A relation of a journey begun An: Dom: 1610. Fovre bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Ægypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy, and ilands adioyning (1621)
Sandys, George, 1578-1644 · London : Printed for W. Barrett · leaf 112
all in their feuerall kinds haue eternized their memories. Their letterswere inuentcd by Mercury^w\\o writ from the right hand to the left; as do all theAfricans, But in holy things cfpecially they expreflcd their conceits by Hietogly-phicks; which confift of (ignificant figures.whcreof thereyct… … torn thecuterehile rather toffUorv then re-formean error. The Infant fignified thofe that enter into the world j and the old man thofe that gooutofit: theralcon,Godjthc Fifh, hatred j becaufe they hated fiih that bred inthe Sea, which fymboiized Typhoa: and by the Riucr-horfe, murder,…
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