... Epitome troporum ac schematum et grammaticorum & rhetorum, ad authores tum prophanos tum sacros intelligendos non minus utilis quam necessaria

And that should not be turned into a fault if you speak or write to the learned, indeed not even if to the common people, so that there are things which they are forced to investigate and learn. Among the prophets and in the Apocalypse there are many Enigmas: and likewise among the Gentile writers the oracles of the gods and the Sibyls.

2 Paroemia παροιμία proverb, is a celebrated saying, distinguished by some novelty of wisdom. To which two things are required. One, indeed, is that the saying be celebrated and commonly tossed about. Whence it usurps that name among the Greeks because it walks about everywhere through the mouths of men: and among the Latins an Adage Adagium, as if you were to say around-going circum agium, according to Varro: and a Proverb, as if a common word of all, that is, a sentence which is turned in everyone's mouth. The other, however, is that it be wise, that is, that it be distinguished as if by a mark from common speech, and be commended by antiquity as well as by erudition. In collecting these, D. Erasmus, a man most deserving of good letters, expended great effort not without sweat. And Polydorus Verg. Urbinates, besides some proverbs of the Gentiles, also collected sacred ones.

On the difference between a proverb or Paroemia, and the writings of Rotterdam in the beginning of the work of Adages.

Most grave Irony, when it is the contrary, see many of that kind, near the smallest volume.

3 Irony Εἰρωνεία dissimulation/irony, is an illusion which shows the contrary of what is said by one or more words. Manci. Irony is indeed reported to me as dissimulation, Irony is held by many as an illusion, which speech shows by a direct contrary sense. This is signified either by the nature of the thing, or by laughter, or by pronunciation, or by the persona: and its reason can be gathered without difficulty from the circumstances of the speech. Verg. You indeed bring back glorious praise and ample spoils, both you and your boy. The same: Forsooth this is the labor of the gods. Terent.

It is called simulation, as is the beginning for Ligurio. A new crime C. Caesar, etc.