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Philomela et Accipiter.

Praesentem sapiens fortem retinere labora,

Quam dederint vitae numina magna tuae.

Quicumque incertis inhiant, et certa relinquunt,

His stolida poenam pro levitate ferunt.

IMAGE DOES NOT MATCH. (It shows the medieval version where the hawk captures the chicks, and is then captured in turn.)