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56B21(+0) Eternal Bliss; 'Felicità eterna' (Ripa) (+ variant)
56B22 Short Felicity; 'Felicità breve' (Ripa)
56B3 Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa)
I v 74 Momo satisfacere, et similia To satisfy Momus, and the like II iv 61 Bona est etiam offa post panem After bread barley-cake too is not a bad thing II iv 62 Si non adsunt carnes, taricho contentos esse oportet Those who have no meat must make do with salt fish II vii 24 Nunc dii beati Now the gods are happy II viii 4 Si bovem non possis, asinum agas If you cannot drive an ox, drive an ass II viii 73 Ad satietatem To the point of saturation II ix 33 Praesentem fortunam boni consule Take your present fortune in good part III iv 57 Insperabilem vitam vivis You live a life one could not hope for III iv 89 Si caseum haberem, non desiderarem opsonium If I had cheese, I wouldn't want meat III x 2 Suo quisque studio gaudet Everyone rejoices in his own pursuit IV iii 43 Asinos non curo I have no interest in asses IV v 16 Sicyon arrodens uxor lacernam texe Gnaw on your gourd, wife, and weave the cloak IV viii 4 Nihil potest, nec addi nec adimi Nothing can be either added or taken away IV viii 67 Ne quaeras Deus esse Seek not to become God IV x 3 Catone hoc contenti fumus Satisfied with Cato as he is V i 40 Quod datur What you're given
56B3 :42B7 Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa)❧ family life
56B42 Coarseness, Rusticity
56B4 :43C35 Amusement❧ discus-throwing
56B :33A53 Joy and Sorrow❧ arm in arm (friends)
56B :33A7 Joy and Sorrow❧ neighbour
56BB Joy and Sorrow (opposing concepts)
56BB1 Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa)
56BB11 Bitterness; 'Amaritudine' (Ripa)
56BB11 :56B11 Bitterness; 'Amaritudine' (Ripa)❧ Mirth, Hilarity
56BB11 :56F23 Bitterness; 'Amaritudine' (Ripa)❧ Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)
56BB12 Torment; 'Tribulatione' (Ripa)
56BB121 Lamentation; 'Querela a Dio' (Ripa)
56BB1 :23A31 Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa)❧ past
56BB2 Unhappiness; 'Infelicità' (Ripa)
56BB21 Calamity, Distress; 'Calamità', 'Calamità o miseria' (Ripa)
56BB22 Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa)
56BB22 :54D3 Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa)❧ Completion
56BB2 :42D3 Unhappiness; 'Infelicità' (Ripa)❧ marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'
56BB32 :33C4 Insatiableness❧ coitus, cohabiting, sexual intercourse
56BB33 Grumbling, Complaint; 'Pianto', 'Querela' (Ripa)
56BB35 :56D1 Frustration❧ Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)
56BB4 Disgust, Dislike, Repulsion, Nausea
56C3 Inspiration; 'Ispiratione' (Ripa)
56C3 :92D4 Inspiration; 'Ispiratione' (Ripa)❧ (story of the) Muses; 'Muse' (Ripa)
56D1 Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)
56D1 :54E42 Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)❧ Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa)
56D1 :55B1 Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)❧ Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)
56D21 Refuge; 'Refugio' (Ripa)
56D29 Misplaced Trust, False Confidence, 'Pax Falsa'; 'Speranza fallace' (Ripa)
56D2 :92B1 Trust❧ (story of) Jupiter (Zeus)
56D3 Confidence, Security, Tranquillity; 'Confidenza', 'Sicurezza e Tranquillità', 'Sicurtà', 'Sicurtà o Sicurezza', 'Tranquillità' (Ripa)
56DD1 Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)
56DD11 Despair; 'Disperatione' (Ripa)
56DD1 :44G3 Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)❧ criminal law; punishment
56DD1 :53B1 Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)❧ Acceptance
56DD1 :55BB1 Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)❧ Poverty; 'Povertà', 'Povertà del doni', 'Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa)
56DD1 :59BB31 Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidità o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa)❧ Disgrace; 'Infamia', 'Scorno' (Ripa)
56DD2 Distrust, Suspicion; 'Sospitione' (Ripa)
56DD31 Lack of Self-confidence; 'Viltà' (Ripa)
56DD32 Alarm, Fright; 'Spavento', 'Terrore' (Ripa)
56DD33 Confusion, Bewilderment, Panic; 'Perturbatione' (Ripa)
56DD33 :45H Confusion, Bewilderment, Panic; 'Perturbatione' (Ripa)❧ battle, fighting in general
56DD3 :55B1 Insecurity❧ Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)
56E21 :12F52(AUGUR) Irascibility❧ 'augur' ~ Roman religion
56E21 :48C75412 Irascibility❧ bard, lyric poet
56E3 Fury; 'Furore', 'Furore implacabile', 'Furore & Rabbia', 'Furore superbo & Indomito' (Ripa)
56EE2 Meekness; 'Mansuetudine' (Ripa)
56F1 Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa)
56F11 Ambition; 'Ambitione', 'Amor di Fama' (Ripa)
56F12 Contento ~ Malcontento: the pursuit of Happiness
56F13 (Feeling of) Attraction
56F13(+0) (Feeling of) Attraction (+ variant)
56F131 Power of Attraction
56F131 :61E(TENEA) Power of Attraction❧ names of cities and villages (TENEA)
56F13 :45A1 (Feeling of) Attraction❧ war
56F1 :51C1 :55B1 Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa)❧ Cause❧ Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)
56F2 (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)
56F21(+0) Neighbourly Love; 'Amor del Prossimo' (Ripa) (+ variant)
56F23 Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)
56F231 Fidelity in Friendship; 'Confermatione dell'Amicitia', 'Fede nell'Amicitia' (Ripa)
56F232 Infidelity in Friendship; 'Amicitia senza giovamento' (Ripa)
56F232(+0) Infidelity in Friendship; 'Amicitia senza giovamento' (Ripa) (+ variant)
56F23 :23A2 Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)❧ Eternity, 'Aeternitas'; 'Eternità','Eternità o Perpetuità' (Ripa)
56F23 :31B7 Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)❧ wise man
56F24 Self-love; 'Amor di se stesso' (Ripa)
56F2513 'Fermezza d'amore' (Ripa)
56F2514 'Instabilità overo incostanza d'amore' (Ripa)
56F2522 'Tormento d'amore' (Ripa)
56F2 :33B5 (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)❧ enemy
56F2 :48B14 (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)❧ education, tuition of the artist (in general)
56FF13 (Feeling of) Repulsion
56FF1 :49C3 Aversion❧ scholar, philosopher
56FF2 Hate; 'Odio capitale' (Ripa)
56FF23 Enmity; 'Inimicitia', 'Inimicitia mortale' (Ripa)
56FF23 :31E1(+0) Enmity; 'Inimicitia', 'Inimicitia mortale' (Ripa)❧ dying (+ variant)
57A Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities
57A1 :54A5 Good Behaviour❧ Goodness; 'Bontà' (Ripa)
57A21 :57BB11 Duty❧ Admonition, Reprehension; 'Riprensione', 'Riprensione giovevole' (Ripa)
57A22 Obligation; 'Obligo' (Ripa)
57A23 Calling, Vocation, Mission
57A25 Responsibility, Liability
57A3 Conscience; 'Coscienza' (Ripa)
57A42 Compunction, Remorse; 'Compuntione' (Ripa)
57A5 Decency, Shyness, Bashfulness
57A5 :54BB31 Decency, Shyness, Bashfulness❧ Damage, Disservice; 'Danno' (Ripa)
57A6 Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa)
57A61 Honesty; 'Honestà' (Ripa)
57A611 Frankness, Loyalty; 'Lealtà', 'Realtà' (Ripa)
57A611 :59B Frankness, Loyalty; 'Lealtà', 'Realtà' (Ripa)❧ Social Position
57A612 Sincerity; 'Purità et Sincerità d'animo', 'Sincerità' (Ripa)
57A6131 Guilelessness, Artlessness, Openness, Ingenuousness
57A6131 :31A2221 Guilelessness, Artlessness, Openness, Ingenuousness❧ heart
57A6141 Trustworthiness, Reliability
57A62 Fidelity; 'Fedeltà' (Ripa)
57A63 Incorruption, Purity; 'Purità' (Ripa)
57A631 Innocence; 'Innocenza', 'Innocenza o purità' (Ripa)
57A632 Falsely accused Innocence
57A64 Humility; 'Humiltà' (Ripa)
57A641 Discretion, Modesty; 'Discretione', 'Modestia' (Ripa)
57A642 Simplicity; 'Simplicità' (Ripa)
57A642 :52A5 Simplicity; 'Simplicità' (Ripa)❧ Knowledge; 'Cognitione', 'Cognitione delle cose' (Ripa)
57A643 Timidity, Diffidence
57A644 Submissiveness; 'Ossequio' (Ripa)
57A68 Nobility; 'Nobiltà' (Ripa)
57A69 Holiness; 'Santità' (Ripa)
57A69(+0) Holiness; 'Santità' (Ripa) (+ variant)
57A6 :53B6 Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa)❧ Discipline
57A7 Benevolence, Beneficence; 'Beneficio', 'Benevolenza o Affettione' (Ripa)
57A71 Magnanimity; 'Grandezza e robustezza d'animo', 'Magnanimità' (Ripa)
57A72 Tolerance, Long-suffering; 'Longanimità', 'Toleranza' (Ripa)
57A73 Indulgence, Clemency; 'Clemenza', 'Clemenza & Moderatione', 'Indulgenza' (Ripa)
57A741 Pardon; 'Perdono' (Ripa)
57A75 Mercy, Compassion; 'Compassione', 'Misericordia' (Ripa)
57A77 Friendliness, Gentleness, Affability; 'Affabilità, piacevolezza, amabilità', 'Animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'Benignità' (Ripa)
57A8 Gratitude; 'Gratitudine', 'Memoria grata de beneficii ricevuti' (Ripa)
57A9 Humanity, Politeness; 'Cortesia', 'Humanità' (Ripa)
57AA Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities (opposing concepts)
57AA1 :54AA5 Bad Behaviour❧ Badness
57AA2 Evasion of Duty, Dereliction of Duty
57AA5 Indecency, Impudence; 'Sfacciatigine' (Ripa)
57AA51 Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa)
57AA53 Scandalousness, Scandal; 'Scandolo' (Ripa)
57AA53 :54D5 Scandalousness, Scandal; 'Scandolo' (Ripa)❧ Safety
57AA5 :12BB13 Indecency, Impudence; 'Sfacciatigine' (Ripa)❧ representations ~ goddesses, demi-goddesses, heroines, etc. (non-Christian religions)
57AA6 Viciousness, Naughtiness
57AA61 Dishonesty, Falsety
57AA611 Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa)
57AA611 :31A412 Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa)❧ deaf, deafness
57AA611 :46A162 Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa)❧ exhibition of wealth
57AA6121 Flattery; 'Adulatione' (Ripa)
57AA6121 :56F23 Flattery; 'Adulatione' (Ripa)❧ Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)
57AA6122 Sponging, Parasitizing
57AA612 :33A4 Insincerity❧ bringing gifts; exchanging gifts
57AA612 :53D2 Insincerity❧ Promise; 'Promissione' (Ripa)
57AA612 :56C2 Insincerity❧ Admiration
57AA613 Cunning, Slyness; 'Astutia ingannevole' (Ripa)
57AA6131 Guile, Artfulness, Craftiness, Deceitfulness
57AA6131 :57BB3 Guile, Artfulness, Craftiness, Deceitfulness❧ Accusation, Incrimination
57AA6141 Untrustworthiness, Unreliability
57AA6141 :31A2251(+53) Untrustworthiness, Unreliability❧ upper leg (+ sitting)
57AA6141 :31A72 Untrustworthiness, Unreliability❧ female sex; woman
57AA6141 :31D150 Untrustworthiness, Unreliability❧ Womanhood
57AA6141 :46B451 Untrustworthiness, Unreliability❧ debit, debt
57AA6141 :98B(CICERO)3 Untrustworthiness, Unreliability❧ (story of) Cicero - representations to which the NAME of a person from classical history may be attached
57AA61 :51D2 Dishonesty, Falsety❧ Harmony, Regularity
57AA61 :53D2 Dishonesty, Falsety❧ Promise; 'Promissione' (Ripa)
57AA61 :55A1 Dishonesty, Falsety❧ Acquisition, Gain, Profit
57AA61 :57A77 Dishonesty, Falsety❧ Friendliness, Gentleness, Affability; 'Affabilità, piacevolezza, amabilità', 'Animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'Benignità' (Ripa)
57AA62 Infidelity, Perfidy; 'Perfidia' (Ripa)
57AA621 Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa)
57AA621 :57A6142 Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa)❧ Oath
57AA6221 Lie; 'Bugia' (Ripa)
57AA6221 :22E1 Lie; 'Bugia' (Ripa)❧ heat
57AA6222 Hoax, False News, Canard
57AA6223 Ambuscade, Trap; 'Insidia' (Ripa)
57AA622 :56BB22 Mendacity❧ Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa)
57AA622 :59B3 Mendacity❧ Repute, Renown; 'Splendore del nome' (Ripa)
57AA64 Pride, Loftiness; 'Alterezza in persona nata povera civile' (Ripa)
57AA641 :56F11 Immodesty❧ Ambition; 'Ambitione', 'Amor di Fama' (Ripa)
57AA644 Arrogance; 'Arroganza' (Ripa)
57AA645 Boast; 'Iattanza' (Ripa)
I vii 55 Ante victoriam encomium canis You triumph before the victory I viii 49 Attollere supercilium, ponere supercilium To raise the brows, to relax the brows I ix 13 Larus parturit The gull is about to lay I ix 14 Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus The mountains labour, forth will creep a mouse I ix 15 Aureos montes polliceri To promise mountains of gold II ii 34 Cepphus parturit The gull is about to lay II ii 40 Ollas ostentare To make a display of pots II ii 52 Ne magna loquaris Do not talk big II iv 58 Farcire centones To stuff a patchwork coat II vi 10 Capra nondum peperit, haedus autem ludit in tectis The she-goat has not yet given birth, but the kid is playing on the roof II vii 17 Magnum os anni A good year talks big II viii 41 Tanquam Argivum clypeum abstulerit, ita gloriatur He gives himself such airs, he might have stolen the shield from Argos III iii 28 Hic Rhodus, hic saltus Here's Rhodes: let's see you jump III iii 85 Ab Eteobutadis ducit genus He traces his line from the Eteobutadae III iv 15 Videberis, me videns, plane Martem videre You will seem, when you see me, to see Mars himself III v 46 De pulmone revellere To pluck from the lung III v 47 Quos non tollerent centum Aegyptii They wouldn't be lifted by a hundred Egyptians III v 51 Papae Myxus Blow-me-down Myxus! III x 52 Iactantiae comes invidia Envy is the companion of boasting IV i 31 Calliphanes Calliphanes IV ii 28 Epiphyllides Small grapes IV ii 81 Επαύλια δῶρα Wedding gifts IV iii 54 Dives promissis Rich in promises IV iii 64 Mendax Atraphaxis Lying atraphaxis IV vi 5 Ad pedes, ad caput At my feet, up to my head IV vi 21 Sine, ut incolumis redeat Let the man live IV viii 15 Αὐτοβοᾶν Self-crying IV viii 83 Fumus Smoke IV ix 6 Pulcrum sepulcri elogio A fine thing to have upon one's tomb IV ix 24 Dea excogitavit The goddess thought of it IV ix 79 Fumosae imagines Smoke-darkened portraits IV x 43 Cyatho non emam I wouldn't give a dram
57AA645 :59BB33 Boast; 'Iattanza' (Ripa)❧ Ignobility, 'Vulgus'; 'Vulgo overo ignobilità' (Ripa)
57AA646 Complacency, Self-conceit
57AA646(+0) Complacency, Self-conceit (+ variant)
57AA65 Selfishness; 'Interesse', 'Interesse proprio' (Ripa)
57AA65(+0) Selfishness; 'Interesse', 'Interesse proprio' (Ripa) (+ variant)
57AA65 :56F2 Selfishness; 'Interesse', 'Interesse proprio' (Ripa)❧ (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa)
57AA66 :57BB22 Frivolity❧ Insult; 'Ingiuria', 'Offesa' (Ripa)
57AA6 :53BB61 Viciousness, Naughtiness❧ Laxity
57AA7 Malevolence, Maliciousness; 'Malevolenza', 'Malignità', 'Malvagità' (Ripa)
57AA741 Revenge, Requital, Retaliation; 'Vendetta' (Ripa)
57AA741 :57AA9 Revenge, Requital, Retaliation; 'Vendetta' (Ripa)❧ Brutality
57AA75 :52E3 Mercilessness❧ Counsel; 'Consiglio' (Ripa)
57AA76 Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa)
57AA76 :54F14 Jealousy; 'Gelosia', 'Rammarico del ben'altrui' (Ripa)❧ Advantage
57AA7 :52EE1 Malevolence, Maliciousness; 'Malevolenza', 'Malignità', 'Malvagità' (Ripa)❧ Asking, Question, Interrogation
57AA8 Ingratitude; 'Ingratitudine' (Ripa)
57AA91 Cruelty, Ferocity; 'Crudeltà', 'Ferocità' (Ripa)
57B1 Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)
57B1 :24A1 Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)❧ sunrise
57B1 :51F51 Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)❧ Newness
57B1 :54BB6 Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)❧ Worthlessness
57B1 :55CC11 Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)❧ Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'Cupidità' (Ripa)
57B1 :57BB241 Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa)❧ Irony
57B2 Respect, Reverence, Esteem
57B2 :53C11 Respect, Reverence, Esteem❧ Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa)
57B3 Justification, Vindication
57BB1 Disapprobation, Disapproval, Rebuking
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