George Withers' Emblemes

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Thefccond Lotteries.
For. in your heart, you much defpife,
To follow that, which they advile:
Their admonitions, you doe jeere,
Aad, fcorne to hclpe your Wtfedome, here.
The M ttfes, therefore, leave you, ft ill,
Tobe as fooIi(h,as you will.
It would, perhaps, have made thee proud,
If, now, thy Lot had bcene allow'd
To let an Emblem fliadow forth
What is conceived of thy worth.
Or, if thy Venues were defcry'd,
Perchance, thou wouldft be moreenvy'd
Then prayfed, when they are expreft 5
A Blanke for thee, was therefore beft.
No Emblem, to this Lot, replyes j
Minde, therefore, well CI thee advife)
What from the Preacher's voice thou hear*ft,
When in the Church, thou next appear'ft:
Yea, there indeavour thou, to feeke
Thy Lot of C$»nJeH, ev'ry wetke.
For, at all feafons, there will bee
Snch Prophecies, concerning thee,
That, if of thofe, thou takeft heed,
Thefe Emblems, them flialt never need.
F1*QIS.