Emblemes and Epigrames Psal: Quum defecerit virtus mea, ne derelinquas me, Domine. [A.D. 1600, by Francis Thynne ... ]: Edited by F. J. Furnivall |
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(64) Temperance.
The heroike vertues Cardinall,
wherof the learned write,
Doe from right kinde degenerate,
and with themselves do fighte.
wherof the learned write,
Doe from right kinde degenerate,
and with themselves do fighte.
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If heavenlie temperance doe not
their Rygor moderate,
As the true arbitrer and the
true stickler of their bate.
their Rygor moderate,
As the true arbitrer and the
true stickler of their bate.
ffor Iustice without temperance
shadowes revenginge Ire,
And fortitude without the same
is rashe vnquenched fyre.
shadowes revenginge Ire,
And fortitude without the same
is rashe vnquenched fyre.
Soe wisdome wanting the due force
of temperance, wee trye,
Egregious follie to be deem'de,
and cosoninge subtiltie.
of temperance, wee trye,
Egregious follie to be deem'de,
and cosoninge subtiltie.
when hee which hath true temperance,
all vertues doth embrace,
Is wise, is iust, is valiant,
and honnored in ech place.
all vertues doth embrace,
Is wise, is iust, is valiant,
and honnored in ech place.
Since this faire Queene, dame Temperance,
attended is allwaies
with rare and honnorable maydes
deserving worthie prayse;
attended is allwaies
with rare and honnorable maydes
deserving worthie prayse;
ffor lawded virgin modestie,
and blushefull shamefastnes,
And holie abstinence, the nourse
of all true godlines,
and blushefull shamefastnes,
And holie abstinence, the nourse
of all true godlines,
Pure honestie, wise frugallness,
and right sobrietie,
The Angellike continencie,
and fames eternitie,
and right sobrietie,
The Angellike continencie,
and fames eternitie,
Doe dailie followe Temperance,
as handmaides ever preste,
And worthie members of that Queene,
for to performe her heste,
as handmaides ever preste,
And worthie members of that Queene,
for to performe her heste,
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Whoe, for their Ladies liverie,
her ensigne and her worde,
To shewe how her wise actions
doe with her speech accord.
her ensigne and her worde,
To shewe how her wise actions
doe with her speech accord.
This famous sentence beare vppon
their sleeves embrodred still
(Not to much), which wise Pitacus
fram'd to her sacred will.
their sleeves embrodred still
(Not to much), which wise Pitacus
fram'd to her sacred will.
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