The Wisdom of the Ancients, and New Atlantis |
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Achelous Æther allegory amongst ancient Arthur Gorges Atalanta Atlantis attributed unto Bacchus beasts beginning Bensalem blue velvet bodies Boscage cause Ceres chariot colour cometh creatures Cupid Dædalus death delight Democritus desire Diomedes disposition divers divine doth earth effect elegantly especially excellent fable seems father fear feigned fortune's favourites gift glory gods gold half-pace hand hath Heaven honour human infinite insomuch inventions inventor Jupiter kind king kingdom labours land likewise live manner marriage matter means men's mind moral motions mountains Muses narcissus flowers nations nature Nemesis never observed Orpheus Pallas parable Pentheus Perseus persons philosophy places pleasure poets princes Prometheus Proserpina religion Salomon's House sciences secret ship signified Sileni Sirens Sphynx spirit strange strangers Thebes things tion Tirsan touch Typhon virtue vulgar whereby wherein whereof wisdom wise wont