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. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . HT HVS HERCVLES^ the Romanes diddevife,•** And in their Temples 3 him a place aflignd:To reprefent vnto the peoples cies 3The image of 3 th Heroique virtuous mind:Who like A L C ID E S , to her lafting praife ,In action ftiU 3 delightes to Ipend her dayes. Within whofe hand, three apples are of gold ,The fame which from th Hefperides he fetcht3Thefe are the three Heroique vertues old,The Lions skinne 3 about his fhoulders ftretcht 3Notes fortitude ,his Clubbe the crabbed paine «To braue atcheiuements 3 ere we can attaine. Mecum honor et laudes, et lxto gloria vuku ,Et decus , et niveis Vi&oria concolor alis:M; ciaftus Lauro perducitad aftra uiumphus ,Cafta mihi domus, ec celfo ftant colle Virtus hominisproprium bonuMTacitus lb : 4.; t. Moderationofanger. e. Contempt of pleafure. , $. Abftinencc from covetn*•ufnes. Silins Itrff: lib 1 jf Virtus loqui-tur Sic 37 Sic njt:te dufci. Adgenerofifiimum et opt : Jpei iuvenem N ohtktriD .C .M. in Italiamnuperrime T H E Spartan virgines, ere they had compofed;Theire Girlonds, of the faireft flowers to fight:The wholefomft herbes , they heere withall inclofed 9And Co their heades ■> full iollily they dight,In memorie of that fame leach they wright:Who firft brought fimples , and their vfe to light« So ye braue Lord, who like the heavenly Sphere ,Delight in motion,and aboute to roame:Muft learnc to mixe in travaile farre and ncere , .With pleafure profite, that returning home *, Your skill, and Iudgment, more may make you knowen? Then your French fuitea or locke Co largly growen • L«oii*:ad F°r wnos nc^ tnats not iwftit && delight, Farre Countries5 Coiirccs, and Cities^ ftraung tcfec $ To $8. To haue old tome, preferred to his rght:.. Troy-\ or Virgils fWeete Parthenops. -* Yet nothing worth , vnles ye herewith find,The fruites of skill 3 and bettering of yo
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