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Title: Emblems, divine and moral
Year: 1824 (1820s)
Authors: Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663 Wilkins, W. Walker (William Walker)
Subjects: Emblems
Publisher: London : J. Robins
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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ld-facd shade grows larger, longer:And, when their lamp begins to fall, Th increasing shadows lengthen most of all. The soul that seeks the noon of graceShrinks in, but swells if grace retreat: As Heavn lifts up, or veils his face,Our self-esteems grow less or great.The least is greatest; and who shall Appear the greatest, are the least of all. Hugo, Lib. iii. de Anima. In vain he lifteth up the eye of his heart to be-hold his God, who is not first rightly advised tobehold himself: First, thou must see the visiblethings of thyself, before thou canst be preparedto know the invisible things of God; for, if thoucanst not apprehend the things within thee, thoucanst not comprehend the things above thee : the 86 EMBLEMS. BOOK II, best looking-glass, wherein to see thy God, is per-fectly to see thyself. Epig. 6. Be not deceivd, great fool: there is no lossIn being small; great bulks but swell with dross.Man is HeavVs masterpiece: if it appearMore great, the value *s less; if less, more dear.
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ITi c pe£sitaa. Hie optima iervat . 77?/tv takes the Wirr&t, and That theJieet securrjTkat mu&t l*e first iihich evermore erMtusres . BOOK II.—EMBLEM VII. Deuteronomy XXX. 19. / have set before thee life and death, blessing andcursing ; therefore choose life, that thou and thyseed may live. The world s a floor, whose swelling heaps retain The mingled wages of the ploughmans toil:The worlds a heap, whose yet unwiunowd grain Is lodgM with chaff and buryM in her soil:All things are mixd, the useful with the vain;The good with bad, the noble with the vile :The worlds an ark, wherein things pure and grossPresent their lossful gain, and gainful loss,Where evry dram of gold contains a pound of dross. This furnishM ark presents the greedy viewWith all that earth can give, or Heavn can add; Here lasting joys, here pleasures hourly new,And hourly fading, may be wishd and had : 88 EMBLEMS. BOOK II. AH points of honour, counterfeit and true, Salute thy soul, and wealth both good and ba

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