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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Amor in filios.
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Amor in filios.
When Boreas coulde, dothe bare both busshe, and tree,
Before the Springe, the Ringdoue makes her neste:
And that her yonge both softe, and warme, mighte bee,
Shee pulles her plumes, bothe from her backe, and breste:
And while shee stryues, her broode for to preserue,
Ofte times for coulde, the tender damme doth sterue.
Before the Springe, the Ringdoue makes her neste:
And that her yonge both softe, and warme, mighte bee,
Shee pulles her plumes, bothe from her backe, and breste:
And while shee stryues, her broode for to preserue,
Ofte times for coulde, the tender damme doth sterue.
Medea nowe, and Progne, blusshe for shame:
By whome, are ment yow dames of cruell kinde,
Whose infantes yonge, vnto your endlesse blame,
For mothers deare, do tyrauntes of yow finde:
Oh serpentes seede, each birde, and sauage brute,
Will those condempne, that tender not theire frute.
By whome, are ment yow dames of cruell kinde,
Whose infantes yonge, vnto your endlesse blame,
For mothers deare, do tyrauntes of yow finde:
Oh serpentes seede, each birde, and sauage brute,
Will those condempne, that tender not theire frute.
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