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Pleasant objects are infinite, whether they be such as have life, or be without life; inanimate are countries, provinces, towers, towns, cities, as he said, [4521]Pulcherrimam insulam videmus, etiam cum non videmus we see a fair island by description, when we see it not. PLEASANT OBJECTS ARE INFINITE WHETHER THEY BE SUCH AS HAVE LIFE OR BE WITHOUT LIFE INANIMATE ARE COUNTRIES PROVINCES TOWERS TOWNS CITIES AS HE SAID PULCARAMAUM INTO LONG VITIMUS ETIAM KUM NON VINIMUS WE SEE A FAIR ISLAND BY DESCRIPTION WHEN WE SEE IT NOT
r becomes foul, the graces are turned to harpies, friendly salutations to bitter imprecations, mutual feastings to plotting villainies, minings and counterminings; good words to satires and invectives, we revile e contra, nought but his imperfections are in our eyes, he is a base knave, a devil, a monster, a caterpillar, a viper, a hog-rubber, &c. Desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne;[4518] the scene is altered on a sudden, love is turned to hate, mirth to melancholy: so furiously are we most part bent, our affections fixed upon this object of commodity, and upon money, the desire of which in excess is covetousness: ambition tyranniseth over our souls, as [4519]I have shown, and in defect crucifies as much, as if a man by negligence, ill husbandry, improvidence, prodigality, waste and consume his goods and fortunes, beggary follows, and melancholy, he becomes an abject, [4520]odious and worse than an infidel, in not providing for his family. SUBSECT. II.—_Pleasant Objects of Love_.  SECTION FOUR OF THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY VOLUME THREE THIS IS A LIBRY BOX RECORDING ALL LIBRY BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERY BOX DOT ORG THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY VOLUME THREE BY ROBERT BURTON SECTION FOUR PARTITION THREE SECTION ONE MEMBER TWO SUBSECTIONS TWO AND THREE SUBSECTION TWO PLEASANT OBJECTS OF LOVE
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