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Principum negligentia.
Carelesness of princes
Qu’est-ce qu’a Polypheme? il marche inconstamment,
Cependant son troupeau à l’abandon fourvoye
Le pauvret est aveugle, & sa plus grande joye
N’est qu’en un flageolet, & au vin seulement.
Qui ne prenans soucy de ceux qu’ils abandonnent
Seulement à paresse & plaisir ils s’addonnent,
Et sont vivants ainsi aveuglez de douceurs.
Tout va de pis en pis, cependant nous mourons
Et à la pieté on ne donne la place:
Chacun est gouverné par son sens & audace,
Le pasteur ne nous met au chemin qu’esperons.
Link to an image of this page [O7v p222]
Les Cyclopes portent un oeil au front enté Dont ils voyoient dans l’air la foudre & le tonnerre
Et predisoyent les maux advenir sur la terre:
Mais toy trop aveuglé donras-tu la clarté?
Notes:
1. NB: Page no. wrongly printed as 219 - corrected by hand
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