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Title: Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660 Farlie, Robert Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662 Leighton, John, 1822-1912 Pigot, Richard
Subjects: Emblems
Publisher: London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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LIKE MELONS, FRIENDS ARE TO BE FOUND IN PLENTY,OF WHICH NOT EVEN ONE IS GOOD IN TWENTY. fN choofing Friends, its requisite to ufeThe felf-fame care as when we Melons choofeNo one in hafte a Melon ever buys,Nor makes his choice till three or four he tries;And oft indeed when purchafing this fruit,Before the buyer can find one to fuit, TRY THE ICE BEFORE YOU VENTURE ON IT. TRUST NOT A NEW FRIEND, Hes een obliged texamine half a fcore,And prhaps not find one when his fearch is oer.Be cautious how you choofe a friend; For Friendfhips that are lightly made.Have feldom any other end Than grief to fee ones truft betrayd ! T3EPR0EF uw vrient,I, Beproef uw svveert, 0 Dat is uw groote schatten weert. ^ Who from mishap himself would guard, 9 Must prove his Friend as hed prove his sword. Les amis sont comme le melon, II faut essayer plusieurs, pour rencontrer un bon. Le compagnon ou lami qui se tourne a inimitie, nest-il pas une tristesse quidemeure jusque a la mort ?—Syrach. xxxvii. 2. Esprouv

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