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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Te stante, virebo.
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Te stante, virebo.
A mightie Spyre, whose toppe dothe pierce the skie,
An iuie greene imbraceth rounde about,
And while it standes, the same doth bloome on highe,
But when it shrinkes, the iuie standes in dowt:
The Piller great, our gratious Princes is:
The braunche, the Churche: whoe speakes vnto hir this.
An iuie greene imbraceth rounde about,
And while it standes, the same doth bloome on highe,
But when it shrinkes, the iuie standes in dowt:
The Piller great, our gratious Princes is:
The braunche, the Churche: whoe speakes vnto hir this.
I, that of late with stormes was almoste spent,
And brused sore with Tirants bluddie bloes,
Whome fire, and sworde, with persecution rent,
Am nowe sett free, and ouerlooke my foes,
And whiles thow raignst, oh most renowmed Queene
By thie supporte my blossome shall bee greene.
And brused sore with Tirants bluddie bloes,
Whome fire, and sworde, with persecution rent,
Am nowe sett free, and ouerlooke my foes,
And whiles thow raignst, oh most renowmed Queene
By thie supporte my blossome shall bee greene.
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