Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures : newly devised, moralized, and published (1612)
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? · London : Printed ... by Wa. Dight · leaf 115
ikes the feilde, and forreftes fpray ,And for himlelfc ^ in elder age to pray . The virtuous mind, and truely noble fpright,Can feldome brooke, in bondage bafe to ferue,But moll: doth in his libertic delight,Still rather choofing, by himfelfc to fleruc, ^ Then cate fomc caterpillars envied bread,… … A L CID E S heere , hath throwne his Cliibbe away,•** And wearcs a Mantle ^ for his Lions skinne,Thus better liking for to pafTe the day.With Omphak, and with her maides to fpinne,To card, to recle, and doe fuch daily taske,ti tem crata ac- What ere i t pleafed, Om^hale to aske. ccfTcrit Venus no…
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