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tetrastichon.
Est gravis iste senex, sed laetus Iuppiter, ambos
Allicit & iungit docta Minerva simul:
Tristia qui miscet laetis, & gaudia luctu
Temperat, hic Pylii secula Regis aget.[1]
That old man before you is grave, but Jupiter smiles; and wise Minerva binds them both together. He who mixes sadness with joy, and grief with happiness will reach the age of the Pylian king.
quatrain.
Saturne dueil, Juppiter joye meyne:
Pallas les deux tempere sagement:
Qui démesler tous les deux prendra peine,
Comme Nestor il vivra longuement.
1. The ‘Pylian king’: Nestor, who saw three generations into the grave.
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- (personifications of the) planets with their 'children', so-called 'Planetenkinder' [24C21] Search | Browse Iconclass
- (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) [92C2] Search | Browse Iconclass
- armour [45C22] Search | Browse Iconclass
- crown (symbol of sovereignty) [44B191] Search | Browse Iconclass
- drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' [41D27] Search | Browse Iconclass
- flame [41B121] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Jupiter (planet) [24C12] Search | Browse Iconclass
- king [44B113] Search | Browse Iconclass
- lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt [26E2] Search | Browse Iconclass
- male infant [31D1111] Search | Browse Iconclass
- owls [25F34] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Saturn (planet) [24C17] Search | Browse Iconclass
- urban housing [41A14] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Nestor [95A(NESTOR)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Vecchiezza' (Ripa) [31D160] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa) [56BB1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa) [56B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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