The gnome, here, set before our eyes, a creature of God: as in the heavens above, so in the earth beneath: We behold their exceeding majesty and wisdom, and His, in adorning and beautifying them as we see: in giving unto them such wonderful and manifold variety.
The granny teaches us rules and precepts of virtue, how, in common life amongst men, we ought to walk uprightly: what duties pertain to ourselves, what pertain to the government or good order both of a household, and also of a city or common wealth