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maintenance_n of_o his_o innocency_n the_o roman_a orator_n indeed_o say_v that_o if_o one_o may_v plead_v his_o cause_n in_o plato_n imaginary_a republic_n before_o philosopher_n exempt_v from_o all_o passion_n and_o humane_a perturbation_n it_o be_v well_o to_o be_v wish_v that_o only_a reason_n shall_v govern_v humane_a affair_n and_o that_o passion_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o since_o it_o be_v so_o the_o naked_a and_o simple_a proposition_n of_o what_o be_v just_a will_v happy_o suffice_v without_o any_o eloquence_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o good_a but_o since_o only_o to_o wish_v this_o order_n among_o man_n be_v not_o to_o establish_v the_o same_o it_o be_v fit_v as_o much_o as_o we_o may_v to_o rectify_v the_o disorder_n and_o rather_o to_o reflect_v upon_o the_o remedy_n of_o present_a mischief_n then_o upon_o the_o vain_a wish_n of_o a_o happiness_n not_o to_o be_v have_v and_o since_o deprave_a inclination_n passion_n vice_n voluptuousness_n and_o perverse_a habitude_n have_v so_o far_o preoccupate_v humane_a spirit_n as_o lie_n seem_v oftentimes_o truth_n unto_o they_o and_o iniquity_n justice_n what_o better_a remedy_n to_o make_v way_n against_o all_o these_o impediment_n to_o right_a and_o reason_n than_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n itself_o explain_v by_o eloquence_n illustrate_v by_o lively_a word_n and_o animate_v by_o efficacious_a gesture_n and_o motion_n reason_n i_o say_v which_o present_v to_o so_o ill_o affect_v spirit_n simple_o and_o naked_o will_v be_v present_o reject_v but_o appear_v with_o the_o grace_n and_o win_a garb_n of_o this_o sit_v ornament_n it_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o most_o refractory_a it_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o worst_a dispose_v thought_n cure_v most_o ulcered_a humour_n and_o which_o be_v a_o most_o happy_a kind_n of_o heal_v it_o cure_v they_o with_o content_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o aspic_n suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v charm_v by_o the_o enchanter_n voice_n forget_v its_o natural_a 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gift_n of_o grace_n which_o divine_v call_v free_o give_v and_o which_o god_n bestow_v for_o the_o common_a and_o universal_a good_a of_o mankind_n on_o those_o who_o he_o intend_v to_o authorise_v and_o make_v useful_a for_o community_n add_v much_o weight_n and_o efficacy_n such_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o counsel_n knowledge_n prudence_n cloquence_n and_o other_o heavenly_a gift_n which_o consider_v as_o gift_n of_o grace_n have_v in_o they_o something_o of_o high_a and_o more_o sublime_a consideration_n and_o produce_v more_o powerful_a effect_n than_o the_o same_o quality_n consider_v simple_o as_o acquire_v habitude_n and_o this_o one_o thing_n do_v great_o authorise_v a_o man_n when_o there_o be_v any_o one_o thing_n observe_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o he_o surpass_v the_o ordinary_a talent_n of_o man_n and_o which_o testify_v some_o particular_a grace_n and_o favour_n from_o god_n chap._n 5._o the_o sequence_n of_o the_o same_o discourse_n how_o we_o ought_v right_o to_o employ_v those_o good_a part_n wherewith_o we_o be_v endow_v thereby_o to_o gain_v authority_n
wherewith_o we_o seek_v to_o conceal_v manifest_a defect_n do_v but_o make_v they_o remarkable_a in_o stead_n of_o cover_v they_o so_o these_o chimericall_a invention_n these_o phantome_n of_o the_o spirit_n these_o force_a metaphor_n these_o beg_a resemblance_n and_o these_o borrow_a common_a place_n ill_o apply_v out_o of_o the_o poverty_n of_o a_o barren_a and_o constrain_a discourse_n cover_v not_o but_o disclose_v their_o author_n ignorance_n they_o will_v forsooth_o avoid_v vulgar_a word_n and_o common_a conceit_n but_o they_o see_v not_o how_o it_o be_v the_o same_o of_o word_n as_o of_o coin_n whereto_o only_a use_n afford_v currantnesse_n disuse_a rejection_n so_o among_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o most_o ordinary_a and_o most_o usual_a be_v the_o sound_a and_o most_o receiveable_a the_o extraordinary_a and_o particular_a carry_v either_o the_o mark_n or_o suspicion_n of_o some_o folly_n beat_a way_n be_v the_o direct_v bypath_n cause_v we_o to_o wander_v to_o avoid_v the_o common_a fashion_n in_o matter_n of_o apparel_n be_v to_o make_v ourselves_o ridiculous_a to_o quit_v ordinary_a term_n &_o conception_n in_o discourse_n be_v to_o cast_v ourselves_o into_o extravagancy_n nature_n so_o long_o as_o she_o be_v not_o vitiate_a produce_v only_o ordinary_a thing_n and_o no_o soon_o do_v she_o bring_v to_o light_v any_o unusual_a matter_n but_o she_o fall_v sick_a and_o bring_v forth_o monster_n but_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o these_o time_n and_o seneea_n say_v right_o well_o that_o the_o style_n and_o speech_n at_o any_o time_n current_n be_v the_o index_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o manner_n of_o that_o age._n speak_v that_o i_o may_v see_v thou_o say_v a_o philosopher_n speech_n come_v from_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o channel_n discover_v the_o source_n quality_n this_o age_n attribute_n all_o to_o apparancie_v nothing_o to_o solidity_n we_o strive_v not_o to_o be_v but_o to_o appear_v we_o dream_v more_o of_o plaster_v than_o building_n other_o man_n eye_n govern_v we_o not_o our_o own_o knowledge_n nor_o have_v opinion_n ever_o so_o much_o power_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o truth_n so_o little_a the_o style_n of_o our_o discourse_n bear_v the_o mark_n of_o this_o giddy_a passion_n foâ—_n we_o seek_v not_o the_o marrow_n but_o the_o colour_n not_o the_o substance_n but_o the_o sound_n not_o the_o weight_n of_o reason_n and_o sentence_n but_o the_o glittering_n of_o vain_a invention_n or_o i_o know_v not_o what_o rancounter_n of_o word_n beat_v the_o air_n and_o often_o lose_v and_o vanish_v fill_v the_o ear_n and_o leave_v the_o understanding_n hunger-starve_a it_o be_v the_o echo_a but_o empty_a vessel_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n speak_v the_o sound_n whereof_o proceed_v only_o from_o the_o wind_n it_o be_v full_a of_o and_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o sodom_n be_v fair_a shine_a and_o golden_a to_o their_o view_n who_o see_v they_o far_o off_o as_o they_o hang_v on_o the_o tree_n be_v easy_o delude_v with_o their_o outward_a beauty_n but_o come_v near_o to_o touch_v they_o they_o present_o fall_v in_o piece_n cause_v amazement_n in_o they_o who_o think_v they_o have_v gather_v apple_n find_v nothing_o in_o their_o hand_n but_o ash_n the_o same_o it_o be_v of_o the_o most_o of_o our_o discourse_n which_o the_o affect_a fabric_n of_o paint_a word_n and_o phrase_n beautify_v with_o some_o small_a lustre_n which_o beaâ—s_v upon_o the_o sense_n but_o if_o you_o near_o observe_v it_o at_o the_o first_o touch_v this_o seem_a shine_n vanesh_v into_o smoke_n we_o therein_o find_v neither_o juice_n grace_n nor_o beauty_n yet_o be_v not_o evil_a unuseful_a for_o the_o world_n since_o though_o otherwise_o useless_a it_o at_o least_o serve_v as_o a_o foil_n to_o what_o be_v good_a as_o darkness_n to_o light_n black_a to_o white_a shadow_n to_o lively_a colour_n and_o spot_n to_o fair_a face_n by_o the_o rancounter_n of_o their_o opposite_n so_o either_o the_o monstrous_a or_o mask_v style_n of_o the_o most_o of_o these_o wit_n distaste_v with_o whatsoever_o be_v good_a and_o natural_a beautify_v the_o writing_n and_o discourse_n of_o some_o small_a number_n who_o raise_v the_o honour_n of_o french_a eloquence_n speak_v and_o write_v with_o elegancy_n purity_n and_o solidity_n i_o will_v pass_v they_o over_o in_o silence_n since_o they_o be_v sufficient_o know_v and_o public_a judgement_n afford_v sufficient_a glory_n to_o their_o name_n without_o expect_v any_o from_o my_o pen_n yet_o be_o i_o willing_a to_o add_v this_o word_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v speak_v of_o their_o vice_n who_o by_o prodigious_a writing_n daily_a defame_n and_o dishonour_v our_o language_n none_o shall_v suppose_v i_o desire_v to_o suppress_v merit_n or_o smother_v their_o praise_n who_o native_a judicious_a and_o solid_a eloquence_n do_v high_o illustrate_v and_o adorn_v the_o french_a tongueâ—_n chap._n 18._o of_o the_o eloquence_n proper_a for_o the_o politician_n and_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o worke._n affect_a eloquence_n if_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o eloquence_n be_v unseemly_a for_o all_o quality_n 1._o quality_n but_o chief_o for_o those_o who_o treat_v of_o important_a affair_n nor_o be_v this_o great_a ornament_n and_o pomp_n of_o round_o set_v word_n wherewith_o orator_n swell_v their_o vein_n beseem_v they_o and_o the_o ancient_n say_v discourse_n the_o vigour_n and_o integrity_n of_o discourse_n that_o if_o jupiter_n shall_v speak_v to_o man_n he_o will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o demosthenes_n but_o of_o plato_n stile_n for_o the_o discourse_n of_o grave_a person_n shall_v rather_o taste_v of_o the_o philosopher_n than_o orator_n and_o it_o be_v right_o befit_v they_o when_o sentence_n be_v their_o figure_n maxim_n their_o pause_n reason_n their_o ornament_n a_o strong_a solid_a and_o round_a brevity_n their_o eloquence_n brevity_n 2._o brevity_n brief_o when_o the_o word_n flow_v from_o they_o show_v not_o the_o file_n of_o a_o laborious_a art_n but_o the_o quick_a and_o please_a juice_n of_o a_o well_o digest_v prudence_n the_o lacedaemonian_n speak_v but_o little_a but_o spiritful_o and_o solid_o their_o word_n be_v as_o rich_a diamond_n small_a in_o bulk_n inestimable_a in_o worth_n man_n value_v not_o either_o precious_a stone_n or_o discourse_n by_o the_o greatness_n but_o gracefulness_n a_o little_a carbuncle_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o whole_a rock_n a_o quick_a sentence_n than_o a_o quaint_a and_o frivolous_a oration_n to_o speak_v little_a and_o say_v much_o be_v the_o perfect_a eloquence_n it_o be_v a_o law_n in_o the_o areopagite_n court_n to_o speak_v nothing_o from_o the_o matter_n photion_n be_v call_v the_o axe_n of_o demosthanes_n his_o discourse_n diceretur_fw-la arist_n l._n 11_o rhet._n ne_fw-la quid_fw-la extra_fw-la reâ—â—_n diceretur_fw-la in_o that_o he_o cut_v short_a his_o unprofitable_a preamble_n and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v the_o true_a rule_n of_o discourse_n in_o matter_n of_o consequence_n not_o to_o extravagate_v into_o idle_a and_o superfluous_a matter_n but_o to_o aim_v direct_o at_o the_o mark_n and_o questionless_a if_o one_o speak_v not_o but_o to_o attain_v his_o end_n as_o one_o walk_v not_o but_o to_o arrive_v whether_o he_o tend_v it_o be_v folly_n to_o go_v by_o the_o bow_n when_o the_o short_a and_o best_a way_n be_v by_o the_o string_n and_o he_o in_o who_o election_n it_o be_v if_o he_o please_v to_o take_v a_o direct_a way_n will_v nevertheless_o go_v wind_v and_o turn_v by_o oblique_a path_n make_v man_n imagine_v either_o that_o himself_o wander_v or_o desire_n other_o shall_v go_v astray_o who_o follow_v he_o if_o he_o casual_o miss_v his_o way_n he_o show_v his_o ignorance_n if_o he_o wilful_o wander_v he_o appear_v malicious_a the_o one_o show_v he_o be_v deceive_v the_o other_o that_o he_o will_v delude_v other_o simplicity_n 3._o simplicity_n the_o speech_n seek_v truth_n aught_o to_o be_v simple_a and_o without_o composition_n say_v a_o athenian_a not_o bare_a without_o juice_n and_o gracefulness_n but_o simple_a without_o wind_n and_o ambagy_n not_o single_a without_o energy_n but_o plain_a without_o captiousnesse_n not_o silly_a without_o natural_a and_o fit_v attraction_n but_o plain_a without_o the_o mixture_n of_o idle_a allegation_n not_o simple_a in_o regard_n of_o roughness_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o clearness_n roundness_n and_o ingenuity_n the_o simplicity_n of_o discourse_n signify_v not_o a_o rude_a and_o ill-polished_n ineligancy_n but_o rather_o as_o the_o gospel_n call_v the_o eye_n simple_a which_o be_v pure_a clear_a and_o neat_a without_o dimness_n or_o cloud_n so_o be_v the_o oration_n simple_a whence_o a_o pure_a and_o elegant_a splendour_n banisheâ—h_v confusion_n and_o obscurity_n erit_fw-la si_fw-mi oculus_fw-la tuus_fw-la sit_fw-la simplex_fw-la sic_fw-la totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la tuum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la erit_fw-la and_o to_o speak_v proper_o there_o be_v nothing_o less_o simple_a than_o rude_a and_o gross_a discourse_n