
Canis queritur nimium nocere.
A dog complains that excess harms.
Je ne vay point suyvant le cours
Des fuyars sangliers ny des ours,
Ma queuë on n’a point veu paroistre
Trop flateuse devers mon maistre:
Mais bien je tire au col submis
Dessoubz le joug que l’on ma mis:
Et de ma force j’ay nuisance,
Dont les autres ont allegeance
Ceux qui sont libres me voyant
Ainsi mené vont abayant
Sesbahissants parmy la rue
De ma pauvre desconvenue.
O que j’eusse esté fortuné Link to an image of this page [M4r p183]Si plus petit je fusse né!
J’eusse receu mille caresses,
Le chier soucy de mes maistresses
Qui soigneuses ne m’eussent pas
Laissé sans lict & sans repas.
Ainsi nuist richesse orgueilleuse
Et la force presomptueuse.
Mais beaucoup on reçoit de bien
De se contenter du moyen.
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- adult man [31D14] Search | Browse Iconclass
- adult woman [31D15] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm or hand held in front of the body - AA - both arms or hands (+ caressing, courting, making love) [31AA2516(+918)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm raised upward (+ holding something) [31A2511(+933)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm raised upward (+ threatening; fury) [31A2511(+921)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- both legs bent, side by side, knees on the ground; kneeling - AA - female human figure (+ sitting) [31AA26124(+53)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- boy (child between toddler and youth) [31D11221] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bull (+ head of an animal) [47I2111(+933)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dog (+ animals used as cattle, livestock) [34B11(+981)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dog (+ audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, barking, mewing, neighing, chirping, etc.) [34B11(+949)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dog (+ movements of animal(s)) [34B11(+952)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dog (+ postures of hind leg(s) of animal(s)) [34B11(+956)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dog (+ sleeping animal(s)) [34B11(+946)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dog (+ young animal) [34B11(+921)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- friendship between man and animal; caressing, petting [34A1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hacking and thrusting weapons: sword [45C13(SWORD)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- inciting riding-animal or draught-animal [46C146] Search | Browse Iconclass
- looking downwards [31B6212] Search | Browse Iconclass
- looking over the shoulder (+ variant) [31A247(+0)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- other ornament derived from animal forms [48A9845] Search | Browse Iconclass
- prick, goad (+ variant) [46C1461(+0)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- public road [25I14] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sitting on the ground - AA - female human figure [31AA2351] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sports, games and physical performances (+ requirements, necessaries ~ sports and games) [43C(+4)(STICK)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- two-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle [46C142] Search | Browse Iconclass
- walking [31A2711] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa) [54FF11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- animal(s) pulling, drawing something «« QUEUE OF KEY (5247) TO 46C(+7) zoological aspects of animals in traffic and transport [46C(+75247)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- audible means of communication of animal(s): roaring, crying, singing, etc. «« KEY (49) TO 25F animals [25F(+49)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- beasts of prey, predatory animals (with NAME) [25F23(BEAR)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bed [41A761] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Cowardice [54AA8] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Damage, Disservice; 'Danno' (Ripa) [54BB31] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Flattery; 'Adulatione' (Ripa) [57AA6121] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) [51E11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Grumbling, Complaint; 'Pianto', 'Querela' (Ripa) [56BB33] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hoofed animals (with NAME) [25F24(BOAR)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hunger [41C119] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Intemperance, Immoderation [54AA43] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Largeness, Magnitude (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51G1(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Littleness, Smallness [51GG1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Pride, Loftiness; 'Alterezza in persona nata povera civile' (Ripa) [57AA64] Search | Browse Iconclass
- silent means of communication of animal(s): wagging of tail etc. «« KEY (491) TO 25F animals [25F(+491)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- yoke [46C14111] Search | Browse Iconclass
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