DVLCES AMORVM INSIDIÆ.

Ludendo capimur, bibimus ridendo venenum,
Atque iocos inter vincula miscet Amor.
Si timeas laqueos, & si te vincula terrent,
Terreat & lusus luctaque; liber eris.

Good earnest hapneth in sporte.

The subtil snares of loue in sporte and vnaware,
As if t’were but in iest do catche the louer fast,
Vnwittingly hee is loues prisner at the last,
Sporte not therefore with loue if thow wilt shun his snare.

Dolci lacci d’Amore, e dolci inganni.

O che secreta è l’arte di Cupido!
Scherzando ne suoi lacci egli ci auenta,
Nel maggior rischio manco ci spauenta.
Fugga chi è saggio questo scherzo infido.

Al spelende.

Van ’t dertel Venus kindt seer soet soo zijn de laghen,
Al lockend’ in den strick brenght hy ons onbedacht,
Gheuanghen werdt men meest/ als men het minst verwacht.
Met Liefde niet en speelt/ wilt ghy sijn iock niet draghen.

En iouant.

He! que de Cupidon secrete est l’embuscade,
En jouant dans ses lacqs il nous sçait arrester,
Plus le peril est grand, moins il nous fait douter.
Celuy qui craint ses traits, fuye tel camerade.

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Zoet is de hinderlaag van de liefde.

Sweet is love's ambush.

Al spelend worden wij gevangen, al lachend drinken we gif, en Amor mengt vermaak met banden. Als je bang bent voor strikken en als ketenen je afschrikken en spel en worsteling, dan zul je vrij zijn..

When playing we are caught, when laughing we drink venom, and Amor mingles jokes with bonds. If you fear bows and if chains deter you, and also game and struggle, you will be free.

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Literature

Sebastiàn, Lectura crítica, p. 28

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Sources and parallels

Dulces Amorum insidiæ [29] (in: Otto Vaenius, Emblemata aliquot selectiora amatoria (1618)) [Compare]
The snares of love in Cats: Fac sapias et liber eris. [24] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627)) [Compare]
Jezus and the soul and the snares of love in: De Ziele spreekt van de menighte der stricken en netten des Duyvels [25] (in: Jan Luyken, Jesus en de ziel (1685)) [Compare]
Same thought in: Non intrandum, aut penetrandum. [40] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627)) [Compare]
Parallel for the pictura (mirrored) and for some mottoes (the Latin and French ones; the Italian one as as part of): Un Amour qui met un las à un autre (in: Daniel de la Feuille, Devises et emblemes (1691)) [Compare]

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Fac sapias et liber eris. [24] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627))
Non intrandum, aut penetrandum. [40] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627))
Un Amour qui met un las à un autre (in: Daniel de la Feuille, Devises et emblemes (1691))
De Ziele spreekt van de menighte der stricken en netten des Duyvels [25] (in: Jan Luyken, Jesus en de ziel (1685))
Dulces Amorum insidiæ [29] (in: Otto Vaenius, Emblemata aliquot selectiora amatoria (1618))

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One cupid trying to prevent being caught by a snare over his head, while his foot is already tied to the root of a tree

fringe, edge of the wood [25H155]
sports, games ~ animals (+ snare) [43C1(+4141)]
to catch, to touch, in groups ~ children's games (+ variant) [43C71123(+0)]
Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy; 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56B1(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
Ambuscade, Trap; 'Insidia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57AA6223(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(DULCES AMORUM INSIDIAE)]
Cupid struggling with or tormenting other persons, abstract concepts, (fabulous) animals, etc. [92D142]
companions of Cupid [92D191]

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