Wee should not be, to slothfulnesse enclin'd; 



But, swift to follow what we undertake: 



So, by an Anchor added thereunto, 



Inform'd wee are, that, to maintaine our speed, 



Hope, must bee joyn'd therewith (in all we doe) 



If wee will undiscouraged proceed. 



It sheweth (also) that, our speedinesse, 



Must have some staydnesse; lest, when wee suppose 



To prosecute our aymes with good successe. 



Wee may, by Rashnesse, good endeavors lose. 



They worke, with most securitie, that know 

 The Times, and best Occasions of delay; 

 When, likewise, to be neither swift, nor slow; 

 And, when to practise all the speed, they may. 

 For, whether calme, or stormie-passages, 

 (Through this life's Ocean) shall their Bark attend; 

 This double Vertue, will procure their ease: 

 And, them, in all necessities, befriend. 



By Speedinesse, our works are timely wrought; 



By Staydnesse, they, to passe are, safely, brought. 



From A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne, 

 by George Wither. London, 1635. Book 2, p. 72. 



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