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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ARTHVR BOVRCHIER
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ARTHVR BOVRCHIER
TO THE READER.
Perfection needes no other foyles, suche helpes comme out of place:For where it selfe, can grace it selfe, there needes no other grace.
Why should I then my fruiteles praise on Whitneys worke bestowe,
Where wisdome, learninge, and deuise, so perfectly doe flowe.
Yet gentle Reader by thy leaue, thus muche I mente to wrighte,
As one that honours these his giftes, but seekes them not t'indighte.
No longe discourse, no tedious tale, I purpos'de am to tell:
Lest thou shouldst saye, where is the nutte, you feede me with the shell.
Goe forwarde then in happie time, and thou shalt surely finde,
With coste, and Labour well set out, a banquet for thy minde.
A storehouse for thy wise conceiptes, a whetstone for thy witte:
Where, eache man maye with daintie choice his fancies finely fitte.
Giue Whitney then thy good report, since hee deserues the same:
Lest that the wise that see thee coye, thy follie iustly blamē.
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