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death_n	lin_v	page_n	stifle_v	121	3	17.4219	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18501	Of wisdome three bookes written in French by Peter Charro[n] Doctr of Lawe in Paris. Translated by Samson Lennard; De la sagesse. English	Charron, Pierre, 1541-1603.; Lennard, Samson, d. 1633.; Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver.	1608 (1608)	STC 5051; ESTC S116488	464,408	602

and if this meane faile vs and deceiue vs there is an end of all there is no liuing in the world But of lying we haue alreadie spoken Cap. 10. The third that it be naturall modest and chaste not accompanied with vehemencie and contention whereby it may seeme to proceede from passion not artificiall nor affected not wicked immodest licentious The fourth that it be serious and profitable not vaine and vnprofitable A man must not be too attentiue in relating what hath hapned in the market place or theater or repeating of sonets and meriments it bewrayes too great and vnprofitable leasure otio abundantis abutentis Neither is it good to enter into any large discourse of his owne actions and fortunes for others take not so much pleasure to heare them as he to relate them But aboue all it must neuer be offensiue for speech is the instrument and fore-runner of charitie and therefore to vse it against it is to abuse it contrarie to the purpose of nature All kind of foule speech detraction mockerie is vnworthie a man of wisedome and honour The sixt to be gentle and pleasing not crabbed harsh and enuious and therefore in common speech acute and subtile questions must be auoided which resemble crafishes where there is more picking worke than meate to eate and their end is nothing else but brawles and contentions Lastly that it be constant strong and generous not loose effeminate languishing whereby wee auoid the maner of speech of Pedanties pleaders women To this point of Temperancie belongeth secrecie whereof 8 Chap. 8. wee haue spoken in the Chapter of faith or fidelitie not onely that which is committed vnto vs and giuen vs to keepe but that which wisdome and discretion telleth vs ought to be suppressed Now as speech makes a man more excellent then a beast 9 Of eloquence and the commendation thereof so eloquence makes the professours thereof more excellent then other men For this is the profession or arte of speech it is a more exquisite communication of discourse and of reason the stearne or roother of our soules which disposeth the hearts and affections like certaine notes to make a melodious harmonie Eloquence is not onely a puritie and elegancie of speech 10 The description a discret choice of words properly applied ending in a true and a iust fall but it must likewise be full of ornaments graces motions the words must bee liuely first by a cleare and distinct voyce raysing it selfe and falling by little and little Afterwards by a graue and naturall action wherein a man may see the visage hands and members of the Orator to speake with his mouth follow with their motion that of the minde and represent the affections for an Orator must first put on those passions which hee would stirre vp in others As Brusidus drew from his owne wound the dart wherewith he slew his enemie So passion being conceiued in our heart is incontinentlie formed into our speech and by it proceeding from vs entreth into another and there giueth the like impression which wee our selues haue by a subtle and liuely contagion Heereby wee see that a sweet and a mild nature is not so fit for eloquence because it cannot conceiue strong and couragious passions such as it ought to giue life vnto the Oration in such sort that when he should display the master-sailes of eloquence in a great and vehement action hee commeth farre short thereof as Cicero knew well how to reproch Callidius who accused Gallus with a cold and ouermild voyce and action in nisi fingeres sic ageres But being likewise vigorous and furnished as hath beene said it hath not lesse force and violence then the commaunds of tyrants enuironed with their gards and halberds It doth not only leade the hearer but intangleth him it reigneth ouer the people and establisheth a violent empire ouer our soules A man may say against Eloquence that truth is sufficiently 11 Obiections answored maintained and defended by it selfe and that there is nothing more eloquent then it selfe which I confesse is true where the minds of men are pure and free from passions but the greatest part of the world either by nature or arte and ill instruction is preoccupated and ill disposed vnto vertue and veritie whereby it is necessary that men be handled like iron which a man must soften with fire before he temper it with water So by the firie motions of eloquence they must be made supple and manageable apt to take the temper of veritie This is that whereunto Eloquence especiallie tendeth and the true fruit thereof is to arme vertue against vice truth against lying calumnies The Orator saith Theophrastus is the true Physitian of the soule to whom it belongeth to cure the biting of serpents by the musicke of the pipe that is the calumnies of wicked men by the harmonie of reason Now since no man can hinder but that some there are that sease vpon eloquence to the end they may execute their pernicious designments how can a man do lesse than defend himselfe with the same armes for if we present our selues naked to the combat do we not betray vertue and veritie But many haue abused eloquence to wicked purposes and the ruine of their countrie It is true but that is no reason why eloquence should be despised for that is common to it with all the excellent things of the world to be vsed or abused well or ill applied according to the good and bad disposition of those that possesse them Most men abuse their vnderstanding but yet we must not therefore conclude that vnderstanding is not necessarie FINIS ERRATA PAge 89. lin 23. which we most flie Page 118. lin 19. vncleane seed Page 215. lin 4. with those that know them Page 244. lin 7. ouerruleth the minde Page 292. lin 23. liue seuerely Page 336. lin 23. in the way to death Page 357. lin 1. it is religion Page 395. lin 24. And this in a briefe summe is the military discipline Page 433. lin 24. constant Page 502. lin 24. wherefore if it be for gaine Page 540. lin 24. and stifleth it in the seed