Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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... labour and a perpetual fear ; it is a dangerous pleasure , whose beginning is without Providence , and whose end is not without repentance . HUGO . Luxury is an enticing pleasure , a bastard mirth , which hath honey in her mouth , gall ...
... labour and a perpetual fear ; it is a dangerous pleasure , whose beginning is without Providence , and whose end is not without repentance . HUGO . Luxury is an enticing pleasure , a bastard mirth , which hath honey in her mouth , gall ...
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... labours with a boiling liver ; Rends hair by handfuls , cursing Cupid's quiver ; Another , with a bloody flux of oaths , Vows deep revenge : one dotes ; the other loathes : One frisks and sings , and cries , A flagon more To drench dry ...
... labours with a boiling liver ; Rends hair by handfuls , cursing Cupid's quiver ; Another , with a bloody flux of oaths , Vows deep revenge : one dotes ; the other loathes : One frisks and sings , and cries , A flagon more To drench dry ...
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... labour ; as if day and night Were both too short to serve their loose delight : See how their curved bodies wreathe , and screw Such antic shapes as Proteus never knew : One raps an oath , another deals a curse ; He never better bowl'd ...
... labour ; as if day and night Were both too short to serve their loose delight : See how their curved bodies wreathe , and screw Such antic shapes as Proteus never knew : One raps an oath , another deals a curse ; He never better bowl'd ...
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... labours claim The privilege of rest , where they retire To quench their burning fetlocks , and go steep Their flaming nostrils in the western deep , And ' fresh their tired souls with strength - restoring sleep . But these prodigious ...
... labours claim The privilege of rest , where they retire To quench their burning fetlocks , and go steep Their flaming nostrils in the western deep , And ' fresh their tired souls with strength - restoring sleep . But these prodigious ...
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... labours crown'd ! Thy liquor's never sweet , nor yet thy vessel sound . What less than fool is man to prog and plot , And lavish out the cream of all his care , To gain poor seeming goods ; which , being got , Make firm possession but a ...
... labours crown'd ! Thy liquor's never sweet , nor yet thy vessel sound . What less than fool is man to prog and plot , And lavish out the cream of all his care , To gain poor seeming goods ; which , being got , Make firm possession but a ...
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arms art thou AUGUST beams behold BERN blast blessed blood breast breath bright bring the day canst thou CANTICLES crown Cupid Cyprian darkness dart dear world death delight desire divine dost thou doth dropsied E'en earth EPIG eternal ev'ry faith false fast fear fire flames flesh fleshly flow'r fond fool fountain of eternal glorious glory goeth grace grief Haman hath heart Heav'n HIERON honour joys labour let thy light living earth LORD lust man's may'st melt mercy mirth ne'er never night pains pleasure poor pow'r pris'ner Psal PSALM Quarles ravish'd repentance rest scape scorn Serp shades show'rs sins smile Snares in thy Soliloq sorrow soul Sweet Phosphor tears tell Theorbo there's things thou art thou canst thou hast thoughts thy face thy hand thy soul thyself torments treasure VIOLAS vows wanton wealth what's whilst wilt wings wise wound