. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . Silent^ Sikntij digmtas. li^. T OE 1? O-LOiV here thAthenian fage doth fland 3^ The giorie cioXXGREC IA to this day ,With courage bold who taketh knife in hand,And with the fame, doth cut his tongue away: But being askd of fome, the reafon why ^ By writing thus he anfwerd by and by. Oft haue I heard, that many haue fuftained,Much lolfe by talke, and lavifhncs of tongue 5Of filcnce never any yet complained,Or could fay iuftly, it had done him wrong: Who knowes to fpeake,

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. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . Silent^ Sikntij digmtas. li^. T OE 1? O-LOiV here thAthenian fage doth fland 3^ The giorie cioXXGREC IA to this day ,With courage bold who taketh knife in hand,And with the fame, doth cut his tongue away: But being askd of fome, the reafon why ^ By writing thus he anfwerd by and by. Oft haue I heard, that many haue fuftained,Much lolfe by talke, and lavifhncs of tongue 5Of filcnce never any yet complained,Or could fay iuftly, it had done him wrong: Who knowes to fpeake, and when to hold his peace \Findes fewefl daungers, and Hues bcft at cafe. Angciona Deaproles filcntij a»pud Romanes,obfignato ore a-tiquicus cfHAa eft

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