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Che la eloquenza vince la fortezza.

Eloquence wins out over strength.


Figure holding a bow and a club attached to a group of men by a string from his tongue to their ears.
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Tien ne la destre la sua clava Alcide,
E l’arco serba ne la manca mano,
Ch’armi gli fur sendo giovane fide,
Et hor, ch’è; vecchio, egli l’adopra in vano.
La lingua fora una catena, & ella
Huomini molti per l’orecchie tira,
Per monstra forse, ch’ei con la favella
Die à populi le leggi, e spense l’ira.
E questa vera e sola cagion parme.
Cedano adunque a i buon consigli l’arme

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  • 'litterae', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ literature; 'Lettere' (Ripa) [48C90] Search | Browse Iconclass
  • Power of Eloquence; 'Forza sottoposta all'Eloquenza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52D31(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
  • Counsel; 'Consiglio' (Ripa) [52E3] Search | Browse Iconclass
  • Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosità dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) [54A7] Search | Browse Iconclass

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INSIGNIA POETARUM.

Insignia of poets

Emblema 182.

Shield showing a swan, hanging on a tree.
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Gentiles clypeos sunt qui in Iovis alite gestant,
Sunt quibus aut serpens, aut leo signa ferunt:
Dira sed haec vatum fugiant animalia ceras,
Doctaque sustineat stemmata pulcher olor.
Hic Phaebo sacer[1], & nostrae regionis Alumnus:
Rex olim[2], veteres servat adhuc titulos.

Some have a family crest distinguished by the bird of Jove, for others the serpent or the lion provides the sign. But let these dread beasts flee from poets’ images; let the lovely swan support their learned clan. This bird is sacred to Phoebus and is a nursling of my homeland. A king once, it still preserves its ancient titles.

Notes:

1.  ‘sacred to Phoebus’, i.e. to the god of music and poetry (Apollo).

2.  ‘a king once’. See Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.367ff. for the story of Cycnus, king of Liguria, turned into a swan and inhabiting the marshes and lakes of the plain of the Po (Alciato’s homeland).

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