Crescit Spirantibus auris.

Sumet flamma novas Boreæ Spiramine vires;
A Dominæ afflatu Sic meus urit Amor,
Aspira ergo meis facilis conatibus, addat
Aura serennatis plena favoris opem.

Per fauore cresce Amore.

Per la forza del vento, il foco cresce:
E per favori del' Amato viso,
D'un dolce sguardò, e d'un leggiadro viso
Piu s'infiamma l'Amante, e men gl'incresce

Faueur nourrit l'Amour.

Comme le uent nourrit et fait croitre la flame,
Ainsi l'Amour nourrit et redouble ses feux.
Lors qu'un Soûris charmant l'asseure de sa Dame,
Et quelle luy repond de son coeur par ses yeux.

Gunst voed Liefde.

Gelyk de Wind de Vlam Vermeerd, Verwekt en Voed,
Zo Krygt de liefde int Hert noch Eens Zo Groot Vermoogen,
Wanneer de Schoone, met een lach Haar lief Begroet,
En Zwygende Antwoort geeft met Zoete en lonkende Oogen.

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Same motto, Cupid looks to the side: Crescit spirantibus auris [74] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608)) [Compare]

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Crescit spirantibus auris [74] (in: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608))

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A cupid is carrying some firewood to a fire which is kindled by the wind

fire (one of the four elements) [21C]
(high) hill [25H113]
clouds [26A]
lower arm (+ holding something) [31A2243(+933)]
drawing, pulling something [31A2747]
floating in the air (+ variant) [31A2763(+0)]
burning as process: log [41B12(LOG)]
camp-fire; watch-fire [41B16]
quiver [45C23]
carrying something [46C121]
Growth (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51H5(+4)]
Favour; 'Favore' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53D12(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(CRESCIT SPIRANTIBUS AURIS)]
other non-aggressive activities of Cupid [92D156]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(QUIVER)]

Crescit Spirantibus auris. [42]

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