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death_n	rich_a	young_a	youth_n	28	3	7.5389	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42291	Spanish letters: historical, satyrical, and moral; of the famous Don Antonio de Guevara Bishop of Mondonedo, chief minister of state, and historiographer royal to the Emperor Charles V. Written by way of essay on different subjects, and every where intermixt with both raillerie and gallantry. Recommended by Sir Roger L'Estrange, and made English from the best original by Mr. Savage.	Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Savage, John, 1673-1747.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1697 (1697)	Wing G2182A; ESTC R216443	91,517	200

to grow great The one to share what you have with the Poor and your Friends the other always to lay up for Old Age The on● to be very Circumspect in talking the other to value your self much upon your Tongue The one to believe only in Christ the other to make it your business only to get Money If upon these Twelve Conditions My Lord you are willing to be a Roman much good may it do you but no doubt at the day of Judgment you will rather wish you had been a Plowman in Spain than Ambassador to the Holy See I will say no more but pray God to keep you and give both you and me an happy end Granada Iuly 20. 1525. LETTER XVIII To Doctor Micer Sumier Regent of Naples in Answer to several Moral Questions Magnificent SIR but Importunate Friend NEither is it Untrue nor am I Sorry for Saying and Affirming that as I make it my Business to Serve you you do nothing but Study to Plague me which is demonstrable in that you now send me a-new Questions never thought on nor I believe ever so much as heard of before Nevertheless I am of Opinion you do not so much Ask out of a desire to have 'em Answer'd as to try my Ability and therefore must tell you that on one hand your Letter caus'd me a great deal of Mirth and on the other no less Disquiet you being in some places extreamly Pleasant when in others extravagantly Curious I would not have you Proud because I say you are Curious since you do not fail to shew at the same time you have little else to do As it must be allow'd you are Prudent in most you say so it will as easily be granted you are over-capricious in what is said to you for should I take the same liberty as you have done no doubt you wôuld soon conclude I had either too much leisure or too little Judgment Nevertheless where you seem'd to Write but in Jest I am resolv'd to Answer you in good Earnest imitating herein the ancient Orators who were always wont to exert their Eloquence most where they found the least Occasion You first Ask me Sir How one Man shall do to know another so that he may either safely receive or carefully avoid him I Answer 4 ways By his Undertakings Productions Words and Companions For the Man that by Nature is Proud in Business Negligent in Words a Lyar and who keeps bad Company I am sure is neither fit to be Trusted nor proper to be Believ'd You Ask me How many things in this Life can have no Equal I Answer Four which are our Liberty Learning Health and Good Works For Liberty lightens the Heart Learning enriches the Mind Health preserves the Body and Virtue saves the Soul You Ask me What are those things that most easily deceive a Man and soonest ruin him I Answer Four Desire of having much Inclination to know much Over-experience of the World and too great Presumption of ones Abilities For too much Knowledge ends in Madness too great Wealth creates Pride Living long makes Men Negligent and Self-conceit renders 'em Unmindful of their Frailties You Ask me Sir What is to be requir'd in a good Judge I Answer Four Qualities That he hear with Patience Answer with Prudence Condemn with Justice and Execute with Mercy For he that is impatient in Hearing Foolish in Answering Partial in Sentencing and Cruel in Executing I am sure is rather fit to stand at the Bar to be Tried than sit on the Bench to Determine You Ask me What makes a Man Discreet in his Behaviour and Wise in his Words I Answer Four things Reading many Books Travelling many Kingdoms Suffering many Hardship and Managing great Affairs For to raise a Man to the true Estimation of Wisdom he must have seen the World been conversant in Books Undergone Troubles and Exercis'd no Ordinary Employments You Ask me What are those things a Man thinks himself frequently possess'd of and yet generally wants ' em I Answer they are Four Many Friends Much Knowledge Great Wisdom and Extraordinary Power For there is none so Great but may be Vanquish'd so Wise that do not sometimes Err so Knowing but are often Ignorant nor so Happy but have many Enemies Therefore we may well be said to have fewer Friends than we imagine To know less than we Fancy and in fine to have both our Power and even our Wisdom but very imperfect You Ask me Sir What frequently ruines a Man and from which he rarely recovers I Answer To Neglect his Business Forsake the Councel of a Faithful Friend To meddle with what he has nothing to do and lastly To spend more than his Income For he that is Negligent in what he Undertakes Rejects the Advice of his Wise Friend Concerns himself in anothers Affairs and Spends more than he has shall soon have a downfal and find no body to raise him You ask me what are those things a a Man would rather die than suffer I Answer in my Opinion they are Four Poverty in old Age Sickness in Prison Infamy after Honour and Banishment from his own Country For to be Poor when old Sick in Prison Infamous when Honour'd and Banish'd without hopes of return A Brave Man would sooner accept a Virtuous Death than such a Miferable Life You ask me Sir Who are those that both God Abhors and Man Abominates I Answer a Proud Beggar a Rich Miser an Old Leacher and Young Rakeshame For where Youth loses its Modesty Age its Chastity Riches its Charity and Poverty its Humility there can be no Virtue Cherish'd much less Practis'd You ask me Sir Who are those that may properly be said to have true Friends I Answer Four sorts of Men which are the Eloquent Liberal Powerful and good Natur'd For they who speak with a Grace give with a free Heart are wise in their Commands and Courteous in their Conversation shall live in every Bodies esteem and never want Friends You ask me What are the greatest troubles of this Life I Answer the Death of ones Children Loss of ones Estate Prosperity of ones Enemies and weakness of ones Friends For it must needs be a grear Torment to Bury a Child one has bred lose an Estate one has got be subject to an Enemy or have a Fool to ones Friend You ask me Sir What are those tryals wherein a Man commonly loses his Patience I Answer to Serve and not Please to Ask and not Receive to Give without Thanks and Hope without Success For a Mans endeavours to be ill Rewarded his Petitions Rejected his Debts with-held and Hopes Frustrated he may indeed Suffer but nevertheless can never prevail with his Tongue to conceal ' em You ask me Sir What are those things that sooner cease to be than care to be satisfied I Answer Four the Ears with Hearing Hands with Hoarding Tongue with Talking and Heart with Coveting For be a Man never so Old and Diseas'd his Ears are