if_o we_o have_v in_o admiration_n good_a and_o virtuous_a man_n not_o only_o in_o their_o prosperity_n but_o also_o like_a as_o amorous_a folk_n be_v well_o enough_o please_v with_o the_o lisp_n or_o stammer_a tongue_n yea_o and_o do_v like_o the_o pale_a colour_n of_o these_o who_o for_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o youth_n and_o beauty_n they_o love_v and_o think_v it_o beseem_v they_o as_o we_o read_v of_o lady_n panthea_n who_o by_o her_o tear_n and_o sad_a silence_n all_o heavy_a afflict_a and_o blubber_a as_o she_o be_v for_o the_o dolour_n and_o sorrow_n that_o she_o take_v for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n seize_v araspes_n so_o as_o he_o be_v enamour_v upon_o she_o in_o their_o adversity_n so_o as_o we_o neither_o start_v back_o for_o fear_n nor_o dread_v the_o banishment_n of_o aristides_n the_o imprisonment_n of_o anaxagoras_n the_o poverty_n of_o socrates_n or_o the_o condemnation_n of_o photion_n but_o repute_v their_o virtue_n desirable_a lovely_a and_o amiable_a even_o with_o all_o these_o calamity_n and_o run_v direct_o towards_o she_o for_o to_o kiss_v and_o embrace_v she_o by_o our_o imitation_n have_v always_o in_o our_o mouth_n at_o every_o one_o of_o these_o cross_a accident_n this_o notable_a speech_n of_o euripides_n oh_o how_o each_o thing_n do_v well_o become_v such_o generous_a heart_n both_o all_o and_o some_o for_o we_o be_v never_o to_o fear_v or_o doubt_n that_o any_o good_a or_o honest_a thing_n shall_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o avert_v from_o virtue_n this_o heavenly_a inspiration_n and_o divine_a instinct_n of_o affection_n which_o not_o only_o be_v not_o grieve_v and_o trouble_v at_o those_o thing_n which_o seem_v unto_o man_n most_o full_a of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n but_o also_o admire_v &_o desire_v to_o imitate_v they_o hereupon_o also_o it_o follow_v by_o good_a consequence_n that_o they_o who_o have_v once_o receive_v so_o deep_a a_o impression_n in_o their_o heart_n take_v this_o course_n with_o themselves_o that_o when_o they_o begin_v any_o enterprise_n or_o enter_v into_o the_o admininstration_n of_o government_n or_o when_o any_o sinister_a accident_n be_v present_v unto_o they_o they_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o example_n of_o those_o who_o either_o presentlyl_n be_v or_o hereto_o fore_o have_v be_v worthy_a person_n discourse_v in_o this_o manner_n what_o be_v it_o that_o plato_n will_v have_v do_v in_o this_o cafe_z what_o will_v have_v epaminondas_n say_v to_o this_o how_o will_v lycurgus_n or_o agesilaus_n have_v behave_v themselves_o herein_o after_o this_o sort_n i_o say_v will_v they_o labour_v to_o frame_v compose_v reform_v and_o adorn_v their_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v before_o a_o mirror_n or_o lookingglass_n to_o wit_n in_o correct_v any_o unseemly_a speech_n that_o they_o have_v let_v fall_v or_o repress_v any_o passion_n that_o have_v rise_v in_o they_o they_o that_o have_v learn_v the_o name_n of_o the_o demigod_n call_v idaei_n dacty_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o as_o countercharm_n or_o preservative_n against_o sudden_a fright_n pronounce_v the_o same_o one_o after_o another_o ready_o and_o ceremonious_o but_o the_o remembrance_n and_o think_v upon_o great_a and_o worthy_a man_n represent_v sudden_o unto_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o perfection_n and_o take_v hold_v of_o they_o in_o all_o passion_n and_o perplexion_n which_o shall_v encounter_v they_o hold_v they_o up_o and_o keep_v they_o upright_o that_o they_o can_v not_o fall_v and_o therefore_o this_o also_o may_v go_v for_o one_o argument_n and_o token_n of_o proceed_v in_o virtue_n over_o and_o beside_o not_o to_o be_v so_o much_o trouble_v with_o any_o occurrent_a nor_o to_o blush_v exceed_o for_o shame_n as_o beforetime_n nor_o to_o seek_v to_o hide_v or_o otherwise_o to_o alter_v our_o countenance_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o about_o we_o upon_o the_o sudden_a come_n in_o place_n of_o a_o great_a or_o sage_a personage_n unexpected_a but_o to_o persist_v resolute_a to_o go_v direct_o towards_o he_o with_o bare_a and_o open_a face_n be_v token_n that_o a_o man_n feel_v his_o conscience_n settle_v and_o assure_v thus_o alexander_n the_o great_a see_v a_o messenger_n run_v towards_o he_o apace_o with_o a_o pleasant_a and_o smile_a countenance_n and_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n afar_o off_o to_o he_o how_o now_o good_a fellow_n quoth_v he_o what_o good_a news_n can_v thou_o bring_v i_o more_o unless_o it_o be_v tiding_n that_o homer_n be_v rise_v again_o esteem_v in_o truth_n that_o his_o worthy_a act_n and_o noble_a deed_n already_o achieve_v want_v nothing_o else_o nor_o can_v be_v make_v great_a than_o they_o be_v but_o only_o by_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o immortality_n by_o the_o write_n of_o some_o noble_a spirit_n even_o so_o a_o young_a man_n that_o grow_v better_a and_o better_o every_o day_n and_o have_v reform_v his_o manner_n love_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o make_v himself_o know_v what_o he_o be_v unto_o man_n of_o worth_n and_o honour_n to_o show_v unto_o they_o his_o whole_a house_n and_o the_o order_n thereof_o his_o table_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n his_o study_n and_o intent_n to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o say_n and_o write_n insomuch_o as_o otherwhiles_a he_o be_v grieve_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o think_v and_o remember_v either_o that_o his_o father_n natural_a that_o beget_v he_o or_o his_o master_n that_o teach_v he_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o alive_a to_o see_v in_o what_o good_a estate_n he_o be_v in_o and_o to_o joy_n thereat_o neither_o will_v he_o wish_v or_o pray_v to_o the_o god_n for_o any_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o that_o they_o may_v revive_v and_o come_v again_o above_o ground_n for_o to_o be_v spectator_n and_o eie-witness_n of_o his_o life_n and_o all_o his_o action_n contrariwise_o those_o that_o have_v neglect_v themselves_o and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o do_v well_o but_o be_v corrupt_v in_o their_o manner_n can_v not_o without_o fear_n and_o tremble_a abide_v to_o see_v those_o that_o belong_v unto_o they_o no_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o to_o dream_v of_o they_o add_v moreover_o if_o you_o please_v unto_o that_o which_o have_v be_v already_o say_v thus_o much_o also_o for_o a_o good_a token_n of_o progress_n in_o virtue_n when_o a_o man_n think_v no_o sin_n or_o trespass_v small_a but_o be_v very_o careful_a and_o wary_a to_o avoid_v and_o shun_v they_o all_o for_o like_a as_o they_o who_o despair_v ever_o to_o be_v rich_a make_v no_o account_n at_o all_o of_o save_v a_o little_a expense_n for_o thus_o they_o think_v that_o the_o spare_v of_o a_o small_a matter_n can_v add_v no_o great_a thing_n unto_o their_o stock_n to_o heap_v it_o up_o but_o contrariwise_o hope_v when_o a_o man_n see_v that_o he_o want_v but_o a_o little_a of_o the_o mark_n which_o he_o shoot_v at_o cause_v that_o the_o near_o he_o come_v thereto_o his_o covetousness_n be_v the_o more_o even_o so_o it_o be_v in_o those_o matter_n that_o perteine_a to_o virtue_n he_o who_o give_v not_o place_n much_o nor_o proceed_v to_o these_o speech_n well_o and_o what_o shall_v we_o have_v after_o this_o be_v it_o so_o now_o it_o will_v be_v better_o again_o for_o it_o another_o time_n and_o such_o like_a but_o always_o take_v heed_n to_o himself_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o whensoever_o vice_n insinuate_v it_o self_n into_o the_o least_o sin_n and_o fault_n that_o be_v seem_v to_o pretend_v and_o suggest_v some_o colourable_a excuse_n for_o to_o crave_v pardon_n be_v much_o discontent_v and_o displease_v he_o i_o say_v give_v hereby_o good_a evidence_n and_o proof_n that_o he_o have_v a_o house_n within_o clean_a and_o neat_a and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o least_o impurity_n and_o ordure_n in_o the_o world_n to_o defile_v the_o same_o for_o as_o aeschylus_n say_v a_o opinion_n conceive_v once_o that_o nothing_o that_o we_o have_v be_v great_a and_o to_o be_v esteem_v and_o reckon_v of_o cause_v we_o to_o be_v careless_a and_o negligent_a in_o small_a matter_n they_o that_o make_v a_o palaisado_fw-mi a_o rampire_n or_o rough_a mud_n wall_n care_v not_o much_o to_o put_v into_o their_o work_n any_o wood_n that_o come_v next_o hand_n neither_o be_v it_o great_o material_a to_o take_v thereto_o any_o rubbish_n or_o stone_n that_o they_o can_v meet_v with_o or_o first_o come_v into_o their_o eye_n yea_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o pillar_n fall_v from_o a_o monument_n or_o sepulchre_n semblable_o do_v wicked_a and_o lewd_a folk_n who_o gather_v thrumble_o &_o heap_v up_o together_o all_o sort_n of_o gain_n all_o action_n that_o be_v in_o their_o way_n it_o make_v no_o matter_n what_o but_o such_o as_o profit_v in_o virtue_n who_o be_v already_o plant_v and_o who_o golden_a foundation_n of_o a_o good_a life_n be_v lay_v as_o it_o
ceremony_n for_o they_o as_o other_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v for_o the_o dead_a the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o have_v no_o part_n of_o earth_n nor_o earthly_a lie_v affection_n neither_o do_v they_o keep_v about_o their_o tomb_n and_o sepulcher_n nor_o lay_v forth_o the_o dead_a corpse_n abroad_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n nor_o sit_v near_o unto_o their_o body_n for_o our_o law_n and_o statute_n do_v not_o permit_v and_o suffer_v any_o mourning_n at_o all_o for_o those_o that_o so_o depart_v in_o their_o minority_n as_o be_v a_o custom_n not_o holy_a and_o religious_a for_o that_o we_o be_v to_o think_v they_o pass_v into_o a_o better_a place_n and_o happy_a condition_n which_o ordinance_n and_o custom_n since_o it_o be_v more_o dangerous_a not_o to_o give_v credit_n unto_o than_o believe_v let_v we_o carry_v and_o demean_v ourselves_o according_a as_o they_o command_v for_o outward_a order_n as_o for_o within_o all_o aught_o to_o be_v more_o pure_a wise_a and_o uncorrupt_a how_o it_o come_n that_o the_o divine_a justice_n defer_v otherwhiles_a the_o punishment_n of_o wicked_a person_n the_o summarie_n for_o asmuch_o as_o the_o order_n of_o all_o considerate_a justice_n import_v and_o require_v that_o goodman_n shall_v be_v maintain_v and_o cherish_v but_o contrariwise_o wicked_a person_n repress_v and_o punish_v for_o their_o lewd_a act_n the_o epicurean_o drunken_a &_o into_o xicate_a with_o false_a supposal_n see_v in_o the_o conduct_n of_o this_o world_n affair_n some_o that_o be_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a distress_a and_o oppress_v by_o divers_a device_n and_o practice_n whereas_o other_o again_o who_o be_v naught_o and_o vicious_a continue_v in_o repose_n without_o any_o chastisement_n at_o all_o for_o their_o misdemeanour_n will_v needs_o take_v from_o god_n the_o dispose_n and_o government_n of_o humane_a affair_n hold_v and_o maintain_v this_o point_n that_o all_o thing_n roll_v and_o run_v at_o a_o venture_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a accident_n of_o this_o life_n but_o either_o fortune_n or_o else_o the_o will_n of_o man_n now_o among_o other_o argument_n which_o they_o have_v to_o confirm_v themselves_o in_o this_o unhappy_a and_o impious_a opinion_n the_o patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v of_o the_o divine_a justice_n be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a conclude_v thereby_o very_o fond_o that_o consider_v malefactor_n be_v thus_o support_v and_o see_v to_o escape_v all_o chastisement_n there_o be_v no_o deity_n or_o godhead_n at_o all_o which_o regard_v man_n either_o to_o reward_v they_o for_o virtue_n or_o to_o punish_v and_o do_v vengeance_n for_o their_o iniquity_n and_o transgression_n plutarch_n therefore_o have_v to_o deal_v in_o his_o time_n with_o such_o dangerous_a spirit_n confute_v they_o in_o this_o treatise_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o excellent_a and_o deserve_v to_o be_v read_v and_o ãâã_d over_o again_o in_o these_o wretched_a day_n wherein_o epicurism_n bear_v up_o the_o head_n as_o high_a as_o at_o any_o time_n ever_o before_o true_a it_o be_v i_o confess_v that_o theologie_n and_o divinity_n be_v able_a to_o furnish_v we_o with_o reason_n and_o answer_n more_o firm_a and_o effectual_a without_o comparison_n than_o all_o the_o philosophy_n of_o pagan_n whatsoever_o howbeit_o for_o all_o that_o there_o be_v here_o sufficient_a to_o be_v find_v as_o touch_v this_o point_n for_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o those_o who_o have_v any_o remnant_n of_o shame_n honesty_n or_o conscience_n behind_o in_o they_o this_o present_a treatise_n may_v very_o well_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o principal_a part_n in_o the_o former_a epicurus_n be_v bring_v in_o to_o dispute_v against_o divine_a providence_n and_o so_o depart_v without_o stay_n for_o answer_n other_o philosopher_n deliberate_a to_o be_v resolve_v of_o this_o point_n in_o his_o absence_n and_o before_o that_o they_o resute_n his_o objection_n two_o of_o they_o do_v amplify_v and_o exaggerate_v the_o same_o at_o large_a which_o do_v our_o outhour_n take_v the_o question_n in_o hand_n and_o by_o seven_o sorcible_a argument_n or_o firm_a answer_n refall_v the_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o epicurean_o prove_v by_o sundry_a argument_n enrich_v with_o similitude_n sentence_n example_n and_o notable_a history_n that_o wicked_a person_n never_o continue_v unpunished_a but_o that_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n deny_v quick_o and_o continual_o their_o misdeed_n in_o the_o second_o part_n they_o debate_v a_o certain_a question_n depend_v of_o the_o precedent_a objection_n to_o wit_n wherefore_o child_n be_v chastise_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o ancestor_n and_o there_o be_v a_o certeive_v philosopher_n name_v timon_n who_o handle_v this_o matter_n tax_v after_o a_o oblique_a manner_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n which_o plutarch_n maintain_v and_o defend_v show_v by_o divers_a reason_n that_o whatsoever_o timon_n have_v allege_v be_v mere_a false_a and_o that_o god_n do_v no_o injury_n at_o all_o unto_o those_o child_n in_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o favour_n from_o they_o and_o chastise_v they_o so_o together_o with_o their_o parent_n find_v they_o likewise_o culpable_a for_o their_o part_n but_o in_o this_o place_n our_o author_n answer_v not_o sufficient_o and_o to_o the_o purpose_n as_o be_v ignorant_a of_o original_a sin_n and_o the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o adam_n child_n which_o enwrap_v they_o all_o in_o the_o same_o condemnation_n although_o some_o be_v far_o go_v in_o sinful_a life_n according_a as_o they_o be_v grow_v to_o more_o year_n and_o so_o augment_v their_o punishment_n ãâã_d as_o we_o may_v well_o marvel_v at_o this_o that_o a_o poor_a pagan_n have_v so_o far_o proceed_v in_o this_o point_n of_o theology_n and_o christian_n have_v so_o much_o great_a occasion_n to_o look_v unto_o themselves_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o this_o light_n which_o direct_v they_o consider_v how_o this_o man_n can_v see_v so_o clear_a in_o darkness_n which_o appear_v sufficient_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o discourse_n where_o he_o intermedleeh_o certain_a fable_n as_o touch_v the_o state_n of_o our_o soul_n after_o they_o be_v part_v from_o the_o body_n how_o it_o come_n that_o the_o divine_a justice_n defer_v otherwhiles_o the_o punishment_n of_o wicked_a person_n after_o that_o epicurus_n have_v make_v this_o speech_n o_o cynius_n and_o before_o that_o any_o one_o of_o we_o have_v answer_v he_o by_o that_o time_n that_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o gallery_n or_o walk_a place_n he_o go_v his_o way_n out_o of_o our_o sight_n and_o so_o depart_v and_o we_o woonder_v much_o at_o this_o strange_a fashion_n of_o the_o man_n stand_v still_o a_o pretty_a while_n in_o silence_n look_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o so_o we_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o our_o walk_v again_o as_o before_o then_o patrocleas_n begin_n first_o to_o move_v speech_n and_o conference_n say_v in_o this_o manner_n how_o now_o my_o master_n if_o you_o think_v so_o good_a let_v we_o discuss_v this_o question_n and_o make_v answer_n in_o his_o absence_n to_o those_o reason_n which_o he_o have_v allege_v aswell_o as_o if_o he_o be_v present_a in_o place_n hereupon_o timon_n take_v occasion_n to_o speak_v and_o say_v certes_o it_o be_v not_o well_o do_v ofus_fw-la to_o let_v he_o escape_v so_o without_o revenge_n who_o have_v leave_v his_o dart_n stick_v in_o we_o for_o captain_n brasidas_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o chronicle_n be_v wound_v with_o the_o shot_n of_o a_o javelin_n draw_v it_o out_o of_o his_o body_n his_o own_o self_n and_o therewith_o smite_v his_o enemy_n who_o have_v hurt_v he_o so_o as_o he_o kill_v he_o outright_o as_o for_o we_o we_o need_v not_o so_o great_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o those_o who_o have_v let_v fly_v among_o we_o some_o rash_a foolish_a and_o false_a speech_n for_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o shake_v the_o same_o off_o and_o send_v they_o back_o again_o before_o our_o opinion_n take_v hold_v thereof_o and_o what_o be_v it_o i_o pray_v you_o quoth_v i_o of_o all_o that_o which_o he_o deliver_v that_o move_v you_o most_o for_o the_o man_n handle_v many_o thing_n confuse_o together_o and_o nothing_o at_o all_o in_o good_a order_n but_o keep_v a_o prate_n and_o babble_n against_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n face_v and_o inveigh_v most_o bitter_o and_o in_o reproachful_a term_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o fit_a of_o anger_n and_o rage_n then_o patrocleas_n that_o which_o he_o utter_v as_o touch_v the_o long_a delay_n and_o slackness_n of_o divine_a justice_n in_o punish_v the_o wicked_a in_o my_o conceit_n be_v a_o great_a objection_n and_o trouble_v i_o much_o and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n their_o reason_n and_o word_n which_o he_o deliver_v have_v imprint_v in_o i_o a_o new_a opinion_n so_o as_o now_o i_o be_o become_v a_o novice_n and_o
parent_n be_v wicked_a and_o vicious_a be_v themselves_o honest_a and_o very_a profitable_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v we_o not_o then_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o punish_v in_o due_a time_n and_o manner_n convenient_a than_o to_o proceed_v unto_o revenge_n hasty_o and_o out_o of_o hand_n like_o as_o that_o be_v of_o callippus_n the_o athenian_a who_o make_v semblance_n or_o friendship_n unto_o dion_n stab_v he_o at_o once_o with_o his_o dagger_n and_o be_v himself_o afterward_o kill_v with_o the_o same_o by_o his_o friend_n as_o also_o that_o other_o of_o mitius_n the_o argive_a who_o be_v murder_v in_o a_o certain_a commotion_n and_o civil_a broil_n for_o it_o happen_v so_o that_o in_o a_o frequent_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n gather_v together_o in_o the_o market_n place_n for_o to_o behold_v a_o solemn_a show_n a_o statue_n of_o brass_n fall_v upon_o the_o murderer_n of_o mitius_n and_o kill_v he_o outright_o and_o you_o have_v hear_v i_o be_o sure_a o_o patrocleas_n have_v you_o not_o what_o befall_v unto_o bessus_n the_o poeonian_a and_o ariston_n the_o oeteian_a two_o colonel_n of_o mercenary_a and_o foreign_a soldier_n no_o very_o quoth_v he_o but_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v this_o ariston_n quoth_v i_o have_v steal_v and_o carry_v away_o out_o of_o this_o temple_n certain_a jewel_n and_o costly_a furniture_n of_o queen_n eriphyle_n which_o of_o long_a time_n have_v there_o be_v keep_v safe_a by_o the_o grant_n and_o permission_n of_o the_o tyrant_n who_o rule_v this_o city_n carry_v they_o as_o a_o present_a to_o his_o wife_n but_o his_o son_n be_v on_o a_o time_n upon_o some_o occasion_n displease_v and_o angry_a with_o his_o mother_n set_v fire_n on_o the_o house_n and_o burn_v it_o with_o all_o that_o be_v within_o it_o as_o for_o bessus_n who_o have_v murder_v his_o own_o father_n he_o continue_v a_o good_a while_n not_o detect_v until_o such_o time_n as_o be_v one_o day_n at_o supper_n with_o certain_a of_o his_o friend_n that_o be_v stranger_n with_o the_o head_n of_o his_o spear_n he_o pierce_v and_o cast_v down_o a_o swallow_n nest_n and_o so_o kill_v the_o young_a bird_n within_o it_o and_o when_o those_o that_o stand_v by_o seem_v as_o good_a reason_n there_o be_v to_o say_v unto_o he_o how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v good_a sir_n and_o what_o ail_v you_o that_o you_o have_v commit_v so_o lewd_a and_o horrible_a a_o act_n why_o quoth_v he_o again_o do_v these_o bird_n cry_v aloud_o and_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o i_o testify_v that_o i_o have_v murder_v i_o own_o father_n he_o have_v no_o soon_o let_v fall_v this_o word_n but_o those_o who_o be_v present_a take_v hold_v thereof_o and_o wonder_v much_o thereat_o go_v direct_o to_o the_o king_n and_o give_v information_n of_o he_o who_o make_v so_o diligent_a inquisition_n that_o the_o thing_n upon_o examination_n be_v discover_v and_o bessus_n for_o his_o part_n punish_v according_o for_o a_o parricide_n thus_o much_o i_o say_v have_v we_o relate_v that_o it_o may_v be_v hold_v as_o a_o confess_a truth_n and_o supposition_n that_o wicked_a man_n otherwhiles_o have_v some_o delay_n of_o their_o punishment_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n you_o be_v to_o think_v that_o you_o ought_v to_o hearken_v unto_o hesiodus_n the_o poet_n who_o say_v not_o as_o plato_n do_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n do_v follow_v sin_n hard_o at_o the_o heel_n but_o be_v of_o the_o same_o time_n and_o age_n as_o bear_v and_o breed_v in_o one_o place_n with_o it_o and_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o very_a same_o root_n and_o stock_n for_o these_o be_v his_o word_n in_o one_o place_n bad_a counsel_n who_o devise_v first_o unto_o himself_o shall_v find_v it_o worst_a and_o in_o another_o who_o do_v for_o other_o mischief_n frame_n to_o his_o own_o heart_n contrive_v the_o same_o the_o venomous_a fly_n cantharides_n be_v say_v to_o contain_v in_o themselves_o a_o certain_a remedy_n make_v and_o compound_v by_o a_o contrariety_n or_o antipathy_n in_o nature_n which_o serve_v for_o their_o own_o counterpoison_v but_o wickedness_n engender_v within_o itself_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o displeasure_n and_o punishment_n not_o after_o a_o sinful_a act_n be_v commit_v but_o even_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o commit_v it_o begin_v to_o suffer_v the_o pain_n due_a to_o the_o offence_n neither_o be_v there_o a_o malefactor_n but_o when_o he_o see_v other_o like_o himself_o punish_v in_o their_o body_n bear_v forth_o his_o own_o cross_n whereas_o mischievous_a wickedness_n frame_v of_o herself_o the_o engine_n of_o her_o own_o torment_n as_o be_v a_o wonderful_a artisan_n of_o a_o miserable_a life_n which_o together_o with_o shame_n and_o reproach_n have_v in_o it_o lamentable_a calamity_n many_o terrible_a fright_n fearful_a perturbation_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o spirit_n remorse_n of_o conscience_n desperate_a repentance_n and_o continual_a trouble_n and_o unquietness_n but_o some_o man_n there_o be_v who_o for_o all_o the_o world_n resemble_v little_a child_n that_o behold_v many_o time_n in_o the_o theatre_n lewd_a and_o naughty_a person_n array_v in_o cloth_n of_o gold_n rich_a mantle_n and_o robe_n of_o purple_a adorn_v also_o with_o crown_n upon_o their_o head_n when_o they_o either_o dance_n or_o play_v their_o part_n upon_o the_o stage_n have_v they_o in_o great_a admiration_n as_o repute_v they_o right_o happy_a until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o see_v they_o how_o they_o be_v either_o prick_v and_o pierce_v with_o goad_n or_o send_v flame_n of_o fire_n out_o of_o those_o gorgeous_a costly_a and_o sumptuous_a vestment_n for_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n many_o wicked_a person_n who_o dwell_v in_o stately_a house_n be_v descend_v from_o noble_a parentage_n sit_v in_o high_a place_n of_o authority_n bear_v great_a dignity_n and_o glorious_a title_n be_v not_o know_v for_o the_o most_o part_n what_o plague_n and_o punishment_n they_o sustain_v before_o they_o be_v see_v to_o have_v their_o throat_n cut_v or_o their_o neck_n break_v by_o be_v cast_v down_o headlong_o from_o on_o high_a which_o a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o term_v punishment_n simple_o but_o rather_o the_o final_a end_n and_o complishment_n of_o thereof_o for_o like_a as_o herodicus_n of_o selymbria_n be_v fall_v into_o a_o incurable_a phthisicke_n or_o consumption_n by_o the_o ulcer_n of_o his_o lung_n be_v the_o first_o man_n as_o plato_n say_v who_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o say_a disease_n join_v with_o other_o physic_n bodily_a exercise_n and_o in_o so_o do_v draw_v out_o and_o prolong_v death_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o all_o other_o who_o be_v likewise_o infect_v with_o that_o malady_n even_o so_o may_v we_o say_v that_o wicked_a person_n as_o many_o as_o seem_v to_o have_v escape_v a_o present_a plague_n and_o the_o stroke_n of_o punishment_n out_o of_o hand_n suffer_v in_o truth_n the_o pain_n due_a for_o their_o sinful_a act_n not_o in_o the_o end_n only_o and_o a_o great_a time_n after_o but_o sustain_v the_o same_o a_o long_a time_n so_o that_o the_o vengeance_n take_v for_o their_o sinful_a life_n be_v nothing_o slow_a but_o much_o more_o produce_v and_o draw_v out_o to_o the_o length_n neither_o be_v they_o punish_v at_o the_o last_o in_o their_o old_a age_n but_o they_o wax_v old_a rather_o in_o punishment_n which_o they_o have_v endure_v all_o their_o life_n now_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o long_a time_n i_o mean_v it_o in_o regard_n of_o ourselves_o for_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o god_n the_o whole_a race_n of_o man_n life_n how_o long_o soever_o it_o be_v think_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o nothing_o or_o no_o more_o than_o the_o very_a moment_n and_o point_n of_o the_o instant_n for_o say_v that_o a_o malefactor_n our_o shall_v suffer_v the_o space_n of_o thirty_o year_n for_o some_o heinous_a fact_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v stretch_v he_o upon_o the_o rack_n or_o hang_v he_o upon_o a_o jibbet_n in_o the_o evening_n towards_o night_n and_o not_o in_o the_o morning_n betimes_o especial_o see_v that_o such_o a_o one_o all_o the_o while_n that_o he_o live_v remain_v close_a and_o fast_o shut_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o strong_a prison_n or_o cage_n out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o make_v a_o escape_n and_o get_v away_o now_o if_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o make_v many_o feast_n manage_v sundry_a matter_n and_o enterprise_v divers_a thing_n if_o they_o give_v present_n and_o largess_n abroad_o and_o say_v they_o give_v themselves_o to_o their_o disport_n and_o pleasure_n it_o be_v even_o as_o much_o and_o all_o one_o as_o when_o malefactor_n during_o the_o time_n they_o be_v in_o prison_n shall_v play_v at_o dice_n or_o cockall_n game_n have_v continual_o over_o head_n the_o rope_n
study_n and_o in_o the_o end_n be_v drive_v to_o languish_v and_o lie_v sick_a in_o bed_n together_o with_o it_o for_o company_n and_o therefore_o plato_n wise_o admonish_v we_o not_o to_o move_v and_o exercise_v the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n not_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o body_n but_o to_o drive_v they_o both_o together_o equal_o as_o if_o they_o be_v two_o steed_n draw_v at_o one_o spire_n of_o a_o chariot_n and_o especial_o at_o such_o a_o time_n when_o as_o the_o body_n be_v busy_v with_o the_o soul_n and_o labour_v together_o with_o she_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o most_o care_n of_o it_o and_o to_o allow_v it_o that_o attendance_n &_o cherishment_n which_o be_v meet_v and_o requisite_a to_o the_o end_n that_o thereby_o we_o may_v requite_v it_o with_o good_a and_o desirable_a health_n esteem_v this_o to_o be_v the_o great_a benefit_n and_o most_o singular_a gift_n that_o proceed_v thereupon_o in_o that_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o for_o default_n of_o good_a disposition_n be_v impeach_v or_o hinder_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o practice_n thereof_o aswell_o in_o literature_n as_o in_o the_o action_n of_o man_n life_n of_o the_o roman_n fortune_n the_o summarie_n if_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o state_n politic_a in_o the_o rise_n growth_n and_o declination_n whereof_o we_o be_v to_o see_v &_o acknowledge_v the_o admirable_a providence_n of_o god_n together_o with_o the_o strength_n and_o wisdom_n of_o man_n certes_o the_o roman_a empire_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v in_o the_o foremost_a range_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o foundation_n and_o advancement_n of_o this_o great_a monarchy_n be_v otherwise_o consider_v by_o those_o who_o the_o heavenly_a truth_n reveal_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v illuminate_v than_o by_o the_o pagan_n and_o sage_n of_o this_o world_n guidedone_o by_o the_o discourse_n of_o their_o reason_n corrupt_v with_o sin_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o true_a god_n for_o when_o the_o question_n be_v as_o touch_v the_o government_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n although_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n thereof_o use_v often_o time_n the_o spiritual_a and_o corpor_n all_o vigour_n both_o of_o mortal_a man_n for_o to_o execute_v his_o will_n yet_o we_o may_v behold_v above_o it_o and_o before_o any_o exploit_n of_o visible_a instrument_n this_o great_a and_o incomprehensible_a wisdom_n of_o he_o who_o have_v decree_v in_o himself_o all_o thing_n execute_v every_o moment_n his_o deliberation_n so_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o casual_a but_o all_o keep_v a_o course_n according_a to_o his_o determinate_a and_o resolute_a will_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o many_o thing_n be_v accident_n all_o for_o that_o the_o counsel_n of_o that_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a wisdom_n be_v hide_v from_o we_o and_o appear_v not_o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a infidel_n and_o miscreant_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v this_o secret_a have_v imagine_v and_o set_v down_o for_o governess_n of_o man_n life_n fortune_n and_o virtue_n meaning_n by_o fortune_n that_o which_o the_o common_a say_n comprise_v in_o these_o few_o word_n in_o this_o world_n there_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o good_a luck_n and_o bad_a but_o so_o as_o if_o any_o man_n can_v skill_v how_o to_o manage_v his_o own_o fortune_n he_o may_v make_v it_o of_o bad_a good_a and_o commodious_a and_o this_o they_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n virtue_n which_o be_v a_o habitude_n or_o disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o body_n by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o he_o that_o be_v endue_v therewith_o may_v prevent_v and_o overthrow_v quite_o all_o the_o assault_n of_o fortune_n some_o there_o be_v who_o abuse_v the_o word_n fortune_n for_o to_o abolish_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o other_o have_v attribute_v so_o much_o unto_o virtue_n that_o they_o have_v set_v man_n out_o of_o those_o limit_n in_o which_o his_o own_o proper_a nature_n and_o above_o all_o the_o divine_a truth_n place_v he_o other_o again_o have_v ascribe_v some_o thing_n unto_o fortune_n and_o yet_o they_o neither_o understand_v nor_o declare_v what_o it_o import_v but_o have_v give_v out_o although_o very_o irresolute_o that_o fortune_n can_v give_v the_o check_n to_o a_o virtuous_a man_n if_o we_o have_v this_o treatise_n follow_v entire_a and_o perfect_a all_o the_o ancient_a philosophy_n and_o learning_n as_o touch_v this_o question_n have_v be_v manifest_o discover_v unto_o we_o but_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n be_v lose_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o plutarch_n have_v bring_v in_o fortune_n and_o virtue_n dispute_v upon_o this_o point_n whether_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o foundation_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n have_v leave_v unto_o we_o nothing_o but_o the_o plea_n of_o fortune_n who_o by_o divers_a reason_n and_o proof_n hold_v that_o the_o wisdom_n &_o valour_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o grandence_n but_o fortune_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o he_o express_o show_v in_o one_o place_n the_o guidance_n and_o help_n of_o god_n who_o have_v so_o raise_v this_o estate_n for_o many_o other_o and_o for_o to_o hold_v one_o good_a part_n of_o the_o world_n joint_o in_o one_o body_n under_o such_o a_o chief_a and_o sovereign_a as_o concern_v the_o reason_n allege_v in_o the_o favour_n and_o maintenance_n of_o fortune_n they_o be_v mark_v in_o order_n and_o draw_v out_o well_o at_o large_a whereas_o those_o of_o virtue_n be_v omit_v or_o peradventure_o reserve_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o reader_n for_o to_o invent_v devise_n and_o apply_v they_o by_o himself_o and_o of_o they_o all_o to_o collect_v and_o gather_v one_o conclusion_n tend_v to_o this_o for_o to_o show_v the_o great_a wonder_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o sustein_v the_o roman_a empire_n and_o the_o notable_a aid_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o instrument_n which_o the_o say_v divine_a providence_n employ_v in_o plant_v raise_v up_o and_o pull_v down_o so_o mighty_a and_o renown_a a_o dominion_n of_o the_o roman_n fortune_n virtue_n and_o fortune_n have_v fight_v many_o great_a combat_n and_o those_o oftentimes_o one_o against_o the_o other_o but_o that_o which_o present_v itself_o unto_o we_o at_o this_o time_n be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o wit_n the_o debate_n plea_n which_o they_o have_v together_o as_o touch_v the_o empire_n of_o rome_n namely_o whether_o of_o they_o twain_o wrought_v that_o work_n and_o which_o of_o they_o bring_v forth_o so_o mighty_a a_o puissance_n for_o this_o will_v be_v no_o small_a testimony_n on_o her_o side_n who_o shall_v gain_v the_o victory_n or_o rather_o a_o great_a apology_n against_o the_o imputation_n charge_v upon_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o for_o virtue_n be_v accuse_v in_o that_o she_o be_v honest_a but_o unprofitable_a and_o fortune_n that_o she_o be_v uncerteine_a but_o yet_o good_a and_o it_o be_v common_o say_v that_o as_o the_o former_a be_v fruitless_a for_o all_o her_o pain_n so_o the_o other_o be_v faithless_a and_o untrustie_a in_o all_o her_o gift_n for_o who_o will_v not_o say_v if_o the_o greatness_n of_o rome_n be_v adjudge_v and_o award_v to_o one_o of_o they_o that_o either_o virtue_n be_v most_o profitable_a in_o case_n she_o can_v do_v so_o much_o for_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n or_o fortune_n most_o firm_a and_o constant_a if_o she_o have_v preserve_v and_o keep_v so_o long_o that_o which_o she_o once_o have_v give_v iön_v the_o poet_n in_o those_o work_n of_o he_o which_o he_o compose_v without_o verse_n and_o in_o prose_n say_v that_o fortune_n and_o wisdom_n two_o most_o different_a thing_n and_o far_o unlike_o one_o to_o the_o other_o produce_v nevertheless_o most_o like_a and_o semblable_a effect_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o indifferent_o make_v man_n great_a and_o honourable_a they_o advance_v they_o in_o dignity_n puissance_n estate_n and_o authority_n and_o what_o need_v i_o for_o to_o draw_v out_o this_o matter_n at_o length_n rehearse_v and_o reckon_v up_o a_o number_n of_o those_o who_o they_o have_v prefer_v consider_v that_o even_a nature_n herself_o who_o have_v bear_v we_o and_o bring_v forth_o all_o thing_n some_o take_v to_o be_v fortune_n and_o other_o wisdom_n this_o present_a discourse_n therefore_o add_v unto_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n a_o great_a and_o admirable_a dignity_n in_o case_n we_o dispute_v of_o she_o as_o our_o manner_n be_v of_o the_o earth_n the_o sea_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o star_n namely_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o fortune_n or_o by_o providence_n that_o she_o be_v first_o found_v and_o have_v she_o be_v for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o be_o of_o this_o opinion_n that_o howsoever_o fortune_n and_o virtue_n have_v always_o have_v many_o quarrel_n and_o debate_v
there_o be_v i_o say_v that_o bitter_a almond_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o withstand_v the_o strength_n of_o mere_a wine_n consider_v they_o dry_v the_o body_n within_o and_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o vein_n to_o be_v full_a upon_o the_o tention_n and_o commotion_n whereof_o they_o say_v drunkenness_n do_v proceed_v and_o for_o evident_a proof_n of_o this_o there_o may_v be_v a_o good_a argument_n gather_v from_o that_o which_o befall_v fox_n who_o have_v eat_v bitter_a almond_n be_v they_o drink_v not_o present_o upon_o they_o die_v therewith_o by_o reason_n that_o all_o their_o humour_n sudden_o be_v spend_v and_o consume_v the_o seven_o question_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o old_a folk_n take_v great_a delight_n in_o pure_a and_o strong_a wine_n than_o other_o there_o arise_v a_o question_n about_o old_a person_n what_o the_o reason_n may_v be_v that_o they_o love_v better_a to_o drink_v wine_n without_o water_n or_o at_o the_o leastwise_o delay_v but_o a_o little_a some_o allege_v the_o habit_n of_o their_o body_n be_v cold_a and_o hard_o to_o be_v set_v into_o a_o heat_n in_o regard_n whereof_o the_o strength_n of_o wine_n be_v meet_v and_o agreeable_a to_o their_o temperature_n a_o reason_n very_o common_a and_o ready_a at_o hand_n but_o sure_o neither_o sufficient_a for_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o effect_n nor_o yet_o simple_o true_a for_o the_o same_o hapu_v to_o their_o other_o sense_n as_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v move_v and_o affect_v yea_o and_o nothing_o easy_a to_o be_v stir_v for_o to_o apprehend_v the_o quality_n thereto_o belong_v unless_o the_o same_o be_v pass_v strong_a and_o vehement_a whereof_o the_o true_a cause_n indeed_o be_v this_o that_o their_o temperature_n be_v weak_a dull_a and_o feeble_a love_v to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n by_o knock_v upon_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o for_o their_o taste_n they_o delight_v in_o such_o sapour_n as_o be_v bite_v their_o smell_v likewise_o stand_v even_o so_o to_o odour_n that_o be_v strong_a for_o affect_v it_o be_v with_o more_o pleasure_n in_o such_o as_o be_v not_o temper_v nor_o delay_v as_o for_o the_o sense_n of_o touch_v they_o feel_v no_o great_a pain_n of_o ulcer_n and_o sore_n and_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o be_v wound_v their_o hurt_n and_o harm_n be_v not_o so_o great_a the_o same_o befall_v to_o their_o hear_n for_o their_o ear_n be_v in_o manner_n deaf_a and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o musician_n as_o they_o grow_v in_o year_n and_o wax_v age_a strain_n and_o raise_v their_o voice_n in_o sing_v so_o much_o the_o high_o and_o loud_o as_o if_o they_o stir_v up_o the_o organ_n of_o hear_v by_o the_o vehement_a force_n of_o the_o sound_n for_o look_v what_o be_v steel_n to_o the_o edge_n and_o temper_n of_o iron_n for_o cut_v the_o same_o be_v spirit_n to_o the_o body_n for_o sense_n and_o feeling_n and_o when_o it_o begin_v once_o to_o slack_v fail_v and_o decay_n the_o sense_n likewise_o and_o the_o instrument_n thereof_o become_v dull_a heavy_a and_o earthly_a have_v need_n of_o some_o such_o quick_a thing_n to_o prick_v it_o in_o good_a earnest_n as_o strong_a wine_n be_v the_o eight_o question_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o old_a folk_n read_v better_a afar_o off_o than_o near_a at_o hand_n against_o those_o reason_n which_o we_o devise_v and_o allege_v upon_o the_o subject_a matter_n and_o point_n in_o hand_n it_o seem_v that_o there_o may_v be_v oppose_v the_o eyesight_n for_o that_o elder_a person_n for_o to_o read_v any_o thing_n the_o better_a remove_v the_o letter_n far_o from_o their_o eye_n and_o in_o truth_n can_v not_o well_o read_v near_o at_o hand_n which_o the_o poet_n aeschylus_n seem_v covert_o to_o imply_v and_o show_v unto_o we_o in_o these_o verse_n know_v he_o thou_o can_v not_o if_o near_o he_o stand_v to_o thou_o a_o good_a old_a scribe_n thou_o may_v much_o soon_o be_v and_o sophocles_n more_o plain_o testify_v as_o much_o when_o he_o write_v of_o old_a folk_n in_o this_o wise_a the_o voice_n to_o they_o arrive_v not_o ready_o and_o hardly_o through_o their_o ear_n the_o way_n can_v find_v their_o eye_n do_v see_v far_o off_o confuse_o but_o near_o at_o hand_n they_o all_o be_v very_o blind_a if_o then_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o sense_n of_o age_a person_n and_o the_o instrument_n serve_v thereto_o be_v not_o willing_o obeisant_a to_o their_o proper_a object_n unless_o the_o same_o be_v strong_a and_o vehement_a what_o shall_v the_o cause_n be_v that_o in_o read_v they_o can_v not_o endure_v the_o reverberation_n of_o the_o light_n from_o letter_n if_o they_o be_v near_o but_o set_v the_o book_n far_o off_o from_o their_o eye_n they_o do_v by_o that_o mean_n enfeeble_v as_o it_o be_v that_o light_n for_o that_o it_o be_v spread_v and_o dissipate_v in_o the_o air_n like_v as_o the_o strength_n of_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v temper_v with_o water_n to_o this_o problem_n some_o answer_v thus_o that_o they_o remove_v book_n and_o letter_n far_o from_o their_o eyesight_n not_o because_o they_o will_v make_v the_o say_a light_n more_o mild_a or_o less_o radiant_a but_o contrariwise_o for_o that_o they_o be_v desirous_a to_o catch_v and_o gather_v more_o splendour_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o mean_a interval_n which_o be_v between_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o letter_n with_o lightsome_a and_o shine_a air_n other_o accord_v with_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o the_o eye_n do_v send_v out_o of_o they_o certain_a ray_n for_o by_o reason_n that_o aswell_o from_o the_o one_o eye_n as_o the_o other_o a_o piramidall_a beam_n do_v issue_n the_o point_n whereof_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o basis_n do_v comprehend_v the_o object_n that_o be_v see_v probable_a it_o be_v that_o both_o these_o pyramid_n go_v forward_o apart_o one_o from_o the_o other_o a_o good_a space_n and_o distance_n but_o after_o they_o be_v a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o come_v to_o encounter_v one_o another_o and_o be_v confound_v together_o they_o make_v but_o one_o entire_a light_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o albeit_o the_o eye_n be_v twain_o yet_o every_o thing_n that_o we_o see_v appear_v one_o and_o not_o two_o for_o that_o in_o truth_n the_o meeting_n and_o shine_v together_o of_o those_o two_o pyramid_n in_o common_a do_v make_v of_o two_o sight_n but_o one_o this_o be_v presuppose_v and_o set_v down_o old_a man_n approach_v near_o to_o letter_n comprehend_v the_o same_o more_o feeble_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o pyramidal_a beam_n of_o their_o eye_n be_v not_o yet_o join_v and_o meet_v together_o but_o each_o of_o they_o reach_v to_o the_o object_n apart_o but_o if_o they_o be_v far_o off_o so_o that_o the_o say_v pyramid_n may_v be_v intermingle_v they_o see_v more_o perfect_o much_o like_a to_o they_o who_o with_o both_o hand_n can_v clasp_v and_o hold_v that_o which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v with_o one_o alone_a then_o my_o brother_n lamprias_n oppose_v himself_o against_o all_o this_o and_o as_o one_o who_o have_v not_o read_v the_o book_n of_o hieronymus_n but_o even_o upon_o the_o pregnancy_n and_o quickenesse_n of_o his_o wit_n seem_v to_o render_v another_o reason_n namely_o that_o we_o see_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o certain_a image_n arise_v from_o the_o object_n or_o visible_a thing_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v big_a and_o for_o that_o cause_n trouble_v the_o sight_n of_o old_a folk_n when_o they_o regard_v they_o near_o and_o hard-by_o be_v indeed_o but_o hard_a and_o slow_a of_o motion_n but_o when_o the_o say_v image_n be_v advance_v and_o spread_v far_o into_o the_o air_n and_o have_v gain_v some_o good_a distance_n the_o gross_a and_o terrestrial_a part_n of_o they_o break_v and_o fall_v down_o but_o the_o more_o subtle_a portion_n reach_v as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o eye_n without_o any_o pain_n or_o offence_n unto_o they_o and_o do_v insinuate_v and_o accommodate_v themselves_o equal_o and_o smooth_o into_o their_o concavity_n so_o that_o the_o eye_n be_v less_o trouble_v apprehend_v and_o receive_v they_o better_o and_o even_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o odour_n of_o flower_n which_o be_v very_o sweet_a to_o smell_v unto_o a_o good_a way_n off_o whereas_o if_o a_o man_n come_v over-neere_a unto_o they_o they_o yield_v nothing_o so_o kind_a and_o pleasant_a a_o scent_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o together_o with_o the_o savour_n there_o go_v from_o the_o flower_n much_o earthly_a matter_n gross_a and_o thick_a which_o corrupt_v and_o mar_v the_o fragrant_a sweetness_n of_o the_o odour_n if_o it_o be_v smell_v to_o very_o near_o but_o in_o case_n the_o same_o be_v a_o pretty_a way_n off_o that_o terrestrial_a vaparation_n be_v disperse_v round_o about_o and_o so_o fall_v
estate_n and_o degree_n which_o be_v meet_v for_o they_o and_o according_a to_o their_o nature_n these_o thing_n and_o such_o like_a for_o all_o the_o world_n they_o say_v be_v report_v of_o typhon_n who_o upon_o envy_n and_o malice_n commit_v many_o outrage_n and_o have_v thus_o make_v a_o trouble_n and_o confusion_n in_o all_o thing_n fill_v sea_n and_o land_n with_o woeful_a calamity_n and_o misery_n but_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o in_o the_o end_n for_o isis_n the_o wife_n and_o sister_n of_o osiris_n in_o revenge_n plague_v he_o in_o extinguish_v and_o repress_v his_o fury_n and_o rage_n and_o yet_o neglect_v not_o she_o the_o travel_n and_o pain_n of_o her_o own_o which_o she_o endure_v her_o trudge_v also_o and_o wander_v to_o and_o fro_o nor_o many_o other_o act_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o prowess_n suffer_v she_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o silence_n and_o oblivion_n but_o insert_v the_o same_o among_o the_o most_o holy_a ceremony_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o example_n image_n memorial_n and_o resemblance_n of_o the_o accident_n hap_v in_o those_o time_n she_o consecrate_v a_o ensignement_n instruction_n and_o consolation_n of_o piety_n and_o devout_a religion_n to_o godward_n as_o well_o for_o man_n as_o woman_n afflict_v with_o misery_n by_o reason_n whereof_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n osiris_n of_o good_a daemon_n be_v transmute_v for_o their_o virtue_n into_o god_n like_v as_o afterward_o be_v hercules_n and_o bacchus_n who_o in_o regard_n thereof_o and_o not_o without_o reason_n have_v honour_n decree_v for_o they_o both_o of_o god_n and_o also_o of_o daemon_n intermingle_v together_o as_o those_o who_o in_o all_o place_n be_v puissant_a but_o most_o powerful_a both_o upon_o and_o also_o under_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o say_v that_o sarapis_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o pluto_n and_o isis_n the_o same_o that_o proserpina_n as_o archemachus_n of_o eubaea_n and_o heraclitus_n of_o pontus_n testisie_n and_o he_o think_v that_o the_o oracle_n in_o the_o city_n canobus_n be_v that_o of_o father_n dis_n or_o pluto_n king_n ptolemaeus_n surname_v soter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v saviour_n cause_v that_o huge_a statue_n or_o coloss_n of_o pluto_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n sinope_n to_o be_v be_v take_v from_o thence_o not_o know_v nor_o have_v see_v before_o of_o what_o form_n and_o shape_v it_o be_v but_o only_o that_o as_o he_o dream_v he_o think_v that_o he_o see_v serapis_n command_v he_o withal_o speed_v possible_a to_o transport_v he_o into_o alexandrta_n now_o the_o king_n not_o know_v where_o this_o statue_n be_v nor_o where_o to_o find_v it_o in_o this_o doubtful_a perplexity_n relate_v his_o vision_n aforesaid_a unto_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o and_o chance_v to_o meet_v with_o one_o sosibius_n a_o great_a traveller_n and_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v in_o many_o place_n and_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o sinope_n he_o have_v see_v such_o a_o statue_n as_o the_o king_n describe_v unto_o they_o whereupon_o ptolemaeus_n send_v soteles_a and_o dionysius_n who_o in_o long_a time_n and_o with_o great_a travel_n and_o not_o without_o the_o especial_a grace_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n steal_v away_o the_o say_a coloss_n and_o bring_v it_o with_o they_o now_o when_o it_o be_v come_v to_o alexandria_n and_o there_o see_v timotheus_n the_o great_a cosmographer_n and_o antiquary_n and_o manethon_n of_o the_o province_n sebennitis_n guess_v it_o by_o all_o conjecture_n to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o pluto_n and_o namely_o by_o cerberus_n the_o hel-dog_n and_o the_o dragon_n about_o he_o persuade_v the_o king_n that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o image_n of_o no_o other_o god_n but_o of_o serapis_n for_o it_o come_v not_o from_o thence_o with_o that_o name_n but_o be_v bring_v into_o alexandria_n it_o take_v the_o name_n serapis_n by_o which_o the_o egyptian_n do_v name_n pluto_n and_o yet_o heraclitus_n very_o the_o naturalist_n say_v that_o hades_n and_o dronisis_n that_o be_v to_o say_v pluto_n and_o bacchus_n be_v the_o same_o and_o in_o truth_n when_o they_o be_v dispose_v to_o play_v the_o fool_n and_o be_v mad_a they_o be_v carry_v away_o to_o this_o opinion_n for_o they_o who_o suppose_v that_o hades_n that_o be_v to_o say_v pluto_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o body_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o if_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v foolish_a and_o drunken_a all_o the_o while_o she_o be_v within_o it_o i_o think_v they_o do_v allegorise_v but_o very_o bald_o and_o better_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o bring_v osiris_n and_o bacchus_n together_o yea_o and_o to_o reconcile_v sarapis_n unto_o osiris_n in_o say_v that_o after_o he_o have_v change_v his_o nature_n he_o become_v to_o have_v this_o denomination_n and_o therefore_o this_o name_n sarapis_n be_v common_a to_o all_o as_o they_o know_v very_o well_o who_o be_v profess_v in_o the_o sacted_a religion_n of_o osiris_n for_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o give_v ear_n and_o credit_n to_o the_o book_n and_o write_n of_o the_o phrygian_n wherein_o we_o find_v that_o there_o be_v one_o charopos_n the_o daughter_n of_o hercules_n and_o that_o of_o isatacus_fw-la a_o son_n of_o hercules_n be_v engender_v typhon_n neither_o yet_o to_o make_v account_n of_o phylarchus_n who_o write_v that_o bacchus_n be_v the_o first_o who_o from_o the_o indian_n drive_v two_o beese_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v name_v apis_n and_o the_o other_o osiris_n that_o sarapis_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o he_o who_o rule_v and_o embelish_v the_o universal_a world_n and_o be_v derive_v of_o the_o word_n sairein_o which_o some_o say_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o to_o beautify_v and_o adorn_v for_o these_o be_v absurd_a toy_n deliver_v by_o phylarchus_n but_o more_o monstrous_a and_o senseless_a be_v their_o absurdity_n who_o write_v that_o sarapis_n be_v no_o god_n but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o coffin_n or_o sepulchet_n of_o apis_n that_o be_v so_o call_v as_o also_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a two_o leave_a brazen_a gate_n in_o memphis_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o lethe_n &_o cocytus_n that_o be_v to_o say_v oblivion_n and_o wail_v which_o be_v set_v open_a when_o they_o inter_v and_o bury_v apis_n in_o the_o open_n make_v a_o great_a sound_n and_o rude_a noise_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o lay_v hand_n upon_o every_o copper_n or_o brazen_a vessel_n when_o it_o resound_v so_o to_o stay_v the_o noise_n thereof_o yet_o be_v their_o more_o appearance_n of_o truth_n and_o reason_n in_o their_o opinion_n who_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v derive_v of_o these_o verb_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o signify_v to_o move_v as_o be_v that_o which_o move_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n the_o priest_n for_o the_o most_o part_n hold_v that_o sarapis_n be_v a_o word_n compound_v of_o osiris_n and_o apis_n together_o give_v this_o exposition_n withal_o and_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v apis_n to_o be_v a_o elegant_a image_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o osiris_n for_o i_o own_o part_n if_o sarapis_n be_v a_o egyptian_a name_n i_o suppose_v rather_o ãâã_d it_o betoken_v joy_n and_o mirth_n and_o i_o ground_n my_o conjecture_n upon_o this_o that_o the_o egyptian_n ordinary_o call_v the_o feast_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n term_v among_o the_o athenian_n charmosyna_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sairei_n for_o plato_n himself_o say_v that_o hades_n which_o signify_v pluto_n be_v the_o son_n of_o aidos_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o shamefastness_n and_o reverence_n be_v a_o mild_a and_o gracious_a god_n to_o those_o who_o be_v towards_o he_o and_o very_o true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o egyptian_n language_n many_o other_o proper_a name_n be_v significant_a and_o carry_v their_o reason_n with_o they_o as_o namely_o that_o infernal_a place_n under_o the_o earth_n into_o which_o they_o imagine_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a do_v descend_v after_o they_o be_v depart_v they_o call_v amenthes_n which_o term_n be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o take_z and_o give_v but_o whether_o this_o word_n be_v one_o of_o those_o which_o in_o old_a time_n come_v out_o of_o greece_n and_o be_v transpotted_a thither_o we_o will_v consider_v and_o discuss_v better_o hereafter_o now_o for_o this_o present_a let_v we_o prosecute_v that_o which_o remain_v of_o this_o opinion_n now_o in_o hand_n for_o osiris_n and_o isis_n of_o good_a daemon_n be_v translate_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o god_n and_o as_o for_o the_o puissance_n of_o typhon_n oppress_v and_o quell_v howbeit_o pant_v as_o yet_o at_o the_o last_o gasp_n and_o strive_v as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n they_o have_v certain_a ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o pacify_v and_o appease_v other_o feast_n also_o there_o be_v again_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n wherein_o they_o
gorgias_n also_o the_o leontine_n be_v wont_n to_o say_v of_o a_o tragedy_n that_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o deceit_n whereby_o he_o that_o deceive_v become_v more_o just_a than_o he_o who_o deceive_v not_o and_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v wise_a than_o another_o who_o be_v not_o deceive_v what_o be_v then_o to_o be_v do_v shall_v we_o constrain_v our_o youth_n to_o go_v aboard_o into_o the_o brigantine_n or_o bark_n of_o epicurus_n to_o sail_v away_o and_o fly_v from_o poetry_n by_o plastr_v and_o stop_v their_o ear_n with_o hard_a and_o strong_a wax_n as_o ulysses_n sometime_o serve_v those_o of_o ithaca_n or_o rather_o by_o environ_v and_o defend_v their_o judgement_n with_o some_o discourse_n of_o true_a reason_n as_o with_o a_o defensative_a band_n about_o it_o to_o keep_v and_o guard_v they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o with_o the_o allurement_n of_o pleasure_n unto_o that_o which_o may_v hurt_v they_o shall_v we_o reform_v and_o preserve_v they_o for_o sure_a lycurgus_n though_o he_o be_v the_o valiant_a son_n of_o stout_a dryas_n show_v himself_o not_o wise_a nor_o well_o in_o his_o wit_n when_o he_o go_v throughout_o his_o whole_a realm_n and_o cause_v all_o the_o vine_n to_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o destroy_v because_o he_o see_v many_o of_o his_o subject_n trouble_v in_o their_o brain_n and_o drunken_a with_o wine_n whereas_o he_o shall_v rather_o have_v bring_v the_o nymph_n which_o be_v the_o spring_n water_n near_o and_o keep_v in_o order_n that_o foolish_a furious_a and_o outrageous_a god_n bacchus_n as_o plato_n say_v with_o another_o goddess_n that_o be_v wise_a and_o sober_a for_o the_o mingle_n of_o water_n with_o wine_n delai_v and_o take_v away_o the_o hurtful_a force_n thereof_o but_o kill_v not_o withal_o the_o wholesome_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v even_o so_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o cut_v off_o nor_o abolish_v poetry_n which_o be_v a_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o muse_n and_o good_a literature_n but_o when_o as_o the_o strange_a fable_n and_o theatrical_a fiction_n therein_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o exceed_a pleasure_n and_o singular_a delight_n that_o they_o yield_v in_o read_v they_o do_v spread_v and_o swell_v unmeasurable_o ready_o to_o enter_v forcible_o into_o out_o conceit_n so_o far_o as_o to_o imprint_v therein_o some_o corrupt_a opinion_n then_o let_v we_o beware_v put_v forth_o our_o hand_n before_o we_o keep_v they_o back_o and_o stay_v their_o course_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o grace_n and_o muse_n meet_v together_o that_o be_v to_o say_v delight_v conjoign_v with_o some_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n where_o i_o say_v the_o attractive_a pleasure_n and_o sweetness_n of_o speech_n be_v not_o without_o some_o fruit_n nor_o void_a of_o utility_n there_o let_v we_o bring_v in_o withal_o the_o reason_n of_o philosophy_n and_o make_v a_o good_a medley_n of_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n together_o for_o as_o the_o herb_n mandragora_n grow_v near_o unto_o a_o vine_n do_v by_o infusion_n transmit_v her_o medicinable_a virtue_n into_o the_o wine_n that_o come_v of_o it_o and_o procure_v in_o they_o that_o drink_v afterward_o thereof_o a_o more_o mild_a desire_n and_o inclination_n to_o sleep_v sound_o even_o so_o a_o poëme_n receive_v reason_n and_o argument_n out_o of_o philosophy_n and_o intermingle_v the_o same_o with_o fable_n and_o fiction_n make_v the_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n therein_o contain_v to_o be_v right_o amiable_a unto_o young_a man_n and_o soon_o to_o be_v conceive_v which_o be_v so_o they_o that_o will_v be_v learn_v and_o philosopher_n indeed_o ought_v not_o to_o reject_v and_o condemn_v the_o work_n of_o poetry_n but_o rather_o search_v for_o philosophy_n in_o the_o write_n of_o poet_n or_o rather_o therein_o to_o practice_v philosophy_n by_o use_v to_o seek_v profit_n in_o pleasure_n and_o to_o love_v the_o same_o otherwise_o if_o they_o can_v find_v no_o goodness_n therein_o to_o be_v displease_v and_o discontent_a and_o to_o fall_v out_o therewith_o and_o true_o this_o be_v the_o very_a beginning_n of_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n for_o according_a to_o the_o poet_n sophocles_n lay_v well_o thy_o ground_n what_o ever_o thou_o intend_v for_o a_o good_a beginning_n make_v a_o happy_a end_n first_o and_o foremost_a therefore_o the_o young_a man_n who_o we_o will_v induct_v and_o train_n to_o the_o read_n of_o poesy_n aught_o to_o have_v nothing_o in_o his_o heart_n so_o well_o imprint_v nor_o so_o ready_a at_o hand_n as_o this_o common_a say_n poet_n all_o to_o say_v a_o sooth_n be_v liar_n stout_a and_o speak_v untruth_n and_o very_o as_o poet_n sometime_o lie_v wilful_o so_o otherwhiles_o they_o do_v it_o against_o their_o will_n wilful_o and_o of_o purpose_n for_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o tickle_v and_o please_v the_o ear_n a_o thing_n which_o most_o reader_n desire_v and_o seek_v after_o they_o think_v that_o simple_a and_o plain_a verity_n be_v more_o austere_a for_o that_o purpose_n then_o lease_v for_o truth_n recount_v a_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v do_v keep_v to_o it_o still_o and_o albeit_o the_o issue_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o haply_o be_v unpleasant_a yet_o nevertheless_o she_o go_v not_o aside_o but_o report_v it_o outright_o whereas_o a_o tale_n or_o lie_v devise_v for_o delight_n quick_o divert_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o soon_o turn_v from_o a_o thing_n which_o greeve_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v more_o delightsome_a for_o there_o be_v no_o song_n in_o time_n and_o metre_n no_o trope_n or_o figurative_a speech_n no_o lofty_a stile_n no_o metaphor_n so_o fit_o borrow_v no_o harmony_n no_o composition_n of_o word_n how_o smooth_o soever_o they_o run_v that_o carry_v the_o like_a grace_n and_o be_v either_o so_o attractive_a or_o retentive_a as_o a_o fabulous_a narration_n well_o couch_v artificial_o interlace_v and_o apt_o deliver_v but_o as_o a_o picture_n draw_v to_o the_o like_a the_o colour_n be_v more_o effectual_a to_o move_v &_o affect_v our_o sense_n than_o the_o simple_a purtray_a and_o first_o draught_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a resemblance_n it_o have_v to_o the_o personage_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n which_o deceive_v our_o judgement_n even_o so_o in_o poëme_n a_o lie_v intermingle_v with_o some_o probability_n and_o like_a lihood_n of_o a_o truth_n do_v excite_v and_o stir_v more_o yea_o and_o please_v better_o by_o far_o than_o all_o the_o art_n and_o study_n that_o a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o employ_v either_o in_o compose_v excellent_a verse_n or_o endite_v any_o polish_a prose_n without_o enterlard_v fable_n and_o siction_n poëticall_a whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o socrates_n who_o all_o his_o life_n time_n make_v great_a profession_n to_o be_v a_o desender_o and_o maintainer_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v mind_v upon_o a_o time_n to_o take_v in_o hand_n poetry_n by_o occasion_n of_o certain_a dream_n and_o vision_n appear_a unto_o he_o in_o his_o sleep_n in_o the_o enterprise_n whereof_o find_v himself_o to_o have_v no_o aptness_n nor_o grace_n at_o all_o in_o devise_v lie_n do_v into_o verse_n certain_a fable_n of_o aesop_n suppose_v very_o there_o can_v be_v no_o poesy_n where_o there_o be_v no_o lie_n many_o sacrifice_n we_o know_v to_o have_v be_v celebrate_v without_o pipe_v and_o dance_v but_o never_o be_v there_o know_v any_o poetry_n but_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o some_o vain_a fable_n &_o loud_a lease_n the_o verse_n of_o empedocles_n and_o parmemdes_n the_o book_n of_o nicander_n entitle_v thersara_n where_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o bite_n and_o sting_v of_o venomous_a serpent_n and_o of_o their_o remedy_n the_o moral_a sentence_n of_o theognis_n be_v write_n which_o borrow_v of_o poetry_n their_o lostinesse_n of_o stile_n and_o measure_n of_o syllable_n to_o bear_v they_o up_o mount_v on_o high_a to_o avoid_v the_o base_a foot_n pace_n as_o it_o be_v of_o prose_n when_o as_o we_o read_v therefore_o in_o poetical_a composition_n any_o strange_a and_o absurd_a thing_n as_o touch_v the_o god_n demigod_n or_o virtue_n speak_v by_o some_o worthy_a personage_n of_o great_a renown_n he_o that_o believe_v such_o a_o speech_n and_o receive_v it_o as_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n wander_v in_o error_n and_o be_v corrupt_v in_o opinion_n but_o he_o that_o ever_o and_o anon_o remember_v and_o set_v before_o his_o eye_n the_o charm_n and_o illusion_n that_o poetry_n ordinary_o use_v in_o the_o invention_n of_o lie_a fable_n and_o eftsoon_o bless_v himself_o and_o say_v thus_o thereto_o o_o quaint_a device_n o_o sly_a and_o crafiiegin_v more_o changeable_a than_o spot_a ounce_n skin_n why_o jeste_v thou_o and_o yet_o thy_o brow_n do_v knit_v deceive_a i_o yet_o seem_v to_o teach_v i_o wit_n he_o i_o say_v shall_v never_o take_v harm_n nor_o admit_v into_o his_o understanding_n any_o evil_a impression_n but_o reprechend_v and_o reproove_v himself_o when_o he_o
a_o proper_a work_n also_o in_o they_o whereby_o a_o man_n may_v discern_v whether_o they_o be_v wise_a or_o foolish_a for_o dolon_n promise_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o camp_n of_o greek_n jenter_fw-la will_n and_o pass_v on_o still_o outright_o until_o to_o agamemnon_n ship_n i_o come_v there_o for_o to_o fight_v contrariwise_o diomedes_n promise_v nothing_o of_o himself_o only_o this_o he_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v fear_v the_o less_o if_o he_o be_v send_v with_o some_o other_o to_o bear_v he_o company_n whereby_o you_o may_v see_v that_o prudence_n discretion_n and_o forecast_n be_v civil_a virtue_n beseem_v the_o greek_n but_o audacious_a rashness_n be_v naught_o and_o fit_a for_o barbarian_n the_o one_o therefore_o we_o must_v embrace_v and_o imitate_v the_o other_o reject_v and_o cast_v behind_o we_o moreover_o it_o be_v a_o speculation_n not_o unprofitable_a to_o mark_v the_o affection_n that_o befall_v unto_o the_o trojan_n and_o to_o hector_n at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o enter_v into_o combat_n and_o single_a fight_n with_o ajax_n aeschylus_n be_v upon_o a_o time_n in_o place_n to_o behold_v the_o combat_n at_o the_o isthmian_a game_n it_o fall_v out_o so_o that_o one_o of_o the_o champion_n be_v hurt_v and_o wound_v in_o the_o very_a face_n whereupon_o the_o people_n that_o look_v on_o set_v up_o a_o great_a cry_n and_o shout_v aloud_o see_v quoth_v he_o what_o use_n and_o exercise_n be_v the_o beholder_n cry_n out_o but_o the_o man_n himself_o that_o be_v hurt_v say_v never_o a_o word_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o homer_n the_o poet_n say_v that_o ajax_n be_v no_o soon_o see_v in_o his_o bright_a complete_a harnish_n and_o arm_v at_o all_o piece_n but_o the_o greek_n rejoice_v whereas_o the_o trojan_n all_o for_o fear_n do_v quake_v and_o tremble_v every_o joint_n hector_n himself_o do_v feel_v his_o heart_n to_o beat_v even_o at_o this_o point_n who_o will_v not_o wonder_v to_o see_v this_o difference_n thepartie_a himself_o who_o be_v in_o danger_n feel_v his_o hart_n only_o to_o leap_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v i_o assure_v you_o to_o wrestle_v for_o the_o best_a game_n or_o to_o run_v a_o race_n for_o the_o prize_n but_o they_o that_o see_v he_o tremble_v and_o shake_v all_o their_o body_n over_o for_o fear_v of_o the_o peril_n wherein_o their_o prince_n be_v and_o for_o kind_a affection_n that_o they_o bear_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o note_n also_o what_o odds_n and_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o most_o resolnte_a or_o valiant_a captain_n and_o the_o great_a coward_n for_o it_o be_v say_v of_o ther_n cite_v that_o achilles_n of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o host_n and_o also_o ulysses_n he_o hate_v most_o whereas_o ajax_n as_o he_o always_o love_v achilles_n so_o he_o give_v a_o honourable_a testimony_n thereof_o when_o he_o speak_v unto_o hector_n in_o this_o wise_a in_o single_a fight_n with_o i_o alone_o what_o worthy_a knight_n we_o have_v in_o grecian_a host_n thou_o may_v not_o see_v beside_o achilles_n brave_a achilles_n he_o the_o paragon_n of_o prowess_n who_o we_o count_v who_o lion_n hart_n undaunted_a yet_o all_o other_o do_v surmount_v this_o be_v a_o singular_a commendation_n of_o achilles_n particular_o but_o that_o which_o follow_v afterward_o be_v apt_o speak_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o all_o in_o general_a wot_v well_o that_o many_o of_o we_o there_o be_v in_o camp_n that_o dare_v and_o can_v make_v head_n and_o maint_v aine_z fight_v with_o thou_o in_o combat_n man_n to_o man_n mark_v how_o he_o praise_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v the_o man_n alone_o or_o the_o most_o valorous_a of_o all_o other_o but_o be_v content_a to_o be_v range_v with_o many_o more_o as_o sufficient_a man_n to_o make_v their_o part_n good_a against_o he_o thus_o much_o may_v serve_v as_o touch_v the_o diversity_n of_o person_n unless_o we_o will_v add_v this_o moreover_o that_o of_o trojan_n we_o read_v there_o be_v many_o take_v prisoner_n alive_a by_o their_o enemy_n but_o of_o the_o greek_n not_o one_o as_o also_o that_o divers_a of_o they_o become_v humble_a suppliant_n to_o their_o enemy_n and_o fall_v down_o at_o their_o foot_n namely_o adrastus_n the_o son_n of_o antimachus_n and_o lycaon_n yea_o and_o hector_n himself_o beseech_v achtlles_n to_o vouchsafe_v he_o burial_n whereas_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o that_o do_v the_o like_a as_o if_o thus_o much_o be_v imply_v thereby_o that_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o barbarian_n in_o fight_n to_o make_v supplication_n to_o submit_v to_o kneel_v and_o lie_v prostrate_a before_o the_o enemy_n but_o of_o grecian_n either_o to_o win_v the_o victory_n by_o main_a fight_n or_o to_o die_v for_o it_o moreover_o like_v as_o in_o pasturage_n and_o feed_n the_o bee_n settle_v upon_o flower_n the_o goat_n searth_v after_o green_a leaf_n and_o brouse_v young_a bud_n the_o swine_n search_v for_o root_n and_o other_o beast_n for_o the_o seed_n &_o fruit_n even_o so_o in_o read_v poem_n one_o gather_v the_o flower_n of_o the_o history_n another_o cleave_v to_o the_o elegancy_n of_o phrase_n and_o furniture_n of_o word_n as_o aristophanes_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v of_o euripides_n his_o tongue_n so_o round_o do_v please_v my_o mind_n in_o stile_n so_o smooth_a content_a i_o find_v other_o there_o be_v who_o affect_v moral_a sentence_n apt_o fit_v to_o the_o reformation_n of_o manner_n those_o therefore_o with_o who_o now_o we_o have_v to_o deal_v and_o to_o who_o we_o direct_v our_o speech_n we_o be_v to_o admonish_v that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n and_o unwoorthy_a thing_n if_o either_o he_o who_o set_v his_o mind_n upon_o fable_n shall_v mark_v well_o the_o witty_a narration_n and_o singular_a fine_a invention_n therein_o or_o he_o that_o delight_v in_o eloquence_n shall_v note_v diligent_o the_o pure_a and_o elegant_a phrase_n the_o artificial_a rhetoric_n also_o as_o he_o read_v while_o he_o that_o will_v seem_v to_o affect_v honour_n to_o study_v honesty_n and_o to_o take_v poet_n in_o hand_n not_o for_o delight_n pleasure_n and_o pastime_n but_o for_o the_o insight_n of_o learning_n and_o for_o the_o treasure_n of_o knowledge_n read_v and_o hear_v careless_o and_o without_o fruit_n those_o sentence_n which_o be_v pen_v and_o deliver_v by_o they_o to_o the_o recommendation_n of_o fortitude_n temperance_n and_o justice_n for_o as_o concern_v valour_n and_o virtue_n you_o shall_v find_v these_o verse_n what_o be_v befall_v sir_n diomedes_n that_o we_o forget_v to_o fight_v how_o be_v it_o that_o our_o heart_n be_v do_v where_o be_v our_o martial_a might_n come_v near_o stand_v close_o unto_o my_o side_n great_a shame_n it_o be_v for_o we_o if_o hector_n now_o shall_v board_n our_o ship_n and_o force_v our_o navy_n thus_o for_o to_o see_v a_o most_o wise_a and_o prudent_a capitaine_fw-fr who_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o perish_v and_o to_o be_v overthrow_v together_o with_o the_o whole_a army_n not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o death_n but_o to_o fear_v reproach_n and_o shameful_a disgrace_n the_o same_o no_o doubt_n will_v cause_v a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v wonderful_o affectionate_a to_o virtue_n and_o prowess_n for_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n these_o verse_n serve_v minerva_n then_o take_v great_a delight_n to_o see_v the_o man_n wise_a and_o upright_a such_o a_o sentence_n as_o this_o will_v give_v occasion_n to_o a_o young_a scholar_n thus_o to_o reason_n and_o discourse_n the_o poet_n here_o have_v devise_v that_o the_o goddess_n joy_v not_o in_o a_o rich_a man_n in_o one_o that_o be_v fair_a well_o favour_v and_o personable_a or_o mighty_a in_o bodily_a strength_n but_o in_o he_o that_o be_v prudent_a and_o just_a withal_o and_o in_o another_o place_n where_o the_o same_o goddess_n say_v that_o she_o will_v not_o neglect_v nor_o forsake_v ulysses_n and_o leave_v he_o destitute_a for_o tongue_n he_o have_v and_o ãâã_d at_o will_n he_o be_v both_o wise_a and_o full_a of_o skill_n the_o poet_n show_v plain_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o but_o virtue_n only_o that_o be_v divine_a and_o belove_a of_o the_o god_n if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o like_a will_n to_o like_v and_o natural_o every_o thing_n delight_v in_o the_o semblable_a now_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n and_o rare_a perfection_n as_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v no_o less_o to_o be_v able_a to_o master_n and_o bridle_v anger_n certes_o a_o great_a virtue_n it_o be_v and_o a_o gift_n more_o singular_a to_o prevent_v and_o wise_o to_o forecast_v that_o we_o fall_v not_o into_o choler_n nor_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v surprise_v therewith_o and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n of_o poet_n ought_v to_o be_v advertise_v in_o these_o point_n not_o cold_o but_o in_o good_a earnest_n as_o namely_o how_o achilles_n a_o man_n by_o
nature_n nothing_o meek_a mild_a and_o patient_a give_v warning_n unto_o priamus_n to_o be_v quiet_a and_o not_o to_o provoke_v he_o in_o these_o word_n take_v heed_n old_a father_n i_o thou_o reed_n how_o thou_o my_o choler_n move_v i_o mind_v be_o thy_o son_n to_o yield_v for_o why_o from_o jove_n above_o a_o messenger_n have_v warn_v i_o so_o beware_v graybeard_n i_o say_v lest_o that_o my_o tent_n will_v not_o thou_o save_v but_o forthwith_o i_o thou_o slay_v although_o in_o humble_a wise_a thou_o come_v with_o suppliant_n habit_n dight_v and_o so_o i_o do_v transgress_v joves_n will_n and_o break_v the_o law_n of_o right_a who_o also_o after_o he_o have_v wash_v the_o corpse_n of_o hector_n and_o wound_v it_o within_o funeral_n clothes_n bestow_v the_o same_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n in_o the_o chariot_n before_o that_o priamus_n his_o father_n shall_v see_v it_o so_o misuse_v as_o it_o be_v for_o fear_v least_o when_o he_o see_v his_o son_n so_o we_o angle_v and_o bewray_v in_o grief_n of_o heart_n old_a father_n he_o shall_v not_o himself_o be_v stay_v but_o with_o hot_a word_n achilles_n move_v in_o he_o to_o sheathe_v his_o sword_n without_o regard_n of_o jupiter_n his_o hest_n his_o will_n and_o word_n for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v apt_a and_o prone_a to_o anger_v as_o be_v of_o nature_n hot_a rough_a and_o choleric_a to_o know_v himself_o so_o give_v and_o therewith_o to_o prevent_v decline_v and_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o ire_n and_o by_o the_o guidance_n of_o reason_n to_o hold_v of_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o even_o as_o it_o be_v against_o his_o will_n he_o shall_v not_o fall_v into_o any_o passionato_fw-mi sit_v be_v a_o ãâã_d of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o singular_a providence_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n ought_v he_o that_o be_v give_v ãâã_d wine_n to_o be_v arm_v against_o drunkenness_n he_o also_o that_o be_v by_o nature_n amorous_a shall_v thus_o withstand_v wanton_a love_n like_a as_o agesilaus_n who_o will_v not_o abide_v to_o be_v kiss_v of_o a_o beautiful_a young_a boy_n come_v towards_o he_o and_o cyrus_n who_o dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o set_v his_o eye_n upon_o fair_a panthea_n whereas_o contrariwise_o those_o that_o be_v ill_o nourture_v and_o bad_o bring_v up_o seek_v all_o mean_n and_o occasion_n to_o kindle_v and_o inflame_v their_o foolish_a affection_n minister_a matter_n thereto_o as_o fuel_n unto_o fire_n cast_v themselves_o headlong_o and_o that_o wilful_o into_o those_o vice_n whereunto_o they_o be_v most_o prone_a and_o ready_a to_o fall_v by_o nature_n but_o ulysses_n not_o only_o bridle_v and_o repress_v his_o own_v choler_n when_o he_o be_v chafe_v but_o also_o perceive_v by_o some_o word_n of_o telemachus_n his_o son_n that_o he_o be_v angry_a and_o hateful_o bend_v against_o lewd_a person_n he_o labour_v to_o appease_v and_o mitigate_v his_o mood_n he_o deal_v with_o he_o before_o hand_n willing_a and_o command_v he_o to_o be_v quiet_a to_o forbear_v and_o have_v patience_n my_o son_n if_o that_o by_o word_n or_o deed_n in_o my_o own_o house_n they_o i_o abuse_v bite_v in_o thy_o anger_n i_o thou_o reed_n see_v thou_o induxe_n and_o patience_n use_v nay_o if_o they_o draw_v i_o by_o the_o foot_n and_o out_o of_o door_n i_o drag_v anon_o or_o their_o sharp_a arrow_n at_o i_o shoot_v see_v all_o say_v nought_o what_o ever_o be_v do_v for_o like_a as_o man_n use_v not_o to_o bridle_v their_o horse_n when_o they_o be_v run_v in_o a_o race_n but_o before_o they_o begin_v their_o course_n even_o so_o they_o that_o hardly_o can_v digest_v indignity_n and_o upon_o occasion_n offer_v be_v quick_o angry_a ought_v first_o to_o be_v praeoccupate_v with_o reason_n and_o be_v thus_o prepare_v beforehand_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o combat_n over_o and_o beside_o a_o young_a man_n must_v not_o negligent_o pass_v over_o the_o bare_a word_n as_o he_o read_v and_o yet_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o as_o though_o i_o will_v have_v he_o play_v upon_o they_o as_o cleanthes_n do_v who_o make_v semblance_n to_o interpret_v and_o expound_v word_n will_v otherwhiles_o cavil_v and_o make_v sport_n for_o where_o as_o we_o read_v in_o homer_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d &_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o read_v these_o two_o last_o word_n in_o one_o by_o way_n of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d thus_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o if_o forsooth_o the_o air_n which_o by_o exhalation_n be_v elevate_v and_o do_v rise_v from_o the_o earth_n shall_v therefore_o be_v call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d chrysippus_n likewise_o many_o time_n come_v in_o with_o his_o bald_a reason_n without_o all_o grace_n and_o this_o he_o do_v not_o in_o jest_n and_o merriment_n but_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o devise_v reason_n subtle_o and_o so_o force_v divers_a word_n impertinent_o as_o namely_o when_o he_o wrest_v these_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d to_o this_o sense_n as_o if_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d shall_v signify_v one_o that_o be_v eager_a and_o quick_a in_o disputation_n or_o argument_n surpass_v other_o in_o force_n of_o eloquence_n it_o be_v better_o for_o we_o to_o leave_v these_o nice_a subtlety_n of_o word_n and_o syllable_n unto_o grammarian_n for_o to_o be_v scan_v and_o to_o consider_v more_o near_o other_o observation_n which_o as_o they_o yield_v great_a profit_n so_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o more_o probability_n and_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n and_o namely_o to_o pick_v some_o good_a out_o of_o these_o verse_n most_o cross_a unto_o my_o mind_n it_o be_v for_o teach_v i_o be_o proësseiwis_o also_o full_a well_o he_o know_v to_o every_o wight_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o courteous_a knight_n for_o hereby_o he_o declare_v evident_o that_o valour_n and_o fortitude_n be_v get_v by_o teach_v as_o also_o he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o to_o be_v mild_a affable_a and_o kind_a to_o every_o man_n be_v a_o gracious_a virtue_n proceed_v from_o science_n and_o reason_n whereupon_o he_o exhort_v we_o not_o to_o be_v careless_a of_o ourselves_o but_o to_o learn_v good_a and_o honest_a thing_n by_o give_v ear_n unto_o our_o teacher_n for_o that_o cowardice_n folly_n and_o perverse_a incivility_n be_v the_o defect_n of_o learning_n and_o be_v mere_a ignorance_n indeed_o hereto_o accord_v very_o well_o that_o which_o the_o same_o poet_n homer_n say_v of_o jupiter_n and_o neptune_n behold_v one_o father_n both_o they_o have_v and_o country_n one_o they_o bread_n but_o jupiter_n be_v former_a bear_v and_o have_v the_o wise_a head_n he_o declare_v hereby_o that_o wisdom_n be_v a_o most_o divine_a and_o princely_a quality_n wherein_o he_o place_v the_o sovereign_a and_o high_a excellency_n of_o jupiter_n as_o esteem_v all_o other_o good_a part_n to_o accompany_v that_o sovereign_a and_o heavenly_a virtue_n we_o be_v likewise_o to_o acquaint_v a_o young_a man_n to_o hear_v and_o that_o with_o no_o heavy_a and_o dull_a ear_n but_o attentive_o and_o with_o a_o vigilant_a mind_n these_o other_o verse_n right_o wise_a he_o be_v and_o wot_v you_o well_o a_o lie_n for_o no_o good_a will_v he_o tell_v also_o antilochus_n repute_v aye_o for_o wise_a you_o be_v to_o blame_v my_o steed_n to_o hurt_v my_o honour_n eke_o thus_o for_o to_o stain_v with_o shame_n likewise_o you_o a_o worthy_a knight_n to_o speak_v so_o foolish_o i_o will_v have_v say_v you_o have_v in_o wait_n past_o all_o man_n very_o these_o sentence_n import_v thus_o much_o that_o wise_a man_n will_v never_o speak_v untrueth_n neither_o will_v they_o in_o battle_n behave_v themselves_o as_o coward_n and_o use_v deceit_n in_o fight_n ne_o yet_o charge_v unjust_a imputation_n upon_o other_o without_o reason_n also_o when_o the_o poet_n say_v that_o he_o through_o his_o folly_n suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v induce_v &_o persuade_v to_o break_v the_o truce_n and_o league_n he_o show_v plain_o that_o he_o think_v a_o wise_a man_n will_v in_o no_o wise_n commit_v unrighteousness_n the_o like_a may_v of_o a_o young_a man_n be_v teach_v as_o touch_v continency_n and_o chastity_n especial_o if_o he_o consider_v well_o these_o verse_n k._n proetus_n wife_n dame_n antea_fw-la he_o love_a and_o woo_v soon_o for_o to_o embrace_v she_o secret_o and_o lie_v with_o she_o anon_o but_o never_o will_v he_o yield_v thereto_o belleryphon_n be_v wise_a and_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o never_o let_v such_o thought_n for_o to_o arise_v as_o also_o these_o dame_n clytemnestro_n first_o be_v chaste_a and_o wanton_a trick_n reject_v all_o while_n she_o be_v by_o reason_n lead_v and_o wisdom_n lore_n direct_v in_o these_o place_n we_o see_v that_o the_o poet_n attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o continency_n and_o pudicity_fw-la unto_o wisdom_n furtherward_o in_o those_o exhortation_n whereby_o captain_n use_v to_o encourage_v their_o
arise_v and_o engender_v in_o any_o one_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o itself_o but_o spread_v over_o that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o principal_a to_o wit_n reason_n and_o understanding_n where_o of_o they_o be_v the_o inclination_n assension_n motion_n and_o in_o one_o word_n certain_a operation_n which_o in_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o hand_n be_v apt_a to_o change_v and_o pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o much_o like_a unto_o the_o sudden_a braid_n start_n and_o run_n to_o and_o fro_o of_o little_a child_n which_o how_o violent_a soever_o they_o be_v and_o vehement_a yet_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o weakness_n be_v but_o slippery_a unsteadfast_a and_o unconstant_a but_o these_o assertion_n and_o opposition_n of_o they_o be_v check_v and_o refute_v by_o apparent_a evidence_n and_o common_a sense_n for_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o ever_o feel_v in_o himself_o a_o change_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n into_o judgement_n and_o contrariwise_o a_o alteration_n of_o his_o judgement_n into_o lust_n neither_o do_v the_o wanton_a lover_n cease_v to_o love_v when_o he_o do_v reason_n with_o himself_o and_o conclude_v that_o such_o love_n be_v to_o be_v repress_v and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o strive_v and_o fight_v against_o it_o neither_o do_v he_o then_o give_v over_o reason_v and_o judge_v when_o be_v overcome_v through_o weakness_n he_o yield_v himself_o prisoner_n and_o thrall_n to_o lust_n but_o like_a as_o when_o by_o advertisement_n of_o reason_n he_o do_v resist_v in_o some_o sort_n a_o passion_n arise_v yet_o the_o same_o do_v still_o tempt_v he_o so_o likewise_o when_o he_o be_v conquer_v and_o overcome_v therewith_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o same_o reason_n at_o that_o very_a instant_n he_o see_v and_o know_v that_o he_o sin_v and_o do_v amiss_o so_o that_o neither_o by_o those_o perturbation_n be_v reason_n lose_v and_o abolish_v nor_o yet_o by_o reason_n be_v he_o free_v and_o deliver_v from_o they_o but_o while_o he_o be_v toss_v thus_o to_o and_o fro_o he_o remain_v a_o neuter_n in_o the_o mid_n or_o rather_o participate_v in_o common_a of_o they_o both_o as_o for_o those_o who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o one_o while_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v lust_n and_o concupiscence_n and_o then_o anon_o that_o it_o do_v resist_v &_o stand_v against_o the_o same_o be_v much_o like_a unto_o they_o who_o imagine_v &_o say_v that_o the_o hunter_n &_o the_o wild_a beast_n be_v not_o twain_o but_o one_o body_n change_v itself_o one_o while_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o hunter_n and_o another_o time_n take_v the_o shape_n of_o a_o savage_a beast_n for_o both_o they_o in_o a_o manifest_a and_o apparent_a matter_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v blind_a and_o see_v nothing_o and_o also_o these_o bear_n witness_n and_o depose_v against_o their_o own_o sense_n consider_v that_o they_o find_v and_o seel_v in_o themselves_o real_o not_o a_o mutation_n or_o change_n of_o one_o only_a thing_n but_o a_o sensible_a strife_n and_o sight_n of_o two_o thing_n together_o within_o they_o but_o here_o they_o come_v upon_o we_o again_o and_o object_n in_o this_o wise_a how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v then_o say_v they_o that_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n in_o man_n which_o do_v deliberate_a and_o consult_v be_v not_o likewise_o double_a be_v oftentimes_o distract_v carry_v and_o draw_v to_o contrary_a opinion_n as_o it_o be_v namely_o touch_v that_o which_o be_v profitable_a and_o expedient_a but_o be_v one_o still_o and_o the_o same_o true_a we_o must_v confess_v that_o divide_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o this_o comparison_n do_v not_o hold_v neither_o be_v the_o event_n and_o effect_n alike_o for_o that_o part_n of_o our_o soul_n wherein_o prudence_n and_o reason_n be_v seat_v fight_v not_o with_o itself_o but_o use_v the_o help_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o faculty_n it_o handle_v divers_a argument_n or_o rather_o be_v but_o one_o power_n of_o discourse_v it_o be_v employ_v in_o sundry_a subject_n and_o matter_n different_a which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v no_o dolour_n and_o grief_n at_o one_o end_n of_o those_o reason_n and_o discourse_n which_o be_v without_o passion_n neither_o be_v they_o that_o consult_v force_v as_o it_o be_v to_o hold_v one_o of_o those_o contrary_a part_n against_o their_o mind_n and_o judgement_n unless_o peradventure_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o some_o affection_n lie_v close_o to_o one_o part_n or_o other_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v secret_o and_o under_o hand_n lie_v somewhat_o beside_o in_o one_o of_o the_o balance_n or_o scale_n against_o reason_n for_o to_o weigh_v it_o down_o a_o thing_n i_o assure_v you_o that_o many_o time_n fall_v out_o and_o then_o it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o be_v poise_v against_o reason_n but_o either_o ambition_n emulation_n favour_n jealousy_n fear_n or_o some_o secret_a passion_n make_v semblance_n as_o if_o in_o show_n of_o speech_n two_o reason_n be_v at_o variance_n and_o differ_v one_o from_o another_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o verse_n in_o homer_n they_o think_v it_o shame_v the_o combat_n to_o reject_v and_o yet_o for_o fear_n they_o dare_v not_o it_o accept_v likewise_o in_o another_o poet_n to_o suffer_v death_n it_o dolorous_a though_o with_o renown_n it_o meet_v death_n to_o avoid_v be_v cowardice_n but_o yet_o our_o life_n be_v sweet_a and_o very_o in_o determine_v of_o controversy_n between_o man_n and_o man_n in_o their_o contract_n and_o suit_n of_o law_n these_o passion_n come_v between_o be_v they_o that_o make_v the_o long_a delay_n &_o be_v the_o great_a enemy_n of_o expedition_n and_o dispatch_n like_v as_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n they_o that_o speak_v in_o favour_n of_o one_o party_n and_o for_o to_o win_v grace_n do_v not_o upon_o any_o reason_n of_o two_o sentence_n incline_v to_o the_o one_o but_o they_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o their_o affection_n even_o against_o the_o regard_n of_o utility_n &_o profit_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o in_o those_o state_n which_o be_v call_v aristocraty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v govern_v by_o a_o senate_n or_o counsel_n of_o the_o great_a man_n the_o magistrate_n who_o sit_v in_o judgement_n will_v not_o suffer_v orator_n &_o advocate_n at_o the_o bar_n to_o move_v affection_n in_o all_o their_o plea_n for_o in_o truth_n let_v not_o the_o discourse_n of_o reason_n be_v impeach_v and_o hinder_v by_o some_o passion_n it_o will_v of_o itself_o tend_v direct_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a but_o in_o case_n there_o do_v arise_v a_o passion_n between_o to_o cross_v the_o same_o than_o you_o shall_v see_v pleasure_n and_o displeasure_n to_o raise_v a_o combat_n and_o dissension_n to_o encounter_v that_o which_o by_o consultation_n will_v have_v be_v judge_v and_o determine_v for_o otherwise_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o in_o philosophical_a discourse_n and_o disputation_n a_o man_n shall_v never_o see_v it_o otherwise_o but_o that_o without_o any_o dolour_n and_o grief_n some_o be_v turn_v and_o draw_v oftentimes_o by_o other_o into_o their_o opinion_n and_o subscribe_v thereto_o willing_o nay_o even_o aristotle_n himself_o democritus_n also_o and_o chrysippus_n have_v be_v know_v to_o retract_v and_o recant_v some_o point_n which_o before_o time_n they_o hold_v and_o that_o without_o any_o trouble_n of_o mind_n without_o grief_n and_o remorse_n but_o rather_o with_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n of_o heart_n because_o in_o that_o speculative_a or_o contemplative_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v give_v to_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n only_o there_o reign_v no_o passion_n to_o make_v resistance_n insomuch_o as_o the_o brutish_a part_n be_v quiet_a and_o at_o repose_n love_v not_o curious_o to_o entermedle_v in_o these_o and_o such_o like_a matter_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o happen_v that_o the_o reason_n have_v no_o soon_o a_o sight_n of_o truth_n but_o willing_o it_o incline_v thereto_o and_o do_v reject_v untruth_n and_o falsity_n for_o that_o there_o lie_v in_o it_o and_o in_o no_o other_o part_n else_o that_o power_n and_o faculty_n to_o believe_v and_o give_v assent_n one_o way_n as_o also_o to_o be_v persuade_v for_o to_o alter_v opinion_n and_o go_v another_o way_n whereas_o contrariwise_o the_o counsel_n and_o deliberation_n of_o worldly_a affair_n judgement_n also_o and_o arbitriment_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n full_a of_o passion_n make_v the_o way_n somewhat_o difficult_a for_o reason_n to_o pass_v and_o put_v she_o to_o much_o trouble_n for_o in_o these_o case_n the_o sensual_a and_o unreasonable_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v ready_a to_o stay_v and_o stop_v her_o course_n yea_o and_o to_o fright_v she_o from_o go_v forward_o meeting_z her_z either_o with_o the_o object_n of_o pleasure_n or_o else_o cast_v in_o her_o way_n
be_v the_o principal_a thing_n in_o amity_n he_o show_v that_o first_o we_o must_v cut_v away_o self-love_n in_o all_o our_o reprehension_n and_o second_o all_o injurtous_a bitter_a and_o bite_a speech_n then_o he_o adjoin_v moreover_o in_o what_o season_n and_o upon_o what_o occurrence_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o reproove_v and_o say_v his_o mind_n frank_o and_o with_o what_o dexterity_n he_o be_v to_o proceed_v that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o sometune_n yea_o and_o more_o often_o he_o ought_v to_o rebuke_v his_o friend_n apart_o or_o under_o the_o person_n of_o another_o wherein_o he_o be_v to_o look_v unto_o this_o that_o he_o eschew_v all_o vainglory_n and_o season_v his_o reprehension_n with_o some_o praise_n among_o to_o make_v they_o more_o acceptable_a and_o better_o take_v consequent_o he_o teach_v we_o how_o we_o must_v receive_v the_o advertisement_n admonition_n and_o reprehension_n of_o a_o true_a friend_n and_o return_v to_o the_o very_a point_n in_o deed_n of_o amity_n and_o friendship_n he_o show_v what_o mean_v a_o man_n shall_v keep_v for_o to_o avert_v and_o turn_v away_o the_o neighbour_n vice_n and_o to_o urge_v our_o friend_n forward_o to_o their_o devoir_n add_v morcover_v that_o all_o remonstrance_n and_o admonition_n ought_v to_o be_v temper_v with_o mildness_n and_o lenity_n wherein_o he_o conclude_v this_o whole_a treatise_n which_o i_o assure_v you_o be_v to_o be_v well_o read_v and_o mark_v in_o these_o day_n of_o all_o person_n but_o those_o especial_o who_o be_v advance_v above_o other_o in_o worldly_a wealth_n or_o honour_n able_a place_n how_o a_o man_n may_v discern_v a_o flatterer_n form_v a_o friend_n plato_n write_v o_o antiochus_n philopappus_n that_o all_o man_n do_v willing_o pardon_v he_o who_o profess_v that_o he_o love_v himself_o best_o howbeit_o thereby_o quoth_v he_o be_v engender_v in_o we_o this_o fault_n and_o inconvenience_n among_o may_v other_o the_o great_a that_o by_o this_o mean_v no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o just_a judge_n of_o himself_o but_o partial_a and_o favourable_a for_o the_o lover_n be_v ordinary_o blind_v in_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o love_v unless_o he_o have_v be_v teach_v yea_o and_o accustom_v long_o before_o to_o affect_v and_o esteem_v thing_n honest_a above_o those_o that_o be_v his_o own_o proper_o or_o inbred_a and_o familiar_a to_o he_o this_o be_v it_o that_o give_v unto_o a_o flatterer_n that_o large_a field_n under_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n where_o he_o have_v a_o fort_n as_o it_o be_v commodious_o seat_v and_o with_o the_o vantage_n to_o assail_v and_o endammage_n we_o and_o that_o be_v self-love_n whereby_o every_o man_n be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a flatterer_n of_o himself_o he_o can_v be_v very_o well_o content_a to_o admit_v a_o stranger_n to_o come_v near_o and_o flatter_v he_o namely_o when_o he_o think_v and_o be_v well_o willing_a withal_o to_o witness_v with_o he_o and_o to_o confirm_v that_o good_a self-conceit_n and_o opinion_n of_o his_o own_o for_o even_o he_o who_o be_v just_o reproach_v to_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o flatterer_n love_v himself_o notwithstanding_o exceed_v well_o and_o for_o that_o good_a affection_n that_o he_o have_v be_v both_o very_a willing_a yea_o and_o full_o persuade_v also_o that_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v in_o himself_o and_o the_o desire_n whereof_o be_v not_o simple_o bad_a and_o unlawful_a but_o the_o persuasion_n be_v it_o that_o be_v dangerous_a and_o slippery_a have_v need_n to_o be_v restrain_v with_o great_a heed_n and_o carefulness_n now_o if_o truth_n be_v a_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o the_o very_a source_n yield_v all_o good_a thing_n as_o plato_n say_v aswell_o to_o the_o god_n as_o to_o man_n we_o ought_v thus_o to_o judge_v that_o a_o flatterer_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o god_n and_o principal_o to_o apollo_n for_o opposite_a he_o be_v always_o and_o contrary_a to_o this_o precept_n of_o he_o know_v thyself_o cause_v a_o man_n to_o be_v abuse_v and_o deceive_v by_o his_o own_o self_n yea_o and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o he_o in_o make_v the_o good_a gift_n which_o be_v in_o he_o to_o be_v defective_a &_o unperfect_a but_o the_o evil_a part_n incorrigible_a and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v reform_v now_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o flattery_n as_o the_o most_o part_n of_o other_o vice_n touch_v either_o only_a or_o especial_o base_a mean_a and_o abject_a person_n it_o be_v perhaps_o neither_o so_o hurtful_a nor_o so_o hard_a to_o be_v avoid_v as_o it_o be_v but_o like_a as_o worm_n breed_v most_o of_o all_o and_o soon_a in_o frimme_n tender_a and_o sweet_a wood_n even_o so_o for_o the_o most_o the_o part_v the_o generous_a and_o gentle_a nature_n and_o those_o mind_n that_o be_v more_o ingenuous_a honest_a amialble_a and_o mild_a than_o other_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v and_o nourish_v the_o flatterer_n that_o hang_v upon_o he_o moreover_o as_o simonides_n be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o escuirie_n or_o stable_n of_o horse_n follow_v not_o the_o lamp_n or_o oil_n cruet_v but_o the_o rich_a corn_n field_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o for_o poor_a man_n to_o entertain_v great_a horse_n but_o those_o rather_o who_o be_v land_v man_n and_o with_o their_o revennewe_n able_a to_o maintain_v they_o even_o so_o we_o see_v it_o be_v ordinary_a that_o flattery_n keep_v not_o company_n nor_o sort_v with_o poor_a folk_n or_o such_o person_n as_o live_v obscure_o &_o be_v of_o no_o ability_n but_o common_o it_o be_v the_o ruin_n and_o decay_v of_o great_a house_n &_o a_o malady_n incidet_fw-la to_o mighty_a state_n which_o oftentimes_o undo_v &_o overthrow_v whole_a monarchy_n realm_n and_o great_a seignory_n in_o which_o regard_n it_o be_v no_o small_a matter_n nor_o a_o thing_n that_o require_v little_a or_o no_o forecast_n &_o providence_n to_o search_v &_o consider_v the_o nature_n thereof_o lest_o be_v so_o active_a and_o busy_a as_o it_o be_v and_o ready_a to_o meddle_v in_o every_o place_n nothing_o so_o much_o it_o do_v no_o hurt_n unto_o friendship_n norbr_v it_o into_o obloquy_n and_o discredit_n for_o these_o flattere_n resemble_v lice_n for_o all_o the_o world_n and_o why_o these_o vermin_n we_o see_v never_o haunt_v those_o that_o be_v dead_a but_o leave_v and_o forsake_v the_o corpse_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o blood_n whereof_o they_o be_v wont_n to_o feed_v be_v extinct_a or_o deprive_v of_o vital_a spirit_n semblable_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o see_v flatterer_n so_o much_o as_o approach_v unto_o such_o person_n as_o be_v in_o decay_n who_o state_n be_v crack_v and_o credit_n wax_v cool_a but_o look_v where_o there_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n where_o there_o be_v authority_n and_o power_n thither_o they_o flock_v and_o there_o they_o grow_v no_o soon_o be_v there_o a_o change_n of_o fortune_n but_o they_o sneak_v and_o slink_v away_o and_o be_v no_o more_o see_v but_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o attend_v so_o long_o and_o stay_v for_o this_o trial_n be_v unprofitable_a or_o rather_o hurtful_a and_o not_o without_o some_o danger_n for_o it_o go_v very_o hard_a with_o a_o man_n if_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n and_o not_o before_o even_o when_o he_o have_v most_o need_n of_o friendship_n to_o perceive_v those_o to_o be_v no_o friend_n who_o he_o take_v to_o be_v and_o namely_o when_o he_o have_v not_o with_o he_o at_o hand_n a_o good_a and_o faithful_a friend_n to_o exchange_v for_o he_o that_o be_v untrustie_a disloyal_a and_o counterfeit_a for_o if_o a_o man_n do_v well_o he_o shall_v be_v provide_v before_o hand_n of_o a_o approve_a and_o try_a friend_n ere_o he_o have_v need_n to_o employ_v he_o aswell_o as_o of_o current_n and_o lawful_a money_n and_o not_o then_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o he_o and_o find_v he_o faulty_a when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a necessity_n and_o stand_v in_o most_o need_n for_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v proof_n with_o our_o loss_n and_o find_v he_o to_o be_v false_a to_o our_o cost_n and_o detriment_n but_o contrariwise_o to_o be_v skilful_a in_o the_o mean_n of_o smell_v out_o a_o flatterer_n that_o we_o receive_v no_o damage_n by_o he_o for_o otherwise_o that_o may_v befall_v we_o which_o happen_v unto_o those_o who_o for_o to_o know_v the_o force_n of_o deadly_a poison_n take_v the_o assay_n and_o taste_v first_o themselves_o thereof_o well_o may_v they_o indeed_o come_v to_o the_o judgement_n thereof_o but_o this_o skill_n be_v dear_o buy_v when_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v for_o it_o and_o like_v as_o we_o do_v not_o commend_v such_o no_o more_o can_v we_o praise_v and_o approve_v of_o those_o who_o measure_n friendship_n only_o by_o honesty_n and_o profit_n think_v withal_o that_o such_o as_o converse_v and_o company_n with_o
dash_v as_o it_o be_v all_o about_o with_o their_o jangle_a bibble_n babble_n for_o she_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v otherwise_o occupy_v and_o discourse_v to_o herself_o of_o divers_a matter_n within_o by_o which_o mean_v such_o fellow_n can_v meet_v with_o no_o hearer_n that_o take_v heed_n what_o they_o say_v or_o believe_v their_o word_n for_o as_o it_o be_v general_o hold_v that_o the_o natural_a seed_n of_o such_o as_o be_v lecherous_a and_o much_o give_v to_o the_o company_n of_o woman_n be_v unfruitful_a and_o of_o no_o force_n to_o engender_v even_o so_o the_o talk_n of_o these_o great_a prater_n be_v vain_a barren_a and_o altogether_o fruitless_a and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o part_n or_o member_n of_o our_o body_n that_o nature_n have_v so_o sure_o defend_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o strong_a rampar_n as_o the_o tongue_n for_o before_o it_o she_o have_v set_v a_o pallaisado_n of_o sharp_a tooth_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o peradventure_o it_o will_v not_o obey_v reason_n which_o within_o hold_v it_o hard_o as_o with_o a_o straight_a bridle_n but_o it_o will_v blatter_fw-la out_o and_o not_o tarry_v within_o we_o may_v bite_v it_o until_o it_o bleed_v again_o and_o so_o restrain_v the_o intemperance_n thereof_o for_o euripides_n say_v not_o that_o house_n unbolted_a but_o tongue_n and_o mouth_n be_v unbrid'led_a if_o they_o be_v shall_v find_v in_o the_o end_n mishap_n and_o miserte_n and_o those_o in_o my_o conceit_n who_o say_v that_o house_n without_o door_n and_o purse_n without_o string_n serve_v their_o master_n in_o no_o steed_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n neither_o set_a hatch_n nor_o lock_v unto_o their_o mouth_n but_o suffer_v they_o run_v out_o and_o overflow_v continual_o like_v unto_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o sea_n pontus_n these_o i_o say_v in_o my_o opinion_n seem_v to_o make_v no_o other_o account_n of_o word_n than_o of_o the_o base_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n whereby_o they_o be_v never_o believe_v say_v what_o they_o will_v and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a end_n and_o scope_n that_o all_o speech_n tend_v to_o namely_o to_o win_v credit_n with_o the_o hearer_n and_o no_o man_n will_v ever_o believe_v these_o great_a talker_n no_o not_o when_o they_o speak_v the_o truth_n for_o like_a as_o wheat_n if_o be_v it_o enclose_v within_o some_o dank_a or_o moist_a vessel_n do_v swell_v and_o yield_v more_o in_o measure_n but_o for_o use_n be_v find_v to_o be_v worse_o even_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o talk_n of_o a_o prattle_a person_n well_o may_v he_o multiply_v and_o augment_v it_o with_o lie_v but_o by_o that_o mean_v it_o leese_v all_o the_o force_n of_o persuasion_n moreover_o what_o modest_a civil_a and_o honest_a man_n be_v there_o who_o will_v not_o very_o careful_o take_v heed_n of_o drunkenness_n for_o anger_n as_o some_o say_v may_v well_o be_v range_v with_o rage_n &_o madness_n and_o drunkenness_n do_v lodge_v and_o dwell_v with_o she_o or_o rather_o be_v est_fw-la madness_n itself_o only_o in_o circumstance_n of_o time_n it_o may_v be_v count_v less_o for_o that_o it_o continue_v less_o while_n but_o sure_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o cause_n it_o be_v great_a for_o that_o it_o be_v voluntary_a and_o we_o run_v wilful_o into_o it_o and_o without_o any_o constraint_n now_o there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n for_o which_o drunkenness_n be_v so_o much_o blame_v and_o accuse_v as_o for_o intemperate_a speech_n and_o talk_n without_o end_n for_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v wine_n make_v a_o man_n who_o be_v both_o wise_a and_o grave_a to_o sing_v and_o chant_v to_o laugh_v full_a wanton_o it_o cause_v he_o to_o dance_v and_o eke_o to_o rave_v and_o many_o thing_n to_o do_v undecent_o for_o the_o great_a and_o worst_a matter_n that_o ensue_v thereupon_o be_v not_o sing_v laugh_v and_o dance_v there_o be_v another_o inconvenience_n in_o comparison_n whereof_o all_o these_o be_v nothing_o and_o that_o be_v to_z blurt_o abroad_o and_o those_o word_n to_o reveal_v which_o better_a be_v within_o for_o to_o conceal_v this_o be_v i_o say_v the_o mischief_n most_o dangerous_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o poet_n covert_o will_v assoil_v that_o question_n which_o the_o philosopher_n have_v propound_v and_o dispute_v upon_o namely_o what_o difference_n there_o may_v be_v between_o liberal_a drink_n of_o wine_n and_o stark_a drunkenness_n in_o attribute_v unto_o the_o former_a mirth_n and_o jocundnesse_n extraordinary_a and_o to_o the_o latter_a much_o babble_n and_o foolish_a prattle_n for_o according_a to_o the_o common_a proverb_n that_o which_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o thought_n of_o a_o sober_a person_n lie_v aloft_o in_o the_o mouth_n and_o tongue_n of_o a_o drunkard_n and_o therefore_o wise_o answer_v the_o philosopher_n bias_n unto_o one_o of_o these_o jangle_n and_o prate_v companion_n for_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o mark_v he_o for_o sit_v still_o and_o say_v nothing_o at_o a_o feast_n insomuch_o as_o he_o give_v he_o the_o lob_n and_o soole_n for_o it_o and_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a quoth_v he_o that_o a_o fool_n shall_v hold_v his_o peace_n at_o the_o table_n there_o be_v upon_o a_o time_n a_o citizen_n of_o athens_n who_o feast_v the_o embassador_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n and_o for_o that_o he_o perceive_v that_o these_o great_a lord_n will_v take_v delight_n in_o the_o company_n of_o learned_a man_n and_o philosopher_n upon_o a_o brave_a mind_n that_o he_o carry_v invite_v they_o be_v all_o &_o meet_v there_o together_o now_o when_o all_o the_o rest_n begin_v to_o discourse_v in_o general_a and_o every_o man_n seem_v to_o put_v in_o some_o vie_n for_o himself_o and_o to_o hold_v and_o maintain_v one_o theme_n or_o other_o zeno_n who_o sit_v among_o they_o be_v only_o silent_a and_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n whereupon_o the_o say_a ambassador_n and_o stranger_n of_o persia_n begin_v to_o be_v merry_a with_o he_o and_o to_o drink_v unto_o he_o round_o say_v in_o the_o end_n and_o what_o shall_v we_o report_v of_o you_o sir_n zeno_n unto_o the_o king_n our_o master_n marry_o quoth_v he_o no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o ancient_a man_n at_o athens_n who_o can_v sit_v at_o the_o board_n and_o say_v nothing_o thus_o you_o see_v that_o silence_n argue_v deep_a and_o profound_a wisdom_n it_o imply_v sobriety_n and_o be_v a_o mystical_a secret_n and_o divine_a virtue_n whereas_o drunkenness_n be_v talkative_a full_a of_o word_n void_a of_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o indeed_o thereupon_o multiply_v so_o many_o word_n and_o be_v ever_o jangle_v and_o in_o truth_n the_o philosopher_n themselves_o when_o they_o define_v drunkenness_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o rave_v and_o speak_v idle_o at_o the_o table_n upon_o drink_v too_o much_o wine_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o do_v not_o simple_o condemn_v drink_v so_o that_o a_o man_n keep_v himself_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n and_o silence_n but_o it_o be_v excessive_a and_o foolish_a talk_n that_o of_o drink_a wine_n make_v drunkenness_n thus_o the_o drunkard_n rave_v and_o talk_v idle_o when_o he_o be_v cupshotten_a at_o the_o board_n but_o the_o prattler_n and_o man_n of_o many_o word_n do_v it_o always_o and_o in_o every_o place_n in_o the_o market_n and_o common_a hall_n at_o the_o theatre_n in_o the_o public_a gallery_n and_o walk_a place_n by_o day_n and_o by_o night_n if_o he_o be_v a_o physician_n and_o visit_v his_o patient_a certes_o he_o be_v more_o grievous_a and_o do_v more_o hurt_n in_o his_o cure_n than_o the_o malady_n itself_o if_o he_o be_v a_o passenger_n with_o other_o in_o a_o ship_n all_o the_o company_n have_v rather_o be_v seasick_a than_o hear_v he_o prate_v if_o he_o set_v to_o praise_v thou_o thou_o be_v better_a to_o be_v dispraise_v by_o another_o and_o in_o a_o word_n a_o man_n shall_v have_v more_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n to_o converse_v and_o commune_v with_o lewd_a person_n so_o they_o be_v discrect_v in_o their_o speech_n than_o with_o other_o that_o be_v busy_a talker_n though_o otherwise_o they_o be_v good_a honest_a man_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o old_a nestor_n in_o a_o tragedy_n of_o sophocles_n speak_v unto_o ajax_n who_o overshoot_v himself_o in_o some_o hot_a and_o hasty_a word_n for_o to_o appease_v and_o pacify_v he_o say_v thus_o after_o a_o mild_a and_o gracious_a manner_n i_o blame_v not_o you_o sir_n ajax_n for_o your_o speech_n nought_o though_o it_o be_v your_o deed_n be_v nothing_o leech_n but_o sure_o we_o be_v not_o so_o well_o affect_v unto_o a_o vaine-prating_a fellow_n for_o his_o importunate_a and_o unseasonable_a word_n mar_v all_o his_o good_a work_n and_o make_v they_o to_o lose_v their_o grace_n lysias_n upon_o a_o time_n at_o the_o request_n
after_o thing_n that_o be_v unready_a and_o unsure_a make_v choice_n of_o save_v his_o life_n by_o the_o sure_a way_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o just_a mean_n for_o he_o discover_v unto_o nero_n that_o which_o the_o man_n have_v whisper_v secret_o unto_o he_o whereupon_o present_o the_o party_n be_v apprehend_v and_o carry_v away_o to_o the_o place_n of_o torture_n where_o by_o rack_a scorch_a and_o scourge_v he_o be_v urge_v miserable_a wretch_n to_o confess_v and_o speak_v out_o that_o perforce_o which_o of_o himself_o he_o have_v reveal_v without_o any_o constraint_n at_o all_o zeno_n the_o philosopher_n fear_v that_o when_o his_o body_n be_v put_v to_o dolorous_a and_o horrible_a torment_n he_o shall_v be_v force_v even_o against_o his_o will_n to_o bewray_v and_o disclose_v some_o secret_a plot_n bitoff_a his_o tongue_n with_o his_o own_o tooth_n and_o spit_v it_o in_o the_o tyrant_n face_n notable_a be_v the_o example_n of_o leaena_n and_o the_o reward_n which_o she_o have_v for_o contain_v and_o rule_v her_o tongue_n be_v singular_a a_o harlot_n she_o be_v and_o very_o familiar_a with_o harmodius_n and_o aristogiton_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o inward_a acquaintance_n privy_a she_o be_v and_o party_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o a_o woman_n may_v be_v to_o that_o conspiracy_n which_o they_o have_v complot_v against_o the_o usurp_a tyrant_n of_o athens_n and_o the_o hope_n that_o they_o build_v upon_o drink_v she_o have_v out_o of_o that_o fair_a cup_n of_o love_n and_o thereby_o vow_v never_o to_o reveal_v the_o secret_n of_o god_n cupid_n now_o after_o that_o these_o two_o paramour_n and_o lover_n of_o she_o have_v fail_v of_o their_o enterprise_n and_o be_v put_v to_o death_n she_o be_v call_v into_o question_n and_o put_v to_o torture_v and_o therewith_o command_v to_o declare_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o complice_n in_o that_o conspiracy_n who_o as_o yet_o be_v unknowen_a and_o not_o bring_v to_o light_v but_o so_o constant_a and_o resolute_a she_o be_v that_o she_o will_v not_o detect_v so_o much_o as_o one_o but_o endure_v all_o pain_n and_o extremity_n whatsoever_o whereby_o she_o show_v that_o those_o two_o young_a gentleman_n have_v do_v nothing_o unfitting_a their_o person_n and_o nobility_n in_o make_v choice_n to_o be_v enamour_v of_o she_o in_o regard_n of_o which_o rare_a secrecy_n of_o she_o the_o athenian_n cause_v a_o lioness_n to_o be_v make_v of_o brass_n without_o a_o tongue_n and_o the_o same_o in_o memorial_n of_o she_o to_o be_v erect_v and_o set_v up_o at_o the_o very_a gate_n and_o entry_n of_o their_o citadel_n give_v posterity_n to_o understand_v by_o the_o generosity_n of_o that_o beast_n what_o a_o undanuted_a and_o invincible_a heart_n she_o have_v and_o likewise_o of_o what_o taciturnity_n and_o trust_n in_o keep_v secret_n by_o make_v it_o tongueless_a and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n never_o any_o word_n speak_v serve_v to_o so_o good_a stead_n as_o many_o conceal_a and_o hold_v in_o have_v profit_v for_o why_o a_o man_n may_v one_o time_n or_o other_o utter_a that_o which_o he_o once_o keep_v in_o but_o be_v speak_v it_o can_v possible_o be_v recall_v and_o unsay_v for_o out_o it_o be_v go_v already_o and_o spread_v abroad_o sundry_a way_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v i_o suppose_v that_o we_o have_v man_n to_o teach_v we_o for_o to_o speak_v but_o we_o learn_v of_o the_o god_n to_o hold_v our_o peace_n for_o in_o sacrifice_n religious_a mystery_n and_o ceremony_n of_o divine_a service_n we_o receive_v by_o tradition_n a_o custom_n to_o keep_v silence_n and_o even_o so_o the_o poet_n homer_n feign_v ulysses_n who_o eloquence_n otherwise_o be_v so_o sweet_a to_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o silent_a and_o of_o sew_a word_n his_o son_n likewise_o his_o wife_n and_o nurse_n who_o you_o may_v hear_v thus_o speak_v as_o soon_o shall_v stock_n of_o sturdy_a oak_n it_o tell_v or_o iron_n so_o strong_a as_o i_o will_v it_o reveal_v and_o ulysses_n himself_o sit_v by_o penelope_n before_o he_o will_v be_v know_v unto_o she_o who_o he_o be_v grieve_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o pit_v to_o behold_v his_o wife_n by_o tear_n to_o show_v what_o heart_n do_v feel_v but_o all_o the_o while_o his_o eye_n he_o stiff_o do_v hold_v which_o stir_v no_o more_o than_o horn_n or_o sturdy_a steel_n so_o full_o be_v his_o tongue_n of_o patience_n and_o his_o lip_n of_o continence_n for_o why_o reason_n have_v all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o body_n so_o obeisant_a and_o ready_a at_o command_n that_o it_o give_v order_n to_o the_o eye_n not_o to_o shed_v tear_n to_o the_o tongue_n not_o to_o utter_v a_o word_n to_o the_o heart_n not_o to_o pant_v or_o tremble_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o to_o sob_v or_o sigh_v thus_o unto_o reason_n obeisant_fw-fr be_v his_o heart_n persuade_v all_o to_o take_v in_o better_a part_n yea_o his_o reason_n have_v get_v the_o mastery_n of_o those_o inward_a and_o secret_a motion_n which_o be_v void_a and_o incapable_a of_o reason_n as_o have_v under_o her_o hand_n the_o very_a blood_n and_o vital_a spirit_n in_o all_o obeisance_n his_o people_n also_o and_o train_n about_o he_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o disposition_n for_o what_o want_v this_o of_o constancy_n &_o loyalty_n to_o their_o lord_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v pull_v &_o hale_v to_o be_v tug_v &_o toss_v yea_o &_o dash_v against_o the_o hard_a ground_n under_o foot_n by_o the_o giant_n cyclops_n rather_o than_o to_o utter_v one_o word_n against_o ulysses_n or_o to_o bewray_v that_o log_n of_o wood_n which_o be_v burn_v at_o the_o one_o end_n &_o a_o instrument_n make_v ready_a for_o to_o put_v out_o his_o only_a eye_n that_o he_o have_v nay_o they_o endure_v rather_o to_o be_v eat_v &_o devour_v raw_a by_o he_o than_o to_o disclose_v any_o of_o ulysses_n his_o secret_n pittacus_n therefore_o do_v not_o amiss_o who_o when_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n have_v send_v unto_o he_o abeast_n for_o sacrifice_n and_o will_v he_o withal_o to_o take_v out_o and_o lay_v apart_o the_o best_a and_o worst_a piece_n thereof_o pluck_v out_o the_o tongue_n and_o send_v it_o unto_o he_o as_o be_v the_o organ_n of_o many_o good_a thing_n and_o no_o less_o instrument_n of_o the_o worst_a that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o lady_n ino_n in_o euripides_n speak_v free_o of_o herself_o say_v that_o she_o know_v the_o time_n when_o that_o she_o ought_v her_o tongue_n to_o hold_v and_o when_o to_o speak_v she_o may_v be_v hold_n for_o certain_o those_o who_o have_v have_v noble_a and_o princely_a bring_v up_o in_o deed_n learn_v first_o to_o keep_v silence_n and_o afterward_o how_o to_o speak_v and_o therefore_o king_n antigonus_n the_o great_a when_o his_o son_n upon_o a_o time_n ask_v he_o when_o they_o shall_v dislodge_v and_o break_v up_o the_o camp_n what_o son_n quoth_v he_o art_n thou_o alone_o afraid_a that_o when_o the_o time_n come_v thou_o shall_v not_o hear_v the_o trumpet_n sound_v the_o remove_n loe_o how_o he_o will_v not_o trust_v he_o with_o a_o word_n of_o secrecy_n unto_o who_o he_o be_v to_o leave_v his_o kingdom_n in_o succession_n teach_n he_o thereby_o that_o he_o also_o another_o day_n shall_v in_o such_o case_n be_v wary_a and_o spare_v his_o speech_n old_a metellus_n likewise_o be_v ask_v such_o another_o secret_n as_o touch_v the_o army_n and_o set_v forward_o of_o some_o expedition_n if_o i_o wist_v quoth_v he_o that_o my_o shirt_n which_o be_v next_o my_o skin_n know_v this_o my_o inward_a intent_n and_o secret_a purpose_n i_o will_v put_v it_o off_o and_o fling_v it_o into_o the_o fire_n king_n eumenes_n be_v advertise_v that_o craterus_n be_v come_v against_o he_o with_o his_o force_n keep_v it_o to_o himself_o and_o will_v not_o acquaint_v any_o of_o his_o near_a friend_n therewith_o but_o make_v semblance_n and_o give_v it_o out_o though_o untrue_o that_o it_o be_v neoptolemus_n who_o have_v the_o lead_n of_o that_o power_n for_o he_o do_v his_o soldier_n contemn_v and_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o whereas_o the_o glory_n and_o renoun_n of_o craterus_n they_o have_v in_o admiration_n and_o love_v his_o virtue_n and_o valour_n now_o when_o no_o man_n else_o but_o himself_o know_v of_o craterus_n his_o be_v in_o the_o field_n they_o give_v he_o battle_n vanquish_v he_o slay_v he_o before_o they_o be_v aware_a neither_o take_v they_o knowledge_n of_o he_o before_o they_o find_v he_o dead_a on_o the_o ground_n see_v how_o by_o a_o stratagem_n of_o secrecy_n and_o silence_n the_o victory_n be_v archieve_v only_o by_o conceal_v so_o hardy_a and_o terrible_a a_o enemy_n insomuch_o as_o his_o very_a friend_n about_o he_o admire_v more_o his_o wisdom_n in_o keep_v this_o secret_a from_o they_o than_o complain_v
of_o the_o other_o over_o and_o beside_o no_o man_n deserve_v just_o to_o be_v envy_v for_o to_o be_v in_o prosperity_n and_o in_o better_a state_n than_o another_o be_v no_o wrong_a or_o injury_n offer_v to_o any_o person_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v it_o for_o which_o man_n be_v envy_v whereas_o contrariwise_o many_o be_v hate_v worthy_o such_o as_o those_o who_o in_o greek_a we_o call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v worthy_a of_o public_a hatred_n as_o also_o as_o many_o as_o do_v not_o fly_v from_o such_o detest_v they_o not_o nor_o abhor_v their_o company_n and_o a_o great_a argument_n to_o verify_v this_o point_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o hence_o namely_o in_o that_o some_o there_o be_v who_o confess_v and_o take_v it_o upon_o they_o that_o they_o hate_v many_o but_o no_o man_n will_v be_v know_v that_o he_o envy_v any_o for_o in_o truth_n the_o hatred_n of_o wicked_a person_n and_o of_o wickedness_n be_v commend_v as_o a_o quality_n in_o man_n praisewoorthy_a and_o to_o this_o purpose_n serve_v well_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o charillus_n who_o reign_v in_o sparta_n and_o be_v lycurgus_n his_o brother_n son_n who_o when_o there_o be_v certain_a that_o commend_v for_o a_o man_n of_o mild_a behaviour_n and_o of_o a_o relent_a and_o gentle_a nature_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v quoth_v he_o who_o be_v join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o royal_a government_n that_o charillus_n shall_v be_v good_a see_v he_o be_v not_o sharp_a and_o rigorous_a to_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o poet_n homer_n describe_v the_o deformity_n of_o thersyte_n his_o body_n depaint_v his_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n in_o sundry_a part_n of_o his_o person_n and_o by_o many_o circumlocution_n but_o his_o perverse_a nature_n and_o crooked_a condition_n he_o set_v down_o brief_o and_o in_o one_o word_n in_o this_o wise_a worthy_a achilles_n of_o all_o the_o host_n and_o sage_a ulyss_n he_o hate_v most_o for_o he_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o be_v stark_o naught_o and_o wicked_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n who_o be_v so_o full_a of_o hatred_n unto_o the_o best_a man_n as_o for_o those_o who_o deny_v that_o they_o be_v envious_a in_o case_n they_o be_v convince_v manifest_o therein_o they_o have_v a_o thousand_o pretence_n and_o excuse_n therefore_o allege_v that_o they_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o man_n or_o stand_v in_o fear_n of_o he_o who_o indeed_o they_o bear_v envy_v unto_o or_o that_o they_o hate_v he_o colour_v and_o cloak_v this_o passion_n of_o envy_n with_o the_o veil_n of_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o for_o to_o hide_v and_o cover_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o only_a malady_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o will_v be_v conceal_v and_o dissemble_v it_o can_v choose_v therefore_o but_o that_o these_o two_o passion_n be_v nourish_v and_o grow_v as_o plant_n of_o one_o kind_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n consider_v that_o natural_o they_o succeed_v one_o the_o other_o howbeit_o we_o rather_o hate_v those_o that_o be_v give_v more_o to_o lewdness_n and_o wickedness_n and_o we_o envy_v such_o rather_o who_o seem_v to_o excel_v other_o in_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o themistocles_n be_v but_o a_o youth_n give_v out_o and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o notable_a because_o as_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o envy_v for_o like_a as_o the_o fly_n cantharides_fw-la settle_v principal_o upon_o that_o wheat_n which_o be_v the_o fair_a and_o come_v to_o full_a perfection_n and_o likewise_o stick_v unto_o the_o rose_n that_o be_v most_o out_o and_o in_o the_o very_a pride_n of_o their_o flower_a even_o so_o envy_n take_v common_o unto_o the_o best_a condition_a person_n and_o to_o such_o as_o be_v grow_v to_o the_o height_n of_o virtue_n and_o honour_n whereas_o contrariwise_o the_o leawd_a quality_n that_o be_v and_o wicked_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n do_v mighty_o move_v and_o augment_v hatred_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o the_o athenian_n have_v they_o in_o such_o derestable_a hatred_n and_o abhor_v they_o so_o deadly_a who_o by_o their_o slanderous_a imputation_n bring_v good_a socrates_n their_o fellow-citizen_n to_o his_o death_n insomuch_o as_o they_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v either_o to_o give_v they_o a_o coal_n or_o two_o of_o fire_n or_o light_v their_o candle_n or_o deign_v they_o a_o answer_n when_o they_o ask_v a_o question_n nay_o they_o will_v not_o wash_v or_o bathe_v together_o with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o water_n but_o command_v those_o servitor_n in_o the_o banns_n which_o be_v call_v parachytae_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v drawer_n and_o lader_n of_o water_n into_o the_o bathe_a vessel_n to_o let_v forth_o that_o as_o pollute_a and_o defile_v wherein_o they_o have_v wash_v whereupon_o they_o see_v themselves_o thus_o excommunicate_a and_o not_o able_a to_o endure_v this_o public_a hatred_n which_o they_o have_v incur_v be_v weary_a of_o their_o life_n hang_v and_o strangle_v themselves_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n it_o be_v often_o see_v that_o the_o excellency_n of_o virtue_n honour_n and_o glory_n and_o the_o extraordinary_a success_n of_o man_n be_v so_o much_o that_o it_o do_v extinguish_v and_o quench_v all_o envy_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o likely_a or_o credible_a matter_n that_o any_o man_n bare_a envy_n unto_o cyrus_n or_o alexander_n the_o great_a after_o they_o be_v become_v the_o only_a lord_n and_o monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o like_a as_o the_o sun_n when_o he_o be_v direct_o and_o plumb_n over_o the_o head_n or_o top_n of_o any_o thing_n cause_v either_o no_o shadow_n at_o all_o or_o the_o same_o very_a small_a and_o short_a by_o the_o reason_n that_o his_o light_n overspread_v round_o about_o even_o so_o when_o the_o prosperity_n of_o a_o man_n be_v come_v to_o the_o high_a point_n and_o have_v get_v over_o the_o head_n of_o envy_n than_o the_o say_a envy_n retire_v and_o be_v either_o go_v altogether_o or_o else_o draw_v within_o a_o little_a room_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o brightness_n overspreading_a it_o but_o contrariwise_o the_o grandence_n of_o fortune_n and_o puissance_n in_o the_o enemy_n do_v not_o one_o jot_n abreviate_v or_o allay_v the_o hatred_n of_o their_o evil_a willer_n and_o that_o this_o be_v true_a may_v appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o alexander_n above_o name_v who_o have_v not_o one_o that_o envy_v he_o but_o many_o enemy_n he_o find_v and_o those_o malicious_a and_o by_o they_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v traitorous_o forlaied_n and_o murder_v semblable_o adversity_n may_v well_o stay_v envy_n and_o cause_v it_o cease_v but_o enmity_n and_o hatred_n they_o do_v not_o abolish_v for_o man_n never_o give_v over_o to_o despite_v their_o enemy_n no_o not_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o oppress_v with_o calamity_n whereas_o you_o shall_v not_o see_v one_o in_o misery_n envy_v but_o most_o true_a be_v that_o say_v find_v of_o a_o certain_a sophister_n or_o great_a professor_n in_o our_o day_n that_o envious_a person_n of_o all_o other_o be_v ever_o pitiful_a and_o delight_v most_o in_o commiseration_n so_o that_o herein_o lie_v one_o of_o the_o great_a difference_n between_o these_o two_o passion_n that_o hatred_n depart_v not_o from_o those_o person_n of_o who_o it_o have_v once_o take_v hold_n neither_o in_o the_o prosperity_n nor_o adversity_n of_o those_o who_o they_o hate_v whereas_o envy_n do_v avoid_v and_o vanish_v away_o to_o nothing_o upon_o extremity_n aswell_o of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o over_o and_o beside_o we_o may_v the_o better_o discover_v the_o difference_n also_o of_o they_o by_o the_o contrary_n for_o hatred_n enmity_n and_o malice_n cease_v present_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o man_n be_v persuade_v that_o he_o have_v catch_v no_o harm_n nor_o sustain_v injury_n by_o the_o party_n or_o when_o he_o have_v conceive_v a_o opinion_n that_o such_o as_o he_o hate_v for_o their_o lewdness_n be_v reform_v and_o become_v honest_a man_n or_o three_o if_o he_o have_v receive_v some_o pleasure_n or_o good_a turn_n at_o their_o hand_n for_o evermore_o the_o last_o favour_n that_o be_v show_v as_o thucydides_n say_v though_o it_o be_v less_o than_o many_o other_o yet_o if_o it_o come_v in_o season_n and_o a_o good_a time_n be_v able_a to_o do_v out_o a_o great_a offence_n take_v before_o now_o of_o these_o three_o cause_n before_o specify_v the_o first_o do_v not_o wash_v away_o envy_v for_o say_v that_o man_n be_v persuade_v at_o the_o first_o that_o they_o receive_v give_v not_o over_o for_o all_o that_o to_o bear_v envy_n still_o and_o as_o for_o the_o two_o late_a they_o do_v irritate_fw-la and_o provoke_v it_o the_o ãâã_d for_o such_o as_o they_o esteem_v man_n of_o quality_n and_o good_a worth_n those_o they_o do_v eie-bite_a more_o than_o before_o as_o have_v virtue_n the_o great_a good_a that_o be_v and_o
his_o life_n and_o the_o rival_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o reputation_n will_v look_v better_o to_o his_o way_n and_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o guard_n he_o will_v i_o say_v sit_v fast_o and_o look_v circumspect_o about_o he_o to_o all_o matter_n order_v his_o life_n and_o behaviour_n in_o better_a sort_n for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o property_n of_o vice_n that_o when_o we_o have_v offend_v and_o trespass_v we_o have_v more_o reverence_n and_o stand_v rather_o in_o awe_n of_o our_o enemy_n lest_o we_o be_v shame_v by_o they_o than_o of_o our_o friend_n and_o therefore_o scipio_n nasica_n when_o some_o there_o be_v that_o both_o thought_n and_o give_v out_o that_o the_o roman_a estate_n be_v not_o settle_v and_o in_o safety_n consider_v that_o the_o carthaginian_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v head_n against_o they_o and_o keep_v they_o occupy_v be_v now_o vanquish_v and_o defeat_v the_o athenian_n likewise_o subdue_v and_o bring_v under_o subjection_n nay_o mary_n quoth_v he_o for_o it_o be_v clean_o contrary_a and_o even_o now_o be_v we_o in_o great_a danger_n be_v at_o this_o pass_n that_o we_o have_v leave_v ourselves_o none_o to_o fear_n none_o to_o reverence_n and_o hereto_o moreover_o accord_v well_o the_o answer_n that_o diogenes_n make_v like_o a_o philosopher_n and_o a_o man_n of_o state_n indeed_o one_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o shall_v be_v revenge_v of_o his_o enemy_n marry_o quoth_v he_o by_o be_v a_o virtuous_a and_o honest_a man_n thyself_o man_n see_v the_o horse_n of_o their_o enemy_n high_o account_v of_o or_o their_o hound_n praise_v and_o commend_v do_v grieve_v thereat_o if_o they_o perceive_v also_o their_o land_n well_o till_v and_o husband_v or_o their_o garden_n in_o good_a order_n fresh_a and_o flower_a they_o fetch_v a_o sigh_n and_o sorrow_n for_o the_o matter_n what_o think_v you_o then_o will_v your_o enemy_n do_v how_o will_v he_o fare_v when_o you_o shall_v be_v see_v a_o just_a man_n wise_a and_o prudent_a honest_a and_o sober_a in_o word_n well_o advise_v and_o commendable_a in_o deed_n pure_a and_o clean_a in_o diet_n neat_a and_o decent_a reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o prudence_n sow_v in_o deep_a furrow_n of_o heart_n and_o conscience_n from_o whence_o there_o spring_n and_o bud_v continual_o counsel_n full_a sage_a with_o fruit_n abundant_o pindarus_z the_o poet_n say_v that_o those_o who_o be_v vanquish_v and_o put_v to_o foil_n be_v so_o tongue-tied_a that_o they_o can_v not_o say_v a_o word_n howbeit_o this_o be_v not_o simple_o true_a nor_o hold_v in_o all_o but_o in_o such_o as_o perceive_v themselves_o overcome_v by_o their_o enemy_n in_o diligence_n goodness_n magnanimity_n humanity_n bounty_n beneficence_n for_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n as_o demosthenes_n say_v which_o stint_v the_o tongue_n close_o up_o the_o mouth_n stop_v the_o windpipe_n and_o the_o breath_n and_o in_o one_o word_n cause_n man_n to_o be_v silent_a and_o dumb_a resemble_v not_o lewd_a folk_n but_o they_o out-go_v in_o virtuous_a deed_n for_o this_o thou_o may_v well_o do_v will_v thou_o do_v thy_o enemy_n who_o hate_v thou_o a_o great_a displeasure_n in_o deed_n never_o call_v he_o by_o way_n of_o reproach_n buggerer_n wanton_a lascivious_a ruffian_n scurrile_a scoffer_n or_o covetous_a micher_n but_o take_v order_n with_o thyself_o to_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n every_o way_n chaste_a continent_n true_a in_o deed_n and_o word_n courteous_a and_o just_a to_o all_o those_o that_o deal_n with_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o be_v drive_v to_o let_v fall_v a_o opprobrious_a speech_n and_o to_o revile_v thy_o enemy_n then_o take_v thou_o great_a heed_n afterward_o that_o thou_o come_v not_o near_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o those_o vice_n which_o thou_o reproche_v he_o with_o enter_v into_o thyself_o and_o examine_v thy_o own_o conscience_n search_v all_o the_o corner_n thereof_o look_v that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o thy_o soul_n some_o purrified_a matter_n and_o rot_a corruption_n for_o fear_v lest_o thy_o own_o vice_n within_o may_v hit_v thou_o home_o and_o requite_v thou_o again_o with_o this_o verse_n out_o of_o the_o tragical_a poet_n aleech_n he_o be_v other_o to_o cure_v pester_v himself_o with_o sore_n impure_a if_o thou_o chance_v to_o upbraid_v thy_o enemy_n with_o ignorance_n and_o call_v he_o unlearned_a take_v thou_o great_a pain_n at_o thy_o book_n love_v thou_o thy_o study_n better_o and_o get_v more_o learning_n if_o thou_o wit_n he_o with_o cowardice_n and_o name_v he_o dastard_a stir_v up_o the_o vigour_n of_o thy_o own_o courage_n the_o rather_o and_o show_v thyself_o a_o man_n so_o much_o the_o more_o have_v thou_o give_v he_o the_o term_n of_o beastly_a whoremaster_n or_o lascivious_a lecher_n wipe_v out_o of_o thy_o heart_n the_o least_o taint_n and_o spot_n that_o remain_v hldden_v therein_o of_o concupiscence_n and_o sensuallitie_n for_o nothing_o be_v there_o more_o shameful_a or_o cause_v great_a grief_n of_o heart_n than_o a_o opprobrious_a and_o reproachful_a speech_n return_v just_o upon_o the_o author_n thereof_o and_o as_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o reverberation_n of_o a_o light_n do_v more_o offence_n unto_o the_o seeble_a eye_n even_o so_o those_o reproach_n which_o be_v retort_v and_o send_v back_o again_o by_o the_o truth_n upon_o a_o man_n that_o blaze_v they_o before_o be_v more_o offensive_a for_o no_o less_o than_o the_o north-east_n wind_fw-mi caecias_n do_v gather_v unto_o it_o cloud_n so_o do_v a_o bad_a life_n draw_v unto_o it_o opprobrious_a speech_n which_o plato_n know_v well_o enough_o whensoever_o he_o be_v present_a in_o place_n and_o see_v other_o man_n do_v any_o unseemly_a or_o dishonest_a thing_n be_v wont_n to_o retire_v apart_o and_o say_v thus_o secret_o unto_o himself_o do_v not_o i_o also_o labour_v other-while_n of_o this_o disease_n moreover_o he_o that_o have_v blame_v and_o reproach_v the_o life_n of_o another_o if_o present_o withal_o he_o will_v go_v and_o examine_v his_o own_o resorm_v the_o same_o according_o redress_v and_o amend_v all_o that_o he_o find_v amiss_o until_o he_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o a_o better_a state_n shall_v receive_v some_o profit_n by_o that_o reprove_v and_o revile_v of_o his_o otherwise_o it_o may_v both_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v no_o less_o indeed_o a_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a thing_n common_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o laugh_v when_o they_o see_v either_o a_o baldpate_n or_o a_o bunch-backe_a to_o taunt_v and_o scoff_n at_o other_o for_o the_o same_o defect_n or_o deformity_n and_o so_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a thing_n and_o a_o mere_a mockery_n to_o blame_v or_o reproach_n another_o in_o that_o for_o which_o he_o may_v be_v mock_v and_o reproach_v himself_o thus_o leo_n the_o byzantine_n cut_v one_o home_n that_o be_v crump_a shoulder_v and_o buncht-backt_a when_o he_o seem_v to_o hit_v he_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o his_o dim_a and_o feeble_a eie-fight_a do_v thou_o twit_v i_o quoth_v he_o by_o any_o impersection_n of_o nature_n incident_a unto_o a_o man_n when_o as_o thyself_o be_v mark_v from_o heaven_n and_o carry_v the_o divine_a vengeance_n upon_o thy_o back_n never_o then_o reproove_v thou_o a_o adulterer_n if_o thyself_o be_v a_o unclean_a wanton_a with_o boy_n nor_o seem_v thou_o to_o upbraid_v one_o with_o prodigality_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o covetous_a miser_n thyself_o alcmaeon_n revile_v adrastus_n upon_o a_o time_n in_o this_o wise_a thou_o a_o sister_n have_v by_o parent_n twain_o who_o hand_n her_o husband_n dear_a have_v slay_v but_o what_o answer_v adrastus_n he_o object_v not_o unto_o he_o the_o crime_n of_o another_o but_o pai_v he_o home_o with_o his_o own_o after_o this_o manner_n but_o thou_o thyself_o have_v murder_v thy_o own_o kind_a mother_n who_o thou_o breed_v in_o like_a sort_n when_o domitius_n upon_o a_o time_n seem_v to_o reproach_n crassus_n say_v be_v it_o not_o true_a that_o when_o your_o lamprey_n be_v dead_a which_o be_v keep_v full_a dainty_o for_o you_o in_o a_o stew_n you_o weep_v therefore_o crassus_n present_o come_v upon_o he_o again_o with_o this_o bitter_a reply_n and_o be_v it_o not_o true_a that_o you_o when_o you_o follow_v three_o wife_n of_o you_o one_o after_o another_o to_o their_o funeral_n fire_n never_o shed_v tear_n for_o the_o matter_n it_o be_v not_o so_o requisite_a or_o necessary_a iwis_o as_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n do_v think_v that_o he_o who_o check_v and_o rebuke_v another_o shall_v have_v a_o ready_a wit_n of_o his_o own_o and_o a_o natural_a gift_n in_o do_v it_o or_o a_o loud_a and_o big_a voice_n or_o a_o audacious_a and_o bold_a face_n no_o but_o such_o a_o one_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v that_o can_v be_v note_v and_o tax_v with_o any_o vice_n for_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o apollo_n address_v this_o precept_n of_o his_o know_v thyself_o to_o
because_o for_o want_v of_o experience_n &_o knowledge_n what_o thing_n be_v good_a &_o honest_a we_o love_v all_o our_o life_n time_n to_o seek_v for_o to_o be_v provide_v of_o necessary_n and_o like_a as_o they_o who_o have_v be_v slave_n a_o long_a time_n after_o they_o come_v once_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o servitude_n do_v of_o themselves_o and_o for_o themselves_o the_o very_a same_o service_n which_o they_o be_v wont_n to_o perform_v for_o their_o master_n when_o they_o be_v bind_v even_o so_o the_o soul_n take_v now_o great_a pain_n and_o travel_n to_o feed_v the_o body_n but_o if_o once_o she_o may_v be_v dispatch_v and_o discharge_v from_o this_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n no_o soon_o shall_v she_o find_v herself_o free_a and_o at_o liberty_n but_o she_o will_v nourish_v and_o regard_v herself_o she_o will_v have_v a_o eye_n then_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o nothing_o shall_v pluck_v she_o away_o or_o divert_v and_o withdraw_v she_o from_o it_o thus_o much_o o_o nicharchus_n as_o touch_v those_o point_n which_o be_v then_o deliver_v concern_v nourishment_n but_o before_o that_o solon_n have_v full_o finish_v his_o speech_n gorgias_n the_o brother_n of_o periander_n enter_v into_o the_o place_n be_v new_o return_v from_o taenarus_n whither_o he_o have_v be_v send_v before_o by_o occasion_n of_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o oracle_n for_o to_o carry_v thither_o certain_a oblation_n unto_o neptune_n and_o to_o do_v sacrifice_n unto_o he_o we_o all_o salute_v he_o and_o welcome_v he_o home_o but_o pertander_v his_o brother_n come_v towards_o and_o kiss_v he_o cause_v he_o afterward_o to_o sit_v down_o by_o himself_o upon_o the_o bedside_n where_o he_o make_v relation_n unto_o he_o alone_o of_o certain_a news_n pertander_n give_v good_a ear_n unto_o his_o brother_n and_o show_v by_o his_o countenance_n that_o he_o be_v diverse_o affect_v and_o very_o passionate_a upon_o that_o which_o he_o hear_v he_o to_o report_v and_o by_o his_o visage_n it_o seem_v one_o while_n that_o he_o sorrow_v and_o grieve_v another_o while_n that_o he_o be_v angry_a and_o offend_v he_o make_v semblant_n for_o a_o time_n as_o if_o he_o disinherit_v and_o will_v not_o give_v credit_n unto_o he_o and_o anon_o again_o he_o seem_v as_o much_o to_o wonder_v and_o stand_v in_o admiration_n in_o the_o end_n he_o laugh_v and_o say_v unto_o we_o very_o glad_o will_v i_o out_o of_o hand_n recount_v unto_o you_o the_o tiding_n which_o my_o brother_n have_v tell_v i_o but_o hardly_o dare_v i_o neither_o will_v i_o be_v over_o hasty_a so_o to_o do_v for_o fear_v of_o thales_n who_o i_o have_v hear_v otherwise_o to_o say_v that_o well_o we_o may_v make_v report_n of_o news_n that_o be_v probable_a and_o like_a to_o be_v true_a but_o touch_v thing_n impossible_a we_o ought_v altogether_o for_o to_o hold_v our_o peace_n hereupon_o bias_n but_o as_o wise_a a_o say_n quoth_v he_o be_v this_o of_o thales_n that_o as_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v our_o enemy_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v credible_a so_o we_o be_v not_o to_o discredit_v our_o friend_n even_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v incredible_a for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o think_v very_o by_o this_o speech_n of_o he_o that_o he_o take_v those_o for_o his_o enemy_n who_o be_v lewd_a and_o foolish_a and_o repute_v for_o friend_n such_o as_o be_v good_a and_o wise_a i_o will_v advise_v you_o therefore_o o_o gorgias_n that_o either_o you_o will_v declare_v your_o news_n here_o before_o all_o this_o company_n or_o rather_o reduce_v that_o narration_n which_o you_o come_v withal_o to_o pronounce_v aloud_o unto_o we_o into_o those_o new_a kind_n of_o verse_n which_o be_v call_v dithyrambes_n then_o gorgias_n set_v tale_n on_o end_n and_o begin_v to_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n after_o we_o have_v sacrifice_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n together_o and_o the_o last_o day_n perform_v in_o a_o general_a assembly_n all_o the_o night_n a_o festival_n solemnity_n with_o play_n and_o dance_v along_o the_o strand_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n as_o the_o moon_n shine_v at_o full_a upon_o the_o sea_n without_o any_o wind_n in_o the_o world_n stir_v at_o all_o so_o as_o there_o be_v a_o gentle_a general_a calm_n and_o every_o thing_n still_o and_o quiet_a behold_v we_o may_v discover_v a_o far_o off_o a_o certain_a motion_n or_o trouble_n in_o the_o sea_n bend_v towards_o a_o promontory_n or_o cape_n and_o as_o it_o approach_v near_o thereto_o raise_v withal_o a_o little_a scum_n and_o that_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o agitation_n of_o the_o water_n and_o wave_n that_o it_o make_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o all_o the_o company_n of_o we_o woonder_v what_o it_o may_v be_v and_o run_v towards_o the_o place_n whereunto_o it_o seem_v to_o make_v way_n and_o bend_v the_o course_n for_o to_o arrive_v but_o before_o that_o we_o can_v by_o any_o conjecture_n guess_v what_o it_o be_v the_o swiftness_n thereof_o be_v such_o we_o may_v evident_o descry_v with_o our_o eye_n a_o number_n of_o dolphin_n some_o swim_v round_o about_o it_o thick_o together_o other_o direct_v the_o whole_a troop_n towards_o the_o easy_a and_o gentle_a land_v place_n of_o the_o bank_n and_o some_o there_o be_v again_o that_o follow_v behind_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o rearward_n now_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o all_o this_o troop_n there_o appear_v above_o the_o water_n i_o wot_v not_o what_o lump_n or_o mass_n of_o a_o body_n float_v aloft_o which_o we_o can_v neither_o discern_v nor_o divise_v what_o it_o be_v until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o say_v dolphin_n all_n close_o together_o and_o shoot_v themselves_o into_o the_o shore_n land_v upon_o the_o bank_n a_o man_n both_o alive_a and_o also_o move_a which_o do_v they_o return_v towards_o the_o rock_n or_o promontory_n aforesaid_a leap_v and_o dance_v wanton_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v for_o very_a joy_n more_o than_o they_o do_v before_o which_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o company_n quoth_v gorgias_n see_v be_v so_o great_o afraid_a that_o they_o flee_v from_o the_o sea_n amain_o all_o amaze_v myself_o with_o some_o few_o other_o take_v better_a heart_n and_o approach_v never_o where_o we_o find_v that_o it_o be_v arion_n the_o harper_n who_o of_o himself_o tell_v to_o we_o his_o name_n and_o easy_a he_o be_v otherwise_o to_o be_v know_v for_o that_o he_o have_v the_o same_o apparel_n which_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o wear_v when_o he_o play_v in_o public_a place_n upon_o his_o harp_n so_o we_o take_v he_o up_o incontinent_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o a_o tent_n for_o harm_n he_o have_v none_o in_o the_o world_n save_v only_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o swiftness_n &_o violent_a force_n of_o his_o carriage_n he_o be_v weary_a and_o seem_v ready_a to_o faint_v where_o we_o hear_v from_o his_o mouth_n a_o strange_a tale_n and_o to_o all_o man_n incredible_a unless_o it_o be_v to_o we_o who_o see_v the_o end_n and_o issue_n thereof_o for_o this_o arion_n report_v unto_o we_o that_o have_v be_v of_o long_a time_n resolve_v to_o return_v out_o of_o italy_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o periander_n have_v write_v unto_o he_o for_o to_o make_v haste_n &_o come_v away_o upon_o the_o first_o opportunity_n present_v to_o he_o of_o a_o corinthian_a carrack_n that_o make_v fail_v from_o thence_o he_o present_o embark_v but_o no_o soon_o be_v they_o come_v into_o the_o broad_a and_o open_a sea_n and_o that_o with_o a_o gentle_a gale_n of_o wind_n but_o he_o perceive_v that_o the_o mariner_n conspire_v together_o for_o to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n whereof_o the_o pilot_n himself_o also_o of_o the_o same_o ship_n give_v he_o advertisement_n secret_o namely_o that_o they_o intend_v to_o put_v the_o thing_n in_o execution_n that_o night_n arion_n thus_o find_v himself_o destitute_a of_o all_o succour_n and_o not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v it_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o certain_a heavenly_a and_o divine_a inspiration_n while_o he_o have_v yet_o some_o time_n to_o live_v for_o to_o adorn_v his_o body_n with_o those_o ornament_n which_o he_o accustom_v to_o put_v on_o when_o he_o be_v to_o play_v upon_o his_o harp_n for_o a_o prize_n in_o some_o frequent_a theatre_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o same_o habit_n may_v serve_v he_o for_o his_o funeral_n weed_n now_o at_o his_o death_n and_o withal_o to_o sing_v a_o doleful_a song_n and_o lamentable_a ditty_n before_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n and_o not_o to_o show_v himself_o in_o this_o case_n less_o generous_a than_o the_o swan_n be_v therefore_o thus_o array_v and_o deck_v according_o and_o do_v the_o mariner_n to_o wit_n before_o hand_n that_o he_o have_v a_o wonderful_a desire_n to_o
note_n of_o insolency_n and_o presumption_n because_o he_o forget_v or_o omit_v so_o small_a a_o demonstration_n and_o token_n of_o humanity_n how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o go_v about_o to_o impair_v the_o dignity_n and_o credit_n of_o his_o companion_n in_o government_n or_o discredit_v and_o digrace_v he_o in_o those_o action_n especial_o which_o proceed_v from_o honour_n and_o bounty_n or_o upon_o a_o arrogant_a humour_n of_o his_o own_o will_v seem_v to_o do_v all_o and_o attribute_v the_o whole_a to_o himself_o alone_o how_o can_v such_o a_o one_o i_o say_v be_v repute_v either_o modest_a or_o reasonable_a i_o remember_v myself_o that_o when_o i_o be_v but_o of_o young_a year_n i_o be_v send_v with_o another_o in_o embassage_n to_o the_o proconsul_n and_o for_o that_o my_o companion_n stay_v about_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o behind_n i_o go_v alone_o and_o do_v that_o which_o we_o have_v in_o commission_n to_o do_v together_o after_o my_o return_n when_o i_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n unto_o the_o state_n and_o to_o report_v the_o effect_n of_o my_o charge_n &_o message_n back_o again_o my_o father_n arise_v and_o take_v i_o apart_o will_v i_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o speak_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n &_o say_v i_o depart_v or_o go_v but_o we_o depart_v item_n not_o i_o say_v or_o quoth_v i_o but_o we_o say_v &_o in_o the_o whole_a recital_n of_o the_o rest_n to_o join_v always_o my_o companion_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v associate_n &_o at_o one_o hand_n with_o i_o in_o that_o which_o i_o do_v alone_o and_o very_o this_o be_v not_o only_o decent_a convenient_a and_o civil_a but_o that_o which_o more_o be_v it_o take_v from_o glory_n that_o which_o be_v offensive_a to_o wit_n envy_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o great_a captain_n attribute_n and_o ascribe_v their_o noble_a act_n to_o fortune_n and_o their_o good_a angel_n as_o do_v timoleon_n even_o he_o who_o overthrow_v the_o tyranny_n establish_v in_o sicily_n who_o found_v and_o erect_v a_o temple_n to_o good-fortune_n pythou_fw-mi also_o when_o he_o be_v high_o praise_v and_o commend_v at_o athens_n for_o have_v slay_v king_n cotys_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n it_o be_v god_n quoth_v he_o who_o for_o to_o do_v the_o deed_n use_v my_o hand_n and_o theopompus_n king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n when_o one_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o sparta_n be_v save_v and_o stand_v upright_o for_o that_o their_o king_n know_v how_o to_o rule_v well_o nay_o rather_o quoth_v he_o because_o the_o people_n know_v how_o to_o obey_v well_o and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n both_o these_o depend_v one_o upon_o the_o other_o howbeit_o most_o man_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n and_o so_o they_o give_v out_o that_o the_o better_a part_n of_o policy_n or_o knowledge_n belong_v to_o civil_a government_n lie_v in_o this_o to_o fit_a man_n and_o frame_v they_o meet_v to_o be_v well_o rule_v and_o command_v for_o in_o every_o city_n there_o be_v always_o a_o great_a number_n of_o subject_n than_o ruler_n and_o each_o one_o in_o his_o turn_n especial_o in_o a_o popular_a state_n be_v governor_n but_o a_o while_n and_o for_o it_o afterward_o continue_v govern_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o honest_a and_o profitable_a apprenticeship_n as_o it_o be_v to_o learn_v for_o to_o obey_v those_o who_o have_v authority_n to_o command_v although_o haply_o they_o have_v mean_a part_n otherwise_o and_o be_v of_o less_o credit_n and_o power_n than_o ourselves_o for_o a_o mere_a absurdity_n it_o be_v that_o whereas_o a_o principal_a or_o excellent_a actor_n in_o a_o tragedy_n such_o as_o theodorus_n be_v or_o potus_fw-la for_o hire_n wait_v oftentimes_o upon_o another_o mercenary_a player_n who_o have_v not_o above_o three_o word_n in_o his_o part_n to_o say_v and_o speak_v unto_o he_o in_o all_o humility_n and_o reverence_n because_o peradventure_o he_o have_v the_o royal_a band_n of_o a_o diadem_n about_o his_o head_n and_o a_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o true_a and_o unfeigned_a action_n of_o our_o life_n and_o in_o case_n of_o policy_n and_o government_n a_o rich_a and_o mighty_a person_n shall_v despise_v and_o set_v light_a by_o a_o magistrate_n for_o that_o he_o be_v a_o simple_a man_n otherwise_o and_o peradventure_o poor_a and_o of_o mean_a estate_n yea_o and_o proceed_v to_o wrong_v violate_v and_o impair_v the_o public_a dignity_n wherein_o he_o be_v place_v yea_o and_o to_o offer_v violence_n thereby_o unto_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o state_n whereas_o he_o ought_v rather_o with_o his_o own_o credit_n and_o puissance_n help_v out_o the_o defect_n and_o weakness_n of_o such_o a_o man_n and_o by_o his_o greatness_n countenance_n his_o authority_n for_o thus_o in_o the_o city_n of_o lacedaemon_n the_o king_n be_v wont_n to_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o their_o throne_n before_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o whosoever_o else_o be_v summon_v &_o call_v by_o they_o come_v not_o a_o ordinary_a footpace_n or_o fair_a and_o soft_o but_o run_v in_o great_a haste_n in_o token_n of_o obedience_n and_o to_o show_v unto_o other_o citizen_n how_o obeisant_a they_o be_v take_v a_o great_a joy_n and_o glory_n in_o this_o that_o they_o honour_v their_o magistrate_n not_o as_o some_o vainglorious_a and_o ungracious_a sot_n void_a of_o all_o civility_n and_o manner_n want_v judgement_n and_o discretion_n who_o to_o show_v forsooth_o their_o exceed_a power_n upon_o which_o they_o stand_v much_o and_o pride_n themselves_o will_v not_o let_v to_o offer_v abuse_n unto_o the_o judge_n and_o warden_n of_o the_o public_a game_n combat_n and_o pastime_n or_o to_o give_v reproachful_a term_n to_o those_o that_o lead_v the_o dance_n or_o set_v out_o the_o play_n in_o the_o bacchanal_n feast_n yea_o and_o mock_v captain_n and_o laugh_v at_o the_o precedent_n &_o warden_n of_o the_o public_a exercise_n for_o youth_n who_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n to_o know_v that_o to_o give_v honour_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o honourable_a than_o to_o be_v honour_v for_o sure_o to_o a_o honourable_a person_n who_o bear_v a_o great_a sway_n &_o carry_v a_o mighty_a port_n with_o he_o in_o a_o city_n it_o be_v a_o great_a ornament_n &_o grace_n to_o accompany_v a_o magistrate_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o guard_v and_o squire_n he_o than_o if_o the_o say_a magistrate_n shall_v put_v he_o before_o or_o seem_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o train_n and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n as_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o work_v he_o displeasure_n and_o procure_v he_o envy_v from_o the_o heart_n of_o as_o many_o as_o see_v it_o so_o the_o other_o will_v win_v he_o true_a glory_n which_o proceed_v of_o love_n and_o benevolence_n and_o very_o when_o such_o a_o man_n be_v see_v otherwhiles_o in_o the_o magistrate_n house_n when_o he_o salute_v or_o greet_v he_o first_o and_o either_o give_v he_o the_o upperhand_n or_o the_o middle_a place_n as_o they_o walk_v together_o he_o add_v a_o ornament_n to_o the_o dignirie_n of_o the_o city_n and_o lose_v thereby_o none_o of_o his_o own_o moreover_o it_o be_v a_o popular_a thing_n and_o that_o which_o gain_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o multitude_n if_o such_o a_o person_n can_v bear_v patient_o the_o hard_a term_n of_o a_o magistrate_n while_o he_o be_v in_o place_n and_o endure_v his_o choleric_a fit_n for_o than_o he_o may_v with_o diomedes_n in_o homer_n say_v thus_o to_o himself_o how_o ever_o now_o i_o little_o do_v say_v it_o will_v be_v my_o honour_n another_o day_n or_o as_o one_o say_v of_o demosthenes_n well_o he_o be_v not_o now_o demosthenes_n only_o but_o he_o be_v a_o lawgiver_n he_o be_v a_o precedent_n of_o the_o sacred_a play_n and_o solemn_a game_n and_o a_o crown_n he_o have_v upon_o his_o head_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a to_o put_v up_o all_o now_o and_o to_o defer_v vengeance_n until_o another_o time_n for_o either_o we_o shall_v come_v upon_o he_o when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o office_n or_o at_o least_o wise_a we_o shall_v gain_v thus_o much_o by_o delay_n that_o choler_n will_v be_v well_o cool_v and_o allay_v by_o that_o time_n moreover_o in_o any_o government_n or_o magistracy_n whatsoever_o a_o good_a subject_n ought_v to_o strive_v as_o it_o be_v a_o vie_n with_o the_o ruler_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v person_n of_o good_a sort_n and_o gracious_a behaviour_n in_o diligence_n care_n and_o forecast_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o state_n namely_o in_o go_v to_o they_o to_o give_v notice_n and_o intelligence_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v do_v in_o put_v into_o their_o hand_n for_o to_o be_v execute_v that_o which_o he_o have_v with_o mature_a deliberation_n right_o resolve_v upon_o in_o give_v mean_n unto_o they_o for_o to_o
have_v build_v theater_n and_o shew-place_n give_v they_o largess_n congraire_n and_o other_o dole_n or_o exhibit_v combat_n of_o sword-fensers_a at_o the_o sharp_a these_o wrong_n entitle_v honour_n do_v resemble_v the_o gloss_a flattery_n of_o harlot_n and_o strumpet_n who_o smile_v upon_o their_o lover_n so_o long_o only_o as_o they_o give_v they_o any_o thing_n or_o gratify_v they_o in_o any_o pleasure_n and_o such_o a_o glory_n as_o this_o last_v not_o long_o but_o after_o a_o day_n or_o two_o pass_v away_o and_o be_v go_v he_o whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o say_v first_o that_o he_o who_o begin_v to_o give_v money_n by_o way_n of_o largesse_n unto_o the_o people_n teach_v the_o very_a high_a way_n to_o overthrow_v a_o popular_a state_n know_v very_o well_o that_o the_o people_n lose_v their_o authority_n when_o they_o make_v themselves_o subject_a and_o inferior_a by_o take_v such_o gift_n and_o even_o they_o also_o who_o be_v the_o giver_n must_v know_v thus_o much_o that_o they_o overthrow_v themselves_o in_o buy_v their_o reputation_n so_o costly_a &_o at_o so_o high_a a_o price_n &_o by_o that_o mean_v they_o make_v the_o multitude_n more_o haughty_a and_o arrogant_a because_o thereby_o the_o people_n do_v presume_v that_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o give_v or_o take_v away_o so_o great_a a_o thing_n i_o write_v not_o this_o as_o though_o i_o will_v have_v a_o man_n of_o estate_n in_o his_o lawful_a expense_n and_o allowable_a liberality_n to_o show_v himself_o too_o near_o and_o mechanical_a especial_o when_o his_o state_n will_v bear_v and_o maintain_v the_o same_o for_o that_o in_o truth_n the_o people_n carry_v a_o great_a hatred_n to_o a_o rich_a man_n who_o will_v not_o part_v with_o any_o of_o his_o good_n among_o they_o than_o a_o poor_a man_n who_o rob_v the_o common_a chest_n for_o they_o suppose_v the_o one_o to_o proceed_v from_o pride_n and_o contempt_n of_o they_o and_o the_o other_o from_o mere_a need_n and_o necessity_n i_o will_v wish_v therefore_o that_o first_o and_o principal_o these_o largess_n shall_v come_v by_o way_n of_o gratuity_n and_o for_o nothing_o for_o that_o in_o such_o a_o sort_n they_o make_v the_o author_n thereof_o better_a esteem_v and_o admire_v and_o beside_o they_o bind_v and_o oblige_v the_o receiver_n so_o much_o the_o more_o second_o i_o will_v that_o they_o be_v do_v upon_o a_o good_a honest_a and_o laudable_a occasion_n as_o namely_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o some_o god_n a_o thing_n that_o draw_v on_o the_o people_n more_o and_o more_o to_o devotion_n and_o religion_n because_o withal_o it_o imprint_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n a_o vehement_a opinion_n and_o strong_a apprehension_n that_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a and_o venerable_a thing_n when_o they_o see_v those_o who_o honour_v they_o and_o who_o they_o repute_v for_o so_o worthy_a and_o noble_a personage_n so_o affectionate_a unto_o they_o as_o for_o their_o service_n and_o worship_n to_o be_v at_o such_o cost_n and_o spend_v so_o liberal_o like_a as_o therefore_o plato_n forbid_v young_a man_n who_o go_v to_o the_o music_n school_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o learn_v either_o the_o lydian_a &_o phrygian_a harmony_n for_o that_o the_o one_o stir_v up_o in_o our_o heart_n all_o lamentable_a doleful_a and_o dumpish_a affection_n the_o other_o increase_v the_o inclination_n to_o pleasure_n riot_n and_o voluptuous_a sensuality_n even_o so_o as_o touch_v these_o largess_n and_o public_a expense_n banish_v and_o chase_v out_o of_o your_o city_n as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v those_o which_o provoke_v in_o our_o heart_n beastly_a barbarous_a and_o bloody_a affection_n or_o such_o as_o feed_v looseness_n and_o scurrilie_o or_o if_o you_o be_v not_o able_a to_o rid_v they_o out_o clean_o yet_o do_v your_o endeavour_n at_o least_o wise_a to_o hold_v off_o and_o contest_v against_o the_o people_n to_o your_o uttermost_a power_n who_o call_v upon_o you_o for_o such_o spectacle_n &_o order_v the_o matter_n so_o always_o that_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o your_o dispense_n may_v be_v honest_a and_o chaste_a the_o end_n and_o intention_n good_a and_o necessary_a or_o at_o least_o wise_a that_o the_o pleasure_n and_o mirth_n be_v without_o wrong_n and_o hurt_v to_o any_o person_n but_o if_o peradventure_o your_o state_n be_v but_o mean_a and_o that_o the_o centre_n &_o circumference_n of_o your_o good_n contain_v and_o comprehend_v no_o more_o than_o to_o serve_v and_o supply_v necessity_n know_v well_o this_o that_o it_o argue_v neither_o a_o base_a mind_n nor_o a_o illiberal_a &_o ungentlemanlike_a heart_n to_o be_v know_v of_o your_o poverty_n and_o so_o to_o give_v place_n unto_o other_o who_o have_v wherewith_o to_o defray_v such_o ambitious_a expense_n &_o liberality_n and_o in_o by_o endebt_v &_o engage_v yourself_o in_o the_o usurer_n book_n to_o be_v a_o spectacle_n both_o to_o be_v pity_v &_o laugh_v at_o for_o such_o public_a ministery_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o whosoever_o they_o be_v that_o so_o do_v can_v go_v to_o work_v so_o secret_o but_o it_o will_v be_v think_v and_o know_v how_o they_o enterprise_n above_o their_o ability_n be_v drive_v to_o trouble_v and_o make_v bold_a with_o their_o friend_n in_o borrow_v of_o they_o or_o else_o to_o statter_v and_o court_v usurer_n to_o take_v up_o money_n at_o interest_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v win_v no_o honour_n and_o credit_n but_o rather_o shame_n and_o contempt_n by_o such_o expense_n in_o which_o regard_n good_a it_o be_v in_o these_o case_n to_o set_v always_o before_o your_o eye_n the_o example_n of_o lamachus_n and_o photion_n for_o photion_n one_o day_n when_o the_o athenian_n at_o a_o solemn_a sacrifice_n call_v instant_o upon_o he_o to_o contribute_v some_o money_n towards_o the_o charge_n i_o will_v be_v ashamed_a quoth_v he_o to_o give_v you_o any_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o not_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v my_o credit_n and_o pay_v that_o i_o owe_v to_o this_o man_n here_o and_o withal_o he_o point_v unto_o callicles_n the_o usurer_n unto_o who_o he_o be_v then_o indebt_v as_o for_o lamachus_n in_o his_o account_n of_o charge_n while_o he_o be_v lord_n general_a of_o a_o army_n under_o the_o athenian_n in_o any_o expedition_n put_v in_o always_o thus_o much_o for_o a_o pair_n of_o shoe_n or_o pantofle_n for_o himself_o item_n so_o much_o for_o a_o garment_n the_o thessalian_n ordain_v and_o allow_v unto_o hermon_n who_o refuse_v to_o be_v their_o captain_n general_a because_o he_o be_v poor_a a_o flagon_n or_o little_a runlet_n of_o wine_n monthly_o and_o a_o measure_n or_o bushel_n and_o half_a of_o meal_n every_o four_o day_n whereby_o you_o see_v it_o be_v no_o shame_n for_o a_o man_n to_o confess_v his_o poverty_n neither_o have_v poor_a man_n less_o mean_n to_o win_v credit_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o government_n of_o city_n than_o they_o who_o lie_v out_o and_o spend_v much_o in_o make_v feast_n or_o exhibit_v public_a show_n and_o spectacle_n for_o to_o gain_v the_o good_a will_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n provide_v always_o that_o by_o their_o virtue_n they_o have_v get_v reputation_n and_o liberty_n to_o speak_v their_o mind_n frank_o and_o free_o unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o a_o good_a governor_n ought_v wise_o to_o master_n and_o rule_v himself_o in_o these_o case_n he_o must_v not_o i_o say_v enter_v into_o the_o plain_a and_o champion_n ground_n on_o foot_n for_o to_o encounter_v with_o horseman_n nor_o be_v poor_a to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o race_n and_o shewplace_n for_o to_o set_v out_o game_n or_o upon_o the_o scaffold_n &_o theatre_n to_o represent_v play_n or_o in_o great_a hals_fw-ge full_a set_v with_o table_n to_o make_v feast_n and_o all_o to_o contend_v with_o rich_a man_n about_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n but_o he_o be_v to_o study_v how_o to_o manage_v the_o people_n by_o virtue_n by_o gentleness_n by_o wit_n and_o understanding_n join_v always_o with_o wise_a word_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o only_a honesty_n and_o a_o venerable_a port_n but_o also_o a_o kind_n of_o grace_n more_o amiable_a attractive_a and_o desirable_a than_o croesus_n coin_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n or_o all_o the_o money_n that_o can_v be_v tell_v for_o to_o a_o good_a man_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o have_v a_o surly_a coy_a and_o presumptuous_a look_n neither_o be_v it_o require_v that_o a_o wise_a and_o sober_a person_n shall_v carry_v a_o stern_a and_o rigorous_a countenance_n who_o as_o he_o walk_v along_o the_o street_n in_o city_n or_o in_o town_n do_v cast_v a_o sharp_a and_o hideous_a eye_n and_o on_o his_o neighbour_n frown_n but_o contrariwise_o a_o good_a man_n be_v first_o and_o foremost_a affable_a and_o lightsome_a of_o language_n of_o easy_a access_n
cost_n but_o if_o he_o wrought_v or_o practise_v any_o losle_n or_o displeasure_n unto_o they_o he_o will_v be_v his_o enemy_n when_o the_o argive_n be_v enter_v into_o league_n and_o amity_n with_o the_o theban_n those_o of_o athens_n send_v their_o ambassador_n into_o arcady_n to_o assay_v if_o they_o can_v draw_v the_o arcadian_n to_o side_n with_o they_o so_o these_o ambassador_n begin_v to_o charge_n and_o accuse_v unto_o they_o aswell_o the_o argive_n as_o the_o theban_n insomuch_o as_o callistratus_n the_o orator_n who_o be_v their_o speaker_n upbraid_v both_o city_n and_o hit_v they_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o orestes_n and_o oedipus_n then_o epaminondas_n who_o sit_v in_o this_o assembly_n of_o council_n rise_v up_o and_o say_v we_o confess_v indeed_o my_o master_n that_o in_o time_n pass_v there_o be_v in_o our_o city_n one_o parricide_n who_o kill_v his_o own_o father_n like_v as_o another_o in_o argos_n who_o murder_v his_o own_o mother_n but_o when_o we_o have_v chase_v and_o banish_v they_o for_o commit_v these_o fact_n the_o athenian_n receive_v they_o both_o and_o when_o the_o spartan_n have_v charge_v the_o theban_n with_o many_o great_a and_o grievous_a imputation_n why_o my_o master_n of_o sparta_n quoth_v epaminondas_n these_o theban_n if_o they_o have_v do_v nothing_o else_o yet_o thus_o much_o they_o have_v effect_v that_o you_o have_v forget_v your_o manner_n of_o short_a speech_n and_o use_v few_o word_n the_o athenian_n have_v contract_v alliance_n and_o amity_n with_o alexander_n the_o tyrant_n of_o pheres_n in_o thessaly_n a_o mortal_a enemy_n of_o the_o theban_n and_o who_o promise_v to_o the_o athenian_n for_o to_o serve_v they_o flesh_n in_o the_o market_n at_o half_a a_o obolus_fw-la a_o pound_n weight_n and_o we_o quoth_v epaminondas_n will_v furnish_v the_o athenian_n with_o wood_n enough_o for_o nothing_o to_o roast_v and_o seethe_v the_o say_a flesh_n for_o if_o they_o begin_v busy_o to_o intermeddle_v more_o than_o we_o like_v of_o we_o will_v fell_v and_o cut_v down_o all_o the_o tree_n grow_v in_o that_o country_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o boeotian_n be_v lose_v for_o idleness_n he_o determine_v and_o advise_v to_o keep_v they_o continual_o in_o exercise_n of_o arm_n now_o when_o the_o time_n approach_v for_o the_o election_n of_o governor_n and_o that_o they_o be_v mind_v to_o choose_v he_o their_o boeotarche_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ruler_n of_o boeotia_n be_v well_o advise_v my_o master_n quoth_v he_o what_o you_o do_v while_o it_o lie_v in_o your_o hand_n for_o if_o you_o elect_v i_o your_o captain_n general_a make_v this_o reckon_n that_o to_o war_v you_o shall_v he_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v the_o country_n of_o boeotia_n because_o it_o lie_v plain_a and_o open_a the_o stage_z and_o scaffold_n of_o war_n say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o keep_v and_o hold_v it_o so_o long_o as_o they_o have_v not_o one_o hand_n within_o their_o shield_n and_o the_o other_o on_o their_o sword_n chabrias_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o athenian_n have_v put_v to_o foil_n and_o defait_v some_o few_o theban_n about_o corinth_n who_o for_o heat_n of_o fight_n have_v run_v disband_v and_o out_o of_o array_n make_v a_o bravado_n for_o which_o exploit_n as_o if_o he_o have_v win_v some_o great_a field_n he_o cause_v a_o tropheae_fw-la to_o be_v erect_v in_o memorial_n of_o this_o victory_n whereas_o epaminondas_n scoff_v and_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v set_v up_o a_o trophaeum_fw-la there_o but_o rather_o a_o hecatesium_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o statue_n of_o proserpina_n for_o that_o in_o time_n past_a it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n to_o set_v up_o the_o image_n of_o proserpina_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o cross_n at_o the_o first_o carrefour_n or_o meeting_n of_o cross_a way_n which_o be_v find_v never_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o a_o city_n when_o one_o bring_v he_o word_n that_o the_o athenian_n have_v send_v a_o army_n into_o peloponesus_fw-la brave_o set_v out_o and_o appoint_v with_o new_a armour_n now_o sure_o quoth_v he_o antigenidas_n will_v weep_v and_o sigh_v when_o he_o know_v once_o that_o tellis_n have_v get_v he_o new_a flute_n and_o pipe_n to_o play_v upon_o now_o this_o tellis_n be_v a_o bad_a minstrel_n and_o antigenidas_n a_o excellent_a musician_n he_o perceive_v upon_o a_o time_n that_o his_o esquire_n or_o shield-bearer_n have_v receive_v a_o good_a piece_n of_o money_n for_o the_o ransom_n of_o a_o prisoner_n which_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n whereupon_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o give_v i_o my_o shield_n but_o go_v thou_o thy_o way_n and_o buy_v thou_o a_o tavern_n or_o victual_v house_n wherein_o thou_o may_v lead_v the_o rest_n of_o thy_o life_n for_o i_o see_v well_o that_o thou_o will_v no_o more_o expose_v thyself_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o war_n as_o beforetime_n since_o thou_o be_v now_o become_v one_o of_o these_o rich_a and_o happy_a man_n of_o the_o world_n he_o be_v once_o demand_v the_o question_n who_o he_o repute_v to_o be_v the_o best_a captain_n himself_o chabrias_n or_o iphicrates_n his_o answer_n be_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o judge_v so_o long_o as_o we_o all_o work_n be_v alive_a at_o his_o return_n out_o of_o of_o the_o country_n of_o laconia_n he_o be_v judicial_o accuse_v for_o a_o capital_a crime_n together_o with_o other_o captain_n join_v in_o commission_n with_o he_o for_o hold_v their_o charge_n long_o by_o four_o month_n than_o the_o law_n allow_v as_o for_o his_o companion_n and_o colleague_n abovesaid_a he_o will_v they_o to_o derive_v all_o the_o fault_n from_o themselves_o and_o lay_v it_o upon_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v force_v they_o so_o to_o do_v but_o in_o his_o own_o defence_n he_o plead_v thus_o wall_n albeit_o i_o can_v not_o deliver_v better_a word_n than_o i_o have_v perform_v deed_n yet_o if_o i_o be_v compel_v as_o i_o see_v i_o be_o to_o say_v somewhat_o for_o myself_o before_o the_o judge_n i_o request_v thus_o much_o at_o their_o hand_n that_o if_o they_o be_v determine_v to_o put_v i_o to_o death_n they_o will_v command_v to_o be_v engrave_v upon_o the_o square_a column_n or_o pillar_n of_o my_o sepulchre_n my_o condemnation_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o the_o greek_n may_v know_v how_o epaminondas_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v for_o that_o he_o have_v force_v the_o theban_n against_o will_n to_o waste_v and_o burn_v the_o country_n of_o laconia_n which_o in_o five_o hundred_o year_n before_o have_v never_o be_v forray_v nor_o spoil_v also_o that_o he_o have_v repeople_v the_o city_n of_o messene_n two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o it_o have_v be_v destroy_v and_o leave_v desert_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n item_n that_o he_o have_v reunite_v concorporate_v and_o bring_v into_o one_o league_n all_o the_o state_n and_o city_n of_o arcady_n and_o last_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v recover_v and_o restore_v unto_o the_o greek_n their_o liberty_n for_o all_o these_o act_n have_v be_v achieve_v by_o we_o in_o this_o voyage_n the_o judge_n when_o they_o hear_v this_o speech_n of_o he_o rise_v from_o the_o bench_n and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o court_n laugh_v hearty_o neither_o will_v they_o so_o much_o as_o receive_v the_o voice_n or_o verdict_n to_o be_v give_v up_o against_o he_o after_o the_o last_o battle_n that_o ever_o he_o seek_v wherein_o he_o be_v wound_v to_o death_n be_v bring_v into_o his_o tent_n he_o call_v first_o for_o diophantis_n and_o after_o he_o for_o jolidas_n but_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o they_o be_v both_o slay_v he_o advise_v the_o theban_n to_o compound_v and_o grow_v to_o a_o peace_n agreement_n with_o their_o enemy_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o one_o captain_n more_o that_o know_v how_o to_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o war_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o event_n do_v verify_v his_o word_n and_o bare_a witness_n with_o he_o that_o he_o know_v his_o citizen_n best_o of_o any_o man_n pelopidas_n joint_a captain_n with_o epaminondas_n in_o the_o charge_n of_o boeotia_n when_o his_o friend_n find_v fault_n with_o his_o neglect_n in_o one_o thing_n right_o necessary_a to_o wit_n the_o gather_n of_o a_o mass_n of_o money_n together_o money_n indeed_o quoth_v he_o be_v necessary_a but_o for_o such_o a_o one_o as_o this_o nicomedes_n here_o show_v a_o poor_a cripple_n maim_v lame_a and_o impotent_a in_o hand_n and_o foot_n when_o he_o depart_v from_o thebes_n upon_o a_o time_n to_o a_o battle_n his_o wife_n pray_v he_o to_o have_v a_o regard_n unto_o his_o own_o safety_n this_o be_v quoth_v he_o a_o advertisement_n fit_a for_o other_o as_o for_o a_o captain_n who_o have_v the_o place_n of_o command_n he_o be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n for_o to_o save_v those_o under_o his_o
have_v it_o and_o know_v that_o they_o will_v give_v i_o nothing_o free_o and_o by_o fair_a mean_n i_o assay_v to_o get_v somewhat_o of_o they_o by_o force_n and_o strong_a hand_n naughtiness_n i_o see_v well_o quoth_v he_o go_v the_o near_a way_n to_o work_v there_o be_v a_o lewd_a villain_n who_o do_v nothing_o but_o revile_v and_o miscall_v he_o thou_o seem_v quoth_v he_o to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o rail_v upon_o every_o man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v amuse_v how_o to_o answer_v those_o thy_o slander_n and_o imputation_n we_o may_v have_v no_o time_n not_o leisure_n to_o charge_v thou_o with_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o lay_v open_a thy_o vice_n when_o one_o of_o his_o subject_n say_v unto_o he_o that_o a_o good_a king_n ought_v always_o and_o in_o every_o thing_n to_o be_v mild_a and_o gracious_a not_o so_o quoth_v he_o leave_v he_o grow_v thereby_o despise_v and_o contemptible_a be_v sore_o handle_v with_o a_o long_a and_o redious_a malady_n and_o not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v he_o put_v himself_o at_o last_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o forcerer_n enchanter_n wizard_n and_o sacrificer_n unto_o who_o he_o be_v wont_n never_o to_o give_v any_o credit_n before_o whereat_o when_o one_o of_o his_o familiar_a friend_n marvel_v much_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o wherefore_o wonder_v you_o at_o the_o matter_n for_o i_o be_o not_o the_o man_n that_o heretofore_o i_o be_v but_o much_o change_v by_o sickness_n and_o as_o i_o be_o not_o the_o same_o so_o i_o do_v not_o like_a &_o allow_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o do_v in_o time_n past_a there_o be_v a_o great_a professor_n of_o rhetoric_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o presence_n to_o discourse_v at_o large_a of_o prowess_n and_o valour_n whereat_o he_o begin_v to_o laugh_v a_o good_a and_o when_o the_o party_n say_v unto_o he_o why_o laugh_v you_o to_o hear_v a_o man_n speak_v of_o valiance_n especial_o be_v as_o you_o be_v a_o king_n my_o good_a friend_n quoth_v he_o because_o if_o a_o swallow_n shall_v talk_v as_o you_o have_v do_v i_o will_v do_v as_o you_o do_v marry_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o eagle_n i_o shall_v have_v be_v silent_a haply_o and_o hold_v my_o peace_n the_o argive_n make_v their_o boast_n &_o vaunt_v that_o in_o a_o ãâã_d second_o battle_n they_o have_v recover_v the_o loose_a which_o they_o sustain_v in_o a_o former_a i_o wonder_v much_o at_o that_o quoth_v he_o if_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o ãâã_d two_o syllable_n only_o you_o be_v prove_v better_a man_n now_o that_o erst_o you_o be_v when_o one_o reproach_v he_o in_o foul_a term_n say_v you_o be_v a_o great_a spender_n cleomenes_n and_o a_o voluptuous_a person_n better_a it_o be_v yet_o quoth_v he_o so_o to_o be_v than_o unjust_a as_o you_o be_v who_o be_v wealthy_a enough_o be_v yet_o covetous_a and_o get_v your_o good_n by_o undue_a and_o indirect_a mean_n there_o be_v one_o who_o recommend_v a_o musician_n unto_o he_o and_o in_o truth_n praise_v the_o man_n in_o many_o respect_n but_o among_o the_o rest_n for_o his_o excellent_a voice_n say_v he_o be_v the_o best_a singer_n in_o all_o greece_n but_o celomenes_n point_v with_o his_o finger_n to_o one_o hard_a by_o lo_o quoth_v he_o here_o be_v a_o pass_v good_a cook_n of_o i_o and_o namely_o at_o make_v of_o broth_n he_o have_v no_o fellow_n meander_n the_o tyrant_n of_o samos_n upon_o the_o come_n and_o invasion_n of_o the_o persian_n flee_v into_o the_o city_n of_o sparta_n where_o he_o show_v unto_o celomenes_n all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o he_o have_v bring_v with_o he_o pray_v he_o to_o take_v what_o he_o will_v of_o it_o none_o will_v he_o receive_v at_o his_o hand_n but_o fear_v leave_v he_o will_v fasten_v some_o of_o that_o treasure_n upon_o other_o citizen_n to_o the_o ephori_fw-la he_o go_v &_o say_v thus_o unto_o they_o it_o be_v better_o for_o sparta_n if_o this_o samian_a guest_n of_o i_o be_v send_v out_o of_o peloponnesius_fw-la for_o fear_n he_o induce_v and_o mislead_v some_o one_o of_o the_o spartment_n to_o be_v naught_o the_o ephori_fw-la no_o soon_o hear_v this_o advertisement_n of_o he_o but_o the_o very_a same_o day_n by_o open_a proclamation_n banish_v he_o out_o of_o the_o country_n one_o demand_v of_o he_o upon_o a_o time_n and_o say_v why_o have_v so_o often_o vanquish_v the_o arigive_v war_a upon_o you_o have_v you_o not_o root_v they_o out_o clean_o neither_o will_v we_o ever_o so_o do_v quoth_v he_o for_o we_o will_v have_v our_o young_a man_n always_o to_o be_v keep_v occupy_v and_o in_o exercise_n and_o when_o another_o ask_v he_o why_o the_o spartan_n never_o consecrate_v unto_o the_o god_n the_o armour_n which_o they_o have_v despoil_v their_o enemy_n of_o because_o quoth_v he_o they_o be_v the_o spoil_n of_o coward_n for_o those_o arm_n which_o have_v be_v take_v from_o such_o as_o hold_v they_o cowardly_a it_o be_v not_o mere_a either_o to_o show_v unto_o young_a man_n or_o to_o dedicate_v unto_o the_o god_n cleomenes_z the_o son_n of_o clombrotus_n when_o one_o give_v he_o certain_a cock_n of_o game_n which_o be_v very_o eager_a and_o hot_a in_o fight_n say_v that_o they_o will_v in_o combat_n for_o the_o victory_n die_v in_o the_o very_a place_n nay_o quoth_v he_o give_v i_o those_o rather_o that_o kill_v they_o for_o sure_o such_o must_v needs_o be_v better_a than_o these_o labotus_n unto_o one_o who_o make_v a_o long_a discourse_n before_o he_o he_o say_v to_o what_o purpose_n make_v thou_o such_o great_a preamble_n and_o prologue_n for_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n word_n i_o tell_v thou_o must_v be_v cousin_n to_o the_o thing_n leotychidas_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n when_o one_o hit_v he_o in_o the_o tooth_n that_o he_o be_v inconstant_a and_o mutable_a if_o i_o change_v quoth_v he_o it_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o time_n which_o do_v alter_v and_o be_v divers_a and_o not_o as_o you_o do_v who_o alter_v ever_o and_o anon_o upon_o your_o own_o naughtiness_n unto_o another_o who_o ask_v he_o how_o a_o man_n may_v best_o keep_v the_o good_n that_o present_o he_o enjoy_v he_o answer_v by_o not_o commit_v they_o all_o at_o once_o unto_o fortune_n it_o be_v demand_v of_o he_o once_o what_o it_o be_v that_o young_a gentleman_n of_o noble_a house_n ought_v to_o learn_v even_o that_o quoth_v he_o which_o will_v do_v they_o good_a another_o day_n when_o they_o be_v man_n grow_v last_o when_o one_o will_v needs_o know_v of_o he_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o spartan_n drink_v so_o little_a because_o quoth_v he_o other_o shall_v not_o consult_v of_o we_o but_o we_o of_o other_o leotychidas_n the_o son_n of_o ariston_n when_o one_o bring_v he_o word_n that_o the_o son_n of_o demaratus_n give_v out_o very_o hard_a speech_n of_o he_o by_o the_o god_n quoth_v he_o i_o nothing_o marvel_v thereat_o for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o all_o that_o can_v afford_v any_o man_n a_o good_a word_n there_o chance_v to_o be_v a_o serpent_n see_v which_o clasp_v round_o about_o the_o key_n or_o bolt_n of_o the_o gate_n next_o unto_o he_o which_o sight_n the_o soothsayer_n pronounce_v to_o be_v prodigious_a and_o a_o great_a wonder_n why_o quoth_v he_o this_o seem_v not_o to_o i_o any_o monstrous_a or_o strange_a thing_n that_o a_o serpent_n shall_v wind_v about_o a_o key_n or_o bolt_n but_o sure_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a matter_n indeed_o if_o the_o key_n or_o bolt_n shall_v be_v wind_v about_o the_o serpent_n there_o be_v a_o sacrisicer_n or_o priest_n name_v philippus_n who_o induct_v and_o profess_v man_n in_o the_o ceremonial_a religion_n of_o orpheus_n and_o so_o extreme_a poor_a he_o be_v that_o he_o beg_v for_o his_o live_n howbeit_o he_o go_v about_o and_o say_v that_o those_o who_o by_o his_o hand_n be_v admit_v into_o those_o ceremony_n shall_v be_v happy_a after_o their_o death_n fool_n that_o thou_o be_v quoth_v he_o why_o do_v not_o thou_o thyself_o die_v quick_o to_o the_o end_n that_o thou_o may_v cease_v to_o lament_v and_o bewail_v thy_o own_o misery_n and_o poverty_n leon_n the_o son_n of_o eucratidas_n be_v ask_v in_o what_o city_n a_o man_n may_v dwell_v most_o safe_o answer_v thus_o even_o in_o that_o whereof_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v not_o rich_a or_o poor_a one_o than_o another_o and_o wherein_o justice_n do_v prevail_v &_o injustice_n be_v of_o no_o force_n when_o he_o see_v cerraine_a runner_n prepare_v to_o run_v a_o course_n for_o the_o prize_n in_o the_o race_n at_o the_o solemn_a olympic_a game_n and_o mark_v how_o they_o espy_v all_o mean_n possible_a to_o catch_v and_o win_v some_o advantage_n of_o their_o concurrent_n see_v quoth_v he_o how_o much_o more_o studious_a these_o runner_n be_v of_o
and_o wife_n of_o the_o town_n fear_v lest_o the_o enemy_n will_v search_v and_o rifle_v their_o husband_n as_o they_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o gate_n and_o not_o once_o touch_v and_o meddle_v with_o they_o take_v unto_o they_o short_a curtelass_n or_o skeine_n hide_v they_o under_o their_o clothes_n and_o so_o go_v forth_o together_o with_o their_o husband_n when_o they_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o town_n annibal_n have_v set_v a_o guard_n of_o mafaesylians_n to_o attend_v they_o stay_v they_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o suburb_n mean_v while_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n without_o all_o order_n put_v themselves_o within_o the_o city_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o spoil_n and_o sackage_n of_o it_o which_o when_o the_o masaesylians_n perceive_v they_o grow_v out_o of_o all_o patience_n &_o can_v not_o contain_v themselves_o nor_o look_v well_o unto_o their_o prisoner_n but_o be_v wondrous_a angry_a and_o in_o the_o end_n mean_v for_o to_o have_v as_o good_a a_o part_n and_o share_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o spoil_n hereupon_o the_o woman_n take_v up_o a_o cry_n and_o give_v unto_o their_o husband_n the_o sword_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o yea_o &_o some_o of_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o guard_n or_o garrison_n insomuch_o as_o one_o of_o they_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o take_v from_o banon_n the_o truchman_n or_o interpreter_n the_o spear_n which_o he_o have_v and_o thrust_v at_o he_o with_o it_o but_o he_o have_v on_o a_o good_a corpse_n of_o a_o cuirace_n which_o save_v he_o but_o their_o husband_n have_v wound_v some_o of_o they_o and_o put_v the_o rest_n to_o flight_n escape_v by_o this_o mean_n away_o together_o in_o a_o troop_n with_o their_o wife_n which_o when_o annibal_n understand_v he_o set_v out_o immediate_o after_o they_o and_o surprise_v those_o who_o be_v leave_v behind_o while_o the_o rest_n get_v away_o and_o save_v themselves_o for_o the_o present_a by_o recover_v the_o mountain_n adjoin_v but_o after_o they_o send_v unto_o annibal_n and_o crave_v pardon_n who_o gracious_o grant_v it_o yea_o and_o permit_v they_o to_o return_v in_o safety_n and_o reinhabit_v their_o own_o city_n the_o milesian_n woman_n the_o milesian_n maiden_n upon_o a_o time_n be_v surprise_v with_o a_o very_a strong_a passionate_a fit_n of_o a_o fearful_a melancholic_a humour_n without_o any_o apparent_a cause_n that_o can_v be_v render_v thereof_o unless_o it_o be_v as_o man_n most_o conjecture_v that_o the_o air_n be_v infect_v and_o empoison_v which_o may_v cause_v that_o alienation_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o work_v a_o distimperature_n in_o their_o brain_n to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o their_o right_a wit_n for_o all_o on_o a_o sudden_a every_o one_o have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o die_v and_o namely_o in_o a_o furious_a rage_n will_v needs_o hang_v themselves_o and_o in_o truth_n many_o of_o they_o secret_o knit_v their_o neck_n in_o halter_n and_o so_o be_v strangle_v no_o reason_n and_o remonstrance_n no_o tear_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n no_o persuasion_n and_o comfortable_a speech_n of_o their_o friend_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n but_o look_v what_o keeper_n soever_o they_o have_v and_o how_o careful_o soever_o they_o look_v unto_o they_o they_o can_v find_v mean_n of_o evasion_n to_o avoid_v and_o go_v beyond_o all_o their_o device_n and_o invention_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v some_o plague_n and_o punishment_n send_v from_o the_o god_n above_o and_o such_o as_o no_o human_a provision_n can_v remedy_v until_o such_o time_n as_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o sage_a and_o wise_a citizen_n there_o go_v forth_o a_o certain_a edict_n and_o the_o same_o enact_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o city_n that_o if_o any_o one_o more_o happen_v to_o hang_v herself_o she_o shall_v be_v carry_v stark_o naked_a as_o ever_o she_o be_v bear_v throw_v the_o market_n place_n in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n this_o proclamation_n be_v thus_o ratify_v by_o the_o common-counsel_n of_o the_o city_n do_v not_o only_o repress_v for_o a_o while_n but_o also_o stay_v for_o altother_n this_o furious_a rage_n of_o the_o maiden_n and_o their_o inordinate_a desire_n to_o make_v themselves_o away_o thus_o we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o dishonour_n shame_n &_o infamy_n be_v a_o great_a sign_n &_o infallible_a token_n of_o good_a nature_n and_o virtue_n consider_v that_o they_o fear_v neither_o death_n nor_o pain_n which_o be_v the_o most_o horrible_a accident_n that_o man_n can_v endure_v howbeit_o they_o can_v not_o abide_v the_o imagination_n of_o villainy_n shame_n and_o dishonour_n though_o it_o happen_v not_o unto_o they_o until_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v the_o woman_n of_o cio_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n be_v for_o the_o young_a virgin_n of_o cio_o to_o go_v altogether_o unto_o their_o public_a temple_n and_o church_n and_o so_o to_o pass_v the_o time_n all_o the_o long_a day_n there_o one_o with_o another_o where_o their_o lover_n who_o woo_v they_o for_o marriage_n may_v behold_v they_o disport_v and_o dance_v and_o in_o the_o evening_n they_o go_v home_o to_o each_o of_o their_o house_n in_o order_n where_o they_o wait_v upon_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n yea_o and_o the_o brethren_n one_o of_o another_o even_o to_o the_o very_a wash_n of_o their_o foot_n now_o it_o happen_v sometime_o that_o many_o young_a man_n be_v enamour_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o maid_n but_o their_o love_n be_v so_o modest_a good_a and_o honest_a that_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o maiden_n be_v affiance_v and_o betroth_v unto_o one_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v give_v over_o suit_n &_o so_o cease_v to_o make_v any_o more_o love_n unto_o she_o in_o sum_n the_o good_a order_n and_o carriage_n of_o these_o woman_n of_o cio_o may_v be_v know_v in_o this_o that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v never_o know_v nor_o appear_v upon_o record_n that_o any_o wife_n commit_v adultery_n nor_o maiden_n unmarried_a lose_v her_o virgnitie_n the_o woman_n of_o phocis_n the_o tyrant_n of_o phocis_n surprise_v upon_o a_o time_n and_o seize_v the_o city_n of_o delphos_n by_o occasion_n whereof_o the_o theban_n make_v that_o war_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v call_v the_o holy_a war_n at_o which_o time_n it_o so_o befall_v that_o the_o religious_a woman_n consecrate_v unto_o bacchus_n name_v thyades_n be_v bestraught_v and_o out_o of_o their_o right_a wit_n run_v wander_v like_o vargrants_n up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o night_n and_o know_v not_o whither_o until_o ere_o they_o be_v aware_a they_o run_v unto_o the_o city_n amphissa_n where_o be_v weary_a but_o yet_o not_o come_v again_o to_o their_o sense_n they_o lie_v along_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o market_n place_n and_o couch_v themselves_o scatter_v here_o and_o there_o to_o take_v their_o sleep_n the_o wife_n of_o amphissa_n be_v advertise_v hereof_o and_o fear_v lest_o their_o body_n shall_v be_v abuse_v by_o the_o soldier_n of_o the_o tyrant_n whereof_o there_o lay_v a_o garrison_n within_o the_o city_n for_o that_o amphissa_n be_v of_o the_o league_n and_o confederate_a with_o the_o phocaean_o run_v all_o thither_o to_o the_o place_n stand_v round_o about_o they_o with_o silence_n and_o not_o say_v one_o word_n and_o so_o long_o as_o they_o sleep_v trouble_v they_o not_o but_o soon_o as_o they_o waken_v of_o themselves_o and_o be_v get_v up_o they_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o they_o give_v they_o meat_n and_o each_o of_o they_o look_v to_o one_o yea_o and_o afterward_o have_v get_v leave_v of_o their_o husband_n they_o convey_v and_o accompany_v they_o in_o safety_n so_o far_o as_o to_o the_o mountain_n and_o march_n of_o their_o own_o territory_n valeria_z and_o cloelia_n the_o outrage_n commit_v upon_o the_o person_n of_o a_o roman_a lady_n name_v lucretia_n and_o her_o virtue_n together_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n after_o romulus_n be_v deprive_v of_o his_o royal_a estate_n and_o drive_v out_o of_o rome_n this_o dame_n be_v marry_v unto_o a_o great_a personage_n descend_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a be_v abuse_v and_o force_v by_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o say_a king_n tarquin_n who_o be_v entertain_v and_o friendly_a lodge_v in_o her_o house_n by_o occasion_n of_o which_o villainous_a fact_n she_o call_v all_o her_o kinsfolk_n and_o friend_n together_o about_o she_o unto_o who_o after_o she_o have_v delcare_v and_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v the_o shameful_a dishonour_n that_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o her_o body_n she_o stab_v herself_o in_o the_o place_n before_o they_o and_o tarquin_n the_o father_n for_o this_o cause_n be_v depose_v from_o his_o princely_a dignity_n and_o chase_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n levy_v many_o war_n against_o the_o
true_a and_o assuredremedy_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o leave_v the_o heart_n afflict_v amid_o humane_a thought_n and_o consideration_n raise_v and_o lift_v it_o up_o unto_o the_o justice_n wisdom_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n it_o cause_v it_o to_o see_v the_o estate_n of_o eternal_a life_n it_o assure_v it_o of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n point_n of_o learning_n wherein_o the_o pagan_n be_v altogether_o ignorant_a and_o of_o the_o permanent_a and_o everlasting_a joy_n above_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n now_o albeit_o as_o this_o truth_n of_o god_n reveal_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o sacred_a word_n have_v instruct_v and_o resolve_v we_o sufficient_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o and_o impertinent_a to_o learn_v of_o our_o author_n and_o such_o other_o those_o thing_n which_o themselves_o do_v not_o well_o and_o thorough_o understand_v neither_o in_o life_n nor_o yet_o in_o death_n for_o that_o the_o foundation_n fail_v they_o and_o they_o miss_v the_o groundwork_n indeed_o and_o in_o cleave_v and_o lean_v to_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o fortune_n and_o fatal_a destiny_n they_o cause_v man_n to_o rest_n and_o stay_v himself_o upon_o a_o vain_a shadow_n of_o virtue_n and_o will_v he_o in_o one_o word_n to_o seek_v for_o consolation_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o desolation_n for_o happiness_n in_o misery_n and_o for_o life_n in_o death_n as_o touch_v the_o argument_n and_o content_n of_o this_o treatise_n adorn_v it_o be_v with_o notable_a reason_n similitude_n example_n and_o testimony_n the_o substance_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o apollonius_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v address_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v over-pensive_a and_o heavy_a for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n decease_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n to_o move_v and_o persuade_v he_o thereto_o plutarch_n after_o he_o have_v excuse_v himself_o in_o that_o he_o write_v no_o soon_o unto_o he_o and_o show_v that_o space_n of_o time_n come_v between_o do_v better_a prepare_v man_n heart_n which_o sorrow_n and_o be_v in_o anguish_n to_o receive_v comfort_n he_o condemn_v aswell_o blockish_a and_o senseless_a folk_n as_o also_o those_o that_o be_v weakling_n and_o overtend_a in_o adversity_n which_o do_v he_o enter_v into_o a_o general_a review_n of_o the_o remedy_n which_o be_v appropriate_a to_o cure_v the_o misery_n and_o affliction_n of_o man_n namely_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o hold_v a_o mean_a and_o to_o continue_v always_o like_o himself_o to_o cast_v his_o eye_n and_o have_v regard_n upon_o the_o divers_a accident_n of_o our_o life_n and_o in_o enjoy_v the_o blessing_n thereof_o to_o think_v upon_o future_a cross_n and_o calamity_n to_o be_v arm_v with_o reason_n for_o to_o bear_v all_o change_n to_o remember_v and_o careful_o to_o think_v upon_o the_o estate_n of_o this_o mortal_a and_o transitory_a life_n to_o consider_v the_o evil_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o same_o to_o endure_v patient_o that_o which_o can_v not_o be_v avoid_v and_o prevent_v with_o all_o the_o care_n and_o lamentation_n that_o be_v and_o to_o compare_v our_o own_o adversity_n with_o other_o man_n then_o he_o proceed_v unto_o the_o particular_a consolation_n of_o those_o who_o be_v heavy_a and_o sorrowful_a for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o child_n kinsfolk_n or_o friend_n to_o wit_n that_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n nor_o evil_a at_o all_o in_o death_n but_o rather_o that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n that_o the_o hour_n of_o it_o be_v uncertain_a it_o be_v a_o comfort_n unto_o those_o who_o it_o summon_v who_o no_o doubt_n will_v be_v cast_v down_o and_o overthrow_v with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o misery_n to_o come_v in_o case_n they_o have_v any_o foresight_n thereof_o after_o this_o he_o prove_v at_o large_a by_o three_o induction_n and_o argument_n of_o socrates_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o evil_n in_o death_n which_o he_o confirm_v by_o divers_a example_n and_o then_o return_v into_o his_o consolation_n he_o maintain_v and_o hold_v that_o whosoever_o die_v young_a be_v most_o happy_a that_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n providence_n ought_v to_o retain_v and_o stay_v we_o that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o mourn_v and_o lament_v for_o the_o dead_a neither_o in_o regard_n of_o they_o nor_o of_o ourselves_o that_o since_o overlong_a heaviness_n and_o sorrow_n make_v a_o man_n miserable_a it_o be_v very_o good_a for_o he_o to_o be_v rid_v and_o dispatch_v of_o that_o pain_n quick_o have_v finish_v this_o point_n he_o resolve_v and_o assoil_v certain_a difficulty_n which_o be_v present_v in_o these_o matter_n and_o then_o take_v in_o hand_n his_o purpose_n again_o he_o rule_v and_o reform_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o live_n towards_o they_o that_o be_v depart_v he_o reclaim_v they_o from_o persist_v and_o continue_v obstinate_o in_o bewail_v their_o absence_n will_v they_o rather_o to_o bewail_v the_o case_n of_o those_o who_o be_v live_v and_o by_o many_o reason_n do_v prove_v and_o conclude_v that_o they_o who_o die_v betimes_o have_v one_o marvellous_a advantage_n over_o those_o that_o remain_v alive_a in_o the_o world_n then_o he_o teach_v a_o man_n to_o maintain_v and_o carry_v himself_o as_o he_o ought_v in_o all_o affair_n refute_v those_o who_o can_v abide_v no_o pain_n and_o trouble_v and_o knit_v up_o all_o the_o premise_n in_o few_o word_n he_o adjoin_v certain_a necessary_a and_o profitable_a counsel_n in_o such_o accident_n and_o before_o that_o he_o conclude_v the_o whole_a treatise_n he_o describe_v the_o felicity_n of_o those_o who_o death_n cut_v off_o in_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o year_n have_v a_o special_a regard_n herein_o to_o apollonius_n the_o ãâã_d unto_o who_o he_o write_v and_o assure_v he_o by_o the_o recital_n of_o the_o good_a part_n and_o virtue_n which_o be_v in_o his_o son_n late_o depart_v that_o he_o be_v without_o all_o question_n in_o that_o place_n of_o repose_n and_o rest_n which_o the_o poet_n do_v imagine_v upon_o which_o occasion_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o plato_n and_o his_o follower_n which_o be_v the_o very_a end_n and_o close_v up_o of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v deliver_v before_o a_o consolatorie_a oration_n send_v unto_o apollonius_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n it_o be_v not_o new_o come_v upon_o i_o now_o at_o this_o present_a and_o not_o before_o to_o pity_v your_o case_n and_o lament_v in_o your_o behalf_n o_o apollonius_n have_v hear_v long_o since_o as_o i_o do_v the_o heavy_a news_n concern_v the_o untimely_a death_n of_o your_o son_n a_o young_a gentleman_n singular_o well_o belove_v of_o we_o all_o as_o who_o in_o that_o youth_n and_o tender_a year_n of_o he_o show_v rare_a example_n of_o wise_a carriage_n stay_v and_o modest_a behaviour_n together_o with_o precise_a observance_n of_o those_o devout_a duty_n and_o just_a office_n which_o either_o pertein_v to_o the_o religious_a service_n of_o the_o god_n or_o be_v respective_a to_o his_o parent_n and_o friend_n for_o even_o from_o that_o time_n have_v i_o condole_v with_o you_o and_o have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o your_o sorrow_n but_o for_o i_o to_o have_v come_v then_o and_o visit_v you_o immediate_o upon_o his_o decease_n &_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n to_o present_v you_o with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o bear_v patient_o and_o as_o become_v a_o man_n that_o unfortunate_a accident_n have_v be_v a_o unseemly_a part_n of_o i_o and_o unconvenient_a consider_v how_o in_o that_o very_a instant_n your_o mind_n and_o body_n both_o overcharge_v with_o the_o insupportable_a burden_n of_o so_o strange_a and_o unexpected_a a_o calamity_n be_v bring_v low_a and_o much_o enfeeble_v and_o myself_o beside_o must_v needs_o have_v moan_v you_o feel_v part_n of_o your_o grief_n and_o sorrow_v with_o you_o for_o company_n for_o even_o the_o best_a and_o most_o skilful_a physician_n when_o they_o meet_v with_o violent_a rheum_n and_o catarrh_n which_o sudden_o surprise_v any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n do_v not_o proceed_v at_o the_o first_o to_o a_o rough_a cure_n by_o purgative_a medicine_n but_o permit_v this_o rage_n and_o hot_a impression_n of_o inflame_a humour_n to_o grow_v of_o itself_o to_o maturity_n by_o application_n only_o of_o supple_a oil_n mild_a liniment_n and_o gentle_a fomentation_n but_o now_o that_o since_o your_o say_a misfortune_n some_o time_n which_o use_v to_o ripen_v all_o thing_n be_v pass_v between_o and_o give_v good_a opportunity_n consider_v also_o that_o the_o present_a disposition_n and_o state_n of_o your_o person_n seem_v to_o require_v the_o help_n and_o comfort_n of_o your_o friend_n i_o think_v it_o meet_v and_o requisite_a to_o impart_v unto_o you_o certain_a reason_n and_o discourse_n consolatorie_a if_o happy_o by_o that_o mean_v i_o may_v ease_v
most_o pleasant_a for_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a to_o all_o the_o world_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o homer_n testimony_n who_o speak_v of_o sleep_n write_v thus_o most_o sweet_o do_v a_o man_n sleep_n in_o his_o bed_n when_o least_o he_o wake_v and_o ãâã_d most_o to_o be_v dead_a the_o same_o he_o iterate_v in_o many_o place_n and_o namely_o once_o in_o this_o wise_a with_o pleasant_a sleep_n she_o there_o do_v meet_v death_n brother_n germane_a you_o may_v weet_v and_o again_o death_n and_o sleep_n be_v sister_n and_o brother_n both_o twin_n resemble_v one_o another_o where_o by_o the_o way_n he_o lively_o declare_v their_o similitude_n and_o call_v they_o twin_n for_o that_o brother_n and_o sister_n twin_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v very_o like_a and_o in_o another_o place_n beside_o he_o call_v death_n a_o brazen_a sleep_n give_v we_o thereby_o to_o understand_v how_o senseless_a death_n be_v neither_o seem_v he_o unelegant_o and_o beside_o the_o purpose_n whosoever_o he_o be_v to_o have_v express_v as_o much_o in_o this_o verse_n when_o he_o say_v that_o sleep_v who_o do_v they_o well_o advise_v of_o death_n be_v petty_a mystery_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n sleep_n do_v represent_v as_o it_o be_v a_o preamble_n inducement_n or_o first_o profession_n towards_o death_n in_o like_a manner_n also_o the_o cynic_n philosopher_n diogenes_n say_v very_o wise_o to_o this_o point_n for_o be_v surpressed_a and_o overtake_v with_o a_o dead_a sleep_n a_o little_a before_o he_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n when_o the_o physician_n waken_v he_o and_o demand_v what_o extraordinary_a symptom_n or_o grievous_a accident_n be_v befall_v unto_o he_o none_o quoth_v he_o only_a one_o brother_n be_v come_v before_o another_o to_o wit_n sleep_n before_o death_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o resemblance_n now_o if_o death_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o far_a journey_n or_o long_a pilgrimage_n yet_o even_o so_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a at_o all_o therein_o but_o rather_o good_a which_o be_v clean_o contrary_a for_o to_o be_v in_o servitude_n no_o long_o unto_o the_o flesh_n nor_o enthrall_v to_o the_o passion_n thereof_o which_o seize_v upon_o the_o soul_n do_v impeach_v the_o same_o and_o fill_v it_o with_o all_o folly_n and_o mortal_a vanity_n be_v no_o doubt_n a_o great_a blessedness_n and_o felicity_n for_o as_o plato_n say_v the_o body_n bring_v upon_o we_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o trouble_n and_o hindrance_n about_o the_o necessary_a maintenance_n of_o itself_o and_o in_o case_n there_o be_v any_o malady_n beside_o they_o divert_v and_o turn_v we_o clean_o away_o from_o the_o inquisition_n and_o contemplation_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o in_o stead_n thereof_o pester_v and_o stuff_n we_o full_o of_o wanton_a love_n of_o lust_n fear_n foolish_a fancy_n imagination_n and_o vanity_n of_o all_o sort_n insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v most_o true_a which_o be_v common_o say_v that_o from_o the_o body_n there_o come_v no_o goodness_n nor_o wisdom_n at_o all_o for_o what_o else_o bring_v upon_o we_o war_n sedition_n battle_n and_o fight_n but_o the_o body_n and_o the_o greedy_a appetite_n and_o lust_n proceed_v from_o it_o for_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n from_o whence_o arise_v all_o war_n but_o from_o the_o covetous_a desire_n of_o money_n and_o have_v more_o good_n neither_o be_v we_o drive_v to_o purchase_v and_o gather_v still_o but_o only_o for_o to_o entertain_v the_o body_n and_o serve_v the_o turn_n thereof_o and_o while_o we_o be_v amuse_v &_o employ_v thereabouts_o we_o have_v no_o time_n to_o study_v philosophy_n final_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o very_a extremity_n of_o all_o in_o case_n we_o find_v some_o leisure_n to_o follow_v our_o book_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o study_n and_o contemplation_n of_o thing_n this_o body_n of_o we_o at_o all_o time_n &_o in_o every_o place_n be_v ready_a to_o interrupt_v and_o put_v we_o out_o it_o trouble_v it_o impeach_v and_o so_o disquiet_v we_o that_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o attain_v unto_o the_o perfect_a sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n whereby_o it_o be_v apparent_a and_o manifest_a that_o if_o ever_o we_o will_v clear_o and_o pure_o know_v any_o thing_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v sequester_v and_o deliver_v from_o this_o body_n and_o by_o the_o eye_n only_o of_o the_o mind_n contemplate_v &_o view_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v then_o shall_v we_o have_v that_o which_o we_o desire_v and_o wish_v then_o shall_v we_o attain_v to_o that_o which_o we_o say_v we_o love_v to_o wit_n wisdom_n even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a as_o reason_n teach_v we_o and_o not_o so_o long_o as_o we_o remain_v alive_a for_o if_o it_o can_v be_v that_o together_o with_o the_o body_n we_o shall_v know_v any_o thing_n pure_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n must_v of_o necessity_n ensue_v that_o either_o never_o at_o all_o or_o else_o after_o death_n we_o shall_v attain_v unto_o that_o knowledge_n for_o then_o and_o not_o before_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v apart_o and_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o during_o our_o life_n time_n so_o much_o near_a shall_v we_o be_v unto_o this_o knowledge_n by_o how_o much_o less_o we_o participate_v with_o the_o body_n and_o have_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o do_v therewith_o no_o more_o than_o very_a necessity_n do_v require_v nor_o be_v file_v with_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n thereof_o but_o pure_a and_o neat_a from_o all_o such_o contagion_n until_o such_o time_n as_o god_n himself_o free_v we_o quite_o from_o it_o and_o then_o be_v full_o clear_v and_o deliver_v from_o all_o fleshly_a and_o bodily_a folly_n we_o shall_v converse_v with_o they_o and_o such_o like_a pure_a intelligence_n see_v evident_o of_o ourselves_o all_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a and_o sincere_a to_o wit_n truth_n itself_o for_o unlawful_a it_o be_v and_o not_o allowable_a that_o a_o pure_a thing_n shall_v be_v infect_v or_o once_o touch_v by_o that_o which_o be_v impure_a and_o therefore_o say_v that_o death_n seem_v to_o translate_v man_n into_o some_o other_o place_n yet_o be_v it_o nothing_o ill_a in_o that_o respect_n but_o good_a rather_o as_o plato_n have_v very_o well_o prove_v by_o demonstration_n in_o which_o regard_n socrates_n in_o my_o conceit_n speak_v most_o heavenly_a &_o divine_o unto_o the_o judge_n when_o he_o say_v my_o lord_n to_o be_v afraid_a of_o death_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o seem_v wise_a when_o a_o man_n be_v nothing_o less_o &_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o make_v semblance_n of_o know_v that_o which_o he_o be_v most_o ignorant_a of_o for_o who_o wot_v certain_o what_o be_v death_n or_o whetherit_v be_v the_o great_a felicity_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o a_o man_n yet_o man_n do_v fear_n and_o dread_v it_o as_o if_o they_o know_v for_o certainty_n that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a evil_n in_o the_o world_n to_o these_o sage_a sentence_n he_o accord_v well_o who_o say_v thus_o let_v no_o man_n stand_v in_o doubt_n and_o fear_n of_o death_n since_o from_o all_o travel_v it_o he_o deliver_v and_o not_o from_o travel_n only_o but_o also_o from_o the_o great_a misery_n in_o the_o world_n whereto_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o very_a god_n themselves_o give_v testimony_n for_o we_o read_v that_o many_o man_n in_o recompense_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o devotion_n have_v receive_v death_n as_o a_o singular_a gift_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o god_n but_o to_o avoid_v tedious_a prolixity_n i_o will_v forbear_v to_o write_v of_o other_o and_o content_v myself_o with_o make_v mention_n of_o those_o only_o who_o be_v most_o renown_a and_o voice_v by_o every_o man_n mouth_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n rehearse_v i_o will_v the_o history_n of_o those_o two_o young_a gentleman_n of_o ãâã_d namely_o cleobis_n and_o biton_n of_o who_o there_o go_v this_o report_n that_o their_o mother_n be_v priestresse_n to_o juno_n when_o the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o she_o shall_v present_v herself_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o mule_n that_o be_v to_o draw_v her_o coach_n thither_o not_o in_o readiness_n but_o make_v stay_v behind_o they_o see_v she_o drive_v to_o that_o exigent_n and_o fear_v lest_o the_o hour_n shall_v pass_v undergo_v themselves_o the_o yoke_n and_o draw_v their_o mother_n in_o the_o coach_n to_o the_o say_a temple_n she_o be_v much_o please_v and_o take_v exceed_a joy_n to_o see_v so_o great_a piety_n and_o kindness_n in_o her_o child_n pray_v unto_o the_o goddess_n that_o she_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o give_v they_o the_o best_a gift_n that_o can_v befall_v to_o man_n and_o they_o the_o same_o night_n follow_v be_v go_v to_o bed_n for_o to_o sleep_v never_o rise_v again_o for_o that_o the_o goddess_n send_v unto_o they_o death_n as_o the_o only_a recompense_n and_o reward_n of_o their_o godliness_n
pindarus_z also_o write_v as_o touch_v agamedes_n &_o trophonius_n that_o after_o they_o have_v build_v the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n in_o delphos_n they_o demand_v of_o that_o god_n their_o hire_n and_o reward_n who_o promise_v to_o pay_v they_o full_o at_o the_o seven-night_n end_n mean_v while_o he_o bid_v they_o be_v merry_a and_o make_v good_a cheer_n who_o do_v as_o he_o enjoin_v they_o so_o upon_o the_o seven_o night_n follow_v they_o take_v their_o sleep_n but_o the_o next_o morning_n they_o be_v find_v dead_a in_o bed_n moreover_o it_o be_v report_v that_o when_o pindarus_n himself_o give_v order_n unto_o the_o commissioner_n that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o state_n of_o boeotia_n unto_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n for_o to_o demand_v what_o be_v best_a for_o man_n this_o answer_n be_v return_v from_o the_o prophetisse_n that_o he_o who_o enjoin_v they_o that_o errand_n be_v not_o ignorant_a thereof_o in_o case_n the_o history_n of_o agamedes_n and_o trophonius_n whereof_o he_o be_v author_n be_v true_a but_o if_o he_o be_v dispose_v to_o make_v further_a trial_n he_o shall_v himself_o see_v short_o a_o evident_a proof_n thereof_o pindarus_n when_o he_o hear_v this_o answer_n begin_v to_o think_v of_o death_n and_o to_o prepare_v himself_o to_o die_v and_o in_o truth_n within_o a_o little_a while_n after_o change_v his_o life_n the_o like_a narration_n be_v relate_v of_o one_o euthynous_a a_o italian_a who_o be_v son_n to_o elysius_n of_o terinae_fw-la for_o virtue_n wealth_n and_o reputation_n a_o principal_a man_n in_o that_o city_n namely_o that_o he_o die_v sudden_o without_o any_o apparent_a cause_n that_o can_v be_v give_v thereof_o his_o father_n elysius_n incontinent_o thereupon_o begin_v to_o grow_v into_o some_o doubt_n as_o any_o other_o man_n beside_o will_v have_v do_v whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v that_o he_o die_v of_o poison_n for_o that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a child_n he_o have_v and_o heir_n apparent_a to_o all_o his_o riches_n and_o not_o know_v otherwise_o how_o to_o sound_v the_o truth_n he_o send_v out_o to_o a_o certain_a oracle_n which_o use_v to_o give_v answer_n by_o the_o conjuration_n and_o call_v forth_o of_o spirit_n or_o ghost_n of_o man_n depart_v where_o after_o he_o have_v perform_v sacrifice_n and_o other_o ceremonial_a devotion_n according_a as_o the_o law_n require_v he_o lay_v he_o down_o to_o sleep_v in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o dream_v and_o see_v this_o vision_n there_o appear_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o think_v his_o own_o father_n who_o when_o he_o see_v he_o discourse_v unto_o he_o what_o have_v fortune_v his_o son_n request_v and_o beseech_v he_o to_o be_v assistant_n with_o he_o to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o cause_n indeed_o of_o his_o so_o sudden_a death_n his_o father_n then_o shall_v answer_v thus_o and_o even_o therefore_o be_o i_o come_v hither_o here_o therefore_o receive_v at_o this_o man_n hand_n that_o certificate_n which_o i_o have_v bring_v unto_o thou_o for_o thereby_o shall_v thou_o know_v all_o the_o cause_n of_o thy_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n now_o the_o party_n who_o his_o father_n show_v and_o present_v unto_o he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n that_o follow_v after_o he_o who_o for_o all_o the_o world_n in_o stature_n and_o year_n resemble_v his_o son_n euthynous_a who_o be_v demand_v by_o he_o what_o he_o be_v make_v this_o answer_n i_o be_o the_o ghost_n or_o angel_n of_o your_o son_n and_o with_o that_o offer_v unto_o he_o a_o little_a scroll_n or_o letter_n which_o when_o elysius_n have_v unfold_v he_o find_v write_v within_o it_o these_o three_o verse_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o may_v be_v do_v into_o english_a thus_o elysius_n thou_o foolish_a man_n ask_v live_a sage_n read_v euthynous_a by_o fatal_a course_n of_o ãâã_d be_v dead_a for_o long_a life_n will_v neither_o he_o nor_o parent_n stand_v in_o stead_n and_o thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v you_o both_o as_o touch_v the_o ancient_a history_n write_v of_o this_o matter_n and_o also_o of_o the_o second_o point_n of_o the_o foresay_a question_n but_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o socrates_n his_o conjecture_n admit_v it_o be_v true_a that_o death_n be_v the_o utter_a abolition_n and_o destruction_n aswell_o of_o soul_n as_o body_n yet_o even_o so_o it_o can_v be_v reckon_v simple_o ill_a for_o by_o that_o reckon_n there_o shall_v follow_v a_o privation_n of_o all_o sense_n and_o a_o general_a deliverance_n from_o pain_n anxiety_n and_o angush_n and_o like_a as_o there_o come_v no_o good_a thereby_o even_o so_o no_o harm_n at_o all_o can_v ensue_v upon_o it_o forasmuch_o as_o good_a and_o evil_a have_v no_o be_v but_o in_o that_o thing_n only_o which_o have_v essence_n and_o subsislence_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n there_o be_v of_o the_o one_o as_o of_o the_o other_o so_o as_o in_o that_o which_o be_v not_o but_o utter_o become_v void_a annul_v and_o take_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o world_n there_o can_v not_o be_v imagine_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o now_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o by_o this_o reason_n the_o dead_a return_n to_o the_o same_o estate_n and_o condition_n wherein_o they_o be_v before_o their_o nativity_n like_v as_o therefore_o when_o we_o be_v unborn_a we_o have_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o of_o good_a or_o evil_a no_o more_o shall_v we_o have_v after_o our_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n and_o as_o those_o thing_n which_o precede_v our_o time_n nothing_o concern_v we_o so_o whatsoever_o happen_v after_o our_o death_n shall_v touch_v we_o as_o little_a no_o pain_n feel_v they_o that_o out_o of_o world_n be_v go_v to_o die_v and_o not_o be_v bear_v i_o hold_v all_o one_o for_o the_o same_o state_n and_o condition_n be_v after_o death_n which_o be_v before_o birth_n and_o do_v you_o think_v that_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o never_o to_o have_v be_v and_o to_o cease_v from_o be_v sure_o they_o differ_v no_o more_o than_o either_o a_o house_n or_o a_o garment_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o and_o our_o use_n thereof_o after_o the_o one_o be_v ruin_v or_o fall_v down_o and_o the_o other_o all_o rent_n and_o tear_v from_o that_o benefit_n which_o we_o have_v by_o they_o before_o they_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v build_v or_o make_v and_o if_o you_o say_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o they_o in_o these_o regard_n as_o little_a there_o be_v be_v you_o sure_o between_o our_o estate_n after_o death_n and_o our_o condition_n before_o our_o nativity_n a_o very_a pretty_a and_o elegant_a speech_n therefore_o it_o be_v of_o arcesilaus_n the_o philosopher_n when_o he_o say_v this_o death_n quoth_v he_o which_o every_o man_n term_v evil_a have_v one_o peculiar_a property_n by_o itself_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v account_v ill_o in_o that_o when_o it_o be_v present_a it_o never_o harm_v any_o man_n only_o while_o it_o be_v absent_a and_o in_o expectance_n it_o hurt_v folk_n and_o in_o very_a truth_n many_o man_n through_o their_o folly_n and_o weakness_n and_o upon_o certain_a slanderous_a calumniation_n and_o false_a surmise_n conceive_v against_o death_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o die_v because_o sorsooth_o they_o will_v not_o die_v very_o well_o therefore_o and_o apt_o write_v the_o poet_n epicharmus_n in_o these_o word_n that_o which_o be_v knit_v and_o join_v fast_o be_v loose_v and_o dissolve_v at_o last_o each_o thing_n return_v into_o the_o same_o earth_n into_o earth_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v the_o spirit_n up_o to_o heaven_n anon_o wherefore_o what_o harm_n herein_o just_a none_o and_o as_o for_o that_o which_o cresphontes_n in_o one_o place_n of_o euripides_n speak_v of_o hercules_n say_v if_o under_o globe_n of_o earth_n with_o those_o he_o dwell_v who_o be_v none_o have_v leave_v lay_v once_o in_o grave_n a_o man_n of_o he_o may_v say_v and_o that_o right_a well_o that_o puissance_n and_o strength_n he_o none_o can_v have_v by_o alter_v it_o a_o little_a in_o the_o end_n you_o may_v thus_o infer_v if_o under_o globe_n of_o earth_n with_o those_o he_o dwell_v who_o be_v none_o have_v leave_v lay_v once_o in_o grave_n a_o man_n of_o he_o may_v say_v and_o that_o right_a well_o that_o sense_n at_o all_o of_o pain_n he_o can_v none_o have_v a_o generous_a and_o noble_a say_n also_o be_v that_o of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n now_o be_v we_o in_o our_o gallant_a prime_n before_o as_o other_o have_v their_o time_n and_o after_o we_o shall_v other_o flower_n but_o we_o shall_v never_o see_v that_o hour_n as_o also_o this_o now_o dead_a be_v they_o who_o never_o think_v that_o life_n or_o death_n be_v simple_o aught_o but_o all_o their_o care_n be_v for_o to_o die_v and_o live_v as_o they_o shall_v
present_a succour_n in_o time_n of_o adversity_n unto_o as_o many_o as_o refuse_v not_o to_o remember_v and_o call_v to_o mind_v their_o joy_n pass_v and_o who_o never_o at_o all_o for_o any_o accident_n whatsoever_o complain_v of_o fortune_n which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v in_o reason_n and_o honesty_n unless_o we_o will_v seem_v to_o accuse_v and_o blame_v this_o life_n which_o we_o enjoy_v for_o some_o cross_n or_o accident_n as_o if_o we_o cast_v away_o a_o book_n if_o it_o have_v but_o one_o blur_v or_o blot_v in_o it_o be_v otherwise_o write_v throughout_o most_o clean_a and_o fair_a for_o you_o have_v hear_v it_o oftentimes_o say_v that_o the_o beatitude_n of_o those_o who_o be_v depart_v depend_v upon_o the_o right_n and_o sound_a discourse_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o the_o same_o tend_v to_o one_o constant_a disposition_n as_o also_o that_o the_o change_n and_o alteration_n of_o fortune_n bear_v no_o great_a sway_n to_o infer_v much_o declination_n or_o casuality_n in_o our_o life_n but_o if_o we_o also_o as_o the_o common_a sort_n must_v be_v rule_v and_o govern_v by_o external_a thing_n without_o we_o if_o we_o reckon_v and_o count_v the_o chance_n and_o casualty_n of_o fortune_n and_o admit_v for_o judge_n of_o or_o felicity_n our_o misery_n the_o base_a and_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o people_n yet_o take_v you_o no_o heed_n to_o those_o tear_n plaint_n and_o moan_n that_o man_n or_o woman_n make_v who_o come_v to_o visit_v you_o at_o this_o present_a who_o also_o upon_o a_o foolish_a custom_n &_o as_o it_o be_v of_o course_n have_v they_o ready_a at_o command_n for_o every_o one_o but_o rather_o consider_v this_o with_o yourself_o how_o happy_a you_o be_v repute_v even_o by_o those_o who_o come_v unto_o you_o who_o will_v glad_o and_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n be_v like_a unto_o you_o in_o regard_n of_o those_o child_n who_o you_o have_v the_o house_n and_o family_n which_o you_o keep_v &_o the_o life_n that_o you_o lead_v for_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n to_o see_v other_o desire_v to_o be_v in_o your_o estate_n and_o condition_n for_o all_o the_o sorrow_n which_o now_o afflict_v we_o and_o yourself_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n complain_v and_o take_v in_o ill_a part_n the_o same_o and_o not_o to_o be_v so_o happy_a and_o bless_a as_o to_o find_v and_o feel_v even_o by_o this_o cross_n that_o now_o pinch_v you_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o infaut_n what_o joy_n you_o shall_v take_v and_o how_o thankful_a you_o ought_v to_o be_v for_o those_o who_o remain_v alive_a with_o you_o for_o herein_o you_o shall_v resemble_v very_o well_o those_o critic_n who_o collect_v and_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o lame_a and_o defective_a verse_n of_o homer_n which_o be_v but_o few_o in_o number_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n pass_v over_o a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o other_o which_o be_v by_o he_o most_o excellent_o make_v in_o this_o manner_n i_o say_v you_o do_v if_o you_o will_v search_v narrow_o and_o examine_v every_o particular_a mishap_n in_o this_o life_n and_o find_v fault_n therewith_o but_o all_o good_a blessing_n in_o gross_a let_v go_v by_o and_o never_o once_o respect_v the_o same_o which_o to_o do_v be_v much_o like_a unto_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o covetous_a miser_n worlding_n and_o peni-fathers_n who_o ãâã_d and_o care_n punish_v both_o body_n and_o mind_n until_o they_o have_v gather_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a together_o and_o then_o enjoy_v no_o benefit_n or_o use_v thereof_o but_o if_o they_o chance_v to_o forgo_v any_o of_o it_o they_o keep_v a_o piteous_a wail_n and_o woeful_a lamentation_n now_o if_o haply_o you_o have_v compassion_n and_o pity_n of_o the_o poor_a girl_n in_o that_o she_o go_v out_o of_o this_o world_n a_o maiden_n unmarried_a and_o before_o that_o she_o bear_v any_o child_n you_o ought_v rather_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n to_o rejoice_v and_o take_v delight_n in_o yourself_o above_o other_o for_o that_o you_o have_v not_o fail_v of_o these_o blessing_n nor_o be_v disappoint_v either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o for_o who_o will_v hold_v and_o maintain_v that_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v great_a to_o those_o who_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o and_o but_o small_a to_o they_o who_o have_v and_o enjoy_v the_o same_o as_o for_o the_o child_n who_o doubtless_o be_v go_v into_o a_o place_n where_o she_o feel_v no_o pain_n sure_o she_o require_v not_o at_o our_o hand_n that_o we_o shall_v afflict_v &_o grieve_v ourselves_o for_o her_o sake_n for_o what_o harm_n be_v there_o befall_v unto_o we_o by_o she_o if_o she_o herself_o now_o feel_v no_o hurt_n and_o as_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o great_a thing_n indeed_o sure_o they_o yield_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o of_o dolour_n when_o they_o be_v come_v once_o to_o this_o point_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o need_n of_o they_o or_o care_v make_v for_o they_o but_o very_o thy_o daughter_n timoxena_n be_v bereave_v not_o of_o great_a matter_n but_o of_o small_a thing_n for_o in_o truth_n she_o have_v no_o knowledge_n at_o all_o but_o of_o such_o neither_o delight_v she_o in_o any_o but_o in_o such_o see_v then_o that_o she_o have_v no_o perceivance_n nor_o thought_n of_o those_o thing_n how_o can_v she_o proper_o and_o true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o moreover_o as_o touch_v that_o which_o you_o hear_v of_o other_o who_o be_v wont_n to_o persuade_v many_o of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n say_v that_o the_o soul_n once_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v and_o feel_v no_o pain_n or_o dolour_n at_o all_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o you_o yield_v no_o credit_n and_o belief_n to_o such_o position_n aswell_o in_o regard_n of_o those_o reason_n and_o instruction_n which_o you_o have_v receive_v by_o tradition_n from_o our_o ancestor_n as_o also_o of_o those_o sacred_a and_o symbolical_a mystery_n of_o bacchus_n which_o we_o know_v well_o enough_o who_o be_v of_o that_o religious_a confraternitie_n and_o profess_v therein_o be_v ground_v therefore_o in_o this_o principle_n and_o hold_v it_o firm_o for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o immortal_a you_o be_v to_o think_v that_o it_o fare_v with_o it_o as_o it_o do_v with_o little_a bird_n that_o be_v catch_v by_o the_o foul_a alive_a and_o come_v into_o man_n hand_n for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v keep_v and_o nourish_v dainty_o a_o long_a time_n within_o the_o body_n so_o that_o it_o be_v enure_v to_o be_v gentle_a and_o familiar_a unto_o this_o life_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o management_n of_o sundry_a affair_n and_o long_a custom_n it_o return_v thither_o again_o and_o reenter_v a_o second_o time_n after_o many_o generation_n into_o the_o body_n it_o never_o take_v rest_n nor_o cease_v but_o be_v enwrap_v within_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o entangle_v with_o the_o adventure_n of_o the_o world_n and_o calamity_n incident_a to_o our_o nature_n for_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o to_o think_v that_o old_a age_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v and_o reproach_v for_o rivel_n and_o wrinkle_n nor_o in_o regard_n of_o hoary_a white_a hair_n ne_o yet_o for_o the_o imbecility_n and_o feebleness_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o odious_a thing_n in_o it_o be_v this_o that_o it_o cause_v the_o soul_n to_o take_v corruption_n by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o it_o have_v experience_n while_o it_o stay_v therein_o and_o be_v too_o much_o addict_v and_o affectionate_a unto_o it_o whereby_o it_o bend_v and_o bow_v yea_o and_o retain_v that_o form_n or_o figure_n which_o it_o take_v of_o the_o body_n by_o be_v so_o long_o devote_v thereto_o whereas_o that_o which_o be_v take_v away_o in_o youth_n pretend_v a_o better_a estate_n and_o condition_n as_o be_v frame_v to_o a_o gentle_a habit_n more_o soft_a tractable_a and_o less_o compact_a put_v on_o now_o a_o natural_a rectitude_n much_o like_a as_o fire_n which_o be_v quench_v if_o it_o be_v kindle_v again_o burn_v out_o and_o recover_v vigour_n incontinent_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o it_o be_v far_o better_a betimes_o to_o yield_v up_o vital_a breath_n and_o soon_o to_o pass_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n before_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v take_v too_o deep_a a_o imbibition_n or_o like_n of_o terrene_a thing_n here_o below_o and_o ere_o it_o be_v make_v soft_a and_o tender_a with_o the_o love_n of_o the_o body_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o certain_a medicine_n and_o forcible_a charm_n unite_v and_o incorporate_a into_o it_o the_o truth_n hereof_o may_v appeate_v yet_o better_a by_o the_o fashion_n and_o ancient_a custom_n of_o this_o country_n for_o our_o citizen_n when_o their_o child_n die_v young_a neither_o offer_v mortuary_n nor_o perform_v any_o sacrifice_n &_o
equity_n justice_n and_o piety_n and_o in_o stead_n thereof_o have_v file_v and_o pollute_v his_o life_n with_o shame_n trouble_n and_o danger_n for_o like_a as_o simonides_n be_v wont_n to_o say_v in_o mirth_n that_o he_o find_v one_o coffer_n of_o silver_n and_o money_n always_o full_a but_o that_o other_o of_o savour_n thanks_o and_o benefit_n evermore_o empty_a even_o so_o wicked_a man_n when_o they_o come_v to_o examine_v and_o peruse_v aright_o the_o vice_n that_o be_v in_o themselves_o they_o find_v it_o present_o for_o one_o pleasure_n which_o be_v accomplain_v with_o a_o little_a vain_a and_o gloss_a delight_n void_a altogether_o and_o destitute_a of_o hope_n but_o full_o replenish_v with_o fear_n care_n anxiety_n the_o unpleasant_a remembrance_n of_o misdemeanour_n past_a suspicion_n of_o future_a event_n and_o distrust_n for_o the_o present_a much_o after_o the_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v hear_v lady_n ino_n in_o the_o theater_n repent_v of_o those_o foul_a fact_n which_o she_o have_v commit_v and_o speak_v these_o word_n upon_o the_o stage_n how_o shall_v i_o now_o my_o friend_n and_o lady_n dear_a begin_v to_o keep_v the_o house_n of_o athamas_n since_o that_o all_o while_n that_o i_o have_v live_v here_o nought_o have_v be_v do_v by_o i_o that_o decent_a be_v or_o thus_o how_o may_v i_o keep_v o_o lady_n dear_a alas_o the_o house_n again_o of_o my_o lord_n athamas_n as_o who_o therein_o have_v not_o commit_v ought_v of_o those_o lewd_a part_n which_o i_o have_v do_v and_o wrought_v for_o semblable_o it_o be_v meet_v that_o the_o mind_n and_o soul_n of_o every_o sinful_a and_o wicked_a person_n shall_v ruminate_v and_o discourse_v of_o this_o point_n in_o itself_o after_o this_o manner_n after_o what_o sort_n shall_v i_o forget_v and_o put_v out_o of_o remembrance_n the_o unjust_a and_o lewd_a part_n which_o i_o have_v commit_v how_o shall_v i_o cast_v off_o the_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n from_o i_o and_o from_o henceforth_o be_v to_o turn_v over_o a_o new_a leaf_n &_o lead_v another_o life_n for_o sure_o with_o those_o in_o who_o wickedness_n bear_v sway_v &_o be_v predominant_a there_o be_v nothing_o assure_v nothing_o firm_a &_o constant_a nothing_o sincere_a and_o sound_a unless_o haply_o we_o will_v say_v and_o maintain_v that_o wicked_a person_n and_o unjust_a be_v some_o sage_n and_o wise_a philosopher_n but_o we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o where_o avarice_n reign_v &_o excessive_a concupiscence_n and_o love_n of_o pleasure_n or_o where_o extreme_a envy_n dwell_v accompany_v with_o spite_n and_o malice_n there_o if_o you_o mark_v and_o look_v well_o about_o you_o shall_v find_v superstition_n lie_v hide_v among_o sloth_n and_o unwillingness_n to_o labour_n fear_v of_o death_n lightness_n and_o quick_a mutability_n in_o change_v of_o mind_n and_o affection_n together_o with_o vain_a glory_n proceed_v of_o arrogancy_n those_o who_o blame_v they_o they_o fear_v such_o as_o praise_v they_o they_o dread_v and_o suspect_v as_o know_v well_o how_o they_o be_v injure_v and_o wrong_v by_o their_o deceitful_a semblance_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o great_a enemy_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o that_o they_o commend_v so_o ready_o and_o with_o affection_n those_o who_o they_o suppose_v and_o take_v to_o be_v honest_a for_o in_o vice_n and_o sin_n like_o as_o in_o bad_a iron_n the_o hardness_n be_v but_o weak_a and_o rot_a &_o the_o stiffness_n also_o brittle_a &_o easy_a to_o be_v break_v and_o therefore_o wicked_a man_n learn_v in_o process_n of_o time_n better_o to_o know_v themselves_o what_o they_o be_v after_o they_o come_v once_o to_o the_o full_a consideration_n thereof_o be_v displease_v and_o discontent_a they_o hate_v themselves_o and_o detest_v their_o own_o lewd_a life_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o if_o a_o naughty_a person_n otherwise_o though_o not_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n who_o have_v regard_n to_o deliver_v again_o a_o pawn_n or_o piece_n of_o money_n leave_v in_o his_o hand_n to_o keep_v who_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v surety_n for_o his_o familiar_a friend_n &_o upon_o a_o bravery_n and_o glorious_a mind_n have_v give_v largess_n and_o be_v press_v to_o maintain_v &_o defend_v his_o country_n yea_o and_o to_o augment_v and_o advance_v the_o good_a estate_n thereof_o soon_o repent_v and_o immediate_o be_v grieve_v for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v by_o reason_n that_o his_o mind_n be_v so_o mutable_a or_o his_o will_n so_o apt_a to_o be_v seduce_v by_o a_o opinion_n or_o conceit_n of_o he_o consider_v that_o even_o some_o of_o those_o who_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n in_o open_a theatre_n with_o great_a applause_n and_o clap_v of_o hand_n incontinent_o fall_v to_o sigh_v to_o themselves_o and_o groan_n again_o so_o soon_o as_o avarice_n return_v secret_o in_o place_n of_o glorious_a ambition_n those_o that_o kill_v and_o sacrifice_v man_n to_o usurp_v and_o set_v up_o their_o tyranny_n or_o to_o maintain_v and_o compass_v some_o conspiracy_n as_o apollodorus_n do_v circumvent_v and_o defraud_v their_o friend_n of_o their_o good_n and_o money_n which_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o glaucus_n the_o son_n of_o epicydes_n shall_v never_o repent_v their_o misdeed_n nor_o grow_v into_o a_o detestation_n of_o themselves_o nor_o yet_o be_v displease_v with_o that_o they_o have_v do_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o be_o of_o this_o opinion_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a so_o to_o say_v that_o all_o those_o who_o commit_v such_o impiety_n and_o misdemeanour_n have_v no_o need_n either_o of_o god_n or_o man_n to_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o own_o life_n only_o be_v so_o corrupt_a and_o whole_o deprave_v and_o trouble_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n be_v sufficient_a to_o plague_n and_o torment_v they_o to_o the_o full_a but_o consider_v quoth_v i_o whether_o this_o discourse_n seem_v not_o already_o to_o proceed_v far_o and_o be_v draw_v out_o long_o than_o the_o time_n will_v permit_v then_o timon_n answer_v it_o may_v well_o so_o be_v if_o peradventure_o we_o regard_v the_o length_n and_o prolixity_n of_o that_o which_o follow_v and_o remain_v to_o be_v discuss_v as_o for_o myself_o i_o be_o now_o ready_a to_o rise_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o a_o ambush_n and_o to_o come_v as_o a_o fresh_a and_o new_a champion_n with_o my_o last_o doubt_n and_o question_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o think_v we_o have_v debate_v enough_o already_o upon_o the_o former_a for_o this_o will_v i_o have_v you_o to_o think_v that_o although_o we_o be_v silent_a and_o say_v nothing_o yet_o we_o complain_v as_o euripides_n do_v who_o bold_o challenge_v and_o reproach_v the_o god_n for_o that_o the_o parent_n sin_n and_o their_o iniquity_n they_o turn_v on_o child_n and_o posterity_n for_o say_v that_o themselves_o who_o have_v commit_v a_o fault_n be_v punish_v then_o be_v there_o no_o more_o need_n to_o chastise_v other_o who_o have_v not_o offend_v consider_v it_o be_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o to_o punish_v twice_o for_o one_o fault_n the_o delinquent_n themselves_o or_o be_v it_o so_o that_o through_o negligence_n they_o have_v omit_v the_o punishment_n of_o wicked_a person_n and_o offender_n they_o will_v long_o after_o make_v they_o to_o pay_v for_o it_o who_o be_v innocent_a sure_o they_o do_v not_o well_o by_o this_o injustice_n to_o make_v amends_o for_o the_o say_a negligence_n lke_v as_o it_o be_v report_v of_o aesopc_n who_o in_o time_n past_a come_v hither_o to_o this_o city_n be_v send_v from_o king_n croesus_n with_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o gold_n for_o to_o ãâã_d unto_o god_n apollo_n in_o magnificent_a wise_n yea_o and_o to_o distribute_v among_o all_o the_o citizen_n of_o delphos_n ãâã_d four_o pound_n a_o piece_n but_o it_o fortune_v so_o that_o he_o fall_v out_o with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n upon_o some_o occasion_n and_o be_v exceed_o angry_a with_o they_o insomuch_o as_o he_o perform_v in_o deed_n the_o sacrifice_n according_o but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o money_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v deal_v among_o the_o people_n be_v send_v back_o again_o to_o the_o city_n of_o sardis_n as_o if_o the_o delphian_o have_v not_o be_v worthy_a to_o enjoy_v the_o king_n liberality_n whereupon_o they_o take_v great_a indignation_n lay_v sacrilege_n to_o his_o charge_n for_o deteme_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o sacred_a money_n and_o in_o truth_n after_o they_o have_v condemn_v he_o thereof_o they_o pitch_v he_o down_o headlong_o from_o that_o high_a rock_n which_o they_o call_v hyampia_n for_o which_o act_n of_o they_o god_n apollo_n be_v so_o high_o displease_v that_o he_o send_v upon_o their_o land_n sterility_n and_o barennesse_n beside_o many_o and_o sundry_a strange_a and_o unknowen_a disease_n among_o they_o so_o as_o they_o be_v constrain_v in_o the_o end_n to_o go_v about_o in_o
oracle_n to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n &_o habitation_n of_o tettix_n &_o there_o by_o certain_a expiatory_a sacrifice_n &_o oblation_n to_o appease_v &_o pacify_v the_o ghost_n of_o archilochus_n now_o this_o house_n of_o tettix_n be_v the_o cape_n or_o promontory_n taenarus_n for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o tettix_n the_o candian_a arrive_v with_o his_o fleet_n in_o time_n past_a at_o the_o head_n of_o taenarus_n there_o build_v a_o city_n &_o inhabit_v it_o near_o unto_o the_o place_n where_o the_o manner_n be_v to_o conjure_v spirit_n &_o raise_v the_o ghost_n of_o those_o that_o be_v depart_v the_o semblable_a answer_n be_v make_v to_o those_o of_o sparta_n namely_o that_o they_o shall_v make_v mean_n to_o pacify_v the_o soul_n of_o pausanias_n they_o send_v as_o far_o as_o into_o italy_n for_o sacrificer_n exorcist_n who_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o conjure_v spirit_n &_o they_o with_o their_o sacrifice_n chase_v his_o ghost_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n this_o be_v one_o reason_n therefore_o quoth_v i_o that_o do_v confirm_v and_o prove_v that_o both_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o also_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n do_v continue_v after_o death_n neither_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v admit_v the_o one_o &_o deny_v the_o other_o if_o it_o be_v so_o then_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n have_v a_o subsistence_n &_o be_v after_o death_n it_o be_v more_o probable_a &_o sound_v to_o great_a reason_n that_o it_o shall_v then_o either_o taste_v of_o pain_n for_o punishment_n or_o enjoy_v honour_n for_o reward_n for_o during_o this_o life_n here_o upon_o earth_n it_o be_v in_o continual_a combat_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o champion_n but_o after_o all_o combat_n perform_v &_o finish_v than_o she_o receive_v according_a to_o her_o desert_n now_o as_o touch_v those_o honour_n or_o punishment_n which_o it_o receive_v in_o that_o other_o world_n ãâã_d by_o herself_o and_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n the_o same_o concern_v and_o touch_v we_o nothing_o ãâã_d who_o remain_v alive_a for_o either_o we_o know_v they_o not_o or_o give_v no_o belief_n thereto_o but_o such_o as_o be_v either_o confer_v or_o inflict_v upon_o their_o child_n or_o posterity_n for_o that_o they_o be_v apparent_a and_o evident_a to_o the_o world_n those_o do_v contain_v and_o curb_v wicked_a man_n that_o they_o do_v not_o execute_v their_o malicious_a design_n and_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v no_o punishment_n more_o ignominous_a or_o that_o come_v near_a to_o the_o quick_a and_o touch_v the_o heart_n more_o than_o for_o man_n to_o see_v their_o offspring_n or_o those_o that_o depend_v upon_o they_o afflict_v for_o their_o sake_n &_o punish_v for_o their_o fault_n &_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o wicked_a person_n enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o all_o good_a law_n see_v after_o his_o death_n not_o his_o image_n &_o statue_n or_o any_o ensign_n of_o honour_n overthrow_v but_o his_o own_o child_n his_o friend_n &_o kinsfolk_n ruinate_v undo_v &_o persecute_v with_o great_a misery_n &_o tribulation_n suffer_v grievous_a punishment_n for_o it_o there_o be_v no_o man_n i_o think_v but_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o forgo_v all_o the_o honour_n of_o jupiter_n if_o he_o may_v have_v they_o than_o to_o become_v again_o either_o unjust_a or_o intemperate_a &_o lascivious_a and_o for_o the_o better_a testimony_n &_o truth_n hereof_o i_o can_v relate_v unto_o you_o a_o narration_n which_o be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o not_o long_o since_o but_o that_o i_o be_o afraid_a you_o will_v take_v it_o for_o a_o fabuolus_fw-la tale_n devise_v to_o make_v sport_n in_o regard_n whereof_o i_o hold_v it_o better_a to_o allege_v unto_o you_o nothing_o but_o substantial_a reason_n and_o argument_n ground_v upon_o very_o good_a likelihood_n and_o probability_n not_o so_o quoth_v olympiacus_n in_o any_o case_n but_o rehearse_v unto_o we_o the_o narration_n which_o you_o speak_v of_o and_o when_o other_o also_o request_v the_o same_o at_o my_o hand_n suffer_v i_o yet_o first_o quoth_v i_o to_o set_v abroad_o those_o reason_n which_o carry_v some_o good_a show_n of_o truth_n and_o then_o afterward_o if_o you_o think_v well_o of_o it_o i_o will_v recite_v the_o fable_n also_o if_o so_o be_v it_o be_v a_o fable_n as_o for_o bion_n when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o child_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o sinner_n for_o their_o father_n be_v much_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o the_o physician_n who_o for_o the_o malady_n of_o father_n or_o grandsire_n go_v about_o to_o minister_v medicine_n unto_o the_o child_n or_o nephew_n sure_o this_o comparison_n fault_v herein_o that_o thing_n be_v partly_o semblable_a and_o in_o part_n divers_a and_o unlike_a for_o if_o one_o be_v cure_v of_o a_o disease_n by_o medicinable_a mean_n this_o do_v not_o by_o and_o by_o heal_v the_o malady_n or_o indisposition_n of_o another_o for_o never_o be_v there_o man_n yet_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o fever_n or_o trouble_v with_o bleer_v and_o impostumate_v eye_n become_v cure_v by_o see_v a_o ointment_n apply_v or_o a_o salve_n lay_v unto_o another_o but_o contrariwise_o the_o punishment_n or_o execution_n of_o justice_n upon_o malefactor_n be_v for_o this_o cause_n do_v public_o before_o all_o the_o world_n that_o justice_n be_v minister_v with_o reason_n and_o discretion_n shall_v effect_v thus_o much_o namely_o to_o keep_v in_o and_o retain_v some_o by_o the_o chastisement_n and_o correction_n of_o other_o but_o that_o point_n wherein_o the_o foresay_a comparison_n of_o bion_n answer_v to_o our_o matter_n in_o question_n himself_o never_o understand_v for_o many_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o man_n be_v fall_v sick_a of_o a_o dangerous_a disease_n how_o beit_v not_o incurable_a yet_o through_o his_o intemperance_n and_o disorder_n afterward_o suffer_v his_o body_n to_o grow_v into_o great_a weakness_n and_o decay_n until_o at_o last_o he_o die_v whereupon_o his_o son_n after_o he_o be_v not_o actual_o surprise_v with_o the_o same_o disease_n but_o only_o dispose_v thereto_o a_o learned_a physician_n some_o trusty_a friend_n or_o a_o expert_a annointer_n and_o master_n of_o exercise_n perceive_v so_o much_o or_o rather_o indeed_o a_o kind_a friend_n and_o gentle_a master_n &_o governor_n who_o have_v a_o careful_a eye_n over_o he_o take_v he_o in_o hand_n bring_v he_o to_o a_o exquisite_a manner_n of_o austere_a diet_n cut_v off_o all_o superssuity_n of_o viand_n dainty_a cate_n &_o banquet_n dish_n debar_v he_o of_o unseasonable_a drink_n and_o the_o company_n of_o woman_n purge_v he_o continual_o with_o sovereign_a medicine_n keep_v his_o body_n down_o by_o ordinary_a labour_n and_o exercise_n and_o so_o do_v dissipate_v and_o dispatch_v the_o first_o beginning_n and_o small_a inclination_n to_o a_o dangerous_a disease_n in_o not_o permit_v it_o to_o have_v head_n &_o to_o grow_v forward_o to_o any_o greatness_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o usual_a practice_n among_o we_o to_o admonish_v those_o who_o be_v bear_v of_o sickly_a and_o disease_a parent_n to_o take_v good_a heed_n unto_o themselves_o and_o not_o to_o neglect_v their_o indisposition_n but_o betimes_o and_o even_o at_o the_o very_a first_o to_o endeavour_v for_o to_o remove_v and_o rid_v away_o the_o root_n of_o such_o inbred_a malady_n which_o they_o bring_v with_o they_o into_o the_o world_n for_o sure_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o expel_v and_o drive_v out_o yea_o and_o to_o conquer_v and_o overcome_v the_o same_o by_o prevention_n in_o due_a time_n yes_o very_o answer_v they_o all_o well_o then_o quoth_v i_o we_o commit_v no_o absurdity_n nor_o do_v any_o ridiculous_a thing_n but_o that_o which_o be_v right_a necessary_a and_o profitable_a when_o we_o ordain_v and_o prescribe_v for_o the_o child_n of_o those_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fall_a sickness_n to_o madness_n phrenesie_n and_o the_o gout_n exercise_n of_o the_o body_n diet_n regiment_n of_o life_n and_o medicine_n appropriate_v for_o those_o malady_n not_o when_o they_o be_v sick_a thereof_o but_o by_o way_n of_o precaution_n to_o prevent_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o fall_v into_o they_o for_o the_o body_n engender_v of_o a_o corrupt_a and_o disease_a body_n neither_o need_v nor_o deserve_v any_o punishment_n but_o physic_n rather_o by_o good_a medicine_n and_o careful_a attendance_n which_o diligence_n and_o heedful_a regard_n if_o any_o one_o upon_o wantonness_n nicety_n and_o delicacy_n do_v call_v chastisement_n because_o it_o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n or_o haply_o infer_v some_o prick_n of_o dolour_n and_o pain_n let_v he_o go_v as_o he_o be_v we_o pass_v not_o for_o he_o now_o if_o it_o be_v expedient_a to_o cure_v and_o medicine_n careful_o one_o body_n issue_v and_o descend_v from_o another_o that_o be_v corrupt_a be_v it_o meet_v and_o convenient_a
and_o kindred_n even_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o many_o time_n that_o the_o first_o generation_n and_o descent_n do_v hide_v and_o after_o a_o sort_n drown_v those_o quality_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v affect_v and_o appropriate_a to_o some_o kindred_n but_o afterward_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o put_v they_o forth_o and_o drive_v they_o outward_a to_o appear_v in_o those_o that_o follow_v and_o the_o same_o do_v represent_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o each_o race_n as_o well_o in_o virtue_n as_o vice_n now_o when_o i_o have_v finish_v this_o speech_n i_o hold_v my_o peace_n and_o with_o that_o olympicus_n smile_v and_o say_v we_o will_v not_o have_v you_o to_o think_v quoth_v he_o that_o we_o commend_v you_o as_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v your_o discourse_n by_o demonstration_n lest_o we_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v forget_v or_o to_o neglect_v the_o tale_n or_o narration_n which_o you_o promise_v to_o relate_v unto_o we_o mary_n then_o will_v we_o give_v our_o sentence_n and_o opinion_n thereof_o when_o we_o shall_v likewise_o have_v hear_v the_o same_o thus_o therefore_o i_o begin_v again_o to_o enter_v into_o speech_n and_o follow_v my_o intend_a purpose_n there_o be_v one_o thespesius_n of_o the_o city_n of_o soli_n in_o cilicia_n a_o great_a friend_n and_o familiar_a of_o protogenes_n who_o sometime_o here_o converse_v with_o we_o who_o have_v lead_v his_o youthful_a day_n very_o loose_o within_o a_o small_a time_n have_v waste_v and_o consume_v all_o his_o good_n whereby_o he_o be_v fall_v for_o a_o certain_a space_n to_o extreme_a want_n and_o necessity_n which_o bring_v he_o also_o to_o a_o lewd_a life_n insomuch_o as_o he_o prove_v a_o very_a bad_a man_n and_o repent_v his_o former_a folly_n and_o dispense_v begin_v to_o make_v shift_n and_o seek_v all_o mean_n to_o recover_v his_o state_n again_o much_o like_a unto_o those_o loose_a and_o lascivious_a person_n who_o make_v no_o account_n of_o their_o lawful_a and_o espouse_a wife_n nor_o care_v at_o all_o for_o they_o while_o they_o have_v they_o afterward_o when_o they_o have_v cast_v they_o off_o and_o put_v they_o away_o see_v they_o wed_v unto_o other_o solicit_v they_o to_o yield_v their_o body_n &_o give_v the_o attempt_n to_o force_v and_o corrupt_v they_o most_o wicked_o thus_o he_o forbear_v no_o lewd_a indirect_a and_o shameful_a practice_n so_o they_o turn_v to_o his_o gain_n and_o profit_n and_o within_o a_o little_a while_n he_o get_v together_o not_o great_a store_n of_o good_n but_o procure_v to_o himself_o a_o bad_a name_n of_o wicked_a deal_n much_o shame_n and_o infamy_n but_o the_o thing_n that_o make_v he_o famous_a and_o so_o much_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o answer_n deliver_v unto_o he_o from_o the_o oracle_n of_o amphilochus_n for_o thither_o have_v he_o send_v as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o know_v whether_o he_o shall_v live_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n better_o than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o now_o the_o oracle_n return_v this_o answer_n that_o it_o will_v be_v better_o with_o he_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a which_o in_o some_o sort_n happen_v unto_o he_o not_o long_o after_o for_o be_v fall_v from_o a_o high_a place_n with_o his_o head_n forward_o without_o any_o limb_n break_v or_o wound_v make_v only_o with_o the_o fall_n the_o breath_n go_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o there_o he_o lie_v for_o dead_a and_o three_o day_n after_o preparation_n be_v make_v for_o his_o funeral_n carry_v forth_o he_o be_v to_o be_v bury_v but_o behold_v all_o on_o a_o sudden_a he_o revive_v and_o quick_o come_v to_o himself_o again_o whereupon_o there_o ensue_v such_o a_o change_n and_o alteration_n in_o his_o life_n that_o it_o be_v wonderful_a for_o by_o the_o report_n and_o testimony_n of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o cicilia_n they_o never_o know_v man_n of_o a_o better_a conscience_n in_o all_o his_o affair_n and_o deal_n while_o he_o do_v negotiate_v and_o dwell_v among_o they_o none_o more_o devout_a and_o religious_a to_o god-ward_o none_o more_o fast_o and_o sure_a to_o his_o friend_n none_o bitter_a to_o his_o enemy_n insomuch_o as_o they_o who_o be_v most_o inward_a with_o he_o and_o have_v keep_v his_o company_n familiar_o a_o long_a time_n be_v very_o desirous_a &_o earnest_a with_o he_o to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o strange_a and_o sudden_a alteration_n as_o be_v ãâã_d that_o so_o great_a amendment_n of_o life_n so_o loose_a &_o dissolute_a as_o it_o be_v before_o can_v not_o come_v by_o mere_a chance_n and_o casualty_n as_o in_o truth_n it_o do_v according_a as_o himself_o make_v relation_n unto_o the_o say_v protogenes_n and_o other_o such_o familiar_a friend_n of_o he_o man_n of_o good_a worth_n &_o reputation_n for_o thus_o he_o report_v unto_o they_o &_o say_v that_o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v out_o of_o his_o body_n he_o fare_v at_o the_o first_o as_o he_o think_v himself_o like_v unto_o a_o pilot_n fling_v out_o of_o his_o ship_n and_o plunge_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n so_o wonderful_o be_v he_o astonish_v at_o this_o change_n but_o afterward_o when_o as_o by_o little_a &_o little_o he_o be_v raise_v up_o again_o and_o recover_v so_o that_o he_o be_v ware_n that_o he_o draw_v his_o breath_n full_o and_o at_o liberty_n he_o look_v round_o about_o he_o for_o his_o soul_n seem_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v one_o eye_n full_o open_a but_o he_o behold_v nothing_o that_o he_o be_v wont_n to_o view_v only_o he_o think_v that_o he_o see_v planet_n and_o other_o star_n of_o a_o huge_a bigness_n distant_a a_o infinite_a way_n a_o sunder_o and_o yet_o for_o multitude_n innumerable_a cast_v from_o they_o a_o wonder_a light_n with_o a_o colour_n admirable_a and_o the_o same_o glitter_a and_o shine_v most_o resplendent_a with_o a_o power_n and_o force_v incredible_a in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o say_a soul_n be_v gentle_o and_o easy_o carry_v as_o in_o a_o chariot_n with_o this_o splendour_n and_o radiant_a light_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o sea_n in_o a_o calm_a go_v quick_o whether_o soever_o she_o will_v but_o let_v pass_v a_o great_a number_n of_o thing_n worthy_a there_o to_o be_v see_v he_o say_v that_o he_o behold_v how_o the_o solue_v of_o those_o that_o be_v depart_v this_o life_n as_o they_o rise_v up_o and_o ascend_v resemble_v certain_a small_a fiery_a bubble_n and_o the_o air_n give_v way_n and_o place_n unto_o they_o as_o they_o mount_v on_o high_a but_o anon_o when_o these_o bubble_n by_o little_a and_o little_o brace_v in_o sunder_o the_o soul_n come_v forth_o of_o they_o and_o appear_v in_o the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n very_a light_n and_o nimble_a as_o discharge_v from_o all_o poise_n to_o bear_v they_o down_o howbeit_o they_o do_v not_o move_v and_o bestir_v themselves_o all_o alike_o and_o after_o one_o sort_n for_o some_o leap_v with_o a_o wonderful_a agility_n and_o mount_v direct_o and_o plumbe_v upright_o other_o turn_v round_o about_o together_o like_a unto_o bobin_n or_o spindle_n one_o while_n up_o and_o another_o while_n down_o so_o as_o their_o motion_n be_v mix_v and_o confuse_a and_o so_o link_v together_o that_o unneath_o for_o a_o good_a while_n and_o with_o much_o ado_n they_o can_v be_v stay_v and_o sever_v asunder_o as_o for_o these_o soul_n and_o spirit_n many_o of_o they_o he_o know_v not_o as_o he_o say_v who_o they_o be_v but_o take_v knowledge_n of_o two_o or_o three_o among_o they_o who_o have_v be_v of_o his_o old_a acquaintance_n he_o press_v forward_o to_o approach_v near_o and_o to_o speak_v unto_o they_o but_o they_o neither_o hear_v he_o speak_v nor_o in_o deed_n be_v in_o their_o right_a sense_n but_o be_v after_o a_o sort_n astonish_v and_o beside_o themselves_o refuse_v once_o to_o be_v either_o see_v or_o feel_v wander_a and_o fly_v to_o and_o fro_o apart_o at_o the_o first_o but_o afterward_o encounter_v and_o meet_v with_o a_o number_n of_o other_o dispose_v like_o unto_o themselves_o they_o close_v and_o cling_v unto_o they_o and_o thus_o link_v and_o couple_v together_o they_o move_v here_o and_o there_o disorderly_a without_o discretion_n and_o be_v carry_v every_o way_n to_o no_o purpose_n utter_v i_o wot_v not_o what_o voice_n after_o a_o manner_n of_o yell_v or_o a_o blacke-sanctus_n not_o significant_a nor_o distinct_a but_o as_o if_o they_o be_v cry_v mingle_v with_o lamentable_a plaint_n and_o dreadful_a fear_n yet_o there_o be_v other_o to_o be_v see_v aloft_o in_o the_o upmost_a region_n of_o the_o air_n jocund_a gay_a and_o pleasant_a so_o kind_a also_o a_o courteous_a that_o often_o time_n they_o will_v seem_v to_o approach_v near_o one_o unto_o another_o turn_v away_o from_o those_o other_o that_o be_v tumultuous_a and_o disorderly_a and_o as_o it_o
unto_o he_o concern_v two_o most_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a boy_n to_o this_o effect_n whether_o he_o shall_v buy_v they_o for_o to_o send_v unto_o he_o or_o no_o he_o have_v like_a to_o have_v lose_v the_o place_n of_o government_n under_o he_o for_o his_o labour_n and_o yet_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n who_o may_v have_v better_o do_v it_o than_o alexander_n but_o like_v as_o of_o two_o pain_n &_o grief_n as_o hypocrates_n say_v the_o less_o be_v dull_v and_o dim_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o great_a even_o so_o the_o pleasure_n proceed_v from_o virtuous_a and_o honourable_a action_n do_v darken_v and_o extinguish_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o mind_n joy_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o exceed_a greatness_n those_o delight_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o as_o these_o epicurean_o say_v that_o the_o remembrance_n of_o former_a pleasure_n and_o good_a thing_n be_v material_a and_o make_v much_o for_o a_o joifull_a life_n which_o of_o we_o all_o will_v believe_v epicurus_n himself_o that_o die_v as_o he_o do_v in_o most_o grievous_a pain_n and_o dolorous_a malady_n he_o ease_v his_o torment_n or_o assuage_v his_o anguish_n by_o call_v to_o mind_n those_o delight_n which_o beforetime_o he_o have_v enjoy_v for_o sure_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o behold_v the_o resemblance_n of_o one_o face_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o trouble_a water_n or_o amid_o the_o wave_n during_o a_o tempest_n than_o to_o conceive_v and_o apprehend_v the_o smile_a and_o laugh_v remembrance_n of_o a_o pleasure_n past_a in_o so_o great_a a_o disquietness_n and_o bitter_a vexation_n of_o the_o body_n whereas_o the_o memory_n of_o virtuous_a and_o praiseworthy_a action_n a_o man_n can_v not_o will_v he_o never_o so_o fain_o chase_n and_o drive_v out_o of_o his_o mind_n for_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o alexander_n the_o great_a shall_v ever_o forget_v the_o battle_n at_o arbela_n or_o pelopidas_n the_o defaiture_n of_o the_o tyrant_n leontiades_n or_o themistocles_n the_o noble_a field_n fight_v before_o salamis_n for_o as_o touch_v the_o victory_n at_o marathon_n the_o memorial_n thereof_o the_o athenian_n do_v solemnize_v with_o feast_n even_o to_o this_o day_n like_v as_o the_o theban_n celebrate_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o famous_a fight_n at_o leuctres_n and_o we_o very_o as_o you_o know_v well_o enough_o make_v feast_n for_o the_o victory_n of_o daiphantus_n before_o the_o city_n hyampolis_n and_o not_o only_o we_o keep_v yearly_a holiday_n then_o but_o also_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o phocis_n upon_o that_o anniversarie_n day_n be_v full_a of_o sacrifice_n and_o due_a honour_n neither_o be_v there_o one_o of_o we_o that_o take_v so_o great_a contentment_n of_o all_o that_o he_o eat_v or_o drink_v such_o a_o festival_n time_n as_o he_o do_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o noble_a act_n which_o those_o brave_a man_n perform_v we_o may_v well_o guess_v and_o consider_v therefore_o what_o joy_n what_o mirth_n what_o gladness_n and_o solace_n of_o heart_n accompany_v they_o all_o their_o life_n time_n after_o who_o execute_v these_o noble_a feat_n of_o arm_n consider_v that_o after_o five_o hundred_o year_n and_o above_o the_o memory_n of_o they_o be_v fresh_a and_o the_o same_o attend_v with_o so_o great_a cheer_n and_o rejoice_n and_o yet_o epicurus_n himself_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o of_o glory_n there_o do_v arise_v certain_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n for_o how_o can_v he_o do_v less_o see_v that_o himself_o be_v so_o desirous_a thereof_o that_o he_o be_v even_o mad_a withal_o and_o fare_v after_o a_o furious_a manner_n to_o attain_v thereto_o insomuch_o as_o not_o only_o he_o disavow_v his_o own_o master_n and_o teacher_n contest_v against_o ãâã_d democrates_n who_o opinion_n and_o doctrine_n he_o steal_v word_n for_o word_n upon_o certain_a syllable_n and_o nice_a point_n maintain_v that_o there_o never_o be_v any_o wise_a man_n nor_o learned_a clerk_n set_v himself_o and_o his_o disciple_n aside_o but_o also_o which_o more_o be_v he_o have_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o say_v and_o write_v that_o colotes_n adore_v he_o as_o a_o god_n touch_v his_o knee_n full_a devout_o when_o he_o hear_v he_o discourse_n of_o natural_a cause_n and_o that_o his_o brother_n neocles_n affirm_v and_o give_v out_o even_o from_o his_o infancy_n that_o epicurus_n have_v never_o his_o like_a or_o fellow_n for_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n as_o also_o that_o his_o mother_n be_v happy_a and_o bless_a for_o bear_v in_o her_o womb_n such_o a_o number_n of_o atom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v indivisible_a small_a body_n who_o concur_v all_o together_o frame_v and_o form_v so_o skilful_a a_o personage_n be_v not_o this_o all_o one_o with_o that_o which_o callicratides_n sometime_o say_v of_o conon_n that_o he_o commit_v adultery_n with_o the_o sea_n even_o so_o a_o man_n may_v say_v that_o epicurus_n secret_o by_o stealth_n and_o shameful_o make_v love_n unto_o glory_n and_o go_v about_o to_o solicit_v yea_o force_v she_o by_o violence_n not_o be_v able_a to_o win_v and_o enjoy_v she_o open_o whereupon_o he_o become_v passionate_a and_o love-sick_a for_o like_a as_o a_o man_n body_n in_o time_n of_o famine_n for_o that_o it_o have_v no_o food_n and_o nourishment_n otherwise_o be_v constrain_v even_o against_o nature_n to_o feed_v upon_o the_o own_o substance_n even_o so_o ambition_n and_o thirst_n after_o glory_n do_v the_o like_a hurt_n unto_o the_o soul_n of_o ambitious_a person_n for_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o thirst_n of_o glory_n and_o see_v they_o can_v not_o have_v it_o otherwise_o enforce_v they_o be_v to_o praise_v themselves_o but_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o passionate_o affect_v with_o desire_n of_o praise_n and_o honour_n confess_v not_o they_o manifest_o that_o they_o reject_v forgo_v and_o neglect_v great_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n when_o through_o their_o feeble_a lazy_a and_o base_a mind_n they_o fly_v from_o public_a office_n of_o state_n forbear_v the_o management_n of_o affair_n and_o regard_v not_o the_o favour_n of_o king_n and_o follow_v of_o great_a person_n from_o whence_o democritus_n say_v there_o accrue_v unto_o man_n many_o ornament_n to_o grace_n and_o commend_v this_o life_n for_o epicurus_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o esteem_v so_o much_o as_o he_o do_v and_o make_a so_o great_a account_n of_o neocles_n his_o brother_n testimony_n or_o the_o adoration_n of_o colotes_n he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o have_v leap_v out_o of_o his_o skin_n and_o go_v beside_o himself_o for_o joy_n if_o he_o have_v be_v receive_v by_o the_o greek_n at_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o olympian_a game_n with_o joious_a acclamation_n and_o clap_v of_o hand_n nay_o he_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v show_v that_o gladness_n and_o contentment_n of_o heart_n with_o open_a mouth_n he_o will_v have_v be_v aloft_o and_o fly_v abroad_o as_o the_o poet_n sophocles_n say_v like_a to_o the_o down_o which_o be_v light_n and_o soft_a from_o thistle_n old_a the_o wind_n do_v mount_v aloft_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o gracious_a and_o acceptable_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o brute_n that_o he_o have_v a_o good_a name_n it_o follow_v consequent_o that_o grievous_a it_o be_v to_o be_v in_o a_o ill_a name_n and_o what_o be_v more_o infamous_a and_o odious_a than_o to_o be_v friendless_a to_o want_v employment_n to_o be_v infect_v with_o atheism_n and_o impiety_n to_o live_v loose_o and_o abandon_v to_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n final_o to_o be_v neglect_v and_o contemn_v and_o very_o set_v themselves_o aside_o there_o be_v no_o man_n live_v but_o he_o think_v all_o these_o quality_n and_o attribute_n to_o agree_v fit_o unto_o this_o sect_n of_o they_o true_a will_n some_o man_n say_v but_o they_o have_v the_o great_a wrong_n well_o the_o question_n now_o be_v not_o what_o be_v the_o truth_n but_o what_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n that_o the_o world_n have_v of_o they_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o mean_v not_o to_o cite_v the_o public_a decree_n and_o act_n of_o citre_n nor_o to_o allege_v the_o defamatorie_n book_n write_v against_o they_o for_o that_o be_v too_o odious_a but_o if_o the_o oracle_n if_o divination_n if_o the_o prescience_n and_o providence_n of_o the_o god_n if_o the_o natural_a love_n and_o affectionate_a kindness_n of_o parent_n to_o their_o child_n if_o the_o manage_n of_o politic_a affair_n if_o the_o conduct_n of_o army_n if_o magistracy_n and_o rule_n in_o commonwealth_n be_v matter_n honourable_a and_o glorious_a than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o they_o who_o affirm_v that_o no_o travel_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o greece_n but_o that_o we_o be_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v so_o as_o the_o belly_n may_v be_v please_v and_o receive_v no_o harm_n
to_o use_v they_o force_v the_o body_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o seek_v after_o they_o to_o participate_v thereof_o only_o because_o they_o be_v much_o speak_v of_o and_o hard_a to_o come_v by_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o make_v our_o report_n and_o recount_v unto_o other_o what_o we_o have_v do_v and_o be_v repute_v by_o they_o right_a happy_a and_o fortunate_a for_o that_o we_o have_v enjoy_v thing_n so_o dear_a so_o singular_a and_o so_o geason_a the_o like_a affection_n they_o carry_v to_o woman_n also_o of_o great_a name_n and_o reputation_n for_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o have_v their_o own_o wife_n in_o bed_n with_o they_o and_o those_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a dame_n such_o also_o as_o love_v they_o dear_o they_o lie_v still_o and_o stir_v not_o but_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o any_o courtesan_n such_o as_o phryne_n or_o lais_n be_v unto_o who_o they_o have_v pay_v good_a silver_n out_o of_o their_o purse_n though_o otherwise_o their_o body_n be_v unable_a dull_a and_o heavy_a in_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o venus_n yet_o do_v they_o will_v be_v what_o they_o can_v and_o strain_v themselves_o upon_o a_o vainglorious_a ambition_n to_o provoke_v and_o stir_v up_o their_o lascivious_a lust_n unto_o fleshly_a pleasure_n whereupon_o phryne_n herself_o be_v now_o old_a and_o decay_a be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o she_o sell_v her_o lees_n and_o dregs_n the_o dear_a by_o reason_n of_o her_o reputation_n a_o great_a thing_n it_o be_v and_o wonderful_a that_o if_o we_o receive_v into_o our_o body_n as_o many_o pleasure_n as_o nature_n do_v require_v or_o can_v well_o bear_v or_o rather_o if_o upon_o divers_a occasion_n and_o business_n we_o resist_v her_o appetite_n and_o put_v she_o off_o unto_o another_o time_n and_o that_o we_o be_v loath_a and_o hardly_o bring_v to_o yield_v unto_o her_o necessity_n or_o according_a as_o plato_n say_v give_v place_n after_o that_o she_o have_v by_o sine_fw-la force_v prick_v and_o urge_v we_o thereto_o we_o shall_v not_o suffer_v for_o all_o that_o any_o harm_n thereby_o but_o go_v away_o free_o without_o any_o loss_n or_o detriment_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o we_o abandon_v ourselves_o to_o the_o desire_n that_o descend_v from_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o force_v we_o to_o minister_v unto_o the_o passion_n thereof_o and_o rise_v up_o together_o with_o they_o impossible_a it_o be_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v leave_v behind_o they_o exceed_v great_a loss_n and_o damage_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o few_o pleasure_n and_o those_o feeble_a and_o small_a in_o appearance_n which_o they_o have_v give_v unto_o we_o and_o this_o above_o all_o thing_n will_v be_v consider_v that_o we_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o provoke_v the_o body_n to_o pleasure_n by_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o the_o beginning_n thereof_o be_v against_o nature_n for_o like_a as_o the_o tickle_a under_o the_o armhole_n procure_v unto_o the_o soul_n a_o laughter_n which_o be_v not_o proper_a mild_a and_o gentle_a but_o rather_o troublesome_a and_o resemble_v some_o spasme_n or_o convulsion_n even_o so_o all_o the_o pleasure_n which_o the_o body_n receive_v when_o it_o be_v prick_v and_o provoke_v by_o the_o soul_n be_v violent_a force_v turbulent_a furious_a and_o unnatural_a whensoever_o therefore_o any_o occasion_n shall_v present_v itself_o to_o enjoy_v such_o rare_a and_o notable_a delight_n it_o be_v better_o for_o we_o to_o take_v a_o glory_n in_o the_o abstinence_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o fruition_n thereof_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o which_o simonides_n be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o he_o never_o repent_v any_o silence_n of_o he_o but_o often_o time_n he_o beshrew_v himself_o for_o his_o speech_n and_o even_o so_o we_o never_o repent_v that_o we_o have_v refuse_v any_o viand_n or_o drink_v water_n in_o slead_v of_o good_a falerne_n wine_n and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v not_o only_o not_o to_o force_v nature_n but_o if_o otherwhiles_a we_o be_v serve_v with_o such_o cate_n and_o meat_n as_o she_o crave_v we_o be_v to_o divert_v our_o appetite_n from_o the_o same_o and_o to_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o use_n of_o simple_a and_o ordinary_a thing_n many_o time_n even_o for_o custom_n and_o exercise_n if_o right_a and_o law_n may_v break_v be_v for_o any_o earthly_a thing_n the_o best_a pretence_n be_v for_o to_o win_v a_o crown_n and_o be_v a_o king_n so_o say_v eteocles_n the_o theban_a though_o untrue_o but_o we_o may_v better_o say_v if_o we_o must_v be_v ambitious_a and_o desirous_a of_o glory_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o it_o be_v most_o honest_a and_o commendable_a to_o use_v continence_n and_o temperance_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n howbeit_o some_o there_o be_v who_o upon_o a_o illiberal_a pinch_a and_o mechanical_a spare_v can_v restrain_v and_o keep_v down_o their_o appetite_n when_o they_o be_v at_o home_o in_o their_o own_o house_n but_o if_o it_o chance_v they_o be_v bid_v forth_o to_o other_o they_o gorge_n and_o fill_v their_o belly_n with_o these_o exquisite_a and_o costly_a viand_n much_o like_a to_o those_o who_o in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o hostility_n raise_v booty_n and_o prey_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n what_o they_o can_v and_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v they_o go_v from_o thence_o ill_a at_o ease_n carry_v away_o with_o they_o for_o the_o morrow_n upon_o this_o their_o fullness_n and_o unsatiable_a repletion_n crudity_n of_o stomach_n and_o indigestion_n crates_n therefore_o the_o philosopher_n think_v that_o civil_a war_n and_o tyranny_n arise_v and_o grow_v up_o in_o city_n aswell_o by_o reason_n of_o superfluity_n and_o excess_n in_o dainty_a fare_n as_o upon_o any_o other_o cause_n whatsoever_o be_v wont_n by_o way_n or_o mirth_n to_o give_v admonition_n in_o these_o term_n take_v heed_n you_o bring_v we_o not_o into_o a_o civil_a sedition_n by_o augment_v the_o platter_n always_o before_o the_o lentil_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o dispend_v more_o than_o your_o revenue_n will_v bear_v but_o in_o deed_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v this_o command_n and_o rule_v of_o himself_o as_o to_o say_v augment_v not_o evermore_o the_o platter_n before_o the_o lentil_n nor_o at_o any_o time_n pass_v beyond_o the_o cress_n and_o the_o olive_n even_o to_o fine_a tart_n and_o delicate_a fish_n lest_o you_o bring_v your_o body_n into_o a_o domestical_a dissension_n afterward_o with_o itself_o namely_o to_o painful_a colicke_n lask_n and_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n by_o overmuch_o fullness_n and_o excess_n of_o feed_v for_o simple_a viand_n and_o ordinary_a contain_v the_o appetite_n within_o the_o bound_n and_o compass_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o artificial_a device_n of_o cook_n and_o cunning_a fellow_n in_o pastry_n with_o their_o curious_a cate_n of_o all_o sort_n with_o their_o exquisite_a sauce_n and_o pickle_n as_o the_o comical_a poet_n say_v set_v out_o and_o extend_v always_o the_o limit_n of_o pleasure_n encroach_a still_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o utility_n and_o profit_n and_o i_o wot_v not_o very_o how_o it_o come_v about_o that_o consider_v we_o so_o much_o detest_v and_o abhor_v those_o woman_n who_o give_v love-drinks_a and_o can_v skill_n of_o charm_n and_o forcery_n to_o bewitch_v and_o enchant_v man_n with_o we_o betake_v thus_o as_o we_o do_v unto_o mercenary_a hireling_n or_o slave_n our_o meat_n and_o viand_n to_o be_v medicine_v as_o it_o be_v and_o no_o better_a than_o poison_v for_o to_o enchant_v and_o bewitch_v we_o and_o admit_v that_o the_o say_n of_o arcesilaus_n the_o philosopher_n against_o adulterer_n and_o other_o lascivious_a person_n may_v seem_v somewhat_o with_o the_o bitter_a namely_o that_o it_o make_v no_o great_a matter_n which_o way_n one_o go_v about_o that_o beastly_a work_n whether_o before_o or_o behind_o for_o that_o the_o one_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o the_o other_o yet_o impertinent_a it_o be_v not_o nor_o beside_o the_o subject_a matter_n which_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n for_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o eat_v of_o ragwort_n rogket_n and_o such_o hot_a herb_n for_o to_o stir_v up_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o provoke_v the_o taste_n and_o appetite_n to_o meat_n by_o smell_n and_o sauce_n like_o as_o mangy_a and_o itch_a place_n have_v always_o need_v of_o rub_v and_o scratch_v but_o peradventure_o it_o will_v be_v better_o to_o reserve_v unto_o another_o place_n our_o discourse_n against_o dishonest_a fleshly_a pleasure_n and_o to_o show_v how_o honest_a and_o venerable_a a_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v continence_n for_o our_o purpose_n at_o this_o present_a be_v to_o debar_v many_o great_a pleasure_n otherwise_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n honest_a for_o i_o assure_v you_o our_o disease_n do_v not_o put_v we_o by_o so_o many_o action_n so_o many_o hope_n
do_v daily_o yield_v and_o those_o contain_v example_n to_o incite_v and_o provoke_v man_n partly_o to_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n and_o in_o part_n to_o piety_n religion_n &_o devotion_n towards_o the_o god_n some_o induce_v we_o to_o imitate_v generous_a &_o magnanimous_a act_n other_o engender_v a_o fervent_a zeal_n to_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o bounty_n and_o humanity_n which_o precedent_n he_o that_o can_v close_o and_o with_o dexterity_n use_v as_o document_n and_o instruction_n to_o those_o that_o be_v drink_v with_o they_o so_o as_o they_o perceive_v he_o not_o shall_v discharge_v the_o time_n which_o they_o drink_v of_o many_o vice_n and_o those_o not_o the_o least_o which_o be_v impute_v unto_o it_o some_o there_o be_v who_o put_v leaf_n of_o borage_n into_o their_o wine_n other_o besprinkle_v the_o floor_n and_o pavement_n of_o parlour_n and_o dining-chamber_n with_o water_n wherein_o they_o have_v infuse_v or_o steep_v the_o herb_n vervain_n &_o maidenhair_n have_v a_o opinion_n that_o these_o device_n procure_v some_o joy_n and_o mirth_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o who_o be_v at_o a_o feast_n and_o all_o to_o imitate_v lady_n helen_n who_o as_o homer_n report_v with_o certain_a spice_n and_o drougue_n that_o she_o have_v medicine_v and_o charm_v as_o it_o be_v the_o wine_n that_o her_o guest_n shall_v drink_v but_o they_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o this_o tale_n be_v fetch_v from_o as_o far_o as_o egypt_n after_o a_o great_a way_n and_o and_o long_a circuit_n end_v at_o the_o last_o in_o honest_a discourse_n fit_v and_o accommodate_v to_o time_n and_o place_n for_o that_o the_o say_v helen_n recount_v unto_o they_o as_o they_o drink_v with_o she_o at_o the_o table_n the_o travel_n of_o noble_a ulysses_n and_o namely_o what_o thing_n this_o valiant_a knight_n have_v do_v and_o what_o he_o have_v endure_v what_o wrong_v also_o he_o wrought_v himself_o to_o which_o he_o be_v enure_v for_o this_o be_v that_o nepenthes_n if_o i_o be_v not_o deceive_v a_o medicine_n which_o discuss_v and_o charm_v all_o sorrow_n and_o pain_n even_o a_o discreet_a speech_n frame_v apt_o and_o in_o season_n to_o the_o affection_n and_o occasion_n which_o be_v present_v but_o man_n considerate_a well_o advise_v and_o of_o good_a judgement_n howsoever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o deal_v in_o philosophy_n yet_o they_o carry_v their_o word_n and_o place_v they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v effectual_a rather_o by_o a_o gentle_a way_n of_o persuasion_n than_o by_o force_n and_o violence_n of_o demonstration_n for_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o plato_n also_o in_o the_o treatise_n call_v his_o banquet_n where_o he_o discourse_v of_o the_o final_a end_n of_o humane_a action_n of_o the_o sovereign_a good_a of_o man_n and_o in_o one_o word_n treat_v of_o god_n and_o heavenly_a matter_n like_o a_o divine_a and_o theologian_n do_v not_o enforce_v and_o stretch_v the_o proof_n of_o his_o demonstration_n nor_o bestrew_v and_o powder_v as_o it_o be_v with_o dust_n his_o adversary_n according_a to_o his_o wont_a manner_n otherwise_o to_o take_v sure_a hold_n that_o he_o may_v not_o possible_o struggle_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n but_o induce_v and_o draw_v on_o the_o hearer_n his_o guest_n by_o a_o weak_a kind_n of_o argument_n and_o supposition_n by_o pretty_a example_n and_o pleasant_a siction_n moreover_o the_o very_a question_n and_o mat_n at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o place_n propound_v &_o not_o only_o their_o reason_n aught_o to_o be_v somewhat_o easy_a the_o problem_n and_o propsition_n plain_a and_o familiar_a the_o interrogation_n also_o and_o demand_n probable_a and_o carry_v a_o resemblance_n of_o truth_n and_o nothing_o dark_a or_o intricate_a lest_o they_o do_v perstringe_n and_o dazzle_v their_o eye_n who_o be_v not_o quick_o sight_v suffocate_v such_o as_o be_v but_o weak_a spirit_v and_o in_o one_o word_n turn_v they_o clean_o away_o who_o be_v but_o shallow_a witted_a and_o of_o a_o mean_a conceit_n for_o like_a as_o there_o be_v a_o custom_n allowable_a to_o remove_v and_o stir_v when_o a_o man_n will_v the_o guest_n at_o a_o feast_n by_o urge_v they_o either_o to_o dance_v alone_o or_o in_o a_o ring_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v force_v they_o to_o rise_v from_o the_o table_n for_o to_o put_v on_o armour_n and_o fight_n in_o complete_a harness_n or_o to_o fling_v the_o bar_n or_o cast_v a_o sledge_n do_v not_o only_o make_v the_o feast_n unpleasant_a and_o nothing_o acceptable_a to_o his_o guest_n but_o also_o hurtful_a unto_o they_o even_o so_o easy_a and_o light_a question_n exercise_v man_n spirit_n handsome_o and_o with_o great_a fruit_n and_o commodity_n but_o we_o must_v reject_v and_o banish_v all_o disputation_n of_o matter_n litigious_a intricate_a and_o snarl_a as_o democritus_n say_v to_o wit_n knotty_a question_n &_o hard_a to_o be_v undo_v such_o as_o both_o busy_a themselves_o who_o propose_v they_o and_o trouble_v those_o that_o hear_v they_o for_o thus_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v that_o as_o the_o wine_n be_v all_o one_o and_o common_a throughout_o the_o table_n so_o the_o question_n propound_v at_o a_o feast_n or_o banquet_n to_o be_v talk_v of_o shall_v be_v intelligible_a unto_o all_o for_o otherwise_o they_o who_o broach_n matter_n so_o dark_a and_o mystical_a be_v as_o unreasonable_a and_o shall_v have_v as_o little_a regard_n of_o the_o common_a benefit_n of_o their_o company_n as_o the_o crane_n and_o fox_n in_o aesop_n fable_n have_v one_o of_o the_o other_o good_a for_o the_o fox_n have_v invite_v the_o crane_n to_o dinner_n set_v before_o her_o a_o good_a mess_n of_o fatty_a broth_n of_o bean_n and_o pease_n which_o he_o have_v pour_v upon_o a_o broad_a shallow_a stone_n vessel_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o poor_a crane_n be_v make_v a_o fool_n and_o laughingstock_n by_o this_o mean_n for_o that_o with_o her_o long_a and_o small_a bill_n she_o can_v get_v none_o of_o it_o up_o but_o it_o go_v still_o beside_o it_o be_v so_o thin_a and_o glibbe_n withal_o the_o crane_n again_o because_o she_o will_v be_v quit_v and_o meet_v with_o the_o fox_n bid_v he_o to_o dinner_n and_o present_v unto_o he_o good_a victual_n within_o a_o bottle_n that_o have_v a_o long_a and_o narrow_a neck_n at_o which_o she_o herself_o can_v easy_o convey_v &_o thrust_v her_o bill_n to_o the_o very_a bottom_n but_o reinardwas_n not_o able_a to_o take_v out_o his_o part_n with_o she_o even_o so_o when_o learned_a man_n at_o a_o table_n plunge_v and_o drown_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v in_o subtle_a problem_n and_o question_n interlace_v with_o logic_n which_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n be_v not_o able_a for_o their_o life_n to_o comprehend_v and_o conceive_v while_o they_o also_o again_o for_o their_o part_n come_v in_o with_o their_o foolish_a song_n and_o vain_a ballad_n of_o robin-hood_n and_o little_a john_n tell_v tale_n of_o a_o tub_n or_o of_o a_o roast_a horse_n and_o such_o like_a enter_v into_o talk_n of_o their_o traffic_n and_o merchandise_n of_o their_o marker_n and_o such_o mechanical_a matter_n certes_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o end_n of_o such_o a_o assembly_n at_o a_o east_n be_v utter_o lose_v and_o be_v injury_n do_v to_o god_n bacchus_n for_o like_a as_o when_o phrynicus_n &_o aeschylus_n first_o bring_v a_o tragedy_n which_o at_o the_o beginning_n be_v a_o solemn_a song_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o bacchus_n to_o fable_n and_o narration_n pathetical_a arise_v this_o proverb_n and_o what_o be_v all_o this_o i_o pray_v you_o to_o bacchus_n even_o so_o it_o come_v many_o time_n into_o my_o mind_n to_o say_v thus_o unto_o one_o that_o draw_v by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n into_o a_o feast_n that_o sophistical_a and_o masterfull_a syllogism_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d my_o good_a friend_n what_o be_v this_o to_o bacchus_n haply_o there_o be_v some_o one_o who_o sing_v certain_a of_o these_o ordinary_a song_n at_o feast_n call_v easy_a scotia_n as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v oblique_a or_o crooked_a when_o the_o great_a stand_a cup_n of_o wine_n be_v set_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o table_n before_o all_o the_o company_n and_o the_o chaplet_n of_o flower_n divide_v &_o deal_v among_o the_o guest_n which_o that_o god_n bacchus_n put_v upon_o our_o head_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o give_v we_o all_o liberty_n but_o sure_o this_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o honest_a ne_o yet_o beseem_v that_o freedom_n which_o shall_v be_v at_o feast_n howsoever_o some_o say_v that_o those_o sonner_n be_v not_o dark_o compose_v as_o the_o word_n scotia_n seem_v to_o imply_v which_o signify_v crooked_a but_o that_o they_o take_v the_o name_n because_o in_o old_a time_n the_o guest_n at_o first_o sing_v altogether_o with_o one_o voice_n and_o accord_n one_o song_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o bacchus_n and_o afterward_o every_o one_o in_o his_o
there_o be_v nothing_o more_o than_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v and_o be_v fit_v the_o dignity_n of_o each_o person_n moreover_o in_o give_v that_o superiority_n and_o preeminence_n to_o run_v fast_o and_o make_v most_o haste_n which_o be_v do_v unto_o virtue_n kindred_n magistracy_n and_o such_o other_o quality_n in_o seem_v to_o avoid_v the_o opinion_n of_o be_v odious_a or_o offensive_a to_o his_o bid_a guest_n he_o draw_v upon_o himself_o so_o much_o more_o trouble_n and_o heart-burn_n of_o other_o for_o he_o offend_v they_o in_o deprive_v every_o one_o of_o that_o honour_n which_o he_o deserve_v or_o be_v wont_n to_o have_v for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o do_v not_o think_v if_o so_o hard_a a_o piece_n of_o work_n to_o make_v this_o distinction_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v for_o first_o and_o foremost_a it_o be_v not_o ordinary_a nor_o often_o see_v that_o many_o man_n of_o like_a degree_n and_o dignity_n be_v bid_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o feast_n beside_o be_v as_o there_o be_v many_o honourable_a place_n a_o man_n of_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n have_v good_a mean_n to_o dispose_v of_o they_o according_o among_o many_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n for_o one_o of_o they_o he_o may_v content_v in_o set_v he_o high_a and_o above_o the_o rest_n another_o he_o may_v please_v with_o a_o place_n in_o the_o midst_n to_o one_o he_o may_v do_v the_o favour_n as_o to_o set_v he_o next_o unto_o himself_o another_o he_o may_v gratify_v by_o place_v he_o close_o to_o some_o friend_n or_o familiar_a of_o his_o or_o else_o fast_o by_o his_o master_n and_o teacher_n in_o this_o order_n i_o say_v he_o may_v satisfy_v many_o of_o they_o who_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o better_a reputation_n in_o distribute_v the_o place_n also_o which_o be_v of_o more_o respect_n among_o they_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n i_o leave_v they_o mean_v also_o for_o their_o contentment_n namely_o certain_a gift_n savour_n courtesy_n and_o kindness_n which_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n make_v amends_o for_o the_o want_n of_o some_o honourable_a place_n but_o say_v that_o their_o desert_n and_o dignity_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v distinguish_v or_o the_o person_n themselves_o not_o easy_a to_o be_v please_v mark_v what_o a_o device_n i_o have_v in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o serve_v the_o turn_n my_o father_n if_o he_o be_v present_a i_o take_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o set_v he_o in_o the_o most_o honourable_a place_n of_o all_o if_o not_o i_o do_v the_o same_o by_o my_o grandsire_n my_o wife_n father_n or_o my_o uncle_n by_o the_o father_n side_n or_o my_o colleague_n and_o companion_n in_o office_n or_o else_o my_o fellow-senatour_a and_o brother-alderman_n or_o some_o one_o of_o those_o who_o have_v some_o special_a and_o inward_a prerogative_n above_o other_o of_o honour_n and_o account_n with_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n himself_o that_o bid_v the_o guest_n take_v this_o for_o a_o rule_n in_o the_o case_n borrow_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o homer_n which_o be_v precedent_n of_o duty_n and_o show_v what_o be_v beseem_v every_o man_n to_o do_v and_o namely_o in_o that_o place_n where_o achilles_n see_v menelaus_n and_o antilochus_n debate_v the_o matter_n very_o hot_o about_o the_o second_o prize_n for_o horserunning_a and_o doubt_v how_o farforth_a their_o anger_n and_o contention_n may_v proceed_v will_v needs_o give_v the_o say_a prize_n in_o question_n to_o a_o three_o man_n pretend_v in_o word_n that_o he_o take_v pity_n of_o eumelus_n and_o that_o he_o be_v mind_v to_o do_v he_o some_o honour_n but_o indeed_o and_o truth_n it_o be_v to_o take_v away_o the_o occasion_n of_o difference_n and_o quarrel_n between_o the_o other_o two_o as_o i_o be_v thus_o speak_v lamprias_n who_o be_v set_v close_o in_o a_o odd_a corner_n of_o the_o chamber_n upon_o a_o low_a pallet_n thunder_v out_o his_o word_n after_o his_o wont_a manner_n demand_v of_o the_o assistance_n or_o company_n in_o this_o wise_a my_o master_n please_v it_o you_o to_o give_v i_o leave_v for_o to_o reprove_v and_o rebuke_v a_o little_a this_o sottish_a judge_n here_o and_o when_o every_o one_o make_v answer_v say_v good_a leave_n have_v you_o speak_v your_o mind_n free_o &_o spare_v he_o not_o and_o who_o can_v quoth_v he_o forbear_v that_o philosopher_n who_o set_v out_o and_o dispose_v of_o the_o place_n at_o a_o feast_n like_v as_o he_o will_v do_v in_o some_o theatre_n namely_o according_a to_o birth_n and_o parentage_n wealth_n and_o rilche_n estate_n and_o authority_n in_o common_a wealth_n yea_o and_o as_o if_o he_o ordain_v the_o seat_n and_o sit_v place_n for_o to_o opine_n or_o give_v voice_n in_o that_o solemn_a assembly_n of_o the_o state_n of_o greece_n call_v amphictyones_n to_o the_o end_n that_o even_o at_o the_o very_a table_n where_o as_o we_o be_v meet_v to_o drink_v wine_n and_o be_v merry_a we_o shall_v not_o be_v rid_v of_o ambition_n nor_o shake_v off_o the_o foolish_a desire_n of_o glory_n for_o sure_o the_o place_n at_o a_o feast_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v distribute_v so_o as_o respective_a to_o honour_v but_o rather_o to_o the_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o guest_n that_o be_v to_o sit_v in_o they_o neither_o be_v the_o dignity_n of_o each_o one_o by_o himself_o in_o his_o degree_n to_o be_v regard_v but_o rather_o the_o affection_n disposition_n and_o habitude_n of_o the_o mind_n one_o to_o another_o how_o they_o can_v sort_v and_o frame_v together_o like_v as_o our_o manner_n be_v to_o do_v in_o some_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o meet_v in_o one_o common_a conjunction_n for_o a_o good_a architect_n or_o mason_n will_v not_o i_o trow_v lay_v his_o first_o work_n or_o forefront_n of_o the_o house_n with_o attic_a or_o lacedaemonian_a marble_n before_o the_o barbarian_a stone_n because_o the_o same_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o a_o noble_a kind_n and_o come_v from_o the_o worthy_a place_n neither_o will_v a_o cunning_a painter_n dispose_v his_o rich_a and_o most_o costly_a colour_n in_o the_o principal_a place_n of_o his_o picture_n nor_o the_o carpenter_n or_o shipwright_n employ_v before_o all_o other_o timber_n in_o the_o stem_n of_o his_o ship_n either_o the_o pine_n three_fw-mi wood_n of_o pathmos_n in_o peloponnesus_n or_o the_o cypress_n of_o candie_n but_o so_o they_o order_n and_o distribute_v their_o stone_n their_o colour_n and_o their_o timber_n that_o be_v ãâã_d and_o sit_v well_o together_o one_o with_o another_o the_o common_a work_n arise_v of_o they_o all_o may_v be_v more_o firm_a and_o strong_a fair_a and_o beautiful_a good_a and_o commodious_a and_o thus_o you_o see_v god_n himself_o who_o our_o poet_n pindarus_n call_v the_o best_a workman_n and_o principal_a artisan_n do_v not_o place_v the_o fire_n always_o aloft_o nor_o the_o earth_n below_o but_o according_a as_o the_o use_n of_o body_n compound_v do_v require_v like_v as_o empedocles_n testify_v in_o these_o verse_n the_o oyster_n muret_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o shellfish_n every_o one_o with_o massy_a coat_n the_o tortoise_n eke_o with_o crust_n as_o hard_o as_o stone_n and_o vault_a back_n which_o arch-wise_a he_o aloft_o do_v hollow_a rear_n show_v all_o that_o heavy_a earth_n they_o do_v above_o their_o body_n bear_v not_o in_o that_o place_n which_o nature_n ordain_v for_o it_o in_o the_o first_o constitution_n and_o frame_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n but_o in_o that_o which_o the_o composition_n of_o a_o new_a work_n require_v for_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n be_v bad_a enough_o in_o all_o thing_n but_o when_o it_o come_v among_o man_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v drink_v and_o eat_v together_o it_o show_v her_o badness_n most_o of_o all_o by_o insolency_n outrasge_n and_o other_o enormity_n that_o can_v not_o be_v number_v which_o to_o foresee_v and_o remedy_n be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o man_n industruous_a well_o see_v in_o policy_n good_a order_n and_o harmony_n and_o that_o be_v well_o say_v of_o you_o answer_v we_o but_o why_o envy_v you_o to_o this_o company_n that_o science_n of_o order_n proportion_n and_o harmony_n and_o do_v not_o communicate_v it_o unto_o we_o sure_o there_o be_v no_o envy_n at_o all_o quoth_v he_o in_o the_o way_n in_o case_n you_o will_v believe_v i_o and_o be_v rule_v by_o i_o in_o that_o which_o i_o do_v change_n and_o alter_v in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o seast_z like_z as_o you_o will_v be_v direct_v by_o epaminondas_n if_o he_o shall_v range_v a_o battle_n in_o good_a order_n which_o before_o be_v in_o disarray_v we_o all_o agree_v and_o give_v he_o leave_v so_o to_o do_v then_o he_o void_a first_o out_n of_o hall_n or_o dining-place_n all_o the_o boy_n and_o lackey_n cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o every_o one_o of_o we_o in_o the_o face_n and_o say_v harken_v and_o give_v
away_o but_o the_o pure_a and_o hot_a part_n thereof_o continue_v behind_o and_o pierce_v forward_o still_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o subtlety_n that_o it_o have_v until_o it_o be_v present_v unto_o the_o nostril_n but_o we_o receive_v and_o admit_v the_o principle_n of_o plato_n affirm_v &_o hold_v that_o there_o pass_v from_o the_o eye_n a_o illuminate_v spirit_n which_o intermingle_v itself_o with_o the_o clearness_n and_o light_n that_o be_v about_o the_o body_n of_o visible_a object_n by_o which_o mean_v there_o arise_v a_o unite_a composition_n from_o they_o twain_o according_a in_o every_o point_n one_o with_o another_o but_o concorporate_a they_o be_v by_o measure_n and_o proportion_n for_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o orhe_a aught_o to_o perish_v as_o be_v surmount_v by_o his_o fellow_n but_o of_o twain_o contemper_v together_o in_o just_a proportion_n there_o be_v make_v one_o puissance_n and_o mean_a faculty_n between_o see_v then_o that_o the_o thing_n which_o pass_v through_o the_o eyesight_n of_o those_o person_n who_o be_v far_o step_v in_o year_n be_v it_o some_o fluxion_n lightsome_a spirit_n or_o bright_a beam_n call_v it_o what_o you_o will_v be_v in_o they_o weak_a and_o feeble_a there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o mixture_n and_o composition_n of_o it_o with_o the_o shine_a air_n abroad_o but_o rather_o a_o extinction_n and_o suffocation_n unless_o they_o remove_v the_o letter_n a_o pretty_a way_n off_o from_o their_o eye_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n temper_n and_o resolve_v the_o exceed_a brightness_n of_o the_o light_n so_o as_o the_o same_o hit_v not_o upon_o their_o sight_n so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v too_o radiant_a and_o resplendent_a but_o measure_v and_o proportion_v to_o the_o feebleness_n of_o their_o eye_n this_o also_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o which_o befall_v to_o those_o live_a creature_n which_o see_v best_a in_o the_o dark_a and_o feed_v themselves_o by_o night_n for_o their_o eye_n sight_n be_v natural_o weak_a be_v offuscate_v and_o darken_v by_o the_o great_a light_n of_o the_o day_n for_o that_o such_o weak_a ray_n proceed_v from_o so_o tender_a a_o source_n or_o fountain_n will_v not_o well_o sort_n &_o agree_v with_o so_o strong_a and_o forcible_a light_n but_o their_o eye_n do_v send_v forth_o beam_n sufficient_a and_o proportionable_a to_o be_v mingle_v with_o a_o light_n more_o dim_a and_o duskish_a like_a as_o the_o light_n of_o a_o star_n in_o the_o night_n season_n appear_v best_a and_o thus_o be_v incorporate_a with_o it_o it_o be_v cooperative_a to_o the_o performance_n of_o sense_n the_o nine_o question_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o clothes_n be_v better_o wash_v in_o fresh_a water_n than_o that_o of_o the_o sea_n theon_n the_o grammarian_n upon_o a_o time_n when_o we_o be_v feast_v by_o metrius_n florus_n demand_v of_o themistocles_n the_o philosopher_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o chrysippus_n have_v make_v mention_n in_o many_o place_n of_o strange_a position_n and_o paradox_n which_o seem_v to_o go_v against_o all_o reason_n as_o for_o example_n that_o salt_n fish_n or_o powder_a flesh_n if_o it_o be_v water_v or_o wash_v in_o sea_n water_n become_v more_o sweet_a also_o fleece_n of_o wool_n be_v less_o pliable_a if_o they_o be_v pluck_v forcible_o than_o if_o they_o be_v gentle_o handle_v toose_v and_o draw_v in_o sunder_o item_n that_o they_o who_o have_v fast_v long_o chew_v their_o meat_n and_o eat_v more_o slow_o at_o first_o than_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v a_o little_a render_v no_o reason_n of_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o unto_o who_o themistocles_n answer_v that_o chrysippus_n propose_v they_o by_o the_o way_n only_o and_o as_o it_o be_v for_o example_n sake_n to_o advertise_v and_o admonish_v we_o for_o that_o we_o be_v ever_o ready_a to_o believe_v even_o without_o all_o reason_n any_o thing_n that_o carry_v with_o it_o some_o small_a likelihood_n and_o probability_n and_o contrariwise_o to_o discredit_v that_o which_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n seem_v unlikely_a but_o what_o reason_n i_o pray_v you_o quoth_v he_o my_o good_a friend_n have_v you_o to_o search_v &_o inquire_v into_o these_o matter_n for_o if_o you_o be_v so_o contemplative_a and_o inquisitive_a in_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o natural_a thing_n you_o need_v not_o to_o go_v far_o from_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o your_o profession_n but_o tell_v i_o why_o homer_n bring_v in_o nausicaa_n wash_v her_o clothes_n in_o the_o river_n &_o not_o in_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v so_o near_o unto_o she_o notwithstanding_o that_o salt_a sea_n water_n be_v hot_a more_o transparent_a &_o abstersive_a than_o fresh_a water_n of_o the_o river_n seem_v by_o all_o appearance_n better_o for_o to_o wash_v withal_o as_o touch_v this_o problem_n quoth_v theon_n long_v since_o have_v aristotle_n resolve_v it_o refer_v all_o to_o the_o terrestrity_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o that_o in_o sea_n water_n there_o be_v mingle_v much_o earthly_a substance_n which_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v so_o salt_n by_o reason_n whereof_o it_o bear_v they_o up_o better_a who_o swim_v therein_o also_o it_o carry_v a_o great_a and_o heavy_a burden_n than_o fresh_a water_n the_o which_o yield_v and_o give_v way_n as_o it_o be_v more_o subtle_a light_a and_o feeble_a as_o be_v more_o simple_a and_o pure_a in_o which_o regard_n it_o pierce_v soon_o and_o by_o this_o penetrative_a faculty_n it_o scour_v and_o cleanse_v away_o all_o stain_n and_o spot_v better_o than_o sea_n water_n and_o think_v you_o not_o that_o this_o reason_n of_o aristotle_n carry_v great_a appearance_n of_o truth_n yes_o very_o quoth_v i_o there_o be_v appearance_n and_o probability_n indeed_o thereof_o but_o no_o truth_n at_o all_o for_o this_o i_o see_v ordinary_o that_o the_o manner_n be_v to_o incrassate_fw-it fresh_a water_n with_o ash_n or_o gravel_n stone_n or_o if_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v have_v even_o with_o very_a dust_n as_o if_o the_o roughness_n of_o terrestrial_a substance_n be_v more_o meet_a and_o apt_a to_o cleanse_v all_o filthiness_n which_o simple_a and_o clear_a water_n can_v do_v so_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o thin_a subtlety_n thereof_o and_o because_o it_o be_v very_o weak_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o well_o and_o true_o say_v that_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o sea_n water_n hinder_v his_o effect_n but_o the_o true_a cause_n be_v for_o that_o it_o be_v penetrant_fw-la and_o pierce_a for_o this_o acrimonie_n do_v unbind_v and_o open_v the_o small_a pore_n and_o so_o draw_v forth_o the_o ordure_n outward_o whereas_o contrariwise_o that_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o thick_a be_v never_o good_a and_o meet_a for_o to_o wash_v withal_o but_o rather_o it_o make_v spot_n &_o steine_v now_o be_v the_o sea_n fatty_a and_o oileous_a which_o may_v be_v a_o principal_a cause_n why_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o wash_v withal_o and_o that_o sea_n water_n be_v uncteous_a aristotle_n himself_o bear_v witness_v for_o even_o salt_n itself_o have_v a_o certain_a fattinesse_n and_o unctuosity_n in_o it_o by_o reason_n whereof_o it_o cause_v those_o lamp_n to_o burn_v more_o clear_a wherein_o it_o be_v put_v yea_o and_o sea_n water_n if_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v or_o drop_v upon_o the_o flame_n will_v likewise_o be_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n and_o burn_v withal_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o water_n that_o burn_v so_o much_o as_o that_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o this_o regard_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v of_o all_o other_o water_n hot_a howbeit_o there_o may_v be_v another_o reason_n yield_v for_o consider_v that_o the_o end_n and_o consummation_n of_o wash_v be_v to_o dry_v those_o thing_n we_o hold_v most_o neat_a and_o clean_a which_o be_v dry_a and_o therefore_o the_o moisture_n that_o do_v wash_v must_v go_v away_o together_o with_o the_o ordure_n like_v as_o the_o root_n of_o ellebore_n be_v send_v out_o of_o the_o body_n with_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n as_o for_o the_o humidity_n which_o be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o lightness_n thereof_o the_o sun_n draw_v it_o up_o very_o quick_o whereas_o the_o saltness_n of_o sea_n water_n stick_v fast_o to_o the_o small_a pore_n &_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o asperitie_n thereof_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v dry_v then_o theon_n this_o that_o you_o say_v quoth_v he_o be_v nothing_o but_o very_o false_a for_o aristotle_n in_o the_o same_o book_n affirm_v that_o those_o who_o wash_v in_o the_o sea_n be_v soon_o dry_a than_o they_o that_o wash_v in_o fresh_a water_n if_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o sun_n he_o say_v so_o indeed_o quoth_v i_o but_o i_o think_v that_o you_o will_v soon_o believe_v homer_n who_o hold_v the_o contrary_a for_o ulysses_n after_o he_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n meet_v with_o lady_n nausicaa_n all_o terrible_a and_o fearful_a to_o be_v see_v for_o
folly_n to_o gather_v the_o juice_n and_o liquor_n of_o such_o fruit_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n reject_v and_o condemn_v the_o fair_a colour_n and_o sweet_a savour_n that_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n do_v yield_v only_o for_o the_o delightsome_a aspect_n and_o pleasure_n that_o flow_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o they_o if_o they_o afford_v not_o otherwise_o some_o virtue_n and_o property_n which_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a it_o seem_v rather_o yet_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v the_o contrary_a namely_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o you_o philosopher_n say_v that_o nature_n do_v nothing_o in_o vain_a and_o for_o no_o purpose_n that_o she_o have_v create_v and_o produce_v these_o thing_n for_o the_o pleasure_n only_o of_o man_n as_o serve_v to_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o only_o for_o to_o cheer_v up_o our_o spirit_n and_o content_v our_o outward_a sense_n mark_v this_o moreover_o and_o beside_o how_o unto_o tree_n and_o plant_n that_o prosper_v and_o grow_v nature_n have_v give_v leaf_n to_o save_v and_o defend_v their_o fruit_n as_o also_o that_o under_o their_o covert_n themselves_o one_o while_z warm_v and_o another_o while_n cool_v and_o refresh_v may_v be_v able_a the_o better_a to_o endure_v the_o injury_n of_o the_o air_n and_o change_v of_o season_n as_o for_o flower_n they_o yield_v no_o commodity_n at_o all_o by_o their_o tarry_n upon_o the_o plant_n unless_o it_o be_v this_o that_o we_o have_v delight_n in_o smell_v and_o pleasure_n in_o behold_v they_o for_o a_o time_n in_o that_o there_o exhale_v and_o breathe_v from_o they_o wonder_a sweet_a savour_n and_o they_o discover_v unto_o we_o a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o tincture_n and_o colour_n by_o no_o art_n of_o man_n imitable_a and_o therefore_o when_o we_o strip_v tree_n of_o their_o leaf_n they_o seem_v displease_v and_o grieve_v thereat_o they_o feel_v as_o it_o be_v the_o smart_n and_o pain_n of_o a_o wound_n and_o there_o be_v leave_v by_o that_o mean_n a_o hurt_n and_o sore_o like_o a_o ulcer_n and_o be_v thus_o despoil_v of_o their_o natural_a beauty_n and_o heart_n they_o be_v ill-favoured_a to_o see_v to_o and_o desorm_v so_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o only_o as_o empedocles_n say_v the_o leaf_n of_o laurel_n whole_o to_o forbear_v and_o to_o abstain_v her_o branch_n for_o to_o tear_v but_o also_o we_o be_v to_o spare_v the_o leaf_n and_o bough_n of_o all_o other_o tree_n and_o not_o by_o their_o deformity_n to_o adorn_v ourselves_o rob_v and_o spoil_v they_o perforce_o and_o against_o nature_n whereas_o if_o we_o gather_v and_o crop_v their_o flower_n we_o do_v they_o no_o hurt_n nor_o wrong_v at_o all_o for_o this_o manner_n of_o deal_n with_o they_o resemble_v vintage_n and_o gather_a grape_n from_o the_o vine_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o pluck_v in_o due_a time_n they_o shed_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n all_o fade_a and_o wither_a like_a as_o therefore_o they_o be_v barbarous_a people_n who_o clad_v themselves_o with_o the_o fell_n and_o skin_n of_o sheep_n in_o stead_n of_o make_v cloth_n of_o their_o wool_n to_o apparel_v their_o body_n even_o so_o i_o think_v that_o they_o who_o twist_n and_o plait_n their_o chaplet_n of_o leaf_n rather_o than_o flower_n do_v not_o use_v plant_n so_o well_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v thus_o much_o i_o think_v good_a to_o deliver_v unto_o you_o in_o defence_n of_o those_o that_o make_v and_o sell_v flower_n garland_n for_o grammarian_n i_o be_o not_o nor_o much_o read_v in_o poet_n to_o allege_v testimony_n out_o of_o their_o poem_n wherein_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v that_o in_o old_a time_n the_o victor_n who_o win_v the_o prize_n of_o the_o sacred_a game_n be_v crown_v all_o with_o chaplet_n of_o flower_n howbeit_o thus_o much_o i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o avouch_v out_o of_o they_o that_o the_o rosegarland_n be_v peculiar_o destine_v and_o appropriate_a to_o the_o muse_n for_o so_o i_o remember_v i_o have_v read_v in_o one_o place_n of_o sapph_n the_o poetresse_fw-mi where_o speak_v of_o a_o great_a rich_a woman_n yet_o altogether_o ignorant_a unlettered_a and_o a_o mere_a stranger_n to_o the_o muse_n she_o write_v thus_o all_o dead_a thou_o shall_v entomb_v lie_v and_o leave_v no_o name_n nor_o memory_n for_o rose_n none_o thou_o can_v come_v by_o that_o flower_n on_o mountain_n pierie_a but_o now_o it_o be_v time_n to_o hear_v what_o testimony_n tryphon_n will_v allege_v out_o of_o his_o physic_n then_o tryphon_n take_v in_o hand_n the_o matter_n in_o question_n our_o ancient_n quoth_v he_o in_o olde_n time_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o all_o these_o point_n neither_o forget_v they_o to_o treat_v thereof_o as_o have_v exceed_o great_a use_n of_o plant_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n for_o proof_n whereof_o there_o remain_v at_o this_o day_n most_o evident_a argument_n for_o the_o tyrian_n offer_v unto_o agemonides_n and_o the_o magnesian_o unto_o chiron_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o profess_a and_o practise_v physic_n in_o those_o part_n the_o primice_n and_o first_o gather_n of_o those_o herb_n and_o root_n wherewith_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o cure_v and_o heal_v their_o patient_n and_o prince_n bacchus_n not_o only_o for_o the_o invention_n of_o wine_n a_o most_o puissant_a medicine_n i_o may_v say_v to_o you_o and_o a_o pleasant_a be_v esteem_v a_o sufficient_a physician_n but_o also_o for_o that_o he_o teach_v those_o who_o be_v surprise_v and_o ravish_v with_o bacchanal_a fury_n to_o crown_v their_o head_n with_o ivy_n and_o bring_v that_o plant_n into_o honour_n and_o reputation_n by_o that_o mean_n for_o that_o it_o have_v a_o property_n in_o nature_n repugnant_a and_o contrary_a unto_o the_o quality_n of_o wine_n repress_v and_o quench_v the_o coldness_n which_o it_o have_v the_o predominant_a heat_n thereof_o that_o man_n may_v take_v less_o harm_n thereby_o and_o so_o withstand_v drunkenness_n and_o very_o the_o name_n of_o certain_a plant_n do_v plain_o show_v the_o great_a industry_n and_o careful_a diligence_n of_o our_o forefather_n in_o this_o behalf_n for_o the_o walnut-tree_n they_o call_v in_o greek_a drowfinesse_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o that_o it_o send_v from_o it_o a_o certain_a heavy_a and_o somniferous_a vapour_n which_o hurt_v the_o head_n of_o those_o who_o lie_v under_o the_o shade_n and_o bought_n thereof_o whereby_o it_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v drowsy_a the_o daffodil_n likewise_o seem_v to_o have_v take_v the_o name_n benumbedness_n narcissus_n because_o it_o benumb_v the_o sinew_n and_o engender_v a_o heavy_a sleepiness_n or_o stupefaction_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o sophocles_n term_v it_o the_o ancient_a coronet_n of_o the_o great_a god_n mean_v thereby_o the_o god_n terrestrial_a moreover_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o herb_n rue_n have_v the_o denomination_n in_o greek_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o the_o virtue_n which_o it_o have_v by_o reason_n that_o with_o the_o dryness_n wherewith_o it_o be_v endue_v and_o the_o same_o occasion_v by_o excessive_a heat_n it_o be_v so_o astringent_a that_o it_o ãâã_d knit_v bind_v and_o harden_v the_o natural_a seed_n of_o man_n and_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o conception_n and_o woman_n with_o child_n as_o for_o the_o wine_n amethyst_n aswell_o the_o herb_n as_o the_o stone_n of_o that_o name_n they_o who_o think_v that_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o withstand_v ãâã_d drunkenness_n miscount_n themselves_o and_o be_v deceive_v for_o in_o truth_n both_o be_v name_v so_o of_o the_o colour_n and_o as_o for_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o herb_n it_o have_v no_o fresh_a and_o lively_a hue_n but_o resemble_v a_o ãâã_d winelesse_a weak_a wine_n as_o one_o may_v say_v that_o either_o drink_v flat_a and_o have_v lose_v the_o colour_n or_o else_o be_v much_o delay_v with_o water_n many_o other_o plant_n may_v be_v allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n who_o property_n and_o natural_a virtue_n have_v impose_v their_o name_n but_o these_o example_n may_v suffice_v to_o show_v the_o studious_a industry_n and_o great_a experience_n of_o our_o ancestor_n in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o use_v to_o wear_v chaplet_n of_o leaf_n and_o flower_n upon_o their_o head_n while_o they_o sit_v drink_v wine_n for_o strong_a wine_n and_o pure_a of_o itself_o have_v begin_v to_o assail_v the_o head_n and_o to_o enervate_a or_o enfeeble_v the_o whole_a body_n by_o seize_v upon_o the_o original_a fountain_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o sense_n to_o wit_n the_o brain_n do_v mighty_o trouble_v and_o disquiet_v a_o man_n for_o the_o remedy_n of_o which_o inconvenience_n the_o send_v and_o smell_n breathe_v from_o flower_n serve_v marvellous_a well_o for_o that_o the_o same_o do_v defend_v and_o fortify_v as_o with_o a_o rampar_n the_o castle_n and_o citadel_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o head_n against_o the_o
pore_n be_v open_a for_o that_o the_o spirit_n have_v forsake_v and_o abandon_v they_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n likewise_o that_o voice_n odour_n and_o savour_n pass_v through_o they_o unheard_a and_o unsmel_v for_o why_o that_o which_o shall_v resist_v and_o in_o resistance_n suffer_v and_o take_v impression_n meet_v not_o with_o those_o object_n that_o be_v present_v unto_o it_o and_o least_o of_o all_o when_o they_o pierce_v with_o such_o swiftness_n and_o subtility_n as_o the_o fire_n of_o lightning_n do_v for_o that_o which_o of_o itself_o be_v less_o firm_a &_o strong_a for_o to_o resist_v offensive_a thing_n nature_n do_v descend_v fortify_v and_o furnish_v with_o remedy_n against_o that_o which_o offend_v by_o put_v before_o they_o hard_o and_o solid_a munition_n but_o look_v what_o thing_n be_v of_o incomparable_a force_n and_o invincible_a they_o less_o offend_v and_o hurt_v that_o which_o yield_v than_o that_o which_o make_v head_n and_o resistance_n add_v moreover_o hereunto_o that_o they_o who_o lie_v a_o sleep_n be_v less_o afraid_a affright_a or_o astonish_v by_o occasion_n whereof_o and_o of_o nothing_o else_o many_o have_v die_v only_a i_o say_v for_o fear_v of_o death_n without_o any_o harm_n at_o all_o do_v unto_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o very_a cause_n that_o shepherd_n teach_v their_o sheep_n to_o run_v and_o gather_v round_o together_o into_o a_o troop_n when_o it_o thunder_v for_o that_o they_o which_o be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v a_o sunder_o for_o very_a fear_n take_v harm_n and_o cast_v their_o young_a one_o in_o time_n of_o thunder_n yea_o and_o a_o infinite_a number_n have_v be_v know_v to_o lie_v dead_a on_o the_o ground_n by_o reason_n of_o thunder_n without_o any_o mark_n or_o stroke_n wound_n scorch_v or_o burn_v see_v upon_o they_o who_o life_n and_o soul_n for_o very_a fear_n have_v fly_v out_o of_o their_o body_n like_o a_o bird_n out_o of_o a_o cage_n for_o according_a as_o euripides_n say_v the_o very_a blast_n of_o some_o great_a thunderclap_n have_v many_o a_o one_o strike_v stone-dead_a with_o a_o flap_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o otherwise_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o subject_a to_o suffer_v violent_a passion_n and_o the_o fearful_a fright_n occasion_v by_o sound_n and_o noise_n work_v great_a trouble_n in_o the_o mind_n against_o it_o the_o privation_n of_o sense_n be_v a_o sure_a bulwark_n and_o rampar_n to_o a_o man_n that_o lie_v asleep_a where_o as_o they_o who_o be_v awake_a be_v many_o time_n kill_v with_o fear_n of_o the_o thing_n before_o it_o come_v for_o a_o fright_n to_o say_v a_o truth_n knit_v close_a and_o compress_v the_o body_n fast_o give_v more_o strength_n a_o great_a deal_n to_o the_o stroke_n when_o it_o come_v for_o that_o it_o find_v more_o resistance_n the_o three_o question_n why_o at_o a_o wedding_n or_o bride-supper_n man_n use_v to_o invite_v more_o guest_n than_o at_o other_o time_n at_o the_o wedding_n of_o my_o son_n autobulus_n o_o sossius_n senecio_n one_o who_o come_v from_o chaeronea_n be_v with_o we_o to_o solemnize_v the_o feast_n &_o a_o great_a number_n there_o be_v beside_o of_o other_o honourable_a personage_n which_o give_v unto_o he_o occasion_n for_o to_o demand_v this_o question_n what_o the_o cause_n may_v be_v that_o ordinary_o we_o invite_v more_o guest_n to_o such_o a_o marriage_n supper_n than_o to_o any_o other_o feast_n consider_v that_o even_o those_o lawgiver_n who_o impugn_a most_o the_o superfluity_n and_o riot_n of_o feast_n have_v precise_o &_o express_o set_v down_o the_o number_n of_o those_o person_n who_o they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v bid_v guest_n to_o a_o wedding_n for_o of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n quoth_v he_o the_o man_n that_o treat_v of_o this_o argument_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o wit_n hecataeus_n of_o abdera_n have_v write_v nothing_o in_o my_o judgement_n worth_a aught_o not_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v that_o they_o who_o marry_v wife_n bid_v many_o person_n to_o their_o wedding_n to_o the_o end_n that_o many_o may_v take_v knowledge_n and_o bear_v witness_n that_o be_v free_a bear_v and_o of_o free_a condition_n they_o take_v wife_n likewise_o of_o like_a free_a birth_n and_o condition_n for_o the_o comical_a poet_n clean_o contrary_a mock_v and_o laugh_v at_o those_o who_o make_v proud_a and_o sumptuous_a feast_n at_o their_o marriage_n set_v out_o the_o same_o with_o great_a pomp_n and_o magnificence_n as_o if_o that_o be_v no_o sure_a bond_n nor_o link_n to_o be_v trust_v unto_o wherewith_o they_o will_v seem_v to_o knit_v wedlock_n like_v as_o menander_n say_v to_o one_o who_o will_v the_o bridegroom_n to_o make_v a_o strong_a rempar_n all_o about_o of_o pot_n pan_n and_o platter_n when_o that_o be_v do_v on_o every_o side_n what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o your_o new_a bride_n but_o lest_o we_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o other_o at_o our_o pleasure_n for_o that_o we_o have_v nothing_o of_o our_o own_o to_o say_v which_o be_v the_o easy_a matter_n in_o the_o world_n i_o show_v first_o and_o foremost_a that_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n of_o feast_v so_o public_a nor_o so_o much_o divulge_v and_o celebrate_v as_o marriage_n for_o say_v that_o we_o sacrifice_n unto_o the_o god_n or_o feast_v a_o friend_n for_o his_o farewell_n when_o he_o be_v to_o go_v a_o long_a voyage_n or_o entertain_v a_o traveller_n and_o stranger_n that_o pass_v by_o our_o house_n or_o come_v of_o purpose_n to_o visit_v we_o we_o may_v do_v all_o without_o the_o privity_n of_o kinsfolk_n &_o friend_n but_o a_o nuptial_a feast_n where_o the_o wedding-song_n and_o carol_v of_o ãâã_d be_v chant_v aloud_o where_o the_o torch_n be_v to_o be_v see_v lightburn_n where_o the_o hautboy_n and_o pipe_n play_v merry_o and_o resound_v where_o as_o homer_n say_v the_o very_a woman_n and_o maiden_n stand_v woonder_v at_o their_o door_n to_o see_v and_o hear_v be_v notorious_o know_v and_o proclaim_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o regard_n whereof_o because_o there_o be_v none_o ignorant_a of_o these_o espousal_n and_o festival_n solemnity_n man_n be_v ashamed_a to_o leave_v out_o any_o invite_v general_o all_o their_o kinsfolk_n familiar_a friend_n and_o acquaintance_n as_o who_o in_o some_o sort_n it_o do_v concern_v and_o who_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o thing_n when_o we_o all_o have_v approve_a this_o theon_n take_v in_o hand_n the_o question_n sure_o all_o this_o quoth_v he_o may_v go_v for_o currant_n for_o it_o carry_v great_a probability_n therewith_o but_o you_o may_v add_v moreover_o if_o you_o please_v thus_o much_o that_o these_o marriage_n feast_n be_v not_o only_o for_o friend_n but_o also_o for_o kinsfolk_n and_o ally_n for_o that_o a_o whole_a kindred_n race_n and_o generation_n come_v to_o have_v another_o new_a alliance_n to_o be_v incorporate_v into_o they_o and_o that_o which_o more_o be_v when_o two_o house_n in_o this_o wise_a be_v join_v together_o both_o he_o who_o receive_v the_o woman_n think_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o entertain_v and_o feast_v the_o kindred_n and_o friend_n of_o he_o that_o give_v she_o and_o he_o who_o give_v she_o likewise_o take_v himself_o bind_v to_o do_v as_o much_o reciprocal_o by_o the_o knisefolke_n and_o friend_n of_o the_o receiver_n whereby_o the_o feast_n and_o number_n of_o they_o who_o be_v bid_v grow_v double_a now_o forasmuch_o as_o many_o marriage_n compliment_n and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n the_o most_o part_n in_o manner_n all_o be_v perform_v at_o wedding_n by_o woman_n sure_o where_o the_o goodwive_n be_v great_a reason_n there_o be_v that_o of_o necessity_n their_o husband_n also_o shall_v be_v welcome_a for_o their_o sake_n and_o so_o thereby_o the_o company_n still_o do_v increase_v the_o four_o question_n whether_o the_o viand_n which_o the_o sea_n afford_v be_v more_o delicate_a than_o those_o of_o the_o land_n galepsus_n a_o town_n in_o euboea_n where_o there_o be_v bath_n natural_o of_o hot_a water_n be_v a_o proper_a seat_n and_o place_n fit_v by_o nature_n for_o sundry_a honest_a pleasure_n beautify_v with_o many_o fair_a house_n and_o lodging_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o be_v repute_v the_o public_a hostelrie_n of_o all_o greece_n and_o albeit_o there_o be_v great_a game_n there_o of_o hunt_v and_o hawk_v and_o wonder_a plenty_n aswell_o of_o foul_a as_o other_o venison_n yet_o be_v the_o market_n no_o less_o serve_v from_o the_o sea_n nor_o their_o table_n less_o furnish_v ãâã_d dainty_a fish_n for_o that_o indeed_o along_o the_o coast_n the_o sea_n be_v very_o deep_a and_o the_o water_n fair_a nourish_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o excellent_a fish_n this_o town_n flourish_v more_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o spring_n than_o at_o any_o other_o season_n of_o the_o year_n for_o much_o concourse_n
reason_n to_o induce_v we_o thereunto_o for_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o attribute_v a_o kind_n of_o divinty_a unto_o thing_n which_o be_v pass_o common_a and_o the_o commodity_n whereof_o reach_v far_o as_o for_o example_n to_o water_n light_n &_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n as_o for_o the_o earth_n she_o above_o the_o rest_n they_o repute_v not_o only_o divine_a but_o also_o to_o be_v a_o goddess_n &_o there_o be_v none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n rehearse_v that_o salt_n give_v place_n unto_o one_o jot_n in_o regard_n of_o use_n and_o profit_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o fortification_n to_o our_o meat_n within_o the_o body_n and_o that_o which_o commend_v they_o unto_o our_o appetite_n but_o yet_o consider_v moreover_o if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o divine_a property_n that_o it_o have_v namely_o to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v dead_a body_n free_a from_o putrefaction_n a_o long_a while_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o resist_v death_n in_o some_o sort_n for_o that_o it_o suffer_v not_o a_o mortal_a body_n whole_o to_o perish_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o but_o like_a as_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o most_o divine_a part_n of_o we_o be_v that_o which_o maintain_v all_o the_o rest_n alive_a and_o suffer_v not_o the_o mass_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o suffer_v colliquation_n even_o so_o the_o nature_n of_o salt_n take_v hold_n of_o dead_a body_n and_o imitate_v herein_o the_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n preserve_v the_o same_o hold_v and_o stay_v they_o that_o they_o run_v not_o headlong_o to_o corruption_n give_v unto_o all_o the_o part_n a_o amity_n accord_n &_o agreement_n one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v elegant_o say_v by_o some_o of_o the_o stoic_n that_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o hog_n be_v even_o from_o the_o begin_n no_o better_a than_o a_o dead_a carrion_n but_o that_o life_n be_v diffuse_v within_o it_o as_o if_o salt_n be_v strew_v throughout_o keep_v it_o sweet_a and_o so_o preserve_v it_o for_o to_o last_v long_o moreover_o you_o see_v that_o we_o esteem_v lightning_n or_o the_o fire_n that_o come_v by_o thunder_n celestial_a and_o divine_a for_o that_o those_o body_n which_o have_v be_v smite_v therewith_o be_v observe_v by_o we_o to_o continue_v a_o great_a while_n unputrify_v and_o without_o corruption_n what_o marvel_n be_v it_o then_o if_o our_o ancient_n have_v esteem_v salt_n divine_a have_v the_o same_o virtue_n and_o nature_n that_o this_o divine_a and_o celestial_a fire_n have_v here_o i_o stay_v my_o speech_n and_o keep_v silence_n with_o that_o philinus_n follow_v on_o and_o pursue_v the_o same_o argument_n and_o what_o think_v you_o quoth_v he_o be_v not_o that_o to_o be_v hold_v divine_a which_o be_v generative_a and_o have_v power_n to_o engender_v consider_v that_o god_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o original_a author_n creator_n and_o father_n of_o all_o thing_n i_o avow_v no_o less_o and_o say_v it_o be_v so_o and_o it_o be_v quoth_v he_o a_o opinion_n general_o receive_v that_o salt_n avail_v not_o a_o little_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o generation_n as_o you_o your_o self_n touch_v erewhile_o speak_v of_o egyptian_a priest_n they_o also_o who_o keep_v and_o nourish_v dog_n for_o the_o race_n when_o they_o see_v they_o dull_a to_o perform_v that_o act_n and_o to_o do_v their_o kind_n do_v excite_v and_o awaken_v their_o lust_n and_o virtue_n generative_a that_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v asleep_a by_o give_v they_o aswell_o as_o other_o hot_a meat_n salt_n flesh_n and_o fish_n both_o that_o have_v lie_v in_o bring_v &_o pickle_n also_o those_o ship_n &_o vessel_n at_o sea_n which_o ordinary_o be_v freight_v with_o salt_n breed_v common_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o mouse_n and_o rat_n for_o that_o as_o some_o hold_v the_o female_n or_o do_v of_o that_o kind_n by_o lick_v of_o salt_n only_o will_v conceive_v and_o be_v bag_v without_o the_o company_n of_o the_o male_n or_o buck_n but_o more_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o saltness_n do_v procure_v a_o certain_a itch_a in_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o live_a creature_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n provokeht_v male_n &_o female_n both_o to_o couple_v together_o and_o peradventure_o this_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o beauty_n of_o a_o woman_n which_o be_v not_o dull_a and_o unlovely_a but_o full_a of_o favour_n attractive_a and_o able_a to_o move_v concupiscence_n man_n use_v to_o name_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v saltish_a or_o well_o season_v and_o i_o suppose_v that_o the_o poet_n have_v feign_v venus_n to_o have_v be_v engender_v of_o the_o sea_n not_o without_o some_o reason_n and_o that_o this_o tale_n that_o she_o shall_v come_v of_o salt_n be_v devise_v for_o the_o nonce_n to_o signify_v and_o make_v know_v under_o those_o covert_a term_n that_o there_o be_v in_o salt_n a_o generative_a power_n certes_o this_o be_v a_o ordinary_a and_o general_a thing_n among_o those_o poet_n to_o make_v all_o the_o sea-god_n father_n of_o many_o child_n and_o very_o full_a of_o issue_n to_o conclude_v you_o shall_v not_o find_v any_o land_n creature_n find_v any_o land-creature_n or_o fly_v foul_a for_o fruitfulness_n comparable_a to_o any_o kind_n of_o fish_n breed_v in_o the_o sea_n which_o no_o doubt_v this_o verse_n of_o empedocles_n have_v respect_n unto_o lead_v a_o troop_n which_o senseless_a be_v and_o rude_a even_o of_o sea-fish_n a_o breed_a multitude_n the_o six_z book_n of_o symposiaques_n or_o banquet-question_n the_o summarie_n 1_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o man_n fast_v be_v more_o at_o hirst_n than_o hungry_a 2_o whether_o it_o be_v want_v of_o food_n that_o cause_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n or_o the_o transformation_n and_o change_n of_o the_o pore_n and_o conduit_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o 3_o how_o come_v it_o that_o they_o who_o be_v hungry_a if_o they_o drink_v be_v ease_v of_o their_o hunger_n but_o contrariwise_o those_o who_o be_v their_o sty_n if_o they_o eat_v be_v more_o thirstic_a 4_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o pit-water_n when_o it_o be_v draw_v if_o it_o be_v leave_v all_o night_n within_o the_o same_o air_n of_o the_o pit_n become_v more_o cold_a 5_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o little_a stone_n and_o plate_n or_o pellet_n of_o lead_n if_o they_o be_v cast_v into_o water_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v the_o cold_a 6_o why_o snow_n be_v preserve_v by_o cover_v it_o with_o straw_n chaff_n or_o garment_n 7_o whether_o wine_n be_v to_o run_v throw_v a_o strainer_n 8_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o extraordinary_a hunger_n or_o appetite_n to_o meat_n 9_o why_o the_o poet_n homer_n when_o he_o spcake_v of_o other_o liquor_n use_v proper_a epithit_n only_a oil_n he_o call_v moist_a 10_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n slay_v for_o sacrifiece_n if_o they_o be_v hang_v upon_o a_o figtree_n quick_o become_v tender_a the_o six_z book_n of_o symposiaques_n or_o banquet-question_n the_o proem_n plato_n be_v mind_v to_o draw_v timotheus_n the_o son_n of_o canon_n o_o sossius_n senecio_n from_o sumptuous_a feast_n and_o superfluous_a banquet_n which_o great_a captain_n common_o make_v invite_v he_o one_o day_n to_o a_o supper_n in_o the_o academy_n which_o be_v philosophical_a indeed_o and_o frugal_a where_o the_o table_n be_v not_o furnish_v with_o those_o viand_n which_o may_v distemper_v the_o body_n with_o feaverous_a heat_n and_o inflammation_n as_o jonn_n the_o poet_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v but_o such_o a_o supper_n i_o say_v upon_o which_o ordinary_o there_o follow_v kind_a and_o quiet_a sleep_n such_o fancy_n also_o and_o imagination_n as_o engender_v few_o dream_n and_o those_o short_a and_o in_o one_o word_n where_o the_o sleep_n do_v testify_v a_o great_a calmness_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o body_n the_o morrow_n after_o timotheus_n perceive_v the_o difference_n between_o these_o supper_n and_o the_o other_o say_v that_o they_o who_o sup_v with_o plato_n overnight_o find_v the_o pleasure_n and_o comfort_v thereof_o the_o next_o day_n and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n a_o great_a help_n and_o ready_a mean_n to_o a_o pleasant_a and_o bless_a life_n be_v the_o good_a temperature_n of_o the_o body_n not_o drench_v in_o wine_n nor_o load_v with_o viand_n but_o light_n nimble_a and_o ready_a without_o any_o fear_n or_o distrust_n to_o perform_v all_o action_n and_o function_n of_o the_o daytime_n but_o there_o be_v another_o commodity_n no_o less_o than_o this_o which_o they_o have_v who_o sup_v with_o plato_n namely_o the_o discuss_n and_o handle_v of_o good_a and_o learned_a question_n which_o be_v hold_v at_o the_o table_n in_o supper_n time_n for_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o pleasure_n in_o eat_v and_o drink_v be_v illiberal_a and_o unbeseeming_a man_n of_o worth_n
and_o so_o make_v a_o equal_a distribution_n and_o supply_n throughout_o but_o this_o transformation_n and_o change_n of_o the_o pore_n from_o which_o it_o be_v say_v that_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n do_v proceed_v what_o kind_n of_o thing_n be_v it_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v for_o i_o own_o part_n none_o other_o difference_n see_v i_o but_o of_o more_o and_o less_o and_o according_a as_o they_o be_v either_o stop_v or_o open_v when_o they_o be_v obstruct_v or_o stop_v receive_v they_o can_v either_o drink_v or_o meat_n when_o they_o be_v open_v and_o unstop_v they_o make_v a_o void_a and_o free_a place_n and_o sure_o that_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o want_n of_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a and_o natural_a for_o the_o reason_n my_o good_a friend_n philo_n why_o clothe_v which_o be_v to_o be_v die_v be_v dip_v first_o in_o alum_n water_n be_v because_o that_o such_o water_n have_v a_o pierce_a scour_a and_o abstersive_a virtue_n by_o mean_n whereof_o when_o all_o the_o superfluous_a filth_n in_o they_o be_v consume_v and_o rid_v away_o the_o pore_n be_v open_v retain_v more_o sure_o the_o tincture_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o clothes_n only_o because_o they_o receive_v the_o same_o better_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o emptiness_n occasion_v by_o want_n the_o three_o question_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o when_o man_n be_v hungry_a if_o they_o drink_v be_v deliver_v from_o their_o hunger_n but_o contrariwise_o when_o they_o be_v athirst_a if_o they_o eat_v be_v more_o thirsty_a than_o before_o when_o those_o discourse_n be_v thus_o pass_v he_o who_o invite_v we_o to_o supper_n begin_v in_o this_o wise_a it_o seem_v unto_o i_o my_o master_n that_o this_o reason_n as_o touch_v the_o avoidance_n and_o repletion_n of_o pore_n carry_v with_o it_o a_o great_a appearance_n of_o truth_n and_o namely_o in_o the_o solution_n of_o another_o question_n beside_o to_o wit_n why_o in_o they_o who_o be_v hungry_a if_o they_o drink_v their_o hunger_n cease_v immediate_o and_o contrariwise_o they_o who_o be_v a_o thirst_n if_o they_o eat_v be_v still_o more_o thirsty_a i_o be_o of_o opinion_n quoth_v he_o that_o those_o who_o allege_v and_o urge_v these_o pore_n and_o their_o effect_n do_v render_v the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o this_o accident_n very_o easy_o and_o with_o exceed_v great_a probability_n however_o in_o many_o point_n they_o enforce_v the_o same_o not_o so_o much_o as_o probable_o for_o whereas_o all_o body_n have_v pore_n some_o of_o one_o measure_n and_o symmetry_n other_o of_o another_o those_o which_o be_v large_a than_o the_o rest_n receive_v food_n solid_a as_o well_o as_o liquid_a both_o together_o such_o as_o be_v narrow_a and_o more_o straight_o admit_v drink_n the_o avoidance_n and_o evacuation_n of_o which_o cause_v thirst_n like_v as_o of_o the_o other_o hunger_n and_o therefore_o if_o they_o who_o be_v a_o thirst_n do_v eat_v they_o find_v no_o succour_n and_o benefit_n thereby_o because_o the_o pore_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o straightness_n be_v not_o able_a to_o receive_v dry_a and_o solid_a nutriment_n but_o continue_v still_o indigent_a and_o destitute_a of_o that_o which_o be_v their_o due_n and_o fit_a for_o they_o whereas_o they_o who_o be_v hungry_a in_o case_n they_o drink_v find_v comfort_n thereby_o for_o that_o the_o liquid_a nouriture_n enter_v into_o those_o large_a pore_n and_o fill_v those_o concavity_n of_o they_o do_v slake_v and_o diminish_v mighty_o the_o force_n of_o their_o hunger_n as_o touch_v the_o event_n and_o effect_n quoth_v i_o true_a it_o be_v as_o i_o think_v but_o i_o can_v accord_v and_o give_v my_o consent_n to_o the_o supposition_n of_o the_o cause_n pretend_v for_o if_o quoth_v i_o a_o man_n shall_v hold_v that_o with_o these_o pore_n and_o conduit_n upon_o which_o some_o stand_v so_o much_o so_o great_o embrace_v and_o maintain_v so_o stout_o the_o flesh_n be_v pierce_v and_o by_o mean_n thereof_o full_a of_o hole_n sure_o he_o will_v make_v it_o very_o loose_a quaver_v flaggie_a and_o so_o rot_v that_o it_o will_v not_o hang_v together_o moreover_o to_o say_v that_o the_o same_o part_n of_o the_o body_n do_v not_o receive_v meat_n and_o drink_n together_o but_o that_o they_o do_v pass_v and_o run_v as_o it_o be_v through_o a_o streiner_n or_o canvas_v bolter_v some_o one_o way_n and_o some_o another_o i_o think_v be_v a_o very_a strange_a position_n &_o a_o mere_a devise_v fiction_n for_o this_o very_a mixture_n of_o humidity_n temper_v and_o make_v tender_a the_o meat_n receive_v together_o with_o the_o cooperative_a help_n of_o the_o inward_a natural_a heat_n and_o the_o spirit_n do_v cut_v subtiliate_v and_o mince_v the_o food_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o incision_n shred_n and_o division_n no_o tool_n no_o knife_n nor_o instrument_n in_o the_o world_n so_o fine_a and_o small_a insomuch_o as_o every_o part_n and_o parcel_n of_o the_o say_a nourishment_n be_v familiar_a meet_a &_o convenient_a for_o each_o part_n &_o member_n of_o the_o body_n not_o apply_v &_o fit_v as_o it_o be_v to_o certain_a vessel_n and_o hole_n to_o be_v fill_v thereby_o but_o unite_v &_o perfect_o concorporate_a to_o the_o whole_a and_o every_o part_n thereof_o but_o if_o this_o be_v not_o so_o yet_o the_o main_a point_n of_o the_o question_n be_v not_o assoil_v for_o all_o that_o for_o they_o who_o eat_v unless_o they_o also_o drink_v to_o it_o be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o allay_v their_o thirst_n that_o contrariwise_o they_o increase_v the_o same_o and_o to_o this_o point_n there_o be_v not_o yet_o a_o word_n say_v consider_v now_o say_v i_o whether_o the_o position_n &_o reason_n which_o we_o set_v down_o be_v not_o probable_a &_o apparent_a first_o we_o suppose_v that_o moisture_n be_v consume_v by_o dryness_n be_v clean_o perish_v &_o go_v &_o that_o dryness_n be_v temper_v &_o sustain_v by_o moisture_n have_v certain_a diffusion_n &_o exhalation_n second_o we_o hold_v that_o neither_o hunger_n be_v a_o general_a &_o universal_a want_n of_o dry_a food_n nor_o thirst_n of_o moisture_n but_o a_o certain_a scantness_n and_o defect_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o when_o there_o be_v not_o enough_o and_o sufficient_a for_o those_o who_o altogether_o do_v want_v the_o same_o be_v neither_o hungry_a nor_o thirsty_a but_o die_v present_o let_v these_o supposal_n be_v lay_v for_o ground_n it_o will_v not_o be_v from_o henceforth_o hard_a to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o which_o be_v in_o question_n for_o thirst_n increase_v upon_o they_o that_o eat_v because_o meat_n by_o their_o dryness_n do_v gather_v together_o suck_n and_o drink_v up_o the_o humidity_n disperse_v and_o which_o be_v leave_v but_o small_a and_o feeble_a in_o all_o the_o body_n cause_v the_o same_o to_o evaporate_v away_o like_v as_o we_o may_v observe_v without_o our_o body_n how_o dry_a earth_n and_o dust_n do_v quick_o snatch_v dispatch_v and_o consume_v quite_o the_o liquor_n or_o moisture_n that_o be_v mingle_v therewith_o contrariwise_o drink_v necessary_o slake_v hunger_n for_o by_o reason_n that_o moisture_n drench_a and_o soak_v that_o little_a meat_n which_o it_o find_v dry_a and_o hard_a raise_v from_o it_o certain_a vapour_n and_o moist_a exhalation_n and_o those_o it_o do_v elevate_v and_o carry_v up_o into_o all_o the_o body_n apply_v the_o same_o to_o the_o part_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n and_o therefore_o erasistratus_n not_o unproper_o term_v moisture_n the_o waggon_n of_o the_o viand_n for_o be_v mix_v and_o temper_v with_o such_o thing_n as_o otherwise_o of_o themselves_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o dryness_n or_o other_o evil_a disposition_n be_v idle_a and_o heavy_a it_o raise_v and_o lift_v up_o and_o hereupon_o it_o come_v that_o many_o man_n who_o have_v be_v exceed_o hungry_a only_o by_o bathe_v or_o wash_v themselves_o without_o any_o drink_n at_o all_o have_v wonderful_o aswage_v and_o allay_v their_o hunger_n for_o the_o moisture_n from_o without_o enter_v into_o the_o body_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v more_o succulent_a and_o in_o better_a plight_n for_o that_o it_o do_v enlarge_v the_o part_n within_o so_o that_o it_o do_v mitigate_v the_o fell_a mood_n and_o appease_v the_o crhell_n rage_n of_o hunger_n to_o conclude_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o who_o be_v determine_v to_o pine_v themselves_o to_o death_n by_o utter_a abstinence_n from_o all_o solid_a meat_n live_v and_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n if_o they_o receive_v but_o water_n only_o even_o until_o the_o time_n that_o all_o be_v quite_o evaporate_v spend_v and_o dry_v up_o which_o may_v nourish_v and_o be_v unite_v unto_o the_o body_n the_o four_o question_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o pit_n or_o wellwater_n be_v draw_v if_o it_o be_v leave_v all_o night_n within_o the_o air_n of_o the_o pit_n become_v cold_a than_o it_o
be_v steep_v in_o some_o liquor_n as_o have_v not_o be_v cover_v but_o with_o their_o own_o bare_a coat_n for_o this_o you_o may_v observe_v ordinary_o in_o stone_n that_o those_o part_n and_o side_n which_o lie_v cover_v deep_a within_o the_o ground_n as_o if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o plant_n be_v more_o frim_a and_o tender_a as_o be_v preserve_v by_o heat_n than_o those_o outward_a face_n which_o lie_v ebb_v or_o above_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o skilful_a mason_n dig_v deep_a into_o the_o ground_n for_o stone_n which_o they_o mean_v to_o square_v work_n and_o cut_v as_o be_v melowed_a by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o earth_n whereas_o those_o which_o lie_v bare_a aloft_o and_o expose_v to_o the_o air_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o cold_a prove_v hard_a and_o not_o easy_a to_o be_v wrought_v or_o put_v to_o any_o use_n in_o building_n semblable_o even_o corn_n if_o it_o continue_v long_o in_o the_o open_a air_n and_o cock_v upon_o the_o stack_n or_o thresh_a floor_n be_v more_o hard_a and_o rebellious_a than_o that_o which_o be_v soon_o take_v away_o and_o lay_v up_o in_o garner_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o the_o very_a wind_n which_o blow_v while_o it_o be_v fan_v or_o winnow_v make_v it_o more_o tough_a and_o stubborn_a and_o all_o by_o reason_n of_o cold_a whereof_o the_o experience_n by_o report_n be_v to_o be_v see_v about_o philippi_n a_o city_n in_o macedon_n where_o the_o remedy_n be_v to_o let_v corn_n lie_v in_o the_o chaff_n and_o therefore_o you_o must_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o you_o hear_v husbandman_n report_v that_o of_o two_o land_n or_o ridge_n run_v direct_o one_o by_o the_o side_n of_o another_o the_o one_o shall_v yield_v corn_n tough_a and_o hard_a the_o other_o soft_a and_o tender_a and_o that_o which_o more_o be_v bean_n lie_v in_o one_o cod_n some_o be_v of_o one_o sort_n and_o some_o of_o another_o according_a as_o they_o have_v feel_v more_o or_o less_o either_o of_o cold_a or_o of_o wind_n the_o three_o question_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o mid_n of_o wine_n the_o top_n of_o oil_n and_o the_o bottom_n of_o honey_n be_v best_a my_o wife_n father_n alexion_n one_o day_n laugh_v at_o hesiodus_n for_o give_v counsel_n to_o drink_v wine_n lusty_o when_o the_o vessel_n be_v either_o new_o pierce_v or_o run_v low_a but_o to_o forbear_v when_o it_o be_v half_o draw_v his_o word_n be_v these_o when_o tierce_a be_v full_a or_o when_o it_o draw_v low_a drink_v hard_a but_o spare_v to_o mid_n when_o it_o do_v grow_v for_o that_o the_o wine_n there_o be_v most_o excellent_a for_o who_o know_v not_o quoth_v he_o that_o wine_n be_v best_a in_o the_o middle_n oil_n in_o the_o top_n and_o honey_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n but_o hesiodus_n forsooth_o advise_v we_o to_o let_v the_o mid_n alone_o and_o to_o stay_v until_o it_o change_v to_o the_o worse_a and_o be_v sour_a namely_o when_o it_o run_v low_a and_o little_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o vessel_n which_o word_n be_v pass_v the_o company_n there_o present_a bad_a hesiodus_n farewell_o and_o betake_v themselves_o into_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o difference_n and_o diversity_n in_o these_o liquor_n and_o first_o as_o touch_v the_o reason_n of_o honey_n we_o be_v not_o very_o much_o trouble_v about_o it_o because_o there_o be_v none_o in_o manner_n but_o know_v that_o a_o thing_n the_o more_o rare_a or_o hollow_a the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v the_o light_a it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o also_o that_o solid_a massy_a and_o compact_a thing_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o weight_n do_v settle_v downward_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o although_o you_o turn_v a_o vessel_n upsidedowne_a yet_o within_o a_o while_n after_o each_o part_n return_v into_o the_o own_o place_n again_o the_o heavy_a sink_v down_o the_o light_n float_v above_o and_o even_o so_o there_o want_v no_o argument_n to_o yield_v a_o sound_a reason_n for_o the_o wine_n also_o for_o first_o and_o foremost_a the_o virtue_n and_o strength_n of_o wine_n which_o be_v the_o heat_n thereof_o by_o good_a right_n gather_v about_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o keep_v that_o part_n of_o all_o other_o best_o then_o the_o bottom_n for_o the_o vicinity_n unto_o the_o lees_n be_v naught_o last_o the_o upper_a region_n for_o that_o it_o be_v next_o to_o the_o air_n be_v likewise_o corrupt_a for_o this_o we_o all_o know_v that_o the_o wind_n or_o the_o air_n be_v most_o dangerous_a unto_o wine_n for_o that_o it_o alter_v the_o nature_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o we_o use_v to_o set_v wine_n vessel_n within_o the_o ground_n yea_o and_o to_o stop_v and_o cover_v they_o with_o all_o care_n and_o diligence_n that_o the_o least_o air_n in_o the_o world_n come_v not_o to_o the_o wine_n and_o that_o which_o more_o be_v wine_n will_v nothing_o so_o soon_o corrupt_v when_o the_o vessel_n be_v full_a as_o when_o it_o have_v be_v much_o draw_v and_o grow_v low_a for_o the_o air_n enter_v in_o apace_o proportionable_o to_o the_o place_n that_o be_v void_a the_o wine_n the_o take_v wind_n thereby_o and_o so_o much_o the_o soon_o change_v whereas_o if_o the_o vessel_n be_v full_a the_o wine_n be_v able_a to_o maintain_v itself_o not_o admit_v from_o without_o much_o of_o that_o which_o be_v adverse_a unto_o it_o or_o can_v hurt_v it_o great_o but_o the_o consideration_n of_o oil_n put_v we_o not_o to_o a_o little_a debate_n in_o argue_v one_o of_o the_o company_n say_v that_o the_o bottom_n of_o oil_n be_v the_o worst_a because_o it_o be_v trouble_v and_o muddy_a with_o the_o leis_fw-we or_o mother_n thereof_o and_o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v above_o he_o say_v it_o be_v nothing_o better_o than_o the_o rest_n but_o seem_v only_o so_o because_o it_o be_v far_a remove_v from_o that_o which_o may_v hurt_v it_o other_o attribute_v the_o cause_n unto_o the_o solidity_n thereof_o in_o which_o regard_n it_o will_v not_o well_o be_v mingle_v or_o incorporate_v with_o any_o other_o liquor_n unless_o it_o be_v break_v or_o divide_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n for_o so_o compact_v it_o be_v that_o it_o will_v not_o admit_v the_o very_a air_n to_o enter_v in_o it_o or_o to_o be_v mingle_v with_o it_o but_o keep_v itself_o a_o part_n and_o reject_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fine_a smoothness_n and_o contenuitie_n of_o all_o the_o part_n so_o that_o less_o alter_v it_o be_v by_o the_o air_n as_o be_v not_o predominant_a over_o it_o nevertheless_o it_o seem_v that_o aristotle_n do_v contradict_v and_o gainsay_v this_o reason_n who_o have_v observe_v as_o he_o say_v himself_o that_o the_o oil_n be_v sweet_a more_o odoriferous_a and_o in_o all_o respect_v better_a which_o be_v keep_v in_o vessel_n not_o fill_v up_o to_o the_o brim_n and_o afterward_o ascribe_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o meliority_n or_o betterness_n unto_o the_o air_n for_o that_o say_v he_o there_o enter_v more_o air_n into_o a_o vessel_n that_o be_v half_a empty_a and_o have_v the_o more_o power_n then_o i_o wot_v not_o well_o say_v i_o but_o what_o and_o if_o in_o regard_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o faculty_n and_o power_n the_o air_n better_v oil_n and_o impair_v the_o goodness_n of_o wine_n for_o we_o know_v that_o age_n be_v hurtful_a to_o oil_n and_o good_a for_o wine_n which_o age_n the_o air_n take_v from_o oil_n because_o that_o which_o be_v cool_v continue_v still_o young_a and_o fresh_a contrariwise_o that_o which_o be_v pen_v in_o and_o stuff_v up_o as_o have_v no_o air_n soon_o age_v and_o wax_v old_a great_a appearance_n there_o be_v therefore_o of_o truth_n that_o the_o air_n approach_v near_o unto_o oil_n and_o touch_v the_o superficies_n thereof_o keep_v it_o fresh_a and_o young_a still_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o of_o wine_n the_o upmost_a part_n be_v worst_a but_o of_o oil_n the_o best_a because_o that_o age_n work_v in_o that_o a_o very_a good_a disposition_n but_o in_o this_o as_o bad_a the_o four_o question_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o ancient_a roman_n be_v very_o precise_a not_o to_o suffer_v the_o table_n to_o be_v clean_o void_v and_o all_o take_v away_o or_o the_o lamp_n and_o candle_n to_o be_v put_v out_o florus_n a_o great_a lover_n of_o antiquity_n will_v never_o abide_v that_o a_o table_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o empty_a but_o always_o lest_o some_o meat_n or_o other_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o i_o know_v full_a well_o quoth_v he_o that_o both_o my_o father_n and_o my_o grandfather_n before_o he_o not_o only_o observe_v this_o most_o careful_o but_o also_o will_v not_o in_o any_o case_n permit_v the_o lamp_n after_o supper_n to_o be_v put_v out_o because_o for_o spare_v of_o oil_n and_o that_o thereby_o
and_o outrageous_a but_o mild_a and_o gracious_a and_o thus_o we_o read_v of_o aeschylus_n the_o poet_n that_o he_o indict_v and_o write_v his_o tragedy_n when_o he_o be_v thorough_o set_v in_o a_o heat_n with_o wine_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o they_o all_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o influence_n of_o bacchus_n and_o not_o as_o gorgias_n say_v that_o one_o of_o they_o and_o namely_o the_o great_a entitle_v the_o seven_o prince_n before_o thebes_n be_v beget_v as_o it_o be_v by_o mars_n for_o wine_n be_v of_o power_n to_o enchafe_v the_o body_n and_o mind_n both_o according_a as_o plato_n say_v cause_v the_o body_n to_o be_v perspirable_a quick_a and_o active_a open_v all_o the_o pore_n and_o passage_n thereof_o give_v way_n unto_o the_o fantasy_n and_o imagination_n easy_o to_o run_v forth_o draw_v out_o together_o with_o they_o the_o assurance_n of_o reason_n and_o boldness_n of_o speech_n for_o you_o shall_v have_v man_n who_o invention_n natural_o be_v good_a enough_o in_o who_o when_o they_o be_v sober_a and_o fast_a the_o same_o be_v cold_a timorous_a and_o in_o manner_n freeze_v let_v they_o once_o be_v well_o ply_v with_o wine_n cup_n after_o cup_n you_o shall_v see_v they_o evaporate_v and_o smoke_n out_o like_z as_o frankincense_n do_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n furthermore_o the_o nature_n of_o wine_n chase_v away_o all_o fear_n which_o be_v as_o contrary_a unto_o those_o who_o sit_v in_o consultation_n as_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n it_o quench_v also_o many_o other_o base_a and_o vile_a passion_n such_o as_o malice_n and_o rancour_n it_o open_v the_o double_a plate_n and_o fold_n of_o the_o mind_n display_v and_o discover_v the_o whole_a disposition_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n by_o his_o very_a word_n yea_o it_o have_v a_o virtue_n to_o give_v frank_a and_o liberal_a speech_n and_o consequent_o audacity_n to_o utter_v the_o truth_n without_o which_o neither_o experience_n nor_o quickenesse_n of_o wit_n avail_v aught_o for_o many_o there_o be_v who_o put_v in_o practice_n and_o make_v use_n of_o that_o which_o come_v quick_o into_o their_o head_n speed_v better_o and_o have_v great_a success_n than_o those_o who_o wary_o cautelous_o and_o with_o much_o subtlety_n seem_v to_o conceal_v and_o keep_v in_o that_o which_o present_v itself_o unto_o they_o and_o be_v very_a lateward_n in_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n we_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o fear_v wine_n in_o this_o regard_n that_o it_o stir_v up_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o incit_v not_o the_o worst_a unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o wicked_a man_n who_o counsel_n be_v at_o no_o time_n sober_a but_o as_o theophrastus_n be_v wont_n to_o call_v barber_n shop_n dry_a banquet_n without_o wine_n even_o so_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o winelesse_a drunkenness_n and_o the_o same_o sour_a and_o unpleasant_a dwell_v continual_o within_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o be_v vicious_a and_o without_o good_a bring_v up_o trouble_v and_o vex_v always_o with_o some_o anger_n with_o grudge_n malice_n envy_n emulation_n contention_n or_o illiberal_a baseness_n of_o which_o vice_n wine_n abate_v the_o edge_n of_o a_o great_a part_n rather_o than_o sharpen_v they_o make_v man_n not_o sottish_a fool_n and_o blockish_a dolt_n but_o ready_a and_o apt_a and_o yet_o circumspect_a cautelous_a and_o wary_a not_o supine_n and_o negligent_a in_o matter_n concern_v their_o profit_n but_o yet_o industrious_a and_o make_v choice_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o honest_a but_o such_o as_o term_v wily-craftinesse_a by_o the_o name_n of_o fine_a wit_n and_o take_v erroneous_a opinion_n and_o mechanical_a nigardise_n for_o wisdom_n may_v even_o aswell_o and_o with_o as_o good_a reason_n say_v that_o as_o many_o as_o when_o they_o be_v drink_v at_o the_o table_n speak_v their_o mind_n round_o and_o utter_v with_o liberty_n what_o they_o think_v be_v senseless_a fool_n but_o contrariwise_o our_o ancient_n call_v bacchus_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o deliverer_n and_o free_a be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o he_o a_o great_a part_n of_o divination_n not_o for_o that_o he_o be_v furious_a rage_a &_o mad_a as_o euripides_n say_v but_o because_o he_o deliver_v the_o mind_n and_o free_v it_o from_o all_o servile_a fear_n diffidence_n and_o cowardice_n give_v we_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n to_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o use_v frankness_n of_o speech_n one_o to_o another_o the_o eight_o book_n of_o symposiaques_n or_o table-discourse_n the_o summarie_n 1_o of_o those_o day_n upon_o which_o be_v bear_v certain_a not_o able_a and_o famous_a person_n and_o withal_o as_o touch_v that_o progeny_n which_o be_v say_v to_o descend_v from_o the_o god_n 2_o in_o what_o sense_n plato_n say_v that_o god_n always_o exercise_v geometry_n 3_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o sound_v be_v more_o audible_a in_o the_o night_n than_o in_o the_o day_n 4_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o of_o the_o sacred_a game_n some_o have_v this_o garland_n and_o other_o that_o but_o all_o the_o date-tree_n branch_n as_o also_o why_o the_o great_a date_n be_v call_v nicolai_n 5_o wherefore_o they_o that_o sail_v upon_o the_o river_n nilus_n draw_v up_o water_n for_o their_o use_n before_o it_o be_v day_n 6_o of_o those_o that_o come_v late_a to_o supper_n and_o therewith_o whereupon_o come_v these_o name_n of_o refection_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 7_o of_o certain_a pythagorean_n precept_n by_o which_o for_o bid_v we_o be_v to_o entertain_v swallow_n within_o our_o house_n and_o when_o we_o be_v new_o rise_v out_o of_o our_o bed_n to_o ruffle_v the_o clothes_n 8_o what_o may_v be_v the_o motive_n that_o induce_v the_o pythagorean_n among_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n to_o abstain_v most_o from_o fish_n 9_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o by_o our_o meat_n there_o shall_v be_v engender_v new_a disease_n 10_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o take_v least_o heed_n of_o our_o dream_n in_o autumn_n the_o eight_o book_n of_o symposiaques_n or_o table-discourse_n the_o proëme_n they_o that_o chase_v philosophy_n out_o of_o feast_n and_o banquet_n o_o sossius_n senecio_n do_v not_o the_o same_o but_o worse_a far_o than_o those_o who_o take_v away_o the_o light_n from_o thence_o for_o that_o when_o the_o lamp_n be_v go_v such_o person_n as_o be_v make_v temperate_a and_o well_o dispose_v will_v be_v nothing_o the_o worse_a therefore_o make_v as_o they_o do_v more_o account_n of_o a_o reverend_a regard_n than_o of_o the_o mutual_a sight_n one_o of_o another_o whereas_o if_o rudeness_n ignorance_n and_o leaudnesse_n be_v join_v with_o wine_n the_o very_a golden_a lamp_n of_o minerva_n if_o it_o be_v there_o can_v not_o possible_o make_v the_o feast_n or_o banquet_v lovely_a gracious_a modest_a and_o well_o order_v for_o that_o man_n shall_v feed_v and_o fill_v themselves_o together_o in_o silence_n without_o a_o word_n say_v be_v the_o fashion_n that_o savour_v very_o much_o of_o still_a swine_n at_o their_o draff_n and_o perhaps_o a_o thing_n impossible_a but_o whosoever_o reserve_v speech_n in_o a_o feast_n and_o withal_o admit_v not_o the_o wise_a and_o profitable_a use_n thereof_o be_v more_o worthy_a to_o be_v laugh_v at_o than_o he_o who_o think_v very_o that_o guest_n shall_v be_v ever_o eat_v and_o drink_v at_o a_o supper_n but_o not_o fill_v unto_o they_o wine_n undelay_v unseasoned_a and_o which_o be_v mere_a of_o itself_o or_o set_v before_o they_o viand_n unseasoned_a without_o salt_n or_o sauce_n and_o the_o same_o not_o clean_o dress_v for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o meat_n or_o drink_n so_o unsavoury_a unpleasant_a and_o hurtful_a for_o want_v of_o good_a and_o orderly_a handle_n as_o word_n carry_v unseemly_a and_o without_o discretion_n at_o a_o banquet_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o philosopher_n when_o they_o reproove_v drunkenness_n call_v it_o a_o dote_a by_o wine_n and_o sure_o this_o dotage_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o rave_v or_o vain_a foolish_a and_o undiscreet_a use_v of_o word_n now_o when_o disordinate_a babble_n and_o foolish_a talk_n meet_v once_o with_o wine_n in_o a_o banquet_n it_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o the_o issue_n thereof_o will_v be_v reproachful_a contumely_n insolency_n brainsick_a folly_n and_o villainy_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v a_o most_o unpleasant_a end_n and_o far_a from_o all_o muse_n and_o grace_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o foolish_a ceremony_n and_o absurd_a fashion_n which_o the_o woman_n in_o our_o country_n observe_v at_o their_o feast_n call_v agronia_n where_o they_o make_v semblance_n for_o a_o while_n as_o if_o they_o seek_v for_o bacchus_n be_v flee_v out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o afterward_o give_v
out_o of_o the_o field_n say_v great_a jupiter_n and_o other_o god_n immortal_a now_o do_v know_v who_o destiny_n it_o be_v to_o die_v upon_o his_o overthrow_n for_o he_o wist_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o covenant_n of_o combat_n be_v capitulate_v and_o accord_v upon_o this_o condition_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o a_o little_a while_n after_o hector_n say_v god_n jupiter_n aloft_o in_o heaven_n who_o sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n the_o covenant_n swear_v have_v not_o perform_v which_o be_v agree_v and_o swear_v for_o as_o yet_o the_o combat_n remain_v unatchive_v and_o unperfect_a neither_o have_v it_o a_o certain_a and_o doubtless_o conclusion_n consider_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o of_o the_o champion_n be_v slay_v so_o that_o in_o my_o opinion_n there_o be_v no_o contrariety_n here_o at_o all_o because_o the_o former_a article_n and_o condition_n be_v comprise_v in_o the_o second_o for_o no_o doubt_n he_o that_o kill_v have_v overcome_v but_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o he_o who_o vanquisheth_z have_v kill_v his_o enemy_n but_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n we_o may_v well_o plead_v thus_o that_o agamemnon_n do_v not_o reverse_v or_o annul_v the_o challenge_n or_o defiance_n pronounce_v by_o hector_n but_o explain_v and_o declare_v it_o neither_o alter_v he_o it_o but_o add_v rather_o the_o principal_a point_n thereof_o set_v down_o express_o he_o for_o victor_n who_o kill_v his_o enemy_n for_o this_o indeed_o be_v a_o complete_a and_o absolute_a victory_n whereas_o all_o other_o have_v evasion_n pretend_a excuse_n and_o opposition_n such_o as_o this_o of_o menelaus_n who_o wound_v not_o his_o enemy_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o pursue_v and_o follow_v after_o he_o like_v as_o therefore_o in_o such_o case_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o evident_a contradiction_n of_o law_n indeed_o the_o judge_n be_v wont_a to_o pronounce_v award_n and_o sentence_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v most_o express_o and_o ãâã_d set_v down_o leave_v that_o which_o be_v doubtful_a and_o obscure_a even_o so_o in_o this_o present_a case_n now_o in_o question_n that_o covenant_n which_o have_v a_o evident_a conclusion_n and_o admit_v no_o tergiversation_n at_o all_o we_o ought_v to_o esteem_v more_o firm_a and_o effectual_a furthermore_o that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o principal_a point_n of_o all_o even_o he_o himself_o who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o victor_n in_o that_o he_o retire_v not_o back_o nor_o give_v over_o seek_v for_o he_o that_o flee_v but_o go_v up_o and_o down_o to_o and_o fro_o among_o the_o troop_n search_v all_o about_o if_o haply_o of_o this_o gallant_a knight_n sir_n paris_n he_o may_v have_v a_o sight_n testify_v plain_o that_o his_o victory_n be_v imperfect_a and_o of_o no_o validity_n consider_v that_o his_o concurrent_a be_v escape_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n which_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o word_n which_o himself_o a_o little_a before_o have_v say_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n to_o whether_o of_o we_o twain_o be_v come_v let_v he_o lie_v dead_a upon_o the_o plain_a as_o for_o the_o rest_n see_v every_o one_o apart_o and_o that_o with_o speed_n you_o home_n in_o peace_n depart_v and_o therefore_o it_o stand_v he_o upon_o necessary_o to_o seek_v out_o alexander_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v slay_v he_o he_o may_v accomplish_v the_o entire_a execution_n of_o the_o combat_n and_o gain_v the_o end_n thereof_o whereas_o neither_o kill_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n nor_o take_v he_o prisoner_n without_o all_o right_n he_o demand_v the_o prize_n of_o victory_n for_o in_o very_a truth_n he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o vanquish_v he_o if_o we_o may_v gather_v presumption_n and_o conjectural_a argument_n even_o out_o of_o his_o own_o word_n complain_v as_o he_o do_v of_o jupiter_n and_o lament_v to_o himself_o that_o he_o miss_v of_o his_o purpose_n in_o these_o word_n o_o jupiter_n in_o heaven_n above_o no_o god_n there_o be_v again_o more_o spiteful_a than_o thyself_o to_o i_o nor_o cruel_a to_o be_v plain_a i_o make_v account_v and_o so_o give_v out_o of_o paris_z in_o this_o place_n revenge_v to_o be_v for_o all_o his_o wrong_n and_o work_v my_o disgrace_n but_o now_o my_o sword_n in_o hand_n be_v burst_v my_o javelin_n ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d with_o force_n of_o arm_n have_v do_v no_o hurt_n nor_o wrought_v he_o any_o pain_n for_o himself_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n that_o he_o pierce_v through_o his_o enemy_n shield_n and_o take_v away_o his_o armet_fw-la that_o fell_a from_o his_o head_n unless_o he_o have_v wound_v he_o therewith_o and_o slay_v he_o outright_o the_o fourteen_o quetsion_n as_o touch_v the_o muse_n and_o their_o number_n certain_a point_n not_o after_o a_o vulgar_a and_o common_a manner_n handle_v this_o discourse_n be_v thus_o finish_v we_o perform_v our_o oblation_n and_o libament_n to_o the_o muse_n and_o after_o we_o have_v sing_v a_o hymn_n to_o apollo_n the_o leader_n and_o conductour_n of_o the_o muse_n we_o chant_v also_o to_o the_o find_v of_o the_o harp_n as_o eraton_n play_v there_o upon_o those_o verse_n which_o ãâã_d write_v concern_v the_o generation_n and_o birth_n of_o the_o muse_n when_o our_o song_n be_v end_v herodes_n the_o thetorician_n begin_v his_o speech_n in_o this_o wise_a listen_v lording_n quoth_v he_o you_o that_o will_v distract_v and_o pluck_v from_o we_o calliope_n they_o say_v forsooth_o that_o she_o converse_v with_o king_n and_o not_o with_o those_o who_o can_v skill_n of_o unfold_a syllogism_n or_o who_o propose_v difficult_a question_n to_o such_o as_o speak_v big_a and_o be_v of_o magnificent_a speech_n ãâã_d those_o rather_o who_o do_v and_o effect_v great_a matter_n the_o work_v i_o mean_v which_o concern_v orator_n politician_n &_o statesman_n and_o as_o for_o clio_n of_o all_o the_o muse_n she_o ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d the_o encomiasticall_a oration_n wherein_o be_v contain_v the_o praise_n of_o other_o artisan_n for_o that_o in_o old_a time_n our_o ancestor_n call_v praise_n clea_n and_o polymneia_n entertein_v history_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o memorial_n or_o remembrance_n of_o many_o antiquity_n and_o it_o be_v report_v that_o in_o some_o place_n and_o namely_o in_o ãâã_d chios_n they_o name_v all_o the_o muse_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v memory_n as_o for_o i_o i_o challenge_v also_o to_o myself_o some_o part_n of_o ãâã_d euterpe_n if_o it_o be_v as_o ãâã_d say_v that_o she_o it_o be_v who_o have_v allot_v unto_o she_o the_o gift_n to_o entertain_v meeting_n and_o conference_n with_o pleasure_n delectation_n and_o grace_n for_o a_o orator_n be_v no_o less_o affable_a in_o familiar_a conversation_n than_o eloquent_a in_o plead_v cause_n at_o the_o ãâã_d or_o in_o opine_v and_o deliver_v his_o mind_n in_o consultation_n at_o the_o counsel_n table_n consider_v that_o the_o art_n and_o profession_n of_o a_o orator_n contain_v the_o faculty_n and_o feat_n to_o win_v good_a will_n do_v defend_v maintain_v and_o justify_v but_o principal_o and_o most_o of_o all_o we_o employ_v our_o great_a skill_n in_o praise_v and_o dispraise_v which_o if_o we_o can_v order_v artificial_o and_o with_o dexterity_n we_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v about_o and_o effect_v no_o small_a matter_n and_o contrariwise_o if_o we_o do_v unskilful_o and_o without_o art_n we_o fail_v of_o the_o mark_n which_o we_o shoot_v at_o for_o this_o commendable_a title_n o_o god_n this_o man_n how_o acceptable_a be_v he_o to_o all_o and_o venerable_a agree_v in_o my_o judgement_n to_o orator_n rather_o than_o to_o any_o other_o person_n who_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o speak_v well_o and_o to_o persuade_v a_o gift_n most_o requisite_a fit_a and_o beseem_v those_o that_o be_v to_o converse_v with_o man_n then_o ammonius_n it_o be_v not_o well_o do_v of_o we_o quoth_v he_o o_o herodes_n if_o we_o shall_v be_v offend_v and_o angry_a with_o you_o although_o you_o seem_v to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o muse_n together_o in_o your_o hand_n for_o that_o among_o friend_n all_o thing_n be_v common_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o jupiter_n have_v beget_v many_o mufe_n that_o every_o man_n may_v draw_v abundance_n from_o they_o of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o make_v no_o spare_a for_o we_o have_v not_o all_o of_o we_o need_n of_o the_o skill_n in_o hunt_v of_o military_a science_n of_o the_o art_n of_o navigation_n nor_o of_o the_o mechanical_a handicraft_n of_o artisan_n but_o we_o all_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o learning_n and_o erudition_n as_o many_o as_o on_o fruit_n do_v feed_v which_o for_o our_o use_n the_o earth_n do_v breed_v and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o jupiter_n have_v procreate_v one_o minerva_n one_o diana_n and_o one_o vulcan_n but_o many_o muse_n now_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v nine_o of_o they_o in_o number_n
call_v one_o atropos_n another_o lachesis_n and_o a_o three_o clotho_n for_o as_o touch_v the_o motion_n and_o revolution_n of_o the_o eight_o heavenly_a sphere_n he_o have_v attribute_v as_o precedent_n unto_o they_o so_o many_o syrenes_n in_o number_n and_o not_o muse_n then_o menephylus_fw-la the_o peripatetic_n come_v in_o with_o his_o speech_n there_o be_v quoth_v he_o some_o reason_n and_o probability_n in_o the_o delphian_o say_v but_o sure_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n be_v absurd_a in_o that_o unto_o those_o divine_a and_o eternal_a revolution_n of_o the_o heaven_n he_o have_v assign_v in_o stead_n of_o muse_n the_o syrenes_n which_o be_v daemon_n or_o power_n not_o very_o kind_a and_o good_a nor_o beneficial_a either_o leave_v out_o as_o he_o do_v the_o muse_n altogether_o or_o else_o call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o destiny_n and_o say_v they_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o necessity_n for_o sure_o necessity_n be_v a_o rude_a thing_n and_o violent_a whereas_o persuasion_n be_v gentle_a and_o gracious_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o muse_n amiable_a tame_v what_o it_o will_v and_o in_o my_o mind_n detest_v more_o the_o duritie_fw-la and_o force_v of_o hard_a necessity_n than_o do_v that_o grace_n and_o venus_n of_o empedocles_n that_o be_v true_a indeed_o quoth_v ammonius_n it_o abhor_v that_o violent_a and_o involuntarie_a cause_n which_o be_v in_o ourselves_o enforce_v we_o to_o do_v against_o our_o evil_n but_o the_o necessity_n which_o be_v among_o the_o god_n be_v nothing_o intolerable_a nor_o violent_a nor_o hard_a to_o be_v obey_v or_o persuade_v but_o to_o the_o wicked_a no_o more_o than_o the_o law_n of_o a_o city_n that_o unto_o good_a man_n be_v the_o best_a thing_n that_o be_v &_o which_o they_o can_v pervert_v or_o transgress_v not_o because_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v but_o for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o change_v the_o same_o moreover_o as_o touch_v those_o syrenes_n 167._o of_o homer_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o the_o fable_n of_o they_o shall_v affright_v we_o for_o after_o a_o enigmatical_a and_o covert_a sort_n even_o he_o signify_v very_o well_o unto_o we_o that_o the_o power_n of_o their_o song_n and_o music_n be_v neither_o inhuman_a nor_o pernicious_a or_o mortal_a but_o such_o as_o imprint_v in_o the_o soul_n which_o depart_v from_o hence_o thither_o as_o also_o to_o such_o as_o wander_v in_o that_o other_o world_n after_o death_n a_o vehement_a affection_n to_o divine_a and_o celestial_a thing_n together_o with_o a_o certain_a forgetfulness_n of_o those_o that_o be_v mortal_a and_o earthly_a detain_v and_o enchant_v they_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o pleasure_n that_o they_o give_v unto_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o joy_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o they_o they_o follow_v after_o and_o turn_v about_o with_o they_o now_o of_o this_o harmony_n there_o be_v a_o little_a echo_n or_o obscure_a resonance_n come_v hither_o unto_o we_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o certain_a discourse_n which_o call_v unto_o our_o soul_n and_o put_v into_o her_o mind_n such_o thing_n as_o then_o and_o there_o be_v whereof_o the_o great_a part_n be_v enclose_v and_o stop_v up_o with_o the_o abstruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o passion_n that_o be_v not_o sincere_a howbeit_o our_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o generosity_n wherewith_o it_o be_v endue_v do_v understand_v yea_o and_o remember_v the_o same_o be_v ravish_v with_o so_o vehement_a a_o affection_n thereof_o that_o her_o passion_n may_v be_v compare_v proper_o unto_o most_o ardent_a and_o furious_a fit_n of_o love_n while_o she_o still_o affect_v and_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v but_o be_v not_o able_a for_o all_o that_o to_o loosen_v and_o free_v herself_o from_o the_o body_n howbeit_o i_o do_v not_o accord_v and_o hold_v with_o he_o altogether_o in_o these_o matter_n but_o it_o seem_v unto_o i_o that_o plato_n as_o he_o have_v somewhat_o strange_o in_o this_o place_n call_v the_o axe_n and_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n and_o heaven_n by_o the_o name_n of_o spindel_n rock_n and_o distave_n yea_o &_o term_v the_o star_n wherve_n so_o to_o the_o muse_n also_o he_o have_v give_v a_o extraordinary_a denomination_n of_o siren_n as_o if_o they_o relate_v and_o expound_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o ghost_n beneath_o divine_a and_o celestial_a thing_n like_v as_o ulysses_n in_o sophocles_n say_v that_o the_o syrenes_n be_v come_v the_o daughter_n who_o of_o phorcis_fw-la be_v that_o do_v of_o hell_n the_o law_n declare_v as_o for_o the_o muse_n they_o be_v assign_v unto_o the_o eight_o heavenly_a sphere_n and_o one_o have_v for_o her_o portion_n the_o place_n and_o region_n next_o to_o the_o earth_n those_o than_o which_o have_v the_o presidence_n &_o charge_n of_o the_o revolution_n of_o those_o eight_o sphere_n do_v keep_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v the_o harmony_n and_o consonance_n aswell_o between_o the_o wander_a planet_n and_o fix_a star_n as_o also_o of_o themselves_o one_o to_o another_o and_o that_o one_o which_o have_v the_o superintendence_n of_o that_o space_n between_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o converse_v with_o mortal_a and_o temporal_a thing_n bring_v in_o and_o infuse_v among_o they_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o her_o speech_n and_o song_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v capable_a by_o nature_n and_o apt_a to_o receive_v the_o same_o the_o persuasive_a faculty_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o musical_a measure_n and_o harmony_n which_o faculty_n be_v very_o cooperative_a with_o civil_a policy_n and_o humane_a society_n in_o dulse_v and_o apease_v that_o which_o be_v turbulent_a extravagant_a and_o wander_a in_o we_o reduce_v it_o gentle_o into_o the_o right_a way_n from_o blind_a bypath_n and_o error_n and_o there_o settle_v it_o but_o according_a to_o pyndarus_n who_o jupiter_n from_o heaven_n above_o vouchsafe_v not_o his_o gracious_a love_n amaze_v they_o be_v and_o fly_v for_o fear_v when_o they_o the_o voice_n of_o muse_n hear_v whereto_o when_o ammonius_n have_v give_v acclamation_n allude_v as_o his_o manner_n be_v unto_o the_o verse_n of_o xenophanes_n in_o this_o wise_a these_o thing_n do_v carry_v good_a credence_n and_o to_o the_o truth_n have_v reference_n and_o withal_o move_v we_o every_o one_o to_o opine_n and_o deliver_v his_o advice_n i_o myself_o after_o some_o little_a pause_n and_o silence_n begin_v thus_o to_o say_v that_o as_o plato_n himself_o by_o the_o etymology_n of_o name_n as_o it_o be_v by_o trace_n think_v to_o find_v out_o the_o property_n and_o power_n of_o the_o god_n even_o so_o let_v we_o likewise_o place_n in_o heaven_n &_o over_o celestial_a thing_n one_o of_o the_o muse_n which_o seem_v of_o the_o heaven_n to_o to_o be_v call_v urania_n certes_o it_o stand_v to_o great_a reason_n that_o these_o heavenly_a body_n require_v not_o much_o variety_n of_o government_n for_o that_o they_o have_v but_o one_o simple_a cause_n which_o be_v nature_n but_o whereas_o there_o be_v many_o error_n many_o enormity_n &_o trespass_n thither_o we_o must_v transfer_v those_o eight_o one_o for_o to_o correct_v one_o sort_n of_o fault_n and_o disorder_n and_o another_o for_o to_o amend_v &_o reform_v another_o and_o for_o that_o of_o our_o life_n one_o part_n be_v bestow_v in_o serious_a &_o grave_a affair_n and_o another_o in_o sport_n &_o game_n &_o throughout_o the_o whole_a course_n thereof_o it_o have_v need_v of_o a_o moderate_a temperature_n &_o musical_a consent_n that_o which_o in_o we_o be_v grave_a &_o serious_a shall_v be_v rule_v and_o conduct_v by_o calliope_n clio_n and_o thalia_n be_v our_o guide_n in_o the_o skill_n and_o speculation_n as_o touch_v god_n and_o goddess_n as_o for_o the_o other_o muse_n their_o office_n and_o charge_n be_v to_o support_v and_o hold_v up_o that_o which_o be_v incline_v and_o prone_a to_o pleasure_n play_n and_o disport_v not_o to_o suffer_v it_o through_o weakness_n and_o imbecility_n to_o run_v headlong_o into_o looseness_n and_o bestiality_n but_o to_o keep_v in_o repress_v and_o hold_v it_o in_o good_a and_o decent_a order_n with_o dance_v sing_v and_o play_v such_o as_o have_v their_o measure_n and_o be_v temper_v with_o harmony_n reason_n and_o proportion_n for_o my_o own_o part_n consider_v that_o plato_n admit_v and_o set_v down_o in_o every_o one_o two_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o action_n the_o one_o inbred_a and_o natural_a to_o wit_n a_o desire_n and_o inclination_n to_o pleasure_n the_o other_o come_v from_o without_o forth_o to_o wit_n a_o opinion_n which_o cover_v the_o best_a insomuch_o as_o the_o one_o he_o call_v sometime_o reason_n and_o the_o other_o passion_n and_o see_v that_o either_o of_o these_o again_o admit_v distinct_a difference_n i_o see_v certain_o that_o both_o of_o they_o require_v a_o great_a government_n and_o in_o very_a
notwithstanding_o that_o he_o cast_v he_o bread_n and_o other_o meat_n he_o will_v none_o so_o the_o night_n follow_v the_o thief_n lay_v he_o down_o to_o sleep_v the_o dog_n likewise_o keep_v all_o night_n hard_a by_o he_o and_o the_o morrow_n morning_n when_o he_o take_v his_o way_n again_o the_o dog_n likewise_o arise_v and_o go_v after_o meet_v he_o any_o passenger_n or_o waifaring_a man_n he_o will_v fawn_v upon_o they_o and_o wag_v his_o tail_n contrariwise_o he_o bark_v eager_o at_o the_o thief_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o fly_v upon_o he_o they_o who_o have_v the_o charge_n to_o follow_v with_o hue_n and_o cry_n be_v inform_v thus_o much_o by_o the_o traveller_n who_o they_o meet_v as_o also_o of_o what_o bigness_n colour_n and_o hair_n the_o dog_n be_v continue_v their_o chase_n more_o willing_o and_o make_v such_o hot_a pursuit_n that_o they_o evertooke_v the_o fellow_n at_o crommyon_n &_o from_o thence_o bring_v he_o to_o athens_n the_o dog_n he_o march_v before_o they_o all_o and_o lead_v they_o the_o way_n as_o jocund_a pleasant_a and_o gamesome_a as_o possible_o can_v be_v as_o take_v great_a joy_n that_o this_o churchrobber_n have_v be_v the_o game_n and_o prey_n that_o he_o have_v hunt_v and_o get_v the_o athenian_n when_o they_o hear_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o matter_n relate_v unto_o they_o ordain_v that_o the_o say_a dog_n shall_v have_v a_o certain_a measure_n of_o corn_n allow_v he_o at_o the_o city_n charge_n for_o his_o bread_n and_o give_v a_o especial_o charge_n to_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o temple_n to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o he_o so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v follow_v herein_o the_o kindness_n and_o liberality_n of_o their_o ancestor_n which_o they_o extend_v in_o time_n pass_v to_o a_o mule_n for_o what_o time_n as_o pericles_n cause_v to_o be_v build_v the_o temple_n of_o minerva_n name_v hecatompedon_n within_o the_o castle_n of_o the_o city_n there_o be_v be_v ordinary_a for_o such_o building_n convey_v thither_o daily_a stone_n timber_n and_o other_o stuff_n in_o cart_n and_o wagon_n draw_v with_o beast_n now_o when_o many_o of_o those_o mule_n which_o before_o time_n have_v willing_o and_o painful_o serve_v be_v now_o for_o very_a age_n discharge_v and_o send_v away_o to_o pasture_n one_o there_o be_v among_o the_o rest_n who_o every_o day_n will_v come_v into_o the_o high_a broad_a street_n ceramicum_n and_o go_v before_o those_o draught_n beast_n which_o draw_v up_o stone_n to_o the_o mount_n yea_o &_o accompany_v they_o as_o if_o he_o encourage_v and_o hearten_v they_o to_o labour_n and_o travel_v the_o people_n of_o athens_n commend_v and_o admire_v the_o good_a heart_n and_o industrious_a mind_n of_o the_o beast_n give_v order_n by_o a_o public_a decree_n for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o keep_n at_o the_o city_n cost_n no_o less_o than_o they_o will_v have_v do_v for_o a_o old_a bruise_a soldier_n who_o now_o be_v past_o service_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v say_v that_o those_o philosopher_n who_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v no_o communion_n nor_o society_n of_o justice_n between_o we_o and_o bruit_n beast_n say_v true_a if_o they_o restrain_v theirspeech_n unto_o those_o creature_n only_o which_o live_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o deep_a bottomless_a water_n with_o who_o m_o in_o deed_n we_o can_v have_v no_o fellowship_n at_o all_o of_o good_a will_n love_n and_o affection_n as_o be_v beast_n far_o remote_a from_o all_o gentleness_n sweet_a converse_n and_o good_a nature_n and_o therefore_o homer_n speakingunto_o a_o man_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v inhuman_a cruel_a and_o unsociable_a say_v elegant_o thus_o the_o blackish_a blue_a sea_n ithinke_v well_o engender_v thou_o thou_o be_v so_o fell_a as_o if_o he_o will_v thereby_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o sea_n bring_v forth_o no_o creature_n that_o be_v mild_a lovely_a meek_a and_o gentle_a but_o he_o that_o shall_v say_v as_o much_o and_o apply_v the_o former_a proposition_n unto_o the_o land-beast_n be_v himself_o cruel_a and_o savage_a if_o i_o say_v he_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v no_o reciprocal_a commerce_n of_o amity_n and_o justice_n between_o king_n lysimachus_n and_o his_o dog_n hyrcanus_n who_o remain_v continnal_o alone_a about_o his_o corpse_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a yea_o and_o at_o the_o time_n that_o it_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o funeral_n fire_n leap_v into_o it_o and_o be_v consume_v into_o ash_n with_o he_o for_o company_n and_o report_v it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v another_o dog_n name_v actus_fw-la do_v no_o less_o which_o pyrrhus_n keep_v i_o mean_v not_o the_o king_n of_o that_o name_n but_o another_o private_a person_n for_o after_o his_o master_n be_v dead_a he_o will_v never_o stir_v from_o the_o body_n and_o when_o the_o corpse_n be_v carry_v forth_o in_o a_o couch_n upon_o the_o bier_n he_o leap_v upon_o it_o and_o be_v bear_v withal_o and_o final_o spring_v himself_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o be_v burn_v with_o he_o when_o king_n porus_n be_v sore_o wound_v in_o a_o battle_n against_o king_n alexander_n the_o great_a the_o elephant_n upon_o who_o back_n he_o ride_v and_o fight_v draw_v forth_o with_o his_o trunk_n right_o gentle_o for_o fear_n of_o do_v harm_n many_o dart_n arrow_n and_o javelin_n wherewith_o he_o be_v shoot_v and_o albeit_o himself_o be_v grievous_o hurt_v yet_o never_o faint_v he_o and_o give_v over_o before_o he_o perceive_v that_o his_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v ready_a to_o reel_v and_o sink_v down_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v and_o then_o fear_v that_o he_o will_v fall_v from_o on_o high_a to_o the_o ground_n he_o gentle_o couch_v and_o yield_v with_o his_o body_n downward_o to_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v alight_v with_o ease_n and_o without_o all_o danger_n king_n alexander_n horse_n call_v bucephalus_n all_o while_o he_o be_v bare_a without_o his_o saddle_n and_o caparison_n will_v well_o enough_o abide_v that_o his_o keeper_n shall_v mount_v upon_o his_o back_n be_v he_o trap_v once_o and_o rich_o set_v out_o with_o the_o king_n royal_a furniture_n harness_n and_o ornament_n he_o will_v suffer_v none_o to_o sit_v he_o but_o alesander_n alone_o and_o if_o other_o come_v near_o he_o and_o go_v about_o to_o get_v upon_o his_o back_n he_o will_v run_v a_o front_n upon_o they_o snuff_v snort_a and_o neigh_v rise_v up_o all_o afore_o at_o they_o and_o if_o they_o make_v not_o good_a haste_n to_o retire_v behind_o he_o and_o fly_v he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v they_o under_o his_o foot_n and_o trample_v over_o they_o i_o know_v full_a well_o that_o you_o think_v these_o example_n be_v huddle_v together_o in_o a_o confuse_a variety_n but_o sure_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n to_o find_v any_o action_n of_o these_o noble_a beast_n which_o represent_v one_o bare_a virtue_n and_o no_o more_o for_o together_o with_o their_o kindness_n and_o natural_a love_n there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o certain_a desire_n of_o honour_n amid_o their_o generosity_n a_o man_n may_v perceive_v a_o kind_n of_o industrious_a sagacity_n and_o wisdom_n neither_o be_v their_o wit_n and_o subtlety_n void_a of_o courage_n and_o magnanimity_n howbeit_o if_o man_n be_v dispose_v to_o distinguish_v and_o separate_v one_o from_o another_o by_o themselves_o the_o dog_n do_v represent_v a_o example_n of_o a_o mild_a and_o gentle_a nature_n together_o with_o a_o haughty_a courage_n and_o high_a mind_n namely_o when_o they_o pass_v by_o and_o turn_v aside_o from_o those_o that_o submit_v themselves_o before_o they_o according_a to_o that_o which_o homer_n say_v in_o one_o place_n the_o dog_n run_v forth_o with_o open_a mouth_n they_o cry_v and_o bark_v amain_o ulysses_n wise_a his_o slafe_n let_v fall_v and_o stir_v not_o again_o for_o their_o manner_n be_v not_o to_o fight_v any_o long_o against_o those_o who_o humble_o fall_v down_o prostrate_a or_o show_v any_o semblance_n of_o lowly_a suppliant_n certes_o the_o report_n go_v of_o a_o principal_a indian_a dog_n who_o be_v for_o a_o singularity_n above_o all_o other_o send_v to_o fight_v a_o combat_n before_o king_n alexander_n the_o great_a when_o there_o be_v let_v loose_a at_o he_o first_o a_o stag_n than_o a_o wild_a boar_n and_o afterward_o a_o bear_n make_v no_o reckon_n of_o they_o nor_o deign_v once_o to_o stir_v out_o of_o his_o place_n nor_o rise_v up_o but_o when_o he_o see_v a_o lion_n present_v unto_o he_o then_o incontinent_o he_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n and_o address_v himself_o to_o the_o combat_n show_v evident_o that_o he_o esteem_v the_o lion_n alone_o worthy_a to_o fight_v with_o he_o and_o disdain_v all_o the_o rest_n as_o for_o those_o here_o among_o we_o which_o be_v wont_n to_o hunt_v hare_n if_o they_o themselves_o chance_v to_o kill_v they_o with_o fair_a
hurt_v their_o flesh_n nor_o put_v they_o to_o any_o pain_n whatsoever_o the_o goat_n of_o candy_n when_o they_o be_v shoot_v into_o the_o body_n with_o arrow_n or_o dart_n fall_v to_o eat_v the_o herb_n dictamus_n &_o thereby_o thrust_v they_o out_o and_o make_v they_o fall_v off_o with_o facility_n &_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o have_v teach_v woman_n with_o child_n that_o this_o herb_n have_v a_o property_n to_o cause_v abortive_a birth_n and_o the_o child_n in_o their_o womb_n to_o miscarry_v for_o the_o say_a goat_n be_v no_o soon_o wound_v but_o they_o run_v present_o to_o this_o herb_n and_o never_o seek_v after_o any_o other_o remedy_n wonder_v these_o thing_n be_v no_o doubt_n howbeit_o less_o miraculous_a when_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o beast_n how_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o arithmetic_n and_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o number_v and_o keep_v account_n as_o the_o cow_n and_o ox_n about_o susa_n for_o appoint_v they_o be_v there_o to_o water_v the_o king_n garden_n draw_v up_o water_n in_o bucket_n with_o a_o device_n of_o wheel_n that_o they_o turn_v about_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o windle_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o for_o their_o part_n must_v draw_v up_o a_o hundred_o bucket_n in_o a_o day_n so_o many_o they_o will_v do_v just_a but_o more_o you_o shall_v not_o get_v of_o they_o neither_o by_o fair_a mean_n nor_o foul_a for_o no_o soon_o have_v they_o perform_v their_o task_n but_o present_o they_o give_v over_o &_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o force_v they_o any_o far_a than_o their_o account_n notwithstanding_o trial_n have_v be_v make_v so_o just_o and_o exact_o they_o both_o know_v and_o also_o keep_v the_o reckon_n as_o ctesians_n the_o guidian_n have_v leave_v in_o writing_n as_o for_o the_o lybian_o they_o mock_v the_o egyptian_n for_o report_v this_o of_o their_o beast_n call_v oryx_n as_o a_o great_a singularity_n that_o he_o set_v up_o a_o certain_a cry_n that_o very_a day_n and_o hour_n when_o as_o the_o star_n name_v by_o they_o sothe_o and_o by_o we_o the_o dog_n or_o ãâã_d do_v arise_v for_o they_o give_v out_o that_o with_o they_o all_o their_o goat_n together_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n when_o the_o say_a star_n mount_v up_o within_o their_o horizon_n with_o the_o sun_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o turn_v and_o look_v into_o the_o east_n and_o this_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o infallible_a sign_n of_o the_o revolution_n of_o that_o star_n agree_v just_a with_o the_o rule_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o mathematician_n but_o to_o close_v up_o and_o conclude_v at_o length_n this_o discourse_n that_o it_o may_v come_v to_o a_o end_n let_v we_o as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o hand_n the_o sacred_a anchor_n and_o for_o a_o final_a conclusion_n knit_v up_o all_o with_o a_o brief_a speech_n of_o their_o divinity_n and_o prophetical_a nature_n for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o one_o of_o the_o great_a most_o noble_a and_o ancient_a part_n of_o divination_n or_o soothsay_a be_v that_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o flight_n and_o sing_v of_o bird_n they_o call_v augury_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o nature_n of_o these_o bird_n be_v so_o quick_a so_o active_a so_o spiritual_a and_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o agility_n &_o nimbleness_n very_o pliable_a and_o obsequent_a to_o all_o vision_n &_o fantasy_n present_v offer_v itself_o unto_o god_n as_o a_o proper_a instrument_n to_o be_v use_v &_o turn_v which_o way_n he_o will_v one_o while_o to_o motion_n another_o while_n into_o certain_a voice_n lay_n &_o tune_n yea_o &_o into_o divers_a &_o sundry_a gesture_n now_o to_o stop_v and_o stay_v anon_o to_o drive_v and_o put_v forward_o in_o manner_n of_o the_o wind_n by_o mean_n whereof_o he_o impeach_v and_o hold_v back_o some_o action_n and_o affection_n but_o direct_v other_o unto_o their_o end_n &_o accomplishment_n and_o this_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o euripides_n term_v all_o bird_n in_o general_a the_o herald_n and_o messenger_n of_o the_o god_n and_o particular_o socrates_n say_v that_o he_o be_v become_v a_o fellow_n servitor_n with_o the_o swan_n semblable_o among_o the_o king_n pyrrhus_n be_v well_o please_v when_o as_o man_n call_v he_o the_o eagle_n and_o antiochus_n take_v as_o great_a pleasure_n to_o be_v call_v the_o sacre_n or_o the_o hawk_n whereas_o contrariwise_o when_o we_o be_v dispose_v to_o mock_v to_o flout_v or_o to_o reproach_n those_o that_o be_v dull_a indocible_a and_o blockish_a we_o call_v they_o fish_n to_o be_v short_a a_o hundred_o thousand_o thing_n there_o be_v that_o god_n do_v show_v foretell_v and_o prognosticate_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o beast_n as_o well_o those_o of_o the_o land_n beneath_o as_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n above_o but_o who_o that_o shall_v plead_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o fish_n or_o water-creature_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o allege_v so_o much_o as_o one_o for_o deaf_a they_o be_v all_o and_o dumb_a ãâã_d blind_a also_o for_o any_o foresight_n or_o providence_n that_o they_o have_v as_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o baleful_a place_n and_o bottomless_a gulf_n where_o impious_a atheist_n &_o rebellious_a titan_n or_o giant_n against_o god_n be_v bestow_v where_o they_o have_v no_o sight_n of_o god_n no_o more_o than_o in_o hell_n where_o damn_a soul_n be_v where_o the_o reasonable_a and_o intellectual_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v utter_o extinct_a and_o the_o rest_n that_o remain_v drench_v or_o rather_o drown_v as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v in_o the_o most_o base_a and_o vile_a sensual_a part_n so_o as_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o pant_v then_o to_o live_v heracleon_n pluck_v up_o your_o brow_n good_a phaedimus_n open_v your_o eye_n awake_v your_o spirit_n and_o bestir_v yourself_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o we_o poor_a islander_n and_o maritime_a inhabitant_n for_o here_o we_o have_v hear_v not_o a_o discourse_n iwis_o merry_o devise_v to_o pass_v away_o the_o time_n but_o a_o serious_a plea_n premeditate_v and_o labour_v before_o hand_n a_o very_a rhetorical_a declamation_n which_o may_v beseem_v well_o to_o be_v pronounce_v at_o the_o bar_n in_o judicial_a court_n or_o deliver_v from_o a_o pulpit_n and_o tribunal_n before_o a_o public_a audience_n phaedimus_n now_o very_o good_a sir_n heracleon_n this_o be_v a_o mere_a surprise_n and_o a_o manifest_a ambush_n lay_v crafty_o of_o set_a purpose_n for_o this_o brave_a orator_n as_o you_o see_v be_v yet_o fast_v and_o sober_a himself_o and_o have_v study_v his_o oration_n all_o night_n long_o have_v set_v upon_o we_o at_o the_o disvantage_n and_o altogether_o unprovided_a as_o be_v still_o heavy_a in_o the_o head_n and_o drench_v with_o the_o wine_n that_o we_o drink_v yesterday_o howbeit_o we_o ought_v not_o now_o to_o draw_v back_o and_o recule_n for_o all_o this_o for_o be_v as_o i_o be_o a_o affectionate_a lover_n of_o the_o poet_n pindarus_n i_o will_v not_o for_o any_o good_a in_o the_o world_n hear_v this_o sentence_n of_o his_o just_o allege_a against_o i_o when_o game_n of_o prize_n and_o combat_n once_o be_v set_v who_o shrink_v back_o and_o do_v pretend_v some_o let_v in_o darkness_n hide_v and_o obscurity_n his_o fame_n of_o virtue_n and_o activity_n for_o at_o great_a leisure_n we_o be_v all_o and_o not_o the_o dance_v only_o be_v at_o repose_n but_o also_o dog_n and_o horse_n castnet_n drag_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o net_n beside_o yea_o and_o this_o day_n there_o be_v a_o general_a cessation_n give_v to_o all_o creature_n as_o well_o on_o land_n as_o in_o sea_n for_o to_o give_v ear_n unto_o this_o disputation_n and_o as_o for_o you_o my_o master_n here_o have_v no_o doubt_n nor_o be_v you_o afraid_a for_o i_o will_v use_v my_o liberty_n in_o a_o mean_a and_o not_o draw_v out_o a_o apology_n or_o counterplea_n in_o length_n by_o allege_v the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n the_o fable_n of_o the_o egyptian_n the_o headless_a tale_n of_o the_o indian_n or_o libyan_n without_o proof_n of_o any_o testimony_n but_o quick_o come_v to_o the_o point_n and_o look_v what_o example_n be_v most_o manifest_a and_o evident_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v testify_v and_o verify_v by_o all_o those_o mariner_n or_o traveller_n that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o sea_n some_o few_o of_o they_o i_o will_v produce_v and_o yet_o very_o in_o the_o proof_n and_o argument_n draw_v from_o creature_n above_o the_o ground_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o impeach_v the_o sight_n the_o view_n of_o they_o be_v so_o apparent_a and_o daily_o present_v unto_o our_o eye_n whereas_o the_o sea_n afford_v we_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o few_o effect_n within_o it_o &_o those_o hardly_o and_o with_o much_o ado_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o glance_n and_o glimmer_a light_n hide_v from_o we_o the_o most_o part_n
afterward_o the_o say_v caeranus_fw-la himself_o die_v and_o when_o his_o kinsfolk_n &_o friend_n burn_v his_o corpse_n never_o to_o the_o sea_n side_n in_o a_o funeral_n fire_n many_o dolphin_n be_v discover_v along_o the_o coast_n hard_o by_o the_o shore_n show_v as_o it_o be_v themselves_o how_o they_o be_v come_v to_o honour_v his_o obsequy_n for_o depart_v they_o will_v not_o before_o the_o whole_a solemnity_n of_o this_o last_o duty_n be_v perform_v that_o the_o scutcheon_n or_o shield_n of_o ulysses_n have_v for_o the_o badge_n or_o ensign_n a_o dolphin_n stesichorus_n have_v testify_v but_o the_o occasion_n and_o cause_n thereof_o the_o zacynthian_o report_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o criteus_fw-la the_o historian_n bear_v witness_v telemachus_n his_o son_n be_v yet_o a_o infant_n chance_v to_o slip_v with_o his_o foot_n as_o man_n say_v to_o fall_v into_o a_o place_n of_o the_o sea_n where_o it_o be_v very_o deep_a but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o certain_a dolphin_n who_o take_v he_o as_o he_o fall_v save_v he_o be_v and_o carry_v out_o of_o the_o water_n whereupon_o his_o father_n in_o a_o thankful_a regard_n and_o honour_n to_o this_o creature_n engrave_v within_o the_o collet_n of_o his_o signet_n wherewith_o he_o seal_v the_o portrait_n of_o a_o dolphin_n &_o likewise_o carry_v it_o as_o his_o arm_n upon_o his_o shield_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o protest_v in_o the_o beginning_n that_o i_o will_v relate_v to_o you_o no_o fable_n and_o yet_o i_o wot_v not_o how_o in_o speak_v of_o dolphin_n i_o be_o carry_v far_o than_o i_o be_v aware_a and_o fall_v upon_o ulysses_n and_o caeranus_fw-la somewhat_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o likelihood_n and_o probability_n i_o will_v set_v a_o fine_a upon_o my_o own_o head_n and_o even_o here_o for_o amends_o lay_v a_o straw_n and_o make_v a_o end_n you_o therefore_o my_o master_n who_o be_v judge_n may_v when_o it_o please_v you_o proceed_v to_o your_o verdict_n soclarus_n as_o for_o we_o we_o be_v of_o mind_n a_o good_a while_n since_o to_o say_v according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o sophocles_n your_o talk_n ere_o while_n which_o seem_v to_o disagre_a will_v soon_o accord_v and_o joint-wise_a frame_v be_v for_o if_o you_o will_v both_o of_o you_o confer_v your_o argument_n proof_n and_o reason_n which_o you_o have_v allege_v of_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o other_o and_o lay_v they_o all_o together_o in_o common_a between_o you_o it_o will_v be_v see_v how_o mighty_o you_o shall_v confute_v and_o put_v down_o those_o who_o will_v deprive_v bruit_n beast_n of_o all_o understanding_n and_o discourse_n of_o reason_n whether_o the_o athenian_n be_v more_o renown_v for_o martial_a arm_n or_o good_a letter_n the_o summarie_n we_o have_v here_o the_o fragment_n of_o a_o pleasant_a discourse_n write_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o athenian_a warrior_n and_o great_a captain_n which_o at_o this_o day_n have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n and_o in_o the_o middle_n be_v altogether_o maim_v and_o unperfect_a but_o that_o which_o the_o infortunitie_n of_o the_o time_n have_v leave_v unto_o we_o be_v such_o yet_o as_o thereout_o we_o may_v gather_v some_o good_a and_o the_o intention_n of_o plutarch_n be_v therein_o sufficient_o discover_v unto_o we_o for_o he_o show_v that_o the_o atheutans_n be_v more_o famous_a and_o excellent_a in_o feat_n of_o arm_n than_o in_o the_o profession_n of_o learning_n which_o position_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o strange_a paradox_n consider_v that_o athens_n be_v repute_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o muse_n and_o if_o there_o be_v ever_o any_o brave_a historian_n singular_a poet_n and_o notable_a orator_n in_o the_o world_n we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o they_o in_o this_o city_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o prowess_n of_o athenian_a captain_n be_v without_o all_o comparison_n more_o commendable_a and_o praisewoorthie_a than_o all_o the_o dexterity_n of_o other_o who_o at_o their_o leisure_n have_v write_v in_o the_o shade_n and_o within_o house_n the_o occurrent_n and_o accident_n of_o the_o time_n or_o exhibit_v pleasure_n and_o pastime_n to_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o stage_n or_o scaffold_n and_o to_o effect_v this_o intend_a purpose_n of_o he_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o first_o place_n historiographer_n and_o adjoin_v thereto_o a_o brief_a treatise_n of_o the_o art_n of_o paint_v and_o by_o comparison_n of_o two_o person_n bring_v news_n of_o a_o field_n fight_v where_o of_o the_o one_o be_v only_o a_o beholder_n and_o looker_n on_o the_o other_o a_o actor_n himself_o and_o a_o soldier_n fight_v in_o the_o battle_n he_o show_v that_o noble_a captain_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o historian_n who_o pen_n and_o set_v down_o their_o design_n and_o execution_n from_o history_n he_o pass_v on_o to_o poesy_n both_o comical_a and_o tragical_a which_o he_o reprove_v and_o debase_v notwithstanding_o the_o athenian_n make_v exceed_v account_n thereof_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o their_o valour_n consist_v rather_o in_o martial_a exploits-in_a the_o last_o place_n he_o speak_v of_o orator_n and_o by_o conference_n of_o their_o or_o ation_n and_o other_o reason_n prove_v that_o these_o great_a speaker_n deserve_v not_o that_o place_n as_o to_o have_v their_o word_n weigh_v in_o balance_n against_o the_o deed_n of_o many_o politic_a and_o valiant_a warrior_n whether_o the_o athenian_n be_v more_o renown_v for_o martial_a arm_n or_o good_a letter_n well_o say_v this_o be_v in_o truth_n of_o he_o unto_o those_o great_a captain_n and_o commander_n who_o succeed_v he_o unto_o who_o he_o make_v way_n and_o give_v entrance_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o those_o exploit_n which_o they_o perform_v afterward_o when_o himself_o have_v to_o their_o hand_n chase_v out_o of_o greece_n the_o barbarous_a king_n xerxes_n and_o deliver_v the_o greek_n out_o of_o servitude_n but_o aswell_o may_v the_o same_o be_v say_v also_o to_o those_o who_o be_v proud_a of_o their_o learning_n and_o stand_v high_o upon_o their_o erudition_n for_o if_o you_o take_v away_o man_n of_o action_n you_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v no_o writer_n of_o they_o take_v away_o the_o politic_a government_n of_o pericles_n at_o home_n the_o naval_a victory_n and_o trophae_n achieve_v by_o phormio_n near_o the_o promontory_n of_o rhium_n the_o noble_a prowess_n of_o nicias_n about_o the_o isle_n cythera_n as_o also_o before_o the_o city_n of_o corinth_n and_o megara_n take_v away_o the_o sea-sight_n of_o demosthenes_n before_o pylos_n the_o four_o hundred_o captive_n and_o prisoner_n of_o cleon_n the_o worthy_a deed_n of_o tolmias_n who_o scour_v all_o the_o coast_n of_o peloponnesus_n the_o brave_a act_n of_o myronides_n and_o the_o battle_n which_o he_o win_v against_o the_o boeotian_n in_o the_o place_n call_v oenophyta_n and_o withal_o you_o blot_v out_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o thucydides_n take_v away_o the_o valiant_a service_n of_o alcibtades_n show_v in_o hellespont_n the_o rare_a manhood_n of_o thrasylus_n near_o unto_o the_o isle_n lesbos_n the_o happy_a suppression_n and_o abolition_n of_o the_o tyrannical_a oligarchie_n of_o the_o thirty_o usurper_n by_o theramenes_n take_v away_o the_o valorous_a endeavour_n of_o thrasybulus_n and_o archippus_n to_o gether_o with_o the_o rare_a design_n and_o enterprise_n execute_v by_o those_o seven_o hundred_o who_o from_o phyla_n rise_v up_o in_o arm_n and_o be_v so_o hardy_a and_o resolute_a as_o to_o levy_v a_o power_n and_o wage_v war_n against_o the_o lordly_a potentate_n of_o sparta_n and_o last_o of_o all_o conon_n who_o cause_v the_o athenian_n to_o go_v to_o sea_n again_o and_o maintain_v the_o war_n and_o therewithal_o take_v away_o cratippus_n and_o all_o his_o chronicle_n for_o as_o touch_v xenophon_n he_o be_v the_o writer_n of_o his_o own_o history_n keep_v a_o book_n and_o commentary_n of_o those_o occurrent_n and_o proceed_n which_o pass_v under_o his_o happy_a conduct_n and_o direction_n and_o by_o report_n he_o give_v it_o out_o in_o writing_n that_o themistogenes_n the_o syracusian_a compose_v the_o say_a narration_n of_o his_o act_n to_o the_o end_n that_o xenophon_n may_v win_v more_o credit_n and_o be_v the_o better_o believe_v write_v as_o he_o do_v of_o himself_o as_o of_o a_o stranger_n and_o withal_o gratify_v another_o man_n by_o that_o mean_n with_o the_o honour_n of_o eloquence_n in_o digest_v and_o pen_v the_o same_o all_o other_o historian_n beside_o as_o these_o clinodemi_n and_o diylli_n philochorus_n and_o philarchus_n may_v be_v count_v as_o it_o be_v the_o actor_n of_o other_o man_n play_n who_o set_v down_o the_o act_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o great_a captain_n shroud_v close_o under_o their_o memorial_n to_o the_o end_n that_o themselves_o may_v have_v some_o part_n with_o they_o of_o their_o light_n and_o splendour_n for_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a
because_o the_o air_n be_v not_o able_a to_o pierce_v and_o enter_v so_o low_a but_o as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v take_v hold_n of_o with_o the_o cold_a either_o in_o touch_v or_o approach_v near_o unto_o it_o so_o much_o it_o frize_v and_o congeal_v and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o barbarian_n when_o they_o be_v to_o pass_v great_a river_n freeze_v over_o with_o ice_n send_v out_o fox_n before_o the_o for_o if_o the_o ice_n be_v not_o thick_a but_o superficial_a the_o fox_n hear_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o water_n run_v underneath_o return_v back_o again_o some_o also_o that_o be_v dispose_v to_o fish_n do_v thaw_n and_o open_v the_o ice_n with_o cast_v hot_a water_n upon_o it_o and_o so_o let_v down_o their_o line_n at_o the_o hole_n for_o than_o will_v the_o fish_n come_v to_o the_o bait_n and_o bite_v thus_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o river_n be_v not_o freeze_v although_o the_o upper_a face_n thereof_o stand_v all_o over_o with_o a_o ice_n and_o that_o so_o strong_a that_o the_o water_n thereby_o draw_v and_o drive_v in_o so_o hard_a be_v able_a to_o crush_v and_o break_v the_o boat_n and_o vessel_n within_o it_o according_a as_o they_o make_v credible_a relation_n unto_o we_o who_o now_o do_v winter_n upon_o the_o river_n donow_v with_o the_o emperor_n and_o yet_o without_o all_o these_o far-fetched_a example_n the_o very_a experiment_n that_o we_o find_v in_o our_o own_o body_n do_v testify_v no_o less_o for_o after_o much_o bathe_n or_o sweat_v always_o we_o be_v more_o cold_a and_o chill_a for_o that_o our_o body_n be_v then_o open_a and_o resolve_v we_o receive_v at_o the_o pore_n cold_a together_o with_o air_n in_o more_o abundance_n the_o same_o befall_v unto_o water_n itself_o which_o both_o soon_o cool_v and_o grow_v also_o cold_a after_o it_o have_v be_v once_o make_v hot_a for_o then_o more_o subject_a it_o be_v to_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o air_n consider_v also_o that_o even_o they_o who_o fling_v and_o cast_v up_o scald_a water_n into_o the_o air_n do_v it_o for_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o mingle_v it_o with_o much_o air_n the_o opinion_n then_o of_o he_o o_o phavorinus_n who_o assign_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o cold_a unto_o air_n be_v found_v upon_o such_o reason_n and_o probability_n as_o these_o as_o for_o he_o who_o ascribe_v it_o unto_o water_n he_o lay_v his_o ground_n likewise_o upon_o such_o principle_n for_o in_o this_o manner_n write_v empedocles_n behold_v the_o sun_n how_o bright_a always_o and_o hot_a he_o be_v beside_o but_o ãâã_d be_v ever_o black_a and_o dark_a and_o cold_a on_o every_o side_n for_o in_o oppose_v cold_a to_o heat_n as_o blackness_n unto_o brightness_n he_o give_v we_o occasion_n to_o collect_v and_o infer_v that_o as_o heat_n and_o brightness_n belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o substance_n even_o so_o cold_a and_o blackness_n to_o another_o now_o that_o the_o black_a hue_n proceed_v not_o from_o air_n but_o from_o water_n the_o very_a experience_n of_o our_o outward_a sense_n be_v able_a to_o prove_v for_o nothing_o wax_v black_a in_o the_o air_n but_o every_o thing_n in_o the_o water_n do_v but_o cast_v into_o the_o water_n and_o drench_v therein_o a_o lock_n of_o wool_n or_o piece_n of_o cloth_n be_v it_o never_o so_o white_a you_o shall_v when_o you_o take_v it_o forth_o again_o see_v it_o look_v blackish_a and_o so_o will_v it_o continue_v until_o by_o heat_n the_o moisture_n be_v full_o suck_v up_o and_o dry_v or_o that_o by_o the_o press_n or_o some_o weight_v it_o be_v squeize_v out_o mark_v the_o earth_n when_o there_o fall_v a_o shower_n of_o rain_n how_o every_o place_n whereupon_o the_o drop_n fall_v seem_v black_a and_o all_o the_o rest_n beside_o retain_v the_o same_o colour_n that_o it_o have_v before_o and_o even_o water_n itself_o the_o deep_a that_o it_o be_v the_o black_a hue_n it_o have_v because_o there_o be_v morequantity_v of_o it_o but_o contrariwise_o what_o part_n soever_o thereof_o be_v near_o unto_o air_n the_o same_o by_o and_o by_o be_v lightsome_a and_o cheerful_a to_o the_o eye_n consider_v among_o other_o liquid_a substance_n how_o oil_n be_v most_o transparent_a as_o wherein_o there_o be_v most_o air_n for_o proof_n whereof_o see_v how_o light_a it_o be_v and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o cause_v it_o to_o swim_v above_o all_o other_o liquor_n as_o be_v carry_v aloft_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o air_n and_o that_o which_o more_o be_v it_o make_v a_o calm_a in_o the_o sea_n when_o it_o be_v fling_v and_o sprinkle_v upon_o the_o wave_n not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o slippery_a smoothness_n whereby_o the_o wind_n do_v glide_v over_o it_o and_o will_v take_v no_o hold_n according_a as_o aristotle_n say_v but_o for_o that_o the_o wave_n be_v beat_v with_o any_o humour_n whatsoever_o will_v spread_v themselves_o and_o lie_v even_o and_o principal_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o oil_n which_o have_v this_o special_a and_o peculiar_a property_n above_o all_o other_o liquor_n that_o it_o make_v clear_a and_o give_v mean_n to_o see_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o water_n for_o that_o humidity_n open_v and_o cleave_v when_o air_n come_v in_o place_n and_o not_o only_o yield_v a_o clear_a light_n within_o the_o sea_n to_o divers_a who_o fish-ebb_n in_o the_o night_n for_o sponge_n and_o pluck_v they_o from_o the_o rock_n whereto_o they_o cleave_v but_o also_o in_o the_o deep_a hole_n thereof_o when_o they_o spurt_v it_o out_o of_o their_o mouth_n the_o air_n than_o be_v no_o black_a than_o the_o water_n but_o less_o cold_a for_o trial_n hereof_o look_v but_o upon_o oil_n which_o of_o all_o liquor_n have_v most_o air_n in_o it_o be_v nothing_o cold_a at_o all_o and_o if_o it_o freeze_n at_o all_o it_o be_v but_o gentle_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o air_n incorporate_v within_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o gather_v and_o congeal_v hard_a mark_v workman_n also_o and_o artisane_n how_o they_o do_v not_o dip_v and_o keep_v their_o needle_n buckle_n and_o clasp_n or_o other_o such_o thing_n make_v of_o iron_n in_o water_n but_o in_o oil_n for_o fear_v leave_v the_o excessive_a cold_n of_o the_o water_n will_v mar_v and_o spoil_v they_o quite_o i_o stand_v the_o more_o hereupon_o because_o i_o think_v it_o more_o meet_a to_o debate_v this_o disputation_n by_o such_o proof_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o colour_n consider_v that_o snow_n hail_n and_o ice_n be_v exceed_o white_a and_o clear_a and_o withal_o most_o cold_a contrariwise_o pitch_n be_v hot_a than_o honey_n and_o yet_o you_o see_v it_o be_v more_o dark_a and_o duskish_a and_o here_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o wonder_n at_o those_o who_o will_v needs_o have_v the_o air_n to_o be_v cold_a because_o forsooth_o it_o be_v dark_a as_o also_o that_o they_o consider_v not_o how_o other_o take_v and_o judge_v it_o hot_a because_o it_o be_v light_a for_o tenebrositie_n and_o darkness_n be_v not_o so_o familiar_a and_o near_a cousin_n unto_o cold_a as_o ponderosity_n and_o unweldinesse_n be_v proper_a thereto_o for_o many_o thing_n there_o be_v altogether_o void_a of_o heat_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v bright_a and_o clear_a but_o there_o be_v no_o cold_a thing_n light_n and_o nimble_a or_o mount_v upward_o for_o cloud_n the_o more_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o air_n the_o high_a they_o be_v carry_v and_o fly_v aloft_o but_o no_o soon_o resolve_v they_o into_o a_o liquid_a nature_n and_o substance_n but_o incontinent_o they_o fall_v and_o loose_v their_o lightness_n and_o agility_n no_o less_o than_o their_o heat_n when_o cold_a be_v engender_v in_o they_o contrariwise_o when_o heat_n come_v in_o place_n they_o change_v their_o motion_n again_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o their_o substance_n mount_v upward_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v convert_v into_o air_n neither_o be_v that_o supposition_n true_a as_o touch_v corruption_n for_o every_o thing_n that_o perish_v be_v not_o transmute_v into_o the_o contrary_a but_o the_o truth_n be_v all_o thing_n be_v kill_v and_o die_v by_o their_o contrary_n for_o so_o fire_n be_v quench_v by_o fire_n turn_v into_o air_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n aeschylus_n the_o poet_n say_v true_o although_o tragical_o when_o he_o call_v water_v the_o punishment_n of_o fire_n for_o these_o be_v his_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o water_n stay_v which_o fire_n do_v stay_v and_o homer_n in_o a_o certain_a battle_n oppose_v vulcan_n to_o the_o river_n and_o with_o neptune_n match_v apollo_n not_o so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o fabulous_a fiction_n as_o by_o physical_a and_o natural_a reason_n and_o as_o for_o ãâã_d a_o wicked_a woman_n who_o mean_v clean_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o she_o say_v and_o show_v write_v elegant_o in_o this_o wise_a the_o
that_o the_o water_n by_o the_o coldness_n thereof_o do_v violence_n unto_o they_o howsoever_o theophrastus_n think_v that_o it_o be_v the_o air_n that_o burst_v such_o vessel_n use_v cold_a as_o it_o be_v a_o spike_n or_o great_a nail_n to_o do_v the_o feat_n but_o take_v heed_n that_o this_o be_v not_o rather_o a_o pretty_a &_o elegant_a speech_n of_o he_o than_o sound_v to_o truth_n for_o if_o air_n be_v the_o cause_n than_o shall_v vessel_n full_o of_o pitch_n or_o milk_n soon_o burst_v than_o other_o more_o likely_a it_o be_v therefore_o that_o water_n be_v cold_a of_o itself_o and_o ãâã_d for_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n in_o regard_n of_o that_o coldness_n like_v as_o to_o the_o dryness_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o humidity_n to_o be_v brief_a the_o property_n of_o fire_n ingenerall_n be_v to_o dissipate_v divide_v and_o segregate_v but_o contrariwise_o of_o water_n to_o join_v conglutinate_v unite_v and_o bind_v knit_v and_o close_v together_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o moisture_n and_o this_o make_v i_o think_v that_o empedocles_n upon_o this_o occasion_n ever_o and_o anon_o call_v fire_n a_o pernicious_a debate_n but_o water_n a_o fast_a amity_n for_o sewell_o and_o food_n of_o fire_n be_v that_o which_o turn_v into_o fire_n and_o every_o thing_n turn_v which_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o familiar_a as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v contrary_a the_o same_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v turn_v as_o water_v which_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o burn_v cause_v both_o green_a or_o wet_a herb_n as_o also_o ãâã_d or_o drench_a wood_n hardly_o to_o take_v fire_n and_o so_o in_o the_o end_n with_o much_o a_o do_v they_o kindle_v and_o catch_v fire_n although_o the_o same_o be_v not_o light_a and_o clear_a but_o dark_a dim_a and_o weak_a because_o the_o viridity_n or_o greenness_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o cold_a fight_v against_o the_o heat_n as_o his_o natural_a enemy_n peise_v now_o and_o weigh_v these_o reason_n confer_v they_o with_o the_o other_o but_o for_o that_o chrysippus_n esteem_v the_o air_n to_o be_v the_o primitive_a cold_n in_o that_o it_o be_v dim_a and_o dark_a have_v make_v mention_n of_o those_o only_o who_o say_v that_o water_n be_v more_o distant_a and_o far_o remote_a from_o the_o elementary_a fire_n than_o the_o air_n and_o be_v desirous_a to_o say_v somewhat_o against_o they_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n quoth_v he_o may_v a_o man_n aswell_o ãâã_d that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o say_v primitive_a cold_n for_o that_o it_o be_v far_a from_o the_o elementary_a fire_n reject_v this_o argument_n and_o reason_n as_o false_a and_o altogether_o absurd_a i_o think_v that_o i_o can_v well_o show_v that_o the_o earth_n itself_o want_v no_o probable_a ãâã_d lay_v my_o foundation_n even_o upon_o that_o which_o chrysippus_n have_v take_v for_o the_o air_n and_o what_o be_v that_o namely_o because_o it_o be_v principal_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n else_o obscure_a &_o dark_a for_o if_o he_o take_v two_o contrariety_n of_o power_n think_v of_o necessity_n the_o one_o must_v follow_v upon_o the_o other_o ãâã_d there_o be_v infinite_a opposition_n and_o repugnance_n between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o air_n for_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o opposite_a unto_o the_o air_n as_o heavy_a unto_o light_n nor_o as_o that_o which_o bend_v downward_o unto_o that_o which_o tend_v upward_o only_a nor_o as_o massy_a unto_o rare_a or_o slow_a and_o steadfast_a unto_o quick_a and_o mooveable_a but_o as_o most_o heavy_a unto_o most_o light_a most_o massy_a unto_o most_o rare_a and_o final_o as_o immooveable_a in_o itself_o unto_o that_o which_o move_v of_o itself_o or_o as_o that_o which_o hold_v still_o the_o centre_n in_o the_o mid_n unto_o that_o which_o turn_v continual_o round_a be_v it_o not_o then_o very_a absurd_a to_o say_v that_o upon_o so_o many_o and_o those_o so_o great_a opposition_n this_o also_o of_o heat_n and_o cold_a do_v not_o likewise_o joint_o follow_v yes_o very_o but_o fire_n be_v clear_a and_o bright_a and_o earth_n dark_a nay_o rather_o it_o be_v the_o dark_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o most_o without_o light_n for_o air_n be_v that_o which_o do_v participate_v of_o the_o first_o light_n &_o brightness_n which_o soon_o of_o all_o other_o burn_v be_v also_o once_o full_a thereof_o it_o distribute_v that_o light_n every_o where_o exhibit_v itself_o as_o the_o very_a body_n of_o light_n for_o as_o one_o of_o the_o dithyrambic_a poet_n say_v no_o soon_o do_v the_o sun_n appear_v in_o our_o horizon_n fair_a and_o clear_a but_o with_o his_o light_n the_o palace_n great_a of_o ãâã_d and_o wind_n be_v all_o replete_a and_o then_o anon_o it_o descend_v low_a and_o impart_v one_o portion_n thereof_o to_o the_o lake_n and_o to_o the_o sea_n the_o very_a bottom_n of_o the_o river_n do_v rejoice_v and_o laugh_v for_o joy_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o air_n ãâã_d and_o enter_v into_o they_o the_o earth_n only_o of_o all_o other_o body_n be_v evermore_o destitute_a of_o light_n and_o not_o ãâã_d with_o the_o radiant_a beam_n of_o sun_n and_o moon_n well_o may_v it_o be_v warm_v a_o little_a and_o present_v itself_o to_o be_v foment_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o enter_v a_o little_a way_n into_o it_o but_o sure_o the_o solidity_n of_o it_o will_v not_o admit_v the_o resplendent_a light_n thereof_o only_o it_o be_v superficial_o illuminate_v by_o the_o sun_n for_o all_o the_o bowel_n and_o inward_a part_n of_o it_o be_v call_v orphne_n chaos_n and_o ades_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v darkness_n confusion_n and_o hell_n itself_o and_o as_o for_o erebus_n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n but_o terrestrial_a obscurity_n and_o mirke_n darkness_n within_o the_o earth_n the_o poet_n seigne_n the_o night_n to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o mathematician_n by_o reason_n and_o demonstration_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o earth_n oppose_v against_o the_o sun_n for_o the_o air_n as_o it_o be_v full_a of_o darkness_n from_o the_o earth_n so_o it_o be_v replenish_v with_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n and_o look_v how_o much_o of_o the_o air_n be_v not_o lighten_v nor_o illuminate_v to_o wit_n all_o the_o shadow_n that_o the_o earth_n cast_v so_o long_o be_v the_o night_n more_o or_o less_o and_o therefore_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n make_v much_o use_n of_o the_o air_n without_o their_o house_n although_o it_o be_v night_n season_n and_o as_o for_o beast_n many_o of_o they_o go_v to_o relief_n and_o pasturage_n in_o the_o night_n because_o the_o air_n have_v yet_o some_o relic_n and_o trace_n leave_v of_o light_n and_o a_o certain_a influence_n of_o brightness_n disperse_v here_o and_o there_o but_o he_o that_o be_v enclose_v within_o house_n and_o cover_v with_o the_o roof_n thereof_o be_v as_o it_o be_v blind_a and_o full_a of_o darkness_n as_o one_o environ_v round_o about_o within_o the_o earth_n and_o very_o the_o hide_n and_o horn_n of_o beast_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v hole_n and_o sound_a transmit_v no_o light_n through_o they_o let_v they_o be_v cut_v saw_v pare_v and_o scrape_v they_o become_v transparent_a because_o air_n be_v admit_v into_o they_o and_o i_o think_v true_o that_o the_o poet_n eftsoon_o hereupon_o call_v the_o earth_n black_a mean_v thereby_o dark_a and_o without_o light_n so_o that_o the_o most_o important_a and_o principal_a opposition_n between_o clear_a and_o dark_a be_v find_v rather_o in_o the_o earth_n than_o in_o the_o air_n but_o this_o be_v impertinent_a to_o our_o question_n in_o hand_n for_o we_o have_v show_v already_o that_o there_o be_v many_o clear_a thing_n which_o be_v know_v to_o be_v cold_a and_o as_o many_o brown_a and_o dark_a which_o be_v hot_a but_o there_o be_v other_o quality_n and_o pussance_n more_o proper_a unto_o cold_a namely_o ponderosity_n steadiness_n solidity_n &_o immutability_n of_o which_o the_o air_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o but_o the_o earth_n in_o part_n have_v they_o all_o more_o than_o the_o water_n furthermore_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o cold_a be_v that_o which_o most_o sensible_o be_v hard_a as_o make_v thing_n stiff_a and_o hard_o for_o theophrastus_n write_v that_o those_o ãâã_d which_o be_v freeze_v with_o extreme_a rigour_n of_o cold_a if_o they_o be_v let_v fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n break_v and_o knap_n in_o piece_n no_o less_o than_o glass_n or_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o yourself_o have_v hear_v at_o delphi_n of_o those_o who_o pass_v over_o the_o hill_n parnassus_n to_o succour_v and_o relieve_v the_o woman_n call_v ãâã_d who_o be_v surprise_v with_o a_o sharp_a pinch_a wind_n and_o drift_n of_o snow_n that_o their_o cloak_n and_o mantle_n through_o
they_o lack_v or_o many_o time_n the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o great_a river_n be_v full_a of_o mud_n do_v by_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o sunbeam_n represent_v the_o like_a colour_n that_o the_o say_a mud_n have_v or_o be_v not_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o water_n towards_o the_o bottom_n be_v not_o pure_a and_o sincere_a but_o corrupt_v with_o a_o earthly_a quality_n as_o continual_o carry_v with_o it_o somewhat_o of_o that_o by_o which_o it_o run_v and_o wherewith_o it_o be_v stir_v and_o the_o same_o settle_v once_o to_o the_o bottom_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v more_o trouble_v and_o less_o transparent_a platoniqve_fw-la qvestion_n the_o summarie_n in_o these_o gather_n plutarch_n expound_v the_o sense_n of_o divers_a hard_a place_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o disputation_n of_o socrates_n contain_v in_o the_o dialogue_n of_o plato_n his_o disciple_n but_o especial_o in_o timaeus_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o allure_v young_a student_n to_o the_o read_n of_o that_o great_a philosopher_n who_o under_o the_o bark_n of_o word_n have_v deliver_v grave_a and_o pleasant_a matter_n platonic_a question_n 1_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o god_n otherwhiles_a command_v socrates_n to_o do_v the_o part_n of_o a_o midwife_n in_o help_v other_o to_o be_v deliver_v of_o childbirth_n but_o for_o have_v himself_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o procreate_v child_n according_a as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o a_o treatise_n entitle_v theaetetus_n for_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v that_o if_o he_o have_v ãâã_d ãâã_d to_o cavil_n to_o ãâã_d or_o to_o speak_v ironical_o in_o this_o place_n he_o will_v have_v abuse_v the_o name_n of_o god_n beside_o in_o this_o self_n same_o treatise_n he_o attribute_v many_o other_o high_a and_o magnifical_a speech_n unto_o socrates_n &_o namely_o this_o among_o many_o other_o certes_o quoth_v he_o there_o be_v many_o man_n right_a good_a sir_n who_o carry_v this_o mind_n to_o meward_n that_o they_o be_v dispose_v plain_o to_o carp_v and_o bite_v i_o in_o case_n at_o any_o time_n i_o seem_v to_o rid_v they_o of_o any_o foolish_a opinion_n that_o they_o have_v neither_o think_v they_o that_o i_o do_v it_o of_o good_a will_n and_o meaning_n well_o unto_o they_o show_v themselves_o herein_o far_o short_a of_o this_o doctrine_n that_o no_o god_n bear_v evil_a will_n to_o man_n no_o more_o very_o do_v i_o this_o unto_o they_o upon_o any_o malice_n but_o sure_o i_o can_v not_o otherwise_o choose_v neither_o do_v i_o think_v it_o lawful_a for_o i_o either_o to_o smother_v up_o and_o pardon_v a_o lie_n or_o to_o dissemble_v and_o suppress_v a_o truth_n be_v it_o for_o that_o he_o term_v his_o own_o nature_n as_o be_v more_o judicious_a and_o inventive_a by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n like_o as_o menander_n do_v say_v this_o mind_n this_o our_o intelligence_n in_o truth_n be_v of_o divine_a essence_n and_o heraclitus_n man_n nature_n we_o must_v needs_o confess_v be_v heavenly_a and_o a_o god_n doubtless_o or_o rather_o in_o very_a truth_n there_o be_v some_o divine_a and_o celestial_a cause_n which_o suggest_v and_o inspire_v into_o socrates_n this_o manner_n of_o philosophy_n whereby_o sift_v as_o he_o do_v continual_o and_o examine_v other_o he_o cure_v they_o of_o all_o swell_a pride_n of_o vain_a error_n of_o presumptuous_a arrogancy_n likewise_o of_o be_v odious_a first_o to_o themselves_o and_o afterward_o to_o those_o about_o they_o of_o their_o company_n for_o it_o fortune_v about_o his_o time_n that_o a_o number_n of_o these_o sophister_n swarm_v over_o all_o greece_n unto_o who_o young_a gentleman_n resort_v &_o pay_v good_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o their_o salary_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o great_a ween_a and_o opinion_n of_o themselves_o with_o a_o vain_a persuasion_n of_o their_o own_o learning_n and_o zealous_a love_n to_o good_a letter_n spend_v their_o time_n in_o idle_a disputation_n and_o frivolous_a contention_n without_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v either_o good_a honest_a or_o profitable_a socrates_n therefore_o who_o have_v a_o special_a gift_n by_o his_o manner_n of_o speech_n and_o discourse_n as_o it_o be_v by_o some_o purgative_a medicine_n to_o argue_v and_o convince_v be_v of_o great_a authority_n and_o credit_n when_o he_o confute_v other_o in_o that_o he_o never_o affirm_v nor_o pronounce_v resolute_o any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o yea_o and_o he_o pierce_v deep_a into_o the_o soul_n and_o heart_n of_o his_o hearer_n by_o how_o much_o he_o seem_v to_o seek_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o common_a and_o never_o to_o favorize_v and_o maintain_v any_o opinion_n of_o his_o own_o for_o this_o beget_n of_o a_o man_n own_o fancy_n mighty_o impeach_v the_o faculty_n and_o power_n to_o judge_v another_o for_o evermore_o the_o lover_n be_v blind_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o that_o which_o he_o love_v and_o very_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n that_o love_v so_o much_o the_o own_o as_o a_o man_n do_v the_o opinion_n and_o reason_n whereof_o himself_o be_v the_o father_n for_o sure_o that_o distribution_n and_o partition_n among_o child_n which_o be_v common_o say_v to_o be_v most_o and_o equal_v be_v in_o this_o case_n of_o opinion_n and_o reason_n most_o unjust_a for_o in_o the_o former_a every_o one_o must_v take_v his_o own_o but_o in_o this_o he_o ought_v to_o choose_v the_o better_a yea_o though_o it_o be_v another_o man_n and_o therefore_o once_o again_o he_o that_o father_v somewhat_o of_o his_o own_o become_v the_o worse_a judge_n of_o other_o man_n and_o like_o as_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o sophister_n or_o great_a learned_a man_n who_o say_v that_o the_o elian_o will_v be_v the_o better_a umpire_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o sacred_a olympic_a game_n in_o case_n there_o be_v never_o any_o elian_n come_v in_o place_n to_o perform_v his_o prize_n even_o so_o he_o that_o will_v be_v a_o good_a precedent_n to_o sit_v and_o determine_v of_o divers_a sentence_n and_o opinion_n no_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n that_o he_o shall_v desire_v to_o have_v his_o own_o sentence_n crown_v no_o nor_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o party_n contend_v and_o who_o in_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o he_o the_o grecian_a captain_n after_o they_o have_v defait_v the_o barbarian_n be_v assemble_v in_o counsel_n to_o give_v their_o voice_n unto_o those_o who_o they_o deem_v worthy_a of_o reward_n and_o honour_n for_o their_o prowess_n judge_v themselves_o all_o to_o have_v do_v the_o best_a service_n and_o to_o be_v the_o most_o valorous_a warrior_n and_o of_o philosopher_n i_o assure_v you_o there_o be_v not_o one_o but_o he_o will_v do_v as_o much_o unless_o it_o be_v socrates_n and_o such_o as_o he_o who_o confess_v that_o they_o neither_o have_v nor_o know_v aught_o of_o their_o own_o for_o these_o in_o truth_n be_v they_o who_o only_o show_v themselves_o to_o be_v uncorrupt_a and_o competent_a judge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v challenge_v for_o like_a as_o the_o air_n within_o our_o ear_n if_o it_o be_v not_o firm_a and_o steady_a nor_o clear_a without_o any_o voice_n of_o the_o own_o but_o full_a of_o sing_v sound_n and_o ring_a noise_n can_v exact_o comprehend_v that_o which_o be_v say_v unto_o we_o even_o so_o that_o which_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o reason_n in_o philosophy_n if_o it_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o resound_v and_o keep_v a_o hammer_v within_o hardly_o will_v it_o be_v able_a to_o understand_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v deliver_v without_o forth_o for_o the_o own_o particular_a opinion_n which_o be_v domestical_a and_o dwell_v at_o home_n of_o what_o matter_n soever_o it_o be_v that_o be_v treat_v of_o will_v always_o be_v the_o philosopher_n that_o hit_v the_o mark_n and_o touch_v the_o truth_n best_a whereas_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v think_v but_o to_o opine_n probable_o the_o truth_n moreover_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a perfect_o to_o comprise_v or_o know_v any_o thing_n by_o good_a right_n and_o reason_n than_o do_v god_n forbid_v he_o to_o cast_v forth_o these_o false_a conception_n as_o it_o be_v of_o untrue_a and_o unconstant_a opinion_n and_o force_v he_o to_o reproove_v and_o detect_v those_o who_o ever_o have_v such_o for_o no_o small_a profit_n but_o right_o great_a commodity_n come_v by_o such_o a_o speech_n as_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v man_n from_o the_o great_a evil_n that_o be_v even_o the_o spirit_n of_o error_n of_o illusion_n and_o vanity_n in_o opinion_n so_o great_a a_o gift_n as_o god_n of_o spectall_a grace_n give_v never_o to_o asclepius_n his_o race_n for_o the_o physic_n of_o socrates_n be_v not_o to_o heal_v the_o body_n but_o to_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v the_o soul_n festester_v inward_o and_o corrupt_a contrariwise_o if_o it_o
as_o touch_v the_o generation_n or_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n thereof_o as_o if_o the_o same_o have_v not_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n nor_o have_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n their_o essence_n whereof_o we_o have_v particular_o speak_v a_o part_n else_o where_o and_o for_o this_o present_n suffice_v it_o shall_v to_o say_v by_o the_o way_n that_o the_o argue_v and_o contestation_n which_o plato_n confess_v himself_o to_o have_v use_v with_o more_o vehemency_n than_o his_o age_n will_v well_o bear_v against_o atheist_n the_o same_o i_o say_v they_o confound_v and_o shufflle_v up_o or_o to_o speak_v more_o true_o abolish_v altogether_o for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a and_o be_v never_o create_v the_o reason_n of_o plato_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n namely_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o body_n and_o the_o cause_n and_o principal_a author_n of_o all_o motion_n and_o mutation_n the_o chief_a governor_n also_o and_o head_n architect_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v say_v be_v place_v and_o bestow_v therein_o but_o what_o and_o where_o of_o the_o soul_n be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v say_v and_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o it_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o body_n and_o before_o it_o in_o time_n the_o progress_n of_o our_o discourse_n hereafter_o shall_v declare_v for_o this_o point_n be_v either_o unknowen_a or_o not_o well_o understand_v bring_v great_a difficulty_n as_o i_o think_v in_o the_o well_o conceive_v and_o hindrance_n in_o believe_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o i_o will_v show_v what_o my_o own_o conceit_n be_v prove_v and_o fortify_v my_o sentence_n and_o withal_o mollify_a the_o same_o because_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n it_o seem_v a_o strange_a paradox_n with_o as_o probable_a reason_n as_o i_o can_v devise_v which_o do_v both_o this_o interpretation_n and_o proof_n also_o of_o i_o i_o will_v lay_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n out_o of_o plato_n and_o reconcile_v the_o one_o unto_o the_o other_o for_o thus_o in_o my_o opinion_n stand_v the_o case_n this_o world_n quoth_v heraclitus_n there_o be_v never_o any_o god_n or_o man_n that_o make_v as_o if_o in_o so_o say_v he_o fear_v that_o if_o we_o disavow_v god_n for_o creator_n we_o must_v of_o necessity_n confess_v that_o man_n be_v the_o architect_n and_o maker_n thereof_o but_o much_o better_a it_o be_v therefore_o that_o we_o subscribe_v unto_o plato_n and_o both_o say_v and_o sing_v aloud_o that_o the_o world_n be_v create_v by_o god_n for_o as_o the_o one_o be_v the_o goodly_a piece_n of_o work_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v so_o the_o other_o the_o most_o excellent_a workman_n and_o great_a cause_n that_o be_v now_o the_o substance_n and_o matter_n whereof_o it_o be_v create_v be_v never_o make_v or_o engender_v but_o be_v for_o ever_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n and_o from_o all_o eternity_n subject_n unto_o the_o workman_n for_o to_o dispose_v and_o order_v it_o yea_o and_o to_o make_v as_o like_a as_o possible_a be_v to_o himself_o for_o of_o nothing_o and_o that_o which_o have_v no_o be_v there_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v make_v aught_o but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v notwell_n make_v nor_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v there_o may_v be_v make_v somewhat_o that_o be_v good_a to_o wit_n a_o house_n a_o garment_n or_o a_o image_n and_o statue_n but_o before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o chaos_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o thing_n in_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o same_o without_o a_o body_n without_o motion_n or_o without_o soul_n howbeit_o that_o body_n which_o it_o have_v be_v without_o form_n and_o consistence_n and_o that_o move_n that_o it_o have_v be_v altogether_o rash_a without_o reason_n and_o understanding_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o disorder_n of_o the_o soul_n not_o guide_v by_o reason_n for_o god_n create_v not_o that_o body_n which_o be_v incorporal_a nor_o a_o soul_n which_o be_v inanimate_a like_a as_o we_o say_v that_o the_o musician_n make_v not_o a_o voice_n nor_o the_o dancer_n motion_n but_o the_o one_o make_v the_o voice_n sweet_a accordant_a and_o harmonious_a and_o the_o other_o the_o motion_n to_o keep_v measure_n time_n and_o compass_v with_o a_o good_a grace_n and_o even_o so_o god_n create_v not_o that_o palpable_a solidity_n of_o a_o body_n nor_o that_o move_a and_o imaginative_a puissance_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o find_v these_o two_o principle_n the_o one_o dark_a and_o obscure_a the_o other_o turbulent_a foolish_a and_o senseless_a both_o imperfect_a disorder_a and_o indeterminate_a he_o so_o digest_v and_o dispose_v they_o that_o he_o compose_v of_o they_o the_o most_o goodly_a beautiful_a and_o absolute_a live_a creature_n that_o be_v the_o substance_n then_o of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v a_o certain_a nature_n that_o he_o call_v susceptible_a of_o all_o thing_n the_o very_a seat_n the_o nurse_n also_o of_o all_o thing_n engender_v be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o this_o but_o as_o touch_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o term_v it_o in_o his_o book_n entitle_v philebus_n infinitie_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o privation_n of_o all_o number_n and_o proportion_n have_v in_o it_o neither_o end_n limit_z nor_o measure_n neither_o excess_n nor_o defect_n neither_o similitude_n nor_o dissimilitude_n and_o that_o which_o he_o deliver_v in_o timaeus_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o indivisible_a nature_n &_o be_v become_v divisible_a in_o body_n we_o must_v not_o understand_v this_o to_o be_v either_o multitude_n in_o unity_n or_o length_n and_o breadth_n in_o point_n or_o prick_n which_o thing_n agree_v unto_o body_n and_o belong_v rather_o to_o body_n than_o to_o soul_n but_o that_o move_a principle_n disordinate_a indefinite_a and_o move_n of_o itself_o which_o he_o call_v in_o many_o place_n necessity_n the_o same_o in_o his_o book_n of_o law_n he_o term_v direct_o a_o disorderly_a soul_n wicked_a and_o evil_a do_v this_o be_v the_o soul_n simple_o and_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v so_o call_v which_o afterward_o be_v make_v to_o participate_v understanding_n and_o discourse_n of_o reason_n yea_o &_o wife_n proportion_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o may_v become_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n semblable_o this_o material_a principle_n capable_a of_o all_o have_v in_o it_o a_o certain_a magnitude_n distance_n and_o place_n beauty_n form_n proportionate_a figure_n and_o measure_v it_o have_v none_o but_o all_o these_o it_o get_v afterward_o to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v thus_o digest_v and_o bring_v into_o decent_a order_n it_o may_v afford_v the_o body_n and_o organ_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o sea_n the_o heaven_n the_o star_n the_o plant_n and_o live_a creature_n of_o all_o sort_n but_o as_o for_o they_o who_o attribute_n &_o give_v that_o which_o he_o call_v in_o timaeus_n necessity_n and_o in_o his_o treatise_n philebus_n infinity_n and_o immensity_n of_o excess_n &_o defect_n of_o too_o much_o and_o too_o little_a unto_o matter_n and_o not_o unto_o the_o soul_n how_o be_v they_o able_a to_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o evil_a consider_v that_o he_o suppose_v always_o that_o the_o say_a matter_n be_v without_o form_n or_o figure_n whatsoever_o destitute_a of_o all_o quality_n and_o faculty_n proper_a unto_o it_o compare_v it_o unto_o those_o oil_n which_o have_v no_o smell_n of_o their_o own_o perfumer_n use_v in_o the_o composition_n of_o their_o odour_n and_o precious_a ointment_n for_o impossible_a it_o be_v that_o plato_n shall_v suppose_v the_o thing_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v idle_a without_o active_a quality_n without_o move_a and_o inclination_n to_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o beginning_n of_o evil_a or_o name_v it_o a_o infinity_n wicked_a &_o evil_a do_n not_o likewise_o a_o necessity_n which_o in_o many_o thing_n repugn_v against_o god_n as_o be_v rebellious_a and_o refuse_v to_o obey_v he_o for_o as_o touch_v that_o necessity_n which_o overthrow_v heaven_n as_o he_o say_v in_o his_o politic_n and_o turn_v it_o clean_o contrary_a that_o inbred_a concupiscence_n and_o confusion_n of_o the_o first_o and_o ancient_a nature_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o order_n at_o all_o before_o it_o be_v range_v to_o that_o beautiful_a disposition_n of_o the_o world_n as_o now_o it_o be_v how_o come_v it_o among_o thing_n if_o the_o subject_n which_o be_v matter_n be_v without_o all_o quality_n and_o void_a of_o that_o efficacy_n which_o be_v in_o cause_n and_o consider_v that_o the_o creator_n himself_o be_v of_o his_o own_o nature_n all_o good_a desire_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o make_v all_o thing_n like_v unto_o himself_o for_o a_o three_o beside_o these_o two_o principle_n there_o be_v
the_o goat_n amalthea_n by_o the_o head_n and_o that_o plentiful_a horn_n of_o abundance_n which_o the_o stoic_n talk_v of_o he_o be_v rich_a incontinent_o and_o yet_o beg_v his_o bread_n and_o victual_n of_o other_o he_o be_v a_o king_n although_o for_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n he_o teach_v how_o to_o resolve_v syllogism_n he_o only_o possess_v all_o thing_n albeit_o he_o pay_v rend_v for_o his_o house_n buy_v his_o meal_n and_o meat_n with_o the_o silver_n that_o many_o time_n he_o take_v up_o of_o the_o usurer_n or_o else_o crave_v at_o their_o hand_n who_o have_v just_a nothing_o of_o their_o own_o to_o give_v true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o ulysses_n the_o king_n of_o ithaca_n beg_v alm_n but_o it_o be_v because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v know_v counterfeit_v all_o that_o he_o can_v to_o make_v himself_o a_o beggar_n poor_a like_a one_o that_o go_v from_o door_n to_o door_n whereas_o he_o that_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o stoic_n school_n cry_v aloud_o with_o open_a mouth_n i_o only_o be_o a_o king_n i_o be_o rich_a and_o none_o but_o i_o be_v see_v oftentimes_o at_o other_o man_n door_n stand_v with_o this_o note_n give_v hipponax_n a_o cloak_n his_o naked_a corpse_n to_o fold_n for_o that_o i_o quake_v and_o shiver_v much_o for_o cold_a the_o contradiction_n of_o stoic_a philosopher_n the_o summarie_n plutarch_n be_v of_o the_o academic_a sect_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o stoic_n examine_v in_o this_o treatise_n the_o opinon_n of_o those_o his_o adversary_n and_o show_v by_o proper_a ãâã_d out_o of_o their_o own_o write_n and_o namely_o of_o chrysippus_n their_o principal_a doctor_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o firm_a and_o certain_a in_o all_o their_o doctrine_n peruse_v and_o sift_v to_o this_o end_n the_o chief_a point_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o philosophy_n not_o bind_v himself_o precise_o to_o any_o special_a or_o der_fw-mi but_o propose_v matter_n according_a as_o they_o come_v into_o his_o remembrance_n or_o be_v present_v to_o his_o ete_n moreover_o in_o the_o recital_n of_o then_o repugnancic_n and_o contradiction_n he_o ãâã_d certain_a exposition_n to_o aggravate_v the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o sect_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o to_o withdraw_v the_o reader_n from_o they_o which_o be_v a_o very_a proper_a and_o singular_a manner_n of_o declaim_v and_o dispute_v against_o inveterate_a error_n and_o such_o as_o have_v a_o great_a name_n in_o the_o world_n for_o in_o show_v that_o those_o who_o be_v repute_v most_o able_a and_o sufficient_a to_o teach_v and_o maintain_v they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o say_v and_o do_v confound_v themselves_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o reproach_n every_o man_n who_o do_v adhaere_fw-la unto_o they_o with_o this_o imputation_n that_o his_o be_v deprive_v of_o common_a sense_n in_o receive_v that_o for_o a_o certain_a verity_n wherein_o their_o very_a ãâã_d be_v not_o well_o resolve_v or_o admit_v that_o which_o they_o practise_v otherwise_o than_o they_o say_v the_o contradiction_n of_o stoic_a philosopher_n first_o above_o all_o thing_n i_o will_v have_v to_o be_v see_v a_o conformity_n and_o accord_n between_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n and_o their_o life_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a that_o the_o orator_n according_a as_o lysias_n say_v and_o the_o law_n shall_v sound_v the_o same_o note_n as_o requisite_a that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o philosopher_n shall_v be_v conformable_a and_o consonant_a to_o his_o word_n and_o doctrine_n for_o the_o speech_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v a_o voluntary_a and_o particular_a law_n which_o he_o impose_v upon_o himself_o if_o it_o beso_fw-es as_o man_n esteem_v that_o philosophy_n be_v as_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v the_o profession_n of_o that_o which_o be_v serious_a grave_a and_o of_o weighty_a importance_n and_o not_o a_o gamesome_a sport_n or_o vain_a and_o toyish_a prattle_a devise_v only_o for_o to_o gain_v glory_n now_o we_o see_v that_o zeno_n himself_o have_v write_v much_o by_o way_n of_o disputation_n and_o discourse_n cleanthes_n likewise_o and_o chrysippus_n most_o of_o all_o concern_v the_o politic_a government_n of_o commonwealth_n touch_v rule_n and_o obedience_n of_o judgement_n also_o and_o plead_v at_o the_o bar_n and_o yet_o look_v into_o all_o their_o life_n throughout_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o ever_o any_o of_o they_o be_v captain_n and_o commander_n neither_o lawgiver_n nor_o senator_n &_o counsellor_n of_o state_n ne_o yet_o orator_n or_o advocate_n plead_v judicial_o in_o court_n before_o the_o judge_n nay_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o employ_v in_o any_o war_n bear_v arm_n and_o perform_v mattiall_a service_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n you_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o say_v that_o any_o of_o they_o be_v ever_o send_v in_o embassage_n or_o bestow_v any_o public_a largesse_n or_o donative_n to_o the_o people_n but_o remain_v all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o life_n and_o that_o be_v not_o short_a but_o very_o long_a in_o a_o strange_a and_o foreign_a country_n feed_v upon_o rest_n and_o repose_v as_o if_o they_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o herb_n lotus_fw-la in_o homer_n and_o forget_v their_o native_a foil_n where_o they_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o write_v book_n in_o hold_v discourse_n and_o in_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o hereby_o it_o manifest_o appear_v that_o they_o live_v rather_o according_a to_o the_o say_n and_o write_n of_o other_o than_o answerable_a to_o that_o which_o themselves_o judge_v and_o confess_v to_o be_v their_o duty_n have_v pass_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n in_o that_o quiet_a repose_n which_o epicurus_n and_o hieronymus_n so_o high_o praise_v and_o recommend_v and_o very_o to_o prove_v this_o to_o be_v a_o truth_n chrysippus_n himself_o in_o his_o four_o book_n entitle_v of_o life_n be_v of_o opinion_n and_o so_o have_v put_v down_o in_o writing_n that_o a_o scholastical_a life_n to_o wit_n that_o of_o idle_a student_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o life_n of_o voluptuous_a person_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o allege_v the_o man_n speech_n word_n for_o word_n they_o quoth_v he_o who_o think_v that_o this_o scholastical_a and_o idle_a life_n of_o student_n even_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n be_v most_o of_o all_o beseem_n and_o agreeable_a to_o philosopher_n in_o my_o conceit_n seem_v much_o deceive_v ween_v as_o they_o do_v that_o they_o be_v to_o philosophise_v for_o their_o pastime_n or_o recreation_n and_o so_o to_o draw_v out_o in_o length_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n at_o their_o book_n in_o their_o study_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n as_o to_o live_v at_o ease_n and_o in_o pleasure_n neither_o be_v this_o opinion_n of_o they_o to_o be_v hide_v and_o dissemble_v for_o many_o of_o they_o give_v out_o as_o much_o open_o howsoever_o other_o and_o those_o not_o a_o few_o deliver_v the_o same_o more_o obscure_o and_o yet_o where_o be_v he_o who_o grow_v old_a and_o age_a more_o in_o this_o idle_a scholastical_a life_n than_o chrysippus_n cleanthes_n diogenes_n zeno_n and_o antipater_n who_o forsake_v and_o abandon_v even_o their_o native_a country_n have_v no_o cause_n or_o occasion_n in_o the_o world_n to_o complain_v of_o or_o to_o be_v discontent_n only_o to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o may_v lead_v their_o life_n more_o sweet_o at_o their_o pleasure_n study_v and_o dispute_v with_o ease_n and_o let_v out_o their_o girdle_n slack_a as_o they_o list_v themselves_o to_o approve_v this_o that_o i_o say_v aristocreon_n the_o disciple_n of_o chrysippus_n and_o one_o of_o his_o familiar_a friend_n have_v cause_v a_o statue_n of_o brass_n to_o be_v erect_v for_o he_o set_v over_o it_o these_o elegant_a verse_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o epigram_n this_o image_n aristocreon_n erect_v fresh_a and_o new_a for_o chrysip_n academic_a knot_n who_o like_o a_o axe_n do_v hew_v lo_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n be_v chrysippus_n a_o age_a man_n a_o philosopher_n one_o who_o praise_v the_o life_n of_o king_n and_o of_o those_o who_o be_v conversant_a in_o weal_n public_a and_o he_o who_o think_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o idle_a scholastical_a life_n and_o the_o voluptuous_a and_o yet_o other_o among_o they_o as_o many_o i_o mean_v as_o deal_v in_o state_n affair_n be_v find_v to_o be_v more_o repugnant_a and_o contradictory_n to_o the_o resolution_n of_o there_o own_o sect_n for_o they_o bear_v rule_v as_o chief_a magistrate_n they_o be_v judge_n they_o be_v senator_n and_o set_v in_o counsel_n they_o ordain_v and_o publish_v law_n they_o punish_v malefactor_n they_o honour_v and_o reward_v those_o that_o do_v well_o as_o if_o they_o be_v city_n indeed_o wherein_o they_o govern_v and_o manage_v the_o state_n as_o if_o those_o be_v senator_n counsellor_n and_o judge_n who_o yearly_o
logical_a as_o touch_v speech_n ethicall_a concern_v manner_n and_o physical_a belong_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n of_o which_o that_o which_o be_v respective_a unto_o speech_n ought_v to_o precede_v and_o be_v range_v first_o second_o that_o which_o treat_v of_o manner_n three_o that_o which_o handle_v natural_a cause_n now_o of_o these_o physics_n and_o natural_a argument_n the_o last_o be_v that_o which_o treat_v of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o precept_n and_o tradition_n of_o divine_a matter_n and_o of_o religion_n they_o call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o one_o will_v say_v the_o very_a last_o and_o come_n in_o the_o end_n howbeit_o this_o treatise_n of_o the_o god_n which_o by_o his_o say_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v last_o himself_o in_o the_o very_a same_o book_n range_v above_o manner_n and_o set_v before_o all_o other_o moral_a question_n for_o neither_o seem_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o end_n nor_o of_o justice_n nor_o of_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n nor_o of_o marriage_n nor_o of_o the_o nouriture_n and_o education_n of_o child_n ãâã_d yet_o of_o law_n nor_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o any_o sort_n but_o as_o they_o who_o propose_v and_o publish_v decree_n unto_o city_n and_o state_n make_v some_o preamble_n before_o of_o good_a luck_n or_o happy_a fortune_n so_o he_o use_v the_o preface_n of_o jupiter_n of_o fatal_a destiny_n of_o divine_a providence_n also_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n the_o same_o do_v consist_v and_o be_v maintain_v by_o one_o mighty_a power_n which_o point_v no_o man_n do_v firm_o believe_v nor_o can_v be_v resolute_o persuade_v in_o unless_o he_o wade_v deep_o into_o the_o profound_a secret_n and_o discourse_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n but_o harken_v i_o beseech_v you_o a_o little_a to_o that_o which_o he_o say_v of_o these_o matter_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o god_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a quoth_v he_o to_o find_v out_o any_o other_o fountain_n and_o original_a beginning_n of_o justice_n than_o from_o jupiter_n and_o common_a nature_n for_o from_o hence_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o every_o such_o thing_n be_v derive_v if_o that_o we_o mean_v to_o discourse_v of_o good_a thing_n and_o evil_a again_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o natural_a position_n there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n or_o at_o leastwise_o not_o a_o better_a of_o proceed_v to_o the_o discourse_n of_o good_a thing_n and_o bad_a nor_o of_o of_o virtue_n nor_o of_o sovereign_a felicity_n than_o from_o common_a nature_n and_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o world_n moreover_o as_o he_o go_v forward_o in_o another_o place_n we_o be_v to_o annex_v and_o adjoine_v hereunto_o quoth_v he_o a_o treatise_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a thing_n consider_v there_o be_v not_o a_o better_a beginning_n thereof_o nor_o yet_o a_o reference_n and_o relation_n more_o proper_a neither_o be_v the_o speculation_n and_o science_n of_o nature_n in_o any_o other_o respect_n requisite_a or_o necessary_a to_o be_v learn_v but_o only_o for_o to_o know_v the_o difference_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o therefore_o according_a to_o chrysippus_n this_o natural_a science_n both_o go_v before_o and_o also_o follow_v after_o moral_a thing_n or_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n at_o once_o in_o more_o express_a term_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a and_o difficult_a inversion_n of_o order_n to_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v after_o they_o consider_v that_o without_o it_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o comprehend_v any_o of_o the_o other_o and_o a_o very_a manifest_a repugnance_n it_o be_v to_o affirm_v that_o science_n natural_a be_v the_o begin_n of_o moral_a which_o treat_v of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o yet_o ordain_v nevertheless_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v teach_v not_o before_o but_o after_o it_o now_o if_o any_o man_n say_v unto_o i_o that_o chrysippus_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o use_n of_o speech_n have_v write_v that_o he_o who_o first_o learn_v logic_n i_o mean_v the_o knowledge_n and_o philosophy_n concern_v word_n ought_v not_o altogether_o for_o to_o forbear_v the_o learning_n of_o other_o part_n but_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o take_v a_o taste_n of_o they_o according_a as_o he_o have_v mean_n thereto_o well_o may_v he_o speak_v a_o truth_n but_o withal_o confirm_v he_o shall_v my_o accusation_n still_o of_o his_o fault_n for_o he_o fight_v with_o himself_o in_o order_v one_o while_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v learn_v in_o the_o last_o place_n and_o after_o all_o the_o science_n that_o treat_v of_o god_n as_o if_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v final_a and_o another_o while_n teach_v clean_o contrary_a that_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v learn_v even_o with_o the_o very_a first_o and_o at_o the_o beginning_n for_o then_o farewell_n all_o order_n for_o ever_o and_o welcome_a confusion_n if_o we_o must_v learn_v all_o thing_n huddle_v together_o at_o all_o time_n but_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o worst_a for_o have_v set_v this_o down_o for_o a_o reasolution_n that_o the_o doctrine_n as_o touch_v good_a thing_n and_o evil_a aught_o to_o begin_v and_o proceed_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o who_o settle_v themselves_o and_o enter_v into_o the_o study_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o take_v their_o beginning_n there_o but_o that_o in_o learn_v this_o to_o catch_v somewhat_o of_o that_o by_o the_o way_n even_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v easy_a mean_n to_o come_v by_o and_o afterward_o to_o repass_v from_o moral_a philosophy_n unto_o theology_n without_o which_o he_o say_v there_o can_v be_v neither_o entrance_n nor_o progress_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o manner_n moreover_o he_o say_v that_o to_o dispute_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o question_n pro_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la to_o and_o fro_o he_o disallow_v not_o simple_o and_o in_o generality_n but_o his_o advice_n be_v to_o use_v the_o same_o so_o wary_o and_o with_o such_o discretion_n as_o otherwhiles_o orator_n do_v in_o plead_v when_o they_o allege_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o adversary_n not_o to_o uphold_v and_o maintain_v the_o same_o but_o only_o for_o to_o refure_n and_o disproove_v that_o likelihood_n and_o probability_n which_o they_o pretend_v for_o otherwise_o quoth_v he_o thus_o to_o do_v be_v the_o manner_n of_o those_o skeptic_o who_o be_v always_o doubtful_a and_o withhold_v their_o consent_n in_o every_o thing_n a_o mere_a shift_n that_o serve_v their_o turn_n for_o whatsoever_o they_o hold_v but_o as_o for_o those_o who_o will_v work_v and_o establish_v in_o man_n heart_n a_o certain_a science_n according_a to_o which_o they_o may_v undoubted_o guide_v and_o conduct_v themselves_o they_o ought_v to_o sound_v and_o search_v the_o contrary_a and_o from_o point_n to_o point_n by_o stepmeale_n to_o direct_v their_o novice_n new_o enter_v even_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o very_a end_n wherein_o there_o fall_v out_o otherwhiles_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o contrary_a sentence_n and_o opinion_n for_o to_o refute_v and_o resolve_v that_o which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v appearance_n of_o truth_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o plead_v before_o judge_n for_o these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n and_o proper_a term_n that_o he_o use_v now_o what_o a_o absurd_a and_o impertinent_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o philosopher_n shall_v think_v they_o be_v to_o put_v down_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n of_o other_o philosopher_n and_o not_o withal_o their_o reason_n and_o argument_n but_o only_o as_o advocate_n plead_v at_o the_o bar_n to_o disable_v and_o weaken_v their_o proof_n and_o so_o to_o weary_v their_o adversary_n as_o if_o disputation_n be_v only_o to_o win_v the_o honour_n of_o victory_n and_o not_o to_o find_v out_o a_o truth_n we_o have_v elsewhere_o discourse_v against_o he_o sufficient_o but_o that_o himself_o not_o here_o and_o there_o in_o his_o disputation_n but_o oftentimes_o and_o in_o many_o place_n have_v confirm_v with_o might_n and_o main_a yea_o and_o with_o so_o great_a asseveration_n and_o contention_n contrary_a resolution_n unto_o his_o own_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o right_n hard_a matter_n for_o any_o man_n to_o discern_v which_o of_o they_o he_o approove_v most_o they_o themselves_o in_o some_o sort_n do_v say_v who_o admire_v the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o man_n and_o the_o vivacity_n of_o his_o spirit_n who_o also_o both_o think_v and_o stick_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o carneades_n speak_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o invention_n but_o by_o the_o help_n and_o mean_n of_o which_o argument_n chrysippus_n use_v to_o prove_v his_o own_o assertion_n he_o return_v the_o same_o contrariwise_o upon_o himself_o to_o confute_v his_o precept_n
this_o day_n jolaus_n because_o they_o take_v he_o to_o have_v be_v hercules_n his_o derling_n in_o so_o much_o as_o upon_o his_o tomb_n the_o manner_n be_v of_o lover_n to_o take_v a_o corporal_a oath_n and_o assurance_n of_o reciprocal_a love_n moreover_o it_o be_v report_v of_o apollo_n that_o be_v skilful_a in_o physic_n he_o save_v the_o life_n of_o alcestis_n be_v desperate_o sick_a for_o to_o gratify_v admetus_n who_o as_o he_o love_v she_o entire_o be_v his_o wife_n so_o he_o be_v as_o tender_o belove_v of_o he_o for_o the_o poet_n do_v fable_n that_o apollo_n be_v enamour_a for_o pure_a love_n do_v serve_v admetus_n one_o whole_a year_n as_o one_o that_o his_o hire_a servant_n be_v and_o here_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o some_o sort_n well_o that_o we_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o alcestis_n for_o albeit_o woman_n have_v ordinary_o much_o deal_n with_o mars_n yet_o the_o ravishment_n and_o furious_a fit_n of_o love_n drive_v they_o otherwhiles_o to_o enterprise_n somewhat_o against_o their_o own_o nature_n even_o to_o voluntary_a death_n and_o if_o the_o ãâã_d fable_n be_v of_o any_o credit_n and_o may_v go_v currant_n for_o truth_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o such_o report_n as_o go_v of_o life_n alcestis_n of_o protesilaus_n and_o eurydice_n the_o wife_n of_o orpheus_n that_o pluto_n obei_v no_o other_o god_n but_o only_a love_n nor_o do_v what_o they_o command_v and_o very_o howsoever_o in_o regard_n of_o all_o other_o god_n as_o sophocles_n say_v he_o can_v skill_v of_o equity_n of_o favour_n and_o of_o grace_n but_o only_o with_o he_o justice_n straight_o and_o rigour_n take_v place_n yet_o he_o have_v good_a respect_n and_o reverence_n to_o lover_n and_o to_o they_o alone_o he_o be_v not_o implacable_a nor_o inflixible_a and_o therefore_o a_o good_a thing_n it_o be_v my_o friend_n i_o confess_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o religious_a confraternity_n of_o the_o eleusinian_n mystery_n but_o i_o see_v that_o the_o votary_n profess_v in_o love_n be_v in_o the_o other_o world_n in_o better_a condition_n accept_v with_o pluto_n and_o this_o i_o say_v as_o one_o who_o neither_o be_o too_o forward_o in_o believe_v such_o fable_n of_o poet_n nor_o yet_o so_o backward_o as_o to_o distrust_v and_o discredit_v they_o all_o for_o i_o assure_v you_o they_o speak_v well_o and_o by_o a_o certain_a divine_a fortune_n and_o good_a hap_n they_o hit_v upon_o the_o truth_n say_v as_o they_o do_v that_o ãâã_d but_o lover_n return_v from_o hell_n unto_o this_o light_n again_o but_o what_o way_n and_o how_o they_o wot_v not_o as_o wander_v indeed_o and_o miss_v of_o the_o right_a path_n which_o plato_n of_o all_o man_n first_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o philosophy_n find_v out_o and_o know_v and_o yet_o among_o the_o egyptian_n fable_n there_o be_v certain_a small_a slender_a and_o obscure_a shadow_n of_o the_o truth_n disperse_v here_o a_o there_o howbeit_o they_o have_v need_n of_o a_o expert_a and_o well_o experience_a hunter_n who_o by_o small_a tract_n know_v how_o to_o trace_v and_o find_v out_o great_a matter_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o pass_v they_o over_o and_o now_o that_o i_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o force_n and_o puissance_n of_o love_n be_v so_o great_a as_o it_o appear_v i_o come_v now_o to_o examine_v and_o consider_v the_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n thereof_o to_o mankind_n not_o whether_o it_o confer_v many_o benefit_n upon_o they_o who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o and_o make_v use_v thereof_o for_o notable_a they_o be_v and_o well_o know_v to_o all_o man_n but_o whether_o it_o bring_v more_o and_o great_a commodity_n to_o those_o that_o be_v studious_a of_o it_o and_o be_v amorous_a for_o euripides_n howsoever_o he_o be_v a_o great_a favourite_n of_o love_n yet_o so_o it_o be_v that_o he_o promise_v and_o admire_v that_o in_o it_o which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v least_o namely_o when_o he_o say_v love_n teach_v music_n mark_v when_o you_o will_v though_o one_o before_o thereof_o have_v no_o skill_n for_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n prudent_a and_o witty_a who_o before_o be_v dull_a and_o foolish_a yea_o &_o valiant_a as_o have_v ãâã_d say_v who_o before_o be_v a_o coward_n like_o as_o they_o that_o by_o put_v into_o fire_n burn_a piece_n of_o wood_n make_v they_o firm_a and_o straight_o where_o as_o they_o be_v before_o weak_a and_o tender_a semblable_o every_o amorous_a person_n become_v liberal_a and_o magnificent_a although_o he_o have_v be_v aforetime_o a_o pinch_a snudge_n for_o this_o base_a avarice_n and_o micherie_n wax_v soft_a and_o melt_v by_o love_n like_a as_o iron_n in_o the_o fire_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o man_n take_v more_o pleasure_n to_o give_v away_o and_o bestow_v upon_o those_o who_o they_o love_v than_o they_o do_v to_o take_v and_o receive_v of_o other_o for_o you_o all_o know_v well_o how_o anytus_n the_o son_n of_o anthenion_n be_v enamour_a upon_o alcibiades_n and_o when_o he_o have_v invite_v certain_a friend_n and_o guest_n of_o he_o unto_o a_o sumptuous_a and_o stately_a feast_n in_o his_o house_n alcibiades_z come_v thither_o in_o a_o mask_n to_o make_v pastime_n and_o after_o he_o have_v take_v with_o he_o one_o half_a of_o the_o silver_n cup_n that_o stand_v upon_o the_o board_n before_o they_o go_v his_o way_n which_o when_o the_o guest_n take_v not_o well_o but_o say_v that_o the_o youth_n have_v behave_v himself_o veer_v proud_o and_o malipert_o towards_o he_o not_o so_o quoth_v anytus_n for_o he_o have_v deal_v very_o courteous_o with_o i_o in_o that_o when_o he_o may_v have_v go_v away_o withal_o he_o leave_v thus_o much_o behind_o for_o i_o zeuxippus_n take_v joy_n hereat_o o_o hercules_n quoth_v he_o you_o want_v but_o a_o little_a of_o rid_v quite_o out_o of_o my_o heart_n that_o hereditary_a hatred_n derive_v and_o receive_v from_o our_o ancestor_n which_o i_o have_v take_v against_o anytus_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o socrates_n and_o philosophy_n in_o case_n he_o be_v so_o kind_a and_o courteous_a in_o his_o love_n be_v it_o so_o quoth_v my_o father_n but_o let_v we_o proceed_v love_n be_v of_o this_o nature_n that_o it_o make_v man_n otherwise_o melancholic_a austere_a and_o hard_o to_o be_v please_v or_o converse_v withal_o to_o become_v more_o sociable_a gentle_a and_o pleasant_a for_o as_o you_o know_v well_o enough_o more_o stately_a be_v that_o house_n in_o sight_n wherein_o the_o fire_n burn_v clear_a and_o bright_a and_o even_o so_o a_o man_n be_v more_o lightsome_a and_o jocund_a when_o he_o be_v well_o warm_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o love_n but_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v in_o this_o point_n somewhat_o perverse_o affect_v and_o beside_o all_o reason_n for_o if_o they_o see_v a_o flash_a celestial_a light_n in_o a_o house_n by_o night_n they_o take_v it_o to_o be_v some_o divine_a apparition_n and_o wonder_v thereat_o but_o when_o they_o see_v a_o base_a vile_a &_o abject_a mind_n sudden_o replenish_v with_o courage_n liberty_n magnificence_n desire_v of_o honour_n with_o grace_n favour_n and_o liberality_n they_o be_v not_o force_v to_o say_v as_o telemachus_n do_v in_o homer_n certes_o some_o god_n i_o know_v full_a well_o be_v now_o within_o and_o here_o do_v dwell_v and_o be_v not_o this_o also_o quoth_v daphnaeus_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v you_o for_o the_o love_n of_o all_o the_o grace_n a_o effect_n of_o some_o divine_a cause_n that_o a_o lover_n who_o regard_v not_o but_o despise_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o other_o thing_n i_o say_v not_o his_o familiar_a friend_n only_o his_o fellow_n and_o domestical_a acquaintance_n but_o the_o law_n also_o and_o magistrate_n king_n and_o prince_n who_o be_v afraid_a of_o nothing_o admire_v esteem_v and_o observe_v nothing_o and_o be_v beside_o so_o hardy_a as_o to_o present_v himself_o before_o the_o flash_a shot_n of_o pierce_a lightning_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o espy_v his_o fair_a love_n like_a to_o some_o cock_n of_o cravain_a ãâã_d le_fw-fr we_o fall_v or_o hang_v the_o wing_n and_o daunt_v be_v withal_o he_o droop_v i_o say_v his_o courage_n be_v cool_v his_o heart_n be_v do_v and_o all_o his_o animositie_n quail_v quite_o and_o here_o it_o be_v not_o impertinent_a to_o the_o purpose_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o sapph_n among_o the_o muse_n the_o roman_n write_v in_o their_o history_n that_o cacus_n the_o son_n of_o vulcan_n breathe_v and_o flash_v flame_n of_o fire_n from_o his_o mouth_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o word_n that_o sapph_n utter_v be_v mix_v with_o fire_n and_o by_o her_o verse_n testify_v the_o ardent_a and_o flame_a heat_n of_o her_o heart_n seek_v for_o love_v some_o cure_n and_o remedy_n by_o pleasant_a sound_n of_o muse_n melody_n as_o philoxenus_n write_v but_o daphnaeus_n unless_o peradventure_o the_o
passion_n who_o either_o upon_o pity_n surprise_v they_o or_o joy_n present_v unto_o they_o may_v immediate_o slide_v as_o it_o be_v and_o fall_v into_o a_o melodious_a and_o sing_a voice_n insomuch_o as_o their_o feast_n be_v full_a of_o verse_n and_o love_v song_n yea_o and_o their_o book_n and_o composition_n amatorious_a and_o savour_v of_o the_o like_a and_o when_o euripides_n say_v love_n make_v man_n poet_n market_n it_o when_o you_o will_v although_o before_o in_o verse_n they_o have_v no_o skill_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o love_n put_v poetry_n or_o music_n into_o a_o man_n in_o who_o there_o be_v none_o before_o but_o waken_v stir_v and_o enchafe_v that_o which_o before_o be_v drowsy_a idle_a and_o cold_a or_o else_o my_o good_a friend_n let_v we_o say_v that_o now_o a_o day_n there_o be_v not_o a_o amorous_a person_n and_o one_o that_o skill_v of_o love_n but_o all_o love_n be_v extinct_a and_o perish_v because_o there_o be_v no_o man_n as_o pindarus_z say_v who_o now_o in_o pleasant_a vain_a poetical_a his_o song_n and_o ditty_n do_v address_v which_o just_a in_o rhyme_n and_o meet_a fall_n to_o praise_v his_o fair_a and_o sweet_a mistress_n but_o this_o be_v untrue_a and_o absurd_a for_o many_o love_v there_o be_v that_o stir_n and_o move_v a_o man_n though_o they_o meet_v not_o with_o such_o mind_n as_o natural_o be_v dispose_v and_o forward_o to_o music_n or_o poetry_n and_o well_o may_v these_o love_n be_v without_o pipe_n without_o harp_n viol_n lute_n and_o string_a instrument_n and_o yet_o no_o less_o talkative_a nor_o ardent_a than_o those_o in_o old_a time_n again_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n and_o without_o all_o conscience_n to_o say_v that_o the_o academy_n with_o all_o the_o choir_n and_o company_n of_o socrates_n and_o plato_n be_v void_a of_o amorous_a affection_n who_o amatorious_a discourse_n be_v at_o this_o day_n extant_a &_o to_o be_v read_v although_o they_o leave_v no_o poem_n behind_o they_o and_o be_v it_o not_o all_o one_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o woman_n but_o sapph_n in_o love_n nor_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n save_v only_a sibylla_n and_o aristonice_n or_o such_o as_o publish_v their_o vaticination_n and_o prophecy_n in_o verse_n for_o virtue_n as_o chaeremon_n be_v wont_n to_o say_v be_v mingle_v and_o temper_v with_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o that_o drink_v it_o and_o this_o enthusiasm_n or_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n like_v unto_o the_o ravishment_n of_o love_n make_v use_n of_o that_o sufficiency_n and_o faculty_n which_o it_o find_v ready_a in_o the_o subject_n and_o move_v each_o one_o of_o they_o that_o be_v inspire_v therewith_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o natural_a disposition_n and_o yet_o as_o we_o consider_v god_n and_o his_o providence_n we_o shall_v see_v that_o the_o change_n be_v ever_o to_o the_o better_a for_o the_o use_n of_o speech_n resemble_v proper_o the_o permutation_n and_o worth_n of_o money_n which_o be_v good_a and_o allowable_a so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v use_v and_o know_v be_v currant_n more_o or_o less_o and_o value_v diverse_o as_o the_o time_n require_v now_o the_o time_n be_v when_o the_o very_a mark_n and_o stamp_n as_o it_o be_v of_o our_o speech_n be_v currant_n and_o approve_a in_o meet_a verse_n song_n and_o sonnet_n forasmuch_o as_o then_o all_o history_n all_o doctrine_n of_o philosophy_n all_o affection_n and_o to_o be_v brief_a all_o matter_n that_o require_v a_o more_o grave_a and_o stately_a voice_n they_o bring_v to_o poetry_n and_o music_n for_o now_o only_o few_o man_n hardly_o and_o with_o much_o a_o do_v give_v ear_n and_o understand_v but_o then_o all_o indifferent_o hear_v yet_o and_o take_v great_a pleasure_n to_o hear_v those_o that_o sing_v the_o rural_a ploughman_n with_o his_o hine_n the_o fowler_n with_o his_o net_n and_o line_n as_o pindarus_n say_v but_o also_o most_o man_n for_o the_o great_a aptitude_n they_o have_v unto_o poetry_n when_o they_o will_v admonish_v and_o make_v remonstrance_n do_v it_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o harp_n lute_n and_o song_n withal_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o rebuke_v chastise_v exhort_v and_o incite_v they_o perform_v it_o by_o tale_n fable_n and_o proverbe_n moreover_o their_o hymn_n to_o the_o honour_n and_o praise_n of_o the_o god_n their_o prayer_n and_o vow_n their_o balad_n for_o joy_n of_o victory_n they_o make_v in_o meet_a and_o musical_a rhyme_n some_o upon_o a_o dexterity_n of_o wit_n other_o by_o use_n and_o practice_v and_o therefore_o neither_o do_v apollo_n envy_v this_o ornament_n and_o pleasant_a grace_n unto_o the_o skill_n of_o divination_n neither_o banish_a he_o from_o this_o threefooted_n table_n of_o the_o oracle_n the_o muse_n so_o high_o honour_v but_o rather_o bring_v it_o in_o and_o stir_v it_o up_o as_o affect_v and_o love_v poetical_a wit_n yea_o and_o himself_o minister_v and_o infuse_v certain_a imagination_n help_v to_o put_v forward_o the_o lofty_a and_o learned_a kind_n of_o language_n as_o be_v much_o prize_v and_o esteem_v but_o afterward_o as_o the_o life_n of_o man_n together_o with_o their_o fortune_n and_o nature_n come_v to_o be_v change_v thirst_n and_o utility_n which_o remove_v all_o superfluity_n take_v away_o the_o golden_a lust_n and_o foretop_n of_o peruke_n the_o spangle_a coif_n cawl_n and_o attire_n it_o cast_v off_o the_o fine_a and_o dainty_a robe_n call_v xystides_n it_o clip_v and_o cut_v away_o the_o bush_n of_o hair_n grow_v too_o long_o it_o unbuckle_v and_o unlace_v the_o trim_a buskin_n acquaint_v man_n with_o good_a reason_n to_o glory_v in_o thriftiness_n and_o frugality_n against_o superfluous_a and_o sumptuous_a delicacy_n yea_o and_o to_o honour_v simplicity_n and_o modesty_n rather_o than_o vain_a pomp_n and_o affect_a curiosity_n and_o even_o so_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n speech_n change_v also_o and_o lay_v aside_o all_o glorious_a show_n the_o order_n of_o write_v a_o history_n therewithal_o present_o come_v down_o as_o one_o will_v say_v from_o the_o stately_a chariot_n of_o versification_n to_o prose_n and_o go_v a_o foot_n and_o by_o the_o mean_v especial_o of_o this_o fashion_n of_o writing_n and_o speak_v at_o liberty_n and_o not_o be_v tie_v to_o measure_n true_a story_n come_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o lie_a fable_n and_o philosophy_n embrace_v perspicuity_n of_o stile_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v rather_o than_o that_o which_o by_o trope_n and_o figure_n amuse_v and_o amaze_v man_n brain_n and_o then_o apollo_n repress_v pythia_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o any_o more_o call_v her_o fellow_n citizen_n pyricaos_n that_o be_v to_o say_v burn_a fire_n nor_o the_o spartan_n ophioboros_n that_o be_v to_o say_v devourer_n of_o serpent_n nor_o man_n oreanas_n nor_o river_n orempotas_n and_o so_o by_o cut_v off_o from_o she_o prophecy_n verse_n and_o strange_a term_n circumlocution_n and_o obscurity_n he_o teach_v and_o enure_v she_o to_o speak_v unto_o those_o who_o resort_v to_o the_o oracle_n as_o law_n do_v talk_v with_o city_n as_o king_n devise_v and_o commune_v with_o their_o people_n and_o subject_n and_o as_o scholar_n give_v ear_n unto_o their_o schoolmaster_n frame_v and_o apply_v his_o manner_n of_o speech_n and_o language_n so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v full_a of_o sense_n and_o persuasive_a grace_n for_o this_o lesson_n we_o ought_v to_o learn_v and_o know_v that_o as_o sophocles_n say_v god_n to_o the_o wise_a in_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v ay_o a_o light_a some_o guide_n but_o fool_n so_o brief_o he_o do_v teach_v that_o they_o go_v always_o wide_a and_o together_o with_o plainness_n and_o diluciditie_n belief_n be_v so_o turn_v and_o alter_v change_v together_o with_o other_o thing_n that_o beforetime_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o ordinary_a nor_o common_a but_o extravagant_a or_o obscure_o and_o covert_o speak_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n draw_v it_o into_o a_o opinion_n of_o some_o holiness_n hide_v underneath_o be_v astonish_v thereat_o and_o hold_v it_o venerable_a but_o afterward_o desirous_a to_o learn_v and_o understand_v thing_n clear_o and_o easy_o and_o not_o with_o mask_n of_o disguise_a word_n they_o begin_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o poesy_n wherein_o oracle_n be_v clad_v not_o only_o for_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o easy_a intelligence_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o mingle_v the_o darkness_n and_o shadow_n of_o obscurity_n with_o the_o sentence_n but_o also_o for_o that_o they_o have_v prophecy_n already_o in_o suspicion_n say_v that_o metaphor_n enigmatical_a and_o covert_a word_n yea_o and_o the_o ambiguitles_a which_o poetry_n use_v be_v but_o shift_n retract_v and_o evasion_n to_o hide_v and_o cover_v all_o whensoever_o the_o event_n fall_v not_o out_o according_o and_o many_o you_o may_v hear_v to_o report_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a poetical_a person_n practise_v in_o versify_v
quoth_v he_o to_o the_o number_n of_o thirty_o at_o the_o least_o if_o there_o be_v so_o many_o quoth_v he_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o you_o only_o cross_v and_o gainsay_v yea_o and_o hinder_a that_o which_o have_v be_v conclude_v and_o agree_v upon_o by_o we_o all_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n have_v dispatch_v a_o light-horseman_n to_o ride_v in_o post_n unto_o the_o banish_a person_n who_o have_v put_v themselves_o in_o their_o journey_n hitherward_o charge_v they_o to_o return_v back_o and_o that_o in_o no_o wise_a they_o shall_v go_v forward_o this_o day_n consider_v that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o go_v to_o this_o journey_n fortuneit_a self_n have_v procure_v &_o prepare_v fit_a for_o their_o hand_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o phyllidas_n we_o be_v all_o much_o trouble_a and_o perplex_v but_o charon_n above_o the_o rest_n fasten_v his_o eye_n upon_o hipposthenidas_n and_o that_o with_o a_o sour_a and_o stern_a countenance_n most_o wicked_a wretch_n that_o thou_o be_v quoth_v he_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v unto_o we_o no_o harm_n say_v hipposthenidas_n in_o case_n leave_v this_o curse_a &_o angry_a voice_n of_o you_o you_o can_v be_v content_a and_o have_v patience_n to_o hear_v and_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o man_n as_o age_a as_o yourself_o and_o have_v as_o many_o gray_a hair_n as_o you_o have_v for_o if_o this_o be_v the_o point_n to_o show_v unto_o our_o fellow_n citizen_n how_o hardy_a and_o courageous_a we_o be_v that_o we_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o our_o life_n and_o care_v not_o for_o any_o peril_n of_o death_n see_v we_o have_v day_n enough_o phyllidas_n let_v we_o never_o stay_v for_o the_o dark_a evening_n but_o present_o and_o immediate_o from_o this_o place_n run_v upon_o the_o tyrant_n with_o our_o sword_n draw_v let_v we_o kill_v and_o slay_v let_v we_o die_v upon_o they_o and_o make_v no_o spare_a of_o ourselves_o for_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o this_o mary_n to_o deliver_v the_o city_n of_o thebes_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o so_o many_o arm_a man_n as_o hold_v it_o to_o disseise_v and_o expel_v the_o garrison_n of_o the_o spartan_n with_o the_o murder_n of_o two_o or_o three_o man_n be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n for_o phyllidas_n have_v not_o provide_v so_o much_o wine_n for_o his_o feast_n and_o banquet_n as_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v fifteen_o hundred_o soldier_n of_o archius_n guard_v drunken_a and_o say_v we_o have_v kill_v he_o yet_o crippidas_n and_o arcesus_n be_v ready_a at_o night_n both_o of_o they_o sober_a enough_o to_o keep_v the_o corpse_n du_fw-fr guard_n why_o make_v we_o such_o haste_n then_o to_o draw_v our_o friend_n into_o a_o evident_a and_o certain_a danger_n of_o present_a death_n especial_o see_v withal_o that_o our_o enemy_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n advertise_v of_o their_o come_n and_o approach_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o why_o be_v there_o commandment_n give_v by_o they_o to_o those_o of_o thespiae_n for_o to_o be_v in_o their_o arm_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n which_o be_v this_o and_o ready_a to_o go_v with_o the_o lacedaemonian_a captain_n whensoever_o they_o give_v commandment_n and_o as_o for_o amphitheus_n this_o very_a day_n as_o i_o understand_v after_o their_o judicial_a proceed_n against_o he_o they_o mind_v to_o put_v to_o death_n upon_o the_o come_n of_o archias_n and_o be_v not_o these_o pregnant_a presumption_n that_o the_o plot_n and_o enterprise_n be_v to_o they_o discover_v be_v it_o not_o better_o then_o to_o defer_v the_o execution_n of_o our_o designment_n a_o while_n long_o until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o god_n be_v reconcile_v and_o appease_v for_o our_o divinor_o and_o wizard_n have_v sacrifice_v a_o beese_n unto_o ceres_n pronounce_v that_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n denounce_v some_o great_a sedition_n and_o danger_n to_o the_o common_a weal_n and_o that_o which_o you_o charon_n particular_o ought_v to_o take_v good_a heed_n of_o be_v this_o yesterday_o and_o no_o long_o since_o hippathodorus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o erianthes_n a_o man_n otherwise_o of_o good_a sort_n and_o one_o who_o know_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o our_o enterprise_n have_v this_o speech_n with_o i_o charon_n be_v your_o familiar_a friend_n hippathodorus_fw-la but_o with_o i_o not_o great_o acquaint_v advertise_v he_o therefore_o if_o you_o think_v so_o good_a that_o he_o beware_v and_o look_v to_o himself_o in_o regard_n of_o some_o great_a danger_n &_o strange_a accident_n that_o be_v towards_o he_o for_o the_o last_o night_n as_o i_o dream_v i_o think_v i_o see_v that_o his_o house_n be_v in_o travel_n as_o it_o be_v of_o child_n that_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n be_v themselves_o in_o distress_n pray_v unto_o the_o god_n for_o her_o delivery_n stand_v round_o about_o she_o during_o her_o labour_n and_o painful_a travel_n but_o she_o seem_v to_o loow_v and_o roar_v yea_o and_o to_o cast_v out_o certain_a inarticulate_a voice_n until_o at_o the_o last_o there_o issue_v out_o of_o it_o a_o mighty_a fire_n wherewith_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o city_n be_v immediate_o burn_v and_o the_o castle_n cadmea_n cover_v all_o over_o with_o smoke_n only_o but_o no_o part_n of_o the_o sire_n ascend_v thereto_o loe_o what_o the_o vision_n be_v which_o this_o honest_a man_n relate_v unto_o i_o charon_n which_o i_o assure_v you_o for_o the_o present_a set_v i_o in_o a_o great_a quake_a and_o tremble_v but_o much_o more_o when_o i_o once_o hear_v say_v that_o this_o day_n the_o exile_a person_n be_v to_o return_v and_o be_v lodge_v here_o within_o a_o house_n of_o the_o city_n in_o great_a anguish_n therefore_o i_o be_o and_o in_o a_o wonderful_a agony_n for_o fear_v lest_o we_o engage_v ourselves_o within_o a_o world_n of_o calamity_n and_o misery_n without_o be_v able_a to_o execute_v any_o exploit_n of_o importance_n upon_o our_o enemy_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o garboil_n and_o set_v all_o on_o a_o light_a fire_n for_o i_o suppose_v that_o the_o city_n when_o all_o be_v do_v will_v be_v we_o but_o cadmea_n the_o castle_n as_o it_o be_v already_o will_v be_v for_o they_o then_o theocritus_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o speak_v and_o stay_v charon_n who_o be_v about_o to_o reply_v somewhat_o against_o this_o hipposthenidas_n i_o interpret_v all_o this_o quoth_v he_o clean_o contrary_a for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o sign_n that_o confirm_v i_o mor_fw-mi ein_fw-mi following_z of_o this_o enterprise_n although_o i_o have_v have_v always_o good_a presage_n in_o it_o eh_a behalf_n of_o the_o banish_a in_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o i_o have_v offer_v than_o this_o vision_n which_o you_o have_v rehearse_v if_o it_o be_v so_o as_o you_o say_v that_o a_o great_a and_o light_a fire_n shine_v over_o all_o the_o city_n and_o the_o same_o arise_v out_o of_o a_o friend_n house_n and_o that_o the_o habitation_n of_o our_o enemeis_n and_o the_o place_n of_o their_o retreat_n be_v darken_v and_o make_v black_a again_o with_o the_o smoke_n which_o never_o bring_v with_o it_o any_o thing_n better_o than_o tear_n and_o troublesome_a confusion_n and_o whereas_o from_o amogn_n we_o there_o arise_v in_o articulate_a vocy_n in_o case_n a_o man_n shall_v construe_v it_o in_o evil_a part_n and_o take_v exception_n thereat_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o voice_n the_o same_o will_v be_v when_o our_o enterprise_n which_o now_o be_v enfold_v in_o obscure_a doubtful_a and_o uncerteine_a suspicion_n shall_v at_o once_o both_o appear_v and_o also_o prevail_v as_o for_o the_o ill_a sign_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o touch_v not_o the_o public_a estate_n but_o those_o who_o now_o be_v most_o powerful_a and_o in_o great_a authority_n as_o theocritus_n thus_o be_v speak_v yet_o still_o i_o say_v unto_o hipposthenidas_n and_o who_o i_o pray_v you_o have_v you_o send_v unto_o the_o man_n for_o if_o he_o be_v not_o too_o far_o onward_o on_o his_o way_n we_o will_v send_v after_o to_o overtake_v he_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o say_v of_o a_o truth_n caphisias_n whether_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o reach_v he_o quoth_v hipposthenidas_n for_o he_o have_v one_o of_o the_o best_a horse_n in_o all_o thebes_n under_o he_o and_o a_o man_n he_o be_v who_o you_o all_o know_v very_o well_o for_o he_o be_v the_o master_n of_o melon_n chariot_n and_o his_o chariot_n man_n one_o unto_o who_o melon_n himself_o from_o the_o very_a first_o discover_v this_o plot_n and_o make_v privy_a unto_o it_o with_o that_o i_o consider_v and_o think_v with_o myself_o what_o man_n he_o shall_v speak_v of_o it_o be_v not_o chlidon_n quoth_v i_o o_o hipposthenidas_n he_o who_o no_o long_o since_o than_o the_o last_o year_n win_v the_o prize_n in_o the_o horse_n run_v at_o the_o solemn_a feast_n of_o
be_v blame_v if_o haply_o they_o be_v not_o well_o use_v but_o impure_a all_o the_o fault_n unto_o they_o that_o abuse_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o if_o any_o one_o from_o his_o childhood_n shall_v be_v well_o instruct_v and_o train_v up_o in_o music_n and_o withal_o employ_v his_o labour_n and_o diligence_n therein_o he_o will_v receive_v and_o approve_v that_o which_o be_v honest_a and_o commendable_a blame_v also_o he_o will_v and_o reject_v the_o contrary_a not_o in_o music_n only_o but_o in_o all_o thing_n else_o and_o such_o a_o one_o will_v decline_v all_o unhonest_a and_o unwoorthy_a action_n and_o thus_o reap_v from_o music_n the_o great_a and_o best_a contentment_n that_o can_v be_v he_o may_v benefit_v exceed_v much_o as_o well_o himself_o as_o his_o whole_a country_n use_v no_o word_n nor_o deed_n unseemly_a but_o observe_v at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o every_o place_n that_o which_o be_v befit_v decent_a temperate_a and_o elegant_a moreover_o that_o city_n and_o state_n best_o govern_v by_o policy_n and_o good_a law_n have_v always_o have_v a_o special_a regard_n of_o generous_a and_o good_a music_n many_o and_o sundry_a testimony_n may_v be_v allege_v and_o namely_o a_o man_n may_v very_o well_o cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n terpander_n who_o suppress_v in_o time_n past_a the_o great_a sedition_n and_o civil_a descord_n that_o be_v in_o lacedaemon_n thales_n also_o the_o candiot_n who_o go_v as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o commandment_n and_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n to_o lacedaemon_n and_o there_o cure_v the_o citizen_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o great_a pestilence_n which_o reign_v in_o that_o city_n and_o all_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o music_n as_o write_v pratinas_n homer_n also_o himself_o say_v that_o the_o plague_n which_o afflict_v the_o greek_n be_v by_o music_n stay_v and_o appease_v then_o all_o day_n long_o the_o grecian_a youth_n in_o song_n melodious_a beseech_v god_n phoebus_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o be_v propitious_a phoebus_n i_o say_v who_o from_o a_o far_o do_v shoot_v his_o arrow_n nigh_o they_o chant_v and_o praise_v who_o take_v great_a joy_n to_o hear_v such_o harmony_n with_o these_o verse_n as_o with_o corollary_n good_a master_n i_o will_v conclude_v this_o my_o discourse_n of_o music_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o you_o first_o by_o the_o very_a same_o verse_n commend_v unto_o we_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o music_n for_o in_o very_a truth_n the_o principal_a and_o most_o commendable_a work_n thereof_o be_v thanksgiving_n unto_o the_o god_n and_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o grace_n and_o favour_n the_o second_o and_o that_o which_o next_o follow_v be_v a_o sanctify_a heart_n a_o pure_a consonant_a and_o harmonical_a estate_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o soterichus_n have_v say_v thus_o you_o have_v quoth_v he_o my_o good_a master_n hear_v we_o discourse_n of_o music_n round_o about_o the_o board_n as_o we_o sit_v and_o very_o soterichus_n be_v high_o admire_v for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v deliver_v for_o he_o show_v evident_o both_o by_o his_o voice_n and_o visage_n how_o much_o he_o be_v affect_v unto_o music_n &_o what_o study_n he_o have_v employ_v thereto_o then_o my_o master_n over_o and_o above_o other_o thing_n this_o also_o i_o commend_v in_o you_o both_o that_o you_o have_v keep_v your_o own_o course_n and_o place_n the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o for_o lysias_n have_v furnish_v our_o feast_n with_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v proper_a and_o meet_v for_o a_o musician_n who_o know_v only_o to_o handle_v the_o lute_n or_o harp_n and_o have_v no_o far_a skill_n than_o manual_a practice_n soterichus_n also_o have_v teach_v we_o whatsoever_o concern_v both_o the_o profit_n and_o also_o the_o speculation_n thereof_o yea_o and_o withal_o comprehend_v therein_o the_o power_n and_o use_v of_o music_n whereby_o he_o have_v mend_v our_o fare_n and_o feast_v we_o most_o sumptuous_o and_o i_o suppose_v very_o that_o both_o of_o they_o have_v of_o purpose_n and_o that_o right_n willing_o leave_v thus_o much_o unto_o i_o as_o to_o draw_v music_n unto_o feast_n and_o banquet_n neither_o will_v i_o condemn_v they_o of_o timidity_n as_o if_o they_o be_v ashamed_a so_o to_o do_v for_o if_o in_o any_o part_n of_o man_n life_n certes_o in_o such_o feast_n and_o merry_a meeting_n it_o be_v right_a profitable_a for_o according_a as_o good_a homer_n say_v both_o song_n and_o dance_n delight_v afford_v and_o thing_n that_o well_o beseem_v the_o board_n neither_o will_v i_o have_v any_o man_n to_o infer_v hereupon_o that_o homer_n think_v music_n good_a for_o nothing_o else_o but_o to_o delight_n and_o content_v the_o company_n at_o a_o feast_n consider_v there_o be_v in_o those_o verse_n couch_v and_o hide_v a_o more_o deep_a and_o profound_a meaning_n for_o he_o bring_v music_n to_o those_o time_n and_o place_n wherein_o it_o may_v profit_v and_o help_v man_n most_o i_o mean_v the_o feast_n and_o meeting_n of_o our_o ancient_n and_o expedient_a it_o be_v to_o have_v her_o company_n there_o for_o that_o she_o be_v able_a to_o divert_v and_o temper_v the_o heat_n and_o strength_n of_o wine_n according_a as_o our_o aristoxenus_n also_o else_o where_o say_v music_n quoth_v he_o be_v bring_v in_o thither_o because_o that_o whereas_o wine_n be_v wont_a to_o pervert_v &_o overturn_v as_o well_o the_o body_n as_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o who_o take_v it_o immoderate_o music_n by_o that_o order_n symmetry_n and_o accord_v which_o be_v in_o it_o reduce_v they_o again_o into_o a_o contrary_a temperature_n and_o dulce_v all_o and_o therefore_o homer_n report_v that_o our_o ancient_n use_v music_n as_o a_o remedy_n and_o help_v at_o such_o a_o time_n but_o that_o which_o be_v principal_a and_o make_v music_n above_o all_o thing_n most_o venerable_a you_o have_v my_o good_a friend_n let_v pass_v and_o omit_v for_o pythagoras_n archias_n plato_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o old_a philosopher_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n together_o with_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o star_n be_v not_o perform_v without_o music_n for_o they_o teach_v that_o god_n frame_v all_o thing_n by_o harmony_n but_o to_o prosecute_v this_o matter_n more_o at_o large_a this_o time_n will_v not_o permit_v and_o beside_o it_o be_v a_o very_a high_a point_n and_o most_o musical_a to_o know_v in_o every_o thing_n how_o to_o keep_v a_o mean_a and_o competent_a measure_n this_o say_v he_o sing_v a_o hymn_n and_o after_o he_o have_v offer_v a_o libation_n of_o wine_n unto_o saturn_n and_o to_o all_o the_o god_n his_o child_n as_o also_o to_o the_o muse_n he_o give_v his_o guest_n leave_v to_o depart_v of_o the_o fortune_n or_o virtue_n of_o k._n alexander_n the_o summarie_n in_o this_o treatise_n and_o that_o which_o follow_v frame_v both_o in_o form_n of_o a_o declamation_n plutarch_n magnify_v alexander_n a_o praise_n worthy_a prince_n for_o many_o good_a part_n that_o be_v in_o he_o wherein_o he_o show_v also_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o attribute_v unto_o virtue_n and_o not_o to_o fortune_n those_o brave_a exploit_n which_o he_o perform_v by_o fortune_n he_o mean_v that_o course_n of_o the_o affarre_n in_o this_o world_n whereby_o it_o fall_v out_o many_o time_n that_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o always_o most_o happy_a and_o best_a advance_v to_o prove_v therefore_o that_o alexander_n be_v endue_v with_o exquisite_a quality_n for_o execution_n of_o those_o enterprise_n which_o by_o he_o be_v achieve_v afterworde_n and_o bring_v to_o a_o end_n he_o compare_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n with_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n raise_v up_o to_o their_o greatness_n by_o fortune_n and_o then_o show_v that_o alexander_n be_v a_o excellent_a philosopher_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o wonder_v or_o be_v astonish_v if_o by_o his_o virtue_n he_o see_v the_o end_n of_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o most_o fortunate_a prince_n of_o the_o world_n dare_v never_o take_v in_o hand_n and_o begin_v now_o the_o better_a to_o set_v out_o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o philosophy_n of_o alexander_n he_o compare_v his_o scholar_n with_o the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n and_o socrates_n prove_v that_o those_o of_o this_o prince_n surpass_v the_o other_o as_o much_o as_o a_o good_a deed_n or_o benefit_n do_v to_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o man_n surmount_v a_o good_a speech_n or_o instruction_n give_v to_o some_o particular_a person_n the_o most_o part_n of_o who_o make_v no_o account_n thereof_o he_o proceed_v forward_a and_o describe_v the_o wisdom_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o alexander_n in_o politic_a government_n which_o he_o amplifi_v by_o the_o consider_v ation_n of_o his_o amiable_a behaviour_n and_o lovely_a carriage_n towards_o those_o nation_n which_o by_o he_o be_v subdue_v also_o by_o the_o recital_n of_o some_o notable_a
near_a kinsfolk_n and_o friend_n and_o more_o entire_o belove_v than_o ulysses_n who_o mother_n die_v for_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n of_o heart_n whereas_o when_o alexander_n die_v his_o very_a enemy_n mother_n for_o kind_a affection_n and_o good_a will_n die_v with_o he_o for_o company_n in_o sum_n if_o it_o be_v by_o the_o indulgence_n of_o fortune_n that_o solon_n establish_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o athens_n so_o well_o at_o home_n that_o miltiades_n conduct_v the_o army_n so_o happy_o abroad_o if_o it_o be_v by_o the_o benefit_n and_o favour_n of_o fortune_n that_o aristides_n be_v so_o just_a then_o farewell_n virtue_n for_o ever_o then_o be_v there_o no_o work_n at_o all_o effect_v by_o she_o but_o only_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a name_n and_o speech_n that_o go_v of_o she_o pass_v with_o some_o show_n of_o glory_n and_o reputation_n through_o the_o life_n of_o man_n feign_a and_o devise_v by_o these_o prate_a sophister_n cunning_a lawgiver_n and_o statist_n now_o if_o every_o one_o of_o these_o person_n and_o such_o like_a be_v poor_a or_o rich_a feeble_a or_o strong_a foul_a or_o fair_a of_o long_a life_n or_o short_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o fortune_n again_o in_o case_n each_o of_o they_o show_v himself_o a_o great_a captain_n in_o the_o field_n a_o great_a politician_n or_o wise_a lawgiver_n a_o great_a governor_n and_o ruler_n in_o the_o city_n and_o commonwealth_n by_o their_o virtue_n and_o the_o direction_n of_o reason_n within_o they_o then_o consider_v i_o pray_v you_o what_o alexander_n be_v in_o comparison_n of_o they_o all_o solon_n institute_v at_o athens_n a_o general_a cut_v off_o and_o cancel_v of_o all_o debt_n which_o he_o call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o a_o discharge_n of_o burden_n but_o alexander_n out_o of_o his_o own_o purse_n pay_v all_o debt_n in_o the_o name_n of_o debtor_n due_a unto_o their_o creditor_n pericles_z have_v impose_v a_o tax_n and_o tribute_n upon_o the_o greek_n with_o the_o money_n raise_v by_o that_o levy_v beautify_v the_o citadel_n or_o castle_n of_o athens_n with_o temple_n and_o chapel_n whereas_o alexander_n send_v of_o the_o pillage_n and_o treasure_n which_o he_o get_v from_o the_o barbarian_n to_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n into_o greece_n with_o commandment_n to_o build_v there_o with_o sacred_a temple_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o god_n brasidas_n win_v a_o great_a name_n and_o reputation_n of_o valour_n among_o the_o greek_n for_o that_o he_o pass_v from_o one_o end_n to_o another_o through_o his_o enemy_n camp_n pitch_v along_o the_o sea_n side_n before_o the_o town_n methon_n but_o that_o wonderful_a leap_n that_o alexander_n make_v into_o a_o town_n of_o the_o oxydraques_n which_o to_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o be_v incredible_a and_o to_o as_o many_o as_o see_v it_o be_v most_o fearful_a namely_o at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o cast_v himself_o from_o the_o battlement_n of_o the_o wall_n among_o his_o enemy_n ready_a to_o receive_v he_o with_o pike_n with_o javelin_n with_o dart_n and_o naked_a sword_n whereto_o may_v a_o man_n compare_v but_o unto_o a_o very_a flash_n of_o lightning_n break_v volent_o out_o of_o a_o cloud_n and_o be_v carry_v with_o the_o wind_n light_v upon_o the_o ground_n resemble_v a_o spirit_n or_o apparition_n resplendent_a all_o about_o with_o flame_a and_o burn_a armour_n insomuch_o as_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n man_n that_o see_v it_o be_v so_o affright_v as_o they_o run_v backward_o and_o flee_v but_o after_o that_o they_o behold_v it_o be_v but_o one_o man_n set_v upon_o many_o than_o they_o come_v again_o and_o make_v head_n against_o he_o here_o fortune_n show_v no_o doubt_n many_o plain_a and_o evident_a proof_n of_o her_o special_a good_a will_n ãâã_d alexander_n namely_o first_o when_o she_o put_v he_o into_o a_o ignoble_a base_a and_o barbarous_a town_n and_o there_o enclose_v he_o sure_a enough_o within_o the_o wall_n thereof_o then_o after_o that_o those_o without_o make_v haste_n to_o rescue_v he_o and_o rear_v their_o scale_a ladder_n against_o the_o wall_n for_o to_o get_v over_o and_o come_v unto_o he_o she_o cause_v they_o all_o to_o break_v &_o fall_v in_o piece_n whereby_o she_o overthrow_v and_o cast_v they_o down_o who_o be_v climb_v half_a way_n up_o again_o of_o those_o three_o only_o who_o hap_n it_o be_v to_o mount_v up_o to_o the_o top_n before_o the_o ladder_n brake_n and_o who_o fling_v themselves_o desperate_o down_o and_o stand_v about_o the_o king_n to_o guard_v his_o person_n she_o fall_v upon_o one_o immediate_o and_o kill_v he_o in_o the_o place_n before_o he_o can_v do_v his_o master_n any_o service_n a_o second_o overwhelm_v with_o a_o cloud_n of_o arrow_n and_o dart_n be_v so_o near_a death_n that_o he_o can_v do_v no_o more_o but_o only_o see_v and_o feel_v all_o this_o while_n the_o macedonian_n without_o run_v to_o the_o wall_n with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o outcry_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o artillery_n they_o have_v none_o nor_o any_o ordinance_n or_o engine_n of_o battery_n only_o they_o lay_v at_o the_o wall_n with_o their_o naked_a sword_n and_o bare_a hand_n and_o so_o earnest_a they_o be_v to_o get_v in_o that_o they_o will_v have_v make_v way_n with_o their_o very_a tooth_n if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a mean_a while_n this_o fortunate_a prince_n upon_o who_o fortune_n attend_v at_o a_o inch_n ready_a now_o to_o accompany_v and_o defend_v he_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a as_o at_o all_o time_n else_o be_v take_v and_o catch_v as_o a_o wild_a beast_n within_o toil_n abandon_v and_o leave_v alone_o without_o aid_n and_o succour_n not_o iwis_o to_o win_v the_o city_n of_o susa_n or_o of_o babylon_n nor_o to_o conquer_v the_o province_n of_o bactra_n nor_o to_o seize_v upon_o that_o mighty_a body_n of_o king_n porus_n for_o of_o great_a and_o renown_a attempt_n although_o the_o end_n always_o prove_v not_o happy_a yet_o there_o can_v redound_v no_o infamy_n but_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n fortune_n be_v on_o his_o behalf_n so_o spiteful_a and_o envious_a but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n so_o good_a and_o gracious_a to_o the_o barbarian_n so_o adverse_a i_o say_v she_o be_v to_o alexander_n that_o she_o go_v about_o as_o much_o as_o lay_v in_o she_o to_o make_v he_o not_o only_o lose_v his_o life_n and_o body_n but_o also_o to_o forfeit_v his_o honour_n and_o glory_n for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v leave_v lie_v dead_a along_o the_o river_n euphrates_n or_o hydaspes_n it_o have_v be_v no_o great_a desastre_n and_o indignity_n neither_o have_v it_o be_v so_o dishonourable_a unto_o he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o join_v with_o darius_n hand_n to_o hand_n if_o he_o have_v be_v massacre_v among_o a_o number_n of_o great_a horse_n with_o the_o sword_n glawe_n &_o battleax_n of_o the_o persian_n fight_v for_o the_o empire_n no_o nor_o when_o he_o be_v mount_v upon_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n if_o he_o have_v take_v the_o foil_n and_o be_v put_v by_o his_o great_a hope_n of_o force_v the_o city_n for_o in_o that_o sort_n lose_v pelopidas_n and_o epaminondas_n their_o life_n and_o their_o death_n be_v rather_o a_o act_n of_o virtue_n than_o a_o accident_n of_o infortunitie_n while_o they_o give_v the_o attempt_n to_o execute_v so_o great_a exploit_n and_o to_o gain_v so_o worthy_a a_o prize_n but_o as_o touch_v fortune_n which_o now_o we_o examine_v and_o consider_v what_o piece_n of_o work_n effect_v she_o in_o a_o barbarous_a country_n far_o remove_v on_o the_o further_a side_n of_o a_o river_n within_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o base_a village_n in_o comparison_n to_o shut_v up_o and_o enclose_v the_o king_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v perish_v there_o shameful_o by_o the_o hand_n &_o rude_a weapon_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o barbarous_a rascal_n who_o shall_v knock_v he_o down_o with_o club_n and_o staff_n and_o pelt_v he_o with_o whatsoever_o come_v next_o hand_n for_o wound_v he_o be_v in_o the_o head_n with_o a_o bill_n that_o cleave_v his_o helmet_n quite_o through_o and_o with_o a_o mighty_a arrow_n which_o one_o discharge_v out_o of_o a_o bow_n his_o breastplate_n be_v pierce_v quite_o through_o whereof_o the_o steile_n that_o be_v without_o his_o body_n weigh_v he_o down_o heavy_o but_o the_o iron_n head_n which_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o bone_n about_o one_o of_o his_o pap_n be_v four_o finger_n broad_a and_o five_o long_a and_o to_o make_v up_o the_o full_a measure_n of_o all_o mischief_n while_o he_o defend_v himself_o right_a manful_o before_o and_o when_o the_o fellow_n who_o have_v shoot_v the_o foresay_a arrow_n adventure_v to_o approach_v he_o with_o his_o sword_n to_o dispatch_v he_o outright_o with_o a_o dead_a thrust_n he_o he_o get_v within_o
the_o ancient_a mages_n and_o philosopher_n which_o do_v he_o enter_v into_o a_o discourse_n of_o osiris_n isis_n and_o typhon_n refer_v and_o reduce_v all_o into_o physics_n and_o metaphysic_n with_o a_o certain_a conference_n or_o comparison_n of_o plato_n doctrine_n with_o that_o of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o make_v he_o take_v in_o hand_n a_o particular_a treatise_n of_o matter_n form_n the_o ideae_fw-la of_o generation_n also_o and_o corruption_n have_v thus_o examine_v and_o discuss_v the_o egyptian_n theology_n &_o philosophy_n he_o arise_v to_o the_o more_o hide_a &_o secret_a mystery_n of_o the_o isiake_a priest_n &_o then_o descend_v again_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o natural_a cause_n especial_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o draw_v compendious_o into_o one_o word_n all_o his_o precedent_a discourse_n he_o declare_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o understand_v by_o isis_n osiris_n and_o typhon_n consequent_o he_o adjoin_v three_o observation_n to_o make_v this_o treatise_n more_o pleasant_a and_o profitable_a withdraw_v thereby_o the_o reader_n and_o pluck_v he_o back_o both_o from_o super_fw-la stition_n and_o atheism_n then_o have_v condemn_v the_o greek_n for_o be_v taint_n with_o the_o same_o solly_n that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v addict_v to_o he_o broach_v many_o opinion_n concern_v the_o transformation_n of_o the_o pagan_n god_n into_o sundry_a sort_n of_o beast_n discover_v thereby_o the_o dotage_n and_o foolery_n arise_v from_o this_o argument_n and_o matter_n most_o corrupt_o under_o stand_v and_o stretch_v the_o same_o yet_o far_o he_o render_v areason_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o the_o egyptian_n do_v to_o such_o creature_n whereupon_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o rest_v but_o rather_o to_o look_v into_o the_o divinity_n represent_v by_o they_o and_o for_o a_o end_n he_o enter_v into_o a_o allegorical_a discourse_n of_o the_o habiliment_n perfume_n and_o divers_a odoriferous_a confection_n make_v every_o day_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o isis_n but_o more_o especial_o he_o treat_v of_o one_o name_v cyphi_n wherein_o there_o be_v to_o the_o number_n of_o sixteen_o ingredient_n which_o composition_n they_o use_v in_o their_o very_a drink_n observe_v therein_o as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o superstition_n a_o million_o of_o ceremony_n whereof_o he_o do_v particularize_v especial_o in_o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n even_o to_o the_o very_a end_n thereof_o all_o the_o premise_n be_v reduce_v to_o their_o right_a use_n do_v show_v the_o vanity_n of_o man_n abandon_v and_o give_v over_o to_o their_o own_o sense_n and_o prove_v that_o all_o their_o sufficienct_n be_v nothing_o but_o blockish_a folly_n and_o their_o intelligence_n a_o dark_a and_o mirke_n night_n when_o the_o brightness_n and_o light_n of_o god_n word_n do_v fail_v they_o for_o the_o more_o appearance_n they_o have_v both_o of_o celestial_a and_o also_o human_a wisdom_n the_o more_o appear_v their_o blind_a superstition_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o in_o stead_n of_o rest_v upon_o the_o creator_n they_o remain_v fix_v upon_o the_o creature_n and_o have_v a_o longing_n and_o languish_a desire_n after_o discourse_n void_a of_o true_a instruction_n and_o consolation_n which_o ought_v to_o incite_v so_o much_o the_o more_o all_o christian_n to_o make_v great_a account_n of_o the_o effectual_a grace_n offer_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o meditation_n and_o practice_n of_o true_a philosophy_n as_o well_o natural_a as_o divine_v of_o isis_n and_o osiris_n man_n that_o be_v wise_a or_o have_v any_o wit_n in_o they_o o_o clea_n ought_v by_o prayer_n to_o crave_v all_o good_a thing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o god_n but_o that_o which_o we_o most_o wish_v for_o and_o desire_v to_o obtain_v by_o their_o mean_n be_v the_o very_a knowledge_n of_o they_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o man_n to_o have_v for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o gift_n either_o great_a for_o man_n to_o receive_v or_o more_o magnifical_a and_o beseem_v the_o god_n to_o give_v than_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n for_o god_n bestow_v upon_o man_n all_o thing_n else_o whereof_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n but_o this_o he_o reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o keep_v for_o his_o own_o use_n neither_o be_v the_o godhead_n and_o divine_a power_n in_o this_o regard_n count_v happy_a and_o bless_a because_o it_o possess_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o gold_n or_o silver_n nor_o puissant_a in_o respect_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n but_o for_o prudence_n and_o wisdom_n and_o very_o of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o homer_n have_v well_o deliver_v this_o simple_o be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o elegant_a speech_n when_o as_o touch_v jupiter_n and_o neptune_n he_o say_v thus_o the_o self_n same_o parent_n they_o both_o have_v one_o native_a soil_n they_o breed_v but_o jupiter_n the_o elder_a be_v and_o have_v the_o wise_a head_n whereby_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o preeminence_n and_o rule_n of_o jupiter_n be_v the_o elder_a be_v more_o venerable_a sacred_a and_o full_a of_o majesty_n for_o his_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n and_o of_o this_o opinion_n i_o assure_v you_o be_o i_o that_o the_o beatitude_n and_o felicity_n of_o eternal_a life_n which_o jupiter_n enjoy_v consist_v herein_o that_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o nothing_o that_o be_v do_v as_o also_o that_o immortality_n if_o it_o be_v despoil_v of_o the_o knowledge_n and_o intelligence_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o be_v do_v be_v not_o life_n indeed_o but_o bare_a time_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v very_o well_o say_v that_o the_o desire_n of_o deity_n and_o divinity_n be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o love_n of_o truth_n and_o especial_o of_o that_o truth_n which_o concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o god_n the_o study_n whereof_o and_o the_o search_n after_o such_o science_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o profession_n and_o entrance_n into_o religion_n yea_o and_o a_o work_n more_o holy_a than_o be_v the_o vow_n or_o obligation_n of_o all_o the_o chastity_n &_o purity_n in_o the_o world_n or_o than_o the_o cloister_n or_o sanctuary_n of_o any_o temple_n whatsoever_o right_a acceptable_a also_o be_v this_o ãâã_d goddess_n who_o you_o serve_v consider_v that_o she_o be_v most_o wise_a &_o full_a of_o knowledge_n according_a as_o the_o very_a derivation_n of_o her_o name_n do_v imply_v that_o skill_n &_o cunning_n appertain_v unto_o she_o more_o than_o to_o any_o other_o for_o isis_n be_v a_o mere_a greek_a word_n like_v as_o typhon_n also_o the_o very_a adversary_n and_o enemy_n opposite_a unto_o this_o goddess_n as_o one_o puff_v up_o and_o swell_v by_o his_o ignorance_n and_o error_n dissipate_v deface_a and_o blot_v out_o the_o sacred_a word_n and_o doctrine_n which_o this_o goddess_n collect_v compose_v and_o deliver_v unto_o those_o who_o be_v initiate_v and_o profess_v in_o this_o divine_a religion_n by_o a_o continual_a precise_a observance_n of_o a_o sober_a and_o holy_a life_n in_o abstain_v from_o many_o meat_n in_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o fleshly_a pleasure_n for_o to_o repress_v lust_n and_o intemperance_n and_o in_o be_v acquaint_v long_o before_o to_o abide_v and_o endure_v within_o temple_n and_o church_n hard_a and_o painful_a service_n perform_v unto_o the_o god_n of_o all_o which_o abstinence_n pain_n and_o sufferance_n the_o end_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o first_o prince_n and_o lord_n who_o be_v apprehend_v only_o by_o intelligence_n and_o understanding_n who_o the_o goddess_n exhort_v to_o search_v and_o seek_v after_o as_o converse_v and_o company_v with_o she_o and_o very_o the_o name_n of_o her_o temple_n do_v manifest_o promise_v a_o intelligence_n or_o knowledge_n of_o that_o which_o be_v for_o ision_n it_o be_v call_v which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o that_o if_o we_o enter_v into_o that_o sacred_a place_n and_o holy_a religion_n of_o this_o goddess_n with_o reason_n and_o devotion_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v we_o shall_v attain_v to_o the_o understanding_n of_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o moreover_o many_o have_v write_v that_o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o mercury_n other_o of_o prometheus_n of_o which_o twain_o the_o one_o be_v repute_v the_o author_n of_o wisdom_n and_o providence_n and_o the_o other_o namely_o mercury_n the_o inventor_n of_o grammar_n and_o music_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o city_n hermopolis_n they_o call_v the_o former_a of_o the_o muse_n both_o isis_n and_o also_o justice_n as_o be_v wisdom_n herself_o according_a as_o have_v elsewhere_o be_v say_v and_o show_v divine_a thing_n to_o they_o who_o be_v just_o surname_v hierophori_n and_o hierostoli_n that_o be_v to_o say_v religious_a and_o wear_v the_o habit_n of_o holiness_n and_o religion_n and_o these_o be_v they_o that_o carry_v in_o their_o mind_n and_o keep_v enclose_v as_o within_o a_o box_n
seem_v that_o it_o be_v find_v what_o time_n as_o nilus_n begin_v to_o flow_v and_o therefore_o the_o say_a fish_n by_o his_o appear_v signify_v the_o rise_n and_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n whereof_o they_o be_v exceed_o joious_a hold_v he_o for_o a_o certain_a and_o sure_a messenger_n but_o the_o priest_n absteme_v from_o all_o fish_n ingenerall_n and_o whereas_o upon_o the_o nine_o ãâã_d of_o the_o first_o month_n all_o other_o inhabitant_n of_o egypt_n seed_n upon_o a_o certain_a broil_v or_o roast_a fish_n before_o their_o door_n the_o priest_n in_o no_o wise_a taste_n thereof_o mary_n they_o burn_v fish_n before_o the_o gate_n of_o their_o house_n and_o two_o reason_n they_o have_v the_o one_o holy_a fine_a and_o subtle_a which_o i_o will_v deliver_v hereafter_o as_o that_o which_o accord_v and_o agree_v very_o well_o to_o the_o sacred_a discourse_n as_o touch_v osiris_n and_o typhon_n the_o other_o plain_a vulgar_a and_o common_a represent_v by_o the_o fish_n which_o be_v none_o of_o the_o viand_n that_o be_v necessary_a rare_a and_o exquisite_a according_a as_o homer_n bear_v witness_v when_o he_o bring_v not_o in_o the_o phaeacian_o delicate_a man_n &_o love_a to_o feed_v dainty_o nor_o the_o ithacesians_n islander_n to_o eat_v fish_n at_o their_o feast_n no_o nor_o the_o mate_n and_o fellow_n traveller_n with_o ulysses_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o long_a navigation_n and_o voyage_n by_o sea_n before_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o extreme_a necessity_n to_o be_v brief_a the_o very_a sea_n itself_o they_o think_v to_o be_v produce_v a_o part_n by_o fire_n without_o the_o bound_n &_o limit_n of_o nature_n as_o be_v no_o portion_n nor_o element_n of_o the_o world_n but_o a_o strange_a excrement_n a_o corrupt_a superfluity_n and_o unkind_a malady_n for_o nothing_o absurd_a and_o against_o reason_n nothing_o fabulous_a and_o superstitious_a as_o some_o untrue_o think_v be_v insert_v or_o serve_v as_o a_o sacred_a sign_n in_o their_o holy_a ceremony_n but_o they_o be_v all_o mark_n ground_v upon_o cause_n and_o reason_n moral_a and_o the_o same_o profitable_a for_o this_o life_n or_o else_o not_o without_o some_o historical_a or_o natural_a elegancy_n as_o for_o example_n that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o the_o oinion_n for_o that_o dictys_n the_o foster_n father_n of_o isis_n fall_v into_o the_o river_n of_o nilus_n and_o be_v there_o drown_v as_o he_o be_v reach_v at_o oinion_n and_o can_v not_o come_v by_o they_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a fable_n and_o carry_v no_o sense_n or_o probability_n in_o the_o world_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o the_o priest_n of_o isis_n hate_v the_o oinion_n and_o avoid_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n abominable_a because_o they_o have_v observe_v that_o it_o never_o grow_v nor_o thrive_v well_o to_o any_o bigness_n but_o in_o the_o decrease_n and_o wain_n of_o the_o moon_n neither_o be_v it_o meet_v and_o fit_a for_o those_o who_o will_v lead_v a_o holy_a and_o sanctify_a life_n or_o for_o such_o as_o celebrate_v solemn_a feast_n and_o holiday_n because_o it_o provoke_v thirst_n in_o the_o former_a and_o in_o the_o other_o cause_v tear_n if_o they_o feed_v thereupon_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o take_v the_o sow_n to_o be_v a_o profane_a and_o unclean_a beast_n for_o that_o ordinary_o she_o go_v a_o brim_v and_o admit_v the_o bore_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v pass_v the_o full_a and_o look_v how_o many_o drink_n of_o her_o milk_n they_o break_v out_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o leprosy_n or_o dry_a skurfe_n all_o over_o their_o body_n as_o touch_v the_o tale_n which_o they_o infer_v who_o once_o in_o their_o life_n do_v sacrifice_v a_o sow_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o full_a and_o then_o eat_v her_o flesh_n namely_o that_o typhon_n hunt_v and_o chase_v the_o wild_a swine_n at_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n chance_v to_o light_n upon_o a_o ark_n or_o coffin_n of_o wood_n wherein_o be_v the_o body_n of_o osiris_n which_o he_o dismember_v and_o threwaway_n by_o piece_n meal_n all_o man_n admit_v not_o thereof_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v a_o fable_n as_o many_o other_o be_v mishear_v and_o misunderstand_v but_o this_o for_o certain_a be_v hold_v that_o our_o ancient_n in_o old_a time_n so_o much_o hate_v and_o abhor_v all_o excessive_a delicacy_n superfluous_a and_o costly_a delight_n and_o voluptuous_a pleasure_n that_o they_o say_v within_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o city_n of_o thebes_n in_o egypt_n there_o stand_v a_o square_a column_n or_o pillar_n wherein_o be_v engrave_v certain_a curse_n and_o execration_n against_o their_o king_n minis_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o turn_v and_o avert_v the_o egyptian_n quite_o from_o their_o simple_a and_o frugal_a manner_n of_o life_n without_o money_n without_o sumptuous_a fare_n &_o chargeable_a delight_n it_o be_v say_v also_o that_o technatis_n the_o father_n of_o bocchoreus_fw-la in_o a_o expedition_n or_o journey_n against_o the_o arabian_n when_o it_o chance_v that_o his_o carriage_n be_v far_o behind_o and_o come_v not_o in_o due_a time_n to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o encamp_v be_v content_a to_o make_v his_o supper_n of_o whatsoever_o he_o can_v get_v &_o so_o to_o take_v up_o with_o a_o very_a small_a and_o simple_a pittance_n yea_o and_o after_o supper_n to_o lie_v upon_o a_o course_n and_o homely_a pallet_n where_o he_o sleep_v all_o night_n very_o sound_o and_o never_o awake_v whereupon_o he_o ever_o after_o love_a sobriety_n of_o life_n &_o srugality_n &_o curse_v the_o foresay_a king_n minis_n which_o malediction_n of_o his_o be_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o time_n approve_v he_o cause_v to_o be_v engrave_v upon_o the_o pillar_n abovesaid_a now_o their_o king_n be_v create_v either_o out_o of_o the_o order_n of_o their_o priest_n or_o else_o out_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o knight_n and_o warrior_n for_o that_o the_o one_o estate_n be_v honour_v and_o account_v noble_a for_o valour_n the_o other_o for_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n and_o look_n whosoever_o they_o choose_v from_o out_o of_o the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n present_o after_o his_o election_n he_o be_v admit_v unto_o the_o college_n of_o priest_n and_o unto_o he_o be_v disclose_v and_o communicate_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o philosophy_n which_o under_o the_o veil_n of_o fable_n and_o dark_a speech_n couch_v and_o cover_v many_o mystery_n through_o which_o the_o light_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o some_o sort_n though_o dim_o appear_v and_o this_o themselves_o seem_v to_o signify_v and_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v by_o set_v up_o ordinary_o before_o the_o porch_n and_o gate_n of_o their_o temple_n certain_a sphinx_n meaning_n thereby_o that_o all_o their_o theology_n contain_v under_o enigmatical_a and_o covert_a word_n the_o secret_n of_o wisdom_n in_o the_o city_n of_o sais_n the_o image_n of_o minerva_n which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v isis_n have_v such_o a_o inscription_n over_o it_o as_o this_o i_o be_o all_o that_o which_o have_v be_v which_o be_v and_o which_o shall_v be_v and_o never_o any_o man_n yet_o be_v able_a to_o draw_v open_a my_o veil_n moreover_o many_o there_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o jupiter_n in_o the_o egyptian_n language_n be_v ãâã_d of_o which_o we_o have_v in_o greek_a derive_v the_o word_n ammon_n whereupon_o ãâã_d jupiter_n ammon_n but_o manethos_n who_o be_v a_o egyptian_a himself_n of_o the_o city_n of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o by_o this_o word_n be_v signfy_v a_o thing_n hide_a or_o occulation_n and_o ãâã_d the_o abderite_n ãâã_d that_o the_o egyptian_n use_v this_o term_n among_o themselves_o when_o they_o call_v one_o unto_o another_o for_o it_o be_v a_o vocative_n word_n and_o for_o that_o they_o imagine_v the_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a of_o the_o god_n to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o pan_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o universal_a nature_n and_o therefore_o unseen_a hide_a and_o unknowen_a they_o pray_v and_o be_v seek_v he_o for_o to_o disclose_v and_o make_v himself_o know_v unto_o they_o by_o call_v he_o ãâã_d see_v then_o how_o the_o egyptian_n be_v very_o strict_a and_o precise_a in_o not_o profane_v their_o wisdom_n nor_o publish_v that_o learning_n of_o they_o which_o concern_v the_o god_n and_o this_o the_o great_a sage_n and_o most_o learned_a clerk_n of_o all_o greece_n do_v testify_v by_o name_n solon_n thales_n plato_n eudoxus_n pythagoras_n &_o as_o some_o let_v not_o to_o say_v lycurgus_n himself_o who_o all_o travel_a of_o a_o deliberate_a purpose_n into_o egypt_n for_o to_o confer_v with_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o country_n for_o it_o be_v constant_o hold_v that_o eudoxus_n be_v the_o auditor_n of_o chonupheus_fw-la the_o priest_n of_o memphis_n solon_n of_o sonchis_n the_o priest_n of_o ãâã_d pythagoras_n of_o oenupheus_fw-la the_o priest_n of_o heliopolis_n and_o very_o this_o pythagoras_n last_o name_v be_v high_o
unmoveable_a nor_o that_o which_o be_v forever_o perdurable_a but_o by_o process_n and_o succession_n of_o time_n do_v diminish_v and_o decay_v by_o ãâã_d and_o little_a until_o at_o length_n through_o age_n it_o consume_v to_o nothing_o semblable_o that_o this_o great_a number_n of_o spirit_n be_v not_o engender_v incessant_o neither_o proceed_v they_o forward_o or_o retire_v back_o continual_o but_o this_o virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n move_v of_o itself_o in_o certain_a revolution_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v enchafe_v and_o puff_v up_o and_o after_o that_o in_o time_n it_o have_v gather_v abundance_n of_o new_a vapour_n it_o fill_v the_o cave_n and_o hole_n so_o full_a until_o they_o discharge_v &_o send_v they_o up_o again_o whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o exhalation_n stir_v in_o the_o say_a cave_n and_o desirous_a to_o issue_v forth_o after_o that_o they_o have_v be_v beat_v back_o again_o violent_o assail_v the_o foundation_n and_o stir_v the_o temple_n build_v upon_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v shake_v as_o it_o be_v by_o earthquake_n more_o or_o less_o in_o one_o place_n than_o another_o according_a to_o the_o averture_n and_o passage_n make_v for_o the_o exhalation_n they_o find_v issue_n through_o the_o straits_n break_v forth_o with_o forcible_a violence_n and_o so_o produce_v these_o oracle_n in_o sum_n the_o intention_n and_o mind_n of_o plutarch_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o beginning_n progress_n and_o end_n of_o these_o oracle_n proceed_v all_o from_o natural_a cause_n to_o wit_n the_o exhalation_n of_o the_o earth_n wherein_o he_o be_v foul_o and_o gross_o deceive_v consider_v that_o such_o oracle_n in_o greece_n have_v be_v inspire_v by_o the_o devil_n who_o have_v keep_v a_o open_a shop_n there_o of_o imposture_n deceit_n and_o the_o most_o horrible_a seducement_n that_o can_v be_v devise_v for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o impute_v this_o whole_a discourse_n of_o plutarch_n unto_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o true_a god_n the_o very_a mother_n of_o this_o despite_n which_o bring_v forth_o this_o present_a treatise_n save_v by_o the_o pagan_n for_o to_o darken_v the_o resplendent_a light_n of_o that_o great_a king_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o truth_n which_o have_v discuss_v and_o bring_v to_o nothing_o all_o the_o subtle_a device_n of_o satan_n who_o triumph_v over_o all_o greece_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o oracle_n thus_o after_o large_a discourse_n upon_o these_o matter_n plutarch_n conclude_v the_o whole_a disputation_n the_o conclusion_n whereof_o he_o ãâã_d with_o a_o accident_n that_o befall_v unto_o the_o prophetess_n of_o delphi_n where_o a_o man_n may_v evident_o see_v the_o imposture_n and_o fraud_n of_o devil_n and_o of_o malicious_a spirit_n and_o those_o be_v the_o daemon_n which_o plutarch_n will_v design_n and_o their_o horrible_a tyranny_n over_o man_n destitute_a of_o god_n grace_n of_o the_o oracle_n that_o have_v cease_v to_o give_v answer_n there_o go_v a_o tale_n my_o friend_n terentius_n priscus_n that_o in_o time_n past_o certain_a eagle_n or_o else_o swan_n fly_v from_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o the_o earth_n opposite_a one_o unto_o the_o other_o towards_o the_o mid_n thereof_o encounter_v &_o meet_v together_o at_o the_o very_a place_n where_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n pythius_n be_v build_v even_o that_o which_o be_v call_v omphalos_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o navel_n and_o that_o afterward_o epimenides_n the_o phaestian_a be_v desirous_a to_o know_v whether_o this_o fable_n be_v true_a seek_v unto_o the_o oracle_n for_o to_o be_v resolve_v but_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o god_n a_o doubtful_a and_o uncerteine_a answer_n by_o reason_n thereof_o make_v these_o verse_n now_o sure_a in_o mid_n of_o land_n or_o sea_n there_o be_v no_o navel_n such_o or_o if_o there_o be_v the_o god_n it_o know_v man_n must_v not_o see_v so_o much_o and_o very_o the_o god_n apollo_n chastise_v and_o punish_v he_o well_o enough_o for_o be_v so_o curious_a as_o to_o search_v into_o the_o ãâã_d or_o proof_n of_o a_o old_a receive_v tale_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v some_o antique_a picture_n but_o true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o our_o day_n a_o little_a before_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o pythique_a game_n which_o be_v hold_v during_o the_o magistracy_n of_o callistratus_n there_o be_v two_o devout_a &_o holy_a personage_n who_o come_v from_o the_o contrary_a end_n of_o the_o earth_n meet_v together_o in_o the_o city_n of_o delphi_n the_o one_o be_v demetrius_n the_o grammarian_n who_o come_v from_o as_o far_o as_o england_n britain_n mind_v to_o return_v unto_o tarsus_n in_o cilicia_n the_o city_n of_o his_o nativity_n and_o the_o other_o cleombrotus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a who_o have_v travel_v and_o wander_v long_a time_n in_o egypt_n within_o the_o troglodytique_a province_n and_o sail_v a_o good_a way_n up_o into_o the_o red_a sea_n not_o for_o any_o traffic_n or_o negotiation_n of_o merchandise_n but_o only_o as_o a_o traveller_n that_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o world_n and_o to_o learn_v new_a fashion_n abroad_o for_o have_v wherewith_o sufficient_o to_o maintain_v himself_o and_o not_o care_v to_o gather_v more_o than_o may_v serve_v his_o own_o turn_n he_o employ_v that_o time_n which_o he_o have_v this_o way_n and_o gather_v together_o a_o certain_a history_n as_o the_o subject_n matter_n and_o ground_n of_o that_o philosophy_n which_o propose_v for_o the_o end_n thereof_o as_o he_o himself_o say_v theologie_n this_o man_n have_v not_o long_o before_o be_v at_o the_o temple_n and_o oracle_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n make_v semblance_n as_o if_o he_o woonder_v not_o much_o at_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o see_v there_o only_o he_o report_v unto_o we_o a_o strange_a thing_n worth_a the_o observation_n and_o better_a to_o be_v consider_v of_o which_o he_o learn_v of_o the_o priest_n there_o as_o touch_v the_o burn_a lamp_n that_o never_o go_v out_o for_o by_o their_o say_n every_o year_n it_o spend_v less_o oil_n than_o other_o whereby_o they_o gather_v certain_o quoth_v he_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o year_n whereby_o the_o latter_a be_v evermore_o short_a than_o the_o former_a for_o great_a probability_n there_o be_v that_o see_v less_o oil_n be_v consume_v the_o time_n also_o be_v in_o proportion_n so_o much_o less_o now_o when_o all_o the_o company_n there_o present_a make_v a_o wonder_n heereat_o demetrius_n among_o the_o rest_n make_v a_o very_a jest_n of_o it_o and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o mere_a mockery_n to_o search_v into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o matter_n so_o high_a by_o such_o slight_a and_o small_a presumption_n for_o this_o be_v not_o as_o alcaeus_n say_v to_o paint_v a_o lion_n by_o measure_n of_o his_o claw_n or_o paw_n but_o to_o move_v and_o alter_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o world_n by_o the_o conjecture_n only_o of_o a_o weike_v and_o lamp_n yea_o and_o to_o overthrow_v at_o once_o all_o the_o mathematical_a science_n it_o be_v neither_o so_o nor_o so_o good_a sir_n quoth_v cleombrotus_n for_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o will_v trouble_v these_o man_n for_o first_o they_o will_v never_o yield_v and_o give_v place_n unto_o the_o mathematician_n in_o the_o certitude_n of_o their_o proof_n for_o soon_o may_v the_o mathematician_n misreckon_v the_o time_n and_o miss_v in_o their_o calculation_n and_o account_n in_o such_o long_a motion_n and_o revolution_n so_o far_o remote_a and_o distant_a than_o they_o fail_v in_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o oil_n which_o they_o observe_v continual_o and_o mark_v most_o precise_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o which_o they_o see_v so_o strange_a and_o against_o all_o discourse_n of_o reason_n again_o not_o to_o grant_v and_o allow_v o_o demetrius_n that_o petty_a thing_n may_v many_o time_n serve_v for_o sign_n and_o argument_n of_o great_a and_o important_a matter_n will_v hinder_v and_o prejudice_v many_o art_n consider_v that_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o take_v away_o the_o proof_n from_o many_o demonstration_n conclusion_n and_o prediction_n and_o very_o even_o you_o that_o be_v grammarian_n will_v seem_v to_o verify_v and_o avow_v one_o point_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o least_o consequence_n namely_o that_o those_o heroic_a prince_n and_o worthy_n who_o be_v at_o the_o trojane_n war_n use_v to_o shave_v their_o hair_n and_o keep_v their_o skin_n smooth_a with_o the_o razor_n because_o for_o sooth_n in_o read_v of_o homer_n you_o meet_v with_o some_o place_n where_o he_o make_v mention_v bare_o of_o the_o razor_n semblable_o that_o in_o those_o day_n man_n use_v to_o put_v forth_o their_o money_n upon_o usury_n for_o that_o in_o one_o passage_n the_o say_a poet_n write_v thus_o whereas_o my_o debt_n be_v neither_o new_a nor_o small_a but_o as_o day_n come_v and_o go_v it_o ãâã_d grow_v ãâã_d hall_n mean_v by_o the_o verb_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d
spirit_n of_o prophesy_n in_o those_o day_n use_v many_o organ_n and_o voice_n to_o speak_v unto_o the_o people_n be_v a_o great_a multitude_n than_o now_o there_o be_v and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v on_o the_o other_o side_n rather_o wonder_v if_o god_n will_v suffer_v to_o run_v in_o vain_a like_o waste_n water_n this_o prophetical_a divination_n or_o to_o resound_v again_o like_v as_o the_o desert_n rock_n in_o the_o wide_a field_n and_o mountain_n ring_v with_o the_o resonance_n and_o echo_n of_o heardmens_n holla_v and_o beast_n bellow_v when_o ammonius_n have_v thus_o say_v and_o i_o hold_v my_o peace_n cleombrotus_n address_v his_o speech_n unto_o i_o and_o grant_v you_o indeed_o quoth_v he_o thus_o much_o that_o it_o be_v the_o god_n apollo_n who_o be_v the_o author_n and_o overthrower_n also_o of_o these_o oracle_n not_o so_o answer_v i_o for_o i_o maintain_v and_o hold_v that_o god_n be_v never_o the_o cause_n of_o abolish_n any_o oracle_n or_o divination_n whatsoever_o but_o contrariwise_o like_v as_o where_o he_o produce_v and_o prepare_v many_o other_o thing_n for_o one_o use_n and_o behoof_n nature_n bring_v in_o the_o corruption_n and_o utter_a privation_n of_o some_o or_o to_o say_v more_o true_o matter_n be_v itself_o privation_n or_o subject_n thereto_o avoid_v many_o time_n and_o dissolve_v that_o which_o a_o more_o excellent_a cause_n have_v compose_v even_o so_o i_o suppose_v there_o be_v some_o other_o cause_n which_o darken_v and_o abolish_v the_o virtue_n of_o divination_n consider_v that_o god_n bestow_v upon_o man_n many_o fair_a &_o goodly_a gift_n but_o nothing_o perdurable_a &_o immortal_a in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o very_a work_n of_o the_o god_n do_v die_v but_o not_o themselves_o according_a as_o sophocles_n say_v and_o very_o the_o philosopher_n and_o naturalist_n who_o be_v well_o exercise_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o primitive_a matter_n ought_v indeed_o to_o search_v into_o the_o substance_n property_n and_o puissance_n of_o oracle_n but_o to_o reserve_v the_o original_n and_o principal_a cause_n for_o god_n as_o very_o meet_v and_o requisite_a it_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v so_o be_v for_o very_o foolish_a and_o childish_a it_o be_v that_o the_o god_n himself_o like_v unto_o those_o spirit_n speak_v within_o the_o belly_n of_o possess_a folk_n such_o as_o in_o old_a time_n they_o call_v eugastrimithi_n and_o euryclees_n and_o be_v now_o term_v python_n enter_v into_o the_o body_n of_o prophet_n speak_v by_o their_o mouth_n and_o use_v their_o tongue_n and_o voice_n as_o organ_n and_o instrument_n of_o speech_n for_o he_o that_o thus_o intermeddle_v god_n among_o the_o occasion_n and_o necessity_n of_o man_n make_v no_o spare_a as_o he_o ought_v of_o his_o majesty_n neither_o carry_v he_o that_o respect_v as_o be_v meet_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o dignity_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o power_n and_o virtue_n then_o cleombrotus_n you_o say_v very_o well_o and_o true_o quoth_v he_o but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v a_o difficult_a matter_n to_o comprise_v and_o define_v in_o what_o manner_n and_o how_o far_o forth_o and_o to_o what_o point_n we_o ought_v to_o employ_v this_o divine_a providence_n in_o my_o conceit_n they_o who_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o simple_o god_n be_v cause_n of_o nothing_o at_o all_o in_o the_o world_n and_o they_o again_o that_o make_v he_o whole_o the_o author_n of_o all_o thing_n hold_v not_o a_o mean_a and_o indifferent_a course_n but_o both_o of_o they_o miss_v the_o very_a point_n of_o decent_a mediocrity_n certes_o as_o they_o say_v pass_v well_o who_o hold_v that_o plato_n have_v invent_v and_o devise_v that_o element_n or_o subject_n upon_o which_o grow_v and_o be_v engender_v quality_n the_o which_o one_o while_n be_v call_v the_o primitive_a matter_n and_o otherwhile_o nature_n deliver_v philosopher_n from_o many_o great_a difficulty_n even_o so_o i_o think_v they_o who_o ordain_v a_o certain_a kind_n by_o themselves_o of_o daemon_n between_o god_n and_o man_n have_v assoil_v many_o more_o doubt_n and_o great_a ambiguity_n by_o find_v out_o that_o bond_n and_o link_n as_o it_o be_v which_o join_v we_o and_o they_o together_o in_o society_n be_v it_o the_o opinion_n that_o come_v from_o the_o ancient_a magi_n and_o zoroasty_n or_o rather_o a_o thracian_a doctrine_n deliver_v by_o orpheus_n or_o else_o a_o egyptian_a or_o phrygian_a tradition_n as_o we_o may_v conjecture_v by_o see_v the_o sacrifice_n both_o in_o the_o one_o country_n and_o the_o other_o wherein_o among_o other_o holy_a and_o divine_a ceremony_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v certain_a doleful_a ceremony_n of_o mourning_n and_o sorrow_n intermingle_v savour_v of_o mortality_n and_o very_o of_o the_o greek_n homer_n have_v use_v these_o two_o name_n indifferent_o term_v the_o god_n daemon_n and_o the_o daemon_n likewise_o god_n but_o hesiodus_n be_v the_o first_o who_o pure_o &_o distinct_o have_v set_v down_o four_o kind_n of_o reasonable_a nature_n to_o wit_n the_o god_n then_o the_o daemon_n and_o those_o many_o in_o number_n and_o all_o good_a the_o hero_n and_o man_n for_o the_o demigod_n be_v range_v in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o heroic_a worthy_n but_o other_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o transmutation_n aswell_o of_o body_n as_o soul_n and_o like_a as_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o of_o earth_n be_v engender_v water_n of_o water_n air_n and_o of_o air_n fire_n while_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o substance_n still_o mount_v on_o high_a even_o so_o the_o better_a soul_n be_v change_v first_o from_o man_n to_o hero_n or_o demigod_n and_o afterward_o from_o they_o to_o daemon_n and_o of_o daemon_n some_o few_o after_o long_a time_n be_v well_o refine_v and_o purify_v by_o virtue_n come_v to_o participate_v the_o divination_n of_o the_o god_n yet_o unto_o some_o it_o befall_v that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o hold_v and_o contain_v they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o slide_v and_o fall_v into_o mortal_a body_n again_o where_o they_o lead_v a_o obscure_a and_o dark_a life_n like_v unto_o a_o smoky_a vapour_n as_o for_o he_o siodus_fw-la he_o think_v very_o that_o even_o the_o daemon_n also_o after_o certain_a revolution_n of_o time_n shall_v die_v for_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o of_o their_o nymph_n call_v naiad_n covert_o and_o under_o enigmatical_a term_n he_o design_v their_o time_n in_o this_o wise_a nine_o ãâã_d age_n of_o man_n ãâã_d in_o their_o flower_n do_v live_v the_o cry_v rail_a crow_n four_o time_n the_o stag_n surmount_v the_o life_n of_o crow_n to_o raven_n do_v nature_n give_v a_o threefold_a age_n of_o stag_n by_o true_a account_n one_o phoenix_n live_v as_o long_o as_o raven_n nine_o but_o you_o fair_a nymph_n as_o the_o daughter_n very_o of_o mighty_a jove_n and_o of_o nature_n divine_a the_o phoenix_n year_n ten_o fold_n do_v multiply_v but_o they_o that_o understand_v not_o well_o what_o the_o poet_n mean_v by_o this_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d make_v the_o total_a sum_n of_o this_o time_n to_o amount_v unto_o a_o exceed_a great_a number_n of_o year_n for_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v but_o one_o year_n and_o no_o more_o and_o so_o by_o that_o reckon_v the_o whole_a arise_v in_o all_o to_o nine_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n just_a which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o the_o daemon_n and_o many_o mathematician_n there_o be_v by_o who_o computation_n it_o be_v less_o but_o more_o than_o so_o pindarus_n will_v not_o have_v it_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o nymph_n age_n be_v limit_v equal_a to_o tree_n whereupon_o they_o be_v name_v hamadryade_n as_o one_o will_v say_v live_v and_o die_v with_o okes._n as_o he_o be_v about_o to_o say_v more_o demetrius_z interrupt_v his_o speech_n and_o take_v the_o word_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a quoth_v he_o o_o cleombrotus_n that_o you_o shall_v make_v good_a and_o maintain_v that_o the_o poet_n call_v the_o age_n of_o man_n a_o year_n only_o and_o no_o more_o for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o space_n either_o of_o his_o flower_n and_o best_a time_n nor_o of_o his_o old_a age_n according_a as_o some_o read_v it_o in_o hesiodus_n for_o as_o one_o read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v say_v flourish_a so_o another_o read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v age_a now_o they_o that_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d put_v down_o for_o the_o age_n of_o man_n thirty_o year_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o heraclitus_n which_o be_v the_o very_a time_n that_o a_o father_n have_v beget_v a_o son_n able_a to_o beget_v another_o of_o his_o own_o but_o such_o as_o follow_v the_o read_n that_o have_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d attribute_n unto_o the_o age_n of_o man_n a_o
their_o espy_v and_o escout_n go_v too_o and_o fro_o throughout_o all_o part_n some_o to_o oversee_v and_o direct_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o sacred_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n perform_v to_o the_o god_n other_o to_o chastise_v and_o punish_v the_o enormous_a and_o outrageous_a offence_n and_o wrong_n commit_v by_o man_n and_o other_o there_o be_v beside_o of_o who_o the_o poet_n hesiodus_n speak_v most_o ãâã_d verent_o say_v pure_a holy_a and_o sincere_a they_o be_v the_o donor_n of_o good_a thing_n this_o honour_n be_v allot_v they_o beseem_v noble_a king_n give_v we_o by_o the_o way_n thus_o much_o to_o understand_v that_o to_o do_v good_a and_o be_v beneficial_a be_v a_o royal_a office_n and_o function_n for_o a_o difference_n there_o be_v and_o sundry_a degree_n there_o be_v in_o the_o gift_n and_o virtue_n of_o daemon_n like_v as_o among_o man_n for_o in_o some_o of_o they_o there_o remain_v still_o certain_a small_a relic_n and_o the_o same_o very_a feeble_a and_o scarce_o sensible_a of_o that_o passionate_a and_o sensitive_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v not_o reasonable_a even_o as_o a_o very_a excrement_n and_o superfluity_n leave_v behind_o of_o the_o rest_n but_o in_o other_o again_o there_o abide_v a_o great_a deal_n and_o the_o same_o hardly_o to_o be_v extinguish_v whereof_o we_o may_v see_v lively_a the_o work_n and_o evident_a token_n in_o many_o place_n disseminate_a in_o some_o sacrifice_n feast_n and_o ceremony_n celebrate_v unto_o they_o yea_o and_o in_o the_o tale_n report_v by_o they_o howbeit_o as_o touch_v the_o mystery_n and_o sacred_a service_n by_o which_o &_o through_o which_o a_o man_n may_v more_o clear_o perceive_v than_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n whatsoever_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o the_o god_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n let_v they_o lie_v close_o and_o hide_a still_o for_o i_o as_o herodot_n we_o say_v but_o as_o for_o certain_a festival_n solemnity_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v hold_v as_o dismal_a unfortunate_a and_o heavy_a day_n when_o sometime_o they_o use_v to_o eat_v raw_a flesh_n and_o tear_v humane_a body_n piecemeal_o or_o otherwhile_o to_o fast_o and_o knock_v their_o breast_n and_o in_o many_o place_n utter_v most_o filthy_a and_o beastly_a word_n during_o the_o sacrifice_n wag_v their_o head_n in_o frantic_a wise_n with_o strange_a all_o arm_n and_o hideous_a cry_n i_o will_v never_o believe_v that_o this_o be_v do_v for_o any_o of_o the_o god_n but_o will_v say_v rather_o it_o be_v to_o avert_v the_o ire_n and_o appease_v the_o fury_n of_o some_o malign_a devil_n neither_o carry_v it_o any_o likelihood_n and_o probability_n that_o ever_o any_o god_n will_v require_v man_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v unto_o they_o as_o they_o be_v in_o old_a time_n or_o stand_v well_o please_v with_o any_o such_o sacrifice_n neither_o be_v it_o for_o nought_o that_o king_n and_o great_a captain_n give_v their_o own_o child_n thus_o to_o be_v slay_v yea_o and_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n kill_v they_o for_o sacrifice_n but_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v to_o turn_v away_o and_o divert_v the_o rankor_n and_o wrath_n of_o some_o perverse_a spirit_n and_o malicious_a fiend_n or_o to_o satisfy_v such_o hurtful_a devil_n yea_o and_o to_o fulfil_v the_o violent_a furious_a and_o tyrannical_a lust_n of_o some_o who_o either_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o enjoy_v they_o with_o their_o body_n or_o by_o their_o body_n but_o like_a as_o hercules_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o oechalia_n for_o a_o virgin_n sake_n who_o be_v within_o even_o so_o these_o powerful_a and_o outrageous_a fiend_n demand_v some_o humane_a soul_n clad_v and_o compass_v within_o a_o body_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o and_o yet_o not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v their_o lust_n by_o the_o body_n bring_v pestilence_n famine_n dearth_n and_o sterility_n of_o the_o ground_n upon_o city_n raise_v war_n and_o civil_a dissension_n until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o come_v to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v that_o which_o they_o love_v and_o some_o do_v clean_a contrary_n as_o it_o be_v my_o hap_n to_o observe_v in_o candie_n where_o i_o abide_v a_o long_a time_n how_o they_o celebrate_v a_o certain_a monstrous_a feast_n in_o which_o they_o make_v show_v of_o a_o headless_a man_n image_n say_v it_o be_v molus_n the_o father_n of_o meriones_n for_o have_v force_v or_o deflower_v a_o nymph_n he_o be_v afterward_o find_v without_o a_o head_n moreover_o what_o ravish_v mean_v soever_o what_o wander_v voyage_n what_o occultation_n flight_n banishment_n ministery_n and_o service_n of_o the_o god_n be_v report_v and_o sing_v in_o fable_n or_o hymn_n certes_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o no_o passion_n and_o accident_n that_o befall_v to_o god_n indeed_o but_o to_o some_o daemon_n who_o fortune_n be_v record_v in_o memorial_n of_o their_o virtue_n &_o puissance_n neither_o mean_v the_o poet_n aeschylus_n a_o god_n when_o he_o say_v apollo_n chaste_a who_o now_o be_v sle_z and_o out_o of_o heaven_n bantsh_v nor_o admetus_n in_o sophocles_n my_o chant_a cock_n that_o crow_n so_o shrill_a have_v raise_v ãâã_d and_o bring_v to_o mill_n also_o the_o divine_n and_o theologian_n of_o delpht_n be_v in_o a_o great_a error_n and_o far_o from_o the_o truth_n who_o think_v that_o sometime_o in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v a_o combat_n between_o apollo_n and_o a_o dragon_n about_o the_o hold_n and_o possession_n of_o this_o oracle_n they_o be_v to_o blame_v also_o who_o suffer_v poet_n and_o orator_n strive_v one_o against_o another_o in_o their_o theatre_n to_o act_v or_o relate_v such_o matter_n as_o if_o of_o purpose_n and_o express_o they_o contradict_v and_o condemn_v those_o thing_n which_o themselves_o perform_v in_o their_o most_o sacred_a solemnity_n heereat_o when_o philippus_n woonder_v much_o for_o the_o historiographer_n of_o that_o name_n be_v present_a in_o this_o company_n &_o demand_v withal_o what_o divine_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n they_o may_v be_v which_o be_v contradict_v and_o testify_v against_o by_o these_o who_o contend_v in_o the_o theater_n mary_n even_o those_o quoth_v cleombrotus_n which_o concern_v this_o very_a oracle_n of_o delphi_n and_o by_o which_o this_o city_n not_o long_o since_o have_v admit_v and_o receive_v into_o the_o sacred_a profession_n of_o holy_a mystery_n all_o the_o greek_n without_o thermopylae_n and_o exclude_v those_o that_o dwell_v as_o far_o as_o the_o vale_n of_o tempe_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o cottage_n here_o of_o bough_n which_o be_v erect_v and_o set_v up_o every_o nine_o year_n within_o the_o court-yard_n of_o this_o temple_n be_v not_o a_o representation_n of_o the_o dragon_n cave_n or_o den_n but_o rather_o of_o some_o tyrant_n or_o king_n house_n as_o also_o the_o affault_n or_o surprise_v thereof_o in_o great_a silence_n by_o the_o way_n call_v dolonia_n likewise_o that_o a_o little_a after_o they_o bring_v thither_o a_o boy_n who_o have_v both_o father_n and_o mother_n live_v with_o torch_n light_a burn_a and_o when_o they_o have_v set_v the_o say_a tabernacle_n or_o tent_n on_o fire_n and_o overthrow_v the_o table_n run_v away_o as_o hard_o as_o they_o can_v through_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o never_o look_v behind_o they_o and_o final_o the_o wander_n of_o this_o boy_n in_o divers_a place_n and_o his_o servile_a ministery_n together_o with_o the_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n and_o ceremony_n about_o tempe_n move_v suspicion_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v represent_v thereby_o some_o notorious_a outrage_n and_o audacious_a fact_n perpetrate_v there_o in_o old_a time_n for_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a mockery_n my_o friend_n philippus_n to_o say_v that_o apollo_n for_o kill_v the_o dragon_n flee_v as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o utmost_a coast_n and_o march_n of_o greece_n for_o to_o be_v purify_v and_o assoil_v also_o that_o he_o offer_v thereon_o certain_a expiatory_a libation_n and_o effusion_n and_o perform_v all_o such_o duty_n and_o service_n which_o man_n do_v when_o they_o will_v appease_v the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o such_o daemon_n and_o curse_a fiend_n who_o we_o call_v alastor_n as_o and_o palamnaeos_n as_o one_o will_v say_v the_o revenger_n of_o such_o enormity_n and_o crime_n as_o can_v not_o be_v forget_v and_o those_o who_o bear_v still_o in_o mind_n some_o old_a sin_n and_o pursue_v the_o same_o as_o for_o that_o tale_n which_o i_o myself_o of_o late_o have_v hear_v as_o touch_v this_o flight_n and_o banishment_n it_o be_v wonder_a strange_a and_o prodigious_a but_o if_o it_o contain_v some_o truth_n among_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o small_a and_o ordinary_a matter_n that_o befall_v in_o those_o day_n about_o the_o say_a oracle_n but_o for_o fear_v i_o may_v be_v think_v as_o empedocles_n sometime_o say_v to_o stitch_v the_o head_n of_o sundry_a tale_n together_o and_o go_v in_o divers_a
gratifi_v they_o nothing_o at_o all_o nor_o deserve_v any_o thanks_o and_o that_o which_o worse_o be_v because_o no_o man_n will_v believe_v that_o he_o give_v be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a for_o nothing_o he_o incur_v the_o suspicion_n and_o obloquy_n of_o be_v cautelous_a illiberal_a and_o simple_o naught_o but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o gift_n that_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o silver_n gold_n and_o temporal_a good_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o beauty_n and_o liberal_a courtesy_n far_o inferior_a to_o those_o which_o go_v in_o the_o kind_n of_o good_a letter_n and_o proceed_v from_o learning_n it_o stand_v well_o with_o honesty_n both_o to_o give_v such_o and_o also_o to_o demand_v the_o like_a of_o those_o who_o receive_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o in_o send_v present_o unto_o you_o and_o for_o your_o sake_n unto_o those_o friend_n about_o you_o in_o those_o part_n certain_a discourse_n gather_v together_o as_o touch_v the_o temple_n and_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n pythius_n as_o a_o offering_n of_o first_o fruit_n i_o confess_v that_o i_o expect_v from_o you_o other_o again_o both_o more_o in_o number_n and_o better_a in_o value_n consider_v that_o you_o live_v in_o a_o great_a city_n have_v more_o leisure_n and_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o more_o book_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o scholastical_a conference_n and_o learned_a exercise_n and_o very_o it_o seem_v that_o our_o good_a and_o kind_a apollo_n do_v indeed_o remedy_n ease_n and_o assoil_v the_o doubtful_a difficulty_n ordinary_o incident_a to_o this_o life_n of_o we_o by_o give_v answer_n unto_o those_o who_o repair_n unto_o his_o oracle_n but_o such_o as_o concern_v matter_n of_o learning_n he_o put_v forth_o and_o propose_v himself_o unto_o that_o part_n of_o our_o mind_n which_o natural_o be_v give_v to_o philosophize_v and_o study_v wisdom_n imprint_v therein_o a_o covetous_a desire_n to_o know_v and_o understand_v the_o truth_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o many_o other_o example_n and_o namely_o in_o this_o petty_a mot_n ei_o consecrate_v in_o his_o temple_n for_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o it_o be_v by_o mere_a chance_n and_o adventure_n nor_o by_o a_o lottery_n as_o it_o be_v of_o letter_n shuffle_v together_o that_o this_o word_n alone_o shall_v have_v the_o preeminence_n with_o this_o god_n as_o to_o precede_v and_o go_v before_o all_o other_o ne_o yet_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n or_o ãâã_d in_o the_o temple_n as_o a_o thing_n of_o special_a regard_n for_o to_o be_v see_v and_o behold_v but_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o either_o the_o first_o learned_a man_n who_o at_o the_o beginning_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o this_o temple_n know_v some_o particular_a and_o exquisite_a property_n in_o this_o word_n or_o else_o use_v it_o as_o a_o device_n to_o symbolize_v some_o matter_n of_o singularity_n or_o covert_o to_o signify_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a consequence_n have_v therefore_o many_o time_n before_o clean_o put_v by_o and_o avoid_v or_o pass_v over_o this_o question_n propose_v in_o the_o school_n for_o to_o be_v discuss_v and_o discourse_v upon_o of_o late_o i_o be_v surprise_v and_o set_v upon_o by_o my_o own_o child_n upon_o occasion_n that_o i_o be_v debate_v with_o certain_a stranger_n as_o desirous_a to_o satisfy_v they_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o delphi_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o civility_n either_o to_o detain_v long_o or_o altogether_o to_o reject_v have_v so_o earnest_a a_o mind_n to_o hear_v i_o say_v somewhat_o when_o therefore_o as_o we_o be_v set_v about_o the_o temple_n i_o begin_v partly_o to_o look_v unto_o some_o thing_n myself_o and_o partly_o to_o demand_v and_o inquire_v of_o they_o i_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n and_o admonish_v by_o the_o place_n and_o matter_n then_o handle_v of_o a_o former_a question_n which_o beforetime_n when_o nero_n pass_v through_o these_o part_n i_o hear_v ammonius_n to_o discourse_n and_o other_o beside_o in_o this_o very_a place_n and_o as_o touch_v a_o question_n of_o the_o same_o difficulty_n likewise_o propound_v for_o considete_v that_o this_o god_n apollo_n be_v no_o less_o a_o philosopher_n than_o a_o prophet_n ammonius_n then_o deliver_v that_o in_o regard_n thereof_o the_o surname_n may_v very_o well_o be_v fit_v and_o apply_v which_o be_v attribute_v unto_o he_o very_o right_o and_o with_o good_a reason_n show_v and_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v pythius_n a_o questionist_n to_o those_o who_o begin_v to_o learn_v and_o inquire_v delius_n and_o phanaeus_n that_o be_v to_o say_v clear_a and_o lightsome_a unto_o such_o as_o have_v the_o truth_n a_o little_a shine_a and_o appear_v unto_o they_o ismenius_n that_o be_v to_o say_v skilful_a and_o learned_a unto_o as_o many_o as_o have_v attein_v unto_o knowledge_n already_o and_o leschenorius_fw-la as_o one_o will_v say_v eloquent_a os_fw-la discourse_v when_o they_o put_v their_o science_n in_o practice_n and_o make_v use_n thereof_o proceed_v for_o to_o confer_v dispute_n and_o discourse_v one_o with_o another_o and_o for_o that_o it_o appertain_v unto_o philosopher_n to_o inquire_v admire_v and_o cast_v doubt_n by_o good_a right_n the_o most_o part_n of_o divine_a matter_n belong_v to_o the_o god_n be_v couch_v &_o hide_v under_o dark_a aenigme_n and_o covert_a speech_n and_o thereupon_o require_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v demand_v why_o and_o whither_o as_o also_o to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o cause_n as_o for_o example_n about_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o immortal_a or_o eternal_a fire_n why_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o wood_n they_o burn_v the_o fir_n only_o also_o wherefore_o they_o never_o make_v any_o perfume_n but_o of_o the_o laurel_n likewise_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o in_o this_o temple_n there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o two_o image_n of_o two_o destiny_n or_o fatal_a sister_n name_v parcae_n whereas_o in_o all_o place_n else_o there_o be_v three_o of_o they_o semblable_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o no_o woman_n whatsoever_o she_o be_v be_v permit_v to_o have_v access_n unto_o this_o oracle_n for_o counsel_n or_o resolution_n again_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o fabric_n or_o three_o footed_a table_n and_o such_o other_o matter_n which_o invite_v allure_v and_o draw_v those_o who_o be_v not_o altogether_o witless_a void_a of_o sense_n and_o reason_n to_o ask_v to_o see_v and_o hear_v somewhat_o yea_o and_o to_o dispute_v about_o they_o what_o they_o shall_v mean_v and_o to_o this_o purpose_n do_v but_o mark_v and_o consider_v these_o inscription_n stand_v in_o the_o forefront_n of_o this_o temple_n know_v thyself_o and_o nothing_o too_o much_o what_o a_o number_n of_o question_n and_o learned_a disputation_n they_o have_v move_v also_o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o goodly_a discourse_n have_v spring_v &_o proceed_v from_o such_o write_n as_o out_o of_o some_o seed_n or_o grain_n of_o corn_n and_o this_o will_v i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o the_o matter_n now_o in_o question_n be_v no_o less_o fertile_a and_o plentiful_a than_o any_o one_o of_o the_o other_o when_o ammonius_n have_v thus_o say_v my_o brother_n lamprias_n begin_v in_o this_o wise_a and_o yet_o quoth_v he_o the_o reason_n which_o we_o all_o have_v hear_v as_o touch_v this_o question_n be_v very_o plain_a and_o short_a for_o report_v it_o be_v that_o those_o ancient_a sage_n or_o wise_a man_n who_o by_o some_o be_v name_v sophister_n be_v indeed_o of_o themselves_o no_o more_o than_o five_o to_o wit_n chilon_n thales_n solon_n bias_n and_o pittacus_n but_o when_o first_o cleobulus_n the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o lindian_o and_o then_o periander_n the_o tyrant_n likewise_o of_o corinth_n who_o have_v neither_o of_o they_o any_o one_o jot_n of_o virtue_n or_o wisdom_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o power_n by_o the_o number_n of_o their_o friend_n and_o by_o many_o benefit_n and_o demerit_n whereby_o they_o oblige_v their_o adherent_n acquire_v forcible_o this_o reputation_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o usurp_a the_o name_n of_o sage_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n cause_v to_o be_v spread_v sow_v and_o divulge_v throughout_o all_o greece_n certain_a odd_a sentence_n and_o notable_a say_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o the_o other_o wherewith_o the_o former_a sage_n above_o name_n be_v discontent_v howbeit_o for_o all_o this_o these_o five_o wiseman_n will_v in_o no_o hand_n discover_v and_o convince_v their_o vanity_n nor_o yet_o open_o contest_v and_o enter_v into_o term_n of_o quarrel_n with_o they_o about_o this_o reputation_n ne_o yet_o debate_v the_o matter_n against_o so_o mighty_a personage_n who_o have_v so_o great_a mean_n of_o countenance_n in_o the_o world_n but_o be_v assemble_v upon_o a_o time_n in_o this_o place_n after_o conference_n together_o they_o consecrate_v and_o dedicate_v here_o the_o letter_n e_o which_o as_o it_o stand_v five_o
that_o ãâã_d able_a to_o ãâã_d ãâã_d must_v ãâã_d for_o peace_n ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o read_v thus_o say_v unto_o laevinus_n that_o pyrrhus_n and_o not_o the_o epuote_v have_v over_o come_v the_o roman_n roman_n or_o name_v ãâã_d as_o some_o read_v balia_n a_o town_n ãâã_d spain_n spain_n captain_n be_v to_o direct_v soldier_n to_o obey_v and_o exccute_a exccute_a or_o pound_n pound_n great_a prosperity_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v to_o abate_v our_o pride_n therefore_o god_n do_v delay_v it_o with_o some_o cross_n cross_n no_o man_n chastise_v wise_a man_n so_o much_o as_o themselves_o themselves_o honour_n attend_v upon_o virtue_n and_o be_v the_o reward_n thereof_o thereof_o self_n do_v self_n have_v have_v it_o be_v good_a to_o lie_v off_o and_o temporize_v when_o enemy_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d enmity_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v immortal_a immortal_a a_o example_n of_o singular_a justice_n justice_n or_o camertes_n camertes_n the_o ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d note_v that_o by_o condition_n he_o be_v a_o slave_n slave_n or_o gold_n gold_n it_o be_v a_o ãâã_d to_o see_v the_o ãâã_d &_o overthrow_n of_o such_o ãâã_d &_o ãâã_d house_n house_n a_o man_n of_o honour_n can_v not_o be_v too_o careful_a for_o to_o quit_v he_o well_o in_o his_o call_n and_o vocation_n vocation_n or_o thus_o i_o have_v upon_o the_o ãâã_d come_v what_o ãâã_d of_o it_o it_o i._o 20._o ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d i._o ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o read_v thus_o it_o be_v either_o bald_a or_o a_o three_o according_a to_o some_o greek_a copy_n copy_n copy_n copy_n copy_n a_o good_a man_n rejoice_v no_o in_o the_o victory_n obtain_v in_o civil_a war_n war_n signify_v that_o he_o be_v ãâã_d &_o his_o head_n out_o of_o temper_n temper_n he_o that_o have_v do_v the_o injarie_n be_v to_o make_v amends_o amends_o or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d high_a wall_n be_v a_o fortesse_n for_o woman_n woman_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o grieve_v more_o for_o ãâã_d sin_n than_o for_o be_v ing_z exile_v exile_v or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o lover_n of_o your_o fellow_n citizen_n citizen_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o prospe_v ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o read_v thus_o be_v compel_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v captain_n or_o king_n ãâã_d of_o spartan_n and_o lacontans_n who_o name_n be_v not_o express_v express_v otherwise_o thus_o we_o go_v forth_o to_o ãâã_d hon_n but_o hare_n we_o hunt_v in_o their_o harborrough_n harborrough_n ãâã_d some_o interpret_v clean_o contrary_a &_o read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o ãâã_d to_o allure_v duty_n gentle_o handle_v or_o adorn_v the_o ãâã_d these_o ãâã_d be_v unperfect_a and_o it_o seem_v that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o translate_n this_o first_o verse_n read_v it_o thus_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o due_a judgement_n judgement_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o some_o interpret_v have_v a_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o some_o interpret_v have_v a_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v divine_a divine_a or_o lesbius_n lesbius_n or_o argeus_n argeus_n it_o seem_v that_o somewhat_o be_v here_o want_v want_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o be_v the_o baike_fw-mi &_o who_o will_v say_v the_o root_n of_o a_o bark_n but_o phleos_n as_o theophraslus_fw-la report_v be_v a_o herb_n grow_v plenteous_o in_o the_o lake_n orchomenus_n in_o paeotia_n and_o therefore_o well_o enough_o know_v to_o plutarch_n i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v red-mace_n or_o cats-taile_n cats-taile_n i_o see_v not_o how_o this_o that_o be_v include_v within_o these_o mark_n agree_v with_o this_o place_n or_o matter_n in_o hand_n i_o suppose_v therefore_o it_o be_v insert_v here_o without_o judgement_n &_o take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o book_n book_n or_o rather_o ãâã_d ãâã_d to_o wit_n in_o ãâã_d both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o other_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o some_o ãâã_d the_o brain_n of_o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o this_o bird_n ãâã_d so_o rare_a as_o that_o it_o be_v think_v for_o a_o ãâã_d thing_n i_o see_v not_o how_o this_o property_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o brain_n thereof_o thereof_o to_o aius_n ãâã_d as_o some_o think_v to_o the_o goddess_n ãâã_d as_o o_o other_o other_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o pompeius_n magnus_n magnus_n some_o be_v call_v in_o latin_a reges_a &_o ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o think_v they_o be_v so_o call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o ãâã_d for_o that_o they_o be_v plain_a and_o easy_a easy_a or_o rather_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d sacrisicer_n the_o preface_n preface_n graid_a medium_n medium_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o sound_v all_o one_o with_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o have_v a_o fair_a disserent_fw-la sense_n read_v according_a to_o the_o former_a it_o signify_o music_n after_o the_o late_a it_o betoken_v vomit_v this_o equivocation_n in_o greek_a carry_v that_o grace_n with_o it_o which_o i_o can_v not_o so_o apt_o express_v in_o english_a english_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v natural_a how_o ever_o it_o be_v you_o must_v understand_v it_o of_o wanton_a love_n which_o be_v neither_o natural_a nor_o harmonical_a for_o this_o athencdorus_fw-la be_v note_v for_o incest_n with_o one_o of_o his_o daughter_n daughter_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o a_o fish_n be_v eat_v in_o common_a it_o be_v not_o know_v how_o much_o one_o have_v eat_v of_o it_o more_o than_o his_o sellowe_n by_o the_o bone_n lie_v upon_o his_o trencher_n trencher_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v the_o sell_v other_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v silence_n silence_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o the_o latin_a ãâã_d seem_v to_o read_v read_v of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o head_n or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d drowfinesse_n drowfinesse_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d benumbedness_n benumbedness_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d &_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d wine_n wine_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o the_o french_a translation_n translation_n the_o yewgh_o tree_n as_o i_o take_v it_o it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d sec_n ãâã_d in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o symposium_fw-la or_o banquet_n banquet_n banquet_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o ãâã_d as_o some_o interpret_v it_o it_o i_o suppose_v homer_n use_v the_o word_n in_o a_o far_a other_o sense_n by_o moschion_n leave_v be_v it_o speak_v who_o be_v a_o better_a physician_n than_o a_o grammarian_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v seem_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d rather_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d wine_n wine_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ãâã_d kill_v kill_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v bean_n bean_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o stargeon_n it_o be_v some_o delicate_a fish_n fish_n see_v the_o blindness_n and_o ãâã_d of_o there_o pagan_n who_o for_o want_v of_o the_o true_a light_n out_o of_o holy_a ãâã_d ãâã_d on_o still_o in_o duknesse_n carry_v with_o the_o wing_n only_o of_o humane_a wit_n and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o take_v it_o for_o parsley_n ãâã_d ãâã_d take_v it_o ãâã_d the_o ãâã_d and_o in_o truth_n the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d to_o both_o both_o for_o so_o he_o interprete_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o take_v it_o for_o the_o lariot_n lariot_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bunger_n and_o famine_n it_o seem_v by_o that_o which_o follow_v that_o they_o put_v poverty_n also_o before_o bulimos_n in_o opposition_n to_o health_n health_n p._n for_o b._n b._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d untrue_a untrue_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d some_o translate_v this_o place_n thus_o swallow_v down_o her_o rennet_n when_o she_o be_v take_v read_v the_o greek_a as_o it_o shall_v seem_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d i_o suppose_v neither_o of_o they_o both_o sound_z but_o
of_o the_o parthian_n send_v unto_o he_o certain_a ambassador_n to_o request_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n euphrates_n but_o to_o make_v it_o the_o middle_a frontier_n &_o bind_v between_o they_o both_o nay_o rather_o quoth_v pompeius_n let_v justice_n be_v the_o indifferent_a limit_n between_o the_o parthian_n and_o the_o roman_n l._n lucullus_n after_o he_o be_v return_v from_o his_o war_n and_o conquest_n give_v himself_o over_o excessive_o to_o all_o pleasure_n and_o to_o live_v most_o sumptuous_o reprove_v pompeius_n for_o this_o that_o he_o desire_v always_o from_o time_n to_o time_n more_o and_o more_o great_a charge_n and_o employment_n even_o above_o his_o age_n and_o unfitting_a those_o year_n of_o he_o unto_o who_o pompeius_n make_v this_o answer_n that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n more_o unbeseeming_a old_a year_n for_o a_o man_n to_o abandon_v himself_o to_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n than_o to_o attend_v the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n upon_o a_o time_n when_o he_o be_v sick_a the_o physician_n prescribe_v that_o he_o shall_v eat_v of_o a_o blackbird_n great_a lay_v there_o be_v in_o many_o place_n for_o that_o bird_n but_o none_o can_v be_v find_v for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o season_n nor_o the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n but_o one_o there_o be_v who_o say_v that_o if_o he_o will_v send_v to_o lucullus_n he_o may_v have_v of_o they_o for_o he_o keep_v they_o in_o move_v all_o the_o year_n long_o and_o what_o need_v that_o quoth_v he_o can_v not_o pompey_n recover_v and_o live_v if_o lucullus_n be_v not_o a_o waster_n and_o a_o delicate_a give_v to_o belly-cheer_n and_o so_o leave_v the_o physician_n prescript_n diet_n he_o compose_v and_o frame_v himself_o to_o eat_v that_o which_o be_v ordinary_a and_o may_v be_v find_v in_o every_o place_n in_o regard_n of_o a_o great_a famine_n and_o scarcity_n of_o corn_n and_o victual_n at_o rome_n he_o be_v ordain_v in_o outward_a show_n of_o word_n the_o grand_a purveiour_n or_o general_a superintendent_n and_o overseer_n for_o victual_n but_o in_o effect_n and_o authority_n lord_n indeed_o both_o of_o sea_n and_o land_n by_o which_o occasion_n he_o make_v voyage_n into_o africa_n sardinia_n and_o sicily_n where_o after_o he_o have_v provide_v a_o mighty_a deal_n of_o corn_n he_o intend_v present_o to_o have_v return_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o rome_n but_o there_o arise_v a_o terrible_a tempest_n insomuch_o as_o the_o pilot_n and_o mariner_n themselves_o make_v no_o haste_n to_o go_v to_o sea_n and_o set_v sail_n but_o he_o in_o his_o own_o person_n embark_v first_o and_o when_o he_o be_v on_o shipboard_n he_o command_v to_o weigh_v anchor_n say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n sail_v we_o needs_o must_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o to_o live_v there_o be_v not_o such_o necessity_n when_o the_o quarrel_n between_o he_o and_o caesar_n be_v break_v out_o and_o full_o discover_v there_o be_v one_o marcellinus_n a_o man_n that_o beforetime_n have_v be_v advance_v by_o he_o &_o yet_o afterward_o turn_v to_o the_o adverse_a part_n and_o faction_n of_o caesar_n who_o in_o a_o frequent_a assembly_n of_o the_o senate_n charge_v and_o challenge_v he_o to_o his_o face_n for_o many_o thing_n and_o speak_v spiteful_a word_n against_o he_o pompeius_n can_v not_o hold_v but_o answer_v he_o thus_o bashe_v not_o thou_o marcellinus_n in_o this_o open_a place_n to_o miscall_v and_o rail_v upon_o i_o who_o have_v make_v thou_o eloquent_a whereas_o before_o thou_o can_v not_o speak_v at_o all_o who_o have_v feed_v thou_o full_a even_o until_o thou_o be_v ready_a to_o cast_v up_o thy_o stomach_n where_o before_o thou_o be_v hungry_a and_o ready_a to_o pine_v for_o famine_n unto_o cato_n who_o chide_v and_o reprooved_a he_o sharp_o for_o that_o he_o will_v never_o believe_v his_o word_n when_o he_o foretell_v he_o many_o time_n that_o the_o purssance_n and_o increase_n of_o caesar_n state_n unto_o who_o he_o lend_v his_o hand_n will_v one_o day_n great_o prejudice_v and_o hurt_v the_o weale-publicke_a he_o answer_v your_o counsel_n indeed_o be_v wise_a but_o my_o more_o love_a and_o friendly_a in_o speak_v of_o himself_o free_o he_o say_v that_o all_o office_n of_o state_n he_o both_o enter_v soon_o upon_o than_o he_o look_v himself_o and_o also_o forgo_v they_o before_o it_o be_v expect_v that_o he_o will_v after_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n when_o he_o flee_v into_o egypt_n and_o be_v to_o pass_v out_o of_o his_o galley_n into_o a_o little_a bark_n or_o fisher_n boat_n which_o the_o king_n have_v send_v unto_o he_o for_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o land_n he_o turn_v unto_o his_o wife_n and_o son_n say_v no_o more_o but_o this_o verse_n out_o of_o euripides_n who_o once_o in_o court_n of_o tyrant_n serve_v become_v his_o siave_n anon_o though_o free_a they_o thither_o come_v be_v pass_v over_o in_o this_o bark_n after_o he_o have_v receive_v one_o blow_n with_o a_o sword_n he_o give_v only_o a_o sigh_n and_o groan_n and_o without_o say_v one_o word_n he_o cover_v his_o own_o face_n with_o his_o garment_n and_o yield_v himself_o to_o be_v kill_v cicero_z the_o great_a orator_n be_v mock_v of_o some_o for_o that_o surname_n of_o he_o which_o allude_v unto_o a_o cich-pease_n in_o so_o much_o as_o his_o friend_n give_v he_o counsel_n to_o change_v his_o name_n but_o he_o contrariwise_o say_v that_o he_o will_v make_v the_o name_n of_o the_o cicero_n more_o noble_a and_o renown_a than_o the_o cato_n the_o catuli_fw-la or_o the_o scaurus_n he_o offer_v unto_o the_o god_n a_o goodly_a fair_a vessel_n of_o silver_n in_o which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v engrave_v his_o two_o forename_n marcus_n and_o tullius_n in_o letter_n but_o for_o the_o three_o to_o wit_n cicero_n his_o surname_n he_o command_v to_o be_v emboss_v or_o chase_v the_o form_n of_o a_o cich-pease_n he_o say_v that_o those_o orator_n who_o use_v to_o strain_v their_o voice_n and_o cry_v aloud_o in_o the_o pulpit_n be_v privy_a to_o their_o own_o weakness_n and_o insufficience_n otherwise_o and_o have_v recourse_n to_o this_o one_o help_n like_v as_o creple_n and_o lame-folke_n to_o their_o horse_n for_o to_o mount_v upon_o verres_n have_v a_o son_n diffamed_a for_o the_o abuse_n of_o his_o body_n in_o the_o sloure_n of_o his_o youth_n and_o yet_o the_o say_a verres_n stick_v not_o to_o slander_v cicero_n and_o rail_v upon_o he_o even_o to_o these_o broad_a and_o foul_a term_n as_o to_o call_v he_o a_o filthy_a wanton_a and_o a_o buggeror_n whereto_o cicero_n answer_v thus_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v that_o it_o be_v more_o seemly_a to_o rebuke_v thy_o child_n for_o this_o within_o door_n in_o some_o secret_a part_n of_o thy_o house_n close_o shut_v marcellus_n one_o day_n in_o debate_v and_o contest_v with_o he_o say_v thou_o have_v bring_v more_o to_o their_o death_n by_o thy_o testimony_n and_o deposition_n than_o thou_o have_v save_v with_o all_o thy_o good_a plead_n i_o confess_v as_o much_o quoth_v cicero_n again_o for_o i_o have_v more_o truth_n and_o fidelity_n in_o i_o by_o far_o than_o eloquence_n the_o same_o metellus_n demand_v of_o he_o who_o be_v his_o father_n reproach_v he_o as_o it_o be_v thereby_o that_o he_o be_v a_o new_a upstart_n and_o a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o first_o head_n unto_o who_o ready_o thy_o mother_n have_v make_v this_o question_n more_o hard_a on_o thy_o part_n to_o be_v answer_v now_o be_v metellus_n his_o mother_n think_v to_o be_v a_o unchaste_a woman_n and_o naught_o of_o her_o body_n and_o metellus_n himself_o be_v count_v a_o vain_a brainsick_a and_o slippery_a fellow_n give_v over_o to_o his_o wanton_a lust_n and_o desire_n this_o metellus_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o one_o diodorus_n who_o have_v be_v his_o master_n sometime_o to_o teach_v he_o rhetoric_n the_o portraiture_n of_o a_o crow_n in_o stone_n whereupon_o cicero_n take_v occasion_n to_o come_v upon_o he_o in_o this_o wise_a a_o just_a recompense_n in_o deed_n and_o fit_a for_o he_o because_o he_o have_v teach_v this_o man_n to_o sly_a and_o not_o to_o speak_v ãâã_d vatinius_n be_v a_o lewd_a man_n and_o his_o adversary_n now_o a_o rumour_n run_v abroad_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o afterward_o when_o he_o find_v it_o to_o be_v a_o false_a brute_n a_o mischief_n take_v he_o for_o i_o quoth_v cicero_n that_o make_v this_o lie_n first_o there_o be_v one_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o african_a bear_v who_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o hear_v he_o not_o when_o he_o speak_v i_o marvel_v at_o that_o quoth_v cicero_n consider_v thy_o slave_n ear_n be_v bore_v as_o they_o be_v and_o have_v hole_n in_o they_o c._n popilius_n will_v have_v be_v take_v and_o repute_v for_o a_o great_a
lawyer_n although_o he_o have_v no_o law_n in_o the_o world_n in_o he_o and_o be_v beside_o a_o man_n of_o very_o gross_a capacity_n this_o man_n be_v serve_v with_o a_o writ_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o court_n for_o to_o bear_v witness_n of_o a_o truth_n touch_v a_o certain_a fact_n in_o question_n but_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o know_v nothing_o at_o all_o true_a quoth_v cicero_n for_o peradventure_o you_o mean_v of_o the_o law_n and_o think_v that_o you_o be_v ask_v the_o question_n of_o it_o hortensius_n the_o orator_n who_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o verres_n have_v receive_v of_o he_o for_o a_o fee_n or_o a_o gentle_a reward_n a_o jewel_n with_o the_o portraiture_n of_o sphinx_n in_o gold_n silver_n it_o fall_v out_o so_o that_o cicero_n chance_v to_o give_v out_o a_o certain_a dark_a and_o ambiguous_a speech_n as_o for_o i_o quoth_v hortensius_n i_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o make_v of_o your_o word_n for_o i_o be_o not_o one_o that_o use_v to_o solve_v riddle_n and_o enigmatical_a speech_n why_o man_n quoth_v cicero_n and_o yet_o you_o have_v sphinx_n in_o your_o house_n he_o meet_v upon_o a_o time_n with_o voconius_n and_o his_o three_o daughter_n the_o foul_a that_o ever_o look_v out_o of_o a_o pair_n of_o eye_n at_o which_o object_n he_o speak_v soft_o to_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o this_o man_n i_o ween_v his_o child_n have_v beget_v in_o spite_n of_o phoebus_n and_o when_o he_o will_v it_o not_o faustus_n the_o son_n of_o sylla_n be_v in_o the_o end_n so_o far_o indebt_v that_o he_o expose_v his_o good_n to_o be_v sell_v in_o open_a sale_n and_o cause_v bill_n to_o be_v set_v up_o on_o post_n in_o every_o quarrefour_n to_o notisie_n the_o same_o yea_o mary_n quoth_v cicero_n i_o like_v these_o bill_n and_o house_n proscription_n better_o than_o those_o that_o his_o father_n publish_v before_o he_o when_o caesar_n and_o pompeius_n be_v enter_v into_o open_a war_n one_o against_o another_o i_o know_v full_a well_o quoth_v cicero_n who_o to_o fly_v but_o i_o wot_v not_o unto_o who_o to_o fly_v he_o find_v great_a fault_n with_o pompeius_n in_o that_o he_o leave_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o he_o choose_v rather_o in_o this_o case_n to_o imitate_v the_o policy_n of_o themistocles_n than_o of_o pericles_n say_v that_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o world_n resemble_v rather_o the_o time_n of_o pericles_n than_o of_o themistocles_n he_o draw_v at_o first_o to_o pompeius_n side_n and_o be_v with_o he_o repent_v thereof_o when_o pompey_n ask_v he_o where_o he_o have_v leave_v piso_n his_o son-in-law_n he_o answer_v ready_o even_o with_o your_o good_a father-in-law_n meaning_n caesar._n there_o be_v one_o who_o depart_v out_o of_o caesar_n camp_n unto_o pompey_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v make_v such_o haste_n that_o he_o leave_v his_o horse_n behind_o he_o thou_o can_v skill_v i_o perceive_v better_a to_o save_v thy_o horse_n life_n than_o thou_o own_o unto_o another_o who_o bring_v word_n that_o the_o friend_n of_o caesar_n look_v sour_a and_o unpleasant_a thou_o say_v quoth_v he_o as_o much_o as_o if_o they_o think_v not_o well_o of_o his_o proceed_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n be_v lose_v and_o that_o pompeius_n be_v already_o flee_v there_o be_v one_o nonius_n who_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o will_v he_o not_o to_o despair_v but_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o that_o they_o have_v yet_o seven_o eagle_n leave_v which_o be_v the_o standard_n of_o the_o legion_n seven_n eagle_n quoth_v he_o that_o be_v somewhat_o indeed_o if_o we_o have_v to_o war_n against_o jay_n &_o jackdaw_n after_o that_o caesar_n upon_o his_o victory_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o have_v cause_v the_o statue_n of_o pompey_n which_o be_v cast_v do_v to_o be_v set_v up_o again_o with_o honour_n cicero_n say_v of_o caesar_n in_o set_v up_o these_o statue_n of_o pompey_n he_o have_v pitch_v his_o own_o more_o sure_o he_o so_o high_o esteem_v the_o gift_n of_o eloquence_n and_o grace_n of_o well_o speak_v yea_o and_o he_o take_v so_o great_a pain_n with_o ardent_a affection_n for_o to_o perform_v the_o thing_n that_o have_v to_o plead_v a_o cause_n only_o before_o the_o centumvirs_n or_o hundred_o judge_n and_o the_o day_n set_v down_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n for_o the_o hear_n and_o trial_n thereof_o when_o one_o of_o his_o servant_n eros_n bring_v he_o word_n that_o the_o cause_n be_v put_v off_o to_o the_o next_o day_n vocation_n he_o be_v so_o well_o content_v and_o please_v therewith_o that_o incontinent_o he_o give_v he_o his_o freedom_n for_o that_o news_n caius_z caesar_z at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o young_a man_n flee_v and_o avoid_v the_o fury_n of_o sylla_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o certain_a pirate_n or_o rover_n who_o at_o the_o first_o demand_v of_o he_o no_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o his_o ransom_n whereat_o he_o mock_v and_o laugh_v at_o they_o as_o not_o know_v what_o manner_n of_o person_n they_o have_v get_v and_o so_o of_o himself_o promise_v to_o pay_v they_o twice_o as_o much_o as_o they_o ask_v and_o be_v by_o they_o guard_v and_o attend_v upon_o very_o diligent_o all_o the_o while_n that_o he_o send_v for_o to_o gather_v the_o say_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o he_o be_v to_o deliver_v they_o he_o will_v they_o to_o keep_v silence_n and_o make_v no_o noise_n that_o he_o may_v sleep_v and_o take_v his_o repose_n during_o which_o time_n that_o he_o be_v in_o their_o custody_n he_o exercise_v himself_o in_o write_v aswell_o verse_n as_o prose_n and_o read_v the_o same_o to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v compose_v and_o if_o he_o see_v that_o they_o will_v not_o praise_v and_o commend_v those_o poem_n and_o oration_n sufficient_o to_o his_o contentment_n he_o will_v call_v they_o senseless_a fot_n and_o barbarous_a yea_o and_o after_o a_o laugh_a manner_n threaten_v to_o hang_v they_o and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n within_o a_o while_n after_o he_o do_v as_o much_o for_o they_o for_o when_o his_o ransom_n be_v come_v and_o he_o deliver_v once_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n he_o levy_v together_o a_o power_n of_o man_n and_o ship_n from_o out_o of_o the_o coast_n of_o asia_n set_v upon_o the_o say_a rover_n spoil_v they_o and_o crucify_v they_o be_v return_v to_o rome_n and_o have_v enterprise_v a_o suit_n for_o the_o sovereign_a sacerdotal_a dignity_n against_o catulus_n who_o be_v then_o a_o principal_a man_n at_o rome_n whenas_o his_o mother_n accompany_v he_o as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o utmost_a gate_n of_o his_o house_n when_o he_o go_v into_o mars_n field_n where_o the_o election_n be_v hold_v he_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o she_o and_o say_v mother_n you_o shall_v have_v this_o day_n your_o son_n to_o be_v chief_a pontifice_fw-la and_o high_a priest_n or_o else_o banish_v from_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n pompeia_n upon_o a_o ill_a name_n that_o go_v of_o she_o as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v naught_o with_o clodius_n whereupon_o when_o clodius_n afterward_o be_v call_v into_o question_n judicial_o for_o the_o fact_n and_o caesar_n likewise_o convent_v into_o the_o court_n peremptory_o for_o to_o bear_v witness_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v examine_v upon_o his_o oath_n he_o swear_v that_o he_o never_o know_v any_o ill_n at_o all_o by_o his_o wife_n and_o when_o he_o be_v urge_v and_o reply_v upon_o again_o wherefore_o he_o have_v put_v she_o away_o he_o answer_v that_o the_o wife_n of_o caesar_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o be_v innocent_a and_o clear_a of_o crime_n but_o also_o of_o all_o suspicion_n of_o crime_n in_o read_v the_o noble_a act_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a the_o tear_n trickle_v down_o his_o cheek_n and_o when_o his_o friend_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o weep_v at_o my_o age_n quoth_v he_o alexander_n have_v vanquish_v &_o subdue_v darius_n and_o i_o have_v yet_o do_v nothing_o as_o he_o pass_v along_o through_o a_o little_a poor_a town_n situate_v within_o the_o alps_n his_o familiar_a friend_n about_o he_o merry_o ask_v one_o another_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o faction_n and_o contention_n in_o that_o burrow_n about_o superiority_n and_o namely_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o chief_a whereupon_o he_o stay_v sudden_o and_o after_o he_o have_v study_v and_o muse_v a_o while_n within_o himself_o i_o have_v rather_o quoth_v he_o be_v the_o first_o here_o than_o the_o second_o in_o rome_n as_o for_o haughty_a &_o adventurous_a enterprise_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v execute_v &_o not_o consult_v upon_o and_o very_o when_o he_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n rubicon_n which_o divide_v the_o province_n of_o gaul_n from_o italy_n for_o to_o lead_v his_o power_n against_o pompeius_n let_v the_o die_n
truth_n a_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a conduct_n and_o first_o as_o touch_v reason_n one_o part_n thereof_o be_v civil_a and_o royal_a namely_o that_o which_o meddle_v in_o policke_a government_n and_o matter_n of_o state_n over_o which_o be_v place_v as_o hesiodus_n say_v calltope_n clio_n be_v allot_v for_o her_o part_n principal_o to_o advance_v colland_n and_o encourage_v ambition_n or_o desire_n of_o honour_n polymneia_n rule_v and_o preserve_v the_o virtue_n memorative_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n which_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o the_o sicyonian_o of_o those_o three_o muse_n which_o they_o honour_v call_v one_o polymathia_fw-la and_o unto_o euterpe_n who_o attribute_v not_o the_o skill_n and_o speculation_n of_o truth_n in_o nature_n as_o acknowledge_v no_o delight_n and_o recreation_n more_o pure_a beautiful_a and_o honest_a than_o it_o to_o come_v now_o unto_o appetite_n and_o affection_n that_o which_o concern_v eat_v and_o drink_v thalia_n make_v civil_a sociable_a and_o honest_a whereas_o otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v inhuman_a beastly_a and_o disorder_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o we_o say_v those_o man_n do_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d when_o they_o meet_v together_o friendly_a and_o merry_o to_o make_v good_a cheer_n but_o in_o no_o wise_a such_o as_o become_v drink_v and_o grow_v to_o excess_n and_o riotous_a misdemeanour_n as_o for_o the_o accord_n of_o love_n and_o venus_n erato_n be_v she_o that_o perform_v they_o with_o her_o presence_n persuade_v that_o the_o action_n thereof_o shall_v respect_v reason_n and_o the_o opportunity_n of_o time_n cut_v off_o wantonness_n and_o quench_v the_o furious_a heat_n of_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n make_v it_o for_o to_o determine_v and_o rest_v in_o faithful_a love_n and_o amity_n and_o not_o to_o end_v in_o dissolute_a and_o lascivious_a intemperance_n there_o remain_v yet_o the_o pleasure_n of_o hear_v and_o see_v whether_o the_o same_o belong_v to_o reason_n or_o to_o passion_n or_o rather_o apperteine_a in_o common_a to_o both_o the_o other_o two_o muse_n to_o wit_n melpomene_n and_o terpsichore_n be_v regent_n over_o they_o which_o they_o compose_v and_o order_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o as_o the_o one_o become_v a_o honest_a delight_n and_o not_o a_o enchantment_n of_o the_o ear_n so_o the_o other_o content_v the_o eye_n as_o much_o though_o it_o do_v not_o bewitch_v and_o corrupt_v the_o same_o the_o whole_a chapter_n follow_v be_v so_o defective_a and_o faulty_a in_o the_o original_n that_o we_o know_v not_o by_o any_o conjectural_a mean_n to_o supply_v or_o reform_v it_o the_o fifteen_o question_n that_o in_o dance_v there_o be_v three_o part_n motion_n gesture_n and_o show_v what_o every_o of_o they_o be_v also_o what_o community_n there_o be_v between_o the_o art_n of_o poetry_n and_o the_o feat_n of_o dance_v after_o this_o there_o be_v propose_v a_o tart_a or_o cake_n call_v pyramus_n as_o the_o prize_n of_o victory_n for_o all_z child_n who_o dance_n best_o and_o for_o umpier_n &_o judge_n be_v choose_v menissus_fw-la the_o schoolmaster_n and_o lampryas_n my_o brother_n for_o before_o time_n he_o have_v dance_v the_o warlike_a moriske_a very_o pretty_o and_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o dance_a school_n and_o place_n of_o exercise_n to_o have_v the_o best_a grace_n in_o gesticulation_n with_o his_o hand_n when_o he_o dance_v above_o all_o other_o boy_n whatsoever_o now_o when_o as_o many_o have_v dance_v and_o show_v therein_o more_o affection_n than_o elegancy_n and_o more_o heart_n than_o be_v some_o there_o be_v of_o the_o company_n who_o have_v choose_v two_o more_o expert_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o who_o affect_v great_o to_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o art_n pray_v they_o to_o dance_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o one_o will_v say_v motion_n after_o motion_n or_o one_o bout_n after_o another_o hereupon_o thrasibulus_n the_o son_n of_o ammonius_n demand_v what_o this_o term_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v motion_n signify_v in_o this_o place_n which_o minister_v matter_n and_o give_v occasion_n unto_o ammonius_n to_o discourse_v more_o at_o large_a concern_v the_o part_n of_o dance_v for_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v three_o part_n thereof_o namely_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o that_o quoth_v he_o a_o dance_n be_v compound_v of_o motion_n gesture_n or_o countenance_n like_v as_o song_n stand_v upon_o sound_n and_o time_n or_o rest_v between_o for_o pause_n and_o stay_v be_v the_o end_n of_o motion_n herein_o and_o very_o those_o motion_n professor_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o the_o disposition_n and_o habitude_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d unto_o which_o the_o motion_n do_v tend_v and_o wherein_o they_o rest_v and_o end_n namely_o when_o in_o the_o form_n and_o gesture_n of_o their_o body_n they_o represent_v apollo_n or_o ran_n or_o some_o of_o these_o rage_a bacchae_n so_o as_o a_o man_n at_o the_o first_o sight_n may_v acknowledge_v their_o part_n express_o resemble_v as_o for_o the_o three_o part_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d it_o be_v not_o a_o feign_a imitation_n but_o a_o lovely_a and_o true_a demonstration_n of_o the_o subject_a matter_n in_o the_o dance_n for_o like_a as_o the_o poet_n when_o they_o will_v plain_o and_o bare_o name_n achilles_n ulysses_n the_o earth_n or_o heaven_n use_v their_o proper_a term_n to_o express_v they_o and_o even_o such_o as_o the_o vulgar_a know_v they_o by_o but_o for_o the_o great_a emphasis_n and_o representation_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o life_n of_o that_o which_o they_o mean_v to_o deliver_v they_o use_v otherwhiles_o word_n of_o their_o owae_fw-la make_v and_o borrow_a metaphor_n as_o namely_o when_o they_o will_v signify_v the_o noise_n of_o run_a mate_n they_o be_v wont_n to_o say_v they_o do_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o for_o to_o express_v the_o flight_n of_o arrow_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o fly_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v what_o hot_a desire_n and_o haste_n they_o make_v of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n their_o fill_n to_o take_v also_o to_o show_v a_o doubtful_a battle_n wherein_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v whether_o part_n shall_v have_v the_o better_a hand_n they_o come_v with_o these_o term_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o fight_n two_o head_n aloft_o in_o view_n confront_v equal_o do_v show_v likewise_o to_o express_v that_o which_o they_o will_v say_v they_o devise_v and_o coin_n many_o composition_n of_o name_n in_o their_o verse_n as_o for_o example_n euripides_n speak_v of_o perseus_n then_o gorgon-slay_a mount_a high_a in_o air_n of_o jupiter_n do_v fly_v semblable_o pindarus_n write_v of_o the_o horse_n what_o time_n as_o he_o with_o courage_n stout_a ãâã_d spur-lesse_a his_o body_n give_v so_o strong_a to_o run_v a_o race_n from_o bout_n to_o bout_n upon_o alphëus_n bank_n along_o yea_o and_o homer_n describe_v a_o course_n at_o horserunning_a the_o chariot_n with_o brass_n and_o tin_n bedight_v upon_o the_o plain_a and_o draw'ne_v by_o sure_a swift-footed_a steed_n be_v see_v to_o run_v amain_o even_o so_o it_o be_v in_o dance_v for_o that_o which_o they_o call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v gesture_z represent_v the_o form_n &_o the_o visage_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o motion_n express_v emphatical_o some_o affection_n action_n or_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o by_o the_o show_v which_o they_o call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d proper_o and_o prompt_o the_o very_a thing_n themselves_o as_o for_o example_n the_o earth_n the_o heaven_n the_o assistant_n or_o stander_n by_o which_o be_v do_v in_o order_n number_n and_o measure_n resemble_v those_o proper_a name_n which_o otherwhiles_o in_o poetry_n be_v use_v run_v round_o with_o the_o ornament_n of_o their_o attribute_n and_o epithit_n in_o this_o manner_n themis_n modest_a venerable_a venus_n black-eied_n amiable_a queen_n juno_n with_o her_o gold-crowne_n honour_v fair_a dion_n and_o well-favoured_n also_o from_o helen_n come_v renown_v king_n of_o ãâã_d law_n protector_n grave_n sir_n dorus_n xanthus_n aeolus_n ãâã_d who_o joy_v in_o horse_n brave_a for_o otherwise_o if_o poet_n shall_v not_o thus_o do_v their_o stile_n will_v be_v very_o base_a and_o their_o verse_n stark_o naught_o and_o without_o all_o grace_n as_o if_o one_o shall_v pen_v they_o in_o this_o sort_n simple_o without_o all_o epithit_n from_o one_o descend_v hercules_n and_o from_o another_o iphytus_n this_o lady_n sire_n her_o husband_n eke_o and_o son_n be_v king_n all_o in_o their_o course_n her_o brethren_n also_o be_v the_o like_a and_o so_o be_v her_o progenitor_n who_o first_o to_o know_v what_o dame_n she_o be_v greece_n
be_v so_o that_o the_o truth_n may_v be_v know_v and_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o truth_n he_o who_o learn_v it_o of_o he_o that_o find_v it_o not_o out_o have_v no_o less_o than_o the_o inventor_n himself_o yea_o &_o better_a receive_v it_o he_o who_o be_v not_o persuade_v that_o he_o have_v it_o nay_o he_o receive_v that_o which_o be_v simple_o best_a of_o all_o much_o like_a as_o he_o who_o have_v no_o natural_a child_n of_o his_o own_o body_n beget_v take_v the_o best_a that_o he_o can_v choose_v for_o to_o make_v his_o adopt_a child_n but_o consider_v here_o with_o i_o whether_o other_o kind_n of_o learning_n deserve_v not_o haply_o to_o have_v much_o study_v employ_v in_o they_o as_o namely_o poetry_n mathematics_n the_o art_n of_o eloquence_n and_o the_o opinion_n of_o sophister_n and_o great_a clerk_n therefore_o god_n of_o that_o divine_a power_n whatsoever_o forbid_v socrates_n to_o engender_v they_o but_o as_o touch_v that_o which_o socrates_n esteem_v to_o be_v the_o only_a wisdom_n to_o wit_n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n which_o he_o himself_o call_v the_o amorous_a science_n there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o beget_v or_o invent_v it_o but_o call_v the_o same_o only_a to_o remembrance_n whereupon_o socrates_n himself_o never_o teach_v any_o thing_n but_o propose_v only_o unto_o young_a man_n certain_a beginning_n of_o difficulty_n and_o doubt_n as_o it_o be_v the_o fore_n throw_v of_o childbirth_n stir_v up_o awaken_v and_o draw_v forth_o their_o own_o natural_a wit_n and_o inbred_a intelligence_n and_o this_o be_v it_o that_o he_o call_v the_o midwives_n art_n which_o bring_v nothing_o into_o they_o from_o without_o as_o other_o will_v make_v they_o believe_v who_o confer_v with_o they_o that_o they_o infuse_v reason_n and_o understanding_n but_o show_v only_o and_o teach_v they_o that_o they_o have_v already_o within_o themselves_o a_o mind_n and_o understanding_n of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o same_o sufficient_a to_o nourish_v though_o it_o be_v confuse_v and_o unperfect_a 2_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o in_o some_o place_n he_o call_v the_o sovereign_a god_n father_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v it_o for_o that_o he_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o father_n of_o god_n such_o as_o be_v engender_v and_o also_o of_o man_n as_o homer_n call_v he_o like_v as_o the_o maker_n of_o those_o creature_n which_o have_v neither_o reason_n nor_o soul_n for_o according_a as_o chryisppus_fw-la say_v we_o use_v not_o to_o call_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o secondine_n wherein_o the_o infant_n be_v enwrap_v within_o the_o womb_n who_o conser_v genetall_a seed_n although_o the_o say_a secondine_n be_v make_v of_o the_o seed_n or_o use_v he_o not_o a_o metaphor_n as_o his_o manner_n be_v when_o figurative_o he_o term_v he_o father_n of_o the_o world_n who_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n according_a to_o his_o usual_a manner_n of_o speak_v as_o namely_o in_o the_o dialogue_n entitle_v symposium_fw-la where_o he_o make_v phaedrus_n the_o father_n of_o amatorious_a discourse_n for_o that_o he_o it_o be_v who_o propose_v and_o set_v abroad_o the_o same_o like_a as_o he_o name_v callipedas_n in_o a_o dialogue_n bear_v his_o name_n the_o father_n of_o philosophical_a discourse_n for_o that_o there_o pass_v many_o beautiful_a speech_n in_o philosophy_n whereof_o he_o minister_v the_o occasion_n and_o beginning_n or_o rather_o be_v it_o not_o because_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o father_n and_o maker_n as_o also_o between_o generation_n and_o creation_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v engender_v be_v make_v but_o not_o è_fw-la conversò_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v make_v be_v likewise_o engender_v semblable_o who_o have_v beget_v have_v also_o make_v for_o generation_n be_v the_o make_n of_o a_o live_a creature_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v a_o workman_n to_o wit_n either_o a_o mason_n or_o carpenter_n a_o weaver_z a_o lute_z maker_n or_o imager_n certes_o the_o work_n be_v distinct_a and_o separate_a from_o the_o maker_n whereas_o the_o move_a principle_n and_o the_o puissance_n of_o he_o who_o beget_v be_v infuse_v into_o that_o which_o be_v beget_v it_o contain_v his_o nature_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o parcel_n distract_v from_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o he_o who_o engender_v it_o forasmuch_o then_o as_o the_o world_n do_v not_o resemble_v a_o conjunction_n of_o many_o piece_n set_z join_v fasten_v and_o glue_v together_o but_o have_v in_o it_o a_o great_a portion_n of_o the_o animal_n life_n yea_o and_o of_o divinity_n which_o god_n have_v infuse_v and_o mingle_v in_o the_o matter_n as_o derive_v from_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o substance_n good_a reason_n it_o be_v therefore_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v surname_v both_o the_o father_n and_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o live_a creature_n as_o it_o be_v these_o point_n be_v very_o conformable_a and_o proportionate_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n consider_v withal_o a_o little_a if_o this_o also_o which_o i_o shall_v deliver_v be_v not_o likewise_o accordant_a thereunto_o namely_o that_o the_o world_n be_v compose_v of_o two_o part_n to_o wit_n of_o body_n and_o of_o soul_n the_o one_o which_o be_v the_o body_n god_n have_v not_o engender_v but_o have_v the_o matter_n thereof_o exhibit_v unto_o he_o he_o have_v form_v shape_v and_o fit_v it_o bind_v and_o limit_v it_o according_a to_o the_o infinity_n thereof_o with_o term_n bound_n and_o figure_n proper_a thereto_o but_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o portion_n of_o understand_a discourse_n of_o reason_n order_n and_o harmony_n be_v not_o only_o the_o work_n but_o also_o a_o part_n of_o god_n not_o by_o he_o but_o even_o of_o he_o and_o issue_v from_o his_o own_o proper_a substance_n in_o his_o book_n therefore_o of_o politic_n or_o common_a wealth_n have_v divide_v the_o whole_a world_n as_o it_o be_v a_o line_n into_o two_o segment_n or_o section_n unequal_a he_o subdivide_v either_o section_n into_o other_o twain_o after_o the_o same_o proportion_n for_o two_o general_a kind_n he_o make_v of_o all_o thing_n the_o one_o sensible_a and_o visible_a the_o other_o intelligible_a unto_o the_o intelligible_a kind_n he_o attribute_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n the_o primitive_a form_n and_o ideae_fw-la in_o the_o second_o degree_n the_o mathematics_n and_o as_o for_o the_o sensible_a kind_n he_o attribute_v thereto_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n all_o solid_a body_n and_o in_o the_o second_o place_n the_o image_n and_o figure_n of_o they_o also_o to_o every_o one_o of_o these_o four_o member_n of_o his_o say_a division_n he_o give_v his_o own_o proper_a judge_n to_o the_o first_o of_o idaees_n understanding_n to_o the_o mathematics_n imagination_n to_o the_o solid_a body_n faith_n and_o belief_n to_o the_o image_n and_o figure_n conjecture_n to_o what_o end_n then_o and_o upon_o what_o intention_n have_v he_o divide_v the_o whole_a world_n into_o two_o section_n and_o the_o same_o unequal_a and_o of_o those_o two_o section_n whether_o be_v the_o great_a that_o of_o sensible_a object_n or_o that_o of_o intelligible_a as_o for_o himself_o he_o have_v not_o show_v and_o declare_v it_o but_o present_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o portion_n of_o sensible_a thing_n be_v the_o great_a for_o the_o indivisible_a substance_n be_v of_o thing_n intellectual_a be_v evermore_o of_o one_o sort_n and_o rest_v upon_o the_o same_o subject_n in_o one_o state_n and_o reduce_v to_o very_o short_a and_o narrow_a room_n and_o the_o same_o pure_a and_o neat_a whereas_o the_o other_o be_v spread_v and_o wander_a upon_o body_n be_v that_o section_n of_o sensible_a thing_n moreover_o the_o property_n of_o that_o which_o be_v incorporal_a be_v to_o be_v definite_a and_o determinate_a and_o a_o body_n as_o touch_v the_o matter_n thereof_o be_v indefinite_a and_o undeterminate_a become_v sensible_a when_o by_o participation_n of_o the_o intelligible_a it_o be_v make_v finite_a and_o limitable_a over_o and_o beside_o like_v as_o every_o sensible_a thing_n have_v many_o image_n many_o shadow_n and_o many_o figure_n and_o general_o out_o of_o one_o only_a pattern_n there_o may_v be_v draw_v many_o copy_n and_o example_n imitate_v as_o well_o by_o art_n as_o by_o nature_n so_o it_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o the_o thing_n that_o here_o be_v sensible_a shall_v be_v more_o in_o number_n than_o they_o above_o which_o be_v intelligible_a according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n suppose_v this_o that_o thing_n sensible_a be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o image_n and_o example_n of_o the_o original_a pattern_n to_o wit_n the_o intelligible_a ideae_fw-la furthermore_o the_o intelligence_n of_o these_o idaee_n and_o form_n by_o substraction_n deduction_n and_o division_n of_o body_n be_v range_v answerable_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o mathematics_n arise_v from_o arithmetic_n which_o be_v the_o science_n of_o number_n into_o geometry_n to_o
as_o for_o these_o thing_n among_o you_o they_o be_v pleasure_n show_v withal_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o tart_n cake_n and_o marchpane_n nor_o of_o odour_n nor_o of_o love_n sport_n that_o you_o desire_v but_o tart_n and_o marchpane_n themselves_o sweet_a perfume_n and_o woman_n they_o be_v that_o you_o will_v have_v for_o the_o grammarian_n who_o say_v the_o force_n and_o strength_n of_o hercules_n be_v hercules_n deny_v not_o thereby_o that_o hercules_n be_v nor_o those_o who_o say_v that_o symphony_n accord_n or_o opination_n be_v bare_a prolation_n or_o pronunciation_n affirm_v not_o therewith_o all_o that_o there_o be_v no_o sound_n nor_o voice_n nor_o opinion_n forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v some_o who_o abolish_n the_o soul_n and_o prudence_n seem_v not_o to_o take_v away_o either_o to_o live_v or_o to_o be_v prudent_a and_o when_o epicurus_n say_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v be_v the_o body_n and_o the_o void_a place_n of_o they_o do_v we_o take_v his_o word_n as_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o nature_n be_v somewhat_o else_o than_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v or_o that_o thing_n be_v do_v show_v their_o nature_n and_o nothing_o else_o even_o as_o for_o example_n sake_n the_o nature_n of_o voidnesse_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v voidnesse_n itself_o yea_o and_o i_o assure_v you_o the_o universal_a world_n itself_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o now_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v demand_v of_o he_o how_o now_o epicurus_n say_v you_o indeed_o that_o this_o be_v voidnesse_n &_o that_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o voidnesse_n yes_o very_o will_v he_o answer_v again_o but_o this_o communication_n of_o name_n the_o one_o for_o another_o be_v take_v up_o and_o in_o use_n and_o in_o truth_n that_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n warrant_v this_o manner_n of_o speech_n i_o also_o avouch_v and_o what_o other_o thing_n i_o pray_v you_o have_v empedocles_n do_v than_o teach_v that_o nature_n be_v nought_o else_o but_o that_o which_o be_v breed_v and_o engender_v nor_o death_n any_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o die_v but_o like_a as_o poet_n otherwhiles_o by_o a_o trope_n or_o figurative_a speech_n represent_v as_o it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o thing_n say_v thus_o debate_v ãâã_d uproar_n and_o stomach_n fall_v with_o deadly_a fude_n and_o malice_n there_o do_v dwell_v even_o so_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o man_n do_v use_v the_o term_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v contract_v together_o and_o dissolve_v and_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o stir_v or_o remove_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v or_o oppose_v himself_o against_o thing_n of_o evident_a appearance_n that_o he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o cast_v one_o word_n out_o of_o the_o accustom_a use_n but_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o any_o figurative_a fraud_n may_v hurt_v or_o endammage_n thing_n he_o reject_v and_o take_v the_o same_o away_o render_v again_o the_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a signification_n to_o word_n as_o in_o these_o verse_n and_o when_o the_o light_n be_v mix_v thus_o with_o air_n in_o heavenly_a sky_n some_o man_n be_v make_v or_o wild_a beast_n kind_a or_o bird_n aloft_o that_o fly_n or_o else_o the_o shrub_n and_o this_o right_o be_v clepe_v their_o geneture_n but_o death_n when_o as_o dissolve_v be_v the_o foresay_a fast_a jointure_n and_o yet_o i_o say_v myself_o that_o colotes_n have_v allege_v thus_o much_o know_v not_o that_o empedocles_n do_v not_o abolish_v man_n beast_n shrub_n or_o bird_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o say_v that_o all_o these_o be_v compose_v and_o finish_v of_o the_o element_n mix_v together_o but_o teach_v and_o show_v they_o how_o they_o be_v deceive_v who_o find_v fault_n with_o name_v this_o composition_n a_o certain_a nature_n or_o life_n and_o the_o dissolution_n unhappy_a fortune_n and_o death_n to_o be_v avoid_v he_o annul_v not_o the_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a use_n of_o word_n in_o that_o behalf_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o think_v very_o that_o empedocles_n do_v not_o alter_v in_o these_o place_n the_o common_a manner_n of_o pronounce_v and_o use_v the_o say_a word_n but_o as_o before_o it_o be_v relate_v do_v real_o as_o of_o a_o different_a mind_n as_o touch_v the_o generation_n of_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o be_v which_o some_o call_v nature_n which_o he_o especial_o declare_v in_o these_o verse_n fool_n as_o they_o be_v of_o small_a conceit_n for_o far_o they_o can_v see_v who_o hope_v that_o thing_n which_o never_o be_v may_v once_o engender_v be_v or_o fear_v that_o those_o which_o be_v shall_v die_v and_o perish_v utter_o for_o these_o verse_n be_v thunder_v out_o and_o do_v sound_a aloud_o in_o their_o hear_n who_o have_v any_o ear_n at_o all_o that_o he_o do_v not_o abolish_v generation_n absolute_o but_o that_o alone_a which_o be_v of_o nothing_o nor_o yet_o corruption_n simple_o but_o that_o which_o be_v a_o total_a destruction_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o reduction_n to_o nothing_o for_o unto_o a_o man_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a after_o such_o a_o savage_a rude_a and_o brutish_a manner_n but_o more_o gentle_o to_o cavil_v the_o verse_n follow_v after_o may_v give_v a_o collourable_a occasion_n to_o charge_n empedocles_n with_o the_o contrary_a when_o he_o say_v thus_o no_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o judgement_n sound_v will_v once_o conceive_v in_o mind_n that_o while_o we_o live_v here_o on_o earth_n both_o good_a and_o bad_a do_v find_v so_o long_o only_o we_o be_v have_v yet_o this_o man_n life_n do_v call_v and_o birth_n before_o or_o after_o death_n we_o nothing_o be_v at_o all_o which_o word_n very_o be_v not_o utter_v by_o a_o man_n who_o deny_v they_o their_o be_v who_o be_v bear_v and_o live_v but_o rather_o by_o he_o who_o think_v that_o they_o who_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v as_o also_o those_o that_o be_v already_o dead_a have_v their_o be_v and_o even_o so_o colotes_n do_v not_o altogether_o reproove_v he_o for_o this_o but_o he_o say_v that_o according_a to_o his_o opinion_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v sick_a nor_o wound_v and_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o he_o who_o say_v that_o man_n before_o life_n and_o after_o life_n be_v accompany_v with_o good_a and_o bad_a indifferent_o shall_v not_o leave_v for_o they_o that_o be_v alive_a the_o power_n to_o suffer_v what_o be_v those_o then_o good_a colotes_n who_o be_v accompany_v with_o this_o immunity_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o be_v hurt_v nor_o disease_v even_o yourself_o and_o such_o as_o you_o be_v who_o be_v altogether_o make_v of_o a_o atom_n and_o voidnesse_n for_o by_o your_o own_o say_n neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o have_v any_o sense_n but_o no_o force_n for_o i_o here_o of_o no_o harm_n yet_o mary_n here_o be_v the_o grief_n that_o by_o this_o reason_n you_o have_v nothing_o in_o you_o to_o cause_v delight_n and_o pleasure_n see_v that_o a_o atom_n be_v not_o capaple_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o move_v pleasure_n and_o voidnesse_n be_v unapt_a to_o be_v affect_v by_o they_o but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o colotes_n for_o his_o part_n will_v needs_o immediate_o after_o democritus_n seem_v to_o inter_v and_o bury_v permenides_n for_o ever_o and_o myself_o in_o put_v off_o a_o little_a and_o pass_v over_o the_o defence_n of_o parmenides_n have_v between_o both_o take_v in_o hand_n the_o maintenance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v by_o empedocles_n because_o i_o think_v they_o do_v more_o proper_o adhere_v and_o hang_v to_o those_o first_o imputation_n let_v we_o now_o come_v again_o to_o parmenides_n and_o whereas_o colotes_n charge_v he_o with_o set_v abroad_o certain_a shameful_a sophistries_n yet_o have_v the_o man_n thereby_o make_v friendship_n nothing_o less_o honourable_a nor_o voluptuousness_n and_o sensuality_n more_o audacious_a and_o unbrideled_a he_o have_v not_o bereave_v honesty_n of_o that_o attractive_a property_n to_o draw_v unto_o itself_o nor_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o be_v venerable_a of_o itself_o neither_o have_v he_o trouble_v &_o confound_v the_o opinion_n as_o touch_v the_o god_n and_o in_o say_v that_o all_o be_v one_o i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o have_v hinder_v our_o life_n for_o when_o epicurus_n himself_o say_v that_o all_o be_v infinite_a ingenerable_a and_o incorruptible_a that_o it_o can_v be_v augment_v nor_o diminish_v he_o speak_v and_o dispute_v of_o all_o as_o of_o some_o one_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o treatise_n concern_v this_o matter_n have_v deliver_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v consist_v in_o small_a indivisible_a body_n which_o he_o term_v atom_n and_o in_o voidnesse_n he_o make_v a_o division_n as_o it_o be_v of_o one_o thing_n into_o two_o part_n whereof_o the_o one_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o subsistent_a but_o term_v by_o you_o impalpable_a void_a and_o bodiless_a whereby_o it_o
come_v to_o pass_v that_o even_o with_o you_o all_o come_v to_o be_v but_o one_o unless_o you_o will_v use_v vain_a word_n and_o void_a of_o sense_n speak_v of_o voidnesse_n and_o fight_v in_o vain_a as_o with_o a_o shadow_n against_o those_o ancient_a philosopher_n but_o these_o atom_n you_o will_v say_v be_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o epicurus_n in_o number_n infinite_a and_o every_o thing_n that_o appear_v unto_o we_o arise_v from_o they_o behold_v now_o what_o principle_n you_o put_v down_o for_o generation_n to_o wit_n infinity_n and_o voidnesse_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v without_o action_n impassable_a and_o bodiless_a the_o other_o namely_o infinity_n disorderly_a void_a of_o reason_n incomprehensible_a dissolve_v and_o confound_v itself_o for_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o multitude_n it_o can_v be_v circumscribe_v nor_o contain_v within_o limit_n but_o permenides_n have_v not_o abolish_v either_o fire_n or_o water_n or_o any_o rock_n no_o nor_o the_o cite_v as_o colotes_n say_v inhabit_v as_o well_o in_o europe_n as_o in_o asia_n consider_v that_o he_o have_v both_o world_n institute_v a_o orderly_a dispose_n &_o digestion_n and_o also_o temper_v the_o element_n together_o to_o wit_n light_n and_o dark_a of_o they_o and_o by_o they_o absolute_o finish_v all_o thing_n visible_a in_o the_o world_n for_o write_v he_o have_v at_o large_a of_o earth_n of_o heaven_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n as_o also_o speak_v much_o of_o man_n generation_n and_o be_v as_o he_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a philosopher_n he_o have_v leave_v nothing_o in_o physiologie_n unsay_v and_o whereof_o he_o have_v not_o deliver_v both_o by_o word_n and_o write_v his_o own_o doctrine_n not_o borrow_v else_o where_o pass_v over_o the_o repugnancy_n of_o other_o receive_v principal_a opinion_n moreover_o he_o of_o all_o other_o first_o and_o even_o before_o socrates_n himself_o observe_v and_o understand_v that_o in_o nature_n there_o be_v one_o part_v subject_n to_o opinion_n and_o another_o subject_n to_o intelligence_n and_o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v opinable_a inconstant_a it_o be_v and_o uncertain_a wander_v also_o and_o carry_v away_o with_o sundry_a passion_n and_o mutation_n apt_a to_o diminish_v and_o pair_n to_o increase_v also_o and_o grow_v yea_o and_o to_o be_v diverse_o affect_v and_o not_o ever_o after_o one_o sort_n dispose_v to_o the_o same_o in_o sense_n alike_o as_o for_o the_o intelligible_a part_n it_o be_v of_o another_o kind_n for_o sound_v it_o be_v whole_a and_o not_o variable_a constant_a and_o sure_a and_o ingenerable_a as_o he_o himself_o say_v always_o like_a to_o itself_o &_o perdurable_a in_o the_o own_o nature_n &_o essence_n but_o colotes_n like_o a_o ãâã_d cavil_v at_o he_o &_o catch_v at_o his_o word_n without_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n not_o argue_v against_o his_o reason_n indeed_o but_o in_o word_n only_o affirm_v flat_o that_o parmenides_n overthrow_v all_o thing_n in_o one_o word_n by_o suppose_v that_o all_o be_v one_o but_o he_o very_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n abolish_v neither_o the_o one_o nature_n nor_o the_o other_o but_o render_v to_o each_o of_o they_o that_o which_o be_v meet_v and_o appertain_v thereto_o for_o the_o intelligible_a part_n he_o range_v in_o the_o idea_n of_o one_o and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v and_o have_v be_v in_o regard_n of_o eternity_n and_o incorruption_n that_o it_o be_v one_o because_o it_o always_o resemble_v itself_o and_o receive_v no_o diversity_n as_o for_o that_o part_n which_o be_v sensible_a he_o place_v it_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o that_o which_o be_v uncerteine_a disorderly_a and_o ever_o move_a of_o which_o two_o we_o may_v see_v the_o distinct_a judgement_n in_o the_o soul_n by_o these_o verse_n the_o one_o retein_v to_o truth_n which_o be_v sincere_a persuasive_a breed_v science_n pure_a and_o clear_a for_o it_o concern_v that_o which_o be_v intelligible_a and_o evermore_o alike_o and_o in_o the_o same_o sort_n the_o other_o rest_v on_o man_n opinion_n vain_a which_o breed_v no_o true_a belief_n but_o uncertain_a for_o that_o it_o be_v conversant_a in_o such_o thing_n as_o receive_v all_o manner_n of_o change_n passion_n &_o mutability_n and_o very_o how_o possible_o he_o shall_v admit_v and_o leave_v unto_o we_o sense_n and_o opinion_n and_o not_o withal_o allow_v that_o which_o be_v sensible_a and_o opinable_a a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o show_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v existent_a indeed_o it_o appertain_v to_o remain_v in_o be_v and_o for_o that_o thing_n sensible_a one_o while_o be_v and_o another_o while_o be_v not_o but_o pass_v continual_o from_o one_o be_v to_o another_o and_o alter_v their_o estate_n insomuch_o as_o they_o deserve_v rather_o some_o other_o name_n than_o this_o of_o be_v this_o speech_n as_o touch_v all_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v one_o be_v not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o plurality_n of_o thing_n sensible_a but_o to_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o those_o that_o be_v intelligible_a which_o plato_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o ideae_fw-la mind_v to_o declare_v more_o plain_o give_v colotes_n some_o advantage_n for_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o good_a reason_n to_o take_v before_o i_o all_o in_o one_o train_n that_o also_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v against_o he_o but_o first_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o diligence_n together_o with_o the_o deep_a and_o profound_a knowledge_n of_o this_o philosopher_n plato_n consider_v that_o aristotle_n xenocrates_n theophrastus_n and_o all_o the_o peripatetic_n have_v follow_v his_o doctrine_n for_o in_o what_o blind_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n unhabitable_a write_v he_o his_o book_n that_o you_o colotes_n in_o heap_v up_o together_o these_o crimination_n upon_o such_o personage_n shall_v never_o light_v upon_o their_o work_n nor_o take_v in_o hand_n the_o book_n of_o aristotle_n as_o touch_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o soul_n nor_o those_o composition_n of_o theophrastus_n against_o the_o naturalist_n nor_o that_o zoroastres_n of_o heraclitus_n one_o book_n of_o hell_n and_o infernal_a spirit_n another_o of_o doubt_n and_o question_n natural_a that_o also_o of_o dicaearchus_n concern_v the_o soul_n in_o all_o which_o book_n they_o be_v contradictory_n and_o repugnant_a in_o the_o main_a and_o principal_a point_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n unto_o plato_n and_o very_o the_o prince_n of_o all_o other_o peripatetic_n strato_n accord_v not_o in_o many_o thing_n with_o aristotle_n and_o maintain_v opinion_n clean_o contrary_a unto_o those_o of_o plato_n as_o touch_v motion_n understanding_n the_o soul_n and_o generation_n and_o in_o conclusion_n he_o hold_v that_o the_o very_a world_n be_v not_o animal_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v natural_a be_v consequent_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v casual_a and_o according_a to_o fortune_n as_o for_o the_o ideae_fw-la for_o which_o aristotle_n every_o where_o seem_v to_o course_n plato_n and_o move_v all_o manner_n of_o doubt_n concern_v they_o in_o his_o ethic_n or_o moral_a discourse_n in_o his_o physics_n in_o his_o exotericall_a dialogue_n he_o be_v think_v of_o some_o to_o dispute_v and_o discourse_n with_o a_o more_o contention_n and_o opinative_a spirit_n than_o become_v a_o philosopher_n as_o if_o he_o propound_v to_o himself_o for_o to_o convell_n and_o debase_v the_o philosophy_n of_o plato_n so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o follow_v he_o what_o impudent_a and_o licentious_a rashness_n therefore_o be_v this_o that_o one_o have_v never_o know_v nor_o see_v what_o these_o learned_a clerk_n have_v write_v and_o what_o their_o opinion_n be_v shall_v coin_n and_o devise_v out_o of_o his_o own_o finger_n end_n and_o false_o charge_v upon_o they_o those_o thing_n which_o never_o come_v into_o their_o head_n and_o in_o persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o reprove_v and_o refute_v other_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o proof_n and_o evidence_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n for_o to_o argue_v and_o convince_v himself_o of_o ignorance_n or_o rash_a and_o audacious_a impudence_n say_v that_o those_o who_o contradict_v plato_n agree_v with_o he_o and_o they_o that_o repugn_v against_o he_o do_v follow_v he_o but_o plato_n quoth_v he_o have_v write_v that_o horse_n be_v in_o vain_a count_v by_o we_o horse_n and_o man_n likewise_o and_o in_o what_o odd_a corner_n of_o plato_n work_n have_v colotes_n find_v this_o hide_v as_o for_o we_o we_o read_v in_o all_o his_o book_n that_o horse_n be_v horse_n and_o man_n be_v man_n and_o that_o fire_n even_o by_o he_o be_v esteem_v fire_n for_o he_o hold_v every_o one_o of_o these_o thing_n to_o be_v sensible_a and_o opinable_a and_o so_o he_o name_v they_o but_o this_o our_o trim_a man_n colotes_n as_o though_o he_o want_v never_o a_o jot_n of_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o sapience_n and_o knowledge_n presume_v forsooth_o and_o take_v it_o to_o be_v