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Old Dionyshis, not being satisfied that he was the greatest potentate of his time, grew angry, even to a frenzy, that Philoxenus the poet exceeded him in the sweetness of his voice, and Plato in the subtleties of disputation ; therefore he condemned one to the quarries, and sold the other into Aegina. OLD DIONYSIUS NOT BEING SATISFIED THAT HE WAS THE GREATEST POTENTATE OF HIS TIME GREW ANGRY EVEN TO A FRENZY THAT PHILOCSINUS THE POET EXCEEDED HIM IN THE SWEETNESS OF HIS VOICE AND PLATO IN THE SUBTLETIES OF DISPUTATION THEREFORE HE CONDEMNED ONE TO THE QUARRIES AND SOLD THE OTHER INTO AEGINA
ctations, if ill success frus- trates our attempts, we presently curse our stars and accuse Fortune, when we ought rather to lay the blame upon our enterprising folly. For we do not reckon him unfortunate Λνΐιο will shoot with a ploughshare, and let slip an ox at a hare. Nor is he born under an unlucky influence who cannot catch a buck with a sling or drag-net ; for it Avas the weakness and perverseness of his mind which inflamed him on to impossible things. The partial love of himself is cliiefly in fault, which infuseth a vicious inclination to arro- gate, and an insatiable ambition to attempt every thing. For they are not content with the affluence of riches and the accomplishments of the mind, that they are robust, have a complaisance of humor and strength of brain for company, that they are privadoes to princes and governors of cities, unless they have dogs of great sagacity and swiftness, horses of a generous strain, nay, unless their quails and cocks are better than other men's. ING BLOWN UP WITH EXTRAVAGANT EXPECTATIONS IF ILL SUCCESS FRUSTRATES OUR ATTEMPTS WE PRESENTLY CURSE OUR STARS AND ACCUSE FORTUNE WHEN WE OUGHT RATHER TO LAY THE BLAME UPON OUR ENTERPRISING FOLLY FOR WE DO NOT RECKON HIM UNFORTUNATE WHO WILL SHOOT WITH A PLOUGHSHARE AND LET SLIP AN OX AT A HARE NOR IS HE BORN UNDER AN UNLUCKY INFLUENCE WHO CANNOT CATCH A BUCK WITH A SLING OR A DRAGNET FOR IT WAS THE WEAKNESS AND PERVERSENESS OF HIS MIND WHICH INFLAMED HIM ON TO IMPOSSIBLE THINGS THE PARTIAL LOVE OF HIMSELF IS CHIEFLY FAULT WHICH INFUSETH A VICIOUS INCLINATION TO ARROGATE AND AN INSATIABLE AMBITION TO ATTEMPT EVERYTHING FOR THEY ARE NOT CONTENT WITH THE AFFLUENCE OF RICHES AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MIND THAT THEY ARE ROBUST HAVE A COMPLAISANCE OF HUMOUR AND STRENGTH OF BRAIN FOR COMPANY THAT THEY ARE BRAVADOES TO PRINCES AND GOVERNORS OF CITIES UNLESS THEY HAVE DOGS OF GREAT SAGACITY AND SWIFTNESS HORSES OF A GENEROUS STRAIN NAY UNLESS THEIR QUAILS AND COCKS ARE BETTER THAN OTHER MEN'S
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