Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)

Emblem 239

Mice mocking cats that are caught in mousetraps

Impunitas ferociae parensLatin

Impunity is the parent of ferocity

To M. Steevenson Preacher

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25F26(MOUSE)(+44) rodents: mouse (+ relationship between animals)
25F26(MOUSE)(+47) rodents: mouse (+ animal psychology)
25F26(MOUSE)(+5):31A2717 rodents: mouse (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)❧walking on the hands
25F26(MOUSE)(+5):31A2721 rodents: mouse (+ animal(s) in motion; positions, expressions of animals)❧jumping up
25F26(MOUSE)(+52) rodents: mouse (+ movements of animal(s))
25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
25G3(+21) trees (+ stem, trunk)
25H11 mountains
25H15 forest, wood
26A clouds
34B12(+22) cat (+ animal cage)
34B121 cat and mouse
43C943(+0) group dancing around someone or something (folk dancing) (+ variant)
52AA21(+4) Rashness, Imprudence, Recklessness (+ emblematical representation of concept)
54D5(+4) Safety (+ emblematical representation of concept)
56D3(+4) Confidence, Security, Tranquillity; 'Confidenza', 'Sicurezza e Tranquillità', 'Sicurtà', 'Sicurtà o Sicurezza', 'Tranquillità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57AA91(+4) Cruelty, Ferocity; 'Crudeltà', 'Ferocità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
61B2(STEVENSON,...)3 historical person (STEVENSON,...) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (STEVENSON,...)
86(IMPUNITAS FEROCIAE PARENS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IMPUNITAS FEROCIAE PARENS)

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem239
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem239
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667