A Collection of Emblemes - Ancient and Moderne, by George Withers
Transcriber's notes:
In the section "To The Reader" our author writes:
There be, no doubt, some faults committed by the Printer, bothLiterall and Materiall, and some Errors of the Gravers in theFigures, (as in the Tetragrammaton; in the Figure of Arîon;and in the Proprieties due to some other Hieroglyphicks); but,for the most part, they are such, as Common-Readers will neverperceive; and I thinke, that they who are Judicious will soplainly finde them to be no faults of mine; that, leaving them tobe amended by those, to whom they appertaine; and, You, toaccept of these Play-games as you please: I bid you Farewell.
Therefore all oddities and inconsistencies have been left unchanged. They havebeen noted at the end of the transcription.
An addendum of transcriptions and translations of the mottoes engraved around each emblemhas been added to the final note as a convenience to the reader.
A PREPOSITION
to this Frontispiece.
THis Booke contayning Emblems, 'twas thought fit,
A Title-page should stand to usher it,
That's Emblematicall: And, for that end,
Our Avthor, to the Graver did commend
A plaine Invention; that it might be wrought,
According as his Fancie had forethought.
Insteed thereof, the Workeman brought to light,
What, here, you see; therein, mistaking quite
The true Designe: And, so (with paines, and cost)
The first intended Frontispiece, is lost.
The Avthor, was as much displeas'd, as Hee
In such Adventures, is inclin'd to bee;
And, halfe resolv'd, to cast this Piece aside,
As nothing worth: but, having better ey'd
Those Errors, and Confusions, which may, there,
Blame-worthy (at the first aspect) appeare;
Hee saw, they fitted many Fantasies
Much better, then what Reason can devise;
And, that, the Graver (by meere Chance) had hit
On what, so much transcends the reach of Wit,
As made it seeme, an Object of Delight,
To looke on what, Misfortvne brought to light:
And, here it stands, to try his Wit, who lists
To pumpe the secrets, out of Cabalists.
If any thinke this Page will, now, declare
The meaning of those Figures, which are there,
They are deceiv'd. For, Destinie denyes
The utt'ring of such hidden Mysteries,
In these respects: First, This contayneth nought
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