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The lascivious dotes on his fair mistress, the glutton on his dishes, which are infinitely varied to please the palate, the epicure on his several pleasures, the superstitious on his idol, and fats himself with future joys, as Turks feed themselves with an imaginary persuasion of a sensual paradise: so several pleasant objects diversely affect diverse men. THE LASCIVIUS DOTES ON HIS FAIR MISTRESS THE GLUTTON ON HIS DISHES WHICH ARE INFINITELY VARIED TO PLEASE THE PALATE THE EPICURE ON HIS SEVERAL PLEASURES THE SUPERSTITIOUS ON HIS IDOL AND FATS HIMSELF WITH FUTURE JOYS AS TURKS FEED THEMSELVES WITH AN IMAGINARY PERSUASION OF ESSENTIAL PARADISE SO SEVERAL PLEASANT OBJECTS DIVERSELY AFFECT DIVERSE MEN
s works, clothes, give an admirable lustre: we admire, and gaze upon them, ut pueri Junonis avem, as children do on a peacock: a fair dog, a fair horse and hawk, &c. [4525]Thessalus amat equum pullinum, buculum Aegyptius, Lacedaemonius Catulum, &c., such things we love, are most gracious in our sight, acceptable unto us, and whatsoever else may cause this passion, if it be superfluous or immoderately loved, as Guianerius observes. These things in themselves are pleasing and good, singular ornaments, necessary, comely, and fit to be had; but when we fix an immoderate eye, and dote on them over much, this pleasure may turn to pain, bring much sorrow and discontent unto us, work our final overthrow, and cause melancholy in the end. Many are carried away with those bewitching sports of gaming, hawking, hunting, and such vain pleasures, as [4526]I have said: some with immoderate desire of fame, to be crowned in the Olympics, knighted in the field, &c., and by these means ruinate themselves. S ALL ARTIFICIAL ELABORATE AND CURIOUS WORKS CLOTHES GIVE AN ADMIRABLE LUSTRE WE ADMIRE AND GAZE UPON THEM ET PUERIE GENANUS AVEN AS CHILDREN DO ON A PEACOCK A FAIR DOG A FAIR HORSE AND HAWK ET CETERA THESSLUS AMAT EQUAM PULINUM BUCCOLUM EGYPTUS LACEDAEMONIOUS CATALUM ET CETERA SUCH THINGS WE LOVE ARE MOST GRACIOUS IN OUR SIGHT ACCEPTABLE UNTO US AND WHATSOEVER ELSE MAY CAUSE THIS PASSION IF IT BE SUPERFLUOUS OR IMMODERATELY LOVED AS GUIANAIUS OBSERVES THESE THINGS IN THEMSELVES ARE PLEASING AND GOOD SINGULAR ORNAMENTS NECESSARY COMELY AND FIT TO BE HAD BUT WHEN WE FIX AN IMMODERATE EYE AND DOTE ON THEM OVER MUCH THIS PLEASURE MAY TURN TO PAIN BRING MUCH SORROW AND DISCONTENT UNTO US WORK OUR FINAL OVERTHROW AND CAUSE MELANCHOLY IN THE END MANY ARE CARRIED AWAY WITH THOSE BEWITCHING SPORTS OF GAMING HAWKING HUNTING AND SUCH VAIN PLEASURES AS I HAVE SAID SOME WITH A MODERATE DESIRE OF FAME TO BE CROWNED IN THE OLYMPICS NIGHTED IN THE FIELD ET CETERA AND BY THESE MEANS RUINATE THEMSELVES
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