be_v despise_v but_o when_o they_o be_v scarce_o they_o will_v be_v eager_o lay_v hold_n on_o out_o of_o fear_n that_o they_o will_v not_o return_v with_o so_o much_o advantage_n in_o all_o case_n how_o extreme_a soever_o a_o jealousy_n may_v be_v i_o think_v the_o example_n of_o vulcan_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o remedy_n to_o it_o when_o he_o be_v jealous_a of_o mars_n and_o venus_n he_o lay_v net_n to_o catch_v they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o god_n but_o what_o do_v he_o get_v at_o last_o by_o his_o curiosity_n and_o cunning_a but_o only_o to_o be_v declare_v infamous_a with_o the_o more_o solemnity_n and_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o break_v a_o log_n with_o the_o fall_n nevertheless_o that_o none_o may_v deceive_v themselves_o in_o this_o matter_n i_o desire_v they_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o this_o distinction_n that_o jealousy_n respect_v love_n envy_v the_o good_n of_o fortune_n and_o it_o be_v emulation_n that_o follow_v virtue_n the_o good_n of_o fortune_n be_v too_o gross_a those_o of_o love_n be_v too_o slight_a for_o our_o mind_n there_o be_v only_o those_o of_o virtue_n that_o can_v deserve_v to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o it_o it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o this_o that_o competitor_n can_v endure_v one_o another_o as_o well_o as_o many_o may_v agree_v to_o serve_v themselves_o of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n also_o we_o may_v see_v among_o the_o ancient_n that_o the_o three_o grace_n hold_v each_o other_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o be_v unite_v in_o the_o alliance_n of_o virtue_n while_o the_o goddess_n be_v at_o strife_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o excel_v in_o beauty_n and_o the_o famous_a triumvirate_n fall_v out_o about_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o universal_a empire_n and_o if_o we_o may_v add_v for_o this_o purpose_n any_o thing_n of_o christianity_n to_o our_o moral_n that_o we_o may_v find_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o great_a persecution_n of_o jealousy_n let_v we_o observe_v the_o example_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o her_o husband_n joseph_n where_o we_o may_v find_v that_o the_o most_o chaste_a of_o all_o woman_n yet_o give_v some_o jealousy_n to_o the_o most_o honest_a and_o sincere_a man._n there_o be_v in_o this_o sometime_o more_o of_o misfortune_n than_o of_o malice_n and_o therefore_o those_o that_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v jealous_a shall_v like_v he_o despise_v the_o slight_a appearance_n of_o ground_n for_o it_o and_o those_o that_o be_v wrong_v by_o jealousy_n shall_v like_v she_o suffer_v patient_o the_o suspicion_n of_o it_o it_o will_v be_v no_o small_a consolation_n to_o think_v that_o after_o all_o the_o proof_n and_o all_o the_o witness_n that_o may_v constrain_v we_o to_o judge_v ill_o it_o be_v better_a in_o this_o extremity_n to_o believe_v a_o miracle_n than_o a_o sin_n and_o to_o own_o the_o power_n of_o god_n than_o the_o weakness_n of_o a_o creature_n of_o friendship_n and_o the_o love_n of_o inclination_n and_o that_o of_o election_n since_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n in_o life_n without_o friendship_n and_o the_o great_a prosperity_n be_v tedious_a and_o the_o least_o affliction_n without_o this_o be_v insupportable_a it_o be_v not_o fit_a i_o shall_v forget_v this_o divine_a quality_n of_o amity_n wherein_o the_o lady_n have_v at_o all_o time_n great_o recommend_v themselves_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o i_o shall_v pass_v by_o this_o lovely_a virtue_n to_o which_o they_o have_v even_o erect_v altar_n among_o the_o most_o barbarous_a heathen_a nation_n and_o which_o exercise_v a_o empire_n most_o absolute_a over_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o all_o place_n where_o there_o be_v any_o sense_n or_o knowledge_n of_o it_o there_o be_v then_o no_o need_n of_o long_a proof_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o love_n and_o amity_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o world_n it_o be_v of_o more_o importance_n to_o show_v how_o it_o be_v dangerous_a it_o be_v more_o profitable_a to_o show_v the_o use_n than_o the_o worth_n of_o it_o most_o certain_o if_o any_o know_v not_o how_o to_o distinguish_v well_o what_o be_v worthy_a of_o their_o love_n they_o must_v be_v very_o unhappy_a for_o the_o imprudent_a and_o ill-placed_a affection_n ordinary_o prove_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o great_a evil_n that_o afflict_v our_o life_n the_o disposal_n of_o love_n be_v true_o a_o source_n of_o misery_n if_o not_o well_o direct_v as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v of_o felicity_n if_o it_o be_v so_o for_o this_o reason_n we_o ought_v to_o examine_v our_o love_n and_o amity_n from_o the_o very_a birth_n of_o it_o since_o all_o the_o passion_n and_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n depend_v on_o this_o for_o as_o heretofore_o among_o the_o roman_n when_o they_o have_v choose_v a_o dictator_n they_o do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n depose_v all_o those_o that_o have_v any_o other_o office_n to_o the_o end_n that_o a_o new_a lord_n may_v be_v attend_v with_o new_a officer_n so_o also_o when_o we_o change_v our_o love_n all_o the_o other_o passion_n change_v their_o nature_n they_o all_o follow_v this_o first_o mover_n if_o we_o hope_v or_o if_o we_o fear_v still_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o same_o end_n as_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o same_o object_n and_o in_o truth_n when_o i_o think_v with_o myself_o that_o this_o passion_n not_o only_o give_v motion_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o also_o that_o it_o constrain_v we_o to_o espouse_v the_o quality_n of_o those_o who_o we_o love_v and_o above_o all_o that_o it_o never_o end_v but_o as_o it_o be_v with_o life_n i_o declare_v that_o it_o be_v in_o this_o more_o than_o in_o any_o other_o concern_v that_o our_o choice_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n and_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o employ_v too_o much_o care_n and_o prudence_n to_o examine_v well_o whether_o that_o which_o at_o first_o we_o esteem_v worthy_a of_o our_o love_n do_v not_o indeed_o deserve_v our_o hatred_n and_o aversion_n this_o choice_n be_v not_o less_o difficult_a than_o necessary_a but_o since_o they_o common_o say_v that_o love_n have_v two_o eye_n that_o of_o inclination_n and_o that_o of_o election_n i_o think_v that_o to_o speak_v of_o this_o subject_n with_o some_o method_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o show_v with_o which_o of_o these_o it_o may_v see_v most_o clear_o that_o which_o be_v amiable_a and_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o love_n of_o inclination_n which_o many_o esteem_v the_o best_a what_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o achilles_n may_v give_v we_o a_o great_a light_n into_o it_o for_o as_o we_o learn_v from_o fable_n that_o this_o great_a captain_n have_v but_o one_o place_n in_o all_o his_o body_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v a_o wound_n and_o that_o every_o where_o beside_o neither_o dart_n nor_o arrow_n can_v injure_v he_o in_o like_a manner_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o only_a part_n in_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v most_o sensible_a be_v that_o of_o inclination_n and_o that_o they_o who_o have_v find_v out_o this_o fatal_a place_n as_o paris_n do_v the_o heel_n of_o achilles_n need_v only_o to_o touch_v that_o that_o they_o may_v wound_v and_o conquer_v we_o without_o find_v this_o let_v any_o render_v the_o best_a service_n they_o can_v they_o will_v all_o be_v unprofitable_a to_o they_o or_o if_o they_o succeed_v sometime_o it_o be_v with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o hazard_n one_o only_o look_v with_o inclination_n have_v more_o effect_n than_o without_o this_o the_o devoirs_fw-fr of_o many_o year_n can_v obtain_v it_o be_v violent_a and_o yet_o constant_a though_o it_o be_v excite_v in_o a_o moment_n yet_o it_o fail_v not_o to_o endure_v a_o long_a time_n it_o sometime_o find_v in_o one_o instant_a its_o birth_n and_o its_o perfection_n it_o be_v that_o which_o render_v dido_n in_o love_n with_o aeneas_n from_o the_o very_a first_o time_n that_o she_o behold_v he_o she_o begin_v to_o love_v as_o soon_o as_o she_o begin_v to_o know_v he_o without_o take_v any_o notice_n that_o this_o be_v a_o stranger_n who_o a_o tempest_n and_o not_o love_n have_v cast_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o carthage_n it_o be_v true_a that_o reason_n and_o consideration_n at_o first_o as_o it_o be_v with_o this_o queen_n will_v endeavour_v sometime_o to_o stifle_v those_o sentiment_n that_o the_o inclination_n give_v birth_n to_o but_o these_o be_v very_o uneffectual_a effort_n and_o we_o with_o difficulty_n resist_v the_o love_n that_o please_v reason_n itself_o take_v its_o part_n and_o become_v as_o complaisant_a as_o be_v the_o sister_n of_o that_o princess_n even_o to_o the_o devise_v and_o try_v mean_n to_o succeed_v in_o our_o desire_n inclination_n have_v no_o less_o of_o skill_n and_o cunning_a than_o of_o courage_n it_o can_v enchant_v and_o deceive_v even_o
the_o excellent_a woman_n describe_v by_o her_o true_a character_n and_o their_o opposite_n license_v and_o enter_v london_n print_v for_o joseph_n watts_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n m_n dc_o xc_o ii_o to_o the_o excellent_a and_o much_o honour_a lady_n the_o lady_n mary_n walcot_n madam_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v recommend_v virtue_n to_o the_o world_n with_o so_o much_o force_n and_o advantage_n as_o the_o example_n of_o those_o that_o eminent_o practice_v it_o virtue_n be_v like_a beauty_n in_o this_o that_o it_o have_v peculiar_a and_o nameless_a charm_n in_o the_o live_n original_a which_o no_o art_n can_v possible_o represent_v in_o the_o draught_n or_o description_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v the_o great_a unhappiness_n of_o the_o world_n that_o these_o excellent_a example_n be_v seldom_o very_o numerous_a and_o none_o but_o those_o who_o live_v within_o the_o sphere_n of_o their_o converse_n can_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o influence_n and_o which_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a disadvantage_n perhaps_o several_a of_o these_o like_o your_o ladyship_n do_v love_n and_o choose_v retirement_n in_o which_o case_n they_o can_v be_v see_v but_o by_o few_o all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v then_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n towards_o the_o make_v they_o in_o love_n with_o virtue_n and_o the_o persuade_v they_o to_o court_n and_o seek_v it_o lie_v in_o these_o follow_a thing_n we_o must_v present_v they_o with_o as_o exact_v a_o draught_n and_o picture_n of_o this_o beauty_n as_o we_o can_v in_o the_o clear_a and_o distinct_a explication_n of_o virtue_n we_o must_v add_v to_o this_o the_o most_o fit_a and_o advantageous_a dress_n in_o give_v it_o the_o become_a illustration_n and_o deserve_a praise_n and_o it_o may_v further_o conduce_v to_o our_o purpose_n to_o draw_v also_o and_o set_v near_o the_o former_a the_o deform_a character_n of_o the_o opposite_a vice_n which_o like_o a_o blackamoor_a by_o a_o fair_a lady_n will_v set_v off_o the_o beauty_n to_o more_o advantage_n thus_o much_o i_o presume_v be_v tolerable_o perform_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n which_o be_v great_o ambitious_a to_o obtain_v the_o honour_n of_o your_o ladyship_n be_v approbation_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n remain_v that_o can_v be_v serviceable_a to_o our_o purpose_n but_o it_o be_v that_o which_o seem_v as_o necessary_a and_o conduce_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o we_o can_v do_v and_o that_o be_v to_o assure_v the_o world_n that_o the_o excellent_a draught_n or_o picture_n we_o have_v make_v be_v the_o description_n and_o character_n of_o some_o real_a person_n who_o rather_o excel_v than_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o representation_n without_o this_o the_o skill_n of_o the_o representer_n may_v be_v admire_v but_o the_o thing_n represent_v can_v when_o it_o be_v not_o know_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n real_o in_o be_v and_o so_o the_o design_n of_o the_o labour_n will_v be_v lose_v and_o the_o end_v frustrate_v when_o we_o propose_v a_o person_n in_o who_o those_o excellent_a character_n of_o virtue_n may_v all_o be_v find_v and_o that_o with_o advantage_n then_o we_o make_v it_o know_v that_o the_o precept_n and_o rule_n prescribe_v be_v not_o notion_n but_o practice_n they_o be_v not_o only_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v but_o what_o be_v do_v they_o be_v not_o invent_v but_o be_v raise_v frâ—â—_n observation_n when_o we_o can_v mention_v a_o excellent_a example_n we_o confute_v that_o prejudice_n which_o deter_v the_o cowardly_a and_o mean_a spirit_n from_o the_o pursuit_n of_o virtue_n who_o represent_v it_o to_o themselves_o as_o too_o strict_a in_o the_o rule_n of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n in_o imagination_n only_o and_o as_o too_o difficult_a or_o even_o impossible_a to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n and_o we_o do_v that_o which_o will_v inspire_v the_o more_o generous_a soul_n with_o a_o spirit_n of_o emulation_n and_o kindle_v in_o all_o such_o a_o brave_a ambition_n to_o imitate_v and_o equal_v if_o they_o can_v what_o be_v so_o excellent_a and_o commendable_a it_o be_v for_o this_o madam_n that_o i_o have_v make_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o set_v your_o ladyship_n be_v name_n to_o the_o front_n of_o this_o book_n it_o be_v well_o know_v of_o your_o ladyship_n by_o all_o that_o have_v the_o honour_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o your_o acquaintance_n that_o the_o best_a character_n here_o be_v no_o more_o the_o description_n of_o a_o excellent_a woman_n than_o they_o be_v character_n of_o you._n and_o they_o will_v all_o bear_v with_o i_o this_o testimony_n to_o your_o worth_n that_o wherein_o soever_o this_o description_n come_v short_a of_o the_o subject_a it_o may_v be_v perfect_o complete_v by_o one_o that_o be_v able_a to_o complete_a your_o excellent_a character_n to_o the_o instance_n of_o particular_a virtue_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o book_n i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o add_v a_o universal_a one._n this_o apology_n madam_n i_o ought_v to_o make_v for_o my_o interrupt_v your_o better_a employment_n for_o venture_v to_o publish_v those_o virtue_n to_o the_o world_n which_o your_o ladyship_n do_v seek_v to_o conceal_v and_o for_o ascribe_v those_o praise_n which_o you_o be_v as_o unwilling_a as_o deserve_v to_o receive_v i_o hope_v you_o will_v be_v please_v to_o pardon_n that_o which_o a_o zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o advantage_n of_o your_o sex_n have_v inspire_v and_o suffer_v i_o to_o subscribe_v madam_n your_o ladyship_n be_v most_o humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n t._n d._n the_o preface_n to_o the_o female_a sex_n i_o present_v you_o here_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o morality_n wherein_o you_o have_v the_o character_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n draw_v indeed_o with_o design_n to_o recommend_v the_o one_o sort_v and_o to_o expose_v the_o other_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o be_v do_v with_o sincerity_n too_o and_o that_o there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o represent_v these_o thing_n true_o for_o both_o those_o purpose_n the_o book_n i_o be_o sure_a will_v most_o effectual_o recommend_v its_o self_n to_o you_o if_o you_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o read_v and_o consider_v it_o well_o and_o compare_v what_o it_o say_v with_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o know_v full_o how_o useful_a and_o important_a to_o you_o those_o intimation_n be_v which_o be_v here_o present_v but_o since_o this_o can_v be_v know_v without_o such_o a_o use_n of_o it_o and_o especial_o those_o who_o have_v most_o need_v of_o these_o instruction_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o neglect_v they_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o say_v some_o few_o thing_n to_o recommend_v the_o read_n of_o it_o it_o be_v design_v and_o direct_v to_o serve_v the_o honour_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n who_o be_v perhaps_o the_o large_a half_n of_o mankind_n and_o who_o doubtless_o be_v or_o may_v be_v as_o important_a at_o least_o as_o the_o other_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o think_v that_o the_o glory_n and_o worth_n and_o happiness_n of_o any_o nation_n depend_v as_o much_o upon_o they_o as_o upon_o the_o men._n and_o perhaps_o other_o will_v be_v of_o my_o mind_n if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o we_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o that_o we_o common_o derive_v from_o they_o what_o we_o be_v in_o our_o nature_n more_o than_o from_o the_o other_o parent_n so_o far_o as_o this_o do_v depend_v upon_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v not_o a_o little_a it_o be_v form_v in_o the_o womb._n we_o be_v behold_v to_o our_o mother_n virtue_n and_o good_a disposition_n and_o wise_a order_n of_o herself_o for_o our_o natural_a inclination_n to_o any_o virtue_n for_o the_o calmness_n of_o our_o temper_n for_o the_o brightness_n of_o our_o wit_n for_o the_o regularity_n of_o our_o constitution_n and_o for_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o body_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a from_o their_o exorbitant_a passion_n we_o be_v dispose_v to_o great_a passion_n and_o from_o their_o ungoverned_a appetite_n their_o intemperance_n and_o other_o vice_n we_o often_o derive_v the_o strength_n of_o vicious_a inclination_n a_o crazy_a constitution_n and_o a_o weak_a body_n but_o further_o will_v their_o influence_n upon_o the_o world_n appear_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o invincible_a and_o universal_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o incline_v the_o other_o sex_n to_o love_n and_o seek_v their_o conversation_n and_o company_n from_o hence_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o their_o influence_n upon_o the_o man_n may_v be_v common_o as_o great_a as_o they_o will_n their_o example_n will_v effectual_o lead_v we_o we_o can_v choose_v but_o put_v on_o some_o conformity_n to_o those_o who_o we_o love_v their_o persuasion_n and_o instigation_n will_v powerful_o provoke_v and_o excite_v we_o their_o approbation_n and_o applause_n be_v
religion_n and_o learning_n and_o then_o they_o be_v rail_v at_o for_o ignorance_n folly_n and_o vice_n to_o this_o cause_n must_v all_o their_o emptiness_n and_o impertinence_n be_v impute_v hence_o it_o be_v they_o be_v no_o more_o useful_a to_o the_o world_n to_o this_o also_o we_o must_v impute_v all_o their_o vice_n the_o ill_a influence_n they_o have_v among_o man_n and_o all_o the_o mischief_n they_o do_v thus_o we_o may_v see_v how_o important_a it_o be_v to_o the_o world_n and_o how_o much_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o other_o sex_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v breed_v to_o useful_a knowledge_n and_o virtue_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v follow_v the_o common_a custom_n in_o give_v the_o preference_n to_o the_o man_n and_o speak_v first_o of_o their_o interest_n in_o this_o matter_n i_o shall_v now_o apply_v myself_o direct_o to_o the_o woman_n themselves_o and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o they_o how_o important_a and_o useful_a it_o be_v to_o themselves_o to_o be_v learned_a and_o virtuous_a something_o be_v say_v of_o learning_n in_o the_o follow_a book_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v say_v the_o less_o here_o and_o the_o particular_a virtue_n be_v recommend_v and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o insist_v upon_o some_o general_a commendation_n of_o it_o let_v i_o entreat_v you_o then_o to_o consider_v the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o advantage_n of_o knowledge_n this_o be_v like_o light_n cheer_v and_o delightful_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o ignorance_n like_o darkness_n be_v uncomfortable_a and_o sad._n knowledge_n enlarge_v the_o soul_n ignorance_n contract_v it_o the_o former_a be_v the_o brightness_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o add_v lustre_n to_o it_o as_o polish_n do_v to_o a_o jewel_n the_o latter_a sully_n and_o dim_v and_o make_v it_o ugly_a knowledge_n elevate_v the_o mind_n ignorance_n depress_n it_o knowledge_n tend_v to_o refine_v it_o from_o the_o dregs_o of_o sensuality_n ignorance_n leave_v it_o pollute_v knowledge_n improve_v its_o power_n increase_v its_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n and_o release_v its_o activity_n from_o the_o shackle_n that_o ignorance_n lay_v upon_o it_o ignorance_n be_v weak_a and_o poor_a knowledge_n be_v rich_a and_o strong_a enough_o can_v be_v say_v in_o praise_n of_o this_o inestimable_a thing_n but_o especial_o be_v moral_a and_o divine_a knowledge_n most_o to_o be_v value_v these_o do_v especial_o improve_v and_o adorn_v and_o will_v make_v you_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o the_o world_n and_o easy_a and_o happy_a in_o yourselves_o the_o rule_n of_o pious_a and_o virtuous_a live_n be_v the_o certain_a rule_n of_o happiness_n the_o make_n of_o we_o virtuous_a and_o good_a be_v the_o great_a blessing_n and_o the_o high_a benefit_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v confer_v upon_o we_o those_o be_v most_o deplorable_o ignorant_a of_o the_o nature_n both_o of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n that_o imagine_v there_o can_v be_v a_o great_a good_a than_o the_o one_o or_o a_o great_a evil_n than_o the_o other_o that_o we_o can_v be_v happy_a and_o vicious_a or_o miserable_a and_o excellent_o virtuous_a virtue_n and_o wisdom_n tame_v the_o appetite_n and_o guide_v they_o safe_o and_o honourable_o they_o compose_v and_o calm_v the_o passion_n and_o quiet_a the_o mind_n virtue_n set_v the_o soul_n in_o order_n which_o be_v beautiful_a and_o pleasant_a it_o teach_v every_o faculty_n and_o power_n in_o we_o its_o right_a place_n and_o office_n make_v it_o know_v its_o bound_n and_o do_v its_o duty_n vice_n disorder_n and_o confound_v all_o virtue_n be_v the_o health_n vice_n the_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o as_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n improve_v and_o maintain_v its_o beauty_n and_o strength_n so_o do_v virtue_n for_o the_o soul_n and_o vice_n on_o the_o contrary_a weaken_v deform_v and_o give_v it_o pain_n à nd_n trouble_n virtue_n be_v serene_a and_o calm_a vice_n be_v stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a the_o virtuous_a woman_n may_v live_v without_o fear_n or_o distrust_n in_o tranquillity_n and_o repose_n she_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o blush_v in_o company_n nor_o to_o tremble_v when_o she_o be_v alone_o she_o can_v enjoy_v the_o present_a time_n with_o quietness_n and_o peace_n have_v neither_o shame_n nor_o remorse_n for_o what_o be_v past_a and_o none_o but_o fair_a and_o joyful_a hope_n for_o what_o be_v to_o come_v the_o most_o last_a and_o most_o tasteful_a pleasure_n attend_v it_o pleasure_n that_o no_o man_n can_v take_v from_o she_o such_o delight_n as_o do_v not_o torment_n with_o impatience_n nor_o make_v her_o sick_a with_o disgust_n that_o do_v not_o depend_v as_o those_o of_o the_o world_n do_v on_o innumerable_a circumstance_n whereof_o if_o any_o one_o be_v want_v they_o be_v odious_a or_o insipid_a virtue_n and_o wisdom_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o can_v fit_v you_o for_o all_o condition_n to_o adorn_v they_o and_o be_v happy_a in_o they_o they_o direct_v to_o the_o most_o honourable_a and_o comfortable_a use_v both_o of_o a_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n both_o of_o a_o marry_a and_o a_o single_a state_n these_o believe_v i_o be_v the_o most_o powerful_a and_o the_o most_o last_a charm_n these_o will_v gain_v you_o true_a admirer_n and_o sincere_a servant_n while_o outward_a beauty_n and_o ornament_n procure_v only_o fiegn_v one_o and_o will_v hold_v the_o heart_n they_o win_v fast_o than_o the_o fade_a advantage_n of_o a_o outside_n inclination_n may_v make_v a_o man_n court_n and_o seek_v you_o it_o may_v be_v enough_o to_o be_v a_o woman_n for_o this_o especial_o if_o to_o that_o there_o be_v add_v beauty_n and_o the_o invincible_a charm_n of_o a_o good_a fortune_n but_o these_o can_v beget_v a_o true_a and_o last_a love_n without_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n and_o knowledge_n the_o servant_n be_v no_o soon_o better_v acquaint_v but_o it_o may_v be_v folly_n and_o vice_n distaste_v he_o and_o his_o address_n be_v at_o a_o end_n if_o interest_n engage_v he_o still_o than_o he_o proceed_v to_o make_v up_o the_o propose_a bargain_n and_o there_o be_v a_o marriage_n without_o love_n which_o be_v a_o hell_n upon_o earth_n beauty_n without_o these_o thing_n though_o it_o be_v charm_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n yet_o it_o can_v secure_v none_o but_o the_o light_a and_o most_o foolish_a part_n of_o mankind_n and_o in_o they_o it_o kindle_v no_o more_o than_o a_o brutish_a desire_n which_o turn_v into_o distaste_v very_o common_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v gratify_v their_o mighty_a admiration_n fall_v into_o contempt_n and_o one_o may_v see_v the_o fine_a and_o pretty_a thing_n sit_v alone_o for_o all_o he_o while_o the_o passionate_a lover_n be_v hug_v a_o bottle_n perhaps_o and_o kiss_v the_o glass_n instead_o of_o she_o and_o any_o thing_n be_v able_a to_o draw_v or_o detain_v he_o from_o her_o company_n knowledge_n and_o virtue_n will_v make_v you_o worthy_a of_o that_o love-which_a nature_n incline_v we_o to_o present_v you_o and_o will_v make_v your_o society_n always_o pleasant_a and_o always_o desirable_a and_o that_o to_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a of_o men._n it_o be_v no_o small_a advantage_n to_o you_o that_o as_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n be_v the_o most_o charm_a thing_n and_o will_v give_v you_o the_o great_a power_n you_o can_v have_v over_o the_o other_o sex_n so_o they_o will_v direct_v you_o to_o judge_v right_o of_o man_n and_o to_o place_v your_o favour_n and_o affection_n there_o where_o they_o be_v best_a deserve_v where_o they_o will_v be_v best_a requite_v where_o it_o will_v be_v most_o for_o your_o honour_n and_o happiness_n to_o place_v they_o as_o these_o will_v enable_v you_o to_o know_v and_o discern_v which_o be_v the_o best_a and_o wise_a of_o they_o so_o they_o will_v dispose_v you_o to_o value_v such_o man_n most_o and_o to_o prefer_v they_o when_o guide_v by_o these_o you_o will_v not_o be_v catch_v with_o fine_a clothes_n or_o a_o spruce_a mien_n you_o will_v not_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o a_o man_n for_o his_o boast_n of_o and_o commend_v himself_o nor_o for_o his_o address_v blasphemous_a compliment_n to_o you_o you_o will_v not_o judge_v of_o his_o worth_n by_o the_o former_a trick_n nor_o of_o his_o love_n by_o the_o latter_a you_o will_v not_o think_v to_o be_v happy_a and_o be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o fool_n or_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v use_v you_o well_o who_o have_v not_o one_o virtue_n to_o direct_v or_o dispose_v he_o to_o do_v so_o nor_o will_v you_o think_v that_o a_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n be_v sufficient_a alone_a to_o make_v you_o happy_a and_o let_v i_o add_v that_o your_o constant_a preference_n of_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a man_n will_v be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o powerful_a mean_n to_o reform_v the_o age._n it_o will_v soon_o make_v virtue_n and_o wisdom_n more_o general_o seek_v after_o among_o man_n when_o it_o
and_o contemplation_n improve_v the_o judgement_n but_o among_o these_o noble_a occupation_n of_o the_o soul_n if_o we_o will_v determine_v which_o be_v the_o most_o important_a it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o read_n furnish_v both_o the_o other_o and_o without_o that_o our_o contemplation_n will_v be_v of_o no_o advantage_n and_o our_o conversation_n without_o pleasure_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o lady_n of_o great_a wit_n as_o well_o as_o to_o those_o of_o the_o mean_a in_o that_o it_o give_v to_o the_o former_a much_o the_o great_a lustre_n as_o it_o mend_v the_o imperfection_n and_o defect_n of_o the_o latter_a it_o render_v these_o tolerable_a and_o make_v they_o admirable_a and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n read_v show_v we_o many_o thing_n which_o our_o own_o reason_n can_v never_o discover_v it_o add_v solidity_n to_o our_o thought_n and_o a_o charm_a sweetness_n to_o our_o discourse_n it_o finish_v and_o complete_v that_o which_o nature_n have_v but_o only_o begin_v nor_o be_v it_o strange_a that_o we_o shall_v receive_v so_o great_a advantage_n from_o this_o since_o the_o best_a invention_n in_o the_o world_n have_v owe_v their_o original_a to_o read_v join_v with_o judicious_a think_v and_o the_o one_o be_v as_o the_o father_n the_o other_o a_o mother_n to_o the_o sine_a thought_n and_o because_o neither_o of_o these_o separately_z can_v produce_v any_o thing_n of_o perfection_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o comprehend_v why_o they_o who_o have_v no_o love_n for_o book_n can_v speak_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v trivial_a and_o their_o conversation_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o persecution_n of_o their_o company_n that_o a_o good_a wit_n may_v set_v off_o its_o self_n well_o enough_o without_o any_o thing_n of_o study_n as_o they_o say_v a_o good_a face_n need_v no_o ornament_n be_v what_o i_o can_v without_o dissimulation_n allow_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o as_o the_o stomach_n which_o have_v great_a heat_n have_v need_n of_o most_o food_n to_o keep_v the_o body_n in_o good_a plight_n and_o maintain_v life_n so_o the_o bright_a wit_n have_v most_o need_v of_o read_v to_o acquire_v thereby_o politeness_n and_o fullness_n and_o especial_o to_o moderate_v that_o vigour_n which_o can_v succeed_v but_o by_o chance_n when_o it_o be_v altogether_o alone_o it_o be_v then_o in_o this_o incomparable_a school_n they_o must_v learn_v what_o be_v excellent_a to_o entertain_v the_o company_n that_o be_v good_a and_o to_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o the_o bad_a here_o the_o lady_n must_v receive_v antidote_n against_o the_o persecution_n of_o those_o who_o discourse_n be_v all_o idle_a and_o impertinent_a it_o be_v read_v that_o render_v conversation_n most_o grateful_a and_o solitude_n least_o tedious_a there_o be_v other_o nevertheless_o of_o another_o opinion_n and_o such_o as_o think_v that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o learn_v the_o best_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o enjoy_v the_o conversation_n of_o good_a wit_n without_o put_v one_o self_n to_o the_o trouble_n of_o turn_v over_o book_n but_o though_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o conversation_n of_o worthy_a person_n be_v very_o necessary_a and_o may_v as_o a_o live_a school_n influence_n we_o most_o powerful_o while_o we_o see_v the_o rule_n and_o a_o excellent_a example_n together_o yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o they_o who_o content_v themselves_o with_o the_o company_n of_o those_o that_o know_v much_o may_v become_v more_o complete_a by_o read_v their_o work_n it_o be_v my_o opinion_n that_o if_o conversation_n give_v readiness_n read_v afford_v abundance_n that_o the_o former_a distribute_v only_o what_o this_o latter_a acquire_v and_o be_v liberal_a of_o the_o riches_n which_o read_v heap_n together_o moreover_o since_o man_n take_v more_o pain_n about_o what_o they_o write_v than_o what_o they_o speak_v and_o no_o man_n employ_v so_o much_o care_n in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o endure_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n as_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o it_o must_v be_v own_a that_o we_o may_v rather_o expect_v to_o find_v excellent_a thing_n in_o the_o write_n of_o great_a person_n than_o in_o their_o discourse_n for_o while_o they_o let_v nothing_o pass_v in_o their_o book_n that_o be_v not_o finish_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o many_o thing_n imperfect_a will_v slip_v from_o they_o in_o discourse_n and_o conversation_n beside_o there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o a_o agreeable_a voice_n or_o with_o some_o a_o great_a noise_n a_o sweet_a accent_n or_o a_o good_a grace_n to_o charm_v those_o that_o hear_v but_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o abuse_v or_o impose_v upon_o they_o that_o read_v it_o be_v much_o more_o easy_a to_o deceive_v the_o ear_n than_o the_o eye_n discourse_n pass_v on_o with_o but_o a_o superficial_a notice_n take_v of_o they_o and_o hardly_o have_v we_o the_o leisure_n to_o observe_v their_o defect_n but_o write_n remain_v steady_o expose_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o those_o that_o judge_n and_o the_o fault_n of_o they_o be_v never_o pardon_v herein_o there_o lie_v as_o i_o think_v a_o very_a good_a reason_n for_o the_o read_n of_o good_a book_n that_o the_o great_a wit_n have_v in_o they_o leave_v we_o their_o best_a performance_n and_o they_o have_v employ_v their_o watch_n and_o study_n more_o to_o the_o write_v than_o speak_v well_o however_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o to_o join_v experience_n with_o reason_n what_o can_v any_o desire_n for_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o may_v not_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o book_n we_o may_v find_v there_o instruction_n of_o every_o make_v we_o may_v see_v virtue_n under_o every_o sort_n of_o visage_n we_o may_v there_o discover_v truth_n in_o every_o representation_n of_o it_o we_o can_v desire_v we_o may_v see_v she_o with_o all_o her_o strength_n among_o the_o philosopher_n with_o all_o her_o purity_n among_o the_o historian_n and_o with_o all_o her_o beauty_n posture_n and_o sine_fw-la disguise_n in_o the_o orator_n and_o poet_n and_o from_o this_o so_o agreeable_a variety_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o all_o sort_n of_o humour_n and_o condition_n to_o find_v content_a and_o instruction_n it_o be_v here_o that_o truth_n be_v not_o disorder_v by_o passion_n that_o she_o speak_v without_o fear_n as_o well_o as_o without_o design_n and_o dread_v not_o to_o enter_v the_o palace_n nor_o even_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o great_a monarch_n for_o this_o reason_n too_o be_v read_v extreme_o requisite_a to_o the_o lady_n for_o since_o they_o want_v mute_a instructor_n as_o well_o as_o prince_n and_o as_o well_o beauty_n as_o royalty_n do_v not_o so_o easy_o find_v teacher_n as_o flatter_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o for_o the_o apprehend_v their_o defect_n they_o shall_v learn_v sometime_o from_o the_o admonition_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o which_o the_o live_n dare_v not_o say_v to_o they_o it_o be_v in_o book_n alone_o that_o they_o can_v remark_n the_o imperfection_n of_o their_o mind_n as_o in_o their_o mirror_n they_o discern_v those_o of_o their_o face_n it_o be_v there_o they_o will_v find_v judge_n that_o can_v be_v corrupt_v either_o by_o their_o love_n or_o hatred_n it_o be_v there_o that_o the_o most_o fair_a as_o well_o as_o the_o least_o so_o be_v equal_o treat_v have_v to_o do_v with_o arbitrator_n that_o use_v the_o eye_n they_o have_v only_o to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o virtue_n and_o vice_n but_o however_o since_o all_o book_n be_v not_o excellent_a and_o there_o be_v many_o which_o true_o deserve_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o no_o light_n but_o by_o the_o fire_n the_o print_n of_o which_o shall_v rather_o have_v be_v hinder_v than_o the_o read_v they_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o less_o difficulty_n in_o choose_v good_a book_n to_o employ_v we_o when_o we_o be_v alone_o than_o to_o choose_v good_a wit_n for_o our_o entertainment_n in_o company_n so_o that_o if_o any_o find_v they_o must_v not_o rely_v upon_o themselves_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o the_o make_n of_o a_o good_a choice_n they_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o most_o know_a and_o most_o virtuous_a for_o fear_v that_o in_o read_v they_o may_v happen_v to_o infect_v the_o mind_n or_o debauch_v the_o conscience_n i_o can_v forbear_v in_o this_o place_n to_o reprehend_v the_o tyranny_n of_o certain_a wit_n who_o form_n among_o themselves_o a_o kind_n of_o cabal_n for_o the_o censure_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o think_v the_o approbation_n of_o their_o cabal_n must_v be_v first_o obtain_v before_o a_o thing_n can_v deserve_v to_o be_v approve_v by_o other_o as_o the_o value_n of_o money_n derive_v itself_o from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o prince_n so_o must_v the_o value_n of_o book_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o language_n depend_v upon_o
matter_n what_o they_o will_v i_o will_v eternal_o condemn_v these_o ill_a book_n which_o serve_v but_o as_o a_o school_n to_o teach_v person_n to_o sin_n with_o address_n and_o which_o one_o may_v very_o just_o call_v the_o politic_n of_o the_o vicious_a and_o of_o the_o libertine_n i_o declare_v myself_o a_o enemy_n to_o all_o that_o which_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o virtue_n and_o to_o speak_v in_o a_o few_o word_n what_o i_o think_v of_o the_o read_n of_o good_a or_o bad_a book_n it_o be_v very_o necessary_a that_o they_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v a_o difference_n shall_v follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o most_o intelligent_a and_o they_o who_o be_v the_o most_o capable_a to_o discern_v aright_o in_o this_o matter_n shall_v yet_o not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o a_o curiosity_n to_o search_v into_o what_o be_v forbid_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o humour_n even_o natural_a to_o the_o most_o it_o be_v without_o all_o doubt_n that_o read_v be_v both_o pleasant_a and_o useful_a and_o if_o care_v be_v take_v to_o read_v such_o book_n as_o be_v true_o good_a it_o will_v instruct_v the_o ignorant_a reform_v the_o debauch_a and_o divert_v those_o that_o be_v melancholy_a it_o afford_v remedy_n to_o they_o that_o be_v great_o afflict_v against_o the_o great_a evil_n of_o despair_n and_o to_o the_o happy_a and_o prosperous_a it_o administer_v antidote_n against_o insolence_n it_o exhibit_v example_n fit_a to_o humble_v the_o one_o sort_n and_o to_o encourage_v the_o other_o it_o make_v our_o discourse_n the_o better_a when_o we_o entertain_v and_o our_o thought_n when_o we_o be_v alone_o without_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a both_o to_o meditate_v or_o to_o speak_v well_o but_o this_o subject_n be_v too_o copious_a and_o if_o i_o shall_v pursue_v it_o as_o i_o may_v instead_o of_o put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o discourse_n of_o it_o i_o may_v begin_v and_o exhaust_v another_o there_o be_v then_o no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v but_o the_o read_n of_o honest_a book_n be_v a_o most_o agreeable_a employment_n but_o we_o shall_v always_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o this_o be_v useful_a to_o the_o understanding_n unless_o it_o be_v so_o moreover_o to_o the_o conscience_n as_o virtue_n be_v of_o much_o more_o worth_a than_o knowledge_n the_o lady_n ought_v to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v of_o more_o avail_n to_o they_o to_o be_v good_a than_o learned_a and_o i_o fear_v not_o to_o say_v that_o if_o they_o have_v a_o true_a modesty_n they_o will_v blush_v no_o less_o at_o the_o read_n of_o a_o ill_a book_n than_o if_o they_o be_v surprise_v alone_o and_o shut_v up_o with_o a_o debauch_a man._n thus_o much_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o say_v concern_v the_o read_n of_o other_o book_n but_o to_o make_v now_o as_o i_o promise_v some_o remark_n upon_o the_o read_n of_o this_o of_o i_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v very_o useful_a to_o the_o lady_n after_o that_o i_o have_v show_v they_o why_o i_o make_v so_o much_o use_v of_o fable_n why_o i_o make_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o subject_n i_o treat_v of_o to_o appear_v with_o two_o face_n why_o i_o have_v not_o produce_v such_o general_a instruction_n as_o will_v have_v serve_v for_o the_o man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o woman_n and_o why_o i_o have_v not_o descend_v to_o instruction_n so_o particular_a as_o the_o vulgar_a can_v wish_v for_o that_o they_o may_v be_v touch_v the_o more_o sensible_o these_o be_v the_o four_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o book_n of_o which_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o i_o ought_v to_o give_v a_o account_n for_o the_o render_v it_o the_o more_o profitable_a to_o those_o who_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o read_v it_o as_o for_o fable_n if_o i_o bring_v in_o some_o example_n of_o they_o i_o do_v this_o but_o to_o explain_v myself_o with_o the_o great_a clearness_n i_o do_v it_o not_o to_o support_v my_o argument_n but_o to_o embellish_v they_o it_o be_v not_o to_o render_v truth_n more_o strong_a but_o only_o to_o make_v it_o more_o agreeable_a all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o the_o example_n of_o fable_n divert_v we_o more_o than_o those_o of_o history_n because_o they_o be_v contri'vd_v to_o please_v the_o historian_n recount_v success_n poet_n invent_v they_o so_o that_o when_o i_o serve_v myself_o of_o these_o only_a to_o recreate_v and_o not_o to_o convince_v i_o have_v content_v myself_o often_o to_o choose_v the_o most_o divert_v rather_o than_o the_o most_o probable_a beside_o no_o one_o ought_v to_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o render_v the_o metamorphosis_n profitable_a since_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v accommodate_v to_o the_o gust_n of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v persuade_v and_o there_o be_v many_o that_o love_v fable_n and_o that_o read_v they_o if_o we_o can_v utter_o destroy_v serpent_n out_o of_o the_o world_n at_o least_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o make_v remedy_n of_o their_o poison_n and_o if_o the_o read_n of_o fiction_n be_v dangerous_a we_o endeavour_v to_o draw_v some_o profit_n from_o it_o and_o to_o find_v good_a in_o that_o evil_n which_o we_o can_v hinder_v let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o ancient_n have_v conceal_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o their_o morality_n and_o all_o their_o divinity_n under_o fable_n and_o though_o they_o can_v have_v serve_v themselves_o of_o example_n that_o be_v true_a as_o well_o as_o of_o false_a yet_o they_o sometime_o choose_v the_o latter_a to_o make_v their_o instruction_n the_o more_o sensible_a and_o as_o i_o make_v use_n of_o fable_n sometime_o to_o render_v my_o thought_n the_o more_o clear_a and_o the_o more_o agreeable_a it_o be_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n too_o that_o i_o treat_v of_o many_o subject_n in_o the_o way_n of_o problem_n it_o be_v that_o the_o variety_n may_v gratify_v and_o that_o i_o may_v yield_v delight_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o i_o give_v instruction_n i_o have_v constrain_v myself_o to_o endeavour_v that_o i_o may_v please_v while_o i_o teach_v i_o believe_v that_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o the_o eye_n be_v recreate_v with_o variety_n and_o that_o man_n take_v delight_n to_o see_v both_o what_o be_v evil_a and_o what_o be_v good_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o moreover_o since_o the_o best_a instruction_n ought_v to_o show_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v and_o what_o to_o do_v i_o have_v think_v that_o to_o succeed_v in_o both_o these_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v good_a to_o make_v appear_v on_o every_o subject_a what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v worthy_a of_o our_o love_n and_o what_o will_v deserve_v our_o hatred_n and_o can_v every_v one_o see_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o matter_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o may_v not_o view_v under_o divers_a aspect_n if_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n have_v something_o that_o be_v good_a be_v it_o not_o also_o true_a that_o there_o be_v in_o it_o something_o evil_a if_o it_o be_v wise_a for_o deliberation_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_o strong_a to_o enterprise_v it_o be_v a_o paralytic_n that_o have_v good_a eye_n but_o the_o hand_n be_v feeble_a and_o it_o can_v move_v of_o itself_o and_o may_v not_o as_o much_o be_v say_v of_o the_o gay_a humour_n which_o on_o the_o one_o side_n appear_v fit_a to_o entertain_v but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n be_v find_v too_o much_o a_o prattler_n to_o contain_v secret_n and_o too_o light_a for_o design_n of_o importance_n i_o may_v here_o repeat_v several_a passage_n of_o my_o book_n to_o demonstrate_v that_o if_o i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o problem_n it_o be_v because_o all_o moral_a action_n be_v full_a of_o circumstance_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o consider_v the_o same_o thing_n under_o several_a visage_n and_o make_v it_o now_o appear_v good_a and_o anon_o to_o appear_v evil_a though_o i_o have_v always_o conclude_v that_o virtue_n ought_v to_o be_v love_v i_o have_v yet_o sometime_o show_v that_o it_o have_v two_o extreme_n of_o which_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v aware_a lest_o they_o run_v into_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v prodigal_a instead_o of_o practise_v liberality_n or_o of_o become_a opinionative_n while_o they_o aim_v at_o constancy_n or_o fall_v into_o impudence_n while_o they_o seek_v to_o be_v pleasant_a this_o be_v that_o i_o believe_v which_o deceive_v the_o vulgar_a reader_n that_o while_o i_o present_v the_o excess_n and_o the_o defect_n it_o seem_v to_o they_o as_o if_o i_o do_v praise_n and_o do_v condemn_v the_o same_o thing_n who_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o show_v what_o it_o be_v that_o abuse_v we_o and_o to_o discover_v in_o every_o subject_n that_o which_o be_v worthy_a of_o our_o choice_n and_o of_o our_o aversion_n if_o i_o attack_v the_o
that_o without_o scandal_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o avoid_v their_o slander_n without_o seek_v their_o approbation_n we_o live_v in_o a_o age_n of_o pomp_n and_o ostentation_n wherein_o morality_n be_v overthrow_v and_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o time_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o excess_n and_o extravagance_n to_o gain_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o devout_a person_n one_o must_v run_v even_o into_o superstition_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o the_o politic_a spirit_n do_v by_o christianity_n just_a as_o the_o stoic_n do_v by_o philosophy_n to_o abuse_v the_o vulgar_a they_o frame_v imaginary_a virtue_n to_o which_o humane_a nature_n can_v never_o attain_v it_o be_v a_o mighty_a unhappiness_n that_o honesty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o commerce_n nor_o purity_n in_o religion_n and_o that_o we_o must_v in_o common_a life_n as_o well_o as_o at_o court_n demand_v often_o more_o than_o we_o can_v hope_v for_o or_o deserve_v that_o we_o may_v gain_v reputation_n and_o credit_n but_o to_o give_v my_o opinion_n as_o a_o philosopher_n as_o well_o as_o casuist_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v conclude_v that_o we_o may_v neglect_v a_o reputation_n because_o it_o be_v ill_o distribute_v this_o disorder_n do_v not_o at_o all_o dispense_n with_o our_o duty_n and_o it_o will_v as_o ill_o become_v we_o to_o render_v ourselves_o infamous_a for_o this_o reason_n as_o to_o commit_v murder_n or_o theft_n because_o there_o be_v some_o thief_n absolve_v and_o perhaps_o some_o that_o be_v innocent_a punish_v for_o that_o crime_n since_o all_o woman_n be_v not_o very_o prudent_a and_o there_o be_v many_o that_o govern_v themselves_o more_o by_o example_n than_o reason_n the_o wise_a part_n ought_v at_o least_o to_o consider_v that_o reputation_n be_v then_o a_o public_a good_a and_o they_o ought_v as_o much_o to_o endeavour_v the_o remedying_a a_o ill_a repute_n as_o to_o extinguish_v a_o conflagration_n or_o to_o purge_v a_o common_a contagion_n in_o truth_n it_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v laugh_v at_o that_o any_o shall_v give_v themselves_o all_o manner_n of_o liberty_n as_o we_o may_v see_v some_o do_v because_o vile_a slander_n put_v sometime_o the_o most_o virtuous_a in_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o great_a debauchee_n to_o give_v they_o a_o ill_a repute_n and_o sometime_o the_o most_o vicious_a with_o the_o best_a man_n to_o give_v they_o a_o good_a one_o this_o be_v whole_o to_o prefer_v imposture_n to_o truth_n and_o opinion_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n as_o if_o a_o king_n shall_v cause_v torch_n to_o be_v light_v up_o at_o noonday_n because_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o peasant_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o he_o or_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v choose_v to_o be_v sick_a and_o lose_v his_o health_n because_o his_o subject_n be_v well_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o become_v vicious_a because_o of_o the_o ill_a opinion_n any_o have_v of_o we_o but_o rather_o endeavour_v always_o to_o live_v so_o much_o the_o better_a that_o we_o may_v force_v they_o to_o have_v a_o good_a one_o when_o one_o can_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o gain_v this_o yet_o he_o shall_v incessant_o endeavour_v to_o practice_v so_o much_o virtue_n as_o to_o deserve_v it_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o conscience_n be_v more_o to_o be_v esteem_v than_o all_o this_o report_n of_o we_o when_o there_o be_v neither_o friend_n nor_o enemy_n present_a to_o praise_v or_o to_o blame_v those_o that_o be_v fair_a find_v always_o enough_o to_o satisfy_v themselves_o in_o their_o looking-glass_n and_o those_o that_o be_v homely_a see_v there_o enough_o to_o afflict_v they_o the_o conscience_n do_v as_o much_o for_o vice_n and_o for_o virtue_n as_o the_o glass_n do_v for_o the_o visage_n the_o insolent_a be_v far_o from_o trouble_v themselves_o for_o a_o good_a reputation_n since_o they_o rather_o do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o obtain_v a_o bad_a one_o to_o judge_v right_o of_o the_o life_n of_o some_o woman_n it_o seem_v as_o if_o they_o will_v imitate_v the_o lesbian_n in_o martial_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o seek_v for_o pomp_n and_o clamour_n that_o she_o may_v show_v herself_o debauch_v and_o who_o take_v more_o pleasure_n in_o the_o spectator_n than_o in_o the_o adulterer_n she_o be_v for_o her_o brutish_a pleasure_n as_o the_o sophist_n be_v for_o their_o virtue_n they_o can_v not_o do_v what_o be_v good_a nor_o she_o what_o be_v bad_a but_o upon_o theater_n nevertheless_o since_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v virtuous_a but_o we_o must_v satisfy_v man_n that_o we_o be_v so_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n what_o appearance_n and_o show_n we_o make_v and_o to_o take_v away_o pretence_n from_o slanderer_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v man_n criminal_a when_o they_o do_v not_o find_v they_o so_o i_o grant_v that_o socrates_n have_v no_o love_n for_o alcibiades_n but_o such_o as_o be_v altogether_o honourable_a and_o that_o his_o affection_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o his_o philosophy_n nevertheless_o when_o he_o make_v he_o his_o bed-fellow_n he_o ought_v at_o least_o so_o to_o have_v manage_v his_o come_n in_o and_o go_v out_o as_o to_o take_v from_o they_o that_o shall_v see_v he_o go_v away_o in_o the_o morning_n all_o pretence_n to_o ground_n a_o slander_n upon_o the_o time_n and_o the_o place_n of_o this_o youngman_n visit_n though_o the_o oracle_n publish_v the_o wisdom_n of_o socrates_n yet_o the_o imprudene_a of_o his_o conduct_n in_o this_o friendship_n can_v be_v justify_v prudence_n and_o love_n can_v hardly_o consist_v even_o in_o the_o best_a wit_n and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o perhaps_o that_o the_o poet_n have_v feign_v cupid_n to_o be_v always_o a_o child_n for_o let_v love_n grow_v never_o so_o old_a it_o never_o arrive_v at_o year_n of_o discretion_n his_o childhood_n endure_v as_o long_o as_o himself_o for_o fear_v he_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o wanton_a trick_n of_o his_o sport_n and_o pass-time_n i_o wonder_v not_o at_o all_o if_o love_n make_v a_o man_n lose_v his_o reputation_n since_o it_o make_v he_o lose_v his_o wit_n and_o since_o socrates_n himself_o with_o all_o his_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n can_v not_o defend_v himself_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o reproach_n in_o a_o simple_a friendship_n among_o the_o roman_n claudia_n the_o vestal_a be_v innocent_a and_o yet_o she_o be_v accuse_v of_o have_v lose_v her_o honour_n only_o because_o she_o order_v herself_o with_o too_o much_o art_n and_o curiosity_n and_o they_o think_v it_o cause_n enough_o to_o condemn_v she_o because_o she_o take_v a_o little_a more_o pain_n about_o her_o habit_n and_o discourse_n than_o be_v well_o suit_v with_o such_o a_o votary_n it_o can_v be_v say_v but_o this_o be_v a_o very_a slight_a ground_n for_o the_o form_n of_o her_o process_n but_o certain_o she_o have_v never_o be_v save_v but_o by_o a_o miracle_n when_o she_o draw_v a_o ship_n along_o with_o her_o girdle_n which_o many_o engine_n and_o many_o man_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stir_v in_o truth_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v all_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o take_v away_o all_o matter_n of_o slander_n and_o to_o avoid_v scandal_n but_o the_o most_o wise_a and_o even_o the_o most_o virtuous_a often_o labour_n in_o this_o matter_n in_o vain_a for_o let_v they_o do_v or_o not_o do_v there_o be_v no_o rule_n or_o mean_n infallible_a for_o the_o preserve_v a_o reputation_n and_o since_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o it_o follow_v fortune_n more_o than_o prudence_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o innocence_n with_o a_o good_a conduct_n be_v sufficient_a for_o this_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o goodness_n and_o wisdom_n see_v his_o reputation_n slure_v for_o a_o time_n by_o the_o imposture_n of_o his_o enemy_n who_o make_v he_o pass_v for_o a_o glutton_n and_o a_o wine-bibber_n this_o example_n alone_o do_v abundant_o show_v that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o thing_n than_o address_n and_o virtue_n to_o maintain_v a_o reputation_n moreover_o there_o be_v i_o know_v not_o what_o infelicity_n that_o follow_v person_n of_o worth_n which_o expose_v they_o to_o obloquy_n they_o know_v not_o why_o and_o this_o happen_v more_o often_o to_o the_o virtuous_a than_o to_o other_o for_o as_o much_o as_o their_o refusal_n create_v they_o enemy_n and_o they_o often_o put_v themselves_o in_o danger_n like_o susanna_n of_o be_v accuse_v of_o that_o crime_n which_o they_o will_v not_o commit_v there_o be_v even_o some_o sort_n of_o visage_n that_o contract_v a_o slander_n and_o this_o proceed_v sometime_o from_o hence_o that_o foolish_a people_n imagine_v a_o man_n can_v laugh_v without_o be_v vicious_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o innocence_n where_o there_o be_v not_o grief_n and_o melancholy_n this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ignorant_a who_o believe_v that_o virtue_n
as_o the_o vulgar_a do_v to_o who_o the_o true_a devotion_n be_v very_o often_o unknown_a nevertheless_o for_o fear_v we_o fall_v out_o of_o one_o extreme_a into_o another_o we_o ought_v so_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o in_o blame_v superstition_n as_o they_o that_o burn_v the_o house_n in_o asia_n in_o the_o time_n of_o xerxes_n they_o do_v not_o dare_v to_o touch_v those_o building_n that_o be_v adjoin_v to_o temple_n not_o only_o to_o prevent_v those_o sacred_a place_n from_o be_v burn_v but_o also_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o least_o blemish_n in_o like_a manner_n we_o must_v pardon_v in_o this_o case_n many_o thing_n which_o we_o may_v blame_v without_o injustice_n to_o they_o but_o yet_o not_o without_o danger_n of_o carry_v weak_a spirit_n thereby_o even_o into_o impiety_n when_o superstition_n proceed_v from_o simplicity_n it_o seem_v worthy_a of_o pity_n or_o of_o excuse_n but_o when_o it_o come_v from_o artifice_n it_o do_v deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v the_o ear_n that_o cover_v the_o grain_n or_o the_o leave_v about_o the_o fruit_n be_v not_o at_o all_o make_v in_o vain_a nature_n have_v give_v they_o these_o either_o to_o preserve_v or_o to_o adorn_v they_o the_o ceremony_n be_v of_o the_o same_o use_n in_o religion_n and_o as_o devotion_n be_v inseparable_a from_o love_n it_o sometime_o borrow_v the_o transport_n of_o that_o and_o make_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n run_v beyond_o their_o bound_n as_o well_o as_o the_o profane_a who_o honour_n their_o mistress_n even_o to_o their_o hair_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o their_o name_n it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a that_o divine_a love_n shall_v testify_v more_o ardour_n in_o its_o effect_n than_o the_o worldly_a and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o a_o great_a author_n do_v very_o handsome_o say_v that_o if_o the_o cupid_n of_o the_o poet_n have_v two_o wing_n our_o seraphim_n have_v six_o of_o chastity_n and_o of_o complaisance_n it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o we_o join_v together_o these_o two_o amiable_a quality_n to_o reduce_v they_o both_o to_o a_o perfect_a temper_n since_o there_o be_v some_o woman_n render_v themselves_o unsociable_a that_o they_o may_v keep_v themselves_o chaste_a and_o there_o be_v other_o refuse_v nothing_o that_o they_o may_v be_v complaisant_a this_o be_v in_o truth_n to_o be_v of_o too_o good_a or_o too_o bad_a a_o humour_n and_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o change_a one_o vice_n into_o another_o instead_o of_o shun_v vice_n if_o the_o virtue_n have_v two_o extreme_n that_o do_v equal_o transgress_v the_o rule_n of_o it_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o one_o of_o these_o to_o defend_v ourselves_o from_o the_o other_o as_o if_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v covetous_a for_o fear_v he_o shall_v be_v prodigal_a or_o throw_v himself_o into_o the_o fire_n to_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o water_n morality_n do_v not_o at_o all_o approve_v this_o conduct_n that_o do_v not_o teach_v to_o choose_v sin_n but_o to_o shun_v they_o that_o we_o may_v rest_v in_o virtue_n alone_o which_o be_v difficult_a to_o be_v find_v because_o the_o excess_n or_o the_o defect_n conceal_v it_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o ignorant_a those_o woman_n that_o think_v they_o can_v be_v strict_o honest_a and_o yet_o sufficient_o oblige_v understand_v but_o ill_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o virtue_n for_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v not_o contrary_a they_o be_v only_o divers_a and_o their_o correspondence_n be_v too_o natural_a for_o they_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v in_o the_o same_o subject_a when_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o there_o in_o a_o just_a degree_n they_o have_v a_o much_o better_a grace_n in_o each_o other_o company_n than_o either_o of_o they_o will_v have_v alone_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o theodosius_n be_v the_o most_o commend_v of_o all_o the_o emperor_n in_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v good_a quality_n contrary_a to_o each_o other_o to_o raise_v his_o esteem_n his_o sweetness_n and_o gentleness_n take_v away_o nothing_o from_o his_o majesty_n nor_o his_o severity_n from_o his_o gentle_a condescension_n there_o be_v some_o that_o have_v a_o countenance_n ridiculous_a rather_o than_o smile_v they_o do_v so_o much_o constrain_v themselves_o to_o be_v agreeable_a and_o other_o be_v so_o much_o under_o a_o constraint_n to_o put_v on_o gravity_n that_o they_o have_v the_o aspect_n of_o furious_a person_n or_o school-mistress_n however_o it_o be_v to_o give_v a_o true_a account_n of_o these_o two_o humour_n it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o they_o be_v usual_o suspect_v either_o of_o artifice_n or_o stupidity_n in_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o design_n in_o they_o than_o there_o be_v no_o wit_n and_o if_o there_o be_v design_n the_o one_o feign_v themselves_o grave_a that_o they_o may_v deceive_v and_o the_o other_o feign_v themselves_o easy_a only_o to_o be_v deceive_v the_o latter_a believe_v the_o world_n will_v ascribe_v their_o familiarity_n to_o their_o humour_n the_o former_a imagine_v that_o their_o cold_a behaviour_n will_v be_v account_v a_o effect_n of_o their_o virtue_n these_o disguise_a person_n can_v never_o succeed_v long_o especial_o with_o those_o of_o good_a wit_n among_o who_o the_o very_o best_a mean_n to_o appear_v chaste_a be_v real_o to_o be_v so_o as_o the_o great_a hypocrite_n be_v the_o least_o devout_a so_o the_o most_o reserve_v be_v often_o the_o least_o chaste_a hecuba_n may_v have_v a_o handsome_a mask_n and_o helen_n a_o ugly_a one_o but_o this_o deformity_n and_o that_o beauty_n will_v impose_v upon_o none_o but_o those_o eye_n which_o see_v no_o far_o than_o the_o outward_a appearance_n it_o will_v in_o the_o end_n be_v discover_v what_o we_o be_v in_o truth_n and_o as_o innocence_n false_o accuse_v do_v become_v afterward_o more_o glorious_a when_o it_o appear_v in_o spite_n of_o its_o enemy_n the_o vice_n which_o be_v unjust_o commend_v appear_v to_o we_o the_o more_o shameful_a as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v disabused_a but_o to_o speak_z some_o of_o the_o praise_n of_o chastity_n it_o must_v be_v that_o this_o quality_n be_v divine_a since_o even_o its_o proper_a enemy_n make_v great_a account_n of_o it_o and_o the_o most_o debauch_a have_v less_o respect_n for_o she_o that_o yield_v than_o for_o that_o resist_v we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o poet_n that_o daphne_n while_o she_o flee_v from_o the_o guilty_a embrace_n of_o apollo_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o laurel_n from_o which_o ever_o after_o he_o take_v the_o garland_n that_o he_o wear_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o io_n have_v consent_v to_o the_o will_n of_o jupiter_n she_o be_v change_v into_o a_o cow_n how_o different_a be_v these_o two_o metamorphosis_n and_o how_o much_o more_o glorious_a mark_n have_v the_o refusal_n than_o the_o consent_n respect_n accompany_v desire_n but_o disdain_v always_o succeed_v possession_n in_o these_o case_n and_o it_o seem_v those_o woman_n be_v no_o long_o amiable_a after_o they_o be_v become_v amorous_a the_o god_n pan_n be_v ravish_v with_o the_o beauty_n of_o a_o nymph_n employ_v violence_n when_o entreaty_n have_v fail_v he_o she_o run_v even_o to_o the_o brink_n of_o a_o river_n where_o she_o be_v just_o ready_a to_o throw_v herself_o in_o that_o she_o may_v save_v her_o honour_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o life_n there_o the_o god_n take_v pity_n on_o she_o and_o turn_v she_o into_o a_o reed_n of_o which_o he_o make_v a_o pipe_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o her_o resistance_n and_o that_o he_o may_v have_v she_o every_o moment_n between_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o li_n those_o that_o be_v gain_v be_v not_o treat_v after_o that_o manner_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v not_o that_o honour_n now_o which_o make_v they_o seek_v and_o desire_v with_o so_o much_o care_n and_o pain_n those_o woman_n that_o promise_v themselves_o they_o will_v never_o go_v so_o far_o and_o give_v no_o favour_n but_o such_o indifferent_a one_o as_o civility_n will_v permit_v after_o they_o have_v suffer_v more_o than_o they_o ought_v be_v carry_v on_o further_a than_o they_o think_v to_o be_v i_o can_v wish_v that_o the_o imprudence_n of_o many_o lady_n do_v not_o often_o give_v a_o truth_n to_o the_o fable_n of_o europe_n this_o young_a princess_n be_v innocent_o walk_v on_o the_o seashore_n where_o she_o view_v her_o herd_n as_o they_o be_v graze_v by_o she_o she_o see_v among_o they_o a_o bull_n that_o please_v she_o more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n she_o approach_v to_o stroke_n and_o play_n with_o he_o she_o mount_v upon_o his_o back_n when_o she_o see_v he_o so_o gentle_a but_o she_o find_v her_o ruin_n at_o last_o there_o where_o she_o seek_v only_a diversion_n he_o enter_v by_o little_a and_o little_a into_o the_o water_n with_o she_o and_o so_o far_o at_o last_o that_o she_o behold_v in_o vain_a
the_o brink_n of_o the_o ocean_n without_o be_v able_a to_o return_v to_o it_o she_o see_v herself_o at_o that_o time_n between_o two_o frightful_a danger_n one_o of_o which_o she_o must_v needs_o fall_v into_o she_o can_v not_o quit_v he_o without_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o life_n nor_o commit_v herself_o to_o his_o conduct_n without_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o honour_n she_o be_v transport_v to_o a_o isle_n where_o she_o sad_o know_v to_o her_o cost_n that_o this_o bull_n be_v a_o god_n thus_o disguise_v to_o surprise_v she_o see_v herein_o what_o will_v happen_v to_o those_o that_o will_v play_v with_o beast_n when_o they_o be_v more_o free_a or_o more_o familiar_a with_o stupid_a person_n than_o with_o good_a wit_n europe_n be_v more_o bold_a with_o a_o bull_n than_o she_o will_v have_v be_v with_o jupiter_n if_o he_o have_v but_o declare_v himself_o he_o make_v his_o approach_n more_o easy_o under_o the_o hide_n of_o a_o beast_n than_o under_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o god_n the_o most_o cunning_a person_n after_o his_o example_n will_v counterfeit_v themselves_o silly_a and_o ignorant_a to_o arrive_v with_o the_o more_o ease_n at_o what_o they_o design_v they_o pass_v from_o small_a favour_n to_o great_a one_o and_o always_o advance_v their_o design_n till_o they_o change_v their_o entreaty_n into_o threaten_n and_o their_o soothe_v into_o violence_n and_o it_o be_v from_o thenceforth_o that_o such_o acknowledge_v too_o late_o that_o the_o true_a simplicity_n be_v ill_o treat_v when_o it_o entertain_v itself_o with_o the_o false_a one_o the_o fear_n of_o lose_v their_o reputation_n after_o they_o have_v give_v some_o advantage_n do_v corrupt_v many_o but_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o easiness_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v at_o their_o cost_n that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a safety_n with_o person_n that_o be_v disguise_v and_o that_o those_o spirit_n that_o be_v least_o dissemble_v be_v the_o more_o virtuous_a and_o the_o more_o capable_a of_o friendship_n those_o that_o will_v disparage_v the_o lady_n say_v that_o the_o foolish_a be_v more_o fortunate_a and_o happy_a with_o they_o than_o the_o most_o worthy_a person_n because_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o one_o sort_n succeed_v better_a than_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o other_o and_o because_o they_o be_v less_o ashamed_a to_o let_v favour_n be_v wrest_v from_o they_o than_o to_o bestow_v they_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v excuse_v their_o consent_n by_o the_o force_n but_o these_o be_v opinion_n that_o deserve_v rather_o to_o be_v despise_v than_o credit_v and_o which_o no_o less_o contradict_v the_o sincerity_n than_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o lady_n who_o ordinary_o do_v not_o fall_v into_o any_o evil_n but_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o have_v not_o artifice_n enough_o against_o that_o of_o their_o enemy_n but_o that_o we_o may_v blame_v affectation_n after_o we_o have_v commend_v plainness_n it_o be_v not_o very_o easy_a to_o employ_v so_o many_o invention_n as_o some_o do_v that_o they_o may_v appear_v amiable_a without_o have_v some_o design_n in_o so_o do_v they_o that_o give_v love_n for_o their_o pleasure_n be_v often_o force_v to_o receive_v it_o by_o necessity_n those_o woman_n will_v work_v a_o miracle_n in_o carry_v so_o much_o fire_n in_o their_o eye_n without_o have_v any_o kindle_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o how_o resolve_v soever_o they_o may_v be_v their_o look_n have_v not_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o sun_n who_o burn_v all_o below_o without_o inflame_v his_o own_o sphere_n these_o be_v ill_a weapon_n these_o of_o love_n that_o one_o can_v rare_o make_v use_n of_o they_o to_o hurt_v other_o but_o first_o or_o last_o she_o shall_v hurt_v herself_o i_o have_v heretofore_o a_o long_a time_n muse_v upon_o the_o statue_n of_o venus_n make_v by_o phidias_n under_o the_o foot_n of_o which_o he_o place_v a_o tortoise_n i_o judge_v that_o the_o great_a mystery_n that_o can_v therein_o be_v discover_v be_v that_o the_o tortoise_n go_v but_o very_o little_a or_o if_o they_o remove_v themselves_o sometime_o they_o be_v always_o arm_v and_o cover_v carry_v their_o house_n along_o with_o they_o venus_n despise_v the_o solitary_a and_o the_o cautious_a those_o woman_n that_o seek_v with_o so_o much_o passion_n all_o sort_n of_o conversation_n do_v please_v she_o more_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o her_o empire_n and_o above_o all_o thing_n she_o have_v always_o affect_v nudity_n because_o it_o be_v that_o which_o gain_v she_o the_o apple_n those_o woman_n that_o be_v so_o much_o please_v to_o find_v themselves_o often_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o enemy_n have_v something_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v overcome_v and_o in_o truth_n how_o good_a soever_o a_o company_n may_v be_v yet_o distrust_n be_v always_o better_a than_o too_o much_o boldness_n and_o since_o she_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o her_o sex_n be_v confuse_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o angel_n who_o appear_v to_o she_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o man_n the_o woman_n also_o ought_v always_o to_o testify_v some_o bashfulness_n in_o the_o company_n of_o man_n though_o when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o form_n of_o a_o angel_n unless_o it_o be_v so_o that_o they_o have_v no_o other_o than_o his_o design_n the_o woman_n also_o will_v have_v no_o need_n of_o her_o fear_n it_o be_v doubtless_o ill_o assert_v to_o say_v that_o timerousness_n restrain_v more_o woman_n than_o virtue_n if_o their_o inclination_n be_v bad_a will_v they_o want_v to_o be_v solicit_v experience_n show_v sufficient_o that_o if_o they_o have_v any_o apprehension_n it_o be_v rather_o of_o be_v vicious_a than_o of_o be_v blame_v though_o the_o man_n that_o have_v write_v book_n and_o proverb_n have_v write_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o own_o advantage_n yet_o they_o have_v declare_v that_o chastity_n do_v particular_o belong_v to_o the_o woman_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o who_o have_v lose_v this_o be_v take_v for_o monster_n it_o will_v not_o be_v think_v so_o strange_a if_o this_o quality_n be_v not_o natural_a to_o they_o there_o have_v indeed_o some_o man_n be_v find_v that_o have_v possess_v this_o virtue_n but_o this_o have_v be_v upon_o such_o occasion_n as_o wherein_o some_o consideration_n or_o constraint_n have_v take_v away_o all_o the_o merit_n of_o it_o alexander_n testify_v some_o reservedness_n with_o the_o woman_n of_o darius_n family_n but_o to_o show_v that_o this_o be_v more_o out_o of_o policy_n than_o virtue_n what_o do_v he_o not_o do_v with_o the_o amazon_n scipio_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o young_a man_n send_v back_o a_o very_a fair_a woman_n to_o her_o husband_n after_o his_o soldier_n have_v present_v she_o to_o he_o but_o glory_n be_v strong_a in_o he_o than_o love_n because_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o credit_n with_o the_o spaniard_n if_o he_o have_v accept_v that_o offer_n what_o praise_n do_v xenocrates_n deserve_v for_o not_o meddle_v with_o the_o woman_n who_o they_o bring_v to_o he_o his_o coldness_n proceed_v from_o his_o old_a age_n he_o be_v drink_v he_o want_v to_o sleep_v and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v either_o feeble_a or_o drowsy_a yet_o it_o be_v in_o public_a in_o which_o case_n the_o most_o debauch_a have_v be_v ashamed_a as_o well_o as_o a_o philosopher_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o long_a discourse_n to_o prove_v that_o chastity_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o man_n they_o themselves_o too_o free_o renounce_v any_o part_n in_o it_o and_o believe_v that_o they_o shall_v encroach_v upon_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o woman_n if_o they_o shall_v put_v in_o practice_n the_o precept_n which_o they_o themselves_o give_v to_o they_o be_v not_o this_o a_o custom_n altogether_o worthy_a of_o blame_n to_o see_v the_o man_n take_v all_o manner_n of_o liberty_n without_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v the_o least_o degree_n one_o will_v say_v when_o one_o behold_v this_o tyranny_n that_o marriage_n sure_o be_v institute_v for_o nothing_o else_o but_o to_o put_v woman_n under_o the_o custody_n of_o gaoler_n there_o be_v herein_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o ingratitude_n as_o well_o as_o of_o injustice_n to_o make_v claim_n to_o a_o fidelity_n which_o they_o will_v not_o return_v especial_o when_o they_o themselves_o be_v no_o less_o oblige_v to_o preserve_v it_o the_o woman_n have_v enough_o of_o wit_n and_o of_o conscience_n to_o believe_v that_o a_o revenge_n will_v cost_v they_o too_o dear_a if_o they_o shall_v lose_v their_o own_o virtue_n to_o have_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o vice_n of_o their_o husband_n octavia_n do_v not_o cease_v to_o love_v the_o lewd_a mark_n antony_n even_o while_o he_o make_v love_n to_o cleopatra_n and_o abandon_v a_o great_a beauty_n at_o rome_n to_o possess_v one_o that_o be_v far_o a_o lesser_a one_o in_o egypt_n those_o woman_n that_o have_v this_o constancy_n
misfortune_n subtilty_n often_o time_n make_v snare_n in_o which_o its_o self_n be_v entangle_v there_o be_v evil_n where_o flight_n be_v better_a than_o resistance_n and_o the_o good_a swimmer_n be_v the_o most_o frequent_o drown_v because_o their_o skill_n tempt_v they_o to_o cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o stream_n from_o which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o disengage_v themselves_o again_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o proof_n to_o show_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v much_o less_o and_o not_o so_o frequent_o perfidious_a as_o the_o man_n we_o have_v but_o too_o many_o example_n of_o this_o and_o experience_n alone_o do_v sufficient_o discover_v that_o they_o have_v more_o need_n to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o man_n than_o to_o correct_v their_o own_o do_v we_o not_o see_v among_o the_o heathen_a lady_n that_o the_o generous_a paulina_n cause_v she_o own_o vein_n to_o be_v cut_v when_o she_o see_v her_o husband_n seneca_n condemn_v to_o that_o punishment_n by_o nero_n refuse_v to_o live_v after_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o have_v teach_v she_o to_o love_v as_o a_o philosopher_n that_o be_v constant_o they_o close_v and_o stop_v her_o vein_n against_o her_o will_n but_o she_o always_o testify_v from_o that_o time_n by_o the_o pale_a colour_n and_o discontent_n of_o her_o look_n that_o this_o cure_n be_v altogether_o troublesome_a and_o that_o she_o remain_v in_o the_o world_n with_o regret_n since_o she_o can_v see_v no_o long_o here_o the_o man_n of_o who_o she_o have_v learn_v to_o despise_v both_o life_n and_o death_n to_o testify_v the_o constancy_n of_o love_n the_o wife_n of_o mithridates_n see_v the_o affair_n of_o her_o husband_n grow_v desperate_a she_o take_v the_o garland_n that_o be_v about_o her_o head_n and_o twist_v it_o about_o her_o neck_n to_o strangle_v herself_o therewith_o but_o when_o it_o break_v with_o the_o first_o attempt_n she_o take_v the_o remain_a piece_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o most_o passionate_a complaint_n for_o that_o such_o thing_n can_v only_o serve_v to_o be_v the_o ornament_n of_o a_o good_a fortune_n but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o afford_v any_o relief_n in_o a_o bad_a one_o and_o to_o show_v a_o most_o admirable_a effect_n of_o their_o constancy_n among_o the_o woman_n that_o have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n in_o the_o most_o noble_a occasion_n of_o courage_n that_o can_v ever_o be_v present_v do_v we_o not_o see_v a_o penitent_a woman_n perfect_o resolve_v to_o attend_v her_o master_n through_o all_o hazard_n even_o at_o the_o time_n when_o his_o disciple_n forsake_v he_o though_o they_o have_v all_o make_v too_o a_o thousand_o protestation_n that_o they_o will_v never_o abandon_v he_o of_o prudence_n and_o discretion_n the_o lady_n be_v but_o humane_a in_o their_o beauty_n but_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v divine_a if_o they_o be_v prudent_a when_o their_o beauty_n procure_v they_o love_n prudence_n render_v they_o worthy_a of_o admiration_n and_o respect_n this_o be_v the_o virtue_n that_o be_v most_o necessary_a to_o they_o and_o which_o give_v they_o the_o great_a authority_n since_o without_o this_o all_o their_o other_o fine_a quality_n be_v without_o ornament_n or_o at_o least_o without_o order_n like_o the_o scatter_a flower_n which_o the_o wind_n carry_v confuse_o about_o with_o this_o the_o most_o vicious_a preserve_v a_o little_a while_n their_o reputation_n if_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o call_v their_o cunning_n by_o the_o name_n of_o prudence_n and_o without_o this_o very_o often_o the_o virtuous_a lose_v they_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o the_o lady_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o what_o they_o do_v and_o in_o what_o they_o let_v alone_o and_o as_o the_o architect_n have_v always_o a_o pair_n of_o compass_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o measure_v every_o inch_n of_o their_o work_n so_o she_o that_o will_v be_v wise_a aught_o to_o have_v every_o moment_n the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n before_o her_o eye_n that_o she_o may_v render_v all_o her_o action_n the_o more_o reasonable_a but_o if_o we_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o speak_v all_o the_o good_a effect_n of_o prudence_n we_o must_v recount_v all_o the_o good_a that_o there_o be_v in_o morality_n or_o in_o politic_n as_o the_o poet_n feign_v that_o the_o fire_n of_o prometheus_n be_v divide_v into_o many_o parcel_n for_o the_o animate_v of_o several_a creature_n so_o we_o may_v say_v when_o we_o consider_v this_o divine_a virtue_n which_o regulate_v all_o other_o and_o which_o be_v necessary_a even_o to_o the_o least_o design_n that_o whatever_o it_o be_v we_o call_v either_o a_o art_n or_o a_o science_n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o truth_n but_o a_o fragment_n of_o prudence_n the_o slanderer_n accuse_v the_o lady_n that_o they_o have_v no_o address_n but_o where_o they_o have_v a_o passion_n that_o they_o have_v no_o subtlety_n but_o for_o very_o small_a or_o very_o evil_a enterprise_n that_o like_o the_o spider_n all_o their_o art_n be_v empoison_a and_o that_o they_o spread_v their_o net_n but_o for_o the_o catch_n of_o fly_n but_o this_o be_v a_o imposture_n more_o worthy_a of_o a_o punishment_n than_o a_o answer_n it_o be_v also_o a_o tyranny_n and_o a_o custom_n that_o be_v not_o less_o unjust_a than_o it_o be_v old_a to_o reject_v they_o from_o the_o public_a government_n as_o if_o their_o mind_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o affair_n of_o importance_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o men._n the_o honour_n of_o her_o sex_n who_o now_o deserve_v and_o possess_v the_o partnership_n of_o a_o throne_n be_v alone_o a_o sufficient_a confutation_n of_o this_o calumny_n who_o admirable_a conduct_v we_o have_v late_o see_v worthy_a not_o only_o of_o the_o thanks_o but_o of_o the_o imitation_n of_o a_o senate_n and_o the_o example_n follow_v shall_v further_o testify_v that_o the_o praise_n we_o give_v they_o be_v not_o without_o foundation_n and_o that_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o assert_v that_o they_o have_v often_o produce_v remedy_n for_o the_o most_o desperate_a and_o sink_a condition_n of_o estate_n and_o province_n when_o the_o latin_n demand_v liberty_n of_o intermarriage_n with_o the_o roman_n with_o arm_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o the_o refusal_n the_o senate_n find_v themselves_o mighty_o at_o a_o loss_n what_o answer_v to_o give_v they_o for_o they_o see_v that_o to_o refuse_v will_v bring_v upon_o they_o a_o certain_a war_n and_o they_o know_v that_o to_o consent_n will_v bring_v their_o estate_n in_o danger_n for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o alliance_n be_v but_o a_o pretext_n in_o the_o latin_n for_o the_o make_n themselves_o master_n of_o rome_n tutola_fw-la a_o very_a young_a maid_n present_v herself_o to_o give_v they_o her_o advice_n and_o have_v observe_v a_o great_a irresolution_n and_o uncertainty_n what_o to_o do_v in_o the_o discourse_n of_o so_o many_o old_a senator_n she_o no_o soon_o propose_v her_o counsel_n but_o it_o be_v approve_v by_o they_o all_o she_o show_v they_o they_o must_v agree_v with_o these_o stranger_n in_o what_o they_o demand_v and_o cause_v the_o servant_n maid_n to_o be_v dress_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o bride_n that_o so_o the_o sabine_n be_v amuse_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o those_o guest_n may_v be_v divert_v from_o the_o design_n they_o have_v of_o make_v a_o war._n this_o succeed_v according_a to_o her_o opinion_n and_o these_o slave_n when_o they_o see_v their_o pretend_a husband_n fall_v fast_o asleep_a they_o steal_v from_o they_o their_o arm_n and_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o roman_a soldier_n by_o a_o light_a torch_n that_o they_o may_v come_v and_o surprise_v their_o enemy_n when_o they_o be_v unable_a to_o defend_v themselves_o we_o can_v sufficient_o praise_v the_o courage_n the_o conduct_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o tutola_n who_o find_v mean_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n when_o the_o wise_a senator_n be_v at_o uncertainty_n what_o course_n they_o shall_v take_v let_v what_o will_v be_v say_v of_o the_o imprudence_n of_o the_o woman_n if_o the_o man_n will_v sometime_o take_v their_o advice_n as_o god_n have_v give_v they_o for_o a_o help_n in_o the_o management_n of_o their_o affair_n perhaps_o they_o will_v succeed_v the_o more_o happy_o and_o it_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v mighty_o in_o the_o wrong_n who_o despise_v they_o in_o a_o matter_n where_o there_o be_v need_n of_o address_n and_o prudence_n when_o theseus_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o minotaur_n in_o a_o labyrinth_n who_o give_v he_o the_o mean_n to_o escape_v but_o ariadne_n without_o the_o clue_n of_o thread_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o this_o princess_n have_v he_o ever_o be_v disengage_v from_o its_o wind_n this_o labyrinth_n be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o occasion_n or_o affair_n that_o be_v difficult_a theseus_n represent_v a_o man_n
poverty_n and_o jealousy_n into_o their_o family_n they_o often_o carry_v three_o or_o four_o manner_n hang_v at_o their_o ear_n and_o with_o this_o specious_a pretext_n spare_v neither_o pearl_n nor_o diamond_n but_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o such_o be_v suspect_v by_o many_o person_n and_o it_o be_v not_o these_o ornament_n that_o entertain_v the_o conjugal_a affection_n and_o there_o be_v ground_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o wantonness_n of_o their_o dress_n be_v rather_o contrive_v for_o their_o gallant_n than_o their_o husband_n of_o beauty_n they_o that_o adore_v or_o that_o despise_v beauty_n do_v defer_v too_o much_o or_o too_o little_a to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o rare_a present_v that_o heaven_n have_v make_v to_o this_o low_a world_n but_o we_o ought_v to_o attribute_v all_o the_o worth_n of_o it_o to_o the_o power_n and_o bounty_n of_o he_o that_o have_v gratify_v we_o therewith_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n it_o be_v a_o humane_a splendour_n amiable_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n that_o have_v power_n to_o ravish_v with_o pleasure_n the_o mind_n and_o the_o eye_n and_o certain_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o inclination_n that_o we_o have_v to_o good_a for_o as_o much_o as_o heretofore_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v deform_v be_v exclude_v from_o the_o temple_n let_v we_o not_o have_v a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o beauty_n which_o god_n himself_o do_v judge_v necessary_a to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o approach_v his_o altar_n the_o judgement_n that_o we_o make_v of_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o that_o of_o the_o body_n be_v not_o often_o the_o worst_a ground_v the_o soul_n like_o a_o queen_n make_v the_o rich_a preparation_n where_o she_o intend_v to_o appear_v with_o the_o great_a lustre_n and_o advantage_n and_o in_o truth_n if_o virtue_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o establishment_n of_o sovereign_a authority_n it_o seem_v that_o beauty_n be_v at_o least_o as_o necessary_a to_o grace_v it_o if_o we_o find_v sometime_o the_o fine_a wit_n in_o ill_a contrive_v body_n these_o be_v like_a relic_n ill_o enshrine_v to_o which_o a_o great_a many_o will_v not_o pay_v so_o much_o reverence_n as_o they_o will_v if_o they_o be_v cover_v with_o gold_n and_o pearl_n this_o lovely_a quality_n be_v worthy_a of_o empire_n in_o all_o place_n where_o there_o be_v eye_n and_o reason_n it_o have_v enemy_n no_o where_o but_o there_o where_o it_o meet_v with_o the_o blind_a and_o the_o stupid_a the_o only_a glorious_a countenance_n of_o scipio_n africanus_n make_v he_o conquer_v several_a barbarous_a nation_n even_o without_o draw_v his_o sword_n and_o heliogabalus_n himself_o from_o be_v priest_n of_o the_o sun_n become_v emperor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o soon_o as_o his_o mother_n have_v show_v he_o to_o the_o soldier_n thus_o do_v the_o whole_a world_n pay_v their_o respect_n to_o those_o to_o who_o nature_n have_v give_v this_o advantage_n and_o however_o they_o sometime_o blame_v beauty_n yet_o at_o least_o they_o pity_v it_o too_o the_o vulgar_a believe_v that_o if_o there_o be_v not_o evil_a cover_v with_o beauty_n yet_o at_o least_o misfortune_n attend_v it_o and_o there_o be_v danger_n in_o it_o if_o sin_n be_v not_o find_v with_o it_o but_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n when_o this_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o evil_n it_o be_v often_o a_o innocent_a that_o make_v the_o criminal_n and_o they_o who_o complain_v of_o it_o do_v as_o unjust_o as_o they_o who_o shall_v accuse_v the_o sun_n for_o dazzle_v their_o sight_n when_o they_o have_v be_v stare_v too_o steady_o upon_o that_o star_n that_o be_v but_o hardly_o keep_v say_v theophrastus_n which_o a_o great_a many_o love_n and_o desire_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a assurance_n or_o safety_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o which_o the_o whole_a world_n aspire_v to_o sometime_o they_o will_v lay_v so_o long_a siege_n to_o those_o city_n and_o attack_v they_o on_o so_o many_o side_n that_o at_o length_n they_o will_v make_v themselves_o master_n the_o authority_n of_o this_o great_a person_n do_v no_o prejudice_n to_o beauty_n since_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o say_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o its_o praise_n than_o to_o own_o that_o all_o desire_v this_o as_o a_o object_n the_o most_o please_a to_o they_o and_o if_o the_o fair_a sometime_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v win_v upon_o this_o complaint_n must_v be_v direct_v to_o their_o mind_n rather_o than_o their_o face_n a_o place_n be_v not_o the_o less_o strong_a because_o they_o have_v yield_v it_o up_o who_o ought_v to_o defend_v it_o the_o default_n be_v in_o the_o captain_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o citadel_n be_v it_o as_o it_o will_v the_o homely_a have_v no_o advantage_n in_o this_o reproach_n for_o since_o they_o be_v never_o solicit_v there_o be_v no_o resistance_n there_o to_o give_v a_o judgement_n of_o their_o strength_n they_o be_v at_o more_o cost_n and_o pain_n to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o disdain_n than_o pursuit_n and_o patience_n be_v the_o virtue_n which_o they_o have_v rather_o most_o occasion_n for_o there_o be_v some_o will_v accuse_v the_o fair_a of_o be_v scornful_a but_o if_o this_o be_v well_o consider_v it_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o their_o disdain_n come_v often_o from_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o conscience_n rather_o than_o from_o their_o vanity_n because_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o endure_v those_o idolatrous_a address_n and_o excessive_a praise_n which_o enamour_a fool_n or_o crafty_a pretender_n make_v use_v of_o to_o catch_v they_o with_o as_o wise_a king_n deride_v the_o compliment_n of_o depend_v courtier_n as_o know_v that_o it_o be_v interest_n more_o than_o affection_n that_o inspire_v they_o the_o lady_n also_o ought_v to_o deride_v the_o respect_n of_o such_o gallant_n for_o as_o much_o as_o with_o all_o their_o care_n and_o all_o their_o labour_n they_o seek_v nothing_o still_o but_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o those_o that_o give_v ear_n to_o they_o all_o their_o labour_n and_o endeavour_n aim_v at_o and_o be_v confine_v to_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o imprudent_a there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o presumption_n in_o the_o most_o fair_a as_o there_o be_v of_o cowardliness_n in_o those_o man_n who_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o fetter_n the_o service_n which_o they_o pay_v and_o the_o proud_a name_n they_o give_v the_o conquer_a mistress_n do_v discover_v as_o much_o their_o own_o weakness_n and_o extravagance_n as_o they_o do_v their_o passion_n be_v there_o any_o ground_n to_o call_v that_o empire_n tyrannical_a where_o the_o vassal_n be_v so_o voluntary_a and_o so_o much_o the_o enemy_n of_o their_o own_o liberty_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v for_o all_o this_o to_o make_v a_o apology_n for_o those_o that_o be_v real_o vain_a but_o only_o for_o those_o that_o ingenuous_a and_o plain_a those_o woman_n who_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o great_a number_n of_o their_o gallant_n add_v something_o to_o their_o beauty_n and_o who_o please_v themselves_o so_o much_o in_o the_o submission_n and_o respect_n that_o they_o pay_v they_o these_o give_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o their_o enemy_n and_o show_v that_o they_o may_v be_v conquer_v at_o a_o easy_a rate_n since_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o necessary_a to_o this_o but_o a_o few_o respect_n and_o flatter_a commendation_n these_o be_v thing_n of_o which_o the_o man_n will_v be_v no_o less_o prodigal_a than_o the_o woman_n can_v possible_o be_v desirous_a of_o they_o but_o the_o woman_n ought_v to_o believe_v that_o when_o plain_a ingenuity_n make_v a_o bargain_n with_o craft_n and_o artifice_n it_o can_v never_o make_v it_o to_o advantage_n it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v fair_a those_o that_o praise_n have_v a_o design_n to_o deceive_v they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o fair_a they_o intend_v to_o deride_v they_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o great_a occasion_n both_o for_o wit_n and_o virtue_n in_o order_n to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o danger_n and_o contempt_n there_o be_v that_o scruple_n altogether_o the_o praise_n of_o beauty_n because_o it_o fade_v in_o a_o little_a time_n it_o endure_v but_o like_o the_o sudden_a flash_n of_o lightning_n and_o that_o very_a often_o it_o forebode_v no_o less_o than_o the_o approach_n of_o storm_n and_o tempest_n it_o be_v a_o flower_n say_v they_o which_o be_v go_v almost_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v blow_v which_o the_o wind_n tear_v in_o piece_n the_o sun_n wither_v and_o the_o rain_n beat_v down_o and_o which_o be_v of_o so_o delicate_a a_o constitution_n that_o even_o without_o the_o help_n of_o enemy_n it_o perish_v by_o its_o own_o weakness_n but_o what_o do_v they_o herein_o say_v of_o this_o which_o may_v
too_o great_a a_o show_n after_o all_o the_o true_a chastity_n do_v not_o seek_v so_o much_o to_o set_v off_o itself_o as_o that_o which_o be_v feign_v the_o caution_n and_o reservedness_n of_o a_o honest_a woman_n be_v very_o different_a from_o that_o of_o she_o who_o be_v not_o so_o the_o one_o be_v plain_a and_o natural_a the_o other_o be_v constrain_v but_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o in_o this_o that_o the_o debauch_a seem_v to_o i_o most_o unblamable_a as_o yet_o they_o give_v some_o honour_n to_o virtue_n when_o they_o take_v pain_n to_o counterfeit_v it_o it_o seem_v that_o their_o artifice_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o their_o remorse_n and_o that_o as_o the_o homely_a in_o use_v paint_n do_v own_o the_o defect_n of_o their_o face_n so_o the_o vicious_a while_o they_o dissemble_v their_o crime_n have_v still_o some_o horror_n at_o it_o not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v that_o it_o shall_v appear_v quite_o naked_a but_o there_o be_v some_o impudent_a creature_n who_o boast_v of_o their_o filthiness_n and_o make_v their_o sin_n public_o appear_v who_o love_v not_o the_o conversation_n of_o any_o but_o those_o that_o be_v most_o licentious_a and_o who_o entertain_v themselves_o always_o with_o the_o most_o shameful_a discourse_n whatever_o some_o say_v to_o excuse_v this_o liberty_n i_o must_v needs_o think_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o genteelness_n nor_o good_a humour_n that_o give_v such_o a_o easiness_n that_o complaisance_n do_v not_o at_o all_o extend_v hitherto_o and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o shall_v live_v in_o such_o looseness_n without_o offence_n to_o modesty_n shamefac'dness_n be_v always_o severe_a when_o it_o be_v entire_a and_o true_a it_o be_v corrupt_v when_o it_o become_v soften_v if_o the_o widow_n of_o sigismond_n have_v be_v the_o most_o chaste_a of_o all_o woman_n yet_o have_v she_o not_o put_v a_o slur_n upon_o her_o virtue_n when_o she_o answer_v to_o they_o who_o counsel_v she_o not_o to_o marry_v again_o that_o if_o she_o be_v to_o take_v a_o example_n from_o any_o of_o the_o bird_n she_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o imitate_v the_o sparrow_n than_o the_o turtle_n though_o she_o have_v be_v never_o so_o innocent_a this_o bold_a discourse_n will_v have_v make_v she_o account_v guilty_a if_o there_o be_v no_o wickedness_n in_o it_o yet_o at_o least_o there_o be_v impudence_n but_o that_o i_o may_v dissemble_v nothing_o in_o this_o matter_n it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o the_o true_a modesty_n will_v not_o only_o restrain_v a_o woman_n from_o speak_v what_o be_v dishonest_a but_o even_o from_o hear_v and_o give_v her_o self_n leave_v to_o understand_v it_o after_o helen_n have_v open_v the_o letter_n which_o be_v send_v she_o by_o paris_n she_o think_v herself_o bind_v to_o refuse_v he_o nothing_o when_o they_o have_v grant_v some_o favour_n they_o engage_v themselves_o afterward_o to_o do_v more_o than_o they_o intend_v they_o who_o have_v indeed_o no_o desire_n to_o be_v conquer_v aught_o to_o take_v away_o at_o first_o all_o hope_n from_o those_o that_o assault_n they_o for_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v take_v a_o gentle_a refusal_n for_o a_o disguise_a permission_n the_o debauch_a be_v not_o only_o impudent_a but_o also_o slanderer_n persuade_v themselves_o by_o a_o false_a politic_a that_o they_o have_v justify_v their_o sin_n if_o they_o can_v make_v it_o be_v think_v universal_a what_o error_n what_o blindness_n be_v here_o if_o they_o slander_v the_o most_o virtuous_a they_o also_o hate_v those_o that_o be_v like_o themselves_o so_o that_o the_o conformity_n which_o produce_v friendship_n in_o all_o other_o profession_n breed_v nothing_o but_o hatred_n among_o these_o be_v not_o this_o to_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n when_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o virtuous_a seem_v to_o reproach_v they_o with_o their_o crime_n and_o the_o company_n of_o those_o that_o be_v like_o they_o do_v something_o diminish_v their_o divertisement_n last_o they_o add_v cruelty_n to_o impudence_n and_o slander_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o engage_v in_o a_o impossible_a task_n in_o undertake_v to_o reckon_v up_o all_o the_o ill_a that_o be_v in_o such_o person_n it_o may_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o we_o must_v reckon_v up_o all_o that_o there_o be_v of_o wickedness_n and_o crime_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o express_v all_o that_o which_o be_v among_o these_o abject_a creature_n the_o salvation_n of_o these_o harden_a wretch_n be_v almost_o desperate_a their_o repentance_n ought_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o miracle_n and_o whatever_o purpose_n they_o make_v of_o conversion_n they_o always_o relapse_n into_o the_o same_o hell_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o wonder_n if_o they_o have_v sometime_o in_o this_o world_n as_o much_o of_o prosperity_n as_o of_o sin_n and_o if_o they_o be_v as_o happy_a as_o they_o be_v guilty_a it_o be_v because_o the_o righteous_a god_n deferr_v their_o punishment_n to_o render_v it_o the_o more_o extreme_a he_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o they_o shall_v encroach_v at_o all_o in_o this_o life_n upon_o the_o punishment_n which_o he_o prepare_v for_o they_o in_o the_o other_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o this_o age_n as_o well_o as_o in_o that_o of_o phryne_n there_o may_v be_v find_v too_o many_o fair_a debauchee_n but_o if_o we_o can_v well_o consider_v a_o great_a many_o of_o these_o infamous_a sinner_n and_o have_v compare_v the_o line_n of_o their_o face_n with_o those_o in_o their_o conscience_n we_o shall_v often_o enough_o find_v in_o they_o a_o equal_a deformity_n they_o do_v not_o think_v what_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o ugly_a horror_n of_o their_o filthy_a old_a age_n since_o many_o of_o they_o have_v give_v their_o nurse_n some_o fear_n almost_o from_o the_o cradle_n they_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o the_o wrinkle_n make_v a_o reckon_n of_o the_o year_n upon_o their_o face_n as_o the_o figure_n do_v of_o the_o hour_n upon_o a_o dial._n if_o one_o have_v paint_v the_o portraiture_n of_o these_o wretch_n to_o the_o life_n and_o any_o can_v persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o devil_n do_v resemble_v they_o i_o believe_v the_o more_o among_o mankind_n will_v take_v care_n not_o to_o damn_v themselves_o and_o that_o this_o frightful_a object_n will_v beget_v in_o man_n a_o great_a fear_n of_o hell_n than_o the_o severe_a preacher_n be_v able_a to_o do_v but_o that_o i_o may_v be_v as_o short_a as_o obscure_v in_o a_o matter_n so_o unpleasing_a i_o shall_v finish_v the_o character_n of_o the_o debauchee_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o appelles_n do_v one_o of_o his_o picture_n after_o this_o admirable_a limner_n have_v consider_v with_o abundance_n of_o pleasure_n the_o feature_n and_o charm_n of_o compaspe_n a_o mistress_n of_o alexander_n he_o be_v so_o in_o love_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o finish_v the_o copy_n of_o so_o lovely_a a_o original_a i_o do_v that_o out_o of_o hatred_n which_o he_o do_v out_o of_o love_n and_o i_o find_v so_o many_o horrible_a line_n in_o the_o pourtraicture_n of_o these_o infamous_a wretch_n that_o the_o pencil_n fall_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n have_v too_o much_o anger_n and_o too_o few_o reproach_n to_o finish_v this_o piece_v with_o colour_n that_o be_v black_a enough_o of_o jealousy_n we_o always_o lose_v with_o great_a regret_n what_o we_o possess_v with_o love_n and_o keep_v with_o care_n it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o jealousy_n be_v not_o so_o unjust_a as_o many_o imagine_v since_o it_o only_o make_v we_o fear_v lest_o another_o shall_v ravish_v from_o we_o that_o which_o we_o think_v shall_v be_v we_o alone_o be_v there_o so_o great_a a_o offence_n in_o watch_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o that_o which_o we_o love_v especial_o in_o a_o time_n when_o fidelity_n be_v so_o rare_a that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o who_o live_v in_o no_o fear_n of_o be_v deceive_v as_o there_o be_v that_o expect_v to_o be_v so_o if_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n and_o of_o the_o body_n yield_v to_o those_o of_o the_o mind_n than_o also_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o these_o the_o most_o sensible_a and_o when_o any_o rob_v we_o of_o those_o affection_n in_o another_o which_o we_o be_v possess_v of_o and_o think_v we_o merit_v by_o our_o own_o they_o take_v from_o we_o the_o great_a good_n and_o to_o say_v truth_n that_o we_o may_v philosophize_v right_o we_o must_v say_v love_n be_v like_o a_o empire_n or_o kingdom_n rule_v by_o two_o person_n only_o where_o the_o dominion_n can_v be_v extend_v further_o without_o detroy_v it_o and_o where_o obedience_n and_o sovereignty_n be_v reciprocal_a it_o be_v a_o niggard_n that_o can_v be_v willing_a to_o lose_v nothing_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o glance_n of_o the_o eye_n or_o a_o little_a hair_n of_o the_o head_n in_o truth_n it_o be_v no_o
a_o argits_n with_o his_o hundred_o eye_n it_o can_v give_v wing_n to_o convey_v we_o from_o a_o labyrinth_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o it_o will_v not_o endure_v that_o it_o will_v not_o undertake_v and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v we_o may_v see_v some_o that_o can_v surmount_v this_o and_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o their_o inclination_n it_o must_v in_o truth_n be_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o be_v very_o rare_a it_o must_v rather_o be_v believe_v that_o such_o be_v never_o seize_v with_o this_o malady_n than_o that_o they_o be_v cure_v of_o it_o whatever_o any_o feign_v all_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o ourselves_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o we_o we_o yield_v ourselves_o to_o be_v carry_v easy_o away_o with_o the_o stream_n of_o it_o we_o can_v refuse_v it_o nothing_o and_o when_o this_o eve_n present_v we_o with_o even_o a_o forbid_a apple_n yet_o to_o comply_v with_o she_o we_o forsake_v all_o our_o interest_n neither_o shall_v any_o wonder_n at_o this_o since_o she_o be_v take_v from_o our_o own_o side_n and_o be_v even_o a_o part_n of_o ourselves_o though_o she_o sometime_o may_v seem_v to_o we_o but_o evil_a yet_o our_o reason_n do_v not_o domineer_v over_o she_o but_o with_o regret_n when_o we_o go_v about_o to_o combat_v this_o we_o resemble_v those_o father_n that_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v war_n with_o their_o own_o child_n and_o who_o have_v as_o much_o fear_n even_o to_o gain_v the_o victory_n as_o to_o lose_v it_o but_o in_o truth_n what_o ground_n be_v there_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o our_o inclination_n when_o they_o be_v so_o sweet_a and_o so_o natural_a what_o reason_n be_v there_o why_o this_o shall_v be_v idle_o barren_a and_o that_o so_o pleasant_a a_o cause_n shall_v produce_v nothing_o can_v there_o be_v a_o better_a amity_n or_o love_n than_o that_o which_o come_v from_o thence_o can_v there_o be_v a_o more_o faithful_a or_o more_o constant_a one_o it_o be_v as_o please_v as_o it_o be_v strong_a it_o have_v no_o less_o sweetness_n than_o duration_n we_o take_v no_o more_o pain_n to_o love_v a_o object_n that_o inclination_n carry_v we_o to_o than_o a_o stone_n do_v to_o fall_v towards_o its_o centre_n or_o the_o fire_n to_o mount_v upward_o towards_o its_o sphere_n if_o the_o element_n be_v neither_o heavy_a nor_o light_a in_o their_o natural_a place_n and_o there_o be_v need_n of_o violence_n to_o draw_v they_o from_o thence_o so_o neither_o can_v we_o divert_v ourselves_o but_o with_o pain_n and_o trouble_v from_o the_o object_n that_o we_o love_v out_o of_o inclination_n it_o be_v here_o that_o our_o affection_n find_v its_o repose_n and_o its_o most_o pure_a delight_n there_o be_v some_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o love_n which_o proceed_v from_o consideration_n do_v resemble_v the_o fire_n that_o we_o have_v here_o below_o which_o have_v always_o a_o need_n of_o nourishment_n and_o which_o go_v out_o if_o it_o be_v not_o always_o affix_v to_o some_o combustible_a matter_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o love_n of_o inclination_n be_v like_a that_o above_o in_o the_o sun_n its_o proper_a element_n which_o endure_v always_o equal_o and_o maintain_v its_o self_n this_o be_v the_o most_o natural_a as_o it_o be_v also_o the_o most_o noble_a this_o love_n be_v not_o mercenary_a at_o all_o it_o do_v not_o nourish_v itself_o by_o any_o shameful_a pretension_n it_o propose_v to_o itself_o no_o other_o end_n but_o only_a love_n i_o do_v not_o wonder_v at_o all_o if_o the_o love_n of_o consideration_n endure_v but_o a_o little_a while_n and_o if_o it_o be_v strong_a while_o it_o hope_n than_o when_o it_o be_v in_o possession_n since_o it_o fasten_v upon_o we_o by_o interest_n and_o have_v no_o other_o bond_n but_o that_o of_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n it_o hold_v we_o but_o by_o rot_a cord_n which_o need_v but_o a_o little_a misfortune_n or_o sickness_n to_o break_v they_o and_o if_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v that_o amity_n the_o best_a which_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o long_a we_o ought_v to_o account_v that_o of_o inclination_n the_o most_o excellent_a which_o as_o it_o be_v the_o most_o pure_a be_v also_o the_o most_o constant_a and_o last_a there_o be_v some_o nevertheless_o who_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o disparage_v this_o to_o say_v that_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o but_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o this_o argument_n make_v much_o for_o its_o commendation_n since_o one_o will_v conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o as_o impossible_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o that_o we_o love_v with_o inclination_n as_o to_o separate_v we_o from_o ourselves_o and_o at_o least_o that_o it_o will_v continue_v a_o long_a time_n if_o it_o come_v from_o such_o a_o source_n and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o we_o may_v also_o judge_v hereon_o that_o this_o love_n be_v blind_a as_o that_o common_o be_v which_o we_o bear_v to_o ourselves_o in_o truth_n i_o must_v return_v that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o see_v how_o this_o opinion_n can_v maintain_v itself_o i_o can_v comprehend_v why_o so_o many_o will_v have_v it_o that_o inclination_n be_v blind_a we_o believe_v it_o have_v not_o eye_n because_o we_o do_v not_o see_v they_o and_o if_o sometime_o we_o can_v discover_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o we_o choose_v rather_o to_o say_v it_o have_v none_o than_o to_o own_o that_o they_o be_v unknown_a to_o we_o it_o be_v true_a we_o can_v so_o well_o judge_v of_o the_o resemblance_n of_o humour_n as_o of_o that_o of_o face_n but_o nevertheless_o if_o any_o will_v give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n to_o search_v well_o into_o the_o original_a of_o our_o inclination_n they_o will_v often_o find_v it_o if_o they_o will_v give_v themselves_o leisure_n to_o philosophise_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o object_n that_o please_v we_o they_o will_v infallible_o find_v out_o wherein_o it_o be_v amiable_a it_o be_v from_o this_o inclination_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v many_o time_n that_o of_o many_o who_o look_v upon_o a_o beautiful_a face_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v it_o may_v be_v more_o than_o one_o of_o they_o that_o have_v any_o lively_a feel_n of_o its_o charm_n and_o those_o that_o deserve_v best_o find_v oftentimes_o more_o admirer_n than_o servant_n we_o do_v not_o love_v all_o that_o we_o commend_v the_o will_n do_v not_o always_o take_v the_o part_n of_o reason_n and_o we_o give_v sometime_o our_o approbation_n to_o a_o thing_n when_o we_o deny_v our_o love_n to_o it_o many_o may_v have_v the_o same_o judgement_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o inclination_n and_o though_o i_o grant_v that_o several_a person_n may_v love_v the_o same_o thing_n yet_o this_o seldom_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o we_o have_v not_o a_o appetite_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o meat_n not_o even_o those_o that_o we_o may_v judge_v to_o be_v good_a so_o we_o can_v have_v inclination_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n not_o even_o for_o those_o sometime_o who_o we_o judge_v to_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o merit_n as_o there_o be_v divers_a relish_v in_o the_o sense_n so_o there_o be_v different_a inclination_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o follow_v inclination_n in_o love_n when_o we_o follow_v it_o almost_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o choose_n a_o office_n in_o the_o learning_n of_o a_o trade_n or_o in_o the_o study_v of_o a_o science_n we_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o humour_n and_o temperament_n why_o then_o may_v we_o not_o do_v this_o as_o much_o in_o our_o love_n which_o be_v the_o most_o important_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o truth_n if_o we_o examine_v our_o nature_n and_o complexion_n before_o we_o addict_v ourselves_o to_o learning_n or_o any_o other_o exercise_n why_o shall_v we_o not_o also_o seek_v for_o a_o disposition_n to_o love_v as_o well_o as_o to_o study_v since_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o true_a than_o that_o as_o we_o can_v succeed_v in_o the_o art_n in_o despite_n of_o our_o nature_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o any_o better_o succeed_v in_o a_o amity_n when_o it_o be_v against_o our_o inclination_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o as_o the_o same_o earth_n be_v not_o proper_a for_o all_o sort_n of_o seed_n so_o the_o same_o heart_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o affection_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o wonder_n if_o we_o have_v inclination_n for_o one_o thing_n and_o not_o for_o another_o any_o more_o than_o to_o see_v the_o loadstone_n draw_v the_o iron_n rather_o than_o copper_n or_o lead_n and_o if_o we_o have_v a_o love_n that_o be_v a_o little_a contrary_n to_o our_o humour_n how_o do_v we_o
entertain_v a_o eternal_a sedition_n within_o ourselves_o we_o can_v be_v happy_a but_o by_o half_n our_o inclination_n be_v upon_o the_o rack_n while_o our_o reason_n be_v satisfy_v it_o be_v true_a that_o be_v say_v of_o love_n that_o without_o inclination_n it_o can_v long_o subsist_v without_o this_o a_o amity_n have_v not_o a_o entire_a satisfaction_n nor_o even_o confirmation_n it_o be_v a_o building_n without_o foundation_n which_o need_v but_o a_o touch_n or_o blast_v to_o throw_v it_o down_o but_o to_o finish_v this_o argument_n with_o the_o strong_a proof_n of_o all_o since_o love_n cease_v to_o live_v when_o it_o cease_v to_o reign_v and_o that_o it_o can_v divide_v its_o power_n without_o lose_v it_o that_o we_o may_v sufficient_o prove_v the_o love_n of_o inclination_n to_o be_v the_o most_o sovereign_a and_o the_o most_o legitimate_a it_o be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o single_a and_o that_o it_o will_v never_o permit_v that_o we_o shall_v love_v more_o than_o one_o thing_n as_o we_o can_v have_v but_o one_o sympathy_n we_o can_v love_v perfect_o more_o than_o one_o object_n on_o the_o contrary_a as_o we_o can_v seek_v our_o interest_n in_o several_a person_n when_o we_o find_v it_o not_o in_o one_o alone_a so_o this_o love_n of_o consideration_n may_v be_v divide_v it_o may_v seek_v what_o be_v profitable_a in_o one_o and_o what_o be_v agreeable_a and_o please_a in_o another_o after_o all_o if_o consideration_n and_o inclination_n be_v to_o dispute_v before_o a_o wise_a judge_n that_o he_o may_v determine_v to_o which_o of_o the_o two_o love_n do_v most_o lawful_o belong_v as_o heretofore_o the_o two_o mother_n plead_v before_o solomon_n for_o the_o live_a child_n inclination_n will_v at_o length_n have_v the_o advantage_n he_o will_v give_v love_n to_o that_o since_o it_o can_v endure_v no_o division_n of_o it_o as_o the_o other_o can_v and_o because_o it_o will_v possess_v it_o or_o lose_v it_o entire_o after_o we_o have_v see_v the_o reason_n which_o be_v give_v to_o prove_v that_o inclination_n be_v the_o more_o strong_a in_o amity_n it_o be_v time_n to_o examine_v those_o which_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o show_v that_o election_n be_v the_o more_o assure_v and_o safe_a in_o such_o a_o important_a concern_v it_o shall_v then_o suffice_v at_o the_o first_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v how_o much_o inclination_n be_v dangerous_a to_o show_v how_o blind_a it_o be_v for_o as_o the_o dawn_n precede_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o knowledge_n ought_v to_o go_v before_o love_n and_o however_o sympathy_n do_v act_n without_o choice_n and_o light_n yet_o that_o which_o it_o do_v in_o a_o moment_n cause_v oftentimes_o the_o repentance_n of_o the_o whole_a life_n election_n be_v not_o so_o forward_a nor_o ready_a it_o be_v true_a and_o also_o it_o be_v not_o so_o unfortunate_a and_o i_o think_v zeuxis_n return_v a_o very_a prudent_a answer_n to_o those_o that_o reproach_v he_o for_o that_o he_o be_v long_o in_o finish_v his_o piece_n i_o say_v he_o aâ—_n a_o long_a time_n in_o draw_v a_o picture_n because_o what_o i_o draw_v be_v to_o endure_v a_o long_a time_n one_o may_v say_v for_o a_o firm_a affection_n that_o which_o he_o say_v for_o a_o excellent_a picture_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o a_o long_a experience_n shall_v precede_v a_o true_a amity_n for_o fear_v lest_o a_o long_a regret_n shall_v follow_v a_o election_n too_o light_o make_v this_o of_o sympathy_n be_v a_o agreement_n very_o sudden_o make_v it_o often_o oblige_v itself_o without_o know_v to_o what_o condition_n and_o common_o sign_n without_o have_v look_v upon_o the_o article_n the_o example_n of_o dido_n alone_o sufficient_o show_v the_o tragic_a effect_n of_o this_o lightness_n the_o poet_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o her_o love_n be_v blind_a and_o that_o it_o consist_v of_o a_o fire_n that_o have_v more_o heat_n than_o brightness_n and_o in_o truth_n i_o find_v in_o this_o fable_n the_o infelicity_n as_o well_o as_o the_o blindness_n of_o this_o love_n if_o dido_n have_v a_o inclination_n aeneas_n have_v none_o at_o all_o as_o she_o be_v imprudent_a he_o be_v ungrateful_a history_n and_o experience_n afford_v we_o example_n enough_o of_o this_o sort_n and_o when_o i_o make_v use_n of_o fable_n i_o do_v this_o for_o ornament_n to_o my_o discourse_n not_o to_o give_v it_o great_a strength_n but_o to_o say_v truth_n be_v not_o this_o a_o very_a weak_a reason_n to_o persuade_v a_o woman_n to_o love_v i_o to_o say_v that_o i_o have_v a_o great_a inclination_n for_o she_o the_o same_o argument_n i_o bring_v to_o persuade_v love_n may_v serve_v she_o for_o the_o refusal_n of_o give_v it_o if_o i_o say_v i_o follow_v my_o inclination_n in_o love_v such_o a_o person_n may_v not_o she_o say_v she_o follow_v she_o in_o not_o love_v i_o be_v not_o her_o aversion_n as_o well_o found_v as_o my_o sympathy_n if_o i_o wish_v that_o she_o will_v renounce_v her_o humour_n to_o satisfy_v i_o have_v not_o she_o right_a to_o pretend_v to_o the_o same_o advantage_n over_o i_o in_o truth_n i_o extreme_o love_v what_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o this_o matter_n they_o feign_v that_o cupid_n have_v two_o sort_n of_o arrow_n the_o one_o of_o gold_n the_o other_o of_o lead_n the_o former_a give_v love_n the_o latter_a hatred_n with_o the_o one_o he_o inflame_v apollo_n with_o the_o other_o he_o chill_v daphne_n be_v not_o the_o flight_n of_o this_o shepherdess_n altogether_o as_o just_a as_o the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o god_n if_o he_o seek_v she_o because_o of_o a_o inclination_n to_o she_o she_o shun_v he_o because_o she_o have_v a_o aversion_n to_o he_o beside_o what_o assurance_n have_v we_o that_o any_o have_v a_o inclination_n for_o we_o what_o mark_v that_o be_v sufficient_o certain_a can_v any_o give_v whereby_o to_o know_v it_o it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o may_v well_o perceive_v our_o own_o but_o whereby_o can_v we_o infallible_o observe_v that_o of_o other_o this_o can_v only_o if_o at_o all_o be_v do_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o reason_n which_o ought_v to_o examine_v whether_o that_o which_o we_o take_v at_o first_o for_o true_a be_v not_o a_o illusion_n or_o fiction_n and_o to_o speak_v rational_o of_o this_o thing_n when_o the_o inclination_n surprise_v as_o sometime_o it_o do_v our_o reason_n so_o as_o to_o make_v we_o too_o easy_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o a_o object_n reason_n then_o be_v find_v like_o a_o servant_n interest_v or_o corrupt_v that_o will_v engage_v her_o mistress_n to_o her_o disadvantage_n the_o senâ—â—_n herein_o will_v often_o debauch_v the_o spirit_n they_o be_v servant_n that_o be_v traitorous_a or_o ignorant_a and_o bring_v false_a report_n to_o their_o master_n iâ—_n it_o not_o then_o a_o great_a deal_n better_o that_o we_o love_v for_o the_o amiable_a quality_n that_o we_o see_v than_o for_o a_o inclination_n that_o be_v hide_v from_o we_o why_o shall_v we_o entertain_v a_o love_n for_o which_o we_o know_v neither_o cause_n nor_o good_a reason_n this_o be_v in_o truth_n to_o love_v by_o chance_n here_o be_v nothing_o but_o uncertainty_n there_o can_v never_o be_v a_o entire_a satisfaction_n in_o our_o love_n while_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o pain_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o sympathy_n be_v equal_a on_o both_o side_n we_o perceive_v a_o wound_n without_o know_v the_o hand_n that_o strike_v and_o be_v enslave_v by_o invisible_a chain_n and_o i_o assure_v myself_o that_o if_o we_o will_v be_v curious_a to_o examine_v well_o that_o which_o have_v arrest_v we_o we_o shall_v soon_o acknowledge_v our_o error_n and_o imprudence_n if_o we_o do_v but_o light_v up_o a_o lamp_n as_o psyche_n do_v perhaps_o we_o shall_v find_v with_o she_o that_o this_o love_n be_v but_o a_o child_n who_o fear_v to_o be_v see_v lest_o we_o shall_v know_v and_o despise_v his_o weakness_n it_o be_v a_o great_a unhappiness_n that_o we_o have_v some_o difficulty_n to_o undeceive_v ourselves_o though_o the_o sentiment_n which_o be_v most_o natural_a be_v not_o the_o most_o reasonable_a yet_o as_o the_o earth_n cherish_v best_a those_o weed_n that_o it_o bring_v forth_o of_o itself_o more_o than_o the_o plant_n that_o the_o gardener_n sow_v in_o it_o so_o we_o seem_v to_o entertain_v more_o careful_o the_o affection_n that_o come_v from_o our_o natural_a corruption_n than_o those_o that_o proceed_v from_o our_o reason_n nevertheless_o we_o ought_v to_o consider_v that_o as_o the_o physician_n correct_v the_o appetite_n to_o make_v it_o relish_v what_o be_v wholesome_a nourishment_n so_o we_o ought_v also_o if_o we_o will_v be_v wise_a to_o regulate_v our_o mind_n that_o we_o may_v direct_v our_o affection_n to_o right_a object_n we_o must_v of_o necessity_n treat_v ourselves_o like_o sick_a person_n in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v nothing_o
we_o ought_v so_o much_o to_o forbid_v ourselves_o as_o that_o which_o please_v we_o most_o our_o inclination_n be_v no_o less_o deprave_v than_o their_o taste_n it_o proceed_v from_o a_o poison_a spring_n it_o come_v not_o from_o nature_n sound_n and_o well_o but_o from_o that_o which_o be_v corrupt_v i_o approve_v mighty_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o who_o compare_v the_o amity_n of_o election_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o love_n of_o inclination_n to_o the_o moon_n for_o the_o former_a be_v always_o equal_a and_o the_o latter_a be_v common_o unconstant_a full_a of_o error_n and_o of_o spot_n the_o moon_n of_o herself_o have_v no_o brightness_n inclination_n alone_o have_v no_o conduct_n it_o have_v need_n to_o borrow_v that_o from_o reason_n and_o above_o all_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o moon_n appear_v sometime_o with_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o make_v the_o day_n for_o all_o that_o nor_o contribute_v any_o assistance_n towards_o the_o enlighten_v of_o the_o world_n so_o when_o by_o good_a fortune_n the_o love_n of_o inclination_n meet_v with_o that_o of_o election_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o govern_v we_o or_o make_v itself_o our_o master_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o ought_v to_o borrow_v all_o its_o light_n and_o direction_n from_o the_o other_o but_o to_o improve_v this_o comparison_n a_o little_a further_o i_o can_v wish_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o lady_n will_v imitate_v she_o who_o the_o holy_a spirit_n describe_v in_o sacred_a writ_n as_o have_v the_o moon_n under_o her_o foot_n and_o be_v all_o over_o environ_v and_o as_o it_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n i_o mean_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o utter_o to_o throw_v away_o inclination_n but_o to_o conquer_v and_o moderate_v it_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o love_n a_o little_a of_o humour_n and_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o prudence_n that_o amity_n have_v no_o need_n of_o inclination_n but_o in_o its_o birth_n but_o have_v need_n of_o consideration_n as_o long_o as_o it_o endure_v if_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o one_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o it_o it_o be_v so_o too_o that_o the_o other_o be_v the_o nurse_n and_o mistress_n and_o in_o truth_n inclination_n be_v like_o a_o imprudent_a mother_n who_o love_v her_o child_n too_o well_o they_o must_v be_v wrest_v from_o her_o bosom_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o for_o fear_v that_o in_o caress_v and_o embrace_v she_o shall_v stifle_v they_o after_o all_o this_o inclination_n be_v nothing_o else_o for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o a_o phantasm_n the_o most_o learned_a find_v it_o difficult_a to_o express_v the_o cause_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o it_o be_v so_o occult_a and_o hide_a that_o many_o not_o be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v the_o love_n that_o it_o give_v birth_n to_o they_o say_v it_o be_v they_o know_v not_o what_o which_o form_n itself_o they_o know_v not_o how_o and_o which_o conquer_v by_o they_o know_v not_o what_o sort_n of_o charm_n there_o be_v some_o that_o teach_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o plato_n philosophy_n that_o inclination_n come_v from_o remembrance_n and_o that_o our_o soul_n have_v view_v each_o other_o in_o another_o world_n before_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o love_n but_o the_o continuance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o this_o be_v not_o proper_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o affection_n but_o the_o awaken_n of_o it_o insomuch_o that_o according_a to_o their_o opinion_n our_o soul_n call_v to_o mind_v their_o former_a alliance_n no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o two_o person_n that_o have_v mutual_o love_v heretofore_o when_o they_o see_v each_o other_o again_o after_o a_o long_a separation_n they_o be_v surprise_v at_o first_o sight_n while_o the_o imagination_n and_o memory_n be_v at_o labour_n to_o discover_v and_o recollect_v those_o that_o touch_v they_o there_o be_v some_o other_o that_o attribute_v a_o inclination_n to_o the_o star_n and_o who_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o same_o cause_n which_o produce_v flower_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o earth_n produce_v also_o the_o sympathy_n that_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n some_o again_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o four_o quality_n that_o they_o fancy_n be_v mingle_v in_o we_o namely_o heat_v and_o cold_a dryness_n and_o moisture_n and_o other_o make_v short_a work_n of_o it_o and_o ascribe_v it_o to_o destiny_n but_o that_o i_o may_v not_o trouble_v myself_o or_o the_o reader_n with_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o those_o that_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o who_o seek_v the_o original_a of_o the_o inclination_n there_o where_o it_o be_v not_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o we_o may_v philosophise_v right_o to_o proceed_v only_o from_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o we_o love_v all_o that_o which_o resemble_v we_o even_o to_o our_o picture_n we_o cherish_v our_o image_n in_o all_o thing_n where_o we_o see_v it_o we_o love_v all_o that_o which_o come_v from_o we_o father_n for_o these_o reason_n love_v their_o child_n painter_n their_o draught_n artificer_n their_o work_n it_o be_v from_o hence_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v the_o great_a danger_n there_o be_v where_o the_o love_n of_o inclination_n engage_v we_o for_o since_o we_o very_o often_o love_v ourselves_o on_o that_o side_n where_o we_o be_v most_o imperfect_a and_o we_o embrace_v even_o our_o very_a shadow_n like_o narcissus_n it_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o love_v the_o imperfection_n of_o other_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o resemble_v our_o own_o if_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o be_v blind_a that_o of_o inclination_n be_v so_o likewise_o this_o be_v a_o effect_n that_o must_v carry_v the_o resemblance_n of_o its_o cause_n but_o if_o this_o love_n of_o inclination_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a and_o so_o full_a of_o darkness_n what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o this_o sympathy_n or_o natural_a conformity_n and_o why_o may_v not_o love_n place_v it_o there_o where_o it_o be_v not_o love_v as_o well_o as_o death_n equal_v all_o thing_n and_o make_v a_o likeness_n where_o it_o do_v not_o find_v it_o in_o love_v as_o well_o as_o die_v both_o king_n and_o shepherd_n find_v themselves_o at_o the_o same_o point_n herein_o they_o be_v both_o man_n equal_a in_o respect_n of_o affection_n and_o of_o weakness_n love_n be_v like_o a_o fire_n which_o can_v kindle_v another_o any_o where_o it_o do_v not_o only_o transmit_v itself_o into_o the_o subject_n it_o burn_v but_o also_o have_v power_n to_o dispose_v that_o to_o receive_v it_o it_o remove_v the_o quality_n contrary_a to_o its_o own_o to_o put_v in_o other_o it_o drive_v the_o enemy_n from_o the_o place_n it_o lay_v siege_n to_o before_o it_o do_v render_v itself_o master_n of_o it_o and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n as_o there_o be_v hide_a form_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o matter_n which_o natural_a agent_n be_v able_a to_o excite_v and_o produce_v so_o there_o be_v hide_a inclination_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o conversation_n and_o familiarity_n may_v give_v birth_n to_o there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o seek_v well_o after_o they_o and_o if_o we_o find_v they_o not_o at_o first_o yet_o a_o little_a time_n usual_o produce_v they_o how_o often_o do_v we_o see_v some_o person_n that_o distaste_n we_o at_o the_o first_o and_o who_o nevertheless_o after_o a_o little_a conversation_n do_v high_o please_v we_o and_o other_o again_o who_o ravish_v we_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n and_o afterward_o displease_v we_o as_o much_o love_n may_v succeed_v to_o aversion_n as_o well_o as_o aversion_n to_o love_n experience_v sufficient_o show_v this_o and_o as_o those_o tree_n that_o be_v of_o different_a kind_n be_v well_o graft_v do_v not_o fail_v to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n so_o the_o amity_n that_o be_v form_v between_o two_o person_n of_o different_a humour_n may_v not_o fail_v to_o succeed_v well_o plato_n have_v some_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o love_n be_v a_o teacher_n of_o music_n for_o as_o much_o as_o a_o affection_n may_v breed_v as_o well_o in_o a_o inequality_n of_o humour_n as_o a_o harmony_n may_v be_v make_v up_o of_o unequal_a voice_n and_o indeed_o what_o sort_n of_o conformity_n can_v we_o find_v between_o the_o young_a and_o the_o old_a who_o yet_o nevertheless_o do_v often_o mutual_o love_n and_o caress_n each_o other_o what_o proportion_n or_o likeness_n be_v there_o between_o the_o loadstone_n and_o the_o iron_n if_o the_o one_o draw_v the_o other_o out_o of_o sympathy_n and_o resemblance_n will_v not_o iron_n be_v rather_o attract_v by_o iron_n than_o by_o the_o stone_n to_o which_o it_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n less_o likeness_n but_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o see_v how_o shameful_a and_o unjust_a this_o love_n of_o inclination_n be_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o consider_v that_o they_o who_o love_v we_o
only_o out_o of_o inclination_n do_v affront_n we_o they_o do_v not_o love_v we_o at_o all_o for_o any_o merit_n in_o we_o since_o very_o often_o they_o love_v before_o they_o know_v we_o and_o become_v amorous_a before_o they_o can_v well_o know_v whether_o we_o be_v amiable_a or_o not_o this_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o their_o temper_n rather_o than_o choice_n and_o in_o my_o opinion_n we_o have_v no_o great_a obligation_n to_o they_o for_o the_o do_v that_o which_o they_o can_v hinder_v have_v thus_o show_v what_o there_o be_v of_o good_a on_o of_o evil_a in_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o amity_n it_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a to_o observe_v what_o will_v be_v the_o best_a life_n of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o divide_v but_o only_o to_o regulate_v they_o it_o be_v true_a that_o these_o be_v to_o our_o mind_n like_o the_o two_o fancied_a pole_n to_o the_o heaven_n on_o which_o they_o turn_v these_o be_v the_o pole_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o action_n and_o as_o the_o one_o pole_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v under_o our_o foot_n while_o the_o other_o be_v elevate_v above_o our_o head_n so_o it_o seem_v fit_a that_o we_o have_v less_o regard_n to_o inclination_n than_o to_o election_n and_o this_o latter_a aught_o to_o serve_v we_o for_o a_o star_n to_o guide_v our_o love_n and_o friendship_n by_o they_o say_v the_o great_a alexander_n have_v two_o favourite_n who_o he_o oblige_v after_o a_o very_a different_a fashion_n he_o love_v ephestion_n tender_o as_o the_o companion_n of_o his_o pleasure_n and_o craterus_n strong_o for_o the_o government_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o affair_n as_o emperor_n he_o esteem_v the_o one_o as_o alexander_z he_o love_v the_o other_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o join_v these_o two_o sort_n of_o love_n together_o to_o make_v a_o perfect_a one_o lest_o love_n be_v without_o inclination_n be_v constrain_v or_o be_v without_o election_n it_o be_v too_o imprudent_a if_o there_o be_v no_o consideration_n love_n be_v without_o conduct_n if_o there_o be_v no_o sympathy_n in_o it_o it_o be_v without_o much_o pleasure_n and_o sweetness_n in_o truth_n it_o seem_v as_o if_o these_o two_o love_n be_v in_o one_o soul_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o those_o two_o twin_n of_o who_o the_o holy_a scripture_n speak_v be_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o mother_n these_o be_v two_o brother_n of_o which_o the_o one_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o nevertheless_o he_o must_v not_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o this_o the_o one_o be_v the_o more_o violent_a and_o impetuous_a the_o other_o be_v the_o more_o gentle_a and_o prudent_a and_o it_o be_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o our_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v of_o their_o die_a father_n to_o incline_v more_o to_o the_o side_n of_o that_o love_n which_o be_v the_o more_o natural_a and_o which_o proceed_v from_o sympathy_n but_o as_o the_o mother_n of_o jacob_n give_v he_o mean_n to_o supplant_v his_o brother_n iâ—_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v that_o reason_n shall_v direct_v as_o how_o to_o regulate_v inclination_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o election_n may_v be_v the_o mistress_n of_o it_o after_o all_o if_o any_o shall_v demand_v of_o i_o the_o rule_n that_o be_v most_o necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o our_o amity_n as_o well_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o conscience_n as_o of_o the_o mind_n in_o my_o opinion_n there_o be_v no_o better_a than_o this_o to_o believe_v that_o our_o affection_n be_v unjust_a whenever_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n as_o the_o ark_n be_v between_o the_o cherubim_n so_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o god_n be_v present_a between_o two_o heart_n that_o mutual_o love_n this_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o knot_n of_o our_o love_n that_o we_o may_v render_v they_o strong_a and_o reasonable_a and_o to_o say_v as_o that_o reverend_a bishop_n who_o have_v write_v so_o divine_o on_o the_o love_n of_o god_n love_n be_v the_o more_o commendable_a on_o earth_n by_o so_o much_o as_o it_o be_v the_o more_o like_a that_o which_o be_v between_o the_o wise_a and_o pure_a inhabitant_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o complaisant_a or_o please_a humour_n it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o more_o importance_n than_o to_o know_v the_o art_n to_o please_v and_o to_o make_v one_o self_n belove_v in_o all_o company_n as_o we_o have_v all_o a_o inclination_n towards_o society_n we_o ought_v to_o inquire_v after_o the_o mean_n to_o succeed_v well_o in_o it_o and_o to_o gain_v the_o affection_n and_o esteem_n of_o those_o we_o meet_v when_o we_o be_v in_o conversation_n or_o in_o business_n it_o be_v true_a that_o among_o all_o the_o quality_n necessary_a to_o this_o there_o be_v not_o one_o that_o seem_v more_o requisite_a than_o complaisance_n or_o courteousness_n since_o without_o that_o all_o the_o other_o be_v without_o gracefulness_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a but_o it_o be_v also_o very_o certain_a that_o the_o use_v of_o this_o be_v very_o difficult_a most_o easy_o do_v this_o offend_v either_o in_o excess_n or_o defect_n if_o it_o be_v not_o attend_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n than_o the_o lady_n that_o be_v too_o complaisant_a pass_n for_o loose_a or_o affect_a and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o enough_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v disdainful_a or_o uncivil_a there_o be_v not_o less_o danger_n in_o receive_v this_o than_o in_o give_v it_o those_o lady_n that_o render_v too_o much_o complaisance_n be_v liable_a to_o be_v troublesome_a those_o that_o receive_v too_o much_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v seduce_v there_o be_v those_o that_o will_v mingle_v flattery_n with_o complaisance_n to_o bring_v they_o into_o error_n as_o wine_n be_v mingle_v with_o poison_n to_o draw_v down_o the_o deadly_a draught_n there_o be_v therefore_o danger_n lest_o many_o shall_v take_v the_o poison_n for_o food_n and_o lest_o they_o drink_v the_o flattery_n while_o they_o think_v themselves_o receive_v only_o a_o simple_a complaisance_n common_o the_o one_o of_o these_o be_v so_o strict_o join_v to_o the_o other_o that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o prudence_n to_o be_v able_a to_o separate_v they_o and_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o succeed_v in_o this_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o convenient_a to_o examine_v in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o there_o be_v of_o good_a or_o of_o evil_a iâ—_n the_o complaisant_a humour_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v learn_v with_o the_o better_a method_n and_o the_o great_a facility_n wherein_o the_o use_v of_o this_o be_v allow_v or_o forbid_v to_o we_o as_o the_o complaisance_n which_o i_o must_v condemn_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o art_n to_o deceive_v pleasant_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o most_o pernicious_a of_o its_o effect_n be_v that_o it_o make_v a_o appearance_n pass_v for_o truth_n and_o a_o feign_a friendship_n for_o a_o true_a one_o those_o spirit_n that_o be_v most_o dissemble_v constrain_v themselves_o to_o appear_v genuine_a and_o sincere_a to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v gain_v the_o credit_n of_o confident_n and_o friend_n but_o it_o be_v herein_o that_o their_o artifice_n be_v discover_v and_o it_o come_v to_o be_v know_v that_o they_o have_v not_o that_o freedom_n and_o ingenuity_n they_o pretend_v to_o in_o that_o they_o overact_v their_o pretence_n to_o iâ—_n though_o patrâ—â—lus_n make_v use_n of_o all_o the_o armour_n of_o achilles_n and_o some_o of_o his_o weapon_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o venture_v to_o use_v his_o javeline_n because_o this_o be_v of_o such_o a_o sort_n as_o that_o achilles_n alone_o be_v well_o able_a to_o manage_v it_o in_o like_a manner_n though_o a_o dissemble_a person_n do_v take_v all_o the_o appearance_n of_o one_o that_o be_v virtuous_a yet_o she_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o meddle_v with_o the_o pretence_n to_o freeness_n or_o ingenuousness_n of_o temper_n this_o be_v a_o quality_n that_o can_v possible_o sit_v well_o upon_o she_o she_o can_v counterfeit_v plaâ—â—ness_n without_o betray_v that_o she_o wâ—â—â—â—_n it_o as_o the_o câ—â—â—leons_n take_v all_o sort_n of_o colour_n from_o the_o thing_n they_o lie_v upon_o except_v only_o the_o white_a so_o â—â—â—se_v disguise_v soul_n will_v take_v all_o sort_n of_o â—â—â—pes_n will_v appear_v under_o all_o form_n of_o countenance_n but_o after_o all_o their_o artifice_n it_o will_v be_v always_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o serve_v themselves_o well_o of_o a_o pretence_n to_o freedom_n and_o candour_n as_o upon_o paint_a face_n we_o may_v common_o see_v both_o the_o paint_n and_o the_o ugliness_n too_o so_o we_o may_v see_v at_o the_o same_o time_n upon_o the_o look_n that_o be_v too_o complaisant_a the_o plain_a trace_n of_o dissimulation_n and_o knavery_n the_o lady_n have_v but_o too_o much_o experience_n
deceive_v they_o provide_v he_o flatter_v too_o certain_o there_o be_v too_o many_o of_o the_o lady_n like_o jezebel_n in_o her_o hatred_n of_o elijah_n i_o mean_v that_o hate_n those_o who_o reprehend_v their_o fault_n like_o the_o ape_n that_o endeavour_v to_o break_v the_o looking-glass_n wherein_o they_o see_v themselves_o because_o these_o discover_v their_o ugliness_n nevertheless_o i_o wish_v they_o can_v understand_v that_o a_o good_a admonition_n or_o a_o reproof_n well_o give_v be_v of_o much_o more_o advantage_n to_o they_o as_o solomon_n say_v than_o the_o most_o costly_a pendant_n at_o the_o ear_n i_o confess_v that_o when_o ever_o a_o reproof_n be_v give_v it_o shall_v be_v soften_v as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a that_o it_o may_v not_o give_v the_o receiver_n too_o much_o pain_n but_o yet_o it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o if_o there_o be_v some_o smart_n in_o it_o the_o lady_n ought_v to_o resolve_v that_o they_o will_v endure_v it_o since_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o they_o and_o serve_v to_o their_o honour_n and_o a_o seasonable_a correction_n may_v contribute_v more_o to_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o mind_n than_o jewel_n at_o the_o ear_n can_v do_v to_o the_o adorn_v of_o the_o face_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o any_o do_v so_o love_v and_o admire_v themselves_o as_o that_o they_o can_v bear_v the_o truth_n when_o it_o show_v they_o their_o defect_n such_o a_o humour_n shall_v easy_o be_v conquer_v by_o complaisance_n as_o they_o make_v it_o a_o very_a easy_a and_o short_a work_n to_o a_o besieger_n who_o give_v up_o the_o place_n they_o ought_v to_o defend_v so_o it_o be_v not_o difficult_a to_o conquer_v that_o person_n by_o flattery_n who_o self-love_n betray_v he_o complaisance_n have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o surprise_v our_o mind_n when_o it_o have_v a_o intelligencer_n within_o we_o of_o this_o foolish_a self-admiring_a humour_n it_o be_v like_o those_o thief_n that_o have_v their_o correspondent_o in_o the_o house_n they_o design_v to_o rob_v that_o shall_v open_v the_o door_n for_o they_o in_o the_o night_n when_o people_n have_v no_o thought_n of_o defend_v themselves_o as_o when_o eve_n be_v gain_v adam_n himself_o follow_v soon_o after_o so_o when_o the_o inclination_n be_v corrupt_v by_o flattery_n the_o mind_n be_v not_o long_o before_o it_o yield_v this_o comparison_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v much_o amiss_o since_o the_o complaisant_a have_v the_o shift_a trick_n of_o the_o serpent_n as_o well_o as_o his_o poison_n and_o easy_o slide_v themselves_o quite_o in_o there_o where_o the_o least_o part_n of_o they_o be_v admit_v and_o in_o that_o they_o accost_v our_o humour_n to_o debauch_v our_o reason_n and_o make_v the_o former_a present_n the_o apple_n to_o the_o latter_a they_o therefore_o that_o perceive_v that_o their_o good-nature_n carry_v they_o to_o the_o love_n of_o complaisance_n aught_o to_o be_v always_o upon_o their_o guard_n they_o must_v never_o be_v drowsy_a or_o careless_a lest_o the_o flatterer_n like_o the_o serpent_n shall_v seduce_v this_o eve_n it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o lady_n be_v in_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o danger_n if_o they_o do_v not_o take_v good_a notice_n that_o complaisance_n will_v show_v they_o such_o fruit_n as_o promise_v life_n but_o will_v give_v they_o death_n certain_o they_o ought_v to_o consider_v well_o this_o example_n wherein_o they_o may_v see_v how_o much_o mischief_n this_o thing_n do_v to_o the_o first_o woman_n in_o give_v her_o courage_n to_o sin_n in_o permit_v she_o that_o which_o god_n have_v forbid_v she_o those_o of_o her_o sex_n ought_v to_o remember_v that_o they_o have_v enemy_n that_o flatter_v to_o destroy_v they_o and_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o their_o humour_n that_o they_o may_v ensnare_v their_o judgement_n in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n against_o the_o mischief_n of_o this_o for_o the_o woman_n to_o consider_v serious_o what_o they_o be_v when_o any_o praise_v they_o for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v whether_o these_o painter_n have_v draw_v our_o picture_n true_a we_o must_v confront_v the_o copy_n and_o original_a and_o observe_v whether_o the_o pourtraicture_n draw_v for_o we_o be_v according_a to_o our_o nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o contrary_a to_o complaisance_n as_o conscience_n this_o do_v very_o often_o condemn_v we_o even_o while_o that_o be_v commend_v but_o as_o the_o slander_n of_o the_o malicious_a do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o may_v be_v very_o good_a so_o notwithstanding_o the_o applause_n of_o flatterer_n we_o may_v be_v very_o blame-worthy_a complaisance_n then_o be_v the_o capital_a enemy_n of_o conscience_n it_o will_v extinguish_v this_o divine_a light_n it_o will_v lull_v this_o careful_a sentinel_n asleep_o it_o will_v silence_v this_o inward_a monitor_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o constant_a liberty_n to_o speak_v to_o we_o and_o who_o lash_v we_o with_o remorse_n if_o we_o deserve_v it_o while_o the_o complaisant_a be_v flatter_v we_o with_o praise_n what_o be_v there_o then_o in_o society_n so_o pernicious_a as_o this_o when_o it_o hinder_v we_o from_o acknowledge_v our_o fault_n and_o will_v have_v we_o continue_v in_o they_o and_o make_v our_o error_n the_o discourse_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n better_o that_o we_o undergo_v censure_n than_o complaisance_n because_o it_o be_v less_o dangerous_a to_o be_v accuse_v than_o praise_v false_o the_o wound_n of_o a_o friend_n be_v of_o more_o worth_n than_o the_o kiss_v which_o a_o flatterer_n give_v we_o if_o we_o must_v needs_o commit_v a_o error_n and_o take_v ourselves_o to_o be_v what_o we_o be_v not_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v better_a far_o to_o have_v too_o bad_a a_o opinion_n of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v humble_v thereby_o than_o to_o flatter_v ourselves_o into_o a_o opinion_n of_o more_o worth_n than_o we_o have_v it_o be_v less_o dangerous_a to_o fly_v from_o a_o shadow_n than_o to_o let_v a_o enemy_n come_v within_o reach_v of_o we_o it_o be_v better_a to_o fear_v a_o apparent_a evil_n than_o not_o to_o fear_v a_o true_a one_o our_o fear_n be_v herein_o much_o less_o dangerous_a than_o our_o boldness_n it_o be_v true_a that_o slander_n and_o flattery_n do_v both_o equal_o make_v war_n against_o virtue_n but_o as_o the_o one_o assault_n it_o with_o a_o sword_n the_o other_o do_v this_o with_o poison_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v more_o fear_n of_o flatterer_n than_o of_o the_o slanderer_n as_o they_o will_v more_o industrious_o shun_v those_o enemy_n who_o hide_v their_o design_n than_o those_o that_o open_o make_v their_o war._n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o in_o the_o end_n become_v of_o the_o complaisant_a with_o all_o their_o falsehood_n with_o all_o their_o disguise_n and_o daub_v as_o soon_o as_o their_o artifice_n be_v discover_v they_o be_v hold_v in_o abhorrence_n they_o remain_v ever_o after_o suspect_v by_o all_o the_o world_n they_o be_v never_o love_v any_o long_a than_o till_o they_o be_v know_v and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n the_o content_n which_o complaisance_n afford_v and_o the_o distaste_n that_o be_v ever_o cause_v by_o a_o freedom_n be_v both_o equal_a but_o of_o short_a continuance_n at_o first_o the_o candid_a and_o sincere_a be_v repulse_v and_o the_o complaisant_a be_v approve_v but_o experience_n change_v the_o sentiment_n and_o complaisance_n at_o the_o end_n gain_v the_o same_o aversion_n which_o the_o freedom_n meet_v at_o the_o beginning_n as_o solomon_n say_v he_o that_o rebuke_v a_o man_n afterward_o find_v more_o favour_n than_o he_o that_o flatter_v with_o his_o tongue_n the_o one_o begin_v with_o a_o short_a sweetness_n to_o end_v in_o a_o long_a distaste_n and_o bitterness_n and_o the_o other_o begin_v with_o a_o slight_a disgust_n but_o it_o be_v to_o continue_v in_o a_o satisfaction_n the_o more_o solid_a and_o durable_a the_o one_o be_v like_o a_o medicine_n which_o do_v not_o distaste_v we_o but_o to_o give_v we_o health_n the_o other_o like_o a_o poison_n which_o be_v sweeten_v that_o it_o may_v kill_v hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o herein_o complaisance_n have_v effect_n quite_o contrary_a to_o those_o of_o the_o truth_n that_o correct_v we_o in_o that_o all_o the_o world_n esteem_v and_o seek_v this_o truth_n before_o it_o appear_v and_o when_o they_o see_v it_o it_o make_v their_o eye_n smart_v and_o offend_v on_o the_o contrary_a all_o the_o world_n blame_v the_o compliance_n of_o flatterer_n but_o when_o it_o come_v near_o it_o please_v and_o bewitch_v we_o we_o can_v hate_v the_o latter_a nor_o love_v the_o former_a but_o only_o during_o their_o absence_n from_o we_o now_o that_o we_o have_v thus_o see_v what_o there_o be_v of_o evil_a in_o complaisance_n let_v we_o next_o examine_v what_o it_o have_v of_o goodness_n or_o
either_o too_o little_a or_o too_o much_o of_o the_o matter_n that_o feed_v they_o so_o the_o spirit_n be_v lose_v by_o too_o little_a or_o too_o much_o of_o contentment_n if_o our_o fickleness_n be_v well_o examine_v it_o will_v be_v find_v to_o proceed_v from_o these_o two_o source_n fortune_n assault_v we_o with_o sword_n or_o poison_n it_o destroy_v we_o either_o with_o the_o face_n of_o a_o siren_n or_o with_o that_o of_o a_o fury_n and_o for_o fear_v lest_o we_o shall_v avoid_v the_o mischief_n she_o intend_v she_o will_v employ_v even_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o do_v of_o we_o harm_n let_v we_o not_o dissemble_v our_o weakness_n we_o waver_v both_o in_o one_o and_o the_o other_o fortune_n and_o as_o the_o painter_n observe_v the_o same_o wrinkle_n of_o the_o face_n serve_v both_o for_o laugh_v and_o cry_v so_o certain_o experience_n show_v that_o we_o laugh_v and_o weep_v very_o often_o like_o child_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n i_o will_v say_v somewhat_o more_o the_o same_o person_n who_o rejoice_v too_o much_o in_o what_o favour_v they_o be_v also_o too_o sad_a under_o evil_n the_o defect_n as_o well_o as_o excess_n cause_v inequality_n in_o they_o and_o as_o those_o body_n which_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o heat_n be_v alike_o sensible_a of_o cold_a so_o those_o spirit_n that_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v too_o much_o overtake_v with_o grief_n do_v also_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v too_o much_o transport_v with_o pleasure_n they_o be_v common_o the_o same_o person_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o insolence_n and_o impatience_n there_o be_v few_o person_n who_o know_v how_o to_o regulate_v their_o resentment_n and_o who_o can_v show_v a_o strength_n of_o spirit_n on_o great_a occasion_n of_o joy_n or_o grief_n there_o be_v few_o that_o be_v like_o socrates_n in_o this_o who_o always_o show_v a_o countenance_n and_o mind_n equal_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o occurrence_n we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o stream_n occasion_n command_v we_o we_o be_v like_o those_o bird_n that_o be_v swim_v upon_o the_o water_n during_o a_o tempest_n that_o be_v exalt_v or_o abase_v by_o the_o wave_n that_o carry_v they_o let_v not_o any_o imagine_v now_o that_o to_o describe_v a_o equal_a mind_n i_o will_v make_v a_o stupid_a one_o i_o desire_v the_o lady_n to_o be_v prudent_a not_o unsensible_a i_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o she_o shall_v quite_o rid_v herself_o of_o passion_n but_o that_o she_o shall_v tame_v they_o this_o will_v be_v no_o less_o unjust_a than_o impossible_a but_o if_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v do_v be_v it_o not_o a_o very_a inhuman_a philosophy_n that_o shall_v renounce_v compassion_n and_o mercy_n or_o love_n and_o hope_v a_o great_a person_n of_o the_o present_a time_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o to_o think_v of_o take_v away_o the_o passion_n entire_o be_v to_o propose_v the_o turn_n of_o a_o man_n into_o a_o rock_n or_o a_o god_n by_o put_v he_o either_o too_o much_o above_o or_o too_o much_o beneath_o resentment_n the_o opinion_n of_o epictetus_n in_o this_o matter_n seem_v to_o i_o admirable_a we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v without_o affection_n say_v he_o as_o the_o brute_n nor_o without_o reason_n as_o fool_n but_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o sensible_a as_o still_o to_o know_v how_o to_o oppose_v reason_n to_o grief_n because_o when_o we_o live_v after_o that_o manner_n we_o show_v that_o we_o can_v be_v sick_a and_o can_v cure_v ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v both_o a_o sense_n and_o wisdom_n or_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o equality_n of_o mind_n but_o a_o stupidity_n and_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o we_o have_v either_o no_o resentment_n or_o no_o reason_n to_o govern_v it_o and_o in_o truth_n i_o can_v approve_v of_o a_o mind_n constant_a after_o the_o stoical_a manner_n the_o wise_a person_n they_o will_v frame_v resemble_v the_o caeneus_n in_o pindar_n who_o have_v a_o skin_n so_o hard_o that_o it_o can_v resist_v arrow_n and_o dart_n though_o he_o be_v perfect_o naked_a their_o insensible_a philosopher_n seem_v to_o be_v compose_v of_o adamant_n he_o be_v shut_v up_o close_o but_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v himself_o a_o prisoner_n though_o he_o grow_v old_a yet_o he_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o wear_v out_o he_o be_v ugly_a but_o very_o agreeable_a however_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o enjoy_v nothing_o but_o his_o argument_n he_o possess_v all_o thing_n but_o beg_v his_o bread_n his_o fancy_n serve_v he_o for_o a_o horn_n of_o plenty_n even_o in_o poverty_n itself_o and_o to_o say_v truth_n he_o be_v not_o happy_a but_o only_o because_o he_o be_v unwise_a this_o stoical_a spirit_n will_v not_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v touch_v with_o joy_n any_o more_o than_o with_o sorrow_n to_o be_v of_o a_o equal_a mind_n according_a to_o the_o mode_n of_o this_o sect_n one_o must_v not_o put_v one_o self_n to_o any_o trouble_n if_o a_o friend_n be_v sick_a or_o unfortunate_a we_o ought_v not_o any_o more_o to_o rejoice_v at_o a_o good_a fortune_n than_o to_o make_v ourselves_o sad_a at_o a_o evil_a one_o a_o state_n of_o good_a health_n shall_v no_o more_o render_v we_o content_a than_o that_o of_o sickness_n we_o must_v even_o pass_v from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o of_o these_o without_o any_o resentment_n of_o the_o change_n see_v here_o the_o equal_a mind_n of_o the_o stoic_n but_o be_v not_o this_o a_o very_a extravagant_a morality_n must_v it_o not_o be_v say_v that_o those_o who_o maintain_v this_o doctrine_n may_v more_o fit_o call_v themselves_o poet_n than_o philosopher_n and_o be_v not_o their_o wise_a man_n like_o the_o mighty_a knight_n in_o romance_n that_o stop_v river_n and_o encounter_v the_o star_n themselves_o and_o carry_v away_o every_o where_o prodigious_a victory_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o of_o this_o sort_n that_o i_o desire_v a_o well_o compose_v mind_n to_o be_v i_o do_v not_o seek_v for_o a_o imaginary_a force_n of_o mind_n and_o such_o as_o will_v destroy_v humanity_n instead_o of_o regulate_v it_o i_o desire_v only_o a_o wisdom_n that_o be_v possible_a and_o reasonable_a i_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v time_n and_o occasion_n wherein_o one_o may_v very_o just_o weep_v or_o laugh_v and_o may_v be_v joyful_a or_o sad_a also_o i_o judge_v that_o when_o euphrante_n have_v lose_v a_o excellent_a wife_n he_o have_v reason_n to_o complain_v of_o his_o philosophy_n for_o that_o it_o command_v we_o as_o he_o say_v to_o love_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o yet_o forbid_v we_o to_o be_v grieve_v when_o we_o have_v lose_v it_o since_o we_o ought_v to_o express_v a_o joy_n when_o we_o have_v with_o we_o a_o object_n that_o please_v we_o may_v we_o not_o also_o testify_v some_o regret_n when_o we_o have_v it_o no_o long_o that_o which_o any_o possess_v with_o love_n they_o can_v lose_v but_o with_o grief_n it_o be_v no_o less_o natural_a to_o be_v sad_a for_o the_o presence_n of_o evil_a than_o to_o be_v joyful_a for_o the_o presence_n of_o good_a provide_v there_o be_v no_o excess_n in_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v but_o a_o mad_a philosophy_n that_o will_v forbid_v we_o the_o have_a resentment_n so_o natural_a and_o reasonable_a to_o be_v joyful_a in_o the_o morning_n upon_o good_a tiding_n and_o sad_a in_o the_o evening_n for_o bad_a news_n this_o be_v not_o a_o vicious_a inequality_n this_o change_n be_v just_a and_o as_o our_o taste_n be_v diverse_o affect_v with_o that_o which_o be_v bitter_a or_o with_o that_o which_o be_v sweet_a our_o mind_n also_o must_v be_v move_v with_o that_o which_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n what_o danger_n be_v there_o in_o own_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o joy_n and_o sadness_n as_o well_o as_o our_o sense_n be_v of_o pain_n or_o pleasure_n in_o truth_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o reason_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o show_v ourselves_o wise_a and_o sensible_a both_o at_o once_o let_v we_o make_v this_o error_n yet_o a_o little_a more_o manifest_a there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v it_o a_o great_a effect_n of_o constancy_n to_o make_v no_o complaint_n of_o any_o evil_n that_o they_o endure_v but_o certain_o there_o be_v sometime_o no_o less_o danger_n than_o blindness_n in_o so_o do_v it_o be_v a_o vanity_n that_o have_v cost_v many_o lady_n very_o dear_a while_o they_o have_v increase_v their_o ill_n by_o be_v desirous_a to_o conceal_v it_o and_o because_o they_o will_v not_o shed_v a_o few_o tear_n they_o have_v be_v see_v to_o die_v sudden_o upon_o the_o place_n since_o our_o lord_n jesus_n himself_o willing_o testify_v his_o grief_n by_o weep_v and_o sure_o none_o can_v accuse_v he_o of_o have_v a_o uneven_a or_o unconstant_a mind_n we_o
while_o the_o one_o solicit_n the_o other_o carry_v we_o along_o it_o be_v much_o more_o in_o our_o power_n to_o defend_v ourselves_o from_o the_o song_n of_o a_o siren_n than_o from_o the_o impetuous_a violence_n of_o a_o tempest_n it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v some_o philosopher_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o patience_n be_v the_o least_o voluntary_a of_o all_o the_o other_o virtue_n since_o to_o bring_v that_o into_o the_o world_n it_o must_v be_v that_o some_o commit_v injury_n and_o other_o endure_v they_o and_o there_o must_v be_v tyrant_n that_o there_o may_v be_v martyr_n but_o whatever_o they_o think_v there_o must_v be_v much_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o our_o own_o will_n in_o our_o patience_n since_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o reward_n and_o if_o there_o be_v some_o pain_n necessary_a for_o the_o put_n on_o this_o virtue_n this_o be_v that_o which_o augment_v the_o worth_n of_o it_o for_o all_o the_o world_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o resolve_v the_o take_v our_o pleasure_n than_o the_o endure_a of_o evil._n after_o this_o ought_v it_o not_o to_o be_v own_a that_o sadness_n have_v more_o power_n to_o destroy_v we_o than_o joy_n and_o that_o we_o have_v more_o of_o difficulty_n to_o preserve_v our_o mind_n even_o while_o we_o be_v in_o adversity_n than_o during_o our_o prosperity_n be_v it_o not_o true_a that_o we_o be_v less_o in_o danger_n under_o a_o evil_n when_o the_o remedy_n depend_v upon_o ourselves_o than_o when_o it_o depend_v upon_o other_o and_o must_v it_o not_o be_v confess_v that_o we_o be_v much_o more_o excusable_a when_o our_o enemy_n kill_v we_o than_o when_o we_o kill_v ourselves_o and_o that_o we_o may_v show_v yet_o further_o that_o sorrow_n be_v much_o less_o subject_a to_o our_o will_n than_o joy_n it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o we_o have_v much_o less_o inclination_n to_o this_o than_o to_o the_o other_o the_o tear_n which_o we_o shed_v when_o we_o be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n testify_v that_o we_o be_v rather_o bear_v to_o weep_v than_o to_o laugh_v we_o be_v bear_v in_o tear_n we_o live_v in_o trouble_n and_o die_v in_o grief_n therefore_o themistius_n speak_v to_o the_o purpose_n when_o he_o say_v that_o if_o we_o natural_o weep_v it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o wonder_n forasmuch_o as_o that_o when_o prometheus_n be_v hold_v the_o clay_n in_o his_o hand_n of_o which_o he_o be_v to_o form_n man_n he_o will_v not_o temper_v it_o with_o any_o other_o water_n than_o that_o which_o come_v from_o his_o tear_n the_o fable_n herein_o conceal_v a_o truth_n which_o experience_n discover_v to_o we_o every_o moment_n but_o if_o this_o be_v true_a of_o both_o the_o sex_n it_o be_v yet_o more_o particular_o so_o concern_v the_o woman_n to_o who_o sadness_n seem_v to_o be_v rather_o more_o natural_a than_o to_o the_o man_n for_o as_o their_o temper_n have_v much_o less_o heat_n so_o it_o be_v also_o much_o more_o capable_a of_o this_o passion_n in_o proportion_n as_o it_o be_v more_o moist_a melancholy_a lodge_v there_o as_o in_o its_o proper_a element_n and_o upon_o every_o the_o least_o cause_n for_o weep_v they_o be_v able_a to_o shed_v tear_n in_o abundance_n as_o the_o worm_n breed_v rather_o in_o that_o matter_n which_o be_v tender_a than_o in_o that_o which_o be_v more_o hard_a so_o sadness_n form_n itself_o more_o easy_o in_o a_o effeminate_a complexion_n than_o in_o one_o that_o be_v more_o masculine_a and_o strong_a this_o natural_a softness_n or_o delicacy_n be_v the_o most_o sensible_a of_o grief_n in_o so_o much_o that_o if_o that_o sex_n will_v defend_v themselves_o from_o sorrow_n they_o have_v not_o only_a fortune_n to_o combat_n in_o the_o case_n but_o even_o nature_n itself_o this_o be_v a_o enemy_n that_o they_o have_v so_o much_o the_o more_o reason_n to_o fear_v for_o that_o it_o be_v interiour_n and_o domestic_a all_o this_o be_v but_o little_a yet_o towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o that_o mischief_n which_o sadness_n may_v do_v they_o the_o lady_n ought_v to_o consider_v that_o this_o passion_n be_v not_o only_o capable_a to_o craze_v the_o constitution_n to_o disfigure_v the_o countenance_n to_o trouble_v the_o reason_n but_o moreover_o also_o to_o debauch_v the_o conscience_n it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o casuist_n forbid_v it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o philosopher_n and_o that_o they_o can_v say_v adversity_n show_v we_o heaven_n when_o prosperity_n will_v hide_v it_o from_o we_o certain_o if_o there_o be_v rich_a man_n that_o be_v impious_a there_o be_v also_o poor_a that_o be_v blasphemer_n if_o there_o be_v those_o that_o be_v ungrateful_a for_o good_a there_o be_v other_o impatient_a under_o evil_n if_o there_o be_v some_o insolent_a in_o their_o prosperity_n there_o be_v other_o desperate_a in_o their_o misery_n let_v not_o any_o object_n to_o i_o that_o god_n make_v himself_o be_v acknowledge_v better_a by_o a_o evil_a fortune_n send_v to_o we_o than_o by_o a_o good_a one_o if_o any_o see_v this_o sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v they_o must_v ascribe_v it_o to_o our_o error_n and_o weakness_n for_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o to_o think_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v more_o visible_a to_o we_o in_o a_o privation_n than_o in_o that_o which_o be_v true_a and_o solid_a and_o how_o can_v this_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v engrave_v the_o image_n of_o his_o divinity_n in_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o have_v not_o make_v rather_o than_o in_o the_o good_a which_o be_v his_o work_n and_o creature_n beside_o why_o can_v we_o as_o well_o bless_v the_o hand_n that_o bestow_v favour_n as_o that_o which_o smite_v we_o i_o grant_v that_o after_o it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o attempt_v the_o make_v we_o love_v he_o and_o it_o have_v prove_v in_o vain_a he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v we_o fear_v he_o but_o must_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v reckon_v only_o our_o own_o ingratitude_n and_o ignorance_n will_v he_o ever_o make_v use_n of_o severity_n if_o we_o will_v suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v attract_v with_o the_o charm_n of_o his_o love_n let_v we_o declare_v the_o truth_n we_o be_v no_o less_o liable_a to_o offend_v god_n under_o a_o excess_n of_o evil_a than_o in_o a_o great_a prosperity_n the_o conscience_n be_v no_o less_o in_o danger_n in_o affliction_n than_o in_o felicity_n the_o miserable_a may_v conceive_v design_n as_o dangerous_a as_o the_o happy_a and_o if_o some_o be_v refine_v like_o gold_n in_o this_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n there_o be_v many_o more_o that_o be_v like_o chaff_n consume_v in_o it_o last_o that_o we_o may_v speak_v with_o a_o great_a king_n to_o this_o case_n we_o do_v not_o see_v that_o they_o who_o fall_v into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n do_v praise_n god_n any_o more_o they_o murmur_v even_o in_o hell_n but_o they_o adore_v and_o worship_v in_o paradise_n it_o be_v not_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o that_o of_o the_o live_v that_o praise_n and_o publish_v his_o grandeur_n and_o power_n see_v then_o the_o mischief_n that_o sorrow_n do_v when_o it_o be_v excessive_a see_v how_o it_o take_v away_o fervour_n from_o piety_n vigour_n from_o action_n health_n from_o the_o body_n light_n from_o the_o reason_n and_o repose_v from_o the_o conscience_n now_o after_o that_o we_o have_v see_v how_o much_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o danger_n under_o a_o evil_a fortune_n let_v we_o see_v how_o much_o more_o it_o be_v so_o under_o a_o good_a one_o i_o desire_v to_o begin_v to_o do_v this_o on_o that_o side_n which_o be_v most_o important_a a_o good_a fortune_n make_v we_o proud_a misery_n render_v we_o humble_a the_o one_o make_v we_o go_v out_o of_o ourselves_o the_o other_o make_v we_o retire_v and_o dwell_v at_o home_n this_o conceal_v our_o weakness_n the_o other_o make_v we_o know_v it_o alexander_n learn_v much_o better_a that_o he_o be_v mortal_a when_o he_o see_v his_o own_o blood_n flow_v from_o he_o than_o his_o father_n philip_n do_v from_o the_o message_n of_o his_o page_n who_o have_v it_o in_o charge_n to_o tell_v he_o every_o morning_n that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o man._n the_o son_n understand_v better_o our_o humane_a misery_n by_o his_o wound_n than_o the_o father_n can_v do_v it_o by_o a_o compliment_n and_o message_n it_o be_v sometime_o very_o hard_o for_o one_o to_o know_v herself_o right_o in_o a_o great_a prosperity_n vanity_n and_o flattery_n hinder_v we_o from_o see_v right_o what_o we_o be_v it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n we_o have_v elsewhere_o say_v that_o a_o good_a fortune_n have_v no_o more_o true_a friend_n than_o a_o evil_a one_o because_o if_o all_o the_o world_n shun_v this_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o succour_n no_o one_o will_v approach_v the_o