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Qui s’emende dict en ce point.
Qu’ay je faict trop,
ou peu, ou point?
Le noble autheur de la secte Italicque
Mist en brief [=briefs]
vers sa
doctrine Mysticque.[1]
Qu’ay je faict trop, ou peu, ou point. entendre
Voulant chescun a soy tel compte rendre.
Ce qu’il apprint par les Grues volantes
Qu’en leurs piedz portent pierres pesantes.[2]
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Pour n’arrester, & n’estre au vent ravies.
Ainsi regir fault des hommes les vies.
Tout vice, & default gist, ou en faire mal,
que est trop faire: ou laisser le bien,
que est, point faire, ou ne faire assez
bien son devoir, que est trop peu fai-
re, dequoy les Grues donnent exemple,
qui en volant portent pierres, pour n’estre
trop arrestan-tes en l’air, ne trop peu pe-
santes à l’arbitre du vent. Et de ces trois cho
ses doibt chescun à la fin du jour rendre
compte à soymesme.
1. ‘Founder of the Italian sect’, i.e. Pythagoras. Born in Samos, he emigrated in 531 BC to Croton in South Italy, where he founded a religious/philosophical sect.
2. Cranes wisely carrying stones as ballast are likened to men of foresight in Suidas (i.e, the Suda), s.v. geranos. Other reasons were suggested by ancient writers for this habit
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