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In Naphtam. Ex Plinio.[1]
On naphtha. After Pliny.
Laus benefactorum comes.
Praise comes along with doing good.
Insequitur Naphtam longč quąm senserit, ignis,
Et necis & vitae foedus uterque ferit.
Sic & virtuti comitem se gloria praebet,
Et praeclara solet laus benefacta sequi.
Fire follows Naphtha, which it can detect from a great distance, and each of them brings an alliance of both death and life. In the same way glory is found to be [lit. shows itself] the companion of virtue, and praise is accustomed to follow on the heels of egregious good works.
Notes:
1. Natural History, 2.105.109.235.
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- (story of) Pliny the Elder [98B(PLINY THE ELDER)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- burning as process (with NAME of fuel) [41B12(NAPHTHA)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fire (one of the four elements) [21C] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatą della Gloria' (Ripa) [59B31] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Life [58B2] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Mortality, Extinction of Life [58BB1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa) [57B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Rewarding Goodness [57B11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtł', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtł', 'Virtł insuperabile' (Ripa) [57A6] Search | Browse Iconclass
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