George Withers' Emblemes

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The Fourth Lotteries.
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The Confciences, of fomc, aflfbrd
No Lawmll ufe unto the Stvord:
Some dreame, that, in the time of peace,
The pra&ife of all Armes may ceafe 5
And, you, perhaps, among the reft,
With fuch like fancies are poffeft.
However,what your Morall fayes
Obferve -and, walke in blamelefle wajes.
See,£«£. XXX.
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A better Fortune you might gaine,
If you, could take a little paine:
If you have Wealth, you mould have more,
And, mould be Rich, (though youare/wrO
Ifto the longings you have had,
A true endevour you would adde
For, by your Emblem, you may fee,
Such, as your Paines, your Gaines will be,
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Emb. XXXI.
When any troublous Time appeares,
Your Hope is ouercome, with feares,
A?, if with every FloudofSatne,
The Wortt would quite be Hrownd againe.
But, by yout Emblem, you (hill fee,
That, Sunfhine, after Stormes may be :
And, you this Lot, (it m.».y be) drew,
In times of ncede, to comfort^*.
Sec, £«£. XXXII.
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When, youtoought,pretend a right,
You thinketo wii.r.c it by your might.
- Yea, by your (trength,yourpurfe or friends,
You boaft to gaine your wifhed Endes.
But, fuch Pr.fumptions to prevent
You to an Emblem now arc fent
That, (howes, by whom he Vitlor gfowes.
That winnes, by giving ovcithrowes.
See, Emb. XXXIII.
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If,truely temper ate, thou be,
Why fliould this Lot, be drawne by thee?
Pcrh ?ps, thou cither doft exceed,
In coftly Rebes ^ or, drinke, or feede,
Beyond the meant. 1 f, this thou flnde,
Or,know'ft, in any other kindc,
How thou effendeft by txcejfc,
Now, leave off,\hzt intemp'ratneffe.
Sec Emb. XXXI
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