“Behinde a figtree great, him selfe did Adam hide:
And thought from God hee there might lurke, and should not bee espide.
Oh foole, no corners seeke, thoughe thou a sinner bee;
For none but God can thee forgiue, who all thy waies doth see.”[[172]]
With the same motto, “Vbi es?” and a similar device, Georgette de Montenay (editions 1584 and 1620) carries out the same thought,—
“Adam pensoit estre fort bien caché,
Quand il se meit ainsi souz le figuier.
Mais il n’y a cachetté̩[e/]̩ où le peché
Aux yeux de Dieu se puisse desnier.
Se vante donc, qui voudra s’oublier,