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With generous provender they the horse do feed, That he may win tlie race with strength and speed. Tlie mighty ox is fitted to the yoke, And by his toil the fertile clods are broke. The dolphin, when a ship he doth espy, Straight the good natured fish his fins doth ply ; By the ship's motion he his own doth guide, And lovingly swims constant to her side. And if you'd apprehend the foaming boar, Tiie monster by a mastifi' must be tore. WITH GENEROUS PROVENDER THEY THE HORSE DO FEED THAT HE MAY WIN THE RACE WITH STRENGTH AND SPEED THE MIGHTY OX IS FITTED TO THE YOKE AND BY HIS TOIL THE FERTILE CLODS ARE BROKE THE DOLPHIN WHEN A SHIP HE DOTH ESPY STRAIT THE GOOD NATURED FISH HIS FINS DOTH PLY BY THE SHIP'S MOTION HE HIS OWN DOTH GUIDE AND LOVINGLY SWIMS CONSTANT TO HER SIDE AND IF YOU'D APPREHEND THE FOAMING BOAR THE MONSTER BY A MASTIFF MUST BE TORN
 oratory are exercises which require a great leisure and freedom from other concerns ; but the intrigues of politics cannot be managed, and the favor of princes cannot be attained or cultivated, without severe application and being involved in * II. XVIIL 105. 154 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. affairs of high moment. Then the indulging ourselves to drink wine and eat flesh makes the body strong, but it effeminates the mind. Industry to acquire and care to pre- serve our wealth do infinitely increase it ; but the contempt of riches is the best refreshment in our philosophic journey. Hence it is very manifest that there is a wide difference in things, and that we ought to obey the inscription of the Pythian oracle, that every man should know himself, that he should not constrain his genius but leave it to its own propensions, and then that he should apply himself to that to which he is most adapted, and not do violence to Nature by dragging her perforce to this or that course of life.  CONSISTENT AS FOR INSTANCE THE STUDY OF THE MATHEMATICS AND PRACTICE IN ORATORY ARE EXERCISES WHICH REQUIRE A GREAT LEISURE AND FREEDOM FROM OTHER CONCERNS BUT THE INTRIGUES OF POLITICS CANNOT BE MANAGED AND THE FAVOR OF PRINCES CANNOT BE ATTAINED OR CULTIVATED WITHOUT SEVERE APPLICATION AND BEING INVOLVED IN AFFAIRS OF HIGH MOMENT THEN THE INDULGENCE OURSELVES TO DRINK WINE AND EAT FLESH MAKES THE BODY STRONG BUT IT EFFEMINATES THE MIND INDUSTRY TO ACQUIRE AND CARE TO PRESERVE OUR WEALTH DO INFINITELY INCREASE IT BUT THE CONTEMPT OF RICHES IS THE BEST REFINEMENT IN OUR PHILOSOPHIC JOURNEY HENCE IT IS VERY MANIFEST THAT THERE IS A WIDE DIFFERENCE IN THINGS AND THAT WE OUGHT TO OBEY THE INSCRIPTION OF THE PYTHIAN ORACLE THAT EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW HIMSELF THAT HE SHOULD NOT CONSTRAIN HIS GENIUS BUT LEAVE IT TO HIS OWN PROPENSIONS AND THEN THAT HE SHOULD APPLY HIMSELF TO THAT TO WHICH HE IS MOST ADAPTED AND NOT DO VIOLENCE TO NATURE BY DRAGGING HER PERFORCE TO THIS OR THAT COURSE OF LIFE
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