A Renaissance Courtesy-book: Galateo of Manners & BehavioursDella Casa, Giovanni
Philosophy
A Renaissance Courtesy-book: Galateo of Manners & Behaviours
Della Casa, Giovanni
Courtesy -- Early works to 1800; Etiquette -- Early works to 1800
to be guide for conduction) or if your honour daine at highe leasure
to peruse it (whiche is not cunningly but faithfully translated) I
doubt not, but your countenance will so credit the Author, as wil
embolden him to presse amongst the thickest throng of Courtiers: And
herewithall beseeche your honour, to accept the humble and dutifull
meaning minde of him: who, not satisfied, till he might by some meanes
give shewe of his thankefull minde, for your honorable favours shewed
unto him, hathe offered this small, though as faithfull a gifte as
Sinaetes did to Cyrus: hoping, that your honour will take it as well
in worth, as Artaxerxes did his poore Persians handfull of water. Thus
with hartie prayer, for the advauncement of your estate, increase of
honor, & attainement of perfect and perpetual felicitie: I commend
your Lordship, to the patronage and protection of the Almightie. Your
Lordships moste humble to dispose and commaunde.
Robert Peterson
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Al Signor Ruberto Peterson, esortandolo A
tradurre in Inghilese il Galateo
Ben posson dirsi avventurate carte
Quelle ch' el dotto, e gentil Casa spese:
Quand' in breve discors' à insegnar prese
Del honesta creanza la prima arte.
Poi che tanto si apprezz' in ogni parte
Quel ch' ei ne scrisse, e ch' ei si ben intese
E ch' ogn' un con maniére più cortese
Dal bel trattato suo tosto si parte.
Esso à Donn' e donzelle, & cavallieri
Non sol d'Italia: ma di Francia, e Spagna
Di gentilezza mostr' i modi veri.
Venga per voi felice anco in Brettagna
E parli Inglese ne Palazzi alteri
Del regn' invitto che 'l Tamigi bagna.
Francesco Pucci
Le creanze, e i costumi,
Tanto splendenti lumi,
Ch'a gli huomini fan l'huom superiore,
Eccoli tratti fore
De l'Italico seno
E piantati ne l'Anglico terreno.
Or se li goda ogniun, che porta amore
A 'l suo decoro, e a 'l suo compiuto onore.
Alessandro Citolini
Edouardus Cradoccus, S. Theologiae Doctor & Professor
Moribus quisquis rudis est ineptis,
Nescit is vitam placidam tueri:
Nemini gratus, sociusque nulli
Charus habetur.
Quisquis at pulchre simul & decore
Se gerit, mentis studio repellens
Rusticos mores, popularis ille
Jure videtur.
Hoc Petersoni liber hic venustus
Praestat, ostendens habitu decoro
Possit ut quisque probitate splendens
Utilis esse.
Idque dum magno satagit labore,
Italum fecit patria loquela
Hunc perornatas meus hic amicus
Fundere voces.
Thomas Drant, Archedeacon in praise of this Booke
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