George Withers' Emblemes

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iA Ki n §, that prudently Q>m mands,
Becomes the glory of his Lands.
ILLVSTR. XVI. Book.z
He Rcyall-Scepter, Kingly power, implyes
The Crorvne-lmperiall, Gl o r i e , fignifies
And, by ihefe joyn'd in one, we understand,
A King, that is an honour to his Land.
A Kingdome, is not alwaies eminent.
By having Confines of a large extent j
For, Povertie, and Barbarouf»ej[e,z.xc found
Ev'n in fomc large Dominions, to abound :
Nor, is it Wealth, which gets a glorious-Name •
For, then, thofe Lands would fpread the widcft Fame,
From whence we fetch the Goldand Silver-ore •
And, where we gather Perries upon the more :
Nor, have thofe Countries higheft exaltations,
Which breed the ftrongeft, and the Warlikft Nations
For, proud of their owne powrc, they fometimes grow,
And qmrrell, till themselves they overthrow. .
Nor, doe thechiefeiTg/w/w, of a Land,
In many Cities, or much People, (land
For, then, thofe Kingdomes, moft renowned were.
In which Vnchrijlian Kings, and, Tyrantsarc.
It is the Kingby whom a Realme's renowne,
Is cither buildcd up, or overthrowne.
By Solomon, more fam'd was ludah made,
Then, by the Multitude of men it had ;
Great Alexander, glorified Greece,
Throughout the World, which, elic had bene apiece
Perhaps obfeure h
And, Cijar added more
To Rome, then all her greatnefTe did before.
Grant, Lord, thefe lies, for ever may be bleffed,
With what, in thu oat Emblem * expreffed.
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