Francis Quarles' Emblems and : Hieroglyphics of the life of man, modernized : in four books (1773)
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 · London : Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear’s Head, in Pater-Noster-Row · leaf 25
ife was feen,And Earth with Heavn might juflly claim a Kin,But when th* Oifence its baneful Influence fpread.All Nature fickend, and its Beauty fled ;Diforder reignd, where comely Order dwelt.And Plagues and Sorrows by Mankind were felt;Unruly Paflions, variable as Wind,With furious Storms diilurbd… … The World, tho turned iipUde down,And in whatever Light its fliewn.Youll find its Riches, but a Drofs,And evVy Pleafure has its Crofs,, [ 23 ] EMBLEM \L All Vanity ; but in the Crofs Safety, THE Chriflian fhould the World difdaln.And reft upon the Crofs ;That is a Cure for evry Pain,And makes up…
Emblems -- Early works to 1800 · Emblem books, English -- Great Britain -- England -- 18th century · Emblem books -- Great Britain -- England -- 18th century
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