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They do singularly dote on such a man, hate such again, and can give no reason for it. [4527]Non amo te Sabidi, &c. Alexander admired Ephestion, Adrian Antinous, Nero Sporus, &c. THEY DO SINGULARLY DOTE ON SUCH A MAN HATE SUCH AGAIN AND CAN GIVE NO REASON FOR IT NON AMOTE SABIDI ET CETERA ALEXANDER ADMIRED EPHESIAN ADRIA AND ANTONINUS NERO SPORIS ET
bring much sorrow and discontent unto us, work our final overthrow, and cause melancholy in the end. Many are carried away with those bewitching sports of gaming, hawking, hunting, and such vain pleasures, as [4526]I have said: some with immoderate desire of fame, to be crowned in the Olympics, knighted in the field, &c., and by these means ruinate themselves. The lascivious dotes on his fair mistress, the glutton on his dishes, which are infinitely varied to please the palate, the epicure on his several pleasures, the superstitious on his idol, and fats himself with future joys, as Turks feed themselves with an imaginary persuasion of a sensual paradise: so several pleasant objects diversely affect diverse men. But the fairest objects and enticings proceed from men themselves, which most frequently captivate, allure, and make them dote beyond all measure upon one another, and that for many respects: first, as some suppose, by that secret force of stars, (quod me tibi temperat astrum?) CH THIS PLEASURE MAY TURN TO PAIN BRING MUCH SORROW AND DISCONTENT UNTO US WORK OUR FINAL OVERTHROW AND CAUSE MELANCHOLY IN THE END MANY ARE CARRIED AWAY WITH THOSE BEWITCHING SPORTS OF GAMING HAWKING HUNTING AND SUCH VAIN PLEASURES AS I HAVE SAID SOME WITH A MODERATE DESIRE OF FAME TO BE CROWNED IN THE OLYMPICS NIGHTED IN THE FIELD ET CETERA AND BY THESE MEANS RUINATE THEMSELVES THE LASCIVIUS DOTES ON HIS FAIR MISTRESS THE GLUTTON ON HIS DISHES WHICH ARE INFINITELY VARIED TO PLEASE THE PALATE THE EPICURE ON HIS SEVERAL PLEASURES THE SUPERSTITIOUS ON HIS IDOL AND FATS HIMSELF WITH FUTURE JOYS AS TURKS FEED THEMSELVES WITH AN IMAGINARY PERSUASION OF ESSENTIAL PARADISE SO SEVERAL PLEASANT OBJECTS DIVERSELY AFFECT DIVERSE MEN BUT THE FAIREST OBJECTS AND ENTICINGS PROCEED FROM MEN THEMSELVES WHICH MOST FREQUENTLY CAPTIVATE ALLURE AND MAKE THEM DOTE BEYOND ALL MEASURE UPON ONE ANOTHER AND THAT FOR MANY RESPECTS FIRST AS SOME SUPPOSE BY THAT SECRET FORCE OF STARS QUADAMI TIBI TEMPERAT ASTROM
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