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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Infortunia nostra, alienis collata, leuiora.
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Infortunia nostra, alienis collata, leuiora.
Ad eundem.
The Asse, and Ape complaine, and thought theire fortunes bad:
The Asse, for wante of hornes. the Ape, bycause no taile he had.
The Mole, then answere made: I haue no eyes to see,
Then wherefore can you nature blame, if that you looke on mee.
Which biddes vs bee contente, with lot that God doth sende,
For if wee others wantes do wey, our happes wee maie commende.
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