George Withers' Emblemes

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In all thine Anions , bxt>t a caret
That no unlccmlincfleappearc.'
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[He Virgin, or the Wife, that much defires,
To pleafe her Lovers, or her Husband's Eyes,
In all hcrcouTeft Robes, her felfe attiresj
And, feckes the coml'eft Drep,{hcc can devife.
Then, to her truftic Looking-glafje, fliee goes,
(Where, often, fliee her perfon turnes and winds,)
To view,how feemely her attiring fk>wes 5
Or, whether ought amifle therein flic finds.
Which praifefull Diligence, is figur'd thus
In this our Emblem^ that, it may be made
A documcnrall figne,reraembring us,
What care of all our Actions, mult bee had.
For, hee thar in God's prefencc would appeare
An acceptable Souk . or, gracious grow
With men, that of approv'd conditions are,
Muft by fome faithfull Glaffe, be trimmed fo,
The good Examples of thofc pious men,
Who liv'd in elder times, may much availe :
Yea, and by others evills, now and then,
Men fee how groffcly, they themfelves,doe faile.
A wife Companion, and,a loving Friend,
Stands nearer, than thofc ancient glafles doc ;
And, fcrveth well to fuch an ufcfull end
For, hce may bee thy GUjJe , and Fount/line too.
His gojd Example, fliewes thee what is fit 3
His Admonition, checks what is awryj
Hce, by his Good-advtfe, reformeth it j
And,byhisZ,rw,thoumend'ft itpleafedly.
But, if thou doc defire the perfc&'ft Glaffe,
Ioync to the Morrall-Lav,the Law oj Grace.
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