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Plato commends the beauty of Socrates; yet who was more grim of countenance, stern and ghastly to look upon? PLATO COMMENDS THE BEAUTY OF SOCRATES YET WHO IS MORE GRIM OF COUNTENANCE STERN AND GHASTLY TO LOOK UPON
 and men, Luke ii. 52. There is still some peculiar grace, as of good discourse, eloquence, wit, honesty, which is the primum mobile, first mover, and a most forcible loadstone to draw the favours and good wills of men's eyes, ears, and affections unto them. When Jesus spake, they were all astonished at his answers, (Luke ii. 47.) and wondered at his gracious words which proceeded from his mouth. An orator steals away the hearts of men, and as another Orpheus, quo vult, unde vult, he pulls them to him by speech alone: a sweet voice causeth admiration; and he that can utter himself in good words, in our ordinary phrase, is called a proper man, a divine spirit. For which cause belike, our old poets, Senatus populusque poetarum, made Mercury the gentleman-usher to the Graces, captain of eloquence, and those charities to be Jupiter's and Eurymone's daughters, descended from above. Though they be otherwise deformed, crooked, ugly to behold, those good parts of the mind denominate them fair. AS GRACIOUS WITH GOD AND MEN LUKE TWO FIFTY TWO THERE IS STILL SOME PECULIAR GRACE AS OF GOOD DISCOURSE ELOQUENCE WIT HONESTY WHICH IS THE PRIMUM MOBILE FIRST MOVER AND A MOST FORCIBLE LOADSTONE TO DRAW THE FAVOURS AND GOOD WILLS OF MEN'S EYES EARS AND AFFECTIONS UNTO THEM WHEN JESUS SPAKE THEY WERE ALL ASTONISHED AT HIS ANSWERS LUKE TWO FORTY SEVEN AND WONDERED AT HIS GRACIOUS WORDS WHICH PROCEEDED FROM HIS MOUTH AN ORATOR STEALS AWAY THE HEARTS OF MEN AND AS ANOTHER ORPHEUS QUO VULT UNDEVOLT HE PULLS THEM TO HIM BY SPEECH ALONE A SWEET VOICE CAUSETH ADMIRATION AND HE THAT CAN UTTER HIMSELF IN GOOD WORDS IN OUR ORDINARY PHRASE IS CALLED A PROPER MAN A DIVINE SPIRIT FOR WHICH CAUSE BELIKE OUR OLD POETS SENENATUS POPULOUSQUAE POETARUM MADE MERCURY THE GENTLEMAN USHER TO THE GRACES CAPTAIN OF ELOQUENCE AND THOSE CHARITIES TO BE JUPITER'S AND EURYMONE'S DAUGHTERS DESCENDED FROM ABOVE THOUGH THEY BE OTHERWISE DEFORMED CROOKED UGLY TO BEHOLD THOSE GOOD PARTS OF THE MIND DENOMINATE THEM FAIR
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