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 83
whole Wo]ld fubmitted to thy Rule IHappy as Angels was thy Being nrft,TilU Devil-like,, by thy-Ambition carsd.Our Makers Image thro thy Means was loil;And what can now poor wrt-tched Mortals boaiT.^From Sin to Sin by evry PaiTion whirld.Were made the Jeft and pro\erb cfthe World.Then pride thyfe.f… … In vain we would wltli God contendA dreadful Foe—the kindeft Friend,Humbly receive what he infli^s.It is a Fathers Hand correfls* [ Si ] ]•: M B L i. M VI.}Ium//ity Alans Duty, PRefumptufvus Man ! darft thou provokeTh Almi^^hty Gods avenging Stroke ?bhall a poor Worm, that crawli and dies,Againft…
Emblems -- Early works to 1800 · Emblem books, English -- Great Britain -- England -- 18th century · Emblem books -- Great Britain -- England -- 18th century
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