and_o enrichinâ—â—_n the_o judgement_n as_o that_o it_o neeâ—â—_n not_o rely_v only_o upon_o single_a experience_n and_o observation_n of_o iâ—â—_n own_o time_n but_o may_v have_v recourse_n also_o to_o the_o oracle_n of_o alâ—â—_n former_a age_n and_o furnish_v it_o selâ—â—_n with_o example_n out_o of_o the_o treasury_n of_o antiquity_n yet_o if_o any_o man_n as_o many_o such_o there_o be_v natural_o addict_v to_o public_a business_n and_o fit_a to_o serve_v his_o prince_n and_o country_n in_o quality_n of_o a_o counsellor_n be_v not_o equal_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o muse_n nor_o prosperous_a in_o scholastic_a speculation_n i_o hope_v sir_n you_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o allow_v he_o to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o a_o more_o erect_a mind_n and_o noble_a part_n than_o a_o mere_a contemplative_a bookman_n who_o though_o perhaps_o skilful_a in_o language_n and_o logician_n enough_o to_o â—â—nriddle_v and_o impose_v sophism_n â—â—nd_v to_o dispute_v long_o and_o formal_o about_o 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all_o your_o pain_n and_o industry_n art_fw-la 10._o nor_o be_v this_o delicacy_n of_o
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their_o proper_a region_n the_o liquor_n beome_v more_o pure_a in_o substance_n more_o transparent_a to_o the_o eye_n more_o piquant_a and_o gustful_a to_o the_o palate_n more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o stomach_n more_o nutritive_a to_o the_o body_n the_o impurity_n thus_o separate_v from_o the_o liquor_n be_v upon_o chemical_a examination_n find_v to_o consist_v of_o salt_n sulphur_n each_o oâ—_n which_o be_v impregnate_n with_o somâ—_n spirit_n and_o much_o earth_n which_o be_v now_o dissociate_v from_o thâ—_n pure_a spirit_n either_o mutual_o cohaere_fw-la coagulate_v and_o affix_v themselves_o to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o vessel_n in_o form_n of_o a_o stony_a crust_n which_o be_v call_v tartar_n and_o argol_n or_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n in_o a_o muddy_a substance_n like_o the_o ground_n of_o ale_n or_o beer_n which_o be_v call_v the_o lees_n of_o wine_n and_o this_o in_o short_a i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o process_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o clarification_n of_o all_o wine_n by_o a_o orderly_a fermentation_n as_o for_o the_o principal_a agent_n or_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o operation_n i_o persuade_v myself_o you_o will_v easy_o admit_v it_o to_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o wine_n itself_o which_o according_a to_o the_o mobility_n of_o its_o nature_n seek_v after_o liberty_n restles_o move_v every_o way_n in_o the_o mass_n of_o liquor_n thereby_o dissolve_v that_o common_a tie_n of_o mixture_n whereby_o all_o the_o heterogeneous_a part_n thereof_o be_v combine_v and_o blend_v together_o and_o have_v get_v itself_o free_a at_o length_n abandon_v they_o to_o the_o tendency_n of_o their_o gravity_n and_o other_o propriety_n which_o they_o soon_o obey_v each_o kind_a consort_n with_o their_o like_a and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o several_a place_n or_o region_n leave_v the_o liquor_n to_o the_o possession_n and_o government_n of_o its_o noble_a principle_n the_o spirit_n for_o this_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o wine_n so_o doubtless_o it_o be_v also_o the_o cause_n of_o iâ—_n purity_n and_o vigour_n in_o which_o the_o perfection_n of_o that_o life_n seem_v to_o consist_v ¶_o from_o the_o natural_a fermentation_n of_o wine_n we_o pass_v to_o the_o accidental_a from_o their_o state_n of_o soundness_n to_o that_o of_o their_o sickness_n which_o be_v our_o second_o general_n head_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o daily_a experience_n that_o many_o time_n even_o good_a and_o generous_a wine_n be_v invade_v by_o unnatural_a and_o sickly_a commotion_n or_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o dialect_n of_o wine-coopers_a work_n during_o which_o they_o be_v turbulent_a in_o motion_n thick_a of_o consistence_n unsavoury_a in_o taste_n unwholesome_a in_o use_n and_o after_o which_o they_o undergo_v sundry_a alteration_n to_o the_o worse_o the_o cause_n hereof_o may_v be_v either_o internal_a or_o external_n among_o the_o internal_a i_o shall_v assign_v the_o chief_a place_n to_o the_o excessive_a quantity_n of_o tartar_n or_o of_o lees_n which_o contain_v much_o of_o salt_n and_o sulphur_n as_o have_v already_o be_v hint_v continual_o send_v forth_o into_o the_o liquor_n abundance_n of_o quick_a and_o active_a particle_n that_o like_o stum_n or_o other_o adventitious_a ferment_n put_v it_o into_o a_o fresh_a tumult_n or_o confusion_n which_o if_o not_o in_o time_n allay_v the_o wine_n either_o grow_v rank_a oâ—_n prick_a or_o else_o turn_v sour_a by_o reason_n that_o the_o sulphur_n be_v overmuch_o exalt_v over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o element_n or_o ingredient_n predominate_v over_o the_o pure_a spirit_n and_o infect_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o liquor_n with_o sharpness_n oâ—_n acidity_n or_o else_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v spend_v and_o fly_v away_o in_o the_o commotion_n and_o the_o salt_n dissolve_v and_o set_v afloat_o obtain_v the_o mastery_n over_o the_o other_o similar_v part_n and_o introduce_v rankness_n or_o ropiness_n yea_o though_o these_o commotion_n chance_v to_o be_v suppress_v before_o the_o wine_n be_v thereby_o much_o deprave_v yet_o do_v they_o always_o â—eave_v such_o evil_a impression_n as_o more_o or_o less_o alienate_v the_o wine_n â—rom_fw-mi the_o goodness_n of_o its_o former_a state_n in_o colour_n consistence_n and_o â—aste_n for_o hereby_o all_o wine_n acquire_v a_o deep_a tincture_n i._n e._n à _fw-fr â—hicker_a body_n or_o consistence_n sack_n and_o white-wine_n change_v â—rom_o a_o clear_a white_a to_o a_o cloudy_a yellow_n and_o claret_n lose_v its_o â—right_a red_a for_o a_o duskish_a orange-â—olour_a and_o sometime_o for_o a_o tawny_a in_o like_a manner_n they_o degenerate_a also_o in_o taste_n and_o affect_v the_o palate_n with_o foulness_n roughness_n and_o raucidity_n very_o unpleasant_a among_o the_o external_n be_v common_o reckon_v the_o too_o frequent_a or_o violent_a motion_n of_o wine_n after_o their_o settlement_n in_o their_o vessel_n immoderate_a heat_n thunder_z or_o the_o report_n of_o canon_n and_o the_o admixture_n of_o any_o exotic_a body_n which_o will_v not_o symbolize_v or_o agree_v and_o incorporate_v with_o they_o especial_o the_o flesh_n of_o viper_n which_o i_o have_v frequent_o observe_v to_o induce_v a_o very_a great_a acidity_n upon_o even_o the_o sweet_a and_o fullest-bodied_n malago_n and_o canary_n wine_n yet_o under_o favour_n i_o shall_v think_v all_o these_o foreign_a accident_n to_o be_v rather_o occasion_n than_o cause_n of_o the_o evil_a event_n that_o follow_v upon_o they_o because_o these_o event_n seem_v to_o arise_v immediate_o and_o principal_o from_o the_o commotion_n and_o diffusion_n of_o the_o sulphureous_a or_o saline_n impurity_n former_o separate_v from_o the_o liquor_n and_o keep_v in_o due_a subjection_n by_o the_o genuine_a and_o benign_a spirit_n but_o this_o be_v no_o place_n nor_o be_v it_o my_o inclination_n to_o insist_v upon_o nicety_n of_o term_n which_o may_v indeed_o start_v matter_n of_o subtle_a speculation_n but_o can_v afford_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o profit_n to_o our_o present_a enquiry_n which_o
into_o a_o fresh_a cask_n new_o fume_v with_o a_o sulphurate_n match_n call_v in_o latin_a tela_fw-la sulphurata_n in_o high-dutch_a einschlag_n ¶_o as_o for_o the_o various_a accident_n that_o frequent_o ensue_v and_o vitiate_v wine_n after_o those_o forementioned_a reboyling_n notwithstanding_o their_o suppression_n before_o they_o be_v incurable_a you_o may_v please_v to_o remember_v i_o refer_v they_o all_o to_o such_o as_o alter_v and_o deprave_v wine_n either_o in_o colour_n or_o consistence_n or_o taste_v or_o smell_v now_o for_o each_o of_o these_o malady_n our_o vintner_n be_v provide_v of_o a_o cure_n â—n_o particular_a to_o restore_v spanish_a and_o austrian_a wine_n grow_v yellow_a or_o brownish_a they_o add_v to_o they_o sometime_o milk_n alone_o sometime_o milk_n and_o isinglass_n well_o dissolve_v therein_o sometime_o milk_n and_o white_a starch_n by_o which_o they_o force_v the_o exalt_a sulphur_n to_o separate_v from_o the_o liquor_n and_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n so_o reduce_v the_o wine_n to_o its_o former_a clearness_n and_o whiteness_n the_o same_o effect_n they_o produce_v with_o a_o composition_n of_o flowerdeluce_a root_n and_o salt-petre_a ana_fw-la 4â—_n or_o 5_o ounce_n the_o white_n of_o 8_o or_o 10_o egg_n and_o a_o competent_a quantity_n of_o common_a salt_n mix_v and_o beat_v in_o the_o wine_n to_o amend_v claret_n decay_a iâ—_n colour_n first_o they_o rack_v it_o upon_o 〈◊〉_d fresh_a lee_n either_o of_o alicant_n or_o râ—_n bourdeaux_n wine_n then_o theâ—_n take_v 3_o pound_n of_o turnsol_n steep_v it_o in_o all_o night_n in_o two_o or_o three_o gallon_n of_o the_o same_o wine_n and_o have_v strain_v the_o infusion_n through_o a_o bag_n pour_v the_o tincture_n into_o the_o hoggshead_n sometime_o they_o suffer_v it_o first_o to_o fine_a of_o itself_o in_o a_o rundler_n and_o then_o cover_v the_o bunghole_n with_o a_o tile_n and_o so_o let_v it_o stand_v for_o 2_o or_o 3_o day_n in_o which_o time_n the_o wine_n usual_o become_v 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i._n e._n such_o as_o be_v lumpish_a foul_a or_o ropy_n they_o general_o make_v use_v of_o the_o powder_n of_o burn_a alum_n line_n chalk_n plaistre_n spanish_a white_n calcine_v marble_n bay_a salt_n and_o other_o the_o like_a body_n which_o cause_n a_o precipitation_n of_o the_o gross_a and_o viscid_a part_n of_o the_o wine_n then_o afloat_o for_o example_n for_o the_o attenuation_n of_o spanish_a wine_n that_o be_v foul_a and_o lumpish_a have_v first_o rack_v they_o into_o a_o new_o scent_v cask_n they_o make_v a_o apparel_n of_o burn_v alum_n bay_a salt_n and_o conduit_n water_n then_o they_o add_v thereto_o a_o quart_n of_o bean-flower_n or_o powder_n of_o rice_n and_o if_o the_o wine_n be_v also_o brown_a and_o dusky_a milk_n otherwise_o not_o and_o beat_v all_o these_o well_o together_o with_o the_o wine_n blow_v off_o the_o froth_n and_o cover_v the_o bung_n with_o a_o clean_a bile-stone_n last_o they_o again_o rack_v the_o wine_n after_o a_o few_o day_n and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o cask_n well_o scent_v here_o perhaps_o some_o not_o well_o understand_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o scent_n of_o cask_n will_v pardon_v i_o if_o i_o make_v a_o short_a stand_n to_o explain_v it_o they_o take_v of_o brimstone_n 4_o ounce_n of_o burn_v alum_n 1_o ounce_n of_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la 2_o ounce_n these_o they_o put_v together_o in_o a_o earthen_a pan_n or_o pipkin_n and_o hold_v they_o over_o a_o a_o chause_a dish_n of_o glow_a coal_n till_o the_o brimstone_n be_v melt_v and_o run_v than_o they_o dipp_v therein_o a_o little_a piece_n of_o new_a canvas_n and_o instant_o sprinkle_v thereon_o the_o powder_n of_o nutmeg_n clove_n coriandre_n and_o anise_v seed_n this_o canvas_n they_o fire_n and_o let_v it_o burn_v out_o in_o the_o bunghole_n so_o as_o the_o fume_n may_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o vessel_n and_o this_o as_o i_o have_v be_v credible_o inform_v be_v the_o best_a scent_n for_o all_o wine_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o modern_a invention_n both_o canterarius_fw-la cap._n 8._o membr_n sect_n 23._o and_o levinus_n lemnius_n occult._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 48._o take_v notice_n of_o the_o like_a use_n among_o the_o ancient_n of_o fume_v their_o cask_n with_o sulphur_n ut_fw-la vasa_fw-la à _fw-la putredine_fw-la defenderentur_fw-la vinum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la majorem_fw-la calorem_fw-la aut_fw-la spiritus_fw-la acriores_fw-la acquireret_fw-la to_o prevent_v the_o foulness_n and_o ropiness_n of_o wine_n the_o old_a roman_a vindemiatores_fw-la use_v to_o mix_v sea-water_n with_o the_o must_v ut_fw-la svo_fw-la calore_fw-la ne_fw-la vina_n lentescerent_fw-la pendulaque_fw-la fierent_fw-la conservaret_fw-la &_o dum_fw-la pondere_fw-la svo_fw-la in_o vase_n subsideret_fw-la faeces_fw-la secum_fw-la ad_fw-la fundum_fw-la deferret_fw-la cato_n de_fw-fr r._n r._n cap._n 104._o &_o langius_n 2._o epist._n 32._o to_o cure_v the_o ropiness_n of_o claret_n the_o vintner_n as_o well_o french_a as_o english_a have_v many_o remedy_n among_o which_o i_o have_v select_v two_o or_o three_o as_o most_o memorable_a because_o most_o usual_a one_o be_v this_o first_o they_o give_v the_o wine_n a_o apparel_n then_o draw_v it_o from_o the_o lee_n after_o the_o clarification_n by_o that_o apparel_n this_o do_v they_o infuse_v 2_o pound_n of_o turnsol_n in_o good_a sack_n all_o night_n and_o the_o next_o day_n put_v the_o strain_a infusion_n into_o a_o hoggshead_n of_o the_o wine_n with_o a_o spring_n funnel_n leave_v it_o to_o fine_a and_o after_o draw_v it_o for_o excellent_a wine_n another_o this_o they_o make_v a_o lee_n of_o the_o ash_n of_o vine-branche_n or_o of_o oaken_a leaf_n and_o pour_v it_o into_o the_o wine_n hot_a and_o after_o stir_v leave_v it_o to_o settle_v the_o quantity_n a_o quart_n of_o lee_n to_o a_o pipe_n of_o wine_n a_o three_o be_v only_a spirit_n of_o wine_n which_o put_v into_o muddy_a claret_n serve_v to_o the_o refine_n it_o effectual_o and_o speedy_o the_o proportion_n be_v a_o pint_n of_o spirit_n to_o a_o hogshead_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v in_o sharp_a and_o eager_a wine_n when_o white_a wine_n grow_v foul_a and_o tawny_a they_o only_o rack_v they_o on_o a_o fresh_a lee_n and_o give_v they_o time_n to_o fine_a for_o the_o emendation_n of_o wine_n offend_v in_o taste_n vintner_n have_v few_o other_o corrective_n but_o what_o conduce_v to_o clarification_n nor_o do_v they_o indeed_o much_o need_v variety_n in_o the_o case_n see_v all_o unsavouriness_n of_o wine_n whatever_o seem_v to_o proceed_v from_o their_o impurity_n set_v afloat_o and_o the_o dominion_n of_o either_o their_o sulphureous_a or_o saline_n part_n over_o the_o fine_a and_o sweet_a which_o cause_n be_v remove_v chief_o by_o precipitation_n for_o all_o clarification_n of_o liquor_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o one_o of_o these_o three_o cause_n 1._o separation_n of_o the_o grosser_n part_n of_o the_o liquor_n from_o the_o fine_a 2._o the_o equal_a distribution_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o liquor_n which_o always_o render_v body_n clear_a and_o untroubled_a 3_o the_o refine_n of_o the_o spirit_n itself_o and_o the_o two_o latter_a be_v consequent_n of_o the_o first_o which_o be_v effect_v chief_o by_o precipitation_n the_o instrument_n whereof_o be_v weight_n and_o viscosity_n of_o the_o body_n admix_v the_o one_o cause_v it_o to_o cleave_v to_o the_o gross_a part_n of_o the_o liquor_n fly_v up_o and_o down_o in_o it_o the_o other_o sink_v they_o to_o the_o bottom_n but_o this_o be_v more_o than_o vintner_n common_o understand_v they_o rest_v not_o in_o clarification_n alone_o have_v find_v out_o certain_a specific_n as_o it_o be_v to_o palliate_v the_o several_a vice_n of_o wine_n of_o all_o sort_n which_o make_v they_o disgustful_a of_o these_o likewise_o i_o shall_v recite_v two_o or_o three_o of_o great_a use_n and_o esteem_v among_o they_o to_o correct_v rankness_n eagerness_n and_o prick_a of_o sack_n and_o other_o sweet_a wine_n they_o
even_o their_o true_a friend_n and_o therefore_o i_o leave_v they_o to_o please_v themselves_o sect_n vii_o art_fw-la 1._o you_o have_v behold_v the_o ready_a and_o the_o rove_a wit_n together_o with_o their_o advantage_n and_o defect_n be_v please_v now_o to_o remove_v your_o eye_n to_o the_o image_n of_o a_o three_o sort_n which_o seem_v contrary_a to_o both_o and_o yet_o more_o useful_a than_o either_o may_v therefore_o not_o unfit_o be_v call_v the_o slow_a but_o sure_a wit._n some_o head_n there_o be_v of_o a_o certain_a close_a and_o reserve_a constitution_n which_o make_v they_o at_o first_o sight_n to_o promise_v as_o little_a of_o the_o virtueâ—_n wherewith_o they_o be_v endow_v as_o the_o former_a appear_v to_o be_v above_o the_o imperfection_n to_o which_o they_o be_v subject_a somewhat_o sloâ—_n they_o be_v indeed_o of_o both_o conception_n and_o expression_n yet_o no_o whicâ—_n the_o less_o comparate_v to_o solid_a prudence_n when_o they_o be_v engage_v to_o speak_v their_o tongue_n do_v not_o ready_o interpret_v the_o dictate_v oâ—_n their_o mind_n so_o that_o their_o language_n come_v as_o it_o be_v drop_v from_o their_o lip_n even_o where_o they_o be_v encourage_v by_o familiar_a entreaty_n or_o provoke_v by_o the_o smartness_n of_o jest_n which_o sudden_a and_o nimble_a wit_n have_v new_o dart_v at_o they_o costive_a they_o be_v also_o in_o their_o invention_n so_o that_o when_o they_o will_v deliver_v somewhat_o solid_a and_o remarkable_a they_o be_v long_o in_o seek_v what_o be_v fit_a and_o as_o long_o in_o determine_v in_o what_o manner_n and_o word_n to_o utter_v it_o but_o after_o a_o little_a consideration_n they_o penetrate_v deep_o into_o the_o substance_n of_o thing_n and_o marrow_n of_o business_n and_o conceive_v proper_a and_o emphatic_a word_n by_o which_o to_o express_v their_o sentiment_n barren_a they_o be_v not_o but_o a_o little_a heavy_a and_o retentive_a their_o gift_n lie_v deep_a and_o conceal_v be_v furnish_v with_o notion_n not_o aery_a and_o umbratil_a one_o borrow_a from_o the_o pedantism_n of_o the_o school_n but_o true_a and_o useful_a and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v manure_v with_o good_a learning_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o exercise_v their_o pen_n oftentimes_o they_o produce_v many_o excellent_a conception_n worthy_a to_o be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n art_fw-la 2._o though_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o accuse_v nature_n of_o any_o unkindness_n to_o they_o yet_o they_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o fortune_n in_o this_o respect_n that_o have_v a_o aspect_n very_o like_a to_o narrow_a and_o dull_a capacity_n at_o first_o sight_n most_o man_n take_v they_o to_o be_v real_o such_o and_o stranger_n look_v upon_o they_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n hence_o it_o come_v that_o excellent_a part_n remain_v unknown_a often_o want_v the_o favour_n and_o patronage_n of_o great_a person_n whereby_o otherwise_o they_o may_v be_v redeem_v from_o obscurity_n and_o raise_v to_o employment_n answerable_a to_o their_o faculty_n and_o crown_v with_o honour_n proportionate_a to_o their_o merit_n as_o the_o most_o precious_a ware_n seldom_o invite_v buyer_n if_o keep_v in_o darksome_a corner_n nor_o decent_o expose_v and_o adorn_v with_o splendid_a title_n art_fw-la 3._o the_o best_a courseâ—_n therefore_o for_o these_o to_o overcome_v that_o enclipse_n which_o prejudice_n usual_o bring_v upon_o they_o be_v to_o contenâ—_n against_o their_o own_o modesty_n and_o eiâ—ther_o by_o frequent_a converse_n witâ—_n noble_a and_o discern_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d enlarge_v the_o window_n of_o theiâ—_n mind_n and_o dispel_v those_o cloudâ—_n of_o reservedness_n that_o darken_v thâ—_n lustre_n of_o their_o faculty_n or_o bâ—_n write_v on_o some_o new_a and_o useful_a subject_n to_o lay_v open_a their_o talent_n that_o so_o the_o world_n maâ—_n be_v convince_v of_o their_o intrinsic_n value_n sect_n viii_o art_fw-la 1._o in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o the_o two_o opposite_n too_o much_o heaviness_n and_o too_o much_o lightness_n nature_n seem_v to_o have_v place_v the_o most_o happy_a indoles_fw-la or_o ample_a wit_n which_o be_v seldom_o out_o of_o love_n with_o itself_o yet_o never_o too_o indulgent_a to_o itself_o and_o often_o advance_v its_o possessor_n to_o the_o high_a honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o which_o subject_n be_v capable_a this_o usual_o be_v attend_v with_o no_o more_o of_o eloquence_n than_o decency_n allow_v or_o occasion_n require_v and_o that_o if_o cultivate_v by_o erudition_n or_o mature_v by_o time_n be_v always_o neat_a and_o graceful_a even_o in_o familiar_a conversation_n neither_o precipitate_a nor_o slowâ—_n in_o delivery_n as_o guide_v by_o 〈◊〉_d judgement_n though_o not_o sharp_a oâ—_n the_o sudden_a yet_o strong_a and_o solid_a after_o a_o little_a recollection_n iâ—_n fine_a this_o be_v the_o man_n most_o fit_a to_o harbour_v all_o virtue_n as_o by_o nature_n benignity_n comparate_v to_o great_a prudence_n as_o well_o public_a aâ—_n private_a and_o if_o touch_v with_o a_o temperamental_a propensity_n to_o some_o certain_a vice_n yet_o seldom_o taint_v with_o any_o evil_a habit._n art_fw-la 2._o betwixt_o these_o ample_a wit_n and_o the_o narrow_a one_o nature_n her_o selâ—_n have_v a_o certain_a criterion_n or_o character_n of_o distinction_n easy_o discernible_a and_o it_o be_v this_o the_o former_a be_v due_o conscious_a of_o their_o own_o dignity_n do_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o bon_fw-fr i_o or_o good_a grace_n and_o become_a freedom_n far_o from_o the_o vice_n of_o affectation_n and_o constrain_v formality_n as_o be_v actuate_v by_o spirit_n not_o bold_a but_o generous_a and_o erect_a always_o address_v to_o noble_a end_n and_o contemplate_v somewhat_o diffusive_a and_o above_o vulgar_a aim_n and_o this_o be_v that_o semidivine_a temper_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o aristotle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latin_n felicitas_n ingeâ—ii_fw-la and_o we_o a_o universal_a capacity_n on_o the_o contrary_a narrow_a and_o grovel_v wit_n condemn_v themselves_o to_o abject_a cogitation_n and_o low_a counsel_n never_o â—aring_v to_o aspire_v above_o the_o common_a suggestion_n of_o their_o pusillanimous_a humility_n yet_o in_o little_a matter_n and_o such_o as_o transcend_v not_o the_o sphere_n of_o their_o capacity_n they_o often_o proceed_v with_o exact_a diligence_n and_o sometime_o also_o with_o good_a success_n there_o be_v annex_v to_o they_o a_o certain_a astutia_fw-la sinist_a or_o spurious_a wisdom_n call_v cunning_a anâ—_n wisdom_n for_o one_o self_n such_o as_o iâ—_n common_a also_o to_o weak_a and_o timorous_a animal_n which_o keep_v their_o intent_n whole_o upon_o their_o owâ—_n safety_n and_o as_o we_o have_v before_o deduce_v it_o arise_v only_o from_o diffidence_n of_o sufficiency_n in_o themselves_o then_o which_o there_o can_v be_v nâ—_n great_a enemy_n to_o noble_a and_o generous_a undertake_n besides_o if_o they_o at_o any_o time_n as_o sometime_o puff_v up_o with_o prosperity_n 〈◊〉_d their_o crafty_a and_o undermine_a design_n they_o will_v offer_v at_o ingenuity_n it_o be_v with_o so_o much_o constraint_n formality_n and_o starch'dness_n that_o they_o expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o smile_n and_o contempt_n of_o judicious_a men._n art_fw-la 3._o this_o thou_o or_o mark_n of_o difference_n be_v well_o worthy_a your_o observation_n because_o these_o half-witted_n or_o cunning_a man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v advantage_n of_o even_o their_o inability_n build_v rather_o upon_o deceive_v other_o who_o confide_v in_o they_o than_o upon_o any_o soundness_n of_o their_o own_o proceed_n and_o because_o as_o â—he_v lord_n chancellor_n bacon_n most_o judicious_o observe_v nothing_o do_v more_o harm_n in_o a_o state_n than_o that_o cunning_a man_n pass_v for_o wise_a man_n like_a empiric_n in_o physic_n they_o may_v indeed_o have_v a_o great_a collection_n of_o experiment_n but_o not_o know_v the_o right_a and_o seasonable_a use_n of_o they_o pervert_v they_o to_o base_a and_o sinister_a ends._n leave_v they_o therefore_o as_o unworthy_a further_a consideration_n let_v we_o return_v to_o our_o bon._n esprit_n and_o for_o a_o few_o minute_n entertain_v ourselves_o with_o contemplate_v the_o excellency_n thereof_o art_fw-la 4._o there_o be_v among_o the_o literatâ—_n who_o mislead_v either_o by_o too_o mucâ—_n favour_n to_o their_o own_o discipline_n 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o immoderate_a esteem_n of_o thâ—_n advantage_n of_o scholastic_a science_n which_o be_v never_o deny_v to_o be_v very_o great_a by_o any_o but_o the_o barbarous_a allow_v no_o wit_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o of_o public_a use_n but_o that_o which_o be_v not_o only_o capable_a of_o but_o also_o natural_o addict_v to_o letter_n none_o to_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o just_a height_n of_o prudence_n that_o be_v not_o advance_v thereto_o by_o the_o scale_n of_o various_a learning_n thus_o man_n eminent_o fruitful_a in_o public_a virtue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v constellate_v for_o polity_n or_o the_o great_a art_n of_o govern_v the_o
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