George Withers' Emblemes

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1 iAre be ft preferredfrom decay.
? He L4mtS, w ,'ch is given for a Crownc
H (To men deceiving Glory, andrenowne)
b figur'd bcrc^thofe nibble deed? to fhow,
For which, the Wreaths of Honour, we beftow.
Two Serpet ts (Wi sDOME's Emblems) twifted are
Abour rhisbrar.ch of Lawell, to declare,
That, Wtfdeme is the In eft meancs to fave
Our Names and Actions, from oblivion't Grave.
The Snakes are two, perhaps, to fignifie.
That MoraU wit, and Chrtjlian-po/icie .
(Vnited both together) doe contrive
The Meftguard, and b