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Pastorius's Section Header: Francis Daniel Pastorius. His Hive or Bee-stock. Containing above two thousand little Honey-Combs; Begun in the Year 1696-- And continued for the use of his Children.
Pastorius's Description: After I had collected Two Volumes of delightful Proverbs, witty Sentences, wise and godly Sayings, Comprizing for the most part necessary & profitable Caveats, Advises, Doctrines & Instructions, out of many Authors of many minds & diferent Opinions, not only in my Mother Tongue, but likewise in the Low-Dutch, French, Italian and Latin -- which both Books in 4o. are still with me. For the better learning of the ENGLISH, and that my two sons (: who probably will never attain to the understanding of the said Languages :) might hereafter have some of their Fathers Steps, thereby to be guided to the same Diligence & Asiduity of Picking the BEST out of GOOD Writings, I endeavoured at Spare-times to make this present Hive on a Quire of fine Paper, which a Friend of mine [: Jacob Tellner :] departing for Eorope did give me, And when all over filled up with honey-combs, I was constrained to enlarge my Hive with more courser, homely or home-spun Stuff of the Country-Product. Thus I leave it for the Perusing of those for whom it was contrived in the first beginning thereof; Nevertheless If any other besides them should happen to be benefitted by these Miscellanies, it will not sad, but glad my heart. // Nam Rodesse dolo cu[e]nctis, nullig, Nocere: / Semper amare bonos, et tolerare malos. / F. D. P. / As for my performance herein I could heartily wish it might prove to all honest peoples good liking.
Pastorius's Page Number: 55
Sections: Front Matter | First Version | Symbola Onomastica
Content: Introductory Material
Range: 1 - 19
Type: Onomastic Symbols | Introductory Material
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