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inheritance_n say_v
hist_o say_v that_o the_o lacedaemonian_n also_o have_v approve_v of_o this_o law_n follow_v in_o this_o point_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n strabo_n geograph_n strabo_n lib._n xv._o geograph_n likewise_o do_v attribute_v this_o same_o custom_n unto_o the_o indian_n and_o again_o in_o another_o place_n geograph_n place_n lib._n xvi_o geograph_n to_o the_o arabian_n as_o for_o the_o egyptian_n we_o may_v very_o well_o judge_v with_o diodorus_n that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o law_n they_o have_v attain_v to_o such_o a_o perfection_n of_o art_n as_o shall_v be_v relate_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o our_o three_o book_n neither_o be_v it_o possible_a but_o such_o artificer_n must_v needs_o excel_v that_o do_v not_o admit_v any_o care_n but_o one_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o plato_n legib._n plato_n lib._n ix_o de_fw-fr legib._n send_v away_o out_o of_o his_o city_n all_o such_o artificer_n as_o busy_v themselves_o with_o two_o several_a arts._n it_o be_v better_a to_o do_v one_o thing_n excellent_o say_v the_o young_a pliny_n 29._o pliny_n lib._n ix_o epist_n 29._o then_o do_v many_o thing_n mean_o aesopus_n say_v as_o it_o be_v report_v by_o stobaeus_n republicâ_fw-la stobaeus_n sermone_fw-la de_fw-fr republicâ_fw-la that_o it_o be_v then_o like_a to_o go_v ill_o with_o all_o when_o all_o man_n shall_v study_v all_o thing_n neither_o be_v it_o possible_a say_v quintilian_n 3._o quintilian_n orat._n instit_fw-la lib._n x._o cap._n 3._o that_o our_o whole_a mind_n shall_v busy_v itself_o with_o many_o thing_n at_o once_o for_o whensoever_o it_o do_v but_o look_v back_o it_o cease_v to_o mark_v what_o it_o behold_v before_o chap._n v._n as_o now_o the_o fear_n of_o severe_a law_n keep_v they_o in_o awe_n that_o go_v rash_o about_o to_o leave_v the_o wholesome_a precept_n of_o their_o good_a master_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a good_a nature_n that_o will_v not_o swerve_v presumptuous_o aside_o from_o the_o receive_a instruction_n be_v mighty_o incense_v by_o emulation_n to_o follow_v they_o constant_o that_o speed_v well_o in_o this_o same_o way_n the_o love_n of_o emulation_n be_v strong_a than_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n threaten_v by_o law_n say_v tacitus_n 55._o tacitus_n lib._n iii_o annal._n c._n 55._o virtue_n do_v natural_o affect_v glory_n and_o study_v ever_o to_o out-go_v his_o forerunner_n say_v seneca_n 36._o seneca_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr benef._n c._n 36._o a_o horse_n do_v then_o best_o of_o all_o run_v his_o race_n say_v ovid_n arte._n ovid_n lib._n iii_o de_fw-fr arte._n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o company_n of_o other_o horse_n which_o he_o may_v leave_v behind_o he_o or_o follow_v it_o be_v brave_o say_v of_o scipio_n africanus_n i_o be_o sure_a say_v he_o c._n he_o apud_fw-la livium_n li._n xxviii_o ab_fw-la v._n c._n that_o every_o magnanimous_a spirit_n do_v not_o compare_v himself_o only_o with_o they_o that_o be_v now_o at_o this_o present_a alive_a but_o also_o with_o the_o famous_a man_n of_o all_o age_n it_o be_v therefore_o manifest_a enough_o that_o the_o great_a wit_n be_v ever_o by_o the_o prick_v of_o emulation_n drive_v forward_o to_o great_a matter_n it_o appear_v likewise_o that_o it_o be_v always_o a_o certain_a mark_n of_o a_o most_o base_a and_o dull_a spirit_n not_o to_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o emulation_n by_o the_o earnestness_n of_o so_o many_o competitor_n as_o do_v strive_v to_o attain_v to_o the_o same_o perfection_n of_o art_n so_o be_v it_o also_o most_o common_o see_v that_o such_o as_o do_v strive_v with_o no_o body_n deceive_v themselves_o with_o too_o much_o love_n of_o their_o own_o work_n and_o while_o they_o compare_v themselves_o only_o with_o themselves_o it_o be_v unpossible_a but_o they_o must_v needs_o fall_v into_o a_o foolish_a like_n and_o a_o most_o vain_a admiration_n of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v he_o must_v needs_o attribute_v too_o much_o unto_o himself_o say_v quintilian_n 2._o quintilian_n lib._n i._o orat_fw-la instit_fw-la cap._n 2._o that_o do_v compare_v himself_o with_o no_o body_n we_o stand_v therefore_o in_o need_n of_o emulation_n and_o that_o not_o a_o vulgar_a one_o do_v thou_o desire_v the_o glory_n of_o swiftness_n say_v martial_a 36._o martial_a lib._n xii_o epigram_n 36._o study_n to_o go_v beyond_o the_o tiger_n and_o the_o light_a ostrich_n it_o be_v no_o glory_n at_o all_o to_o outrun_v ass_n §_o 2._o tully_n give_v we_o a_o very_a good_a lesson_n it_o be_v meet_v say_v he_o oratore_fw-la he_o circa_n initium_fw-la libri_fw-la de_fw-la perfecto_n oratore_fw-la that_o all_o such_o as_o do_v long_o with_o a_o fervent_a desire_n after_o great_a matter_n shall_v try_v all_o and_o if_o any_o one_o have_v not_o the_o ready_a help_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n if_o he_o lack_v the_o force_n of_o a_o pierce_a wit_n if_o he_o think_v himself_o but_o slender_o furnish_v with_o the_o discipline_n of_o great_a art_n let_v he_o for_o all_o that_o hold_v the_o best_a course_n he_o may_v see_v it_o be_v honourable_a enough_o that_o they_o which_o do_v strive_v for_o the_o first_o place_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o neither_o have_v workman_n instant_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o art_n they_o do_v profess_v because_o they_o can_v not_o imitate_v the_o beauty_n of_o that_o venus_n at_o coos_n or_o of_o that_o jalysus_n we_o see_v sometime_o at_o rhodes_n neither_o have_v the_o image_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n or_o the_o statue_n of_o doryphorus_n amaze_v they_o so_o much_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o try_v what_o they_o can_v perform_v and_o how_o far_o they_o may_v go_v yea_o there_o have_v rather_o be_v such_o a_o multitude_n of_o they_o and_o every_o one_o have_v deserve_v so_o much_o praise_n in_o his_o kind_n that_o the_o best_a of_o their_o work_n cause_v admiration_n the_o mean_a nevertheless_o have_v obtain_v approbation_n see_v columella_n in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o first_o book_n of_o husbandry_n where_o he_o make_v a_o large_a discourse_n upon_o these_o very_a word_n of_o cicero_n but_o most_o of_o all_o do_v the_o word_n of_o velleius_n paterculus_n demand_v our_o attention_n for_o after_o he_o have_v express_v his_o admiration_n that_o so_o many_o brave_a wit_n and_o artificer_n within_o a_o small_a compass_n of_o time_n shall_v at_o once_o rise_v and_o fall_v he_o stagger_v at_o it_o not_o know_v what_o reason_n to_o give_v of_o so_o sudden_a a_o increase_n and_o decrease_v of_o art_n till_o at_o length_n he_o content_v himself_o with_o this_o conjecture_n emulation_n say_v he_o hist_o he_o sub_fw-la finem_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la hist_o be_v a_o nurse_n of_o wit_n and_o while_o our_o imitation_n be_v provoke_v sometime_o by_o envy_n sometime_o by_o admiration_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o thing_n earnest_o seek_v after_o be_v quick_o bring_v to_o some_o height_n of_o perfection_n but_o then_o be_v it_o a_o very_a hard_a matter_n that_o any_o thing_n shall_v continue_v long_o in_o that_o perfection_n see_v natural_o what_o can_v go_v forward_o go_v backward_o and_o as_o at_o the_o first_o we_o be_v very_o well_o dispose_v to_o overtake_v they_o that_o run_v before_o we_o so_o when_o we_o do_v despair_n to_o go_v beyond_o they_o or_o else_o to_o keep_v a_o even_a pace_n with_o they_o our_o earnestness_n together_o with_o our_o hope_n grow_v cold_a and_o cease_v to_o follow_v what_o it_o can_v overtake_v leave_v therefore_o the_o whole_a matter_n as_o be_v aforehand_o seize_v upon_o by_o other_o we_o seek_v a_o new_a one_o and_o pass_v by_o that_o wherein_o we_o can_v excel_v we_o do_v look_v about_o for_o something_o to_o work_v upon_o whereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o frequent_a and_o waver_a change_n turn_v to_o be_v the_o great_a hindrance_n of_o perfection_n §_o 3._o although_o now_o the_o ancient_a artificer_n be_v questionless_a by_o the_o heat_n of_o imitation_n and_o by_o the_o unsufferable_a pricking_n of_o emulation_n forcible_o drive_v to_o a_o more_o earnest_a and_o accurate_a study_n of_o art_n yet_o do_v we_o not_o think_v that_o these_o art_n have_v be_v only_o advance_v by_o the_o mutual_a emulation_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o artificer_n themselves_o but_o we_o do_v hold_v that_o the_o great_a fame_n of_o many_o most_o eloquent_a man_n in_o those_o time_n have_v also_o stir_v up_o the_o lively_a spirit_n of_o the_o artificer_n not_o suffer_v they_o to_o rest_v till_o they_o have_v wrought_v something_o that_o may_v deserve_v the_o like_a fame_n this_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o plutarch_n allege_v before_o 2._o before_o lib._n i._o c._n 4._o §_o 2._o so_o have_v it_o also_o be_v observe_v in_o latter_a time_n that_o the_o age_n excel_v in_o eloquence_n have_v also_o excel_v in_o these_o arts._n all_o manner_n of_o science_n and_o eloquence_n have_v be_v revive_v in_o germany_n say_v felix_n faber_n
a_o free_a recreation_n of_o the_o mind_n how_o nice_o do_v man_n censure_v as_o in_o a_o most_o please_a banquet_n a_o confuse_a harmony_n gross_a ointment_n and_o poppy_n with_o honey_n of_o sardus_n do_v offend_v we_o say_v horace_n poeticâ_fw-la horace_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la poeticâ_fw-la because_o the_o feast_n may_v be_v very_o well_o without_o they_o so_o be_v it_o with_o poëme_n which_o be_v invent_v to_o delight_n and_o recreate_v the_o mind_n be_v esteem_v most_o base_a if_o they_o do_v but_o swarve_v a_o little_a aside_o from_o that_o height_n of_o grace_n they_o shall_v have_v what_o horace_n say_v here_o of_o poet_n may_v also_o be_v apply_v to_o painter_n and_o statuary_n see_v their_o industry_n do_v intend_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o recreation_n of_o our_o eye_n as_o max._n tyrius_n speak_v dissertat_fw-la 5._o §_o 3._o a_o artificer_n therefore_o be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v they_o content_a who_o must_v of_o necessity_n content_v themselves_o with_o his_o work_n but_o that_o he_o may_v also_o seem_v admirable_a unto_o they_o which_o may_v judge_v free_o of_o what_o he_o do_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o a_o artificer_n shall_v paint_v well_o after_o his_o own_o like_n but_o after_o the_o like_n of_o accurate_a and_o judicious_a spectator_n neither_o may_v he_o think_v himself_o to_o have_v paint_v well_o unless_o skilful_a man_n think_v he_o to_o have_v do_v so_o whatsoever_o be_v to_o be_v dedicate_v unto_o posterity_n and_o to_o remain_v for_o a_o example_n unto_o other_o have_v need_n be_v neat_a polish_a and_o make_v according_a to_o the_o true_a rule_n and_o law_n of_o art_n because_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o skilful_a censurer_n and_o such_o as_o be_v artificer_n shall_v judge_v of_o his_o art_n whosoever_o therefore_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v work_n worthy_a of_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n nor_o to_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o artificer_n &_o yet_o be_v not_o touch_v with_o that_o reverend_a respect_n due_a to_o the_o be_v he_o defile_v though_o he_o study_v never_o so_o much_o to_o decline_v infamy_n may_v just_o be_v esteem_v impudent_a see_v we_o be_v to_o shun_v the_o name_n of_o impudence_n say_v tully_n oratore_fw-la tully_n li._n i_o de_fw-la oratore_fw-la not_o by_o show_v ourselves_o to_o he_o ashamed_a but_o by_o not_o do_v those_o thing_n we_o may_v be_v just_o ashamed_a of_o we_o be_v therefore_o to_o use_v here_o so_o much_o moderation_n as_o not_o to_o lay_v over-hasty_o aside_o all_o shame_n and_o to_o publish_v our_o raw_a and_o unripe_a study_n say_v quintilian_n 6._o quintilian_n li._n twelve_o orat_fw-la instit_fw-la cap._n 6._o for_o by_o thus_o do_v there_o be_v engender_v in_o we_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o work_n we_o do_v lay_v the_o ground_n of_o impudence_n and_o which_o be_v every_o where_o most_o pernicious_a a_o foolhardy_a confidence_n prevent_v our_o strength_n neither_o ought_v we_o to_o delay_v our_o first_o trial_n till_o we_o wax_v old_a for_o fear_n increase_v daily_a and_o what_o we_o be_v to_o attempt_n seem_v still_o to_o grow_v hard_a and_o more_o difficult_a and_o it_o grow_v too_o late_o to_o begin_v while_o we_o lose_v time_n in_o deliberate_v when_o to_o begin_v it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o green_a and_o sweet-fruit_n of_o our_o study_n while_o pardon_n hope_v and_o favour_n ready_o attend_v we_o neither_o do_v it_o misbecome_v we_o to_o attempt_v something_o bold_o see_v age_n may_v supply_v what_o there_o be_v want_v in_o the_o work_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v paint_v somewhat_o youthful_o it_o be_v esteem_v to_o proceed_v out_o of_o a_o promise_a forwardness_n of_o our_o natural_a inclination_n a_o youth_n therefore_o in_o my_o opinion_n that_o do_v as_o yet_o rely_v upon_o his_o tender_a strength_n be_v to_o begin_v with_o a_o easy_a and_o please_a argument_n even_o as_o dog-whelp_n be_v flesh_v with_o a_o more_o gentle_a prey_n of_o wild_a beast_n neither_o be_v he_o from_o this_o beginning_n to_o continue_v his_o labour_n and_o to_o harden_v his_o wit_n which_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v cherish_v so_o shall_v be_v best_o overcome_v the_o fear_n of_o beginning_n while_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o adventure_v and_o yet_o shall_v this_o facility_n of_o dare_v not_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o work_n let_v he_o for_o all_o that_o at_o the_o first_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o a_o wary_a leader_n till_o he_o find_v it_o safe_a to_o resolve_v with_o lysippus_n unto_o a_o further_a boldness_n upon_o occasion_n of_o eupompus_n his_o answer_n as_o we_o have_v relate_v the_o same_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n §_o 3._o chap._n xi_o although_o artificer_n may_v just_o seem_v to_o be_v embolden_v by_o the_o success_n of_o art_n yet_o do_v they_o never_o run_v on_o with_o such_o a_o confident_a rashness_n as_o to_o forget_v the_o care_n due_a unto_o these_o arts._n it_o be_v a_o good_a say_n of_o fabius_n maximus_n c._n maximus_n apud_fw-la livium_n lib._n xxii_o ab_fw-la v._o c._n all_o thing_n shall_v be_v sure_a and_o clear_a unto_o he_o that_o do_v not_o make_v too_o much_o haste_n rashness_n be_v improvident_a and_o blind_a a_o artificer_n therefore_o can_v be_v without_o diligence_n a_o great_a help_n of_o a_o mean_a wit_n also_o say_v seneca_n the_o rhetorician_n controver_n rhetorician_n in_o prooemio_fw-la libri_fw-la tertii_fw-la controver_n metrocles_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o house_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v buy_v with_o silver_n but_o that_o learning_n can_v not_o be_v have_v without_o the_o expense_n of_o time_n and_o care_n vi_fw-la care_n apud_fw-la laertium_fw-la lib._n vi_fw-la pamphilus_n his_o school_n as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o out_o of_o pliny_n do_v not_o dismiss_v the_o disciple_n unless_o they_o have_v pass_v their_o ten_o year_n in_o a_o orderly_a course_n of_o learning_n this_o be_v a_o most_o laudable_a 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