Erastus, or, The Roman Prince
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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Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version
| 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 |