Book II

, Emblem 2,--_Francis Quarles_.

FRANCIS QUARLES, a celebrated English sacred poet, was born in Rumford, Essex, in 1592, and died September, 1644. His most famous works were: "Emblems, Divine and Moral," "Argalus and Parthenia," and the "Enchiridion."

Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates are secretaries of Nature.

"Letters,"