. Siluestri à Petrasancta Symbola heroica . ALEXANDER Medicevs rliinocerotem proSymbolo habuitrqui paulo humilior elephan-to,&: tergo buxei coloris quafithorace perpetuomu-nitus , cornuque ofTeo prxgrandi ante nares arma-tus, obuio hofti transfodere ventrem folet; nifi ab eopriiis 5 circumied🅰 ad coUum probofcidis nexu, &quafi laqueo ^ ftranguletur. Eft vero exitus pugna^,aut vi^toria^aut mors decora: quia numquam/uper-ftite aduerfario , de pugna redit j fed aut vincit^ autcadit. Ideo Alexander Medicevs ei adfcripfitHifpanice : NoN redeo , Nisi vicerim. etiamipfe aciem ingrediens^ aut proflig

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. Siluestri à Petrasancta Symbola heroica . ALEXANDER Medicevs rliinocerotem proSymbolo habuitrqui paulo humilior elephan-to,&: tergo buxei coloris quafithorace perpetuomu-nitus , cornuque ofTeo prxgrandi ante nares arma-tus, obuio hofti transfodere ventrem folet; nifi ab eopriiis 5 circumied🅰 ad coUum probofcidis nexu, &quafi laqueo ^ ftranguletur. Eft vero exitus pugna^,aut vi^toria^aut mors decora: quia numquam/uper-ftite aduerfario , de pugna redit j fed aut vincit^ autcadit. Ideo Alexander Medicevs ei adfcripfitHifpanice : NoN redeo , Nisi vicerim. etiamipfe aciem ingrediens^ aut profligaturus hoftem, autin prxUo manfurus. Ferdi- LIBER PRIMVS. 37. FERDINANDVS GONZAGA , Dux MantUcT ,quasfiturus lumen animi, &: glorix iubar, expropria, quam ex maiorum virtute ac fama j Solenifbrmauit, qui fui nitoris foceque lucis faber eft, cuniLuna 6c ftellse ab eo, quafi foeneratrices, lucem mu-tuam accipiantc Vespa- 38 DE STMBOLIS HEROICIS

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