The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems (1700)
Saavedra Fajardo, Diego de, 1584-1648, Astry, James, Sir · London Printed for M. Gylliflower and L. Meredith · leaf 14
n attempting them, I jhould onlytrouble the Stream without hopes of everplumbing the Bottom. The main Motivesto this Dedication, were thofe wo inherentPaffions of Mankind, efpecially Writers, In-tereft and Ambition, the fir ft in Regard tothis Work, which has need of no lefs a Name,than that of… … IN the toilfome Leifure of my continual Travelsover Germany, and feveral other Countries, Icomposd thefe Hundred Emblems; wherein youhave an Idea of a Royal Chriftian Politician,penning them down at vacant Intervals. Thefe I hadmeditated on in my Journeys upon the Road, as oft asthat continual…
Kings and rulers · Political science
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