
Expediens impedior Bombyx.
The useful silk-worm’s entrapment
Devidant le labeur auquel je suis tenu
Pendant que par travail je donne la richesse, Link to an image of this page [M5v p186]Je suis en mon ouvrage empesché detenu
Enveloppé mille fois dedans ma propre tresse.
En m’arrestant je meurs, tant je suis malheureux,
Je laisse toutesfois un corps de ma semence
Qui ne sachant ce mal reçoit l’experience
Du rigoureux destin de ses parens ayeuls.
Il ne se trouve aucun qui l’en veuille advertir.
Tant vous aimez le gaing, & prenez tant de joye
De l’oeuvre journalier dont vous prenez la soye:
Aucun ne peut aussi nostre mort divertir.
C’est une chose dure estre serf un long temps
Sans recevoir profit de sa peine servile,
Et apres avoir fait ceste charge inutile
En un retz enfermè finir le cours des ans.
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- arm stretched forward - AA - both arms or hands (+ holding something) [31AA2512(+933)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bench [41A723] Search | Browse Iconclass
- burning as process: log [41B12(LOG)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- candle (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle) [41B31(+1)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- candlestick [41B313] Search | Browse Iconclass
- container of textile material: bag, sack [41A777] Search | Browse Iconclass
- head bent forward; bowing [31A244] Search | Browse Iconclass
- one leg in front of the other [31A2621] Search | Browse Iconclass
- open hearth, fire-place [41B21] Search | Browse Iconclass
- open window [41A3311] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sconce, wall lamp [41B312] Search | Browse Iconclass
- silk (material ~ textile industry) (+ indoors; in laboratory, factory, barn, etc.) [47H13(+11)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- table [41A711] Search | Browse Iconclass
- trees: mulberry-tree [25G3(MULBERRY-TREE)(+331)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- workshop [47A11] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- 'Servitù', 'Servitù per forza' (Ripa) [46A180] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa) [54FF11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Ambuscade, Trap; 'Insidia' (Ripa) [57AA6223] Search | Browse Iconclass
- family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table [42G1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Ignorance; 'Ignoranza', 'Ignoranza di tutte le cose', 'Ignoranza in un ricco senza lettere' (Ripa) [52AA5] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Industriousness, Assiduity; 'Assiduità', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa) [54A11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Mortality, Extinction of Life [58BB1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa) [56B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- profit (~ commerce) [46B471] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Sacrifice (+ emblematical representation of concept) [55C221(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- silkworm [47H131] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Sternness; 'Rigore' (Ripa) [53C13] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) [55B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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