5730.  Camerarius, emb. 68. cent. 1. flos omnium pulcherrimus statim
      languescit, formae typus.

5731.  Bernar.  Bauhusius Ep. l. 4.

5732.  Pausanias Lacon. lib. 3. uxorem duxit Spartae mulierum omnium post
      Helenam formosissimam, at ob mores omnium turpissimam.

5733.  Epist. 76. gladium bonum dices, non cui deauratus est baltheus, nec
      cui vagina gemmis distinguitur, sed cui ad secandum subtilis acies et
      mucro munimentum omne rupturus.

5734.  Pulchritudo corporis, temporis et fugacior ludibrium. orat. 2.

5735.  Florum mutabilitate fugacior, nec sua natura formosas facit, sed
      spectantium infirmitas.

5736.  Epist. 11.  Quem ego depereo juvenis mihi pulcherimus videtur; sed
      forsan amore percita de amore non recte judico.

5737.  Luc.  Brugensis.  “Bright eyes and snow-white neck.”

5738.  Idem.  “Let my Melita’s eyes be like Juno’s, her hand Minerva’s, her
      breasts Venus’, her leg Ampbitiles’.”

5739.  Bebelius adagiis Ger.

5740.  Petron.  Cat.  “Let her eyes be as bright as the stars, her neck smell
      like the rose, her hair shine more than gold, her honied lips be ruby
      coloured; let her beauty be resplendent, and superior to Venus, let
      her be in all respects a deity,” &c.

5741.  M. Drayton.

5742.  Senec. act. 2.  Herc.  Oeteus.

5743.  Vides venustam mulierem, fulgidum habentem oculum, vultu hilari
      coruscantem, eximium quendam aspectum et decorem praese ferentem,
      urentem mentem tuam, et concupiscentiam agentem; cogita terram esse
      id quod amas, et quod admiraris stercus, et quod te urit, &c., cogita
      illam jam senescere jam rugosam cavis genis, aegrotam; tantis
      sordibus intus plena est, pituita, stercore; reputa quid intra nares,
      oculos, cerebrum gestat, quas sordes, &c.

5744.  Subtil. 13.

5745.  Cardan, subtil. lib. 13.

5746.  “Show me your company and I’ll tell you who you are.”

5747.  “Hark, you merry maids, do not dance so, for see the he-goat is at
      hand, ready to pounce upon you.”

5748.  Lib. de centum amoribus, earum mendas volvant animo, saepe ante
      oculos constituant, saepe damnent.

5749.  In deliciis.

5750.  Quum amator annulum se amicae optaret, ut ejus amplexu frui posset,
      &c.  O te miserum ait annulus, si meas vices obires, videres, audires,
      &c. nihil non odio dignimi observares.

5751.  Laedieus.  “Snares of the human species, torments of life, spoils of
      the night, bitterest cares of day, the torture of husbands, the ruin
      of youths.”

5752.  See our English Tatius, lib. 1.

5753.  Chaucer, in Romaunt of the Rose.

5754.  Qui se facilem in amore probarit, hanc succendito.  At qui succendat,
      ad hunc diem repertus nemo.  Calcagninus.