<p>SHARPE prickes preserue the Rose, on euerie parte,<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_17301"/>That who in haste to pull the same intendes,<lb/> Is like to pricke his fingers, till they smarte?<lb/> But being gotte, it makes him straight amendes<lb/> It is so freshe, and pleasant to the smell,<lb/> Thoughe he was prick'd, he thinkes he ventur'd well.<lb/> And that he faine woulde get the gallant rose,<lb/> And will not reache, for feare his fingers bleede;<lb/> A nettle, is more fitter for his nose?<lb/> Or hemblocke meete his appetite to feede?<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_17302"/>None merites sweete, who tasted not the sower,<lb/> Who feares to climbe, deserues no fruicte, nor flower.<lb/> Which showes, we shoulde not fainte for anie paine,<lb/> For to atchieue the fruictes of our desire:<lb/> But still proceede, and hope at lengthe to gaine,<lb/> The thinges wee wishe, and craue with hartes entire:<lb/> Which all our toile, and labour, shal requite,<lb/> For after paine, comes pleasure, and delighte.<lb/> When winter endes, comes in the pleasant springe.<lb/> When nighte is done, the gladsome daye appeares.<lb/> When greifes be gone, then ioye doth make vs singe.<lb/> When stormes be paste, the varijng weather cleares.<lb/> So after paines, our plasures make vs glad,<lb/> But without sower, the sweete is hardlie had.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_17301" lang="la"><name type="author">Claud.</name> in nuptiis<lb/> honorij.<lb/> Non quisquam fruitur<lb/> veris odoribus,<lb/> Hyblaeos latebris nec<lb/> spoliaet fauos,<lb/> Si fronti caueat, si ti-<lb/> meat rubos.<lb/> Armat spinae rosas,<lb/> mellategunt apes.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_17302" lang="la">Dulcia non meruit qui<lb/> non gustauit amara.</gloss> </p>

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Kleine Lust ohne Schmerz

Per. Th. 30

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EMBLEMS

ILL_BOOK

PLANTIN

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PLANTIN

A man trying to pick a rose from a rose-bush, in spite of its thorns

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Post amara dulcia

To M. THOMAS MYNORS

25G13

25G31(ROSE-BUSH)(+223)

25G31(ROSE-BUSH)(+32)

25G41(ROSE)

25H11

26C

31A2512(+934)

31A2512(+9341)

31A25552

31A26211(+51)

31A4632

31A534

41D221(+81)

41D231(+81)

41D233(+81)

41D27

56B1(+4)

56BB1(+4)

58B2(+4)

61B2(MYNORS, Thomas)3

86(POST AMARA DULCIA)

Sweet things come after bitter things

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