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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Ære quandoque salutem redimendam.
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Ære quandoque salutem redimendam.
The Beauer slowe, that present daunger feares,
And sees a farre, the eager howndes to haste,
With grindinge teethe, his stoanes awaie he teares,
And throwes them downe, to those that haue him chaste:
Which beinge founde, the hunter dothe retire,
For that he hath, the fruicte of his desire.
And sees a farre, the eager howndes to haste,
With grindinge teethe, his stoanes awaie he teares,
And throwes them downe, to those that haue him chaste:
Which beinge founde, the hunter dothe retire,
For that he hath, the fruicte of his desire.
Theise, soueraigne are diseases for to heale,
And for mannes healthe, from countries farre are broughte,
And if herein, the writers doe not faile,
This beaste doth knowe, that he therefore is soughte:
And afterwarde, if anie doe him course,
He shewes his wante, to mooue them to remorse.
And for mannes healthe, from countries farre are broughte,
And if herein, the writers doe not faile,
This beaste doth knowe, that he therefore is soughte:
And afterwarde, if anie doe him course,
He shewes his wante, to mooue them to remorse.
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Thus, to his paine he doth his life preserue:
Which teacheth vs, if foes doe vs pursue,
Wee showlde not care, if goodes for life maie serue,
Althoughe we giue, our treasure to a iewe:
No ritches, maie with life of man compare,
They are but drosse, and fortunes brittle ware.
Which teacheth vs, if foes doe vs pursue,
Wee showlde not care, if goodes for life maie serue,
Althoughe we giue, our treasure to a iewe:
No ritches, maie with life of man compare,
They are but drosse, and fortunes brittle ware.
Then life redeeme, althoughe with all thow haste,
Thoughe thow arte pore, yet feeke, and thow shalte finde,
Those ritches pure, that euermore shall laste,
Which are the goodes, and treasures, of the minde:
Noe man so pore, but god can blesse his daies,
Whoe patient Iob, did from the dunghill raise.
Vt corpus redimas, serrum patieris & ignes,
Thoughe thow arte pore, yet feeke, and thow shalte finde,
Those ritches pure, that euermore shall laste,
Which are the goodes, and treasures, of the minde:
Noe man so pore, but god can blesse his daies,
Whoe patient Iob, did from the dunghill raise.
Arida nec sitiens ora lauabis aqua.
Vt valeas animo, quicquam tolerare negabis?
At pretium pars hæc corpore maius haber:
Ouid. lib. 1. De Remed. amoris.
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