Minerva Britanna Or A Garden of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures, Newly devised, moralized, and published, By Henry Peacham |
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Ragione di stato.
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Ragione di stato.
To the right Honourable Sir Ivlivs Caesar, Knight.
Who sits at sterne of Common wealth, and state
Of's chardge and office heere may take a view,
And see what daungers howerly must amate,
His Atlas-burden, and what cares accrew
At once, so that he had enough to beare,
Though Hercvles, or Briarevs he were.
Of's chardge and office heere may take a view,
And see what daungers howerly must amate,
His Atlas-burden, and what cares accrew
At once, so that he had enough to beare,
Though Hercvles, or Briarevs he were.
He must be strongly arm'd against his foes
Without, within, with hidden Patience:
Be seru'd with eies, and listening cares of those,
Who from all partes can giue intelligence
To gall his foe, or timely to prevent
At home his malice, and intendiment.
Without, within, with hidden Patience:
Be seru'd with eies, and listening cares of those,
Who from all partes can giue intelligence
To gall his foe, or timely to prevent
At home his malice, and intendiment.
That wand is signe of high Authoritie,
The Poppie heads, that wisdome would betime,
Cut of ranke weedes, by might, or pollicie,
As mought molest, or over-proudly clime:
The Lion warnes, no thought to harbour base,
The Booke, how lawes must giue his proiectes place.
The Poppie heads, that wisdome would betime,
Cut of ranke weedes, by might, or pollicie,
As mought molest, or over-proudly clime:
The Lion warnes, no thought to harbour base,
The Booke, how lawes must giue his proiectes place.
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