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Invia Amanti nulla est via [93]


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XLVIII.
Geen wegh is ongebaent voor de Liefde.

SPreekt van ongebaende wegen,
Weereltlingen, steedts verlegen
Wat gy laten zult of doen,
Of om schade te voorhôen,
Of om winsten na te jagen,
En uzelfs met duizent plagen,
In het lichaem en gemoet,
Op de hoop van vluchtigh goet,
Af te mennen onder 't loopen;
Godt is voor geen gout te koopen.
Ik van andren Geest bezielt,
Geest, die mynen geest vernielt
En my alles door helpt streven
Om een zielvernoegendt leven,
Vinde in eenen oceaen
Geene wegen zonder baen.
't Hart is 't roer. De liefdewinden
Van myn' Jezus, myn' Beminden
Mogen alle stormen op.
'k Hael geen zeilen in den top;
'k Roeie alleen met zynen boge
Daer ik alles mêe vermoge
Op den ongebaenden plas.
Zyne Liefde is myn kompas.


Invia Amanti nulla est via.

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    Seated on her quiver, the human soul is rowing across the waters towards sacred love
    • God's perfections [11A23] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • love towards God; 'Amore verso Iddio' (Ripa) [11Q01] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • sunlight [24A8] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • mountains [25H11] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • river [25H213] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • the soul during lifetime [31G1] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • archer's weapons: bow [45C15(BOW)] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • quiver [45C23] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • crossing a river [46C1111] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • rowing-boat, canoe, etc. (+ variant) [46C232(+0)] Search for this Iconclass notation
    • Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosité dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54A7(+4)] Search for this Iconclass notation
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    • (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ clothed with wings) [56F2(+1331)] Search for this Iconclass notation
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