George Withers' Emblemes

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THE FIRST
LOTTERIE.
fc^p|?Hou, doft overmuch refpccl
H| |p. That, which will thy harme eflfecl 5
IK^I Lut, fome other things there bee,
Which will more advantage thee:
Search thy heart ;
and, thou ihalr, there,
Soone d.fcover, what they are :
Yea, thine Emblem (hovves thee, too,
What to frunne ;
and, what to doe.
Sec, Emblem I,
Itisalittlefear'd,thatyou
Are to your owne Defignes, untrue 5
And, that, ifyou more conftant were,
You would be richer, then you are,
(It may lr, alfo, wifer, too)
Louke, therefore, what you are to doe i
Then, follow it, and, you will fay,
That, well advis'd,you were, to day.
See, Emb. 1 1.
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How rich or poore foe're thou be,
Thou, art a Prince, in fome degree ;
And, o're thy iclfe, thou fliouldft command,
As doth a Monarch, in his Land.
Within thy Heart, therefore, ingrave
The Lawes, that Grace and Nature gave :
F«n-, thus (to counfellthee) inclines
That Emblem, which, thy Lot aflignes.
See, Emb. 1 1 1.
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Much Liberty, thou haft afliim'd
And, heretofore, fo much prefum'd
On Time, which, alway rideth poaft,
That, tor awhile, fome Hopes arc croft.
Bur, loc, to keepe thee from Dejpaire,
And, thy Misfortune, to repaire,
Mai kc, what to thee, by Lot, befell,
And, pia