A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne Quickened With Metrical Illustrations, Both Morall and Divine, Etc.

Book 3 ends with page 196, Book 4 starts with page 109. The next page

Chapter 43,402 wordsPublic domain

is 210 so 109 should be 209

Illvstr. XXXI. "Your houres, in serions matters, if you spend", "serions" should probably be "serious"

Illvstr. XXXVIII. "A tatlers tougue; for, paines are lost on him", "tougue" should probably be "tongue". "And, in our selves true Vertnes to maintaine;", "Vertnes" should probably be "Vertues".

The Fourth Lotterie. Verse 1. "If so, thine Emblom doth expresse", "Emblom" should probably be Emblem".

Verse 12. "As none can conquer; And, bohold", "bohold" should probably be "behold".

Verse 39. "Whrch may not make the danger worse", "Whrch" should probably be "Which".

Verse 53. "Which these two fignres, backward, make", "fignres" should probably be "figures".

Index. (Punctuation has been left as printed).

"Christ the true Pellican. 154." is spelt Pelican on p.154.

"Ganimed 156." Ganymed is used on p.156.

"Greefe 26." Griefe is used on p26

"Halter 66, Halcyon, vid. Kings Fisher." Requires a line break between the two entries.

"Mutuall affection 34. 163. 781." p.781 doesn't exist, a link has been made to p.178.

"Rich Theeves 197" p.197 doesn't exist, a link has been made to p.191.

=Transcriber's Addendum=

Transcriptions and translations of the mottoes engraved around each emblem are provided as a convenience to the reader. Each transcription is shown as written (with any notes), followed by the text normalised to modern standards of punctuation and spelling (u/v, æ/ae, -cunque/-cumque, oe/ae etc.) and its translation.

Portrait EFFIGIES GEORGII WITHERI POETÆ. Effigies Georgii Witheri poetae Portrait of the poet George Wither

Ill 1 Bk 1 VIVITVR INGENIO CÆTERA MORTIS ERṼT Vivitur ingenio; caetera mortis erunt We live by our genius; the rest will belong to death

Ill 2 Bk 1 SAPIENTIA CONSTANS Sapientia constans Wisdom is constant

Ill 3 Bk 1 LEX REGIT ET ARMA TVENTVR. Lex regit et arma tuentur Law directs and arms protect

Ill 4 Bk 1 NE TENEAR Ne tenear Lest I be held back

Ill 5 Bk 1 LABORE VIRTVS, VIRTVTE GLORIA PARATVR Labore virtus, virtute gloria paratur Virtue is acquired through labour, glory through virtue

Ill 6 Bk 1 NON OBEST VIRTVTI SORS. Non obest virtuti sors Chance is no hindrance to virtue

Ill 7 Bk 1 NON SCEPTRO SED PLECTRO DVCITVR Non sceptro sed plectro ducitur She is led by the plectrum, not by the sceptre

Ill 8 Bk 1 IN HVNC INTVENS PIVS ESTO In hunc intuens pius esto Look on this and be pious

Ill 9 Bk 1 IN NOCTE CONSILIṼ In nocte consilium Deliberation at night

Ill 10 Bk 1 SPERNIT PERICVLA VIRT[VS] Spernit pericula virtus Virtue scorns danger

Ill 11 Bk 1 AD SCOPVM LICET ÆGRE ET FRVSTRA Ad scopum licet aegre et frustra Towards the goal, but painfully and unsuccessfully

Ill 12 Bk 1 ΠΑΝΤΑ ΛΕΛΟΙΠΑ πάντα λέλοιπα I have left all things

Ill 13 Bk 1 REMIGIO VENTISQ[VE] SECVNDIS Remigio ventisque secundis By rowing and favourable winds

Ill 14 Bk 1 QVID SI SIC Quid si sic What if so?

Ill 15 Bk 1 DVM NVTRIO CONSVMOR Dum nutrio consumor As I nourish I am consumed

Ill 16 Bk 1 CONCVSSVS SVRGO Concussus surgo When struck I rise

Ill 17 Bk 1 DVM EXTENDAR Dum extendar Until I am stretched

Ill 18 Bk 1 MATVRA Matura Hurry!

Ill 19 Bk 1 LENTE SED ATTENTE Lente sed attente Slowly but carefully

Ill 20 Bk 1 TRANSEAT Transeat Let it pass

Ill 21 Bk 1 MORS VITÆ INITIVM. Mors vitae initium Death is the beginning of life

Ill 22 Bk 1 QVO ME VERTĀ NESCIO Quo me vertam nescio I know not where to turn

Ill 23 Bk 1 PATIOR VT POTIAR Patior ut potiar I suffer to obtain

Ill 24 Bk 1 CONSEQVITVR QVODCVNQ[VE] PETIT Consequitur quodcumque petit She attains whatever she aims at

Ill 25 Bk 1 NON QVAM CREBRO SED QVĀ BĒE Non quam crebro sed quam bene Not how often, but how well

Ill 26 Bk 1 DVRABO Durabo I shall endure

Ill 27 Bk 1 VBI HELENA IBI TROIA Ubi Helena, ibi Troia Where Helen is, there is Troy

Ill 28 Bk 1 VICTRIX PATIENTIA DVRI. Victrix patientia duri Patience victorious over hardship

Ill 29 Bk 1 NON VNO STERNITVR ICTV. Non uno sternitur ictu It is not felled with one blow

Ill 30 Bk 1 NVDRISCO IL BVONO ET SPENGO IL REO Nudrisco il buono et spengo il reo I nourish the good and destroy the malefactor

Ill 31 Bk 1 SAPIENS DOMINABITVR ASTRIS. Sapiens dominabitur astris The wise man shall rule over the stars

Ill 32 Bk 1 EX VTROQVE CÆSAR Ex utroque Caesar A Caesar either way

Ill 33 Bk 1 PERSEQVAR EXSTINCTṼ Persequar exstinctum I will follow him into death

Ill 34 Bk 1 FLAMMESCIT VTERQVE Flammescit uterque Each catches fire

Ill 35 Bk 1 POSTERITATI Posteritati For posterity

Ill 36 Bk 1 NIL PENNA, SED VSVS Nil penna, sed usus Not the plume, but its use

Ill 37 Bk 1 DVM CLAVVM RECTAM TENEAM Dum clavum rectam teneam As long as I hold the tiller steady

Ill 38 Bk 1 SI SCIENS FALLO. Si sciens fallo If I knowingly deceive

Ill 39 Bk 1 SPEQVE METVQVE PAVET Speque metuque pavet It trembles with hope and fear

Ill 40 Bk 1 COSI VIVO PIACER CONDVCE A MORTE Così vivo piacer conduce a morte So lively pleasure leads to death

Ill 41 Bk 1 PVRIS MANIBVS. Puris manibus With clean hands

Ill 42 Bk 1 LINGVA QVO TENDIS Lingua, quo tendis? Tongue, where are you going?

Ill 43 Bk 1 original reads "ΟΥΜE ΒΛLΨΟΝ ΑΝΩ" which has been corrected to "ΘΥΜΕ ΒΛΕΨΟΝ ΑΝΩ" θυμέ, βλέψον ἄνω Look up, my soul

Ill 44 Bk 1 FLAVESCENT Flavescent They shall turn golden

Ill 45 Bk 1 FINIS AB ORIGINE PĒDET Finis ab origine pendet The end depends on the beginning

Ill 46 Bk 1 TANDEM FIT ARBOR Tandem fit arbor At last it becomes a tree

Ill 47 Bk 1 SVPERATA CRVCE CORONOR Superata cruce coronor I rise above the cross and am crowned

Ill 48 Bk 1 MORS SCEPTRA LIGONIB[VS] ÆQVAT Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat Death levels sceptres and spades

Ill 49 Bk 1 PAVLATIM NON IMPETV. Paulatim non impetu Gradually, not by force

Ill 50 Bk 1 DE PARVIS GRANDIS ACERVVS ERIT. De parvis grandis acervus erit From small things a great heap will grow

Ill 1 Bk 2 NEQVEO COMPESCERE MVLTOS Nequeo compescere multos I cannot restrain so many

Ill 2 Bk 2 INGENII LARGITOR VENTER. Ingenii largitor venter The belly is the bestower of genius

Ill 3 Bk 2 MVSICA SERVA DEI Musica serva dei Music is the handmaid of God

Ill 4 Bk 2 DISCITE IVSTICIAM. Discite iusticiam Learn justice

Ill 5 Bk 2 CONSENSV POPVLI REGNṼ SVBSISTIT. Consensu populi regnum subsistit The kingdom is sustained by the consent of the people

Ill 6 Bk 2 QVI ME ALIT ME EXTINGVIT. Qui me alit me extinguit He who feeds me extinguishes me

Ill 7 Bk 2 SEQVITVR SVA PŒNA NOCENTEM Sequitur sua poena nocentem His punishment follows the evildoer

Ill 8 Bk 2 POST TENTATIONEM CONSOLATIO. Post tentationem consolatio After temptation, consolation

Ill 9 Bk 2 PRO GALLINIS Pro gallinis For the hens

Ill 10 Bk 2 TVTIVS VT POSSIT FIGI. Tutius ut possit figi To be fixed more securely

Ill 11 Bk 2 IN SILENTIO ET SPE. In silentio et spe In silence and hope

Ill 12 Bk 2 FATO PRVDENTIA MAIOR. Fato prudentia maior Prudence is greater than fate

Ill 13 Bk 2 CONIVNCTIS VOTIS Coniunctis votis Joined in prayer

Ill 14 Bk 2 CVI BONO? Cui bono? For whose benefit? (This is what the phrase usually means. But our author understands it as: For what benefit?)

Ill 15 Bk 2 SACRIFICIVM DEO COR CONTRIBVLATIM Sacrificium deo cor contribulatum A contrite heart is a sacrifice to God

Ill 16 Bk 2 REGNI CORONA REX Regni corona rex The king is the crown of the kingdom

Ill 17 Bk 2 STVDIO ET VIGILANTIA. Studio et vigilantia By study and watchfulness

Ill 18 Bk 2 ARTE ET MARTE Arte et marte By art and by arms

Ill 19 Bk 2 CONSTANTE FIDVCIA Constante fiducia By art and by arms

Ill 20 Bk 2 AMOR DOCET MVSICAM Amor docet musicam Love teaches music

Ill 21 Bk 2 NON TE SED NVMMOS Non te sed nummos Not you but your money

Ill 22 Bk 2 FIDE SED CVI VIDE Fide sed cui vide Trust, but be careful whom

Ill 23 Bk 2 HVMANA FVMVS Humana fumus All things human are smoke

Ill 24 Bk 2 OMNIA MEA MECVM PORTO Omnia mea mecum porto All that is mine I carry with me

Ill 25 Bk 2 TAMEN DISCAM. Tamen discam Yet I shall learn

Ill 26 Bk 2 VIRTVTI FORTVNA COMES. Virtuti fortuna comes Fortune is the companion of virtue

Ill 27 Bk 2 DEVS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT. Deus nobis haec otia fecit God has granted us this ease

Ill 28 Bk 2 EX BELLO PAX Ex bello pax From war, peace

Ill 29 Bk 2 COR RECTṼ INQVIRIT SCIENTIĀ. Cor rectum inquirit scientiam An upright heart seeks knowledge

Ill 30 Bk 2 ΕΚ ΠΟΝΟΥ ΚΛΕΟΣ. ἐκ πόνου κλέος From labour, glory

Ill 31 Bk 2 PVEROS CASTIGO VIROSQ[VE] Pueros castigo virosque I chastise boys and men

Ill 32 Bk 2 VITA MORTALIVM VIGILIA. Vita mortalium vigilia The life of mortals is watchfulness

Ill 33 Bk 2 MANET IMMVTABILE FATVM. Manet immutabile fatum Fate remains unalterable

Ill 34 Bk 2 DETERIVS FORMIDO. Deterius formido I fear something worse

Ill 35 Bk 2 ADVERSIS CLARIVS ARDET. Adversis clarius ardet It burns brighter in adversity

Ill 36 Bk 2 SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MVNDI. Sic transit gloria mundi So passes the world's glory

Ill 37 Bk 2 IVSQVE A LA MORT Jusqu'à la mort Until death

Ill 38 Bk 2 SVVM CVIQVE TRIBVE Suum cuique tribue Allow each his own

Ill 39 Bk 2 IN VIRTVTE ET FORTVNA. In virtute et fortuna In virtue and fortune

Ill 40 Bk 2 ΑΙΩΝΙΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΚΑΙΡΟΝ. αἰώνιον καὶ πρόσκαιρον Eternal and temporal

Ill 41 Bk 2 VIRIBVS IVNGENDA SAPIENTIA. Viribus iungenda sapientia Wisdom should be joined to strength

Ill 42 Bk 2 SOLVM A SOLE Solum a sole The soil from the sun

Ill 43 Bk 2 RECTO CVRSV Recto cursu On a steady course

Ill 44 Bk 2 SPES ALIT AGRICOLAS:· Spes alit agricolas Hope nourishes farmers

Ill 45 Bk 2 POCO A POCO. Poco a poco Little by little

Ill 46 Bk 2 TRIBVLATIO DITAT. Tribulatio ditat Affliction enriches

Ill 47 Bk 2 VICTRIX FORTVNÆ SAPIENTIA. Victrix fortunae sapientia Wisdom victorious over fortune

Ill 48 Bk 2 AVT MORS AVT VITA DECORA Aut mors aut vita decora Either death or life with honour

Ill 49 Bk 2 DONEC TOTṼ IMPLEAT ORBĒ. Donec totum impleat orbem Until it fills the whole world

Ill 50 Bk 2 VIRTVS LORICA FIDELIS Virtus lorica fidelis Virtue is a trusty coat of mail

Ill 1 Bk 3 SI RECTE FACIES. Si recte facies If you act rightly

Ill 2 Bk 3 SUPERAT SOLERTIA VIRES. Superat solertia vires Cleverness outdoes strength

Ill 3 Bk 3 NON SINE CAUSA. Non sine causa Not without cause

Ill 4 Bk 3 PANDO RECONDITA. Pando recondita I disclose what is hidden

Ill 5 Bk 3 VIRTUTE DUCE COMITE FORTUNA Virtute duce comite fortuna With virtue as guide and fortune as companion

Ill 6 Bk 3 FLOREBO PROSPICIENTE DEO. Florebo prospiciente deo Under God's gaze I shall flourish

Ill 7 Bk 3 FAC ET SPERA. Fac et spera Do and hope

Ill 8 Bk 3 RERUM SAPIENTIA CUSTOS. Rerum sapientia custos Wisdom is the guardian of all things

Ill 9 Bk 3 LABORE ET CONSTANTIA. Labore et constantia By labour and constancy

Ill 10 Bk 3 EVERTIT ET AEQUAT. Evertit et aequat He overturns and levels

Ill 11 Bk 3 SCIENTIA IMMUTABILIS. Scientia immutabilis Knowledge is immutable

Ill 12 Bk 3 VIRTUTE AC STUDIO PER ORBEM FAMA PERPETUA COMPARATUR. Virtute ac studio per orbem fama perpetua comparatur By virtue and zeal everlasting worldwide fame is obtained

Ill 13 Bk 3 NOLI ALTUM SAPERE. Noli altum sapere Be not over-wise

Ill 14 Bk 3 TRACTANT FABRILIA FABRI. Tractant fabrilia fabri Workmen wield their own tools

Ill 15 Bk 3 NON DORMIT QUI CUSTODIT. Non dormit qui custodit He who is on guard does not sleep

Ill 16 Bk 3 IN SPE ET LABORE TRANSIGO VITAM. In spe et labore transigo vitam I spend my life in hope and labour

Ill 17 Bk 3 PRUDENTE SIMPLICITATE. Prudente simplicitate In prudent simplicity

Ill 18 Bk 3 TRANSITUS CELER EST ET AVOLAMUS. Transitus celer est et avolamus The passage is swift, then we fly away

Ill 19 Bk 3 PEDETENTIM. Pedetentim Step by step

Ill 20 Bk 3 PRO LEGE ET PRO GREGE. Pro lege et pro grege For the law and for the flock

Ill 21 Bk 3 DISCITE IUSTITIAM. Discite iustitiam Learn justice

Ill 22 Bk 3 NON EST MORTALE QUOD OPTO. Non est mortale quod opto What I choose is no mortal thing

Ill 23 Bk 3 IN SE SUA PER UESTIGIA UOLUITUR. In se sua per vestigia volvitur It rolls round on its own tracks onto itself

Ill 24 Bk 3 NULLA DIES SINE LINEA. Nulla dies sine linea No day without a line

Ill 25 Bk 3 AD REGIS NUTUS. Ad regis nutus At the king's pleasure

Ill 26 Bk 3 HAC VIRTUTIS ITER. Hac virtutis iter This way is the path of virtue

Ill 27 Bk 3 CONCEDO NULLI. Concedo nulli I yield to no-one

Ill 28 Bk 3 MANUS MANUM LAUAT. Manus manum lavat One hand washes another

Ill 29 Bk 3 LEGIBUS ET ARMIS. Legibus et armis By laws and arms

Ill 30 Bk 3 NON QUAM FORMOSA SED QUAM RECTA. Non quam formosa sed quam recta Not how beautiful, but how straight

Ill 31 Bk 3 ALIIS INSERVIENDO CONSUMOR. Aliis inserviendo consumor I am consumed in the service of others

Ill 32 Bk 3 DITAT SERVATA FIDES. Ditat servata fides Keeping faith brings riches

Ill 33 Bk 3 FVRES PRIVATI IN NERVO PVBLICI IN AVRO Fures privati in nervo, publici in auro Private thieves in fetters, public thieves in gold

Ill 34 Bk 3 MEMENTO MORI Memento mori Remember you will die

Ill 35 Bk 3 SERVA MODVM. Serva modum Observe due measure

Ill 36 Bk 3 FVLCRVM TVTISSIMVM Fulcrum tutissimum The safest support

Ill 37 Bk 3 VIRTUS INEXPUGNABILIS. Virtus inexpugnabilis Impregnable virtue

Ill 38 Bk 3 VERITAS PREMITUR NON OPPRIMITUR. Veritas premitur non opprimitur Truth is oppressed but not suppressed

Ill 39 Bk 3 PAS A PAS. Pas a pas Step by step

Ill 40 Bk 3 FORTUNA UT LUNA. Fortuna ut luna Fortune like the moon

Ill 41 Bk 3 ANTÈ FERIT QUÀM FLAMMA MICET. Ante ferit quam flamma micet It strikes before the flame kindles

Ill 42 Bk 3 PAUPERTATE PREMOR SUBLEUOR INGENIO. Paupertate premor sublevor ingenio I am borne down by poverty, and uplifted by genius

Ill 43 Bk 3 VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR. Virtus unita fortior Virtue is stronger when united

Ill 44 Bk 3 AMORE MUTUO. Amore mutuo By mutual love

Ill 45 Bk 3 CONCORDIA INSUPERABILIS. Concordia insuperabilis Unconquerable harmony

Ill 46 Bk 3 IN MANU DEI COR REGIS. In manu dei cor regis The heart of the king is in God's hand

Ill 47 Bk 3 CELATA VIRTUS IGNAVIA EST. Celata virtus ignavia est Virtue concealed is worthlessness

Ill 48 Bk 3 REDIBO PLENIOR. Redibo plenior I shall return more full

Ill 49 Bk 3 NUSQUAM TUTA FIDES. Nusquam tuta fides Nowhere is trust secure

Ill 50 Bk 3 HODIE MIHI CRAS TIBI: Hodie mihi cras tibi Today for me, tomorrow for you

Ill 1 Bk 4 NON INFERIORA SECUTUS. Non inferiora secutus Following no lesser things

Ill 2 Bk 4 IN MANU DOMINI OMNES SUNT FINES TERRÆ. In manu domini omnes sunt fines terrae All the ends of the earth are in the hand of the Lord

Ill 3 Bk 4 QUOD NON ES NE VIDEARE CAVE. Quod non es ne videare cave Take care lest you seem what you are not

Ill 4 Bk 4 FESTINAT DECURRERE. Festinat decurrere Swiftly it runs through

Ill 5 Bk 4 ABRUMPAM. Abrumpam I will break it off

Ill 6 Bk 4 HINC DOLOR INDE FUGA. Hinc dolor inde fuga Hence my pain; thence my flight

Ill 7 Bk 4 CAPTIVUM IMPUNE LACESSUNT. Captivum impune lacessunt They provoke the prisoner without fear of harm

Ill 8 Bk 4 RESTAT DE VICTORE ORIENTIS. Restat de victore orientis This remains of the conqueror of the east

Ill 9 Bk 4 INSPERATA FLORUIT. Insperata floruit It flourished unhoped-for

Ill 10 Bk 4 NESCIT LABI VIRTUS. Nescit labi virtus Virtue knows no failure

Ill 11 Bk 4 HODIE SIC VERTITVR ORBIS. Hodie sic vertitur orbis So the world turns today

Ill 12 Bk 4 VIS NESCIA VINCI. Vis nescia vinci A power that knows no defeat

Ill 13 Bk 4 QUO FATA TRAHUNT. Quo fata trahunt Where the fates lead

Ill 14 Bk 4 ΟΙΚΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΣ ΟΙΚΟΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ οἴκος φίλος οἴκος ἄριστος The best house is the house you love

Ill 15 Bk 4 DEUS DAT CUI VULT. Deus dat cui vult God gives to whom he wishes

Ill 16 Bk 4 INDIGNUM FORTUNA FOVET. Indignum fortuna fovet Fortune cherishes the unworthy

Ill 17 Bk 4 STULTORUM ADIUMENTA NOCUMENTA. Stultorum adiumenta nocumenta The assistance of fools is a hindrance

Ill 18 Bk 4 TE STANTE VIREBO. Te stante virebo While you stand I shall flourish

Ill 19 Bk 4 FERIO. Ferio I hit

Ill 20 Bk 4 QUOCUNQUE FERAR. Quocumque ferar Wherever I am carried

Ill 21 Bk 4 BELLA IN VISTA DENTRO TRISTA. Bella in vista dentro trista Fair without, foul within

Ill 22 Bk 4 EN DEXTRA FIDESQUE. En dextra fidesque See, the right hand and the pledged faith

Ill 23 Bk 4 VARIUM ET MUTABILE SEMPER. Varium et mutabile semper Always inconstant and changeable

Ill 24 Bk 4 GAUDET PATIENTIA DURIS. Gaudet patientia duris Patience rejoices in hardships

Ill 25 Bk 4 SIC SPECTANDA FIDES. Sic spectanda fides So good faith should be examined

Ill 26 Bk 4 NON SEMPER ARCUM TENDIT. Non semper arcum tendit He does not always draw the bow

Ill 27 Bk 4 VIVE MEMOR LETHI FUGIT HORA. Vive memor leti; fugit hora Live mindful of death; time flies

Ill 28 Bk 4 MEDIIS TRANQUILLUS IN UNDIS. Mediis tranquillus in undis Calm amid the waves

Ill 29 Bk 4 BONA FIDE. Bona fide In good faith

Ill 30 Bk 4 PACISQUE BONUS BELLIQUE MINISTER. Pacisque bonus bellique minister A good servant in peace and in war

Ill 31 Bk 4 PAR SIT FORTUNA LABORI. Par sit fortuna labori Let fortune be a match for labour

Ill 32 Bk 4 POST NUBILA PHŒBUS. Post nubila Phoebus After clouds, the sun

Ill 33 Bk 4 OMNIS VICTORIA A DOMINO. Omnis victoria a domino All victory is from the Lord

Ill 34 Bk 4 NE QUID NIMIS. Ne quid nimis Nothing to excess

Ill 35 Bk 4 PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA. Per angusta ad augusta Through difficulties to greatness

Ill 36 Bk 4 FIDUCIA CONCORS. Fiducia concors United in faith

Ill 37 Bk 4 PRO ME SI MEREOR IN ME. Pro me; si mereor, in me For me, or if I deserve it, against me

Ill 38 Bk 4 HAC ATQUE ILLAC PERFLUIT. Hac atque illac perfluit It leaks in all directions

Ill 39 Bk 4 UTCUNQUE. Utcumque However

Ill 40 Bk 4 FATA OBSTANT. Fata obstant The fates oppose

Ill 41 Bk 4 VT NE QUID DEDECEAT. Ut ne quid dedeceat So there may be nothing unseemly

Ill 42 Bk 4 NON NOBIS. Non nobis Not for us

Ill 43 Bk 4 ASTRA DEUS REGIT. Astra deus regit God rules the stars

Ill 44 Bk 4 FUROR FIT LÆSA SÆPIUS PATIENTIA. Furor fit laesa saepius patientia Patience too often offended turns to fury

Ill 45 Bk 4 CŒCUS NIL LUCE IUVATUR. Caecus nil luce iuvatur A blind man is not helped by light

Ill 46 Bk 4 INTER UTRUMQUE VOLAT. Inter utrumque volat She flies between the two

Ill 47 Bk 4 SI DEUS VOLUERIT. Si deus voluerit If God wishes

Ill 48 Bk 4 OMNIS CARO FŒNUM. Omnis caro faenum All flesh is grass

Ill 49 Bk 4 PERIT QUOD ELAPSUM EST. Perit quod elapsum est That which has gone by is lost

Ill 50 Bk 4 PERSEVERANTI DABITUR. Perseveranti dabitur It will be given to the persevering