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ELCE.
Holm-oak.
Chi voul l’Elce
piegar, per esser dura,
Si rompe e spezza: cosi
alcun Signore
Mentre d’esser
severo ha troppa cura,
E punir aspramente
il popol suole,
Pon la discordia, e la concordia fura,
Contrario effetto a
quel che brama e vuole;
Che non offende alturi cosi la legge,
Quanto la
leggerezza di chi regge.
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Section: ARBORES (Trees). View all emblems in this section.
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Cotonea.
The quince
Poma novis tribui debere Cydonia nuptis
Dicitur antiquus constituisse Solon.[1]
Grata ori & stomacho cųm sint, ut & halitus illis
Sit suavis, blandus manet & ore lepos.
Solon of old is said to have ordained that quinces be given to newly-weds, since these are pleasant both to mouth and stomach. As a result their breath is sweet, and winning grace drops from their lips.
1. antiquus...Solon, ‘Solon of old’. See Plutarch, Coniugalia praecepta, Moralia 138 D.
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