. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . Quintil: dcclam: 13 . Clauiian: OF orient hew 3 aRaiiiebow doth hideous iTiower, within her Circlet round ,Refembling that great punifhment of raine ^The Lord inflided when the world was drownd :The Rainebow, of his Mercy, heere a figne,Which with his lufticc, he doth ever ioine . For though we howerly, doe the Lord provoke ,By cricng Sinncs, to bring his vengeance downc ^ The faille he tempers, while he ftrikes the ftroke ^And ioines liis favor, with a bit
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . Quintil: dcclam: 13 . Clauiian: OF orient hew 3 aRaiiiebow doth hideous iTiower, within her Circlet round ,Refembling that great punifhment of raine ^The Lord inflided when the world was drownd :The Rainebow, of his Mercy, heere a figne,Which with his lufticc, he doth ever ioine . For though we howerly, doe the Lord provoke ,By cricng Sinncs, to bring his vengeance downc ^ The faille he tempers, while he ftrikes the ftroke ^And ioines liis favor, with a bitter frowne:To let vs know, that wrath he keepes in ftore ,And grace for fuch, as will offend no more. Oh quam difficile hominibus mifercri et faperc. Pcragit tranquilla potcftas Quod violcnta neqiiit, mandataque fortius vrgctImperiofa quics —- Sfne Sineflamn. t%. T^ HIS warlick Helmc, that naked doth appeare , *• Not gold-etichafed, or with Gemmes doth the markcs, of many a battaile bearc,With dintes of bullets, there imprinted yet,No featherie creaft, or dreading doth defire,Which at the Tilts, the vulgar moft admire. For beft defcrt, ftill liveth out of view,Or foone by Envie, is commaunded downc,^ Nor can her heaucn-bred fpirit lowly twerc to gainc, akingdome, and a crownc:Befide it tells vs^ that the valiant heart,Can liue content, though wanteth his dcfert. * — Iraitutfolavirtute potciUs*Cliudian:
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