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PROVERBS. 



" Apostoile " (apostle) is the name vulgarly given to the Pope, and it is 

 the Pope .who, in this piece of verse, decides as to the titles and epithets 



Fig. 280. Device of Louis XII., King of Fig. 281. Francois I., King of France (1515 



Franco (1498 1515). A Porcupine; 

 with the Motto, " Cominus et eminus " 

 (From far and near). This was the de- 

 vice of his grandfather, who, in 139", 

 instituted the Order of the Porcupine. 



1547). A Salamander amidst the Flames, 

 with the Motto, " Nutrisco et extinguo " (I 

 feed on it and extinguish it). It was the 

 popular belief that this salamander lived in 

 the fire, and could extinguish it. 



which are suitable to the principal towns of France and the different 

 countries of Europe. These epithets accord with the origin, the customs, 



Fig. 282. Device of the Flemish Gueux (1566). A Wallet held by two Hands clasped, 

 with the Motto, " Jusques a porter la besace." 



the physical position, the moral state, and the special characteristics of 

 the town or country. The veritable physiognomy of persons and things is 



