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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Mutius Scæuola.
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Mutius Scæuola.
Pietas in patriam.
This hande, and sworde, within the furious flame,
Doth shewe his harte, that sought Porsennas ende:
Whose countries good, and ecke perpetuall fame,
Before his life did Scævola commende:
No paine, had power his courage highe to quaile,
But bouldlie spake, when fire did him assaile.
Doth shewe his harte, that sought Porsennas ende:
Whose countries good, and ecke perpetuall fame,
Before his life did Scævola commende:
No paine, had power his courage highe to quaile,
But bouldlie spake, when fire did him assaile.
Which sighte, abash'd the lookers on, but moste
Amaz'de the kinge; who pardoned straighte the knight:
And ceas'd the siege, and did remooue his hoste,
When that hee sawe one man so muche of mighte:
Oh noble minde, althoughe thy daies bee paste;
Thy fame doth liue, and eeke, for aye shall laste.
Amaz'de the kinge; who pardoned straighte the knight:
And ceas'd the siege, and did remooue his hoste,
When that hee sawe one man so muche of mighte:
Oh noble minde, althoughe thy daies bee paste;
Thy fame doth liue, and eeke, for aye shall laste.
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