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Pitié du Fils au Pere.
LXIX.
Enee de Troye fuyoit,
Son pere sur son col portant:
Et à ses ennemis crioit,
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Messieurs, souffrez de moy atant:
Si ce vieillard allez battant,
Nul est qui proffit en espere:
Et si cours m’allez permettant,
Gloire auray de sauver mon pere.[1]
commentaires.
Enee, Prince tresnoble entre les
Troyens, apres que
les Grecs eurent pris Troye la grand’, l’eurent ruinee
& mis en cendre, quoy qu’il luy fust comme permis
d’emporter ce qu’il voudroit, ne voulut pourtant pren-
dre autre chose que son bon vieillard de pere, qu’il char-
gea sur ses espaules, & l’emporta au travers des enne-
mis & des flammes. O Seigneurs Grecs, disoit-il, par-
donnez nous, espargnez nous. Ce ne vous sera jamais
honneur si vous tuez un pauvre vieillard, qui a ja un
pied en la fosse: mais moy j’auray un grand contente-
ment, & ce me sera une grand’ gloire, si je puis sau-
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ver mon bon pere. Un fils ne
sçauroit assez honnorer
& soulager ses parents: Il leur doit toute aide, se-
cours, & assistance.
1. This is based on Anthologia graeca 9.163, a much translated epigram. It refers to the celebrated incident of Aeneas’ rescue of his old father at the sack of Troy, carrying him on his shoulders through the occupied and burning city. See Vergil, Aeneid 2.634ff.
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