George Withers' Emblemes

Thefecond Lottery, 121
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As if, where Values prefent are,
Her favours alwaves need Idle were
But, fometimes there's enough to doe,
For Fortuntyznd for Fertile t jo,
The pow'f of envious tongues to charrae,
And,keepean Inmcent from harme.
Thcrfore, make both oftfofe, thy friends ;
For,thereunto thine Emblem tends.
See, Emb.X XXIX.
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Thou mayft be one of thofe, perchance,
Who Schifme, and Hcrefus advance,
Bccauferhty Times and 77m«miftake 5
And, difrence know not how to make
'Twixt that, which temp' rail doth appeare.
And, thofe things which f/aW/are.
Thou, by thy Lot, art therefore warn'd,
To fearch what mould of thefe be learn'd.
See, Emb, X L,
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Great workes to doe, thou haft a minde i
But,^>:vV thereto thou canfl: not finde.
Sometime, thy fow'r is not unfit j
But, then thou failed: in thy wet.
Such Vndertakings, therefore, chufe
(If thou wilt not thy time abufe)
As to thy pew'rs, and wits agree j
And, let them both imployed bee.
See,Emb. X L L
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When any Btefimg thou hafl gain'd,
Thou mind'ft not whence ir was obtain'd 5
But, bear'ft thy felfe, as if the fame
By thine owne fow'r, or merit, came
That, therefore, thou mayjl better heed
From whence, all Graces doe proceed,
Thou, haft an Emblem, by this Let,
From which, goodC**rttwmaybegot.
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Emb. XLII,
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By this thy Lot, it fhould appeare,
The Mufes thy acquaintance are j
Or, that thou art (at leaft) of thofe,
Who, of their Steed ambitious growes.
Pr thou haft wit, his Keynes to guide,
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Vpon his backe, mount up and. ride ;
But, if thou finde thy felfe to weake,
Forbcare him, lclt thy neckc he bi cake.
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In many things, the worfe thou art,
By thy defpayring, fainting heart ;
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