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"lawde of men. But only for the wholesome instruccion, 

 "commodyte, and doctryne of wisdom, and to dense the 

 " vanyte and madness of folyshe people, of whom over great 

 " number is in the Royalme of England/' An abridged trans- 

 lation (from the French, by Henry Watson) into English, 

 appeared in the same year with that of Barclay. 



But it is time to present a specimen or two of Brandt's 

 work, which it may be best to do in accordance with the Latin 

 version of Badius Ascensius, this version being more com- 

 pressed than the original German of Brandt. The sixth 

 engraving represents an old man riding on a child's hobby, 

 supported by crutches, with one of his legs in the grave — cap 

 and bells on his head. 



" Foolish and impotent, on cratches twain 

 You see me creep — to walk I strive in vain. 

 My weeping eyes convey such misty light 

 As horn-made lanterns to my fading sight. 

 No stench or odour sweet my dropping nose 

 Discerns — my wrinkled face no colour knows. 

 Palsied my limbs, and rack'd with rheum my head, 

 Blunted my touch, all manly vigour fled. 

 Thus impotent, I prate — I boast — I rave, 

 I form new plans — with one foot in the grave." * 



The fifty-fourth engraving represents a young man with a 

 company of minstrels, in the street, serenading a Lady. She 

 appears in the window above, emptying the contents of a 

 vessel upon their heads. 



' En ego delirus, capnlaris, terga recunrus 

 Obrepens quadrupes gemiuo incumbens scipioui 

 Cui pes in tumulo jam pridem figitur alter; 

 Lumiiia cui gemina ostentant tegre lucernas 

 Cui nares stillant ; oculi flent ; tactus oberrat ; 

 Aures surdescunt ; sapiens sed lingua palato, 

 Regnat adhiic huinido ; cui hirida pro cute pellis 

 Corru^at faciem ; cui plurima tussis anhelum 

 Camiticat pectus ; cui surgere muto recusal. 

 Cui tamen in linguam virtus est ftisa dicacem. 

 Quod facere hand valeo, facinus fecisse pudendum 

 Exalto ; facile est consueta reliuquere nulli 

 Proinde puer teneram virtutibus imbue vitam. 



" Navis StuUifera, Basil 1406 (ne)." 



