The mirrour which flatters not concerning the contempt of the world, or the meditation of death, of Philip King of Macedon, Saladine, Adrian, and Alexander the Great / by Le Sieur de la Serre ... ; transcribed English from the French, by T. Cary.

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Title
The mirrour which flatters not concerning the contempt of the world, or the meditation of death, of Philip King of Macedon, Saladine, Adrian, and Alexander the Great / by Le Sieur de la Serre ... ; transcribed English from the French, by T. Cary.
Author
La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.
Publication
London :: Printed by E. T. for R. Thrale ...,
1658.
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Subject terms
Ethics -- Early works to 1800.
Conduct of life.
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"The mirrour which flatters not concerning the contempt of the world, or the meditation of death, of Philip King of Macedon, Saladine, Adrian, and Alexander the Great / by Le Sieur de la Serre ... ; transcribed English from the French, by T. Cary." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A49606.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 27, 2024.

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Relating to the second EMBLEME.

WEre both the Indies treasures Thine, And thou Lord of every Mine; Or hadst thou all the golden Ore, On Tagus or Pactolus Shore, And were thy Cabinet the Shrine, Where thousand Pearls, and Diamonds shine, All must be left, and thou allowd, A little linnen for thy Shrowd. Or if 'twere so thy Testament, Perhaps a goodly Monument. What better is a golden Chase, Or Marble, then a Charnel place? Charon hence no advantage makes, A half penny a soul he takes, Thy heirs will leave thee but a Shirt, Enough to hide thy rotten Dirt.

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Then be not Greedy of much pelfe, He that gets all, may lose himself. And Riches are of this Dilemne, Or they leave us, or we must them. Death brings to Misers double Wo, They lose their Cash, and their souls too. Change then thy scope to heavenly gains, That wealth eternally remains.
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