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Benignitas.
Kindness
Plus on creuse la terre, & plus elle est ouverte
Et plus autour du bort de vuidange est offerte.
Celuy qui de son bien faict part à ses amis
N’en est jamais plus pauvre acquerant la louange
De liberalité: à malheur soyent submis
Ceux de leurs escuz ne font jamais eschange
Et qui à leurs voisins plaignent les eaux du puis.
Si le pauvre à ton feu allume sa chandelle
Ta flamme en perdra-elle une seule estincelle?
Craignons nous que la terre eschappe de noz mains?
Si tu as les tresors & la richesse belle
Que Cresus possedoit, ou bien que tu sois mis
Sur Pactole & le Tage & sur tous les humains,
Dis pourtant que tout est commun à tes amis.
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- adult man (+ three persons) [31D14(+73)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm held downwards - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something) [31AA2515(+933)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm stretched forward (+ holding something) [31A2512(+933)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm stretched forward (+ reaching for somebody or something, seizing something, touching) [31A2512(+934)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- beard [31A534] Search | Browse Iconclass
- digging for or finding of treasure [46A1612] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dress, gown [41D211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head bent forward; bowing [31A244] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head-gear [41D221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- leaning forward [31A2321] Search | Browse Iconclass
- money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box [46A1632] Search | Browse Iconclass
- ruin of a building ~ architecture [48C149] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- (story of) Croesus king of Lydia [98B(CROESUS)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- candle [41B31] Search | Browse Iconclass
- flame [41B121] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Friendliness, Gentleness, Affability; 'Affabilità, piacevolezza, amabilità', 'Animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'Benignità' (Ripa) [57A77] Search | Browse Iconclass
- friends [33A5] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Generosity, Liberality; 'Generosità', 'Liberalità' (Ripa) [55C21] Search | Browse Iconclass
- geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (with NAME) [61D(TAGUS)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- light [22C] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Midas washes away the fatal gift in the river Pactolus [97O71] Search | Browse Iconclass
- money [46B31] Search | Browse Iconclass
- neighbour [33A7] Search | Browse Iconclass
- spring, source of river or stream [25H211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) [55B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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