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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In pace de bello.
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In pace de bello.
The bore did whette his tuskes, the foxe demaunded why:Since that he had no foes at hande, that should their sharpnes try.
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They all aduantage gladlie take, and giue no leane to whet.
Which teacheth vs, in peace, our force for warres to frame:
Whereby, we either shall subdue, or loose the field with fame.
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