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
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CONCVSSVS SVRGO
Concussus surgo
When struck I rise
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DVM EXTENDAR
Dum extendar
Until I am stretched
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MATVRA
Matura
Hurry!
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LENTE SED ATTENTE
Lente sed attente
Slowly but carefully
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TRANSEAT
Transeat
Let it pass
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MORS VITÆ INITIVM.
Mors vitae initium
Death is the beginning of life
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QVO ME VERTĀ NESCIO
Quo me vertam nescio
I know not where to turn
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PATIOR VT POTIAR
Patior ut potiar
I suffer to obtain
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CONSEQVITVR QVODCVNQ[VE] PETIT
Consequitur quodcumque petit
She attains whatever she aims at
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NON QVAM CREBRO SED QVĀ BĒE
Non quam crebro sed quam bene
Not how often, but how well
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DVRABO
Durabo
I shall endure
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VBI HELENA IBI TROIA
Ubi Helena, ibi Troia
Where Helen is, there is Troy
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VICTRIX PATIENTIA DVRI.
Victrix patientia duri
Patience victorious over hardship
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NON VNO STERNITVR ICTV.
Non uno sternitur ictu
It is not felled with one blow
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NVDRISCO IL BVONO ET SPENGO IL REO
Nudrisco il buono et spengo il reo
I nourish the good and destroy the malefactor
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SAPIENS DOMINABITVR ASTRIS.
Sapiens dominabitur astris
The wise man shall rule over the stars
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EX VTROQVE CÆSAR
Ex utroque Caesar
A Caesar either way
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PERSEQVAR EXSTINCTṼ
Persequar exstinctum
I will follow him into death
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FLAMMESCIT VTERQVE
Flammescit uterque
Each catches fire
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POSTERITATI
Posteritati
For posterity
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NIL PENNA, SED VSVS
Nil penna, sed usus
Not the plume, but its use
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DVM CLAVVM RECTAM TENEAM
Dum clavum rectam teneam
As long as I hold the tiller steady
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SI SCIENS FALLO.
Si sciens fallo
If I knowingly deceive
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SPEQVE METVQVE PAVET
Speque metuque pavet
It trembles with hope and fear
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COSI VIVO PIACER CONDVCE A MORTE
Così vivo piacer conduce a morte
So lively pleasure leads to death
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PVRIS MANIBVS.
Puris manibus
With clean hands
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LINGVA QVO TENDIS
Lingua, quo tendis?
Tongue, where are you going?
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original reads "ΟΥΜE ΒΛLΨΟΝ ΑΝΩ"
which has been corrected to "ΘΥΜΕ ΒΛΕΨΟΝ ΑΝΩ"
θυμέ, βλέψον ἄνω
Look up, my soul
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FLAVESCENT
Flavescent
They shall turn golden
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FINIS AB ORIGINE PĒDET
Finis ab origine pendet
The end depends on the beginning
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TANDEM FIT ARBOR
Tandem fit arbor
At last it becomes a tree
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SVPERATA CRVCE CORONOR
Superata cruce coronor
I rise above the cross and am crowned
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MORS SCEPTRA LIGONIB[VS] ÆQVAT
Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat
Death levels sceptres and spades
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