Erastus, or, The Roman Prince

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Philantropus tells Puteus then inclusa

Medicus - son of an Irish man

"NOw fye upon him: What is Man,

Whose Life at best is but a Span?

When to an Inch it dwindles down;

Ice in his Bones, Snow on his Crown;

That he within his crazy Brain,

Kind thoughts of Love should entertain:

That he, when Harvest comes should Plow

And when 'tis time to Reap, go Sow;

Who (in Imagination only strong)

Though twice a Child, can never twice b• young

II.

Nature did those ordain for Fools,

That sue for Work, yet have no Tools: What fellow-feeling can there be, In such a strange disparitie? Old Age mistakes the youthful Breast; For Love dwells there, not Interest: Alas good Man! take thy repose, Get Ribband for thy Thumbs and Toes, Provide thee Flan•el, and a sheet of Lead; Think on thy Coffin, not thy Bridal Bed. (Song from priest in Tentamina)

Empress threatens to leave between final sage stories

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Parent Versions	English Erasto
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Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
Branch of the tradition	Seven Sages of Rome

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Language of version	English
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Place of composition	London, UK
Date of composition	1684
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I (Versio Italico) Erasto (Es) English Erasto Erastus, or, The Roman Prince Francis Kirkman, Prince Erastus French Erasto Italian Erasto Mario Teluccini, Erasto in verse Spanish Erasto Il Libro dei Sette Savi de Roma (C) L'Amabile di Continentia (Em) Storia d'una Crudele Matrigna (M) Storia di Stefano (R) Versio Italica historiae septem sapientum (L)

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Print Language Location Date of Print Erastus: or, the Roman prince. Being a more full account of that famous history of the seven wise masters. With many pleasant additions of excellent, and divertive discourses, and songs, not unsuitable to the design of the story. London: Printed for Dorman Newman [...] and Benj. Alsop [...], 1684 English 1684

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Has Short Title Has Sequence Number Has Narrator Has Name Variation Canis – The Faithful Dog 1 Euprosigoro Euprosigorus Arbor – The Tree 2 Empress   Medicus – The Doctor 3 Dimurgo Dimurgus Aper – The Boar and the Fruit 4 Empress   Tentamina – The Test 5 Terno Thernus, Thermus Sapientes – The Wise Men 6 Empress   Zelus – Zeal 7 Enoscopo Enoscopus Gaza – The Treasure 8 Empress   Puteus – The Well 9 Filandro Philantropus Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife 10 Filandro Philantropus Copy Embedded Stories Copy Embedded Stories × Select Target Page: Close Process

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