La Fleur nommée Imperiale
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La Fleur nommée Imperiale
Modesta juventus, honesta senectus
Sa naissance est modeste & la vieillesse honorable
La sua nascita è modesta, è sua vechiezza onorabile
Su nascida es modesta y su viexes es honrada
Zyn geboorte is zeedig, en zyn ouderdom agtbaar
Its nativity is modest and its old age honourable
Ihre geburt is sittsam, und ihr alter achtbar
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Literature
Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 16/3
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A fritillary- flowers (with NAME) [25G41(FRITILLARY)]
- Discretion, Modesty; 'Discretione', 'Modestia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57A641(+4):31D110]
- Respect, Reverence, Esteem (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57B2(+4):31D160]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(MODESTA JUVENTUS, HONESTA SENECTUS)]