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But against all contingencies we should have that of Menander in readiness : — Afflictions to thyself thou flost create, Thy fancy only is unfortunate. BUT AGAINST ALL CONTINGENCIES WE SHOULD HAVE THAT OF MENANDER AND READINESS AFFLICTIONS TO THYSELF THOU DOST CREATE THY FANCY ONLY IS UNFORTUNATE
 him, when he delivered up the command of sea and land into the hands of a successor, was crowned and did sacrifice, and was esteemed happy. For he knew, when he received his honor, that it was but temporary, and that he must lay down the authority he had taken up. But Perseus was stripped of his dominions by surprise. The poet hath prettily illustrated what it is for a thing to fall out unexpectedly. For Ulysses, when his dog died, could not forbear crying, yet would hot suffer himself to weep when his Λvife sate by him crying, but stopped his tears ; for here he came strengthened with reason and beforehand acquainted with the accident, but before it was the suddenness of the disaster which raised his sorrow and threw him into complaints. 17. Generally speaking, those things which happen to OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 161 US against our will afflict us partly by a pungency that is in their nature, and partly custom and opinion so efFem- inate us that Ave are impatient under them. HE MOST ABJECT AND MISERABLE OF MANKIND YET EMILIUS THAT CONQUERED HIM WHEN HE DELIVERED UP THE COMMANDS OF SEA AND LAND INTO THE HANDS OF A SUCCESSOR WAS CROWNED AND DID SACRIFICE AND WAS ESTEEMED HAPPY FOR HE KNEW WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS HONOR THAT IT WAS BUT TEMPORARY AND THAT HE MUST LAY DOWN THE AUTHORITY HE HAD TAKEN UP BUT PERSEUS WAS STRIPPED OF HIS DOMINIONS BY SURPRISE THE POET HATH PRETTILY ILLUSTRATED WHAT IT IS FOR A THING TO FALL OUT UNEXPECTEDLY FOR ULYSSES WHEN HIS DOG DIED COULD NOT FORBEAR CRYING YET WOULD NOT SUFFER HIMSELF TO WEEP WHEN HIS WIFE SAT BY HIM CRYING BUT STOPPED HIS TEARS FOR HERE HE CAME STRENGTHENED WITH REASON AND BEFOREHAND ACQUAINTED WITH THE ACCIDENT BUT BEFORE IT WAS THE SUDDENNESS OF THE DISASTER WHICH RAISED HIS SORROW AND THREW HIM INTO COMPLAINTS GENERALLY SPEAKING THOSE THINGS WHICH HAPPEN TO US AGAINST OUR WILL AFFLICT US PARTLY BY A PUNGENCY THAT IS IN THEIR NATURE AND PARTLY CUSTOM AND OPINION SO EFFEMINATE US THAT WE ARE IMPATIENT UNDER THEM
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