Un Oiseau & un Serpent
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Un Oiseau & un Serpent
Consilia consiliis frustrantur
Les conseils s’éludent par les conseils
I consigli di deludono congli consigli
Los consejos son frustrados por los consejos
Raadslagen vvorden door Raadslagen verydelt
Counsels are frustrated by Councels
Räthe vverden durch räthe zu nicht gemacht
Translations
Literature
Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 22/7
- Saavedra Fajardo, Principe [1655], embl. 79
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A parrot builds his nest where the snake cannot reach it- ornamental birds: parrot (+ nest, den, burrow) [25F35(PARROT)(+421)]
- ornamental birds: parrot (+ animal psychology) [25F35(PARROT)(+47)]
- birds (+ flying animal(s)) [25F3(PARROT)(+5262)]
- snakes (+ animal(s) reaching for something) [25F42(+5242)]
- trees [25G3]
- (high) hill [25H113]
- Counsel; 'Consiglio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52E3(+4)]
- Cunning, Slyness; 'Astutia ingannevole' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57AA613(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(CONSILIA CONSILIS FRUSTRANTUR)]