Amorum emblemata figuris Æneis incisa studio Othonis Væni Batavo-Lugdunensis = Emblemes of love, with verses in Latin, English and Italian.

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Amorum emblemata figuris Æneis incisa studio Othonis Væni Batavo-Lugdunensis = Emblemes of love, with verses in Latin, English and Italian.
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Veen, Otto van, 1556-1629.
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Antwerpiæ :: Venalia apud Auctorem,
M. DC. IIX. [1608]
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Emblems -- Belgium -- Early works to 1800.
Love in art.
Art -- Early works to 1800.
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Cupids epistle to the yonger sorte.

When oght with ardent heart I kindle and inflame, Then is accomplished & broght in orders frame, That forcefull woord of yore, wherein stil force dothly, That wild each thing at first, encreasse and multiply, What after nature liues, liues subiect vnto mee, All yeilding to my law must all my vassalles bee. Obedience vnto mee importes not anie blame, Since all-comaunding will ordayneth so the same. My vnrestrayned force to all that moue & liue, A lust to procreate, moste liberally doth giue. In elements all fowre, all what appeers to bee, By inclination shew accordance vnto mee. Yea eu'n aswell the things that reasonlesse are found, As that same race wherin reason doth most abound, The fish amiddes the deep & fowles that fly aboue, Do all well know & fynd what thing it is to loue. The Salamander doth not leaue deer loues desyre, Since I it do conserue with him admiddes the fyre. Behold the Sun & Moon, resembling man and wyf, How they remayn in heau'n in loue and lasting lyf. By whose coniunction all vvhat men on earth do fynd, Are both produc'd & kept in novvriture and kynd. Their springing & encrease & food they freely giue, Vnto the trees and plants vvhich by them grovv & liue.

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For trees haue liuing spirits, although they sencelesse bee, Obseruing my comaund, as by the Palme ye see, When as some riuer doth female & male diseuer, Each to the other bends, as fayn to bee together. Iust nature did at first deuise and well ordayn, The woman and the man deuyded into twayn. But by vniting both, by either sweetned is, The kynd & loving vse of this deuisions blisse. The well establisnt law of nature and of kynd, To do oght reasonlesse may neuer anie fynd, For nothing is vnfitt by nature put in trayn, But all is well, and well in order doth remayn, What man then may hee seem which liueth still alone, Vnioyn'd vnto a wyf which maketh two in one? Hee is but half a man, for man without a wyf, I do esteem no more if hee so end his lyf. A lustlesse lyuing thing, bereft of his delight, A fostrer of sad thoghts, a solitarie wight. One whome vnpleasantnes best seemeth for to please, Borne to his onlie care, and ignorant of ease. Depryu'd of lyf and ioy, vndonne and vnbeloued, For louelesse must he liue, that not to loue is moued. Where hee that to sweet loue houes to affoord his fauor, The sweetnes of his lyf more sweetly makes to sauor,

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Hee doth diminish much his sorrow and his wo, Or maketh that his cares do seem not to bee so. His beeing borne anew, hee in his children sees, And their encreasse agayn in more and more degrees. Thus loue to mortall man so great a fauor giues, That him immortall makes, so that hee euer liues. The man that liues alone I may vnhappie call, For who will help him vp if hee doo chance to fall? Who will partake his payn, who will his wo bemone? All burthens heauier bee when they bee borne alone. Two twisted cordes in one, in dooble strenght do last, When no one single string can dure or hold so fast. And hee that yeilds no frute whereby the world must liue The honor also wants which children parents giue. And thow of female sex, who can thy woorth approue? That from thy inward thoghts sequestreth kyndest loue. More wofull then the man, voyd of supporte and stay, What will thee benefit thy euer saying nay? When tyme thy froward will, in swiftnes shal outrunne, And cause thy rofie red and lillie whyte bee donne, And make thy faire plum cheeks & corall lippes look than. Abated and full thin, vnseemly pale and wan. When thy faire frisled heare set vp & pleated braue, To greynesse shalbe turn'd, or that thow baldnesse haue.

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hen furrowes ouerspred the fore-head of thy face, hen mayst thow rue thy yeares lost in sweet loues disgrace nd beeing but alone, deuoyd of comforte left, o think thow haest thy self eu'n of thy self bereft, o husband nor no chyld, thow haest to hope vpon, hy fortune, youth, and ioy, is altogether gon. nd beeing gon and past are not to bee regayned, here loue had honor broght that longer had remayned. hen shall thy beautie past haue serued thee no more, hen gold the miser doth that hoords it still in store. Or some ritche diamond deep hid vvithin the grownd, Which turnes to nomannes good because it lyes vnfound. To bee of Man belou'd, thou in the vvorld arte borne, Wilt thow thy sweetest good so fondly hold in scorne. What can there bee more sweet, then deerly lou'd to bee, Of such an one as hath moste deer esteem of thee. That to thee day and night will shew himself so kynd, That vvill to thee disclose the secrets of his mynd. That will with thee imparte his dolor and his ioy; nd beare his parte with thee of solace and annoy, His passions louingly to read vpon his face, His anger to conuert to fauor and to grace. Him oft-tymes in himself forlorne for to see, But ioyfully agayn, to fynd himself in thee.

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Thus right well mayst thow heer the ioyes of heauen proue, Vnlesse thow fondly passe thy youthfull tyme to loue. Therefore you that are youg liue in the cours of kynd, And louingly ensue what nature hath assygn'd. My reasons alwayes will associate your desyres, Who nature not ensues, fortune from him retyres. Read and regard this book which I to thee imparte, My force heer shalt thow fynd, my custome and my arte. And vvhoso shall this vvoork in good esteem retayn, Shall yeild the onlie meed that vvil reward the payn.
Eu'n as wee do the yeare in seasons fowre deuyde, So is the age of Man accordingly contryued. When chyldhead, youth, mid-age, & old age is arryued. Ruled in each degree by cours of tyme and tyde. This book for childrens view hath not intended been, Nor yet for aged men who rather do deuyse, On honor, virtue, welth, or to bee demed wyse. All thease for such as they are heer not to bee seen. Loues fassion and his trade how hee with youth proceeds, What meanes hee vseth moste in acting louers deeds. His passion and his paynes, his bitter and his sweet, His constancie and troth his virtues most esteemed. His power, his warre & peace, & els what may bee deemed, The yonger sorte may see, in all occasions meet.

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Cupidine alla gionentu.

ALbov ebe del mio foco vn cor si accende, l'Alna voce di Dio viene ad effetto Che di crester al monde impone e apprende Voce d'alto poter, d'ardente affette Tutto ciò che nel mondo si comprende d'Obedir à mia legge vien costretto Adunque non è biasino, adunque lice Seneir del dolce Amor la fiamma altrice.
Seguir l'orme d' Amor non e disnore, Commandato civien dal sommo Iddie, Domo egn' akro poter I' Dio d'Amore, B desto in voi di generar desio. Sanno i quatro elementi il mio valore, Ricenon le mie leggi, e il mio bel fio, Seguon' Amor' i Brutti in dolci paci, B gl' amimali di raggion capaci.
Senton gl' augei del aria, e i posei in mare Quel dolce mal' che Amor dispensar snole, La salamandra in foce monstra amare, Quasi buom' e Donna e'n ciella Luna è il Sole A vicenda si vanne a rincontrare, E per li corfi lor generar puole, O gni cosa creata in questo immense, Herbe, piante, metalli senza senso.

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Sente il foco d'Amor la pietra dura Benche sia senza spir to e senza vita, l'Vna palma per l'altra con gran cura s' Incurua alfiume, e al'union l'inuita, Sen za ragion l'bumana alma Natura Non fu creata, e in donna, e'n buom partila, Ma perche vnendo insieme i corpi, e l'alme Desse ristoro à le mondane salme.
Nessuna cosa è state fatta à caso Da la madre Natura in questo mondo, Tutto quan to contien Porto, e Poccaso, Fu col compasso misurato à tondo, Il tutto è con bell' ordine rimaso, Il tutto è buono & vtile, e fecondo, Tu dunque, o mortal folle che disprezzi La donna, e sdegui gl' amorosi vezzi
Ch' altro sè tu, ch'un huom di te nemico? Huom priuo d'ogniben, d'ogni contento, d'Ogni animal seluaggio piu mendico Vinendo in solitudine, e tormento Huomo inhuman da non stimar vn fico, Priuo di spirto, e d'ogni sentimento: Ben ti troui à ragion pieno d'horrore Come nemico al dolce Dio d'Amore.

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Amor de gl' anni tempra l'amarezza, Adolcisse il dolor, rende l'huom page Tu senza Amor non hauerai dolcezza, Ne nè figli vedraila propria imago, Cadera l'human seme, e ogni allegrezza Se di moltiplicar non è l'huom vago; Guai à te se cadi essendo solo Alcun non t' alzera, starai nelsuolo.
Il laccio seempio debole, e sottile Men resiste che il doppio, e presto è mance, Chi non produce al mondo vn suo simile Non dee la giouentu honorar' vn quanco: O qual piacer, quando il figlioul gentile Honora te, che il padre honnorast' anco! E tu non men sei folle ò Donniciuola Ch' Amor fuggi sdegnosa, e viui sola,
Qual gusto haurai viuendo in questa guisa? Qual frutto coglieranno i tuoi rifiuti? Quando la tua beltà sarà diuisa, Quando i tuoi biondi crin saran canuti, Quand' ogni ruga nella fronte assisa, Stomaco al huom farà si che nesputi, Quando l'aurate guancie ben pregiate Diuerranno odiose, e inargentate,

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Quando i coralli de le labra belle. Il tempo imbiancherà, che il bello affrena, E quando de bell' occhi le due stelle s'Oscuriranno, e curua hauraila schena, Alh'or d'hauer estinto le fiammelle Del dolce Amor' haurai dolore e pena, E ripentita, e mesta piangerai Il tempo, che fuggito non vien mai.
Per Amorfiorirai con gran decore, Eia senza Amor la tua belezza vn niente, Che à teno seruirà più che il thesore, Che l'vsurario in terra tien latents, O come gemma non legata in oro, Nascosta viuerai sola, & algente, Alcun non t'amerà, sarai schernita Dal tempo, almondo àschifo, & abborrita.
Qual maggior ben che di veder l'amante Seruirti, evagheggiarti consospirit Hor qual Nume adorar'il tuo sembiante, Hora spiegarti i dolcisuoi martiri, Hor mesto, hor lieto, hor stabile, hor tremante, E sempre obediente a tuoi desiri, O'che gioia, ò che spazzo, ò che dolcezza, Se non lasci perir latua belezza,

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Florida giouentu feconda e vaga Segui lieta però l'alma Natura; Chi di si degna guida non s'appaga, Mena vita infelice acerba, e dura, t'Ensegnera ogni amorosa piaga Questa ch'bumil ti done mia pitturd, Seguita la ragion', imita il buono, E segno da, che ti sin gruto il done,
Qual in quatro stagion l'anno è diuiso, Tal la vita in infantia, in giouanezza E nel' eta virile, & in vecchiezza Con diuersi desiri; habito, e viso,
Non si da questo librò al vecchio anciso. Che pien di cure abborre ogni doloezza, Sol per seguir l'honore, e la richezza, Ne dassi a fantolin degno di riso.
La potenza d'Amor l'arte, l'effetto, Le passion del cor, gl'inganni, i modi, l'Amaro, il dolce, il pianto, il sub d'iletto,
La sua guerra, la pace, i strali, i nodi, E la virtù d'Amor con caldo affetto. Offro a virili giouanetti, e prodi.
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