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Enseigne des forts.
Dialogisme, et prosopopoeie.
D. Pourquoy es tu posée (Aigle Rommaine)
Sur le tombeau du grand Aristomene?[1]
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R. (Comme je suis sur tous oyseaux plus forte,
Preux sur les preux il fut, en telle sorte.)
Colombes soient sur les accouardiz,
Les aigles sont armes, des fors hardiz.
Cest Embleme est faict en grace
de l’Empereur, qui porte l’Aigle
le comparant au fort champion
Aristomene, le plus hardy &
vaillant de toute la Grece.
1. Aristomenes was a Messenian hero of the seventh century BC, of semi-divine origin, who performed incredible exploits while leading his country for many years in resistance to the Spartans. On one occasion an eagle aided his miraculous escape from captivity.
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Concordia.
Concord
VI.
Cornicum mira inter se concordia vitae est,
Inque vicem nunquam contaminata fides.[1]
Hinc volucres hae[2] sceptra gerunt, quod scilicet omnes
Consensu populi stantque caduntque duces:
Quem si de medio tollas, discordia praeceps
Advolat, & secum regia fata trahit.
Marvellous is the unanimity between crows as they live together, and their loyalty to each other, never dishonoured! For this reason these birds carry the sceptre. Assuredly all leaders stand and fall by the consent of the people. If you take away consent, tumultuous discord comes flying in and drags kings down in its wake.
COMMENTARIA.
Peramanter & fideliter mutuam inter se fidem
& amicitiam conservant Cornices, quod si al-
terutra moriatur altera quae ei superstes est ad
extremum vitae diem vidua permanet: & idem Ma-
ritus nullam in posterum aliam ambit coniugem,
exigens vitam in orbitate. Aelianus lib. 15. cap. 36.
Id circo haec sceptra tenent, demonstrantes o-
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puli tantùm consistere & cadere, hoc enim
sublato, illico discordiae ortae, totum facilè Prin
cipis statum secum rapiunt & dissipant. Concordia
enim (ut inquit Sallustius) parvae res crescunt,
discordia verò maxima etiam dilabuntur.
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