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Section: CONCORDE. View all emblems in this section.

Link to an image of this page  Link to an image of this page  [D8v 64]

Concorde insuperable.

Three men in one standing on the seashore holding a shield, sword, spear and sceptre.
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Si grand concorde, & foy entre trois freres,
Si grand amour fut en tous leurs affaires,
Qu’ilz furent Roys vinqueurs, & vincus non.
Tous trois nomméz Geryon, d’un seul nom.[1]

Concorde faict une union tresforte,
& invincible, de plusieurs foibles,
chascun à part soy.

Notes:

1.  This is a rationalisation of Geryones, the unconquerable giant with three heads or three bodies, who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides, eventually vanquished and killed by Hercules during his abduction of Geryones’ famous cattle. See Emblem 130 CHECK([A58a130]).

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Section: FORTITUDO (Fortitude). View all emblems in this section.

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Obdurandum adversus
urgentia.

Stand firm against pressure.

Naked boy hangs from palm fronds
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Nititur in pondus palma, & consurgit in arcum,
Quò magis & premitur, hoc mage tollit onus:[1]
Fert & odoratas bellaria dulcia glandes,[2]
Queis mensas inter primus habetur honos.
I puer, & reptans ramis has collige, mentis
Qui constantis erit, praemia digna feret.

The wood of the palm-tree counteracts a weight and rises up into an arch. The heavier the burden pressing it down, the more it lifts it up. The palm-tree also bears fragrant dates, sweet dainties much valued when served at table. Go, boy, edge your way along the branches and gather them. The man who shows a resolute spirit will receive an appropriate reward.

Notes:

1.  The reaction of palm to a heavy weight is mentioned in various ancient sources, e.g. Pliny, Natural History 16.81.223; Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 3.6. See also Erasmus, Parabolae p.263. It probably refers to a plank of palm-wood, rather than a branch of the living tree.

2.  See Erasmus, Parabolae p.241: ‘the palm-tree, having bark with knife-sharp edges, is difficult to climb, but it bears delicious fruit’.

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