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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. 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
esome than the commission of evil. 3. As for those who think there is one positive state of life, Avhich is always serene, — some fancying it to be of the husbandmen, others of those which are unmarried, and some of kings, — Menander clearly shows them their error in these verses : — I thouglit those men, my Plumia, always best, Who take no money up at interest; Who disenffaged from bushiess spend the day, And in complaints don't sigh tlie night away. Who, troubled, lamentable groans don't fetch. Thus breatliing out. All ! miserable wretch ! Those whom despairing thoughts don't waking keep, But witliout starlings sweetly take tlieir sleep. He goes on and observes to us, that the same lot of mis- fortune falls to the rich as well as the 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. AUTY OR TURPITUDE SINCE THE OMISSION OF WHAT IS GOOD IS NO LESS TROUBLESOME THAN THE COMMISSION OF EVIL AS FOR THOSE WHO THINK THERE IS ONE POSITIVE STATE OF LIFE WHICH IS ALWAYS SERENE SOME FANCYING IT TO BE OF HUSBANDMEN OTHERS OF THOSE WHO ARE UNMARRIED AND SOME OF KINGS MANANDER CLEARLY SHOWS THEM THEIR ERROR IN THESE VERSES I THOUGHT THOSE MEN MY FANIA ALWAYS BEST WHO TAKE NO MONEY UP AT INTEREST WHO DISENGAGE FROM BUSINESS SPEND THE DAY AND IN COMPLAINTS DON'T SIGH THE NIGHT AWAY WHO TROUBLED LAMENTABLE GROANS DON'T FETCH THUS BREATHING OUT AH MISERABLE WRETCH THOSE WHOM DESPAIRING THOUGHTS DON'T WAKING KEEP BUT WITHOUT STARTINGS SWEETLY TAKE THEIR SLEEP HE GOES ON AND 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
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