XXIX.

Tinnit: inane est.

NVlla viret Famæ, me Iudice, Laurea luco,
Nulla tuis rutilant, Herme, metalla vadis,
Nullus Acidaliâ lepor enutritur in aulâ,
Copiaque in cornu, Copia, nulla tuo est.
Ne mirare; boni fons mendax aret, egetque
Fundere inexhaustas creditus Orbis opes.
Soluit ad hæc risu sua Cyprius ora Cachinno,
Et quasi maternum pulsat, amatque Penu,
Aut distenta salit velut agnus ad vbera, pleno
Aut stabulo Elæi pullus adhinnit equi.
Credula res Amor est; eluditur, & quia magno,
Magna sonat Mundus murmure, magna putat.
Magna sonat magno, sed inania munera, fastu.
Scilicet agnatum prodit inane sonus.
Nola cauum loquitur natiuis tinnula linguis;
Vocali speres massica nulla cado.
Et tamen vt fucis Dictæa sequentibus æra,
Murmure sic Mundi fit tibi fucus, Amor.

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Pabula sperasti: quis inani pabula ab vmbrâ
Speret, & arenti fonte leuare sitim?
Fallere: Pellæos fortuna secuta triumphos
Seque, suæque dedit subdita Regna rotæ:
Nec tamen explerunt Pellæas æquora fauces,
Terraque sat tantæ non fuit vna fami,
Sic decus Isacidûm Salomon, sic Persidos aulæ
Ludibrium, fraudem fassus es Orbis, Aman.
Pleno in vtrumque sinu se effuderat Orbis; at ille
Sceptra, & opes vanas credidit, ille nihil.
Vt somno delusa fames dape gaudet inani,
Vt ficto cumulat Phantasos ære sinus:
Sic dominum quamuis tibi Sors transcripserit axem,
Plutus opes, fasces Gloria, Fama tubam;
Mox vbi lux cæcas animi dimouerit vmbras,
Inuenies, magnum præter inane, Nihil.

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Qu'est cecy Cupidon? aussi tost que tu sonne,
Le Monde retintant d'vn petit ton fredonne:
Oyez cecy Mōdain: c'est que le Monde est vuide;
Car iamais ne tintoit chose du tout solide.

Hoe 's werelts ydel klap
V meer / en meer belooft;
Siet dat ghy desen snap
Soo veel te min ghelooft.
Hoe meerder van gheluyt /
Hoe min dat 't vat besluyt.

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Sacred love points at Cupid who listens to the sound of the orb he is knocking against

angel(s) represented as child(ren) [11G191]
cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings [11G1911]
love towards God; 'Amore verso Iddio' (Ripa) [11Q01]
radiance emanating from persons or things [22C31]
harmonious sound, harmony, consonance [22D11]
'Armonia' (Ripa) [22D110]
globe (+ variant) [25A13(+0)]
beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ claws, paws of an animal) [25F23(LION)(+341)]
clouds [26A]
winds [26C]
hand made into a fist (+ other neutral connotations) [31A25513(+939)]
index finger forwards, pointing, indicating [31A25552]
hitting at something [31A2743]
hearing, listening (one of the five senses) [31A32]
table [41A711]
cover for table, etc. [41A713]
orb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top) [44B193]
archer's weapons: bow [45C15(BOW)]
quiver [45C23]
other ornament derived from animal forms [48A9845]
Emptiness, Void (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51II2(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(TINNIT: INANE EST)]
other non-aggressive activities of Cupid [92D156]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(BOW)]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(QUIVER)]

Tinnit: inane est [29]

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