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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 99

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primitivechriflians, and So rates among the heathens,dying for the teft mony of truth, are cha-racters which will ever be juflly admired inthis world, as doubtlefs they were rewardedin a better flate. Learn then to copy fuch great examples,and hold lafl: the Truth, even to death; thisis to lay yowx… … EMBLEM XXIV. Of the Ufe of Self Denial. WITH hafty fleps, at the firfl: dawn of day,The chearful traveller purfues his way;But tird at noon, he feeks a fliady groveOf lofty trees, whofe branches meet above:Conceald beneath the Grafs the Serpent lies,The Iwain draws near, and by his venom dies.…

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