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TEXT_EXPL_XML <p>The little Sparkes which rak'd in Embers lie,<lb/>
                                Are kindly kindled by a gentle blast :<lb/>
                                And, brands in which the fire begins to die<lb/>
                                Revive by blowing; and, flame out at last.<lb/>
                                The selfe same wind, becomming over strong,<lb/>
                                Quite bloweth out againe that very flame;<lb/>
                                Or, else, consumes away (ere it be long)<lb/>
                                That wasting substance, which maintain'd the same.<lb/>
                                Thus fares it, in a Thousand other things,<lb/>
                                As soone as they the golden Meane exceed;<lb/>
                                And, that, which keeping Measure, profit brings,<lb/>
                                May, (by excesse ) our losse, and ruine, breed.<lb/>
                                Preferments (well and moderately sought)<lb/>
                                Have helpt those men, new Virtues to acquire,<lb/>
                                Who, being to superiour places brought,<lb/>
                                Left all their goodnesse, as they climed higher.<lb/>
                                A little wealth, may make us better able<lb/>
                                To labour in our Callings: Yet, I see<lb/>
                                That they, who being poore, were charitable,<lb/>
                                Becomming rich, hard-hearted grow to be.<lb/>
                                Love, when they entertaine it with discretion,<lb/>
                                More worthy, and more happy, maketh men;<lb/>
                                But, when their Love is overgrowne with Passion,<lb/>
                                It overthrowes their happinesse, agen.<lb/>
                                Yea, this our Flesh, (in which we doe appeare<lb/>
                                To have that being, which we now enjoy)<lb/>
                                If we should overmuch the same endeare,<lb/>
                                Would our Well-being, totally destroy.<lb/>
                                For, that which gives our Pleasures nourishment,<lb/>
                                Is oft the poyson of our best Content.<lb/>
                            </p>
                        
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IIHIM GUL
; EMBLEMS
; ILL_BOOK
CAPTION_EN The same wind that kindles the candle's fire will also extinguish it when blowing too hard
SOURCE_FILE embstma_1903.xml
LINK_FACSIMILE embstma_1903_fac074
MOTTO_LA <p>QUI ME ALIT ME EXTINGVIT.</p>
                        
HIM GUL
; EMBLEMS
; ILL_BOOK
IC 24A6
; 25H224
; 25I2411
; 31B6241
; 33C231
; 34B11(+95211)
; 41A12
; 41A6
; 41B31(+1)
; 47G5432:46C112
; 54A431(+4)
; 86(QUI ME ALIT ME EXTINGUIT)
; 92D1521
MOTTO_EN <p>From that, by which I somewhat am,<lb/>
                                The Cause of my Destruction came.</p>
                        
URL_IMAGE embstma_1903_pic074.jpg
ID embstma_1903_emblem056
MOTTO_LA_NORM Qui me alit me extinguit
CHILDREN 
CHILDREN_SQRT 0