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 51
Breath?Riches take Wing, and fly in hafte away.And Fortune changes each fucceeding Day.Honours a frothy Bubble filld with Air,Its burfls, and all its Beauties difappear.Blown by the Peoples Breath, it fhines a-while.And the fame Breadth will its gay Glories foil.Riches may tempt, and Honours may… … Gold Is the Idol we adore ;He that has That can neer be poor.Yes, he is poor, and wretched too.Who will for This his Heavn forego* [ 49 1EMBLEM V, 7he Deceitfulnefs of Riches, AH, Wretch, thy Tablets fpread with Coin,And temptingly the Pieces ihine ;Thy World is Ituck with Jewels too.To add more…
Emblems -- Early works to 1800 · Emblem books, English -- Great Britain -- England -- 18th century · Emblem books -- Great Britain -- England -- 18th century
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