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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Experientia docet.
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Experientia docet.
A yovthefvll Prince, in prime of lustie yeares,
Woulde vnderstande what weather shoulde betide,
For that hee thoughte, with manie noble Peares
To passe the time, on huntinge forth to ride:
Th' Astronomer, did wishe hym staie at courte,
For present raine, should hinder all their sporte.
Woulde vnderstande what weather shoulde betide,
For that hee thoughte, with manie noble Peares
To passe the time, on huntinge forth to ride:
Th' Astronomer, did wishe hym staie at courte,
For present raine, should hinder all their sporte.
Which staied the Prince, but raine did none discende,
Then, wente hee forth with manie Gallantes braue,
But when he thought the clowdes, did droppes portend,
Hee roade aside, a plowghmans skill to craue,
Whoe, looking straighte vppon the varijng skie:
Saide, twentie daies I thinke it will bee drie.
Then, wente hee forth with manie Gallantes braue,
But when he thought the clowdes, did droppes portend,
Hee roade aside, a plowghmans skill to craue,
Whoe, looking straighte vppon the varijng skie:
Saide, twentie daies I thinke it will bee drie.
Proceedinge then, his iudgement true was founde,
Then, (quoth the Prince) weare thou the doctours Roabe,
And geeue to him, thy Harrowe on the grownde,
And in exchaunge, take thou his Spheare, and Gloabe:
And further saied, henceforthe wee will allowe,
That learninge shall vnto Experience bowe.
Then, (quoth the Prince) weare thou the doctours Roabe,
And geeue to him, thy Harrowe on the grownde,
And in exchaunge, take thou his Spheare, and Gloabe:
And further saied, henceforthe wee will allowe,
That learninge shall vnto Experience bowe.
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