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Title: A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illvstrations, both morall and divine, and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good counsell may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation
Year: 1635 (1630s)
Authors: Wither, George, 1588-1667 Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637 Matthewes, Augustine, printer Royston, Richard, 1599-1686, bookseller Marshall, William (Engraver) Rollenhagen, Gabriel, 1583-1619
Subjects: Emblems
Publisher: London : Printed by A.M. for Richard Royston
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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many PIeafures, which doe that Way lye. The Right-hand-comrfcy is through a Pathleffe-mentklOf newly ploughed, and deep-furrowd Ground jWhich, as uoeafie fcemeth, to be gone,As, in appearance, rough to looke up^n.Yet, this !sVertucsPath: This Way uneven,Is that, which untoevry man is given,Totravailein ; and, hathafaferending.Then thofe, whereon more Pleafrres are attending:And (though it Icades us thither, where we feeFew promifes of outward Glortes bee)It brings (us when we pafTe the common fight)Through eafy Travis, togaineour Hearts OeU^ht. The other Way (though feeming fireight, it lyes.To Pleafures Pallaces, before our eyes)Hath many rubs, and perills, which betweeneOur Hopes, and Fs, wift alwayes lurke unfeene;Till we are di awne fo farre, that twill be vaine.To feeke, with fafety, to rcturne againe.This, let us heed j and, ftill be carefuJI, too,Which it moft concemcth us to goe. And, though the Left-hand-wayy more fmoothnellc hath. Let us goe forward, in the Right-hand fath.
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ILLVSTR. XX V i I. Book,^ gn^He Bounder.Stms, held facred, heretofore.Some did fo fuperftitiouHy adore, As, that they did not oncly rcvrence doc them,But, have afcrib*d a kinde of G$d.hMd, to them:For, Ttrmims had many a Sacrifzc,As well as other fenflcffe Deities, I am not fo prophane, as to dcfiteSuch Ethnick zealc fliould fet our hearts on fire:But, w ifh I could, Men better did regardThofc Bounders J which Antiijuity hath reard ;And,that,they would not,with fomuch delight,There, make incroAchments, where they have no rightl Thar, evry man might keep his owne Pojfefiom,Our Fathers, usd in reverent Pmeftom(With zealous prayers, and with praifefull cheere)To walke their FariJhJimits, once a yeare:AndjV^ell knowne M4rkes(vfhkh facrilegious Har.dsNow cut or breake) fobordred out their Lands,Thar, evry one diftindly knew his owne 5And, many brawlcs, now rife, were then unknowne. But, fince negleded, facred Bou»ders were,Mofl men Incroachersy and Mrttders arc ;They giieveeacli other, an

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