The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
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References in Documents:Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656)
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Heire of thy Fathers goods, and his good parts,
Which both preservest, & augment'st his store,
Tracing th' ingenuous steps he trod before:
Proceed as thou begin'st, and win those hearts,
With gentle curt'sie, which admir'd his Arts.
Whilst thou conceal'st thine own, & do'st deplore
Thy want, compar'd with his, thou shew'st them more.
Modesty clouds not worth; but hate diverts,
And shames base envy, ARTS he CANNOT HIDE
That has them. Light through every chink is spy'd.
Nugas has ego, pessimus Poëta,
Plantarum tamen, optimi que amici
Nusquam pessimus æstimater, egi.
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Theologus servus natus.