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Plus sage que Eloquent.
La Chouete est mise es armes d’Athenes
De bon conseil signe, en choses haultaines.
Pource à Pallas sacrée, Office garde
D’ond fut mise hors la Corneille languarde.[1]
La Chouete representoit Prudence taisible es armes
d’Athenes, université de Sapience. Car comme la
Chouete chante peu: & voit clair de nuict: ainsi le
Prudent parle peu, & cognoist les
choses [=obscures]
obscure.
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