Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608)
Table of contents ↑Amans, quod suspicatur, vigilans somniat [84]

Translations
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Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A 16.
Zelfs als hij waakt, droomt de minnaar van zijn verdenkingen. |
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Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A 16.
Even when awake, the lover has dreams of his suspicions. [tr. A.M. Duff, Loeb, p. 17.] |
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Ovidius, Epistulae ex Ponto 2, 4, 7-8.
Voor mijn ogen is jouw beeld altijd present, In gedachten denk ik steeds je trekken te zien. |
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Ovidius, Epistulae ex Ponto 2, 4, 7-8.
Before my eyes your image ever stands; I seem in thought to see your features. [tr. A.L. Wheeler, Loeb, p. 339.]. |
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Vergilius, Eclogae 8, 108; cf Erasmus, Adagia 2, 3, 90;LB 2, 518 E-F.
Wie verliefd is, droomt dat hij krijgt wat hem lief is. |
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Vergilius, Eclogae 8, 108; cf Erasmus, Adagia 2, 3, 90;LB 2, 518 E-F.
Lovers fashion their own dreams. [tr. H. Rushton Fairclough, Loeb, p. 65]. |
Sources and parallels
- Amans, quod suspicatut, vigilans somniat [48]
(in: Otto Vaenius, Emblemata aliquot selectiora amatoria (1618)
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- Negende Verdeeling. [9]
(in: Jan Luyken, Duytse lier (1671)
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- Ayres, Emblemata amatoria
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Same motto, pictura sligthly modified, pictura more in focus: Amans quod suspicatur, vigilans somniat. [17]
(in: anonymous, Emblemata amatoria (1690)
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Parallel for the pictura (mirrored, background less detailed) and for some mottoes (Latin, Italian, French): Un Amour dans son lit, qui se represente sa Maitresse à ses yeux
(in: Daniel de la Feuille, Devises et emblemes (1691)
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References, across this site, to this page:
- Repete. [7]
(in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627)
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- Amans quod suspicatur, vigilans somniat. [17]
(in: anonymous, Emblemata amatoria (1690)
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- Un Amour dans son lit, qui se represente sa Maitresse à ses yeux
(in: Daniel de la Feuille, Devises et emblemes (1691)
)
- Negende Verdeeling. [9]
(in: Jan Luyken, Duytse lier (1671)
)
- Amans, quod suspicatut, vigilans somniat [48]
(in: Otto Vaenius, Emblemata aliquot selectiora amatoria (1618)
)