Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations (1862)
Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660, Farlie, Robert, Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Pigot, Richard · London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 75
mould take with fire,When feafon due, and fit houre doth require :Loe how the rats catching me all alone,With envious teeth my body ceafe upon ;I dye before my day, they life prevent;Before I live, my livelefle bodys fpent:I dying could with teares my death bemoane,But this untimely death doth… … :g*s^ QUI PERD, PECHE.S^ GOD IS A LIGHT THAT IS NEVER DARKENED. LJEAVEN doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for ourselves; For if our virtuesDid not go forth of us, twere all alikeAs if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched,But to fine issues; nor Nature never lendsThe…
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