-pend upon… … EMBLEM XXXI. Of Precipitation* WHAT means that rafli and heedlefs charioteer,Down the ftecp rock to urge his mad career ?Sees he not round him various dangers grow,High cliffs above, and yawning deeps below?Yet down the dreary, dreadful path he hies,Madly meets ruin, and defpairing dies. MORAL. So…
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