. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . T H H flothfull man, that loues in idle feat,And wanton pleafures, to difpend his daies:The Scripture plaine denieth for to eate>And lawes fevere, doe punifti many waies: And never Heaven?, with their bountie blefle ,The hand addicted vn to Idlenes. On thother fide, when for our fweatie painc ,Tofale they fetvs,allthepretiousthinges,The Earth within her bofome, doth containe,Gemmes 3 Herbes of virtue 5Diadems of Kinges,All fortes of Girlondes, and the Quill of Fame,1 To

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. Minerva Britanna Or A Garden Of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures . T H H flothfull man, that loues in idle feat,And wanton pleafures, to difpend his daies:The Scripture plaine denieth for to eate>And lawes fevere, doe punifti many waies: And never Heaven?, with their bountie blefle ,The hand addicted vn to Idlenes. On thother fide, when for our fweatie painc ,Tofale they fetvs,allthepretiousthinges,The Earth within her bofome, doth containe,Gemmes 3 Herbes of virtue 5Diadems of Kinges,All fortes of Girlondes, and the Quill of Fame,1 To keepe aliue, the honor of our G/oruLtavta* 122

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