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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Regulus Attilius.
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Regulus Attilius.
Hosts etiam seruanda fides.
The Consull boulde Attilivs, here regarde,
That Africke made to tremble at his name;
Who, for his faithe receyued this rewarde,
Two hundreth thousande men, hee ouercame.
And three score shippes, and eeke two hundreth townes,
Yet flattringe fate, in fine vppon him frownes.
That Africke made to tremble at his name;
Who, for his faithe receyued this rewarde,
Two hundreth thousande men, hee ouercame.
And three score shippes, and eeke two hundreth townes,
Yet flattringe fate, in fine vppon him frownes.
For, after by Xantippvs ouerthrowne,
To Carthage broughte, in dungeon deepe was caste;
Yet, with desire for to redeeme their owne,
Their messenger they made him, at the laste:
And in exchaunge, hee vnto Rome was sente,
For prisoners there, and on his worde he wente.
To Carthage broughte, in dungeon deepe was caste;
Yet, with desire for to redeeme their owne,
Their messenger they made him, at the laste:
And in exchaunge, hee vnto Rome was sente,
For prisoners there, and on his worde he wente.
Who promis'd this, hee woulde retourne to bandes,
If that hee fail'd of that, they did require:
But when hee sawe so manie in their handes,
Thoughe Romanes glad, did graunt him his desire:
Yet coulde hee not theretoo, in harte agree,
Bycause for him, so manie shoulde bee free.
If that hee fail'd of that, they did require:
But when hee sawe so manie in their handes,
Thoughe Romanes glad, did graunt him his desire:
Yet coulde hee not theretoo, in harte agree,
Bycause for him, so manie shoulde bee free.
Thus, countries loue, was dearer then his life,
Who backe retourn'de, to keepe his promise true:
Where hee did taste longe time of tormentes rise,
But yet, his harte no tortures coulde subdue.
His mangled eies, the Sonne all daye assailes;
And in the ende, was thruste in tonne with nailes.
Who backe retourn'de, to keepe his promise true:
Where hee did taste longe time of tormentes rise,
But yet, his harte no tortures coulde subdue.
His mangled eies, the Sonne all daye assailes;
And in the ende, was thruste in tonne with nailes.
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