. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . A L CID E S heere 3haththrowne his Clubbe away 3■** And weares a Mantle 3 for his Lions skinne,Thus better liking for to paffe the day,With Omphale, and with her maides to fpinne,To card 5 to recle, and doe fuch daily taske 3«> tempmta »> What ere it pleafed, Omphale to aske. cefiferk Venus no ,—« .. , . n « • r i t- aiiaDea^a adco That all his conqiieits wonne him not luch r arae 3Sw? For which as God h the world did him adore,As Loues affection, did difgrace and fh
. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . A L CID E S heere 3haththrowne his Clubbe away 3■** And weares a Mantle 3 for his Lions skinne,Thus better liking for to paffe the day,With Omphale, and with her maides to fpinne,To card 5 to recle, and doe fuch daily taske 3«> tempmta »> What ere it pleafed, Omphale to aske. cefiferk Venus no ,—« .. , . n « • r i t- aiiaDea^a adco That all his conqiieits wonne him not luch r arae 3Sw? For which as God h the world did him adore,As Loues affection, did difgrace and fharaeHis virtues partes. How many are there more ?Who hauing Honor ,.and a worthy name 3By actions bafe y and lewdnes looie the fame. Tropert. Quicquid amor iuffit, non eft contcmnerc tutum ,Regnat et in fuperos ius habet ilie Dcos. Vim Vini vis • 94. TT E E R E Bacchus winged 3 midft his cups doth fit 3■*■ * With^rasra/Caduceusinhishand,.As God of wine no more 3 but God of wit rAnd Eloquence, which he hath at commaund, ( Since he hath drawne, his bowles and bottles drie y)Wherewith he (hemes , to mount aboue the skie. For when his liquor hath pofTefPd the braine,The foole himfelfc 3 the * wifeft thinkes to be 5 -And then fo giues his lavifh tongue the raine yYou Id fweare ye heard another * MercurieyFor lies of Ladies loues, or travailes farre yHis birth, his woundes, or fervice in the warre . * Ad vin& : pro H: Cetfo * Fcecuadi tali-pes fcc*
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