George Withers' Emblemes

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Before thou bring thy Workcs to light*
Qo-dfderon tbemJBtbeMght. 9
^N OwU (the Hieroglyphicke us'd for Night)
ffiSB Twixt Mercury and Pallas y
here takes place 3
\ :-d \^pon .1 crown'd Grimm fat ^poght j
And, each a Cornucopia doth imbrace.
Through which darke Emblem, I this Light perceive 5
That, fuch as would the Wit and Wealth acquire,
Which may the Crowne of approbation have,
Muft wake by Night, to compafle their defire.
For, this Mercurian-Wand, doth Wit cxpreflc j
The Cornu-copia, WealthineJJe implies ;
Both gained by a ftudious Watchfnlntffc^
Which,here,the Bird of Athens fignifies.
Nor, by this Emblem, 2te we taught alone,
That, (when great Undertakings are intended)
We Sloth, and lumpifh DrowfineJJe muft fhunne j
But, Rajhnefle, alfo,herc is reprehended.
Take Council of thy Ptfev^fahh our Sawe)
And, ere in waighty Matters thou procccde,
Confider well upon them left ;
they draw
Some Aftcrclaps, which may thy Mifchiefc breed?
Illvstr. IX.
Book.
I, for my feriou'ft */*/«, chufe the Night s
(More friend to Meditation, then the Day)
Thatneither Noyfc, nor Objects of the Sight,
Nor bus' ncflcs, withdraw my Thoughts away,
By Night ,
we beft may ruminarc upon
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