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This makes the pleader withdraw from the bar, and then his retirement is altogether as irksome. And this infuseth a desire into others to be presented at court ; and when they come there, they presently grow weary of the life. THIS MAKES THE PLEADER WITHDRAW FROM THE BAR AND THEN HIS RETIREMENT IS ALTOGETHER AS IRKSOME AND THIS INFUSETH A DESIRE INTO OTHERS TO BE PRESENTED AT COURT AND WHEN THEY COME HERE THEY PRESENTLY GROW WEARY OF THE LIFE
 poor : — 1 These neighbors slender confines do divide, — Sorrow and human life are still allied. It the luxurious liver doth infest. And robs the man of honor of his rest ; In stricter ties doth with the poor engage, With him grows old to a decrepit age. But as timorous and raw sailors in a boat, Avhen they grow sick with the working of the waves, think they shall over- come their pukings if they go on board of a ship, but there being equally out of order, go into a galley, but are there- fore never the better, because they carry their nauseousness 140 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. and fear along with them ; so the several changes of life do only shift and not wholly extirpate the causes of our trouble. And these are only our want of experience, the weakness of our judgment, and a certain impotence of mind which hinders us from making a right use of what Ave enjoy. The rich man is subject to this uneasiness of humor as Avell as the poor ; the bachelor as well as the man in wedlock. OBSERVES TO US THAT THE SAME LOT OF MISFORTUNE FALLS TO THE RICH AS WELL AS THE POOR THESE NEIGHBOURS SLENDER CONFINES DO DIVIDE SORROW AND HUMAN LIFE ARE STILL ALLIED IT THE LUXURIOUS LIVER DOTH INFEST AND ROBS THE MAN OF HONOUR OF HIS REST IN STRICTER TIES DOTH THE POOR ENGAGE WITH HIM GROWS OLD TO A DECREPIT AGE BUT AS TIMOROUS AND RAW SAILORS IN A BOAT WHEN THEY GROW SICK WITH THE WORKINGS OF THE WAVES THINK THEY SHALL OVERCOME THEIR PUKINGS IF THEY GO ON BOARD OF A SHIP BUT THEIR BEING EQUALLY OUT OF ORDER GO INTO A GALLEY BUT ARE THEREFORE NEVER THE BETTER BECAUSE THEY CARRY THEIR NAUSEOUSNESS AND FEAR ALONG WITH THEM SO DO THE SEVERAL CHANGES OF LIFE ONLY SHIFT AND NOT WHOLLY EXTIRPATE THE CAUSES OF OUR TROUBLE AND THESE ARE ONLY OUR WANT OF EXPERIENCE THE WEAKNESS OF JUDGMENT AND A CERTAIN IMPOTENCE OF MIND WHICH HINDERS US FROM MAKING A RIGHT USE OF WHAT WE ENJOY THE RICH MAN IS SUBJECT TO THIS UNEASINESS OF HUMOUR AS WELL AS THE POOR THE BACHELOR AS WELL AS THE MAN IN WEDLOCK
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