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A collection of didactic addresses and occasional verse offering paternal counsel for a newly born son, combining religious exhortation with practical guidance. It urges firm faith in God, the cultivation of virtue, avoidance of envy and excess, prudent management of inherited wealth, and steady pursuit of learning to comprehend nature and resist fear. Presented as precepts and poetic encomium, the material mixes moral instruction, rules for conduct in society, and practical advice on temperance, reputation, and the benefits of measured study.
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Durior est spectatæ virtutis quàm incognitæ conditio.
On a reproduit à l’identique l’orthographe et la ponctuation de l’original (Paris, Techener, 1830), lui-même une reproduction en fac-simile de l’ouvrage de 1539. Aucune correction n’a été effectuée.