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through narrow places,

per angusta,

ad augusta,

to the Tower of Honour. 9. ad arcem honoris. 9.

to stately palaces,

Keep the middle

and strait path,

and thou shalt go very safe. Take heed thou do not go too much on the right hand.10. Bridle in, 12.

the wild Horse, 11.

of Affection,

Tene medium

& rectum tramitem;
ibis tutissimus.

Cave excedas
ad dextram. 10.

Compesce fræno, 12. equum ferocem, 11. Affectûs,

lest thou fall down headlong.ne præceps fias.

See thou dost not go amiss

on the left hand, 13.

Cave deficias

ad sinistram, 13.

in an ass-like sluggishness, 14. segnitie asininâ, 14.

but go onwards constantly,

persevere to the end,

sed progredere constanter, pertende ad finem,

and thou shalt be crowned. 15.& coronaberis. 15.

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as a Serpent, 2. and doeth, speaketh, or eth nothing in vain.

lut Serpens, 2. think-agitque, loquitur, aut cogi tat nihil incassum. Respicit, 3. tanquam in Speculum, 4. ad præterita ;

She looks backwards, 3. as into a Looking-glass, 4. to things past;

and seeth before her, 5.

& prospicit, 5.

as with a Perspective-glass,7. tanquam Telescopio, 7.

things to come,

or the End; 6.

and so she perceiveth what she hath done, and what remaineth to be done. She proposeth an Honest, Profitable, and withal, if it may be done, a Pleasant End to her Actions.

Having foreseen the End, she looketh out Means, as a Way, 8.

which leadeth to the End;
but such as are certain
and easy, and fewer rather
than more,

lest any thing should hinder. She watchethOpportunity,9. (which having

a bushy Forehead, 10.
and being bald-pated, 11.
and moreover,
having wings, 12.
doth quickly slip away,)

and catcheth it.

She goeth on her way wa

Futura,

seu Finem; 6. atque ita perspicit quid egerit,

& quid restet agendum. Actionibus suis præfigit Scopum, Honestum, Utilem, simulque, si fieri potest, Jucundum.

Fine prospecto, dispicit Media, ceu Viam, 8. quæ ducit ad finem ; sed certa & facilia, pauciora potiùs quam plura, ne quid impediat.

Attendit Occasioni, 9.

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ble or go amiss.

aut aberret.

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Diligence, 1. loveth labours, Sedulitas, 1. amat labores,

avoideth Sloth,

is always at work,

fugit Ignaviam,

semper est in opere,

ut Formica, 2.

and carrieth together, as she & comportat, ut illa,

like the Pismire, 2.

doth, for herself,

Store of all things. 3.

sibi,

omnium rerum Copiam. 3.

She doth not always sleep, Non semper dormit,

or make holidays,

as the Sluggard, 4.

whom Want, 6.

aut ferias agit,

ut Ignavus, 4.

and the Grasshopper, 5. do, & Cicada, 5.

at the last overtaketh.
She pursueth what things
she hath undertaken, cheer-
fully, even to the end;
she putteth nothing off till the
morrow, nor doth she sing
the Crow's song, 7.

quos Inopia, 6.
tandem premit.
Urget
incepta alacriter
ad finem usque;
procrastinat nihil,
nec cantat
cantilenam Corvi, 7.

which saith over and over, qui ingeminat

Cras, Cras.

Cras, Cras.

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quiescit;

but being refreshed with Rest, sed recreata Quiete, that she may not use herself ne adsuescat

to Idleness, she falleth again Otio, redit

to her Business.

A diligent Scholar

is like Bees, 8.
which carry honey
from divers Flowers, 9.
into their Hive. 10.

ad Negotia.

Diligens Discipulus,
similis est Apibus, 8.
qui congerunt mel
ex variis Floribus, 9.
in Alveare suum. 10.

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and so moderateth all things, & sic moderatur omnia, lest any thing too much bene quid nimis fiat.

done.

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Heluones (ganeones) inebriantur, 4.

titubant, 5.

ructant (vomunt) 6.
& rixantur. 7.
E Crapula

oritur Lascivia;

ex hâc,

Vita libidinosa,

& Scorta, 9.

amongst Whoremasters, 8. inter Fornicatores, 8.

a lewd Life,

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Osculando (basiando)
palpando,
amplexando,

& tripudiando. 10.

Fortitude.

Fortitude, 1.

CXVI.

Fortitudo, 1.

Fortitudo.

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is undaunted in Adversity, impavida est in Adversis,

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