Saturday, October 1, 2011

Gatti: Sales Poetici, Proverbiales, et Iocosi


Sales Poetici, Proverbiales, et Iocosi by Giuseppe Gatti (1703)
As the title page explains: "Sales poetici, proverbiales, et iocosi: ad condimentum honestae conversationis, recreationem, et eruditionem simul studiosae iuventutis." This marvelous book includes all kinds of rhyming and humorous proverbs, as well as some ingenious poems like the one below!


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