George Withers' Emblemes

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(jooi Hopes, ire befh accompllfb may>
By lab'ring in 4 conftant-Way
Illvstr. IX. Book. 3
[Ome Folkcs there are, (and many menfuppofe,
•That I my felfe, may pafTefor one of thofe)
Who many likely BufmefTes intend,
•Vet, bring buc very few, unto an end.
Which C>I!y to prevent, this Emblem, here,
Did in a luckie houre, perhaps, appeare.
For, as to draw a Circle, with our hand,
We caufe the brazen Compajjes to ftand
With one foot firmely fixed one the ground •
And move the other in a Cenjlartt- round .-
Right fo, when wc (hall purpofe to proceed
In any jut, and profitable deed,
We firft, mould by a confiant-refolution,
Stand firme,to what we put in execution :
And, then, with perfeverancc, labour out
Thofe workings, which we are cmploy'd about.
For, we with conftAnt-lik'mg.mw^ elect
Thofe Bufineffes, we purpofe to effect
Or els, our time, our labour, and our soft,
Will, oft, be much in vaine,or wholly loft.
With conjlant'kbour, we muft follow, too,
Thofe things, which wc rcfolved arc to do ;
Or, els, our hopes will never be effected,
How warily foe're wc have projected.
Long Iourneys I abhorre ;
vet, otherwhile
I meanc a Furlong, and performc a Mile.
I qrcatly fcare Long labours to begin ;
Yer,fome I finifh, when I'mc entrcd in:
And, if in Labour, I more conflant grow,
How I improve, hereafter, you fhall know.
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