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And to ease them of their solicitudes, they will not seek out for reme  dies themselves, nor will they even hearken to the reasons or admit the consolations of their friends. AND TO EASE THEM OF THEIR SOLICITUDES THEY WILL NOT SEEK OUT FOR REMEDIES THEMSELVES NOR WILL THEY EVEN HEARKEN TO THE REASONS OR ADMIT THE CONSOLATIONS OF THEIR FRIENDS
 mimic and stage- dancer for their diversions. At all these games and cere- monies we sit silent and composed ; for no man laments when he is initiated in the rites, Avhen he beholds the games of Apollo, or drinks in the Saturnalia. But when the Gods order the scenes at their own festivals, or initiate us into their own mysteries, the enjoyment becomes sordid to us ; and we wear out our wretched lives in care, heavi- ness of spirit, and bitter complaints. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 167 Men are delighted with the harmonious touches of an instrument ; they are pleased likewise with the melody of the birds ; and it is not Avithout some recreation that they behold the beasts frolicsome and sporting ; but when the frisk is over and they begin to bellow and curl their brows, the ungrateful noise and their angry looks offend them. But as for their own lives, they suffer them to pass away Λvithout a smile, to boil Avith passions, be involved in business, and eaten out with endless cares. HAT THEY MAY BE MERRY WITH HIRED LAUGHTER AND PAY SUCH A PRICE TO THE MIMIC AND STAGE DANCER FOR THEIR DIVERSIONS AT ALL THESE GAMES AND CEREMONIES WE SIT SILENT AND COMPOSED FOR NO MAN LAMENTS WHEN HE IS INITIATED IN THE RITES WHEN HE BEHOLDS THE GAMES OF APOLLO OR DRINKS IN THE SATURNALIA BUT WHEN THE GODS ORDER THE SCENES AT THEIR OWN FESTIVALS OR INITIATE US INTO THEIR OWN MYSTERIES THE ENJOYMENT BECOMES SORDID TO US AND WE WEAR OUT OUR WRETCHED LIVES AND CARE HEAVINESS OF SPIRIT AND BITTER COMPLAINTS MEN ARE DELIGHTED WITH THE HARMONIOUS TOUCHES OF AN INSTRUMENT THEY ARE PLEASED LIKEWISE WITH THE MELODY OF THE BIRDS AND IT IS NOT WITHOUT SOME RECREATION THAT THEY BEHOLD THE BEASTS FROLICSOME AND SPORTING BUT WHEN THE FRISK IS OVER AND THEY BEGIN TO BELLOW AND CURL THEIR BROWS THE UNGRATEFUL NOISE IN THEIR ANGRY LOOKS OFFEND THEM BUT AS FOR THEIR OWN LIVES THEY SUFFER THEM TO PASS AWAY WITHOUT A SMILE TO BOIL WITH PASSIONS TO BE INVOLVED IN BUSINESS AND EATEN OUT WITH ENDLESS CARES
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