A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened With Metrical Illustrations, Both Morall and Divine, Etc.Wither, George
Philosophy
A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened With Metrical Illustrations, Both Morall and Divine, Etc.
Wither, George
Emblems
Illvstr. XXXVIII. "A tatlers tougue; for, paines are lost on him",
"tougue" should probably be "tongue". "And, in our selves true Vertnes
to maintaine;", "Vertnes" should probably be "Vertues".
The Fourth Lotterie. Verse 1. "If so, thine Emblom doth expresse",
"Emblom" should probably be Emblem".
Verse 12. "As none can conquer; And, bohold", "bohold" should probably
be "behold".
Verse 39. "Whrch may not make the danger worse", "Whrch" should
probably be "Which".
Verse 53. "Which these two fignres, backward, make", "fignres" should
probably be "figures".
Index. (Punctuation has been left as printed).
"Christ the true Pellican. 154." is spelt Pelican on p.154.
"Ganimed 156." Ganymed is used on p.156.
"Greefe 26." Griefe is used on p26
"Halter 66, Halcyon, vid. Kings Fisher." Requires a line break between
the two entries.
"Mutuall affection 34. 163. 781." p.781 doesn't exist, a link has been
made to p.178.
"Rich Theeves 197" p.197 doesn't exist, a link has been made to p.191.
=Transcriber's Addendum=
Transcriptions and translations of the mottoes engraved around each
emblem are provided as a convenience to the reader. Each transcription
is shown as written (with any notes), followed by the text normalised
to modern standards of punctuation and spelling (u/v, æ/ae,
-cunque/-cumque, oe/ae etc.) and its translation.
Portrait EFFIGIES GEORGII WITHERI POETÆ.
Effigies Georgii Witheri poetae
Portrait of the poet George Wither
Ill 1 Bk 1
VIVITVR INGENIO CÆTERA MORTIS ERṼT
Vivitur ingenio; caetera mortis erunt
We live by our genius; the rest will belong to death
Ill 2 Bk 1
SAPIENTIA CONSTANS
Sapientia constans
Wisdom is constant
Ill 3 Bk 1
LEX REGIT ET ARMA TVENTVR.
Lex regit et arma tuentur
Law directs and arms protect
Ill 4 Bk 1
NE TENEAR
Ne tenear
Lest I be held back
Ill 5 Bk 1
LABORE VIRTVS, VIRTVTE GLORIA PARATVR
Labore virtus, virtute gloria paratur
Virtue is acquired through labour, glory through virtue
Ill 6 Bk 1
NON OBEST VIRTVTI SORS.
Non obest virtuti sors
Chance is no hindrance to virtue
Ill 7 Bk 1
NON SCEPTRO SED PLECTRO DVCITVR
Non sceptro sed plectro ducitur
She is led by the plectrum, not by the sceptre
Ill 8 Bk 1
IN HVNC INTVENS PIVS ESTO
In hunc intuens pius esto
Look on this and be pious
Ill 9 Bk 1
IN NOCTE CONSILIṼ
In nocte consilium
Deliberation at night
Ill 10 Bk 1
SPERNIT PERICVLA VIRT[VS]
Spernit pericula virtus
Virtue scorns danger
Ill 11 Bk 1
AD SCOPVM LICET ÆGRE ET FRVSTRA
Ad scopum licet aegre et frustra
Towards the goal, but painfully and unsuccessfully
Ill 12 Bk 1
ΠΑΝΤΑ ΛΕΛΟΙΠΑ
πάντα λέλοιπα
I have left all things
Ill 13 Bk 1
REMIGIO VENTISQ[VE] SECVNDIS
Remigio ventisque secundis
By rowing and favourable winds
Ill 14 Bk 1
QVID SI SIC
Quid si sic
What if so?
Ill 15 Bk 1
DVM NVTRIO CONSVMOR
Dum nutrio consumor
As I nourish I am consumed
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