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And though Laertes lived twenty years in the fields secluded from the world, and Only a toothless hag did make his bed, Draw him his drink, and did his table spread, t though he forsook his house and country, and fled from a kingdom, yet grief with his sloth and sadness still kept him company. AND THOUGH LEIERTIS LIVED TWENTY YEARS IN THE FIELDS SECLUDED FROM THE WORLD AND ONLY A TOOTHLESS HAG DID MAKE HIS BED DRAW HIM HIS DRINK AND DID HIS TABLE SPREAD THOUGH HE FORSOOK HIS HOUSE AND COUNTRY AND FLED FROM A KINGDOM YET GRIEF WITH HIS SLOTH AND SADNESS STILL KEPT HIM COMPANY
quillity by buying it with idleness ; as if he should prescribe thus to a sick man : — Lie still, poor wretch, and keep thy bed.* * Eurip. Orestes, 258. i;i8 Of THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Now stupefaction is a bad remedy for desperate pain in the body, and verily he would be no better physician for the soul who should order idleness, softness, and neglect of friends, kinsfolk, and country, in order to remove its trouble and grief. It is likewise a false position that those live most contentedly who have the least to do ; for then by this rule Avomen should be of more sedate dispositions than men, since they only sit at home and mind theii domestic affairs. Whereas in fact, as Hesiod expresseth it,— The virgins' tender limbs are kept from cold ; Not the least wind to touch tliem is so bold ; * but nevertheless we see that grief and troubles and discontentments, arising from jealousy or superstition or vain opinions, flow as it were with a torrent into the apart- ments of the females. D MUST DISENGAGE HIMSELF FROM ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONCERNS WOULD MAKE US PAY DEAR FOR OUR TRANQUILLITY BY BUYING IT WITH IDLENESS AS IF HE SHOULD PRESCRIBE THUS TO A SICK MAN LIE STILL POOR WRETCH AND KEEP THY BED NOW STUPEFACTION IS A BAD REMEDY FOR DESPERATE PAIN IN THE BODY AND VERILY HE WOULD BE NO BETTER PHYSICIAN FOR THE SOUL WHO SHOULD ORDER IDLENESS SOFTNESS AND NEGLECT OF FRIENDS KINSFOLK AND COUNTRY IN ORDER TO REMOVE ITS TROUBLE AND GRIEF IT IS LIKEWISE A FALSE POSITION THAT THOSE LIVE MOST CONTENTEDLY WHO HAVE THE LEAST TO DO FOR THEN BY THIS RULE WOMEN WOULD BE OF MORE SEDATE DISPOSITION THAN MEN SINCE THEY ONLY SIT AT HOME AND MIND THEIR DOMESTIC AFFAIRS WHEREAS IN FACT AS HE SEE IT EXPRESSETH IT THE VIRGIN'S TENDER LIMBS ARE KEPT FROM COLD NOT THE LEAST WIND TO TOUCH THEM IS SO BOLD BUT NEVERTHELESS WE SEE THAT GRIEF AND TROUBLES AND DISCONTENTMENTS ARISING FROM JEALOUSY OR SUPERSTITION OR VAIN OPINIONS GLOW AS IT WERE WITH A TORRENT INTO THE APARTMENTS OF THE FEMALES
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