Irritamentum Veneris languentis)———
[5157]Nihil prodest quod non laedere posset idem;
Igne quid utilius?———
[5164]Divitias contemno tuas, rex Craese, tuamque
Vendo Asiam, unguentis, flore, mero, choreis.
If these allurements do not take place, for [5167]Simierus, that great master of dalliance, shall not behave himself better, the more effectually to move others, and satisfy their lust, they will swear and lie, promise, protest, forge, counterfeit, brag, bribe, flatter and dissemble of all sides. 'Twas Lucretia's counsel in Aretine, Si vis amica frui, promitte, finge, jura, perjura, jacta, simula, mentire; and they put it well in practice, as Apollo to Daphne,
[5168]———mihi Delphica tellus
Et Claros et Tenedos, patareaque regia servit,
Jupiter est genitor———
Delphos, Claros, and Tenedos serve me,