infirmity_n of_o his_o friend_n than_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o own_o imperfection_n can_v you_o imagine_v any_o person_n to_o be_v more_o virtuous_a yes_o without_o doubt_n madam_n his_o virtue_n go_v yet_o further_o since_o he_o make_v it_o no_o less_o a_o scruple_n to_o discover_v the_o vice_n of_o his_o enemy_n than_o to_o publish_v his_o own_o perfection_n you_o know_v madam_n that_o one_o of_o the_o most_o powerful_a man_n of_o europe_n be_v his_o enemy_n and_o prove_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o ruin_n and_o yet_o you_o know_v madam_n that_o your_o friend_n never_o fail_v to_o pay_v the_o respect_n due_a to_o his_o quality_n nor_o the_o discretion_n to_o conceal_v his_o defect_n no_o doubt_n on_o it_o but_o he_o be_v perfect_o acquaint_v and_o consummate_v in_o this_o wisdom_n of_o condemn_v no_o body_n since_o he_o preserve_v it_o even_o in_o favour_n of_o those_o who_o oppress_v he_o how_o many_o thousand_o in_o his_o circumstance_n will_v have_v exclaim_v against_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n how_o many_o thousand_o will_v at_o least_o have_v revenge_v themselves_o of_o the_o injustice_n do_v they_o by_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o in_o a_o word_n sharpen_v their_o tongue_n to_o destroy_v their_o enemy_n to_o discover_v the_o vice_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o disorder_n of_o his_o soul_n the_o baseness_n of_o his_o design_n and_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o action_n the_o evil_a use_n of_o his_o authority_n and_o the_o misemployment_n of_o his_o riches_n the_o indiscretion_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o the_o indignity_n of_o his_o person_n your_o friend_n be_v master_n of_o a_o soul_n too_o generous_a as_o well_o as_o strong_a to_o evaporate_v his_o grief_n in_o complaint_n and_o invective_n he_o be_v convince_v that_o nothing_o more_o discredit_v the_o violence_n of_o wicked_a man_n than_o the_o moderation_n of_o the_o good_a he_o know_v well_o that_o persecutor_n never_o become_v more_o odious_a than_o by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o those_o who_o they_o persecute_v he_o be_v content_v to_o let_v his_o silence_n and_o reservedness_n declare_v he_o worthy_a of_o a_o better_a age._n he_o will_v not_o say_v a_o word_n that_o may_v deserve_v his_o disgrace_n he_o will_v not_o do_v a_o action_n that_o may_v acquit_v the_o author_n of_o it_o in_o a_o word_n he_o will_v oppose_v nothing_o to_o their_o ambition_n but_o his_o modesty_n to_o their_o violence_n but_o his_o constancy_n to_o their_o authority_n but_o his_o prudence_n and_o without_o doubt_n the_o conduct_n which_o he_o preserve_v in_o his_o disgrace_n be_v a_o perpetual_a exercise_n of_o these_o virtue_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o he_o practise_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o prosperity_n but_o although_o great_a soul_n be_v always_o great_a in_o both_o fortune_n i_o ever_o take_v more_o care_n to_o observe_v they_o in_o the_o bad_a than_o in_o the_o good_a i_o look_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o good_a as_o in_o a_o career_n of_o exercise_n and_o sport_n i_o regard_v they_o in_o the_o bad_a as_o in_o a_o field_n of_o hardship_n and_o battle_n the_o virtue_n of_o a_o happy_a man_n be_v agreeable_a and_o easy_a the_o virtue_n of_o the_o unhappy_a be_v difficult_a and_o troublesome_a in_o a_o word_n the_o happy_a man_n have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v but_o to_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o his_o virtue_n and_o the_o unhappy_a must_v even_o sacrifice_v himself_o to_o he_o i_o look_v upon_o your_o friend_n then_o through_o the_o fine_a part_n of_o his_o life_n when_o i_o consider_v he_o in_o his_o adversity_n nevertheless_o i_o leave_v you_o the_o liberty_n to_o recall_v the_o most_o agreeable_a idea_n that_o ever_o his_o good_a fortune_n furnish_v you_o with_o you_o may_v still_o do_v more_o and_o you_o will_v undoubted_o you_o will_v recollect_v all_o the_o mark_n of_o friendship_n which_o he_o give_v you_o you_o will_v recall_v all_o his_o tenderness_n and_o all_o his_o service_n grief_n be_v too_o ingenious_a not_o to_o make_v a_o exact_a search_n after_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v of_o advantage_n to_o it_o it_o be_v accustom_v to_o live_v at_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o memory_n and_o as_o long_o as_o it_o can_v find_v any_o subsistence_n i_o question_v not_o but_o it_o will_v rake_v up_o all_o its_o corner_n and_o put_v all_o the_o subservient_fw-fr faculty_n in_o agitation_n but_o after_o all_o there_o must_v be_v a_o time_n prescribe_v to_o this_o passion_n and_o indeed_o time_n itself_o will_v prescribe_v limit_n to_o it_o i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o obstinate_a people_n in_o the_o world_n who_o have_v swear_v a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o their_o grief_n and_o contract_v with_o it_o for_o their_o whole_a life_n but_o what_o offence_n have_v nature_n do_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v thus_o throw_v themselves_o into_o the_o party_n of_o her_o adversary_n it_o be_v true_a she_o have_v deprive_v they_o of_o what_o they_o love_v but_o what_o if_o she_o make_v we_o die_v without_o our_o own_o consent_n can_v we_o take_v it_o amiss_o that_o she_o destroy_v other_o without_o our_o permission_n be_v not_o other_o people_n of_o less_o value_n to_o we_o than_o ourselves_o and_o since_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o die_v without_o repugnance_n shall_v we_o not_o learn_v to_o see_v other_o die_v without_o despair_n let_v we_o refer_v then_o both_o our_o own_o death_n and_o that_o of_o our_o friend_n to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o universe_n let_v we_o consider_v our_o friend_n whilst_o they_o live_v as_o good_a thing_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o part_n with_o let_v we_o consider_v they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a as_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o be_v to_o enjoy_v but_o for_o a_o short_a space_n thus_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v they_o without_o too_o much_o inquietude_n and_o shall_v lose_v they_o without_o too_o much_o concern_v you_o will_v allege_v to_o i_o perhaps_o that_o precept_n be_v of_o no_o service_n that_o enjoyment_n have_v always_o afford_v pleasure_n and_o that_o privation_n will_v always_o cause_v pain_n but_o examine_v well_o madam_n whether_o you_o be_v not_o mistake_v in_o some_o manner_n upon_o the_o public_a faith_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n believe_v that_o the_o privation_n of_o a_o great_a happiness_n be_v a_o great_a misfortune_n the_o most_o judicious_a part_n believe_v the_o contrary_a great_a man_n it_o be_v true_a have_v establish_v this_o error_n but_o great_a have_v oppose_v it_o i_o make_v you_o the_o arbitrator_n be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n between_o enjoyment_n and_o privation_n but_o that_o there_o be_v one_o between_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n which_o be_v indolence_n how_o then_o can_v you_o pretend_v we_o be_v oblige_v to_o fall_v from_o pleasure_n into_o pain_n just_a as_o we_o fall_v from_o enjoyment_n into_o privation_n the_o philosopher_n that_o have_v receive_v no_o grief_n by_o their_o loss_n and_o the_o saint_n who_o have_v even_o extract_v joy_n from_o they_o sufficient_o justify_v that_o privation_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a cause_n of_o pain_n the_o blind_a the_o cripple_n and_o the_o infirm_a who_o neither_o their_o reason_n nor_o holiness_n have_v raise_v above_o sensibility_n justify_v it_o yet_o more_o we_o see_v they_o rejoice_v like_o other_o man_n yet_o they_o endure_v the_o most_o cruel_a of_o all_o privation_n but_o we_o need_v not_o admire_v at_o it_o nature_n teach_v they_o to_o support_v themselves_o for_o the_o pleasure_n they_o have_v lose_v by_o reflect_v upon_o those_o which_o remain_v to_o they_o and_o they_o have_v always_o enough_o provide_v their_o mind_n be_v not_o distract_v with_o pain_n observe_v then_o if_o you_o please_v that_o in_o privation_n the_o pain_n do_v not_o always_o distract_v our_o mind_n that_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o a_o hand_n do_v not_o hinder_v we_o from_o be_v voluptuous_a but_o that_o a_o gouty-hand_n make_v we_o insensible_a of_o all_o pleasure_n for_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o prove_v that_o pain_n must_v have_v a_o real_a cause_n and_o by_o consequence_n can_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o privation_n i_o do_v disown_n but_o that_o the_o loss_n of_o what_o have_v afford_v we_o pleasure_n do_v furnish_v we_o with_o a_o occasion_n of_o grief_n the_o experience_n of_o all_o mankind_n will_v contradict_v so_o fantastical_a a_o opinion_n i_o shall_v have_v against_o i_o the_o tear_n of_o all_o widow_n the_o cry_v of_o all_o orphan_n the_o mourn_a of_o all_o relation_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o all_o the_o afflict_a but_o must_v be_v grant_v also_o that_o privation_n be_v not_o a_o cause_n of_o pain_n otherwise_o pain_n will_v be_v eternal_a as_o privation_n be_v you_o know_v madam_n that_o there_o be_v no_o privation_n but_o what_o be_v eternal_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o grief_n but_o what_o be_v transitory_a so_o that_o if_o to_o prove_v privation_n to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o grief_n you_o allege_v the_o
decius_n only_o the_o christian_a religion_n compose_v all_o our_o inquietude_n soften_v all_o our_o feirceness_n set_v all_o our_o tender_a movement_n a_o go_v not_o only_o for_o our_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n but_o for_o the_o indifferent_a and_o even_o for_o our_o enemy_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o this_o be_v once_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o now_o it_o be_v because_o we_o have_v let_v it_o lose_v its_o influence_n on_o our_o heart_n and_o give_v way_n to_o the_o encroachment_n of_o our_o imagination_n hence_o spring_v the_o division_n of_o our_o mind_n about_o faith_n instead_o of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o will_n in_o good_a work_n so_o that_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o band_n of_o charity_n betwixt_o man_n be_v now_o become_v the_o subject_a of_o their_o quarrel_n their_o jealousy_n and_o their_o ill_a nature_n from_o this_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n have_v arisen_a that_o of_o party_n and_o the_o adherence_n to_o party_n have_v cause_v revolt_v and_o war_n many_o thousand_o have_v died_n in_o dispute_v the_o manner_n of_o take_v the_o sacrament_n which_o they_o have_v agree_v must_v be_v take_v this_o mischief_n will_v last_v till_o religion_n quit_v the_o curiosity_n of_o our_o mind_n for_o the_o tenderness_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o discourage_v by_o the_o foolish_a presumption_n of_o our_o inquiry_n shall_v return_v to_o the_o sweet_a motion_n of_o our_o love_n he_o capable_a of_o perceive_v his_o folly_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n to_o kill_v himself_o out_o of_o mere_a shame_n and_o despair_n the_o great_a and_o most_o prudent_a of_o the_o goddess_n favour_n scandalous_a passion_n and_o lend_v her_o assistance_n to_o carry_v on_o a_o criminal_a amour_n the_o same_o goddess_n employ_v all_o sort_n of_o artifice_n to_o destroy_v a_o small_a handful_a of_o innocent_a people_n who_o by_o no_o mean_n deserve_v her_o indignation_n she_o think_v it_o not_o sufficient_a to_o employ_v her_o power_n and_o that_o of_o the_o other_o god_n who_o she_o solicit_v to_o ruin_n aeneas_n but_o even_o corrupt_v the_o god_n of_o sleep_n to_o cast_v palinurus_n into_o a_o slumber_n who_o so_o order_v affair_n that_o by_o his_o treachery_n the_o poor_a pilot_n drop_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o there_o perish_v there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o these_o god_n in_o these_o poem_n that_o do_v not_o bring_v the_o great_a misfortune_n upon_o man_n and_o set_v they_o on_o the_o most_o fatal_a attempt_n nothing_o be_v so_o villainous_a here_o below_o which_o be_v not_o execute_v by_o their_o order_n or_o authorise_a by_o their_o example_n and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o principal_o contribute_v to_o give_v birth_n to_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o afterward_o to_o support_v it_o epicurus_n lucretius_n and_o petronius_n will_v rather_o make_v their_o god_n lazy_a and_o enjoy_v their_o immortal_a nature_n in_o a_o uninterrupted_a tranquillity_n than_o see_v they_o active_a and_o cruel_o employ_v to_o disturb_v our_o repose_n nay_o epicurus_n by_o do_v so_o pretend_v he_o show_v his_o great_a respect_n for_o the_o god_n and_o from_o hence_o proceed_v that_o say_n which_o bacon_n so_o much_o admire_v non_fw-la deos_fw-la vulgi_fw-la negare_fw-la profanum_fw-la sed_fw-la vulgi_fw-la opinionem_fw-la diis_fw-la applicare_fw-la profanum_fw-la now_o i_o do_v mean_v by_o this_o that_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o discard_v the_o god_n out_o of_o our_o work_n and_o much_o less_o from_o those_o of_o poetry_n where_o they_o seem_v to_o enter_v more_o natural_o than_o any_o where_o else_o a_o jove_n principium_fw-la musae_fw-la i_o be_o for_o introduce_v they_o as_o much_o as_o any_o man_n but_o then_o i_o will_v have_v they_o bring_v their_o wisdom_n justice_n and_o clemency_n along_o with_o they_o and_o not_o appear_v as_o we_o general_o make_v they_o like_o a_o pack_n of_o impostor_n and_o assassins_n i_o will_v have_v they_o come_v with_o a_o conductto_n regulate_v all_o matter_n and_o not_o in_o a_o disorder_n to_o confound_v every_o thing_n perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v reply_v that_o these_o extravagancy_n ought_v only_o to_o pass_v for_o fable_n and_o fiction_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o poetry_n but_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o art_n and_o science_n in_o the_o world_n have_v the_o power_n to_o exclude_v good_a sense_n if_o we_o need_v only_o write_v in_o verse_n to_o be_v privilege_v in_o all_o extravagancy_n for_o my_o part_n i_o will_v never_o advise_v any_o man_n to_o meddle_v with_o prose_n where_o he_o must_v immediate_o be_v point_v at_o for_o a_o coxcomb_n if_o he_o leave_v good_a sense_n and_o reason_n never_o so_o little_a behind_o he_o i_o wonder_v extreme_o that_o the_o ancient_a poet_n who_o be_v so_o scrupulous_a to_o preserve_v probability_n in_o action_n pure_o human_a violate_v it_o after_o so_o abominable_a a_o manner_n when_o they_o come_v to_o recount_v the_o action_n of_o the_o go_n even_o those_o who_o have_v speak_v of_o their_o nature_n more_o sober_o than_o the_o rest_n can_v not_o forbear_v to_o speak_v extravagant_o of_o their_o conduct_n when_o they_o establish_v their_o be_v and_o their_o attribute_n they_o make_v they_o immortal_a infinite_a almighty_a perfect_o wise_a and_o perfect_o good_a but_o at_o the_o very_a moment_n they_o set_v they_o a_o work_n there_o be_v no_o weakness_n to_o which_o they_o do_v subject_v they_o there_o be_v no_o folly_n or_o wickedness_n which_o they_o do_v make_v they_o commit_v we_o have_v two_o common_a say_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o one_o another_o and_o yet_o i_o look_v upon_o both_o to_o be_v true_a the_o one_o be_v that_o poetry_n be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o god_n the_o other_o that_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o fool_n in_o nature_n as_o a_o poet._n poetry_n that_o express_v with_o force_n and_o vigour_n those_o impetuous_a passion_n that_o disturb_v mankind_n that_o paint_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o universe_n in_o lively_a expression_n do_v elevate_v thing_n pure_o natural_a as_o it_o be_v above_o nature_n by_o the_o sublimity_n of_o its_o thought_n and_o the_o magnificence_n of_o its_o discourse_n which_o may_v just_o enough_o be_v call_v the_o language_n of_o the_o go_n but_o when_o poet_n come_v once_o to_o quit_v this_o noble_a field_n of_o passion_n and_o wonder_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o god_n they_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o the_o caprice_n of_o their_o own_o imagination_n in_o matter_n which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v and_o their_o heat_n have_v no_o just_a idea_n to_o govern_v it_o instead_o of_o make_v themselves_o as_o they_o vain_o believe_v whole_o divine_a they_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o most_o extravagant_a sot_n in_o the_o world_n it_o will_v be_v no_o difficult_a matter_n to_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o assertion_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o this_o absurd_a and_o fabulous_a theology_n be_v equal_o contrary_a to_o all_o notion_n of_o religion_n and_o all_o the_o principle_n of_o good_a sense_n there_o have_v be_v some_o philosopher_n that_o have_v found_v religion_n upon_o that_o knowledge_n which_o man_n may_v have_v of_o the_o divinity_n by_o their_o natural_a reason_n there_o have_v be_v law_n giver_n too_o that_o have_v style_v themselves_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o will_n of_o heaven_n to_o establish_v a_o religious_a worship_n without_o any_o concurrence_n of_o reason_n but_o to_o make_v as_o the_o poet_n have_v do_v a_o perpetual_a commerce_n a_o familiar_a society_n and_o if_o i_o may_v use_v the_o expression_n a_o mixture_n or_o hotch_n potch_v of_o man_n and_o god_n against_o religion_n and_o reason_n be_v certain_o the_o bold_a and_o perhaps_o the_o most_o unaccountable_a thing_n that_o ever_o be_v it_o remain_v for_o we_o to_o know_v whether_o the_o character_n of_o a_o poem_n have_v virtue_n to_o rectify_v that_o of_o impiety_n and_o folly_n now_o as_o i_o take_v it_o we_o do_v give_v so_o much_o power_n to_o the_o secret_a force_n of_o any_o charm_n that_o which_o be_v wicked_a be_v wicked_a for_o good_a and_o all_o that_o which_o be_v extravagant_a can_v be_v make_v good_a sense_n on_o no_o respect_n as_o for_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o poet_n it_o rectify_v nothing_o any_o more_o than_o the_o character_n of_o the_o poem_n do_v discernment_n be_v a_o slave_n to_o no_o body_n that_o which_o be_v effectual_o bad_a be_v not_o a_o jot_n the_o better_a for_o be_v find_v in_o the_o most_o celebrate_a author_n and_o that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o solid_a be_v never_o the_o worse_o for_o come_v from_o a_o indifferent_a hand_n among_o a_o hundred_o fine_a and_o lofty_a thought_n a_o good_a judge_n will_v soon_o discover_v a_o extravagant_a one_o which_o a_o great_a genius_n throw_v out_o when_o it_o be_v warm_a and_o which_o too_o strong_a a_o imagination_n be_v produce_v in_o
more_o you_o take_v from_o your_o dress_n the_o more_o grace_n you_o display_v and_o it_o be_v as_o much_o your_o interest_n to_o return_v to_o the_o primitive_a simplicity_n of_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v for_o their_o advantage_n to_o keep_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o it_o i_o will_v not_o amuse_v myself_o with_o any_o general_a praise_n that_o be_v several_a age_n old_a the_o sun_n shall_v not_o furnish_v i_o with_o a_o comparison_n for_o your_o eye_n nor_o the_o flower_n for_o your_o complexion_n i_o may_v speak_v of_o the_o regularity_n and_o delicacy_n of_o your_o face_n of_o the_o charm_n and_o agreeableness_n of_o your_o mouth_n of_o that_o neck_n so_o well_o turn_v and_o polish_v of_o those_o bewitch_a breast_n but_o after_o a_o man_n have_v make_v the_o most_o curious_a observation_n there_o be_v a_o thousand_o thing_n may_v be_v think_v of_o in_o you_o which_o can_v be_v well_o describe_v and_o a_o thousand_o thing_n better_o perceive_v than_o comprehend_v take_v my_o advice_n madam_n and_o do_v it_o repose_v the_o care_n of_o your_o glory_n on_o any_o other_o person_n for_o certain_o you_o be_v no_o where_o so_o well_o as_o you_o be_v in_o yourself_o appear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o your_o portraiture_n and_o character_n and_o you_o will_v defeat_v all_o the_o image_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o frame_v of_o you_o after_o have_v well_o admire_v you_o what_o i_o find_v the_o most_o extraordinary_a be_v that_o you_o have_v as_o it_o be_v heap_v together_o in_o yourself_o the_o several_a charm_n of_o different_a beauty_n you_o be_v mistress_n of_o those_o grace_n that_o surprise_v that_o please_v that_o flatter_v that_o forbid_v and_o affect_v we_o your_o character_n proper_o speak_v be_v not_o a_o particular_a character_n it_o be_v that_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o sex_n one_o man_n maintain_v his_o heart_n against_o a_o imperious_a that_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v conquer_a by_o a_o delicate_a beauty_n delicacy_n give_v disgust_v to_o another_o who_o be_v proud_a to_o surrender_v his_o heart_n to_o his_o imperious_a mistress_n you_o alone_o madam_n be_v the_o foible_a of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o ravish_a lover_n find_v in_o you_o a_o unexhaustible_a subject_n for_o his_o transport_v passionate_a soul_n find_v their_o tenderness_n and_o languishment_n different_a spirit_n different_a humour_n contrary_a temperament_n all_o contribute_v to_o the_o largeness_n of_o your_o empire_n in_o this_o confusion_n you_o cause_v the_o unhappiness_n of_o person_n between_o both_o age_n you_o trouble_v the_o repose_n of_o the_o most_o serene_a and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o most_o advise_v those_o person_n that_o be_v bear_v neither_o to_o give_v nor_o to_o receive_v love_n preserve_v the_o first_o of_o these_o quality_n and_o unhappy_o lose_v the_o other_o from_o hence_o it_o proceed_v that_o there_o be_v some_o resemblance_n between_o the_o heat_n of_o your_o friend_n and_o the_o passion_n of_o your_o lover_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o love_v you_o without_o interest_n and_o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o most_o simple_a spectator_n be_v never_o free_a from_o hence_o in_o short_a it_o proceed_v that_o every_o one_o commence_v a_o lover_n that_o see_v you_o except_o yourself_o alone_o who_o continue_v still_o insensible_a i_o beg_v your_o pardon_n madam_n something_o will_v be_v want_v to_o your_o glory_n if_o you_o continue_v such_o a_o insensible_a all_o your_o life_n once_o and_o only_o once_o you_o may_v quit_v this_o indifference_n but_o to_o make_v you_o quit_v your_o resolution_n of_o never_o be_v in_o love_n we_o ought_v to_o find_v out_o subject_n worthy_a of_o you_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o madam_n i_o do_v doubt_v but_o that_o draw_v by_o your_o charm_n and_o disgu_v by_o the_o defect_n of_o other_o they_o will_v soon_o sigh_v for_o you_o and_o than_o you_o must_v remember_v that_o cruelty_n have_v bound_n and_o that_o what_o ever_o go_v beyond_o they_o be_v rudeness_n and_o insensibility_n hitherto_o i_o have_v pay_v one_o part_n of_o the_o duty_n i_o owe_v your_o beauty_n and_o it_o be_v none_o of_o your_o least_o praise_n that_o i_o have_v be_v able_a to_o praise_v you_o so_o long_o at_o present_a it_o be_v but_o just_a i_o shall_v have_v some_o consideration_n of_o myself_o and_o that_o in_o speak_v of_o your_o wit_n and_o humour_n i_o shall_v indulge_v myself_o to_o talk_v of_o my_o own_o i_o will_v deliver_v nothing_o but_o truth_n and_o lest_o you_o shall_v imagine_v they_o to_o be_v disadvantageous_a to_o you_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o charm_n of_o your_o conversation_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o inferior_a to_o those_o of_o your_o face_n yes_o madam_n we_o be_v no_o less_o affect_v with_o hear_v you_o than_o with_o see_v you_o you_o may_v inspire_v love_n even_o when_o you_o be_v veil_v and_o may_v make_v france_n resemble_v spain_n in_o be_v the_o scene_n of_o the_o adventure_n of_o the_o fair_a invisible_a never_o be_v there_o more_o politeness_n than_o we_o find_v in_o your_o discourse_n and_o what_o be_v surprise_v nothing_o be_v so_o lively_a and_o yet_o so_o just_a thing_n so_o happy_a and_o so_o well_o think_v and_o to_o crown_v all_o a_o quick_a understanding_n and_o a_o vivacity_n of_o sense_n equal_a that_o of_o your_o wit._n but_o let_v we_o conclude_v these_o praise_n the_o length_n whereof_o be_v always_o tiresome_a though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o true_a and_o now_o madam_n prepare_v to_o suffer_v patient_o a_o recital_n of_o what_o i_o have_v find_v to_o blame_v in_o you_o if_o you_o can_v without_o difficulty_n hear_v your_o defect_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o can_v not_o without_o great_a difficulty_n discover_v they_o to_o find_v out_o any_o fault_n in_o you_o i_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v very_o profound_a inquiry_n and_o after_o a_o long_o but_o narrow_a examination_n behold_v what_o fault_n i_o have_v remark_v i_o have_v often_o behold_v you_o too_o respectful_a and_o condescend_v to_o ordinary_a person_n and_o submit_v your_o judgement_n to_o that_o of_o other_o who_o be_v inferior_a to_o you_o i_o be_o likewise_o of_o opinion_n that_o you_o suffer_v yourself_o too_o much_o to_o make_v new_a acquaintance_n that_o which_o at_o first_o sight_n you_o have_v right_o judge_v to_o be_v gross_a and_o dull_a have_v after_o some_o time_n appear_v to_o you_o to_o be_v delicate_a without_o reason_n and_o when_o you_o come_v to_o rectify_v these_o error_n it_o be_v rather_o by_o a_o return_n of_o your_o humour_n than_o by_o the_o reflection_n of_o your_o mind_n sometime_o madam_n by_o a_o contrary_a motion_n you_o think_v too_o much_o and_o pass_v by_o the_o truth_n in_o debate_n so_o that_o the_o opinion_n you_o form_n be_v rather_o more_o strong_o imagine_v than_o solid_o conceive_v as_o for_o your_o action_n they_o be_v equal_o innocent_a and_o agreeable_a but_o as_o you_o may_v very_o well_o neglect_v those_o little_a formality_n that_o be_v in_o truth_n but_o so_o many_o fetter_n of_o life_n you_o must_v expect_v to_o meet_v the_o calumny_n of_o sot_n and_o the_o ill_a nature_n of_o those_o people_n who_o your_o merit_n have_v make_v your_o enemy_n those_o lady_n who_o be_v your_o profess_a enemy_n have_v be_v constrain_v to_o own_o to_o we_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v a_o thousand_o advantage_n from_o nature_n there_o be_v some_o certain_a occasion_n when_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o own_o to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v better_o manage_v and_o that_o you_o do_v always_o make_v the_o good_a use_n of_o they_o as_o other_o in_o your_o station_n may_v do_v i_o shall_v end_v all_o with_o the_o unequality_n of_o your_o temper_n of_o which_o you_o yourself_o have_v make_v a_o agreeable_a representation_n they_o be_v afflict_v to_o those_o that_o suffer_v undet_fw-la they_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o always_o find_v something_o mortify_v in_o this_o scene_n and_o i_o see_v that_o when_o we_o most_o complain_v of_o any_o one_o humour_n it_o be_v then_o when_o we_o must_v interest_n ourselves_o in_o the_o person_n however_o it_o be_v the_o more_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v any_o advantage_n over_o you_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o take_v it_o without_o measure_n we_o easy_o disoblige_v you_o without_o think_v of_o it_o nay_o the_o very_a design_n to_o please_v you_o have_v more_o than_o once_o make_v we_o so_o unfortunate_a as_o to_o displease_v you_o believe_v i_o madam_n a_o man_n must_v be_v very_o happy_a to_o find_v out_o your_o good_a moment_n and_o very_o just_a to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o what_o we_o may_v true_o say_v after_o we_o have_v well_o examine_v you_o be_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o unfortunate_a as_o to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o you_o yet_o nothing_o so_o difficult_a as_o not_o to_o do_v it_o behold_v madam_n the_o observation_n of_o a_o spectator_n who_o
fish_n and_o the_o several_a province_n of_o the_o empire_n with_o a_o prodigious_a variety_n of_o other_o dish_n not_o to_o be_v tedious_a the_o great_a plenty_n of_o it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v match_v with_o the_o extreme_a choiceness_n of_o the_o provision_n i_o do_v speak_v of_o the_o infamous_a house_n erect_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o this_o pond_n that_o be_v all_o fill_v with_o lady_n of_o quality_n i_o do_v speak_v of_o the_o courtesan_n that_o be_v here_o behold_v naked_a the_o night_n itself_o contribute_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o debauch_n its_o darkness_n be_v overcome_v by_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o illumination_n and_o its_o silence_n agreable_o disturb_v with_o the_o harmony_n of_o several_a consort_n will_v you_o now_o know_v whether_o nero_n take_v pleasure_n in_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o whether_o he_o part_v from_o the_o banquet_n satisfy_v and_o content_a you_o need_v only_o consider_v with_o yourself_o that_o he_o carry_v the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o crime_n and_o the_o remorse_n of_o his_o conscience_n about_o he_o have_v do_v this_o you_o will_v soon_o conclude_v that_o despair_n accompany_v he_o that_o he_o suffer_v as_o much_o as_o the_o great_a criminal_a and_o that_o although_o his_o outside_n carry_v the_o show_n of_o a_o triumph_n yet_o he_o be_v act_v a_o terrible_a tragedy_n in_o his_o soul_n if_o he_o feel_v any_o joy_n it_o be_v that_o of_o frantic_a person_n he_o owe_v his_o pleasure_n to_o his_o fury_n or_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o be_v no_o long_o happy_a than_o he_o be_v abandon_v by_o his_o reason_n i_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o those_o sot_n that_o accompany_v he_o for_o i_o can_v believe_v that_o either_o seneca_n or_o thraseas_n paetus_n or_o bareas_n soranus_n who_o live_v up_o to_o nature_n amid_o the_o universal_a corruption_n of_o their_o age_n be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o guest_n without_o doubt_n he_o have_v none_o but_o such_o who_o a_o life_n full_a as_o irregular_a as_o his_o own_o make_v he_o love_n who_o advise_v he_o to_o all_o his_o crime_n who_o be_v the_o executor_n of_o they_o and_o before_o who_o he_o may_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o blush_v a_o herd_n of_o such_o profligate_v wretch_n never_o aspire_v to_o true_a happiness_n there_o be_v not_o one_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o whole_a company_n now_o pleasure_n have_v no_o influence_n on_o mind_n that_o be_v corrupt_v and_o spoil_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o debauchery_n and_o excess_n quemvis_fw-la mediâ_fw-la erue_fw-la turbâ_fw-la aut_fw-la ob_fw-la avaritiam_fw-la aut_fw-la miserâ_fw-la ambitione_n laborat_fw-la hic_fw-la nuptarum_fw-la insanit_fw-la amoribus_fw-la hic_fw-la puerorum_fw-la in_o short_a they_o lay_v open_a to_o all_o those_o passion_n that_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o consequent_o be_v not_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o relish_v the_o pleasure_n we_o speak_v of_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o fpicurus_fw-la have_v be_v present_a at_o this_o assembly_n and_o declare_v his_o opinion_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n i_o be_o confident_a he_o will_v have_v speak_v the_o truth_n before_o nero_n himself_o that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v dread_a death_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o he_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o be_o apt_a to_o imagine_v he_o will_v have_v explain_v himself_o after_o this_o manner_n oh_o unfortunate_a prince_n how_o strange_o be_v thou_o infatuate_v to_o believe_v that_o pleasure_n consist_v in_o intemperance_n which_o be_v as_o far_o remove_v from_o all_o excess_n as_o thou_o be_v from_o the_o true_a felicity_n of_o life_n thou_o dragge_v thy_o misery_n about_o thou_o wherever_o thou_o go_v and_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o thy_o endeavour_n thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o purchase_v one_o moment_n repose_v from_o thy_o conscience_n load_v thy_o table_n with_o the_o most_o exquisite_a dainty_n that_o be_v ever_o eat_v drink_v the_o most_o generos_fw-la wine_n that_o greece_n and_o italy_n can_v afford_v and_o after_o this_o wallow_v in_o all_o the_o most_o abominable_a variety_n of_o luxury_n and_o incontinence_n thou_o will_v find_v nothing_o there_o that_o can_v satisfy_v thou_o and_o when_o thy_o body_n be_v surfeit_v with_o they_o thy_o mind_n will_v still_o be_v upon_o the_o search_n after_o pleasure_n these_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o render_v life_n happy_a it_o be_v prudence_n only_o which_o cause_v the_o sovereign_n good_a which_o will_v teach_v thou_o to_o regulate_v thy_o desire_n according_a to_o nature_n and_o in_o this_o regular_a state_n thou_o will_v find_v what_o thou_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o find_v in_o these_o disorder_n if_o thou_o want_v any_o thing_n cast_v thy_o eye_n upon_o this_o common_a mother_n and_o she_o will_v give_v thou_o wherewith_o to_o content_v thyself_o easy_o be_v thou_o thirsty_a she_o have_v careful_o provide_v river_n and_o fountain_n in_o every_o place_n to_o quench_v it_o be_v thou_o hungry_a there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o barren_a but_o thou_o may_v meet_v with_o fruit_n to_o relieve_v thyself_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o these_o thing_n much_o less_o shall_v thou_o ever_o be_v satisfy_v with_o excess_n pleasure_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o privation_n of_o pain_n consult_v thy_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o they_o will_v make_v thou_o find_v pleasure_n in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o nature_n and_o bread_n and_o water_n will_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o choice_a repast_n thou_o can_v think_v of_o when_o once_o thou_o have_v need_v of_o they_o at_o present_a thou_o be_v not_o in_o this_o condition_n thou_o do_v not_o allow_v thy_o stomach_n time_n to_o digest_v thy_o meat_n thy_o intemperance_n daily_o lay_v in_o a_o new_a stock_n of_o crudity_n and_o hasten_v that_o death_n which_o give_v thou_o so_o many_o cruel_a apprehension_n thus_o thou_o sit_v down_o at_o feast_n without_o find_v any_o pleasure_n in_o they_o because_o thou_o do_v commit_v a_o violence_n upon_o nature_n and_o force_v she_o to_o obey_v thy_o desire_n but_o know_v for_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o she_o and_o that_o the_o irregularity_n of_o thy_o body_n darken_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o reason_n do_v imagine_v therefore_o to_o find_v any_o relish_n in_o those_o pleasure_n thou_o propose_v to_o thyself_o it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v find_v in_o those_o that_o be_v permit_v by_o nature_n the_o ambition_n of_o servant_n carry_v they_o to_o a_o fond_a longing_n after_o crown_n if_o they_o be_v once_o king_n they_o will_v then_o desire_v to_o be_v the_o only_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n and_o when_o arrive_v to_o that_o height_n they_o will_v be_v call_v out_o for_o incense_n and_o sacrifice_n the_o fable_n of_o the_o giant_n instruct_v we_o that_o earth_n have_v presume_v to_o dispute_v the_o pre-eminence_n with_o heaven_n it_o be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o other_o wild_a disorderly_a desire_n no_o one_o be_v happy_a but_o the_o person_n that_o know_v how_o to_o regulate_v they_o and_o as_o this_o can_v be_v do_v by_o no_o one_o but_o a_o wise_a man_n who_o peculiar_a talon_n it_o be_v so_o it_o only_o belong_v to_o he_o to_o command_v the_o universe_n he_o and_o only_o he_o can_v extract_v pleasure_n from_o all_o thing_n he_o alone_o use_v these_o delight_n with_o sobriety_n and_o despise_v they_o even_o while_o he_o possess_v they_o as_o for_o thou_o who_o dishonour_v the_o race_n of_o augustus_n and_o who_o be_v the_o infamy_n of_o mankind_n over_o who_o the_o indignation_n of_o the_o god_n have_v place_v thou_o do_v what_o thou_o will_v thou_o will_v be_v always_o miserable_a thou_o will_v always_o carry_v thy_o torment_n about_o thou_o thou_o will_v never_o free_v thyself_o one_o minute_n from_o the_o horror_n of_o thy_o conscience_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o regale_n thou_o will_v not_o taste_v one_o drop_n of_o wine_n which_o shall_v not_o represent_v to_o thy_o imagination_n the_o blood_n of_o those_o innocent_n that_o thy_o cruelty_n have_v shed_v behold_v unless_o i_o be_o mistake_v what_o epicurus_n will_v have_v say_v upon_o this_o occasion_n behold_v how_o he_o will_v have_v justify_v his_o philosophy_n behold_v how_o he_o will_v have_v reprimand_v the_o vice_n of_o the_o emperor_n but_o since_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a that_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o pleasure_n shall_v perfect_o relish_v it_o if_o the_o body_n who_o ministry_n it_o use_v do_v languish_v under_o any_o torment_n epicurus_n teach_v that_o all_o privation_n of_o bodily_a pain_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o the_o mind_n be_v necessary_a towards_o the_o consummation_n of_o that_o sovereign_n good_a which_o he_o call_v pleasure_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n there_o be_v so_o immediate_a a_o communication_n between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o flesh_n that_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o separate_v their_o pleasure_n and_o
the_o groan_n of_o the_o people_n i_o can_v understand_v their_o cry_n nor_o behold_v their_o tear_n without_o feel_v myself_o affect_v with_o a_o real_a compassion_n i_o can_v be_v a_o spectator_n of_o the_o disorder_n of_o my_o country_n nor_o consider_v the_o ambition_n of_o its_o oppressor_n without_o conceive_v a_o invincible_a aversion_n for_o they_o we_o likewise_o experience_v another_o sort_n of_o vexation_n which_o invade_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o pleasure_n itself_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o oftentimes_o but_o a_o disgust_n of_o abundance_n for_o our_o soul_n have_v not_o strength_n enough_o to_o digest_v it_o suffer_v a_o mighty_a remission_n in_o the_o vigour_n of_o its_o faculty_n and_o yield_v at_o length_n to_o the_o violence_n of_o these_o excess_n now_o for_o this_o i_o find_v no_o better_o and_o indeed_o no_o other_o remedy_n than_o to_o moderate_v our_o passion_n and_o to_o manage_v our_o pleasure_n with_o a_o prudent_a and_o wise_a oeconomy_n thus_o epicurus_n revive_v his_o appetite_n by_o abstinence_n and_o avoid_v all_o excess_n to_o shun_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o debauchery_n and_o as_o the_o continual_a society_n even_o of_o the_o best_a man_n become_v at_o length_n tiresome_a or_o insensible_a those_o person_n that_o have_v a_o delicate_a apprehension_n of_o pleasure_n will_v voluntary_o remove_v themselves_o from_o one_o another_o to_o avoid_v the_o disquiet_n that_o threaten_v they_o and_o to_o have_v a_o better_a taste_n of_o the_o charm_n of_o conversation_n by_o a_o new_a vigour_n which_o they_o bestow_v upon_o their_o thought_n there_o remain_v nothing_o more_o for_o i_o to_o speak_v of_o but_o another_o sort_n of_o vexation_n who_o cause_n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o divine_a and_o as_o it_o be_v extreme_o difficult_a to_o know_v the_o real_a subject_n of_o it_o i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o sweeten_v it_o or_o to_o withstand_v it_o it_o be_v a_o secret_a displeasure_n which_o hide_v itself_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o which_o we_o feel_v much_o better_a than_o we_o can_v discover_v it_o be_v that_o which_o go_v to_o bed_n with_o we_o which_o awake_v and_o rise_v with_o we_o which_o attend_v we_o at_o our_o repast_n which_o follow_v we_o in_o our_o walk_n which_o we_o carry_v along_o with_o we_o as_o well_o in_o a_o crowd_n as_o in_o retirement_n and_o which_o do_v not_o forsake_v those_o who_o it_o have_v once_o seize_v till_o it_o have_v exhaust_v all_o its_o power_n upon_o they_o i_o have_v have_v a_o wearisome_a experience_n of_o this_o malady_n and_o have_v often_o feel_v the_o whole_a bitterness_n of_o it_o i_o have_v go_v with_o it_o to_o the_o playhouse_n and_o have_v come_v out_o with_o the_o same_o i_o have_v carry_v it_o into_o the_o best_a conversation_n without_o any_o relief_n i_o have_v during_o its_o excess_n use_v the_o most_o agreeable_a diversion_n but_o be_v insensible_a to_o they_o all_o the_o while_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o public_a joy_n have_v be_v constrain_v to_o show_v my_o ill_a humour_n and_o to_o appear_v disgu_v 〈◊〉_d the_o sweet_a contentment_n of_o life_n and_o at_o last_o have_v find_v no_o other_o remedy_n to_o charm_n it_o but_o the_o pleasure_n of_o good_a eat_v and_o good_a drink_v good_a cheer_n with_o our_o friend_n be_v the_o sovereign_a remedy_n against_o this_o sort_n of_o vexation_n for_o beside_o that_o conversation_n which_o then_o become_v more_o free_a and_o pleasant_a insensible_o sweeten_v it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o wine_n revive_v the_o force_n of_o nature_n and_o give_v our_o soul_n vigour_n sufficient_a to_o exclude_v all_o sort_n of_o melancholy_a i_o know_v some_o morose_n unsociable_a person_n will_v at_o least_o in_o outward_a show_n and_o appearance_n declare_v a_o great_a aversion_n for_o this_o remedy_n who_o delight_n notwithstanding_o they_o do_v not_o contemn_v but_o let_v we_o banish_v all_o grimace_n here_o i_o be_o little_o disturb_v at_o their_o mistake_a severity_n since_o the_o most_o rigid_a philosopher_n of_o the_o world_n have_v prescribe_v we_o this_o very_a remedy_n since_o the_o severe_a of_o our_o illustrious_a man_n have_v submit_v if_o i_o may_v so_o express_v myself_o their_o most_o austere_a virtue_n to_o the_o charm_n of_o this_o agreeable_a pleasure_n and_o since_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o person_n disow_v not_o the_o use_n of_o it_o but_o be_v only_o content_a to_o condemn_v the_o excess_n chap._n vi_o of_o pleasures_n by_o mr._n manning_n of_o the_o inner-temple_n the_o same_o hand_n with_o the_o former_a after_o have_v discourse_v of_o our_o disgust_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o qualify_a the_o bitterness_n of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o improper_a to_o entertain_v ourselves_o about_o the_o pleasure_n of_o life_n although_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n extrinsic_n thing_n contribute_v much_o to_o our_o pleasure_n and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v sense_n unless_o we_o have_v object_n to_o content_v they_o yet_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o be_v almost_o infinite_a as_o in_o effect_n we_o find_v it_o seem_v that_o our_o happiness_n depend_v in_o some_o measure_n upon_o ourselves_o and_o that_o our_o great_a diversion_n be_v unpleasant_a to_o we_o if_o our_o sense_n be_v not_o in_o a_o disposition_n to_o receive_v they_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o we_o shall_v never_o debar_v our_o mind_n of_o those_o innocent_a pleasure_n which_o occur_v but_o live_v free_a from_o all_o those_o disquietude_n that_o a_o consideration_n of_o what_o be_v past_a use_n to_o infuse_v as_o from_o the_o disturbance_n we_o conceive_v for_o what_o be_v to_o come_v the_o present_a time_n only_o be_v we_o and_o if_o we_o be_v wise_a we_o shall_v manage_v every_o moment_n as_o it_o be_v the_o last_o but_o nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a than_o the_o evil_a use_n we_o make_v of_o that_o time_n which_o nature_n have_v allow_v we_o there_o be_v few_o man_n but_o will_v live_v long_o enough_o if_o they_o know_v how_o to_o live_v well_o but_o it_o happen_v for_o the_o most_o part_n that_o when_o we_o be_v a_o die_a we_o complain_v of_o not_o have_v live_v as_o yet_o if_o we_o be_v destine_v to_o a_o long_a life_n we_o disturb_v it_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o not_o arrive_v to_o it_o and_o when_o we_o be_v come_v to_o our_o limitation_n we_o have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v we_o but_o the_o concern_v of_o have_v manage_v it_o very_o ill_a this_o pleasure_n which_o now_o present_v itself_o be_v perhaps_o the_o last_o i_o shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o pain_n may_v overwhelm_v i_o a_o moment_n after_o who_o then_o shall_v hinder_v i_o from_o enjoy_v myself_o innocent_o whilst_o i_o may_v must_v the_o difference_n of_o place_n or_o the_o inequality_n of_o object_n keep_v i_o always_o in_o disorder_n when_o i_o have_v power_n to_o live_v content_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o grant_v that_o indeed_o certain_a person_n be_v dear_a to_o we_o and_o more_o agreeable_a than_o other_o that_o as_o there_o be_v different_a subject_n to_o divert_v we_o so_o there_o be_v delight_n more_o and_o less_o affect_v but_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o pleasure_n which_o i_o earnest_o hope_v be_o i_o to_o despise_v all_o other_o that_o life_n which_o slide_v away_o in_o the_o country_n be_v no_o less_o mine_n than_o that_o i_o pass_v at_o paris_n the_o day_n wherein_o i_o be_o whole_o bury_v in_o grief_n will_v be_v reckon_v to_o i_o as_o well_o as_o my_o most_o joyful_a festival_n and_o will_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o they_o to_o make_v up_o the_o number_n which_o must_v confine_v my_o year_n why_o then_o shall_v the_o charm_n of_o my_o repose_n be_v trouble_v here_o by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o pleasure_n i_o shall_v have_v taste_v or_o by_o the_o imagination_n of_o those_o which_o i_o pretend_v to_o enjoy_v it_o be_v a_o imprudence_n to_o be_v desirous_a thus_o to_o return_v to_o those_o place_n we_o have_v forsake_v and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v present_a in_o those_o where_o we_o can_v be_v so_o soon_o if_o the_o pleasure_n we_o find_v in_o the_o country_n be_v different_a from_o those_o of_o the_o court_n let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o adapt_v our_o mind_n to_o they_o for_o who_o can_v hinder_v we_o from_o exalt_v and_o humble_v ourselves_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o have_v here_o neither_o musick-meeting_n nor_o ball_n nor_o playhouse_n but_o then_o we_o have_v no_o disgrace_n no_o servitude_n to_o fear_v or_o undergo_v conversation_n be_v not_o so_o agreeable_a here_o admit_v it_o be_v not_o a_o man_n may_v have_v commerce_n with_o himself_o and_o with_o person_n that_o however_o be_v not_o troublesome_a cato_n entertain_v himself_o with_o child_n after_o he_o have_v apply_v himself_o all_o the_o day_n to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o our_o best_a wit_n
he_o carry_v away_o the_o prize_n not_o but_o that_o the_o copiousness_n of_o his_o subject_n the_o whole_a exttent_n whereof_o he_o penetrate_v his_o vast_a imagination_n and_o his_o inexhaustible_a genius_n sometime_o have_v leave_v in_o his_o expression_n too_o much_o confusion_n as_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v profound_a and_o solid_a and_o yet_o clear_a enough_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o be_v understand_v but_o these_o fault_n hinder_v not_o but_o author_n of_o this_o reputation_n may_v pass_v for_o excellent_a model_n if_o i_o be_v oblige_v to_o speak_v precise_o which_o of_o the_o two_o i_o will_v choose_v for_o a_o model_n when_o i_o be_v to_o write_v for_o the_o theatre_n i_o will_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o follow_v the_o former_a and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v more_o sure_a to_o imitate_v the_o latter_a so_o much_o shall_v suffice_v upon_o this_o subject_a and_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o tarry_v any_o long_o upon_o the_o first_o head_n at_o present_a i_o will_v make_v bold_a to_o add_v that_o instead_o of_o ask_v yourself_o will_v virgil_n have_v write_v after_o this_o manner_n do_v malherb_n sing_v his_o excellent_a ode_n in_o such_o a_o tone_n or_o if_o you_o please_v be_v it_o thus_o that_o corneille_n or_o moliere_n draw_v to_o their_o theatre_n both_o the_o court_n and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n ask_v you_o yourself_o be_v there_o any_o method_n more_o confuse_v than_o that_o of_o this_o work_n be_v there_o any_o design_n less_o ingenious_a the_o expression_n can_v they_o ever_o be_v more_o imperfect_a be_v there_o any_o imitation_n more_o low_a and_o servile_a than_o that_o of_o this_o book_n this_o be_v a_o fault_n very_o common_a and_o it_o oftentimes_o happen_v that_o one_o become_v a_o very_a bad_a copier_n of_o a_o very_a good_a original_a we_o ought_v also_o to_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n not_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o whimsical_a design_n of_o that_o painter_n who_o be_v to_o draw_v a_o extravagant_a picture_n of_o helena_n which_o he_o design_v to_o represent_v perfect_o beauteous_a advise_v with_o himself_o to_o give_v she_o all_o the_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v commend_v in_o the_o fair_a person_n in_o effect_n change_v her_o lip_n into_o coral_n her_o cheek_n into_o rose_n and_o her_o eye_n into_o sun_n and_o unskilful_o join_v they_o together_o he_o make_v a_o figure_n like_a to_o that_o which_o horace_n describe_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o piso_n it_o be_v certain_a he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o laugh_v but_o author_n be_v serious_a people_n they_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o reputation_n and_o copy_n with_o gravity_n but_o in_o short_a whatever_o good_a a_o opinion_n a_o author_n may_v have_v of_o himself_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o mortify_v his_o self-pride_n which_o these_o people_n can_v forbear_v show_v to_o their_o friend_n by_o defy_v they_o to_o write_v worse_o upon_o the_o same_o subject_a in_o such_o a_o case_n we_o ought_v to_o show_v our_o sincerity_n in_o the_o utmost_a degree_n and_o to_o explain_v ourselves_o with_o the_o great_a freedom_n against_o the_o ridiculous_a opinionatrate_n of_o those_o scribbler_n who_o never_o read_v but_o to_o court_v your_o applause_n and_o not_o your_o critiscism_n how_o reasonable_a and_o just_a soever_o it_o may_v be_v nevertheless_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n that_o we_o do_v mistake_v implicity_n as_o where_o it_o be_v admirable_a for_o downright_a meanness_n it_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o every_o work_n and_o if_o i_o dare_v say_v so_o the_o embellishment_n of_o beauty_n itself_o horace_n have_v give_v we_o this_o advice_n when_o he_o will_v have_v the_o manner_n of_o explain_v ourselves_o appear_v so_o natural_a that_o thereupon_o a_o ordinary_a reader_n may_v judge_v it_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a to_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n though_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o reflection_n upon_o all_o that_o be_v fine_a and_o delicate_a discover_v the_o difficulty_n to_o express_v ourselves_o with_o the_o same_o good_a fortune_n truth_n have_v nothing_o changeable_a in_o it_o falsity_n imitate_v truth_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o way_n we_o always_o find_v out_o the_o last_o if_o we_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o first_o but_o be_v often_o cheat_v if_o we_o be_v not_o very_o diligent_a to_o discover_v the_o imposture_n when_o we_o follow_v reason_n with_o steadiness_n and_o arrive_v at_o think_v apt_o and_o express_v true_o our_o thought_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o reader_n shall_v not_o be_v move_v because_o there_o be_v in_o all_o man_n a_o natural_a propensity_n to_o truth_n so_o that_o what_o be_v real_o false_a can_v please_v any_o long_a than_o we_o be_v dazzle_v with_o the_o appearance_n of_o truth_n under_o which_o only_o it_o show_v itself_o upon_o this_o score_n if_o the_o expression_n be_v mean_a it_o will_v present_v without_o trouble_n a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o like_a to_o your_o mind_n but_o if_o it_o be_v simple_a do_v what_o you_o will_v it_o will_v please_v you_o and_o you_o will_v think_v it_o the_o fine_a thing_n you_o ever_o see_v if_o your_o wit_n be_v not_o much_o superior_a to_o the_o author_n and_o your_o experience_n in_o the_o art_n of_o write_v much_o more_o advance_v than_o he_o for_o this_o simplicity_n have_v different_a degree_n of_o perfection_n as_o all_o other_o object_n have_v that_o present_v themselves_o to_o we_o but_o it_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o profit_v by_o the_o two_o rule_n we_o have_v already_o propose_v we_o must_v necessary_o have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o the_o defect_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o most_o perfect_a author_n for_o it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n here_o to_o instruct_v ordinary_a person_n but_o make_v some_o remark_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o the_o curious_a the_o first_o be_v that_o one_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o metaphor_n too_o often_o nor_o too_o long_o we_o be_v very_o much_o wean_a from_o it_o in_o this_o age_n and_o since_o the_o world_n have_v take_v a_o new_a measure_n of_o the_o taste_n of_o true_a eloquence_n all_o this_o pompous_a heap_n of_o glitter_a falsity_n have_v disappear_v the_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o last_o age_n who_o be_v fill_v with_o it_o by_o read_v some_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v lieve_v their_o style_n be_v adorn_v and_o set_v out_o by_o metaphor_n there_o be_v then_o as_o strange_a a_o caprice_n in_o eloquence_n as_o in_o their_o other_o opinion_n at_o the_o vanish_v of_o that_o profound_a darkness_n wherein_o the_o forego_n age_n be_v as_o it_o be_v lull_v asleep_o we_o wake_v sudden_o and_o then_o know_v not_o distinct_o enough_o which_o be_v the_o better_a side_n the_o use_n of_o figurative_a and_o metaphorical_a expression_n be_v first_o abolish_v from_o that_o minute_n when_o we_o begin_v to_o discern_v more_o clear_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o say_v the_o french_a genius_n which_o be_v lively_a natural_a and_o sincere_a can_v endure_v these_o languish_v artificial_a and_o embarrased_a discourse_n nevertheless_o we_o have_v some_o metaphor_n still_o leave_v and_o it_o do_v not_o displease_v we_o to_o see_v opinion_n flame_n in_o anger_n and_o love_n but_o these_o expression_n be_v become_v proper_a and_o literal_a and_o can_v deceive_v no_o body_n the_o second_o remark_n be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o inexcusable_a fault_n to_o pass_v from_o one_o metaphor_n by_o which_o we_o have_v begin_v to_o a_o new_a one_o and_o so_o to_o connect_v image_n which_o have_v no_o agreement_n among_o themselves_o when_o a_o man_n be_v careful_a to_o write_v well_o he_o know_v how_o to_o continue_v and_o support_v the_o same_o idea_n i_o pity_v he_o say_v the_o author_n of_o the_o character_n i_o give_v he_o for_o lose_v he_o be_v cast_v away_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o wind_n to_o arrive_v at_o the_o delightsome_a port_n of_o fortune_n you_o see_v he_o take_v care_n to_o mix_v nothing_o that_o be_v foreign_a with_o the_o first_o image_n he_o give_v we_o to_o express_v what_o the_o rich_a think_v of_o the_o conduct_n of_o philosophy_n this_o person_n be_v represent_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o sea_n the_o rich_a man_n see_v he_o will_v be_v shipwreck_a he_o see_v he_o out_o of_o the_o road_n he_o judge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o that_o he_o will_v never_o arrive_v at_o the_o port_n of_o fortune_n there_o be_v not_o here_o one_o term_v which_o be_v not_o ally_v with_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o author_n have_v commit_v a_o unpardonable_a solecism_n if_o after_o all_o these_o expression_n take_v from_o navigation_n he_o have_v happen_v to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o thus_o one_o ought_v to_o bear_v against_o the_o wind_n and_o build_v his_o fortune_n this_o
if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o find_v a_o better_a life_n be_v short_a and_o the_o occasion_n of_o improve_n it_o very_o rare_a to_o the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n all_o man_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v happy_a this_o desire_n leave_v we_o not_o during_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n it_o be_v a_o truth_n wherein_o all_o the_o world_n be_v of_o one_o opinion_n but_o to_o render_v ourselves_o happy_a with_o less_o trouble_n and_o to_o be_v so_o with_o security_n without_o fear_v to_o be_v disturb_v in_o one_o happiness_n we_o ought_v to_o act_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n my_o lord_n that_o other_o may_v be_v so_o with_o we_o for_o if_o one_o pretend_v to_o take_v care_n only_o of_o himself_o he_o will_v find_v continual_a opposition_n and_o when_o we_o will_v not_o be_v happy_a but_o upon_o condition_n that_o other_o may_v be_v so_o likewife_n all_o obstacle_n be_v remove_v and_o all_o the_o world_n agree_v with_o we_o it_o be_v this_o management_n of_o happiness_n for_o ourselves_o and_o other_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o call_v honesty_n and_o which_o proper_o speak_v be_v nothing_o but_o self-love_n well_o manage_v honesty_n ought_v then_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o desire_n of_o be_v happy_a but_o after_o a_o manner_n that_o other_o may_v be_v so_o too_o let_v we_o look_v into_o let_v we_o examine_v all_o virtuous_a action_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o be_v all_o of_o this_o nature_n and_o that_o they_o all_o move_v upon_o the_o same_o principle_n to_o possess_v this_o honesty_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o sound_a understanding_n and_o our_o heart_n honest_a and_o both_o to_o agree_v together_o by_o the_o power_n of_o our_o understanding_n we_o know_v what_o be_v most_o just_a and_o most_o reasonable_a to_o say_v and_o do_v and_o by_o the_o honesty_n of_o the_o heart_n we_o never_o fail_v to_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v and_o say_v the_o same_o when_o a_o man_n have_v but_o one_o of_o these_o two_o he_o can_v pretend_v to_o complete_a honesty_n for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o former_a do_v vain_o comprehend_v reason_n and_o justice_n if_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v on_o its_o side_n nothing_o be_v execute_v nothing_o be_v do_v and_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v alone_o and_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v want_v to_o guide_v it_o it_o will_v blind_o feel_v out_o its_o way_n without_o ever_o know_v exact_o the_o road_n it_o ought_v to_o take_v these_o two_o thing_n be_v essential_a to_o make_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o since_o it_o be_v so_o rare_a a_o matter_n to_o see_v they_o separately_z how_o much_o ought_v it_o to_o be_v more_o rare_a to_o see_v they_o together_o but_o my_o lord_n when_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o same_o person_n what_o greatness_n do_v they_o not_o show_v what_o justice_n what_o charm_n and_o what_o reason_n a_o man_n of_o this_o character_n complete_v equal_o all_o his_o duty_n however_o extend_v or_o different_a they_o may_v be_v he_o be_v a_o good_a subject_n a_o good_a father_n a_o good_a friend_n a_o good_a citizen_n a_o good_a master_n he_o be_v indulgent_a humane_a assist_v charitable_a and_o sensible_a of_o the_o misfortune_n of_o another_o he_o be_v circumspect_a he_o be_v modest_a he_o do_v not_o act_v the_o man_n of_o censure_n or_o pride_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o another_o fault_n but_o never_o talk_v of_o they_o nor_o do_v seem_v to_o have_v see_v they_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o interest_v but_o as_o he_o know_v the_o necessity_n of_o life_n his_o conduct_n be_v always_o regulate_v and_o he_o never_o live_v in_o disorder_n he_o be_v not_o move_v but_o by_o true_a merit_n that_o which_o be_v call_v grandeur_n authority_n fortune_n riches_n all_o these_o do_v not_o enchant_v he_o and_o it_o be_v this_o which_o hinder_v he_o from_o take_v sometime_o the_o way_n to_o fortune_n although_o he_o be_v agreeable_a and_o of_o good_a converse_n yet_o he_o be_v enough_o retire_v and_o love_v not_o a_o crowd_n so_o we_o may_v see_v he_o seldom_o endeavour_n to_o show_v himself_o upon_o the_o theatre_n of_o the_o world_n but_o if_o his_o birth_n or_o fortune_n be_v please_v to_o place_v he_o there_o as_o he_o have_v a_o vast_a wit_n as_o he_o be_v prodigious_o apprehensive_a penetrate_a expert_a and_o what_o not_o he_o perform_v his_o part_n esxcee_o well_o the_o honest_a man_n make_v a_o great_a account_n of_o wit_n but_o yet_o he_o make_v a_o great_a of_o reason_n he_o love_v truth_n in_o all_o thing_n he_o will_v willing_o know_v all_o thing_n but_o be_v not_o vex_v if_o he_o know_v nothing_o he_o take_v care_n of_o all_o examine_v all_o know_v the_o worth_n force_n and_o weakness_n of_o all_o he_o esteem_v nothing_o but_o according_a to_o its_o true_a value_n the_o nice_a error_n and_o disappointment_n do_v not_o impose_v upon_o he_o nor_o make_v any_o impression_n upon_o his_o mind_n the_o honest_a man_n in_o short_a say_v nothing_o and_o do_v nothing_o which_o be_v not_o agreeable_a just_a reasonable_a and_o which_o do_v not_o lead_v to_o the_o make_v all_o man_n happy_a it_o be_v then_o evident_a my_o lord_n that_o to_o make_v the_o world_n happy_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o establish_v honesty_n in_o it_o but_o to_o bring_v this_o about_o it_o will_v not_o suffice_v to_o know_v in_o what_o condition_n it_o be_v at_o present_a in_o it_o be_v necessary_a also_o to_o know_v how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o how_o it_o will_v be_v in_o effect_n if_o all_o man_n be_v reasonable_a in_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o the_o world_n every_o thing_n be_v almost_o out_o of_o order_n honesty_n have_v no_o place_n in_o it_o and_o honest_a man_n live_v in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a country_n the_o re-establishment_n of_o honesty_n among_o man_n will_v be_v easy_a for_o king_n and_o to_o accomplish_v this_o great_a work_n they_o will_v have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v but_o to_o prefer_v good_a man_n and_o punish_v the_o bad_a if_o all_o man_n be_v reasonable_a there_o will_v be_v nothing_o among_o we_o but_o our_o natural_a infirmity_n as_o sickness_n old_a age_n and_o death_n nevertheless_o we_o have_v a_o thousand_o other_o as_o prevention_n madness_n ambition_n perfidiousness_n ignorance_n and_o the_o contempt_n of_o knowledge_n there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o world_n that_o attract_v the_o eye_n and_o esteem_n of_o all_o man_n but_o great_a birth_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o war_n all_o other_o desert_n if_o i_o may_v speak_v so_o be_v sad_a and_o languish_a and_o not_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o be_v very_o just_a that_o the_o merit_n of_o war_n shall_v be_v consider_v the_o fatigue_n wound_n and_o death_n itself_o to_o which_o the_o brave_a be_v so_o often_o expose_v ought_v yet_o to_o be_v more_o take_v notice_n of_o then_o they_o be_v nevertheless_o if_o one_o compare_v the_o honour_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o they_o with_o those_o of_o person_n dignify_v in_o other_o art_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o be_v enough_o reward_v there_o be_v this_o unhappiness_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o few_o people_n understand_v it_o and_o that_o even_o in_o this_o small_a number_n there_o be_v some_o who_o have_v no_o great_a esteem_n for_o it_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o riches_n all_o the_o world_n esteem_v they_o the_o poor_a as_o well_o as_o the_o rich_a the_o other_o gift_n of_o fortune_n have_v the_o same_o advantage_n the_o man_n of_o the_o low_a birth_n aim_v at_o greatness_n and_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o raise_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n maxim_n for_o the_o use_n of_o life_n man_n never_o commend_v free_o and_o without_o interest_n some_o advantage_n must_v come_v to_o they_o or_o it_o must_v cost_v he_o something_o considerable_a that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v well_o praise_v those_o that_o be_v of_o high_a birth_n be_v continual_o respect_v their_o name_n alone_o be_v a_o great_a elegy_n there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a privilege_n among_o men._n the_o condition_n of_o the_o most_o unfortunate_a be_v the_o most_o despise_a their_o misery_n be_v alone_o be_v not_o enough_o but_o there_o must_v be_v add_v to_o they_o shame_n and_o scorn_n man_n be_v in_o truth_n very_o cruel_a one_o must_v never_o say_v citizen_z country_n boor_n and_o such_o like_a all_o these_o name_n be_v injurious_a and_o word_n of_o contempt_n one_o must_v endeavour_v to_o avoid_v they_o for_o they_o do_v but_o create_v malice_n among_o man_n but_o we_o must_v preserve_v the_o name_n of_o knave_n traitor_n ungrateful_a fellow_n and_o other_o of_o such_o nature_n on_o purpose_n to_o cast_v a_o shame_n on_o those_o that_o deserve_v it_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o despise_v those_o that_o be_v in_o want_n but_o