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 214
that is bafe and feifiih*;neither fay within yourfelf, Such an one ishappy ^ nxihilfl I am expo fed to adverjify. For you know not the fecrets of menshearts; and it may be, that the perfonwhom you efteem happy^ is a prey to corrod-ing grief-i and pines in fecret anxiety. Atleaft, know this, That… … EMBLEM LXIII. Of the U/e of Time, ^RUE to the Sun the Dial ftil! abides, And points Times coufe minutely as it glides;Ths bids us haflen to be wife, and fhowHow rapid in their courfe the minutes uow;Seize on the winded hours without delay,Njr trufl to-morrow v/hile you Jive to-day. MORAL. Time well…
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