

XLVIII.
BAcchus voulant Hercules contrefaire,
Se revestit de la peau d’un Lyon:
Mais il ne sceut si bonne troigne faire,
Que de brocardz il n’eust un million.
Il ne fault point, selon l’opinion
Des anciens, son naturel deffaire.
Le fol peult bien du saige contrefaire,
Mais qu’au parler ne se monstre estre sot:
Le foyble aussi peult bien du vaillant faire,
Et triumpher, quand on ne luy dit mot.
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- (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber [92L1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- attributes of Bacchus (with NAME) [92L18(VINE)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- attributes of Hercules (with NAME) [92L18(CLUB)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dish, plate, saucer [41C341] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Hercules skins the lion and clothes himself with its skin [94L3211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel) [41C326] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) [57AA621] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fool, simpleton, numskull [31B8] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Instinct, Natural Disposition; 'Instinto naturale' (Ripa) [58B6] Search | Browse Iconclass
- speaking [31B6235] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generositą dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtł del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) [54A7] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Weakness, Powerlessness, Helplessness; 'Infermitą' (Ripa) [54AA7] Search | Browse Iconclass
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