<p>WITH, lime, and net, the Mauis, and the larke,<lb/> The fowler loe, deceaued by his arte,<lb/> But whilste alofte, he leuel'd at his marke,<lb/> And did to highe exalte, his hawghtie harte,<lb/> An adder fell, that in the grasse did lurke,<lb/> With poisoned stinge, did his destruction worke.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_08601"/>Let mortall men, that are but earthe, and duste,<lb/> Not looke to highe, with puffe of worldlie pride:<lb/> But sometime, viewe the place wheretoo they muste,<lb/> And not delighte, the poorest to deride:<lb/> Leste when theire mindes, do mounte vnto the skies,<lb/> Their fall is wrought, by thinges they doe dispise<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_08602"/>Some others are, that fitlie this applie,<lb/> To those, whoe doe Astronomie professe:<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_08603"/>Whoe leaue the earthe, and studie on the skie,<lb/> As if they coulde, all worldlie thinges expresse:<lb/> Yet, when to knowe the starres they take in hande,<lb/> Of daungers neare, they doe not vnderstande.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_08601" lang="la"><name type="author">Claud.</name> 1. Ruf.<lb/> -- iam non ad culmina<lb/> rerum,<lb/> Iniustos creuisse que-<lb/> ror: tollantur in altum<lb/> Vt lapsu matore ruant,<lb/> &amp;c.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_08602" lang="la"><name type="author">Cato.</name><lb/> Mitte arcana dei Ca-<lb/> lúmque inquirere<lb/> qid sit.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_08603" lang="la">&amp; alius sic.<lb/> Si Christum bene scis,<lb/> satu est si caetera nescis.</gloss> </p>

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86

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emblempictura

In Alciatus' Emblemata the motto of this emblem is: "Qui alta contemplatur, cadere"

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GUL

EMBLEMS

ILL_BOOK

PLANTIN

A hunter takes aim at a crane while a snake bites his leg

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Noli altum sapere

GUL

EMBLEMS

ILL_BOOK

PLANTIN

14A10

24F10

25F31(+5262)

25F37(CRANE)(+53)

25F42(+452)

25H11

25I3

26A

26C

31A2512(+933)

31A2513(+933)

31A2621(+51)

31A2726

31A2747

31A2752

31B6211

31E233331

34F13

41A16

41D211(+81)

43C1113(+4112)

49E10

52AA21(+4)

57AA64(+4)

86(NOLI ALTUM SAPERE)

Do not aim at lofty things

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Noli altum sapere