A choice of emblemes, and other devises For the moste part gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and Moralized. And divers newly devised, by Geffrey Whitney. A worke adorned with varietie of matter, both pleasant and profitable: Wherein those that please, maye finde to fit their fancies: Bicause herein, by the office of the eie, and the eare, the minde maye reape dooble delighte throughe holsome preceptes, shadowed with pleasant deuises: both fit for the vertuous, to their incoraging: and for the wicked, for their admonishing and amendment |
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Noli altum sapere.
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Noli altum sapere.
With, lime, and net, the Mauis, and the larke,
The fowler loe, deceaued by his arte:
But whilste alofte, he leuel'd at his marke,
And did to highe exalte, his hawghtie harte,
An adder fell, that in the grasse did lurke,
With poisoned stinge, did his destruction worke.
The fowler loe, deceaued by his arte:
But whilste alofte, he leuel'd at his marke,
And did to highe exalte, his hawghtie harte,
An adder fell, that in the grasse did lurke,
With poisoned stinge, did his destruction worke.
Let mortall men, that are but earthe, and duste,
Not looke to highe, with puffe of wordlie pride:
But sometime, viewe the place wheretoo they muste,
And not delighte, the poorest to deride:
Leste when theire mindes, do mounte vnto the skies,
Their fall is wrought, by thinges they doe dispise.
Not looke to highe, with puffe of wordlie pride:
But sometime, viewe the place wheretoo they muste,
And not delighte, the poorest to deride:
Leste when theire mindes, do mounte vnto the skies,
Their fall is wrought, by thinges they doe dispise.
Some others are, that fitlie this applie,
To those, whoe doe Astronomie professe:
Whoe leaue the earthe, and studie on the skie,
As if they coulde, all worldlie thinges expresse:
Yet, when to knowe the starres they take in hande,
Of daungers neare, they doe not vnderstande.
To those, whoe doe Astronomie professe:
Whoe leaue the earthe, and studie on the skie,
As if they coulde, all worldlie thinges expresse:
Yet, when to knowe the starres they take in hande,
Of daungers neare, they doe not vnderstande.
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