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Title: Iconologia, or, Moral emblems
Year: 1709 (1700s)
Authors: Ripa, Cesare, fl. 1600 Tempest, Pierce, 1653-1717 Fuller, Isaac, 1606-1672, ill
Subjects: Emblems Emblem books --Great Britain --18th century.
Publisher: London : Printed by Benj. Motte
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ththe Hydra cannot fwallow her, having the Reed crofs-wife. F I G. 19J. Temperanza : T E M T E R A N C EJ A Gentlewoman holding a Bridle in one Hand, and a Stay of a Clockin the other; an Elephant by her. The Bridle and Stay denote the Bufmefs of Temperance to bridle andmoderate the Appetite and inordinate Faflions, as time ferves. TheElephant, becaufe if it has once been accuflomd to a certain Quantity ofMeat, it never exceeds, but keeps Itridly to that, and will cat no more. F 1G. 294. Stupidita, ovcro Stolidira : STUflDlTLA Woman, her Hand upon the Head of a Goat, with an Eringo-branch in her Mouth ; a iV^m//«j-Flower in her left, crown*d with the lame.The Goat denotes Stupidity; Ariftotle fays he that has Eyes refembling the Colour of Wine, is a Blockhead; becaufe they refcmble a Goats Eyes. The t^jnijfus is derivd from the Greek vccpwn, narchcj (lupid, and Narcijfui became fo in love with himlelf, that he grew fiupid and was drown J. The Eringo is a fiupifpng Plant. , ill.»/,/,
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