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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Otiosi semper egentes.
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Otiosi semper egentes.
Here, Idlenes doth weepe amid her wantes,
Neare famished: whome, labour whippes for Ire:
Here, labour sittes in chariot drawen with antes:
And dothe abounde with all he can desire.
The grashopper, the toyling ante derides,
In Sommers heate, cause she for coulde prouides.
Neare famished: whome, labour whippes for Ire:
Here, labour sittes in chariot drawen with antes:
And dothe abounde with all he can desire.
The grashopper, the toyling ante derides,
In Sommers heate, cause she for coulde prouides.
But when the coulde of winter did increase,
Out of her hill, the ante did looke for newes:
Whereas she harde the grashopper to cease,
And all her songes, shee nowe with sighing rues:
But all to late, for now for foode she staru'd,
Whereas the ante had store, she had preseru'd.
Out of her hill, the ante did looke for newes:
Whereas she harde the grashopper to cease,
And all her songes, shee nowe with sighing rues:
But all to late, for now for foode she staru'd,
Whereas the ante had store, she had preseru'd.
All which doe warne, while that our Sommer lastes,
Which is our youthe: with freshe, and liuelie strengthe.
Wee muste prouide, for winters bitter blastes.
Which is our age: that claimes his righte at lengthe.
Wherefore in youthe, let vs prouide for age;
For ere wee thinke he stealeth on the stage.
Which is our youthe: with freshe, and liuelie strengthe.
Wee muste prouide, for winters bitter blastes.
Which is our age: that claimes his righte at lengthe.
Wherefore in youthe, let vs prouide for age;
For ere wee thinke he stealeth on the stage.
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