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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Ad Lectiss. iuuenes Dn. Edm. Freake, & Dn. Anth. Alcock.
The lions roare: the Bores theire tuskes do whet.
The Griphins graspe theire tallantes in theire ire:
The dogges do barke; the bulles, with hornes doe thret.
The Serpentes hisse, with eyes as redde as fire.
The Griphins graspe theire tallantes in theire ire:
The dogges do barke; the bulles, with hornes doe thret.
The Serpentes hisse, with eyes as redde as fire.
But man is made, of suche a seemelie shape,
That frende, or foe, is not discern'd by face:
Then harde it is the wickeds wiles to scape,
Since that the bad, doe maske with honest grace.
That frende, or foe, is not discern'd by face:
Then harde it is the wickeds wiles to scape,
Since that the bad, doe maske with honest grace.
And Hypocrites, haue Godlie wordes at will.
And rauening wolues, in skinnes of lambes doe lurke;
And Cain doth seeke, his brother for to kill,
And sainctes in shewe, with Ivdas hartes doe worke.
And rauening wolues, in skinnes of lambes doe lurke;
And Cain doth seeke, his brother for to kill,
And sainctes in shewe, with Ivdas hartes doe worke.
Nowe, since the good no cognizance doe beare,
To teache vs, whome wee chieflie should imbrace:
But that the same the wicked sorte doe weare,
And shewe them selues, like them in euerie case.
To teache vs, whome wee chieflie should imbrace:
But that the same the wicked sorte doe weare,
And shewe them selues, like them in euerie case.
A table lo, herein to you I sende,
Whereby you might remember still to write,
His wordes, and deedes, that beares the face of frende,
Before you choose, suche one for your delite.
Whereby you might remember still to write,
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Before you choose, suche one for your delite.
And if at lengthe, yow trye him by his tuche,
And finde him hault, whereby you stand in dout,
No harte, nor hand, see that you ioyne with suche
But at the first, bee bould to rase him out.
Yet if by proofe, my wordes, and deedes agree,
Then let mee still within your tables bee.
And finde him hault, whereby you stand in dout,
No harte, nor hand, see that you ioyne with suche
But at the first, bee bould to rase him out.
Yet if by proofe, my wordes, and deedes agree,
Then let mee still within your tables bee.
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