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16. By this diversity of characters is expressed only the variety of our passions ; and these are the seeds of dis  content we brought into the world with us. BY THIS DIVERSITY OF CHARACTERS IS EXPRESSED ONLY THE VARIETY OF OUR PASSIONS AND THESE ARE THE SEEDS OF DISCONTENT WE BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD WITH US
l appear, For what is sweet allays the more seΛ'ere ; — yet we ought not to be discouraged or have any desponden- cies. But in this case let us imitate the musicians, who drown the harsh cadences with others that more caress the ear ; so, by tempering our adverse fortune with what is more prosperous, let us render our lives pleasant and of an equal tone. For that is not true which Menander tells us : — Soon as an infant doth salute the day, A genius his first cryings doth obej', And to his charge comes hastily away ; The daemon doth assist the tender lad, Shows him what's good, and saves him from the bad. But the opinion of Empedocles deserves more our ap- probation, who saith that, as soon as any one is born, he is OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 159 carefully taken up and governed by two guardian spirits. " There were Chthonia and far-seeing Heliope, and bloody Deris and grave-faced Harmonia, Kallisto and Aeschra, Thoosa and Uenaea, with lovely Nemertes and black-fruit- ed Asaphaea.  STILL ARE JOINED AND IN STRICT UNION MUTUALLY COMBINED THE CHEQUERED WORTH DOTH BEAUTIFUL APPEAR FOR WHAT IS SWEET ALLAYS THE MORE SEVERE YET WE OUGHT NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED OR HAVE ANY DESPONDENCIES BUT IN THIS CASE LET US IMITATE THE MUSICIANS WHO DROWN THE HARSH CADENCES WITH OTHERS THAT MORE CARESS THE EAR BY TEMPERING OUR ADVERSE FORTUNE WITH WHAT IS MORE PROSPEROUS LET US RENDER OUR LIVES PLEASANT AND OF AN EQUAL TONE FOR THAT IS NOT TRUE WHICH MENANDER TELLS US SOON AS AN INFANT DOTH SALUTE THE DAY A GENIUS HIS FIRST CRIMES DOTH OBEY AND TO HIS CHARGE COMES HASTILY AWAY THE DEMON DOTH ASSIST THE TENDER LAD SHOWS HIM WHAT'S GOOD AND SAVES HIM FROM THE BAD BUT THE OPINION OF EMPEDOCLES DESERVES MORE OUR APPROBATION WHO SAITH THAT AS SOON AS ANY ONE IS BORN HE IS CAREFULLY TAKEN UP AND GOVERNED BY TWO GUARDIAN SPIRITS THERE WERE CATHONIA AND FAR SEEN HELLIOPE AND BLOODY DARIS AND GRAVE FACE HARMONIA CALISTO AND ASRA THUSA AND DANAYA WITH LOVELY NEMARITIES AND BLACK FRUITED ASAPHAEA
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