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tetrastichon.
Laeva pudenda manus, sed fortior altera, linguam
Comprimit in Scythico (cernis ut ipse) sene.[1]
Cur hoc? nempe magis vis est fraenanda loquelae,
Quàm Veneris, peius testibus ora nocent.
The left hand covers the part of shame, but the right hand, being stronger, represses the tongue, as you yourself see in the person of the Scythian elder. Why then? Not because it takes greater force to rein in speech than Venus: the mouth does greater harm than the testicles.
quatrain.
Anacharsis de tenir apprenoit
La main senestre à la partie honteuse,
Et la main dextre à la bouche tenoit,
Comme plus forte, en la part plus douteuse.
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- adult man (+ seven persons) [31D14(+77)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm or hand held in front of the body [31A2516] Search | Browse Iconclass
- book [49M32] Search | Browse Iconclass
- discussion, dialogue, dispute ~ scholar, philosopher [49C4] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dress, gown [41D211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hangings and drapery [41A422] Search | Browse Iconclass
- mouth [31A2214] Search | Browse Iconclass
- non-aggressive activities of Anacharsis [98B(ANACHARSIS)5] Search | Browse Iconclass
- putting a finger to the lips, 'Silentium'; 'Silentio' (Ripa) [31B623591] Search | Browse Iconclass
- reading [49N] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sitting on an elevation [31A2352] Search | Browse Iconclass
- standing figure [31A231] Search | Browse Iconclass
- testicles [31A223611] Search | Browse Iconclass
- throne [44B1212] Search | Browse Iconclass
- throne-room [44B1211] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) [92C4] Search | Browse Iconclass
- geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (with NAME) [61D(SCYTHIA)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Restraint [54A42] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Taciturnity; 'Secretezza', 'Secretezza overo Taciturnità' (Ripa) [52DD3] Search | Browse Iconclass
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