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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Dolor è medicina.
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Dolor è medicina.
A purblinde dame agreed with one to helpe her sight;Who, daylie when he home retorn'd, did steale what so he might.
At lengthe when all was gone, the pacient gan to see:
And then, the false Phisition ask'd the price, they did agree.
Whereat quoth she, alas, no remedie I finde:
Bycause my sences either faile, or ells my eies bee blinde.
For, where my house before was garnish'd euerie nooke:
I, nowe can see no goodes at all, though rounde about I looke.
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