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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Desiderium spe vacuum.
The Lyon fierce, behoulde doth rente his praie,
The dogge lookes backe, in hope to haue a share,
And lick'd his lippes, and longe therefore did staie,
But all in vaine, the Lion none coulde spare:
And yet the sighte, with hope the dogge did feede,
As if he had, somme parte there of in deede.
The dogge lookes backe, in hope to haue a share,
And lick'd his lippes, and longe therefore did staie,
But all in vaine, the Lion none coulde spare:
And yet the sighte, with hope the dogge did feede,
As if he had, somme parte there of in deede.
This reprehendes, the sonnes, or greedie frendes,
That longe do hope, for deathe of aged Sires:
And on theire goodes, doe feede before theire endes,
For deathe ofte times, doth frustrate theire desires:
And takes awaie, the yonge before the oulde,
Let greedie heires, this looking glasse behoulde.
Filius ante diem patrios inquirit in annos:
That longe do hope, for deathe of aged Sires:
And on theire goodes, doe feede before theire endes,
For deathe ofte times, doth frustrate theire desires:
And takes awaie, the yonge before the oulde,
Let greedie heires, this looking glasse behoulde.
Victa iacet pietas, &c.
Ouid. 1. Metamorph.
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