SÆPE OBSTINATIS INDVIT FRENOS AMOR.

Senec.
Quid metuis puerile iugum? quid frena recusas?
Tene resistendo vincere posse putas?
Falleris; immiti obluctans pugnabis Amori.
Inijcere inuitis nam solet ille ignum.

Loue parforce.

Cupid doth oft constrayn those of contrarie will,
To bring them vnto loue that to no loue wil bend,
By brydling hee them tames and makes them condescend
Gainst those of greatest force, hee sets his force and skill.

A suo dispetto.

Mette souente Amor ’ vn freno altiero
Al’ huomo piu seluaggio, il rende humile,
Debilitando ogn’ animo virile,
E superbo al superbo, e fiero al fiero.

Teghen wil.

Van Liefde menigh mensch (die niet en wil beminnen)
Gheweldelick betoomt, en voort ghedreuen werdt;
Hem helpt gheen fieren moet, noch groot, of trotsigh hert.
Den strenghen alderstrafst’ beroert hy hert en sinnen.

En despit.

Cupidon bien souuent met les mors en la bouche
A l’homme plus sauuage, & tost domptè le rende,
Felschissant la roideur de son courage grand.
Aux souples il est souple, aux farouches farouche.

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Seneca, Phaedra 574

Vaak beteugelt liefde verstokte harten.

Seneca, Phaedra 574

Often Love puts curb on stubborn hearts.

Waarom ben je bang voor het juk van de jongen? Waarom wijs je zijn teugels af? Denk je dat je door weerstand te bieden kunt overwinnen? Je vergist je, je zult in je worsteling met een hardvochtige Amor strijden. Hij is namelijk gewend hen die niet willen zijn juk op te leggen..

Why do you fear the boyish yoke? Why do you refuse the reins? Do you think you can win by resisting? You are wrong, struggling you will fight a stern Amor. For he is used to throw his yoke upon the unwilling.

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Literature

Sebastiàn, Lectura crítica, p. 29

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Sources and parallels

Same metaphor used in: Captis oculis, capitur bellua. [10] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627)) [Compare]

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Captis oculis, capitur bellua. [10] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627))

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One cupid putting a bridle on another

rocks [25H112]
gripping someone by the head (+ variant) [31A2544(+0)]
pushing something [31A2748]
quiver [45C23]
bit [46C131612]
reins [46C131613]
Obstinacy; 'Ostinatione', 'Pertinacia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53A211(+4)]
Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [53C11(+4)]
(personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [56F2(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(SAEPE OBSTINATIS INDUIT FRENOS AMOR)]
Cupid struggling with or tormenting other persons, abstract concepts, (fabulous) animals, etc. [92D142]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(QUIVER)]

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Sæpe obstinatis induit frenos amor [45]

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