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Truth (a young female figure) is hiding in a well. On a mountain behind her, Democritus (an old man) tells her father, Time, (with wings, carrying a scythe) where to find her. Various buildings in the background.
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48

tetrastichon.

Hoc latuit puteo iam filia Temporis alma,
Quam patri ridens indicat ille senex:[1]
Vera diu latitant, sed longo temporis usu
Emergunt tandem, quae latuere priùs.

The kind daughter of Time has long lain hidden in this well; this old man, laughing, points her out to her father. The truth which was previously hidden remains hidden for a long time, but after a long time emerges.

quatrain.

Le Temps cherchoit sa fille Verité,
Qui se cachoit pour n’avoir grandz appuys,
Democritus homme d’authorité
La luy montra cachée dans un puys.

Notes:

1.  ‘This old man’, Democritus (as in the French): philosopher known for laughter and cheerfulness as a goal.

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