Moral emblems - with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie - with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works (1860) (14559759680)

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Title: Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie : with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660 Farley, Robert Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662, ill Leighton, John, 1822-1912, ill Pigot, Richard
Subjects: Emblems
Publisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



Text Appearing Before Image:
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Text Appearing After Image:
nil-. DOGS AND THE BONE. WLL ye who would a Moral learn,Vl Your eyes upon this Emblem turn Two dogs in combat fierce you fee,For Dogs, like Men, will difagree.The caufe of quarrel was a bone.With dogs a very frequent one; WHEN FORTUNE SMILES TAK.E THE ADVANTAGE. ITS AN ILL WIND BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. But while the two in deadly fight, Half blind with rage, bark, tear and bite, More bent each others flefh to wound Than heed the bone upon the ground; Up comes a third, attracted by The brawl, and, quick the caufe tefpy. Snaps up the bone without ado, And with it difappears from view. The combatants, whofe kindled bile Had fomewhat fettled down the while, Exhaufted almoft with the fight. At once both mifs the bone from fight! And quick as thought, with one confent, They ceafe the fray, and, both intent I < I Tn find ffip nrivp fnr \xrhir-h l-hpir <ViiirTl-.fr , — ^ ! With eager hafte the bone is fought: D But all in vain, no bone is there,— But foam and bloodftains everywhere, Mingl