London :: Printed by I[ohn] D[awson] for Francis. Eglesfeild. and are to be sold at the signe of the Marigold, in St. Pauls Church-yard,
1639.
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Emblem books, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"Emblemes by Fra: Quarles." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68624.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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I ESAY. L.XI. You that walke in the light of your owne fire, and in the sparkes that ye have kindled ye shall ••e downe in sorrow.
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DO silly Cupid snuffe, and trimmeThy false, thy feeble light,And make herselfe-consuming flames more bright;Mee thinkes, she burnes too dimme▪Is this that sprightly fire,Whose more then sacred Beames inspireThe ravisht hearts of men, and so inflame desire?
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See, Boy, how thy unthrifty blazeConsumes; how fast she waines;She spends her selfe, and her, whose wealth maintainesHer weake, her idle Rayes;Cannot thy lustfull blast,Which gave it luster, make it last?What heart can long be pleas'd, where pleasure spends so fast?
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Goe, Wanton, place thy pale-fac'd lightWhere never breaking dayIntends to visit mortals, or displayThe sullen shades of night:Thy Torch will burne more cleareIn nights un-Titand Hemispheare;Heavns scornefull flames and thine can never co-appeare.
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In vaine thy busie hands addresseTheir labour, to displayThy easie blaze, within the veirge of day;The greater drownes the lesse:If heav'ns bright glory shine,Thy glimring sparks must needs resigne;Puffe out heave's glory then, or heav'n will work out thine:
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Goe Cupids rammish Pander, goe,Whose dull, whose low desireCan finde sufficient warmth from Natures fire,Spend borrow'd breath, and blow,Blow wind, made strong with spite;When thou hast pufft the greater light,Thy lesser spark may shine, and warme the new made night;
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Deluded mortals, tell me, whenYour daring breath has blowneHeav'ns Tapour out, and you have spent your owne,What fire shall warme ye then?Ah Fooles, perpetuall nightShall haunt your soules with Stigian fright,Where they shall boile in flames, but flames shall bring no light.
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S. AUGUST.
The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
S. GREG. Mor. 25.
By how much the lesse, man sees himselfe, by so much the lesse he displeases himselfe; And by how much the more hee sees the light of Grace, by so much the more hee disdaines the light of nature.
S. GREG. Mor.
The light of the understanding humilitie kindles and pride covers.
EPIG. 1.
Thou blowes heav'ns fire, the whilst thou goest about,Rebellious foole, in vaine, to blow it out:Thy Folly addes confusion to thy death;Heav'ns fire confounds, when fann'd with Follies breath,
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