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Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works (1860)

Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660, Farley, Robert, Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662, ill, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, ill, Pigot, Richard · London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 37

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e of heavenly kind,Thus to a fraile and greafie mafle combind,To which the Painter beauty doth impart,Giving it glofle and colour from his Art.The paintings nought, light doth the Torch commendWhich firft was framed onely for this end. It is our mind that doth our life approve. Shewing our race… … PRIDE THAT DINES ON VANITY, SUPS ON CONTEMPT. G^UI EST BIEN, S^UIL SY TIENNE. Iry dae-r gy zyt.

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