Quarles' Emblems (1800) (14746798812)

Identifier: quarles00quar (find matches)
Title: Quarles' Emblems
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644
Subjects: Emblems Christian poetry, English English poetry
Publisher: New York : N. Tibbals and Co
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library



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ames consume with youth, with age expire :The worlds a bubble; all the pleasures in it,Like morning vapours, vanish in a minute : Quarled Emblems, 83 The vapours vanish, and the bubbles broke :A slave to pleasure is a slave to smoke.Now, Stoic, cease thy laughter, and repast Thy pickled cheeks with tears, and weep as fast. S. HlERON.That rich man is great, who thinkcth not himself greatbecause he is rich ; the proud man (who is the poor man)braggeth outwardly, but beggcth inwardly : he is blown up,but not full. Petr. Rav.Vexation and anguish accompany riches and honour;the pomp of the world, and the favour of the people, arebut smoke, and a blast suddenly vanishing; which if theycommonly please, commonly bring repentance; and, for aminute of joy, they bring an age of sorrow. Epig. 4.Cupid, thy diets strange : it dulls, it rouses,It cools, it heats ; it binds, and then it looses :Dull-sprightly, cold-hot fool, if eer it winds theeInto a looseness once, take heed, it binds thee. r atM I
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