A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine: and disposed into lotteries, that instruction, and good counsell, may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation. By George VVither. The first booke.
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- A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine: and disposed into lotteries, that instruction, and good counsell, may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation. By George VVither. The first booke.
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- Wither, George, 1588-1667.
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- London :: Printed by A[ugustine] M[athewes] for Iohn Grismond, and are to be sold at the signe of the Gunne in Ivie-Lane,
- MDCXXXV. [1635]
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Contents
- A PREPOSITION to this FRONTISPIECE.
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A WRIT OF PREVENTION Concerning the AVTHORS
Dedication of the foure following BOOKES, to those Royall, Princely,and IllustriousPERSO∣NAGES, whose Names are mentioned in thisLeafe. - TO THE READER.
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The Occasion,
Intention, and use of the FoureLotteries adjoyned to these foure Booksof Emblems. -
What I WAS, is passed by,What I AM, away doth flie;What I SHAL BEE, none do see;Yet, in The AVTHORS Meditation upon sight of his PICTVRE.that, myBeauties bee. -
To the MAJESTIE of Great Britaine, France,
and Jreland,the Most Illustrious King, CHARLES; And his excellently beloved, the most gratiousQueene MARY. -
By Knowledge onely,Life wee gaine,All other things to Death pertaine. -
The Man that hath true Wisdome got,Continues firme, andwavers not. -
The Law is given todirect; The Sword, topunish andprotect. -
Occasions-past are sought in vaine;But, oft, they wheele-about againe. -
By Labour, Vertue may be gain'd;By Vertue, Glorie is attain'd. -
Though Fortune prove trueVertues Foe,It cannot worke her Overthrowe. -
A fickle Woman wanton growne,Preferres a Crowd, before aCrowne. -
This Ragge of Death, which thou shalt see,Consider it; And Pious bee. -
Before thou bring thy Workes to Light,Consider on them, in the Night. -
An Innocent noDanger feares,How great soever it appeares. -
When thou a Dangerous-Way dost goe,Walke surely, though thy pace beslowe. -
As, to the World Inaked came,So, naked -stript I leave the same. -
To him a happy Lot befallsThat hath a Ship, andpros'prous Gales. -
When Vice andVertue Youth shall wooe,Tis hard to say, which way 'twill goe. -
I pine, that others may not perish,And waste mySelfe, theirLife to cherish. -
When to suppresse us, Men intend,They make us higher to ascend. -
Till God hath wrought us to his Will,The Hammer we shall suffer still. -
From thence, where Nets andSnares are layd,Make-hast; lest els you be betray'd. -
When thou a Dangerous-Way dost goe,Walke surely, though thy pace beslowe. -
A Sive, of shelter maketh show;But ev'ry Storme will through it goe. -
Death is noLosse, but rather,Gaine; For wee by Dying, Life attaine. -
When Vice andVertue Youth shall wooe,Tis hard to say, which way 'twill goe. -
By Paine, onPleasures we doe seize;And, we by Suff'rance, purchaseEase. -
Who by good Meanes, good things would gaine,Shall never seeke, noraske in vaine. -
Oft Shooting, doth notArchers make;But, hitting right the Marke they take. -
With Patience, I theStorme sustaine;For, Sun-shine still doth followRaine. -
Where Hellen is, there, will beWarre; For, Death andLust, Companions are. -
No Inward Griefe, nor outwardSmart, Can overcome a Patient-Heart. -
By many Strokes, that Worke is done,Which cannot be perform'd at One. -
Afflictions Fire consumeth Sinne;But, Vertue taketh Life therein. -
Hee, over all the Starres doth raigne,That unto Wisdome can attaine. -
A Princes most ennobling Parts,Are Skill in Armes, and Love toArts. -
True-Lovers Lives, in one Heart lye,Both Live, or both togetherDye. -
When Two agree in theirDesire, One Sparke will set themboth onFire. -
He that delights to Plant andSet, Makes After-Ages in hisDebt. -
To Have, and not toVse the same;Is not our Glory, but ourShame. -
He, that his Course directly Steeres,Nor Stormes, norWindy-Censures feares. -
A sudden Death, withShame, is dueTo him, that, sweares What is untrue. -
Where strong Desires are entertain'd,The Heart 'twixt Hope, andFeare, is pain'd. -
Those Fooles whomBeauties Flame doth blinde,Feele, Death, whereLife they thought to finde. -
Let him, that at GODS Altar stands,In Innocencie, wash his Hands. -
No Heart can thinke, to what strange ends,The Tongues unruelyMotion tends. -
The Minde should have a fixed EyeOn Objects, that are plac'd on High. -
Those Fields, which yet appeare not so,When Harvest comes, willyellow grow. -
As soone, as wee to bee, begunne;We did beginne, to be Vndone. -
Though very small, at first, it be,A Sprout, at length, becomes aTree. -
When we above the Crosse can rise,A Crowne, for us, prepared lies. -
In Death, no Difference is made,Betweene the Scepter, and theSpade. -
What cannot be by Force attain'd,By Leisure, andDegrees, is gain'd. -
Of Little-Gaines, let Care be had; For, of smallEares, greatMowes are made. - THE FIRST LOTTERIE.
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TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince,
CHARLES, Prince ofWales, &c. -
TO THE MOST HIGH-BORNE and hopefull Prince
JAMES, Duke ofYORKE, &c. -
We best shall quiet clamorous Thronges, When, we our selves, can rule our Tongues. -
When wee by Hunger, VVisdome gaine,Our Guts, are wiser then ourBraine. -
Though Musicke be of some abhor'd,She, is theHandmaid of theLord. -
Marke, what Rewards, toSinne, are due,And, learne, upri to pursue.tnesse -
That Kingdome will establish'd bee,Wherein the People well agree. -
From that, by which I somewhat am,The Cause of my Destruction came. -
By Guiltines, Death entred in,And, Mischiefe still pursuethSinne. -
When wee have greatest Griefes andFeares, Then, Consolation sweet'st appeares. -
To brawle for Gaine, theCocke doth sleight;But, for his Females, he will fight. -
If Safely, thou desire to goe,Bee nor too swift, noroverslow. -
They that in Hope, andSilence, live,The best Contentment, may atchive. -
Let none despaire of their Estate, For, Prudence, greater is, thanFate. -
Their Friendship firme will ever bide,Whose hands unto the Crosse are tide. -
A Candle that affords nolight, What profits it, by Day, or Night? -
The Sacrifice, God loveth best,Are Broken-hearts, forSin, opprest. -
A King, that prudentlyCommands, Becomes the glory of his Lands. -
By Studie, and byWatchfulnesse, The Jemme of Knowledge, we possesse. -
When Mars, andPallas, doe agree,Great workes, by them, effected bee. -
They, after suffring, shall becrown'd, In whom, a Constant-faith, is found. -
Love, aMusician is profest,And, of all Musicke, is the best. -
Thy seeming-Lover, false will bee,And, love thy Money, more thanThee. -
Give Credit; but, first, well beware,Before thou trustthem, who they are. -
Hee, that on Earthly-things, doth trust,Dependeth, upon Smoake, andDust. -
I beare, about mee, all my store; And, yet, a King enjoyes not more. -
To Learning, J a love should have,Although one foot were in the Grave. -
Good-fortune, will by those abide,In whom, True-vertue doth reside. -
The Gospel, thankefully imbrace;For, God, vouchsafed us, thisGrace. -
The Bees, will in anHelmet breed;And, Peace, doth afterWarre, succeed. -
The Heart of him, that isupright, In Heavenly-knowledge, takes delight. -
Where, Labour, wisely, is imploy'd,Deserved Glory, is injoy'd. -
Behold, you may, the Picture, here,Of what, keepes Man, andChilde, in feare. -
Death's onelong-Sleepe; and,Life's no more,But one short-Watch, an houre before. -
What ever God didfore-decree, Shall, without faile, fulfilled be. -
My Fortune, I had rather beare;Then come, where greater perills are. -
The more contrary Windes doe blow,The greater Vertues praise will grow. -
Even as the Smoke doth passe away;So, shall all Worldly-pompe decay. -
Death, is unable to divideTheir Hearts, whose Hands True-love hath tyde. -
False Weights, withMeasures false eschew,And, give to ev'ry man, their Due. -
He needs not feare, what spight can doe, Whom Vertue friends, andFortune, too. -
Time, is aFading-flowre, that's foundWithin Eternities wideround. -
When great Attempts are undergone, Ioyne Strength andWisedome, both in one. -
The Ground brings forth all needfull, things;But, from the Sunne, this vertue springs. -
No passage can divert theCourse, Of Pegasus, theMuses Horse. -
The Husbandman, doth sow the Seeds;And, then, on Hope, tillHarvest, feeds. -
Things, to their best perfection come, Not all at once▪ but, some andsome -
Affliction, doth to many addeMore value, then, before, they had. -
Though Fortune, hath a powerfullName, Yet, Vertue overcomes the same. -
A Life, withgood-repute, Jle have,Or, winne an honourable Grave. -
Shee shall increase in glory, still,Vntill her light, the world, doth fill. -
True Vertueis a Coat of Maile,'Gainst which, no Weapons can prevaile. - THE SECOND LOTTERIE.
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TO THE MOST ILLVSTRIOVS Princesse,
FRANCIS, Dutchesse Do∣wager ofRICHMOND, andLENNOX, &c. -
TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY Prince,
JAMES, Duke ofLENNOX, &c. -
If well thou dost, and well intend, Thou shalt be crowned, in the end. -
A little Wit, may stand in stead,When Strength doth faile, in time of need. -
To Kings, bothSword andMace pertaine;And, these they doe not beare in vaine. -
He, that concealed things will finde, Must looke before him, andbehinde. -
Good Fortune will with him abide,That hath true Vertue, for his guide. -
When prosperous our Affaires doe growe;God's Grace it is, that makes them so. -
If thou thy Duties truely doe,Of thy Reward, be hopefull too. -
By Wisedome, things which passe away,Are best preserved from decay. -
Good Hopes, we best accomplish may,By lab'ringin a constant-Way. -
Ere thou a fruitfull-Cropp shalt see,Thy ground must plough'd andharro'wd be. -
True Knowledge is a constantFriend, Whose Friendship, never shall have end. -
By Studiousnesse, inVertue's waiesMen gaine an universall-praise. -
Above thy Knowledge, doe not rise,But, with Sobrietie, be wise, -
When each man keepes unto his Trade, Then, all things better will be made. -
A Shepherd carefull of the Sheepe,At all times, faithfull Watch doth keepe. -
Our Dayes, untill our Life hath end, In Labours, and inHopes, wee spend. -
Man's life, no Temper, more doth blesse,Then Simple-prudent-harmelessenesse. -
Where er'e we dwell, the Heav'ns are neere;Let us but fly, and wee are there. -
His Pace, mustwary be, andslow, That hath a Slippery-way to goe. -
Our Pelican, by bleeding, thus,Fulfill'd the Law, and curedVs. -
Bee Iust ; for, neitherSea norLand, Shall hide thee from the Royall-hand. -
Take wing, my Soule, and mount up higher;For, Earth, fulfills not myDesire. -
Through many spaces, Time doth run,And, endeth, where it firstbegun. -
Each Day aLine, smalltasks appeares:Yet, much it makes in threescore Yeares. -
Our outward Hopes will take effect,According to the King's aspect. -
The Right-hand. way, isVertues Path,Though rugged Passages it hath. -
I was erected for a Bound, And I resolve to stand my ground. -
Where Lovers fitly matched be,In mutuall-duties, they agree -
When Law, andArmes, together meet,The World descends, to kisse thofeet. -
Faire-shewes, we should not so much heed,As the Vprightnesse of the Deed. -
My Substance, and myLight, are spent,In seeking other mens content. -
The safest Riches, hee shall gaine,Who alwayes Faithfull doth remaine. -
Poore-Theeves, in Halters, we behold, And, great-Theeves,in their Chaines of gold. -
Whil'st thou dost, here, injoy thy breath, Continue mindfull of thyDeath. -
Doe not the golden Meane, exceed,In Word, inPassion, nor inDeed. -
Wee then have got the surest prop, When God, alone, becomes ourHope. -
True Vertue, firme, will alwayes bide,By whatsoever suffrings tride. -
Truth, oftoppressed, wee may see,But, quite supprest it cannot bee. -
They, who but slowly-paced are,By plodding on, way travaile farre. -
Vncertaine, Fortunes Favours, bee,And, as the Moone, so changethShee. -
Ʋntill the Steele, theFlint shall smite,It will afford nor Heat, norLight. -
My Wit gotWings and, high had flowne.But, Povertie did keepe mee downe. -
A Mischiefe, hardly can be done,Where many-pow'rs are knit inone. -
They, best injoy their Hearts desires, In whom, Love, kindlesmutuall-fires. -
Where many-Forces joyned are,Vnconquerable-pow'r, is there -
The Hearts ofKings are inGod's Hands;And, as He lists, He Them commands. -
A Vertue hidden, or not us'd,Is either Sloth, orGrace abus'd. -
The Moone, which isdecreasing now,When shee returnes, willfuller, grow. -
Bee warie, wheresoo're, thou bee:For, from deceit, noplace is free. -
This Day, myHoure-glasse, forth is runne;Thy Torch, toMorrow, may bee done. - THE THIRD LOTTERIE.
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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE
PHILLIP, Earle of PEMBROOKE, and MVNTGOMERIE, &c. Lord Chamberlaineof the Houshould,Knight of the most honourable Order of theGarter, and one of hisMajesties mostHo∣nourable Privie-Councell. -
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE,
HENRIE, Earle of HOLLAND, &c.Captaine of the Guard; Lord-chiefe-Iusticein Eyre of all his Majesties Forrests, Parkes and Chases on this sideTrent; Knight of the most noble Or∣der of the Garter, and one of his Majesties most HonourablePrivie Counsell. -
Whil'st I, the Sunne's bright Face may view,I will no meaner Light pursue. -
The Earth is God's, and in his HandsAre all the Corners of the Lands. -
By seeming other than thou art, Thou dost performe a foolish part. -
Pursue thy Workes, without delay,For, thy short houres runne fast away. -
Repent, or God will breake the thread, By which▪ thy doome hangs o're thy head. -
When woe is in our selves begun,Then, whither from it, can wee run? -
When Magistrates confined are,They revell, who were kept in feare. -
Loe, heere is all, that hee possest, Which once was Victor of theEast. -
When Hopes, quite frustrate were become,The Wither'd-branch did freshly bloome. -
True Vertue, whatsoere betides,In all extreames, unmoov'd abides. -
The motion of theWorld, this day,Is mov'd the quite contrarie way. -
Invincibilitie is there,Where Order, Strength, andVnion are. -
When thou art shipwrackt in Estate, Submit with patience, unto Fate. -
The best, and fairest House, to mee,Is that, where best I love to bee. -
The King, his pow'r from God receives:For, hee alone the Scepter gives. -
Her favours, Fortune, oft imparts,To those that are of no deserts. -
The best good-turnes thatFooles can doe us,Proove disadvantages unto us. -
Though weaknesse unto mee belong,In my Supporter, I am strong. -
Be wary, whosoe're thou be, For, from Loves arrowes, none are free. -
On whether side soe're I am, I, still, appeare to bee the same. -
Deformitie, within may bee,Where outward Beauties we doe see. -
My Hand andHeart, in one agree,What can you more desire of mee? -
No Emblem, can at full declare,How fickle, Minds-unconstant are. -
Hee that enjoyes a patient Minde, Can Pleasures inAfflictions finde. -
All is not Gold, which makes a show:But, what the Touchstone findeth so. -
Apollo shoots not ev'ry day,But, sometime on his Harpe doth play. -
Live, over mindfull of thy dying;For, Time is always from thee flying. -
In ev'ry Storme, hee standeth fast,Whose dwelling, on the Rocke is plac'd. -
That's Friendship, andtrue-love, indeed,Which firme abides, in time of need. -
The Sword hath place, willWar doth ceaseAnd, usefull , in time of Peace. -
A Fortune is ordain'd for thee,According as thy Labours hee. -
Let none in troublous times repine; For, after Stormes, theSun will shine. -
For whatsoever, Man doth strive,The Conquest, God alone, doth give. -
Since overmuch, will over-fill, Powre out enough; but doe not spill. -
They passe through many stormes, andstreights, Who rise to any glorious heights. -
God, ever willbee present, there,Where, of one Faith, andMind they are. -
Protect mee, if I worthy bee;If I demerit, punish mee. -
The Tongue, which every secret speakes,Is like a Barrell full of leakes. -
How ever thou the Viper take▪A dang'rous hazzard thou dost make. -
The gaining of a rich Estate, Seemes, many times, restrain'd by Fate. -
In all thine Actions, have, a care,That no unseemlinesse appeare. -
Wee, bring the Hony to theHive; But, others, by our labours thrive. -
God, by their Names, theStars doth call;And, hee is Ruler of them all. -
Who, Patience tempts, beyond her strength,Will make it Fury, at the length. -
Hee that is blind, will nothingsee, What light soe're about him bee. -
None knowes, untill the Fight be past,Who shall bee Victor, at the last. -
Why should I feare the want of Bread ?If God so please , I shall befed. -
All Flesh, is like the wither'dHay, And, so it strings, and fades away. -
Make use of Time, that'scomming on ;For, that is perish'd, which is gone. -
The Garland, He alone shall weare,Who, to the Goale, doth persevere. - THE FOVRTH LOTTERIE.
- A Table for the better finding out of the principall things and matters, mentioned in these Foure Bookes.
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